Chapter 592: Ten-Combined Pill Completed

"I wonder when the elder will return what he borrowed from me?"

"How do I return it?"

He He Pingsheng regarded Bone Jade with calm eyes.

Bone Jade said: "Why don't you ask me what it is you lent me?"

He He Pingsheng said: "No need to ask—no matter what you took, you won't get away with it!"

"Boy, you're bold!" Bone Jade sneered. "I am at the second layer of Soul Transformation. Though my wisdom is gone, killing you is but a moment's work!"

"Alright then—Heaven favors life. I don't want your life!"

"Hand over all your 【Ice Jade Loquat Ointment】!"

"Also, give me the 【Netherworld Immortal Token】…"

"And hand over all your spirit stones!"

"Once I have the items, I'll leave at once—I won't harm your life. How about it?"

He He Pingsheng said: "What if I refuse?"

Bone Jade was slightly startled.

He couldn't understand why this fellow, with such low cultivation, showed no fear at all before him.

Truly not afraid?

Pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger?

Or just bluffing?

"Hahahaha…" Bone Jade was only startled for an instant—he didn't believe a Nascent Soul cultivator could do anything to him, so he laughed loudly: "Boy, I give you three breaths. Hand over the items within three breaths, and I'll spare your life. Otherwise… die…"

"Alright!" He He Pingsheng said. "I have a treasure here!"

"Elder, take a look—does it suit you?"

He He Pingsheng waved his hand and pulled out a small, pitch-black banner.

Boom…

The black banner instantly expanded to a hundred zhang tall, standing in the void.

Thick streams of yin energy surged forth, enveloping a thousand zhang in all directions with malevolent yin aura.

Two brutal ghost heads flew out from the soul banner and lunged at Bone Jade, tearing at him.

He He Pingsheng didn't even move—he simply watched as the two ghost heads fought Bone Jade.

These two ghost heads were formed from Wen and Nian—they were formidable!

Bone Jade was no match.

At this point, he couldn't even escape, for the yin aura blocked the laws of heaven and earth—he couldn't teleport.

Nor did he have time to try.

"Comrade… comrade… this is all a misunderstanding!"

"I was merely blinded by greed—I never meant to kill you!"

"Comrade, spare my life…"

"Actually… I never intended to trouble you. It was that ape clan's Yuan Lie—he goaded me here!"

"Comrade, spare my life!"

"Spare me today, and I'll repay you a hundredfold tomorrow!"

"I am of the 【Gu Huo Bird】 clan—release me, and I will surely repay you!"

He He Pingsheng said nothing, merely watching silently.

He watched as Wen and Nian's two ghost heads devoured Bone Jade's soul until not a trace remained, leaving only an empty husk lying on the ground.

"Collect!" He He Pingsheng retrieved the two rings from Bone Jade's corpse and continued forward.

Toward the direction of Huang Quan.

During flight, He He Pingsheng took the opportunity to strengthen the 【Netherworld Emperor Palace】 map inside the Treasure Basin.

One day later, the strengthening was complete.

After strengthening, every detail on the map became exquisitely clear.

According to the map, the Netherworld Emperor Palace had six spatial zones!

The six circular zones were arranged like a string of ice-sugar haws, connected by narrow boundaries.

From outside to inside, they were labeled First Zone, Second Zone, Third Zone… and so on.

He He Pingsheng was currently in the First Zone.

Even this First Zone was vast beyond measure.

At this point, the location of Huang Quan was clearly marked on the map.

He He Pingsheng pressed on, continuing to fly forward with the Eight Treasures Boat.

It took him over twenty days to reach the so-called Huang Quan.

This gave He He Pingsheng a strange impression.

That the First Zone of the Netherworld Emperor Palace was nearly as large as the Nine States of the previous cultivation world.

Truly, terrifyingly vast.

Huang Quan was not large!

Its sides were thick with yin energy and mist.

Only a stretch in the middle was exposed, slowly flowing from upstream to downstream.

Splash splash!

The water was black.

A cold yin wind blew across its surface.

There was no sun, no sky-light—only endless darkness, and a faint glimmer reflected from somewhere above the exposed Huang Quan.

Arriving at Huang Quan meant encountering Huang Quan aura.

Not just some—there was a great deal of it.

But this Huang Quan appeared in a most peculiar way.

How could a secret realm contain Huang Quan?

But… never mind.

He He Pingsheng waved his hand and pulled out his alchemy furnace: Gu Xuan Ding!

"Collect…" He drew the Huang Quan aura into the furnace, strand by strand.

Thus, all materials for the Ten-Combined Pill were gathered.

Four main ingredients: Heavenly Fragrant Soul-Nourishing Wood, Nine Gold Yang-Transforming Fruit, Six Bathing Pure Dew, and Huang Quan Aura.

Except for the Heavenly Fragrant Soul-Nourishing Wood, obtained after slaying the 【Supporting Crown True Person】, the other three were acquired through immense hardship.

As for auxiliary ingredients?

Auxiliary ingredients had long been sufficient—they were not rare, and some could be substituted if missing.

It was time to refine the pill.

He He Pingsheng took a deep breath and laid out all the materials.

After strengthening, the materials became two full sets!

Meaning He He Pingsheng had two chances.

He didn't need success—he only needed to produce a failed pill.

Splash splash…

He He Pingsheng took out a jar of a hundred-year immortal liquor from Chun Yu Workshop and poured some into the furnace.

Then a thread of immortal fire rose.

He added all main and auxiliary ingredients.

Pill refining began.

The Ten-Combined Pill was a fifth-rank pill!

He He Pingsheng was perfectly capable of handling it.

Three hours later, the first batch of pills formed.

Twelve pills: two mid-grade, ten low-grade.

Successfully refined?

This was unexpected by He He Pingsheng.

He had only intended to produce a failed pill.

He He Pingsheng placed the twelve Ten-Combined Pills into the Treasure Basin and strengthened them.

One day later, the twelve pills had become twenty-four supreme pills.

Pills obtained—and all are supreme!

Now, it was time to reunite Qiao's soul with her body.

He He Pingsheng waved his hand and summoned the 【Soul-Nourishing Banner】 from his dantian, unfolding it.

A wisp of soul drifted down from the banner—it was Qiao Qiao Huizhu.

"Where is this?" Qiao Qiao Huizhu looked around.

He He Pingsheng smiled and said: "This is the Zhu Que Emperor Domain of the Spirit Realm—the Netherworld Emperor Palace. My dear, I've successfully refined the Ten-Combined Pill!"

"Look!"

He took out the Ten Combination Elixir and placed it in the air.

Qiao Qiao Huizhu nodded happily: "Brother, does that mean I can now come back from death?"

"Mm!" He He Pingsheng nodded, then waved his hand and pulled out a block of ice from a certain ring.

After the ice melted, Qiao Qiao Huizhu's body was revealed.

Or rather, it was a corpse.