“This is the material for refining the Heavenly Demon Divine Essence Pill. There is only one set. If you fail, the consequences need not be stated by this lord.”

The Blood Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon transformed into human form and stood beside Wang Yu.

Although his expression carried a hint of seriousness, there was no trace of regret or reluctance.

So it went without saying that this set of medicinal ingredients did not belong to him.

That said.

Wang Yu cupped his fists and saluted.

“Senior Yu, this junior needs time to study the pill formula. It is impossible to open the cauldron immediately. It would be best to practice first, using lower rank pills with similar effects to test the waters.”

Only then did the demonic flood dragon recall that the last time Wang Yu helped Yu Tangtang refine the Flood Dragon Heart Ancestral Blood Pill, he had spent several years studying before opening the cauldron. Now he was being asked to refine a spirit pill of even higher difficulty.

This step was clearly unavoidable.

“How long will it take?”

“Three years at minimum. Ten years and I can definitely open the cauldron.”

Hearing this.

His expression immediately darkened. His brows knit tightly, and anxiety rose in his heart.

This transaction had been entrusted to him by a fellow clansman deep within the Northern Severed Boundary Mountains, the Scarlet Flame Demonic Flood Dragon, with whom he shared an exceptionally close relationship.

Ever since he had Wang Yu, a pill refiner capable of providing high quality spirit pills, that side had repeatedly sought to trade for fourth rank spirit pills. He had already accepted the rewards they offered.

After pondering for a long time, he finally spoke.

“What is the fastest possible time?”

“Uh. Ten years.”

Wang Yu replied stiffly. His insistence on ten years was partly a way to borrow momentum to hide and evade danger. His main goal was to raise his Human Pill Art, Blood Pill Art, and Demon Refining Art to third rank.

He wanted to delay the decisive battle with Fu Xiao.

The Blood Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon clearly did not think the same way. This time, his silence lasted even longer, and Wang Yu could not see through what he was thinking.

“Ahem.

“If you had this item, how many years would you need?”

Old Yu, wearing a pained expression, took out a stone Dao platform shaped like a lotus seat. Wang Yu was initially puzzled, but when his divine sense touched it, his pupils abruptly shrank.

He actually felt a momentary increase in comprehension.

Was this not the divine treasure he had dreamed of.

“Senior, please enlighten me.”

“This is the Celestial Enlightenment Dao Platform.”

Old Yu leaned against a stone lion statue, his face full of melancholy. “This item is rumored to be a relic left behind when immortals transmitted the Dao.”

There had only been two legends of immortals in this world.

The one from ancient times lacked detailed records and could only be inferred from fragmentary descriptions in sect ruins of that era, so it could be ignored.

This Celestial Enlightenment Dao Platform was most likely a treasure left behind from the ancient Blood Demon calamity.

“It is said that during the ancient Blood Demon calamity, the immortals did not descend personally at first, but instead chose twelve disciples to transmit the teachings.

“The Celestial Enlightenment Dao Platform consisted of seventy two auxiliary platforms and thirty six main platforms. When combined into the Celestial Heart Enlightenment Diagram, it could greatly enhance a cultivator’s comprehension. Even immortal level techniques could be understood thoroughly.”

Such secrets were something Wang Yu was hearing for the first time.

His curiosity surged.

“This is a main platform?”

“Bullshit. This is a defective auxiliary platform. Of the one hundred and eight Celestial Enlightenment Dao Platforms, most were destroyed long ago. Not much of the mysterious power remains, but it is enough for you.”

Wang Yu did not care whether it was defective or not. What he cared about was whether it could take effect on the Idle Slot. In theory, only permanent improvements could be synchronized.

However, this unique method of boosting comprehension while sitting on it, with the effect disappearing once one left, was something he had never tried before. Without trying it, he could not judge.

He immediately spoke loudly.

“Many thanks to Senior Yu for granting this treasure. May this junior give it a try.”

“Who said I was giving it to you.”

Old Yu cursed loudly and seemed like he wanted to slap him, but restrained himself, only pointing at him a few times.

