Chapter 353: Life-Defying Pill

The Silver Fox brought Qin Ming before the palace-clad woman who lay unconscious; she gently approached and sensed her, discovering there was still movement, then immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

She turned her head and pleaded with Qin Ming, "She is this humble one's mother; I beg you, senior, to act and save her."

Qin Ming immediately activated the Yin-Yang Profound Mirror divine ability, sweeping it through the body of the palace-clad woman on the cold bed; he saw that the emerald-green vitality in her dantian and sea of qi was dense, indicating she had at least two thousand more years of life span.

However, the meridians throughout her entire body were chaotic, as if she had forcibly employed some secret technique, causing qi deviation, her demonic power running wild and disordered, damaging the meridians, and several key acupoints were blocked; if not cleared and treated immediately, her life hung by a thread.

With injuries this severe, had it been anyone else, they would certainly have been helpless.

Yet Qin Ming still had confidence.

"Fortunately, you encountered me; your mother can still be saved," Qin Ming turned and said to the Silver Fox, putting her mind at ease.

The Silver Fox immediately wept with joy, kowtowing continuously to Qin Ming: "This humble one thanks the senior for his immense grace and virtue; if you can save my mother, this humble one is willing to serve as an ox or a horse to repay you."

"No need; just do not forget the transaction agreement between us when the time comes," Qin Ming said indifferently.

Afterwards, Qin Ming flew down to an empty spot nearby, took out an alchemy furnace, and began refining pills.

Qin Ming exhaled a spray, and the third-tier top-grade Spirit-Devouring Poison Flame transformed into a cyan fire phoenix that flew out, illuminating the entire cave.

Such a brilliant scene left the Silver Fox beside him dumbfounded, making her even more certain that this human cultivator before her could save her mother.

Such methods were clearly beyond what an ordinary cultivator could perform.

With a casual wave of his hand, Qin Ming retrieved dozens of third-tier spiritual materials from his storage bag and began refining the life-saving spiritual pill right there on the spot.

The spiritual medicine he was currently refining was a third-tier upper-grade spiritual pill specifically designed for qi deviation—the Life-Defying Pill.

The pill formula had also been obtained from Su Yuqing.

This pill required the third-tier Spirit-Transforming Demon Fruit as the main material, supplemented by other heavenly treasures and earthly jewels; fortunately, Qin Ming's storage bag contained exactly these.

Furthermore, looking across Great Jin, apart from a few old monsters, only he, this grandmaster of the Dao of Alchemy, could refine it.

Immediately following this.

Qin Ming controlled the Spirit-Devouring Poison Flame and began refining the pills in an orderly manner.

During this process, he also took the opportunity to digest the "Source Dao Alchemy Classic" that Su Yuqing had transmitted to him.

Qin Ming could clearly feel that this alchemy classic had brought a qualitative leap to his alchemical arts.

"Brother Su truly deserves the title of a prodigy in the Dao of Alchemy; only he could comprehend the way of pill refining to a realm unmatched by ancients and unparalleled by successors."

Time passed bit by bit.

The Silver Fox waiting nearby did not dare to breathe loudly, fearing she would disturb Qin Ming's pill refining.

Seeing this, the Shi Tian Shu walked over, gently patted the Silver Fox's shoulder, and softly comforted her: "Rest assured; if Master says he can save her, he will definitely be able to save your mother."

"He is a grandmaster of the Dao of Alchemy among the human race; he is only one final step away from ascending to the fourth-tier Pill King realm; even in Great Jin, few can compare."

Upon hearing this, the Silver Fox nodded gratefully.

A full day passed.

Chirp! A crisp ring rang out from within the alchemy furnace, followed by the blooming of five-colored auspicious clouds.

Qin Ming's gaze was as sharp as torchlight; he raised his hand and grabbed, causing two emerald-green spiritual pills to fall into his palm, emitting an astonishing aromatic pill essence and revealing seven dao marks.

"The Life-Defying Pill is successful."

Looking at the two spiritual pills in his hand, Qin Ming felt deeply emotional.

"I did not expect to succeed in refining the Life-Defying Pill on the first try; this is all thanks to the comprehension and experience from the 'Source Dao Alchemy Classic'."

"Otherwise, I estimate I would have had to fail several times before successfully refining it."

Seeing this, the Silver Fox and the Shi Tian Shu also gathered around, their eyes revealing anticipation as they gazed at the life-saving pill in Qin Ming's hand.

"The Life-Defying Pill, as its name suggests, is a life-saving spiritual pill capable of bringing the dead back to life; the greatest function of this pill is to repair the meridians of your mother that were originally damaged by qi deviation, dissolve the blocked demonic power, break the heart demons, and restore the normal flow of demonic power in her dantian."

Qin Ming handed one of the Life-Defying Pills in his hand to the Silver Fox, saying, "Give this to your mother to consume."

"After she consumes the pill and her vitality recovers, I will act to regulate and nourish her."

The Silver Fox wept with joy again, thanking him gratefully: "This humble one thanks the senior for the great grace of saving my life!"

Afterwards, she hurriedly took the spiritual pill, flew up onto the Bai Yu cold bed, gently lifted the head of the palace-clad beauty, and stuffed the Life-Defying Pill into her mouth.

The Life-Defying Pill melted upon entering the mouth, and its pure medicinal power instantly spread to the four limbs and hundred bones of the Silver Moon Sky Fox.

