Chapter 50: Comprehending the Dao, the Cold Pill

Early the next morning, Lu Chen woke from his dream.

Just as he opened his eyes while lying on the bunk, he saw Chu Lian staring at him from a very strange angle.

"Perfect, wake up and help me refine pills."

Chu Lian had already taken out a lot of pill ingredients and moved her pill furnace out.

This was something her master had gone to great lengths to borrow from the orthodox cultivators back then.

"Anyway, you're idle during your time at the Heaven Demon Sect, so hurry over."

Chu Lian strode over and quickly reached the side of the pill furnace.

"......"

Lu Chen rubbed his eyes and stood up.

The holy sons and daughters of the various affiliated sects who come to the Heaven Demon Sect for further study are actually no different from its disciples.

If you want to cultivate, cultivate; if you want to do missions, do missions. Simply put, just treat yourself as a Heaven Demon Sect disciple.

After a period of time, the Heaven Demon Sect will send people to gather the holy sons and daughters of the various affiliated sects together, and decide whether they can stay based on their cultivation realms.

Those who cannot remain in the Heaven Demon Sect, after returning to their own sects, will generally become elders of their respective sects after a few years.

Then they continue to help the Heaven Demon Sect screen disciples with greater talent.

So, strictly speaking, he really is quite idle during this period.

However, he had already planned to go to the Demonic Skill Pavilion as soon as he arrived at the Heaven Demon Sect.

The cultivation techniques stored in the Heaven Demon Sect are surely much stronger than those of the Nine Abyss Sect.

Moreover, their status as holy sons grants them convenience; all the techniques within the pavilion can be cultivated.

"Forget it, first help her refine pills, and by the way ask if she has any medicine that can restore the soul, and also about Su Qian's matter."

Lu Chen came before Chu Lian's pill furnace and was quickly put to work by her.

"Help me find the Heaven Soul Grass in my storage bag."

"Help me take this."

"Help me......"

Lu Chen looked at the mess of pill ingredients piled haphazardly in her storage bag, and instantly felt his vision darken.

No wonder he had to help; Chu Lian simply has no habit of tidying up her things.

"Not bad, you found it pretty quickly."

Chu Lian gave a hehe laugh and continued to immerse herself in pill refining.

At that moment, Liu Jingmo's aura suddenly appeared outside.

"Little Friend Chu, I've brought the pill ingredients you requested."

Just now, Liu Jingmo had already come by once.

After learning what materials were needed, he left for a while before returning.

"Okay, Lu Chen, go receive them."

Lu Chen nodded and went to receive the ingredients.

It would have been fine otherwise, but he used his divine sense to inspect the ingredients.

"A seventh-rank demonic beast, the scales of the Ice Abyss Jiao..."

"A seventh-rank demonic beast, the bones of the Cold Wind Beast..."

I never expected that the storage bag Liu Jingmo handed over would be filled to the brim with materials from seventh-rank demonic beasts.

"Are these all hunted by the sect leader of the Heaven Demon Sect?"

He asked the other party, somewhat curious.

Liu Jingmo nodded and said nothing.

After receiving the answer, Lu Chen returned to Chu Lian's side.

He noticed that this time her pill refining seemed much more cramped compared to what he had seen at the Ghost Market before.

He thought she probably lacked confidence in refining a seventh-grade pill.

Given the huge amount of beast materials in the storage bag, the Heaven Demon Sect must have anticipated possible failure.

"Step back a bit."

Lu Chen hurriedly stepped back a few paces, his eyes fixed on the pill furnace.

Chu Lian took a deep breath, trying to calm her nervous feelings.

Strictly speaking, this is her first attempt at refining a seventh-grade pill.

That is also why she had lingered in the Ghost Market for so long recently, unwilling to come to the Heaven Demon Sect.

Because she feared that a failure would affect her Dao heart.

On her first attempt, she first picked up the entirely azure, cold-emitting Heaven Soul Grass and gently placed it into the pill furnace.

Then she selected a few pieces of Ice Abyss Jiao scales and carefully placed them in.

By controlling the furnace fire herself, she let the two slowly melt and blend together.

But just as the two materials were about to merge and solidify, a muffled sound suddenly came from within the furnace.

Obviously, it had failed.

Chu Lian clenched her lips, obviously very unwilling.

"Again, give me some more Heaven Soul Grass!"

On the second try, she adjusted her state, repeated the previous steps, and carried out each step even more carefully.

But when she added the Cold Wind Beast's bone, it still failed.

On the third and fourth attempts, even after the sun had set and Su Qian and Gu Xiangxiang had been awake for a long time, they still ended in failure.

Inside the room, a strong burnt smell had already covered everything, and the floor was piled with the residue of failed refinings.

Liu Jingmo, who had been watching, had also left.

Chu Lian's mouth twitched slightly, but the fire of determination still burned in her eyes.

"Again!"

After a day, Chu Lian had not succeeded once.

The best result was merely that pill on the ground that had just formed but ran into trouble in the final steps—a failed pill.

"Again!"

After the tenth attempt or so, she still wanted to continue, but Lu Chen called a halt.

Although her talent was outstanding, she was after all only a Pill Condensation cultivator.

Her spiritual power reserves were insufficient; if she continued with this high-intensity refining, her body would eventually break down.

If she forced herself to continue, it could even affect her Dao foundation.

"I don't care! Again!"

Chu Lian still wanted to continue, but Lu Chen stepped forward and blocked her.

"What are you doing?!"

"If you keep going like this, your body will collapse; rest a bit first."

Lu Chen showed a little concern; if the other had an accident while refining pills, he would lose his free source of pills.

"Don't interfere! Give me the Heaven Soul Grass!"

Lu Chen did not move.

"You!" Chu Lian saw him like that and was about to act.

But for some reason, her movement paused.

"Fine, I'll rest a while and continue after half an hour."

She seemed to have compromised a little.

She turned around, returned to her room, lay down, and rested.

Seeing this, Lu Chen also breathed a sigh of relief.

If she insisted, it might invite a lot of trouble.

He glanced at the unlocked room, his expression complex.

Afterwards he withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the failed pill on the ground that had almost formed.

To others it was just a failed pill, but to him it was a precious treasure!

【Detected pill, Dao Comprehension Cold Pill!】

【Original effect: For cultivators below Dao Comprehension, taking it can greatly increase the chance of breakthrough. But due to the failed refinement, this effect is negligible. If taken casually, it may provoke a backlash from large amounts of unrefined beast materials!】

【Reversed effect: For cultivators below Dao Comprehension, taking it can greatly increase the chance of breakthrough. With extremely successful refinement, the breakthrough effect is increased by ninety percent!】

"It seems the Sect Leader of the Heaven Demon Sect is preparing to break through to a higher realm?"

From the pill's effects, it should be roughly what Lu Chen guessed.

"Going one step above the Cave Heaven Realm is the Dao Comprehension Realm."

According to his knowledge, there seem to be only two demon cultivators in the entire Zhenzhou who have reached Dao Comprehension.

On the orthodox side, openly there are also only two.

"If he breaks through, I don't know whether it will affect the subsequent righteous-demon war."

Earlier, from Moxuan, he learned that the righteous and demon factions are about to have a major war.

He himself is naturally inclined toward the righteous path, after all these years in the Demon Sect's territory he has suffered plenty.

But the Demon Sect's cultivation methods seem more suited to him.

"In that case, it seems switching sides between the righteous and demon factions would suit me better?"

"Forget it; if my strength is sufficient, whether righteous or demon, it's all up to me to decide."