Chapter 382

Ruyin exclaimed in delight; this prescription was actually obtained earlier by him from the hands of a strange alchemist master, and that master had also said that something was missing, needing to be refined with heaven-and-earth spiritual fire, but unexpectedly Yan Buji supplemented the master's statement, lacking only a yin-yang dual-nature spiritual material.

This also shows that Yan Buji's skill in alchemy is indeed not low, but now he focuses solely on the Martial Dao, which is truly a pity.

In your view, fellow cultivator, what spiritual material matches this prescription's requirement?

I'm not entirely clear on that; yin-yang dual-nature spiritual materials are hard to find, and they aren't necessarily purely pure, they could also possess both purity and impurity, which also fits the yin-yang dual-nature. Yan Buji said.

Really? Is that so? Ruyin nodded, and then chatted with Yan Buji for a long time.

After Yan Buji reacted, he realized that this merfolk queen seemed also to be an Alchemist; her knowledge of Alchemy Technique was no less than his, possibly even more.

It's probably just a normal discussion.

After a few days, Yan Buji left with the mined sea heart stone, intending to return and consult the Dragon People priest on how to deal with the arrival of the Snow People.

After returning to Snow Island, Yan Buji handed the sea heart stone to the Ministry of Works official, and then had someone notify the Dragon People priest to come immediately.

Since there is still some distance from leaving the Boundless Sea Trench to here, it's also impossible to arrive immediately.

Yan Buji then observed the situation of the Dragon People nearby.

To him, as long as the Dragon People can cultivate in peace and create greater benefits for themselves and the Dragon People, that is enough.

Including when constructing the city district, Yan Buji had stationed a Dragon People troop to guard, greatly avoiding disputes everywhere.

"Your Majesty, I have an important matter to report." A Dragon People official approached, clasping his hands.

"Speak."

"Yes, Your Majesty. With the implementation of the Dragon People's basic law, there have been somewhat different voices among the populace...."

"And then?"

The Dragon People official swallowed, sweat beading on his forehead, and said: "Because the Blood-Reversing Pill you mentioned, Your Majesty, slightly harms female Dragon People, they therefore wish to contend for some rights, such as being able to obtain the Blood-Reversing Pill first...."

"This is their own affair; the refinement of the Blood-Reversing Pill has already been told to them, men and women should negotiate between themselves, and if negotiation fails, then handle it via the law."

"But if that's the case, male Dragon People also have something to say; they need to bear all resource expenditures when female Dragon People refine the Blood-Reversing Pill, while females can do nothing...."

"Then we should specially establish a Dragon People court; all partners who need to refine the Blood-Reversing Pill must come to register and sign a contract."

"A contract?" The Dragon People official looked bewildered, not understanding Yan Buji's meaning.

"You handle the details yourselves; I'll just say this. First, according to both parties' wishes, during the refinement of the Blood-Reversing Pill, the final ownership can be decided by the proportion of resources contributed, or one may choose to sell it to us, with us setting the price and collecting it. Furthermore, provide certification; when the contract takes effect, regardless of any future changes, duties must be performed according to the contract's content. If the male party, upon obtaining ownership of the Blood-Reversing Pill, refuses to bear the resource expenditures, he can be convicted; if the female party obtains resources but refuses to refine the Blood-Reversing Pill, she shall be sentenced to death."

"Yes."

"Anything else?"

The Dragon People official clasped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the excavation of the undersea tunnel has completed one-third, but several Dragon People have mysteriously died inside the tunnel."

Yan Buji frowned: "Mysteriously? What do you mean?"

Those who returned described it as collapsing to the ground dead without any omen, no poisoning or other signs, as if life had been lost in an instant. This matter has caused a great uproar; many miners dare not go down to urgently dig the tunnel.

Yan Buji pinched his forehead: "Hasn't anyone gone to investigate?"

Someone from the military went over, but still found nothing. Moreover, on the way back, several more mysterious death incidents occurred....

"I will personally go and have a look."

"Yes!"

Expecting these Foundation Establishment Stage Dragon People to show any responsibility is obviously unlikely; thus Yan Buji first went to examine those Dragon People corpses that had mysteriously died.

Because the matter had become a big deal, Yan Buji hadn't noticed when he returned; now upon looking, a large group of miners had gathered at the dock, clamoring not to go down to continue digging the tunnel.

"Don't say so much; we aren't unwilling to work, the key is that this thing mysteriously takes lives—who would dare go down?"

"Yeah, can you resolve this?"

"Cut the nonsense! Digging the undersea tunnel is a matter personally ordered by Your Majesty, a major focus; if we slack off.... hehe!" The foremen and military soldiers stood to one side, their tone unfriendly.

After all, if these miners aren't working, it's likely they've gone down to dig the tunnel.

"Your Majesty has arrived!!!"

The Dragon People official shouted, and the surrounding Dragon People immediately startled, kneeling on the ground and loudly calling: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"I have already heard the detailed situation; where are those corpses?"

The Dragon People official hurried over, pointing to one side: "Your Majesty, look, it's right here."

Yan Buji walked over and carefully examined these corpses.

Huh?

Yan Buji frowned: "These people aren't dead."

"Ah? But their vital aura....."

"They merely had their souls sealed, along with their aura. Interesting; I'll go down to see what's playing tricks!"

Yan Buji chuckled; he recalled having seen this soul-sealing method in the Youming Jie, but didn't expect such a method to exist in the Dongxing Sea Region as well.

The key is, if it's a cultivator, sealing a living being's soul isn't that simple; it's not a matter of the opponent's cultivation level, but rather most living beings' souls are relatively fragile before they reach the Golden Core stage.

However, if it's a cultivator practicing evil arts, they don't care about these; they just need to extract the soul and torment it for refinement. But this kind of seal hasn't harmed the essence of these comatose Dragon People, indicating that the entity's strength is not low.

Simply put, techniques and divine abilities targeting souls themselves also require a cultivator to have some talent and strength; at least before the Golden Core stage, they shouldn't possibly have this ability.

Yan Buji quickly brought people down into the water, all the way to the vicinity of the tunnel, bringing a few Foundation Establishment Stage Dragon People to observe the situation.

"It's here that we found Dragon People who had fainted, right?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, we sent people to investigate; most of the comatose Dragon People were here, that is, after digging into this hollow and entering it they became like that; to avoid danger, we refilled it."

"Open it."

"Yes."

Watching several Dragon People swiftly move the stones aside, Yan Buji entered the hollow.

Upon entering, Yan Buji suddenly raised his head.