Mere moments later, a patch of crimson light suddenly flashed across the body of the palace-clad beautiful woman.

Her meridians, originally shattered and ruined, were instantly repaired under the powerful medicinal force of the Life-Defying Pill.

The meridians that had been blocked after her qi deviation were also flushed open by the medicinal power, and the demonic power within her body began to resume its normal circulation and operation.

The emerald-green vitality within her dantian and sea of qi also began to grow dense and emit a radiant glow. Half an hour later.

The palace-clad woman's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and her exquisite nose began to breathe evenly.

"Mm~"

Accompanied by a soft gasp, she opened a pair of starry eyes and slowly regained consciousness.

As soon as the Silver Fox saw her mother wake up, she was immediately overjoyed and called out in a crisp voice: "Mother! You have finally awakened! This is wonderful!"

"Cough, Yue'er..." The palace-clad beautiful woman looked at the Silver Fox with pity in her eyes, forcibly propped herself up, and sat up from the Bai Yu cold bed.

The Silver Fox immediately darted into the beautiful woman's embrace and began crying softly.

Afterwards, the palace-clad beautiful woman's gaze fell upon the unfamiliar human cultivator not far away, and she weakly opened her mouth to thank him: "Many thanks, fellow daoist, for the great grace of saving my life!"

While she was unconscious, she had retained a sliver of consciousness, so she was clearly fully aware of what had happened previously.

At the same time, she inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity rising in her heart toward this human cultivator.

Yet, after trying to look for a long time, she could not see through even the slightest bit of him.

Qin Ming smiled faintly and said, "It is nothing; this humble one had a prior transaction with your daughter; we simply each took what we needed."

Only then did the Silver Fox stop sobbing and explain the ins and outs of the matter to the palace-clad beautiful woman.

"So that is how it is; compared to the great grace of saving my life, a fourth-tier spiritual fruit counts for nothing; once this concubine recovers her strength, I will take the fellow daoist to retrieve the spiritual fruit," the palace-clad beautiful woman said weakly.

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming opened his mouth and said, "Although you have consumed my pill and recovered from some of your injuries, you are still far from being completely cured."

"Further treatment is still required."

The palace-clad beauty nodded, then suddenly fired a series of questions at Qin Ming: "I possess a unique divine ability that allows me to sense people I have encountered before; I presume, Fellow Daoist, that you are concealing your true appearance?"

"Might you reveal your true countenance, allowing me to see it?"

Hearing this, Qin Ming was instantly stunned, then filled with astonishment, for he was certain this was his first time meeting the palace-clad beauty.

Yet why was the other party so convinced she had seen him before? Thus, after pondering for a moment, Qin Ming dispersed his True Demon Illusion, revealing his originally ordinary and unremarkable features.

However—

The moment the palace-clad beauty saw Qin Ming, her beautiful eyes suddenly revealed an expression of extreme shock.

"So it is you!!"

Hearing this, Qin Ming could not help but furrow his brows and asked involuntarily: "Could it be that Fellow Daoist has met Qin Mou before? I have absolutely no impression of you."

The palace-clad beauty hesitated for several breaths before finally explaining: "Back then, near the Beast Cry Mountain Range in the State of Liang, when Fellow Daoist slew the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon... I had just finished discussing some matters with him and happened to be present..."

"However, since he and I walk different paths and cannot scheme together, I chose to withdraw; his death was well deserved."

"I have long heard of Fellow Daoist Qin's great reputation in the Southern Wilderness."

Only then did Qin Ming suddenly realize; he had originally thought that by relying on the Hooked Jade Jin Guang Mirror to annihilate the Green-Faced Poisonous Flood Dragon in one strike, he had done everything without anyone knowing, not even the ghosts.

He had not expected there to be an eyewitness: the Silver Moon Sky Fox.

His gaze flickered incessantly as several thoughts instantly flashed through his mind.

Seeming to guess what Qin Ming was thinking, the palace-clad beauty hurriedly said: "Fellow Daoist Qin, please do not misunderstand; I will not speak of this matter to outsiders, otherwise I would have acted back then, so why wait until now to confess this to you?"

"Moreover, Fellow Daoist Qin has a life-saving grace toward me, and my daughter's life is also in your hands."

"Fellow Daoist Qin need not have too many worries."

After pondering briefly, Qin Ming felt the other party's words made some sense.

Thus, changing the subject, he asked: "May I ask how Fellow Daoist is addressed?"

"I am Yue Lingyan of the Silver Moon Sky Fox clan; Fellow Daoist Qin may simply call me Lingyan."

Qin Ming nodded, then said to her, "Fellow Daoist Lingyan, since that is the case, let us hasten to proceed with the next step of the treatment."

"As for the affairs of you demon races, Qin Mou has little interest so long as they do not involve me; for now, I only wish to complete the transaction quickly."

"From here on, we shall owe each other nothing and each walk our own Dao."

Yue Lingyan had not expected Qin Ming to be so purpose-driven; she could only nod, forcing a faint smile, "Then I must trouble Fellow Daoist Qin."

Qin Ming immediately landed beside her, his expression blank, his tone calm as a still well as he said lightly: "Please, Fellow Daoist Lingyan, remove your clothing; Qin Mou must employ a divine ability to restore your injuries."

At these words—

Not only Yue Lingyan, but even the Silver Fox and the Shi Tian Shu beside her were stunned on the spot.

(End of Chapter)