Cautiously Cultivating Immortality in a Strange World

Chapter 23: The Pill Is Complete

The cold and gloomy atmosphere made Chen Lin's brow furrow like a needle prick.

It was only then that he saw clearly that the dark, misty figure was actually a small, exquisite flying sword, its entire body black and gleaming with a captivating light.

"I told you not to try to leave the courtyard, or else you'll suffer unpleasant consequences. This is the first time, and next time, a hole will appear on your head!" 

Yu Yuehai's icy voice rang out, and the flying sword transformed into a dark mist, disappearing before Chen Lin's eyes.

This ruthless method and the level of spiritual treasure, made Chen Lin feel deeply powerless.

If the other party wanted his life, he could take it away at any time.

"I just wanted to bury her. I can't leave her to rot here forever."

Chen Lin turned back and wanted to struggle again.

However, the other party just coldly snorted, walked up to him, and grabbed the corpse.

Next, Yu Yuehai raised his hand, and several water arrows shot towards the window where the yellow-faced female cultivator had died, cleaning up the bloodstains.

"Your time is running out, I advise you to focus on refining pills, don't force me to use extreme measures!"

Yu Yuehai threatened Chen Lin again, then turned and walked towards his own room.

Chen Lin tried several times to sneak up behind him, but was restrained.

He had no spiritual treasures left, and even if he used up all his Fireball talismans, he couldn't defeat the other party.

His face changed several times, and he could only silently lower his head and return to his own room.

As Yu Yuehai walked out the door, he coldly laughed again, pulled out a chair, and sat down at the door.

The Water Moon Pavilion woman also walked out, standing behind Yu Yuehai.

The two of them didn't speak, nor did they show any discomfort, as if they had just killed an insect, not a person.

Chen Lin looked out the window and saw the Water Moon Pavilion woman.

He wasn't surprised.

He had already guessed that these two were in cahoots.

He had thought his previous actions were hidden, but in reality, they were all part of the other party's plan, making him feel ridiculous.

He withdrew his gaze, sat in a daze for a while, and then continued to refine pills.

However, he didn't focus all his attention on alchemy, but instead divided his attention to prepare the materials for refining the Thunderbolt Bead.

After failing to refine a furnace of pills, he took the opportunity to start refining the Thunderbolt Bead.

The method of refining the Thunderbolt Bead wasn't complicated, mainly just balancing the materials, but he didn't consider that, and simply used brute force to refine it.

In less than an hour, a black ball the size of an egg was refined.

According to the color of the array patterns on top, it had already reached the perfect level recorded in the classics.

At this moment, there was no condition to test it, but since it was something he had created himself, it was definitely flawless.

He carefully put away the Thunderbolt Bead and continued to refine pills.

Still, he divided his attention to prepare materials, and during the interval between refining the second furnace, he refined another Thunderbolt Bead.

At midnight.

The bell rang.

Although the bell's sound was small, it definitely wouldn't escape Yu Yuehai's perception.

Chen Lin got up and went to the window, looked up at the sky, and then looked at Yu Yuehai's residence.

The sky was normal, and Yu Yuehai was still sitting there.

However, the Water Moon Pavilion woman was nowhere to be seen, and it was unknown whether she had gone back to rest or had already left for the Water Moon Pavilion in the inner city.

Yu Yuehai discovered Chen Lin's peeking, but only coldly smiled, and didn't take any action.

Chen Lin really wanted to ask the other party how they saw those red threads, how they managed to not be controlled by those red threads, and what method they used to escape the city.

But he knew the other party wouldn't tell him.

At least, not before he refined the Blood Demon Pill.

Moreover, there was still a way to resolve the aftereffects of the Enlightenment Pill, but it was unknown whether he could get it.

The other party wasn't lying, and just before the bell struck his head began to hurt again, even though he hadn't used the Enlightenment Pill.

It proved that the other party was telling the truth, and even if he didn't use the improved Enlightenment Pill in the future, the aftereffects of the headache would still exist, it was just unknown whether it would get heavier or lighter.

He stood for a while, then withdrew his chaotic thoughts, and lay down to rest.

Anyway, he wasn't afraid of being boiled alive, and someone was watching over him, so he slept very soundly.

The next day, he got up very late.

After washing up and eating, he couldn't find anything to do, so he continued to refine pills.

In the morning, even if the movement was slow, he completed two rounds of refining.

He had already refined a total of seven times, and with three more, the Blood Demon Pill would be refined.

Checking the materials, there were still many left, and he could refine ten more times without a problem.

He stood up and looked out the window.

The entire courtyard was quiet, and Yu Yuehai was no longer there, replaced by the Water Moon Pavilion woman sitting at the door, watching over him.

This woman's cultivation was also very high, and Chen Lin didn't dare to act rashly.

Although Yu Yuehai had allowed him to refine pills on his own, the surveillance was very strict, with two Qi Refining late-stage experts watching over him.

He couldn't resist, and he couldn't escape, and the expected event of the five family clan managers coming to collect rent or inspect the situation hadn't occurred, Chen Lin knew he had no choice.

He could only refine the Blood Demon Pill.

The three-day deadline had already passed halfway, and if he couldn't refine it, Yu Yuehai would definitely kill him, and might even torture him to death.

After all, the Blood Demon Pill was related to whether the other party could leave this strange place.

In fact, if the other party had shown a bit more kindness, he would have been willing to cooperate, and he also wanted to leave this place.

But the other party was ruthless and viewed human life as grass, making it impossible for him to trust them.

He delayed for a while, and still, nothing changed, so Chen Lin withdrew his thoughts and began to refine pills.

This time, he didn't delay, and instead refined three times in one go.

A dark red pill, emitting a strong bloody aura, appeared in his hand.

He carefully examined the Blood Demon Pill and found nothing special about it, yet this pill could give birth to a Foundation Establishment expert.

Even a short-lived Foundation Establishment was still a Foundation Establishment.

He swept his gaze out the window, and the Water Moon Pavilion woman was still watching over him.

The other party seemed to not understand alchemy, and didn't sense the difference in energy fluctuations between this successful batch and the previous ones.

Chen Lin's eyes flashed, and he quickly took out a pill bottle, and stored the pill away.

He didn't dare to hide it on himself, but instead placed it in the hidden compartment in the wall, which was used to store important items.

After finishing, he calmed his tense emotions, and continued to refine pills.

This time, he refined normally, without any intention of delaying, and instead sped up his pace.

Of course, he still needed to refine the Thunderbolt Bead.

But soon, the materials for the Thunderbolt Bead were used up, and he had refined a total of ten.

The quantity was already considerable.

If the power was truly as recorded in the classics, ten of them simultaneously exploding would be a force that even a Qi Refining late-stage expert might not be able to withstand.

Unfortunately, this thing was too big, and throwing out two or three at a time was already the limit, and ten at once would require two more hands.

Moreover, he couldn't ensure that the ten would explode at the same time, at the same point, without such high precision.

So, the possibility of threatening a Qi Refining late-stage expert was only theoretical, and wanting to use this thing to blow Yu Yuehai to death was even more unlikely, especially since the other party had two people.