Chapter 51: Chu Lian's Innocence

After a brief rest, Chu Lian returned to the pill furnace again.

This time she focused completely; although she had rested a while, sweat still covered her face.

Get the pill bottles ready! This time I will surely succeed!

She formed hand seals with her hand, fully controlling the situation inside the furnace.

Suddenly, the pill furnace shuddered violently, and a thick pill aroma suddenly spread out.

Seeing this, Chu Lian felt joy surge in an instant, but soon she returned to her original expression.

The lid of the pill furnace trembled violently, as if a terrifying force were trying to break free of its restraints.

Time passed second by second; finally, with a bang, the furnace lid was blown open by the pill aura, and two pills emitting a dark aura shot up into the sky.

Lu Chen was quick-eyed and quick-handed; he leapt up and instantly stuffed the pills into the pill bottles.

Success?

By this point, Chu Lian still couldn't quite believe it.

Although her success rate for refining sixth-grade pills was already over seventy percent, seventh-grade pills were completely unknown to her.

Truly a monstrous talent... Lu Chen looked at the pills in his hand, his expression bitter.

I wish I had such talent myself.

Chu Lian's face lit up with excitement; she went up to Lu Chen and snatched the pills to admire them.

I originally thought it would take days and nights, but it seems a mere seventh-grade pill is not enough to make me expend too much energy.

Chu Lian smiled confidently, then casually tossed the pills back to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen, deliver this to Elder Liu for me; if there are more pills needed, have him bring over the recipes and ingredients.

Lu Chen took the pill bottle, but instead of leaving right away, he brought up Su Qian's matter.

No problem; when the time comes, just have Elder Liu let the Nine Nether Sect know.

Chu Lian waved her hand casually, obviously enjoying the feeling of commanding others from above.

Lu Chen wasn't annoyed by this, after all he currently lacked the ability to contend with a Void-Heaven cultivator.

He didn't ask further about the pill for restoring soul power, let Su Qian and the others stay in the room, then he left his residence alone and headed for Elder Peak.

Along the way, he also took the opportunity to learn a bit about the Heavenly Demon Sect's organizational structure.

In case something went wrong, it would also be convenient for him to make a quick escape.

The pills were finished refining this quickly?!

Upon arriving at Elder Peak, Liu Jingmo's face showed great shock when he saw the pills.

He immediately rushed to hand the pills to the Sect Master, and quickly brought back new recipes and ingredients.

Tell Chu Xiao You that after this pill is successfully refined, the Heavenly Demon Sect will certainly show great gratitude.

Carrying the new recipes and ingredients, Lu Chen returned to his residence and handed them to Chu Lian.

It had been a long time since he'd done such errands, and for a moment he felt somewhat unaccustomed to it.

"Continue accompanying me in alchemy." After receiving the recipe, Chu Lian looked at it, her face brimming with uncontrollable excitement.

This feeling was like that of a Bo Le seeing a thousand-li horse.

"Xiangxiang, you accompany her in alchemy; I'll go to the Demonic Skill Pavilion." Lu Chen naturally didn't want to spend all his time here.

After all, this is the Heavenly Demon Sect.

With so many excellent resources, how could he waste them?

Especially the Heavenly Demon Sect's Hall of Killing Qi, which is said to be dozens of times richer than that of the Nine Nether Sect; he was determined to go train there at least once.

No, it must be you who accompanies me!

Unexpectedly, Chu Lian would not yield at all, insisting that Lu Chen accompany her in alchemy.

"...... Such a personality will surely one day be..."

Lu Chen felt helpless; the curse in his heart could only be swallowed back.

"Fine, then Su Qian and Xiangxiang, you also shouldn't waste time accompanying me here; go to the Demonic Skill Pavilion to study the sect's cultivation methods."

Lu Chen looked at Su Qian and the others.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Su Qian and Gu Xiangxiang nodded.

Although Su Qian was a bit uneasy about leaving Lu Chen alone with Chu Lian, she had to obey the master's order.

Just as he left, Chu Lian was in the process of refining her own pills; since this batch wasn't finished yet, the pills needed by the Heavenly Demon Sect would have to wait a bit longer.

After Su Qian and the others left, Lu Chen found a place to sit down and casually asked what kind of pill Chu Lian was refining.

"A pill for demonic beasts." Chu Lian spoke, her expression carrying a hint of a sly smile.

She originally had no idea, but when Lu Chen spoke, a fun idea suddenly flashed in her mind.

"Want to give it a try?" she said with a smile at the corner of her mouth.

"A pill for demonic beasts—having me take it doesn't seem right."

Among demonic cultivators there are also beast tamers, so having pills specially made for demonic beasts isn't all that unusual.

But giving it to a person to eat is quite strange.

"Don't worry; with your physique, even if you ate it there would probably be no problem."

Chu Lian's smile grew wider.

She didn't specifically explain what effect this pill actually had.

"Okay." Lu Chen thought it over and agreed.

With the system in place, he wasn't worried that this pill would cause any side effects for him.

Moreover, I had already agreed to test the pill for them; if I refuse, given their temperament, what if they later stop giving me waste pills?

However, you'd better wait until they both come back before eating.

"What?" Chu Lian said this, but Lu Chen didn't hear clearly.

"Nothing."

Chu Lian saw he hadn't heard, and didn't repeat it.

However, she faintly felt a strange sensation arise in her heart.

She couldn't describe this feeling; it only made her uneasy.

As time passed second by second, the medicinal concoction in the furnace gradually coalesced into form.

"Bring the pill bottle!" Chu Lian shouted.

Lu Chen immediately took out the pill bottle and rushed forward.

"Bang!"

The lid of the alchemy furnace was shaken open, and two pills flew out instantly.

Lu Chen, quick-eyed and quick-handed, instantly placed them inside.

Afterward, he extended his divine sense into the bottle, and a system prompt quickly appeared before him.

【Detected pill, Beast Joy Pill!】

【Original effect: Beast-specific pill; after consumption, nature surges, making it easier to breed offspring with the opposite sex. Other races cannot take it, easily causing bodily explosion.】

【Reversed effect: Other races can also take it, greatly benefiting the body.】

"It's actually this kind of pill..." Lu Chen was still somewhat surprised.

But thinking that she had previously also refined that Waist Blood Hundred Lashes Pill for him, everything made sense.

"How about it? Dare to eat it?"

Chu Lian gave a light laugh, saying with a hint of provocation.

Although the room was tightly sealed at this moment and there was a defensive formation inside making escape difficult, she seemed completely unafraid that Lu Chen, after taking the pill, would pose any threat to her.

After all, she is a Core Formation late-stage cultivator, while Lu Chen has only just broken through to Core Formation.

"Why wouldn't I dare." Lu Chen answered firmly; if the drug effect were really strong, he could simply call Su Qian back.

Saying this, he in one breath swallowed all the pills.

"You!!! Crazy! Eating this much in one gulp, aren't you afraid of bursting to death?!"

Seeing this scene, Chu Lian rare-ly felt a bit panicked.

But soon, she became even more panicked.

Because after taking the pill, Lu Chen became somewhat strange.

She had thought that relying on her Core Formation late-stage cultivation, the other party could do nothing to her.

But who would have thought, this man's strength is tremendous, and his spiritual energy is abundant beyond compare, utterly unlike someone who has just broken through to Core Formation.

"No way! My master said, my purity cannot be casually......"