“Try it right here. You are not allowed to take this treasure out of my cave abode. This is the Heavenly Demon Divine Essence Pill formula. Take it.”

“Yes. This junior understands.”

Wang Yu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

If you are not giving it, then do not give it. Why be so fierce. With his mind calmed, he sat down on it.

That feeling of clarity of soul and constant flashes of inspiration in his mind almost made him lose himself in it. When he checked the Idle Slot, Wang Yu could not help but feel disappointed.

It was useless.

The textual description had not changed at all. Thinking carefully, when he had consumed the Exquisite Inner Core back then, aside from an increase in comprehension, he had also gained a period of enlightenment state.

At that time, it had not synchronized to the Idle Slot either. No matter how powerful the Celestial Enlightenment Dao Platform was, it could not change fundamental things. At most, it was a layer of temporary buff.

But if he never got down, then from another angle, it was equivalent to having it permanently. It still had auxiliary value.

He opened his eyes and stole a glance at Old Yu.

Wang Yu changed all seven Idle Slots to the Heavenly Demon Divine Essence Pill formula. With internal and external assistance combined, he wanted to see how long it would take.

At the same time, he would also comprehend his Human Pill Art, Blood Pill Art, and Demon Refining Art. Such an opportunity would not come again.

Thus.

What was supposed to be one month passed in the blink of an eye. The Divine Essence Pill formula ultimately only took Wang Yu one year. The main reason was the excellent coordination between inside and outside.

The Idle Slot continuously transmitted practical experience to him.

The comprehension foundation was extremely solid, no different from personally trying it himself. The Celestial Enlightenment Dao Platform also placed a super comprehension buff on his main body.

Direct enlightenment within the mind, with comprehension and practice reinforcing each other.

Was it not advancing by leaps and bounds.

So after one year, he continuously adjusted the Idle Slots and began to focus on one discipline after another. He wanted to fully use up the time, even future pill refining rewards.

All of it could be exchanged for usage time of this treasure.

Second year. Human Pill Art reached perfection.

Third year. Blood Pill Art reached perfection.

Fourth year. Demon Refining Art, alchemy chapter, recovered to third rank level.

Fifth year. Nascent Soul Pill formula reached perfection.

Sixth year. All Idle Slots returned to normal placement mode, and Wang Yu devoted all his energy to his main cultivation technique.

Thus. Ten years passed in an instant.

Ice Soul Holy Demonic Scripture. Perfected.

The most direct benefit of perfecting a cultivation technique was the ability to use high attainment to support a lower realm, increasing cultivation speed.

The daily refined mana immediately increased from ten strands per day to fifteen strands per day.

His personal cultivation efficiency also reached four strands per day. These two could be stacked. After all, the Idle Slot required no effort from Wang Yu. The refined mana was directly poured into his body.

There were no hidden dangers at all.

These ten years had slightly delayed mana accumulation, but the benefits gained were immeasurable.

Even the process of deducing and advancing the Cold Chi Alchemy Art to fourth rank had already surpassed two thirds. With another twenty years of normal Idle Slot placement, it would definitely advance.

With the Celestial Enlightenment Dao Platform assisting, it would be even faster.

Unfortunately.

Old Yu absolutely refused to give it to him. After such a long period of his intense usage, the mysterious power contained within had actually been consumed quite a bit.

He estimated that it could still be used for about fifty years.

On this day.

A roaring dragon chant sounded by his ears.

“Wang Yu. If you do not open the cauldron now, this lord will tear you apart alive.”

Someone had clearly been angered.

Wang Yu hurriedly stood up. As he descended from the Dao Platform, his face was full of regret.

After sitting on it for too long, once he got down, he felt like he could barely walk. His head felt heavy and dizzy, as if covered by a layer of black cloth. His thinking speed plummeted sharply.

“Senior Yu, this junior is here. The cauldron can be opened.”

With the conditions he now possessed.

Fourth rank Ice Chi Pill Flame, Cold Chi Alchemy Art progressed over two thirds, fourth rank divine sense assistance, Heavenly Demon Divine Essence Pill formula mastered to the maximum.

