Chapter 52: Pill Fire Weapon Refining, Butterfly Demon Blade

The sun was high, it was noon.

Li Boyang walked out of the Ghost God Cliff cave behind the mountain.

The scorching sunlight shone directly upon the mist of Flying Peak, making it appear radiant and brilliant.

He strolled from the winding path behind the mountain all the way to the Mountain God Temple.

Li Boyang’s gaze was inevitably drawn to a patch of mud nearby.

That mud was not natural; it had formed from being polluted by dense baleful energy.

Deep within that mud lay the corpse of the Ruifu that Li Boyang had once slain, now decayed into nothing but a mangled skeleton.

Theoretically, very few plants could take root and thrive in such a harsh environment.

However, life is considered a "miracle" precisely because it finds its own way.

"Is that... a morning glory?"

At this moment, what met Li Boyang’s eyes was a pink flower that had just sprouted.

Setting aside the environment in which it grew, its appearance was exactly like the morning glories in Li Boyang’s memory.

"A plant actually grew in this godforsaken place?"

As his gaze shifted from the morning glory to the swampy ground, a thought suddenly popped into Li Boyang’s mind.

Since conventional breeding methods could no longer achieve breakthroughs in superior strains.

Could magical Qi help a species break through its own limitations?

Thinking of this, Li Boyang couldn't help but walk closer to the morning glory and reach out his hand.

Snap!

Just then, the morning glory’s petals suddenly flipped outward, revealing fine, sharp teeth hidden within.

Caught off guard, Li Boyang had his finger bitten directly by the morning glory.

"This... ignored my protective sword Qi?"

This unexpected scene left Li Boyang stunned for a moment.

Yet, even more bizarrely, although his finger had already begun to ooze blood, Li Boyang felt absolutely no pain.

Instead, a strange tingling sensation was spreading from the wound throughout Li Boyang’s body.

A kind of pleasant hallucination seemed to emerge in his mind as well.

[This thing is poisonous!?]

As this thought flashed through his mind, the Qi within Li Boyang’s dantian instantly boiled.

Ever since he transferred the Ruifu’s curse to his shadow, only pure life Qi remained within Li Boyang’s body.

This life Qi might not be as violent or powerful as baleful energy.

But against the toxins invading his body, the life Qi displayed a highly efficient self-healing property.

"Hah!"

In the blink of an eye, his enhanced immune system purged the neurotoxins from Li Boyang’s body.

Then, as he slowly exhaled a breath of foul air, Li Boyang could clearly smell a stench in his mouth that would not dissipate no matter what.

"An enchanting flower blooming in a sinister place; it truly cannot be underestimated."

Looking at the morning glory still tightly biting his finger, Li Boyang couldn't help but smile bitterly.

It was thanks to his body having been doubly reinforced by life Qi and the earth vein’s baleful energy that this morning glory hadn't bitten his finger off.

Even so, the aggressiveness of this morning glory left Li Boyang feeling shocked.

To be able to ignore his protective sword Qi, bite through flesh and blood comparable to steel, plus that neurotoxin similar to a hallucinogen...

If this morning glory were thrown outside, it would definitely be a super-plant standing at the top of the food chain.

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A short while later, in the temple keeper’s courtyard of the Mountain God Temple.

"What kind of look is that?"

Xi Luo, who was sunbathing in the courtyard, saw Li Boyang with his finger bitten by the morning glory at a glance.

Li Boyang had not only uprooted that morning glory.

He was also holding a pile of soil he had just dug out from that mud.

Because this appearance was simply too bizarre, Xi Luo couldn't even find the right words to express her feelings for a moment.

"I just discovered a rather interesting plant, and I plan to transplant it into the courtyard now."

Waving his hand dismissively, Li Boyang walked skillfully to a corner of the courtyard and buried the morning glory along with the soil.

"Where is the big girl? Where is she now?"

While busy with his planting work, he didn't forget to look back for traces of Li Jingshu...

Before Li Boyang’s words had even faded, he saw Li Jingshu sneaking out of the study with her back to the two of them.

"Li Jingshu?"

Seeing Li Jingshu’s flustered appearance, an ominous premonition suddenly arose in Li Boyang’s heart.

"Ah!"

The result was exactly as Li Boyang had expected.

Startled, Li Jingshu immediately turned around, holding a butterfly knife in her hand.

The butterfly knife flipped and spun at Li Jingshu’s fingertips, displaying its dangerous nature amidst her dexterity.

"I remember telling you not to play with such dangerous knives, right?"

That butterfly knife was no ordinary tool.

It was a weapon Li Boyang had forged a year ago by tentatively extracting the pill fire from the Prison Soul Cauldron.

Its blade was made of meteorite iron from an E-rabbit, and the handle was the horns of some exotic beast.

At the moment the butterfly knife took shape, Li Boyang had even faintly heard a roar like that of a wild beast.

He had once tried to analyze the influence of the pill fire on the butterfly knife.

But the only conclusion he could reach was, "This is a knife of ordinary material."

The only thing Li Boyang could be certain of was that this butterfly knife was definitely not simple—it was highly likely a demon blade.

After all, although pill fire could not directly enhance the properties of materials like baleful fire could, it certainly could not be any ordinary fire.

"Umm... I was just looking... just looking..."

Guiltily hiding the butterfly knife behind her back, Li Jingshu didn't dare to look Li Boyang in the eye.

"That knife is very dangerous..."

Seeing this, Li Boyang could only sigh softly and emphasize again.

"However, if you can maintain a state of Qi flow at all times, I can give this knife to you."

As long as Li Jingshu could maintain the state of Qi flowing through her body, she could naturally generate a layer of protective aura.

By then, even if she accidentally cut herself with the butterfly knife, it would never be able to break through the defense of her protective aura.

"Okay! It's a deal!"

Hearing this, Li Jingshu’s eyes immediately lit up as she replied.

This was the "carrot and stick" educational method Li Boyang specifically used for Li Jingshu.

Facts proved that this tactic had always been very effective for Li Jingshu.

This naive girl could not resist the temptation of the "carrot," and this time would be no exception.

"Alright! Go eat something first; it’s time for your literature lesson next."

Slowly standing up, Li Boyang’s words successfully caused Li Jingshu’s face to fall once again.

"Ah? Is it noon already?"

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(End of this chapter)