With so many favorable conditions, the success rate had long increased.

If he still could not refine it, he might as well find a block of tofu and smash himself to death. Especially after perfecting the Human Pill Art and Blood Pill Art, Wang Yu’s mastery of alchemical methods had reached the peak.

All kinds of unconventional techniques were also extremely refined.

There was almost no need to consider the possibility of failure. Meeting the requirement of a mid grade fourth rank pill was certainly achievable. He could even try for high grade, but that would depend on luck.

“Senior Yu, please prepare a fourth rank pill cauldron and one thousand high grade spirit stones. If this junior’s mana is insufficient, these spirit stones will be needed for rapid recovery.”

He did not dare mention supreme grade spirit stones. Although Senior Yu was wealthy, he still could not compare to the foundation of an entire sect.

Knowing where to stop was enough.

Even so, his requests still caused the Blood Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon’s face to darken.

“Wait here. This lord will go to the Alchemy Hall and borrow a supreme grade pill cauldron for you. If you fail, you will regret it.”

“This junior would not dare speak recklessly. I only have about sixty to seventy percent confidence.”

“Hmph.”

On the surface, the relationship between the two seemed as though Wang Yu was being firmly controlled.

In reality, the Blood Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon was unwilling to abandon the sunk cost. No matter what, he had to let Wang Yu try. This was simply how unequal cooperation worked. One only had to give up a bit of face.

Obtaining real benefits was what truly mattered.

Seizing every opportunity and maintaining balance between all sides had always been Wang Yu’s way of survival. After years of tempering, he had already reached an exceptionally high level in this regard.

He did not have to wait long.

A fourth rank supreme grade pill cauldron that Wang Yu had never seen before descended from the sky. It had nine beast head fire ports. Its main material was Scarlet Flame Gold Essence, fused with Flowing Soul Divine Iron.

Six One Clay was used as auxiliary material, greatly enhancing a pill refiner’s performance. With this pill furnace as support, Wang Yu’s confidence grew even stronger.

“Begin. This lord will personally guard you.”

“Alright.”

He silently recited the Prajna Heart Sutra several times, eliminating distracting thoughts and dispelling the sluggish feeling left from just leaving the Celestial Enlightenment Dao Platform. Pale white Ice Chi Pill Flame suddenly surged upward.

It transformed into nine ice flame dragons and plunged into the beast head fire ports.

This caused the Blood Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon’s eyes to narrow. As a late stage fourth rank demonic flood dragon cultivator, he keenly sensed the strangeness of this flame.

It seemed to specifically devour ice attribute dragon bloodlines.

Evil.

This refinement of a fourth rank spirit pill went even more smoothly than the last. No accidents occurred at all. After just one month of fierce fire refinement, the spirit pills quickly took shape.

“Seven pills formed. One high grade. Six mid grade.”

Extremely good luck.

It was as if heaven itself was assisting, allowing all existing conditions to be fully brought into play. Wang Yu’s alchemy skills could absolutely be described as divine.

“Good. Very good.”

The Blood Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon waved his hand, dispersing the pillar of spiritual light, then gathered all the spirit pills into his palm. Right in front of Wang Yu, he placed three mid grade pills into one bottle.

The remaining three mid grade pills and the one high grade pill were placed into a second bottle.

He carefully stored them away, clearly treating them as his private property. This behavior caused the corner of Wang Yu’s eye to twitch. He more or less understood why Old Yu cooperated with the demon race.

Not only did he receive alchemy rewards, he could also secretly take half of the finished product.

No wonder he could become a great cultivator.

Worth learning.

“Hahahaha. I truly did not misjudge you.”

Wang Yu lowered his head and saluted.

“There is one more matter I would like to ask senior to help with.”

“What matter. Speak freely.”

Asking for usage time of the Celestial Enlightenment Dao Platform was not urgent.

After this cooperation, the Blood Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon would definitely not be able to resist seeking him out a second time, perhaps even handing over his own treasured spirit herbs for refinement.

That would be the real chance to extort. He would have to bring Yu Tangtang along then. For now, what he wanted was to borrow the demonic flood dragon’s connections.

“I wish to find a fourth rank artifact refining grandmaster to help repair an item. Could I trouble senior with this?”

“Easy enough.”

…

…

Cold Blood Peak cave mansion. Ten years without returning.

Those who had waited at the entrance had long since dispersed. They had their own matters to attend to. Wang Yu looked at the black and white Go pieces scattered all over the ground at the entrance and truly could not guess what had happened.

After cleaning up the mess, he entered the cave mansion and waited. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

To repair the Dao robe Three Feet Snow, he needed ten thousand year Snow Silkworm Silk. Heavenly Frost Demon Lord definitely had this. He was just waiting for the other party to come knocking.

On the way back, he had deliberately inquired about the movements of the Ghost Fang Zhuo Clan.

Strangely.

Whether it was Zhuo Shouqing and Zhuo Yuanshen returning, or Zhuo Shouyun returning, all of them vanished completely like mud oxen sinking into the sea.

Wang Yu had no ability to investigate the situation within Ghost Fang.

He could only inquire about Fu Xiao instead. There were no detailed reports, only the rough information that Fu Xiao had been guarding a spiritual mountain near the sect entrance, cultivating in seclusion.

The purpose was self evident.

Waiting for him to go out.

With the seat of Seventh Elder of Cold Blood Peak, Fu Xiao could not use Zhuo Shouyun’s people to besiege him, so he could only act alone.

Fu Xiao had grown from Wasted Spiritual Roots to his current state. Wang Yu would not underestimate him. While he himself was preparing methods, Fu Xiao was surely also preparing many hidden trump cards.

He still needed to wait.

After refining the Nascent Soul Pill, repairing Three Feet Snow, and refining the five Heavenly Demon true bodies into pills, only then would he battle the other party. At that point, he would surely stand invincible.

Late at night.

The person Wang Yu was waiting for indeed came knocking on his own initiative.

The other party was certainly closely monitoring the Blood Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon’s situation. When he went to return the supreme grade pill cauldron, his mood revealed everything.

Coming at this time meant he already knew of the success.

“Heavenly Frost Demon Lord, please enter.”

The cave formation opened wide, and Wang Yu personally went out to receive him.

Heavenly Frost, thin as a bamboo pole, had a very amiable attitude.

“Seventh Elder, you knew I would come?”

“Wang displays his alchemy talent in order to serve the sect ancestors. Resources are not easy to earn.”

“Hahahaha.”

Heavenly Frost Demon Lord suddenly burst into laughter. With a wave of his withered hand, the familiar supreme grade nine beast head pill cauldron appeared inside Wang Yu’s cave mansion.

So Old Yu returned it, only for you to borrow it again.

Who knows what the Alchemy Hall thinks about this. Especially lending it to Wang Yu, the one who broke their monopoly, to use.

Truly strange.

“Refine pills for me. If you succeed, you may make any request you wish.”

The consequences of failure did not need to be imagined. Wang Yu understood the temperament of demonic path Nascent Soul cultivators very well. Nothing more than killing, soul extraction to burn as lamp oil, endless torment, and the like.

There was a reason why Crimson Kite alchemists were scarce.

This was one of the symptoms.

Do not be fooled by how freely Crimson Kite learned from Taihu Domain and how much their overall strength improved. The stronger one became, the most fundamental law of the jungle and survival of the fittest once again revealed its ferocious fangs.

“I want ten thousand year Snow Silkworm Silk.”

“Agreed. This is the Taiyin Demon Essence Pill formula, from the same lineage as the Guanghan Pill. How long do you need to study the formula?”

Only after Wang Yu received the jade slip and examined it did he feel at ease.

It could be refined, and was even much easier than the Heavenly Demon Divine Essence Pill. His ice attribute specialized alchemy was no joke. If handled properly.

This furnace of cultivation pills for Nascent Soul cultivators might even allow him to secretly keep a portion.

“Give me three months. I will have to trouble Demon Lord to guard the pill chamber from outside.”

“Of course.”