Chapter 10 Part 1

Lin Yu returned to his own Pill Room holding the newly acquired Black-Red Jade Pendant.

Although Lin Yu was merely a Nascent Soul Cultivator, he possessed exceptional pill refining talent. Only he could use the Supreme Magic Furnace, which Silent Night Palace had inherited for countless years, to refine supreme-grade pills. Thus, despite the sect having Soul Transformation Cultivation alchemists, Lin Yu’s Pill Room remained the best-equipped and supplied in all of Silent Night Palace.

After entering the Pill Room with Lin Yu, Xie Linlang could not help but nod repeatedly.

What a great place. The Pill Room was protected by an array outside that could withstand a full-force strike from a Soul Transformation Cultivator. To prevent pill tribulations from falling from the sky, a Five Directions Five Gang Array had been set up around it. The surrounding walls bore a Demon Gathering Array that collected Demonic Qi.

Of course, what most attracted Xie Linlang was the Supreme Magic Furnace placed right in the center of the entire Pill Room.

Just as a chef would adore top-grade kitchenware or a sword cultivator’s gaze would linger on a supreme Spirit Sword, from the moment Xie Linlang laid eyes on this Supreme Magic Furnace, he could not help but feel a surge of joy.

Wow, look at this sturdy and rounded body, these naturally formed demonic patterns, this jade-like yet not-quite-jade material, this Pill Furnace’s powerful flexibility and adaptability, this pill momentum that almost perfectly fused with the surrounding aura…

In Xie Linlang’s eyes, the Pill Furnace seemed to possess spirituality. It exchanged energy with the Demonic Qi flowing in the air and the Spiritual Fire below, forming a perfectly harmonious whole.

Xie Linlang sighed endlessly. No wonder it was Silent Night Palace’s ancient inherited Supreme Magic Furnace—a true treasure.

But precisely because this Supreme Magic Furnace was such a treasure, very few people could use it.

After all, the furnace’s own aura had fused seamlessly with its surroundings. An alchemist needed to manipulate the Magic Furnace, add materials, not disrupt its naturally formed pill qi, and harmonize the spirituality within the demonic plant materials to refine pills.

Once that peripheral pill qi and aura around the Magic Furnace was disrupted, the only outcome was a furnace explosion.

While Xie Linlang savored the Pill Furnace, Lin Yu lowered his head to examine the Black-Red Jade Pendant in his hand.

He pondered for a long time, constantly probing the pendant’s interior with Demonic Qi and Divine Sense, but no matter how he sensed it, he found nothing.

…Although Xie Linlang was left with only a wisp of Remnant Soul, he had once been a Late Soul Transformation Cultivator, just one step away from Tribulation Transcendence. His Divine Sense Power far surpassed Lin Yu’s.

Moreover, Xie Linlang’s cultivation technique was special, granting bloodline enhancements for concealing Divine Sense and Remnant Soul.

As Lin Yu invested more and more Divine Sense into the Black-Red Jade Pendant, Xie Linlang silently released a spell.

“Wonderful Tree Imitation · He Transforms Freely.”

His strength had originally surpassed Lin Yu’s, and now with the He Transforms Freely secret technique unleashed, chaos soon erupted in Lin Yu’s Divine Sense. All sorts of speculations about the Black-Red Jade Pendant arose endlessly, leading to one conclusion.

This Black-Red Jade Pendant likely concealed a small world, impossible to probe with mere Divine Sense and Demonic Qi.

Thus, Lin Yu closed his eyes tightly. A Nascent Soul resembling his face rushed out from between his brows, transforming into a streak of green light that plunged into the Black-Red Jade Pendant.

The next second, with a mere thought from Xie Linlang, he seized the opportunity as Lin Yu’s Nascent Soul entered the jade pendant. He slipped in covertly and directly entered Lin Yu’s body.

“Not good!”

Lin Yu instantly sensed that the connection between his Nascent Soul and body had been artificially severed!

“Thank you, Dao Friend, for your assistance.”

Xie Linlang let out a long laugh as he entered Lin Yu’s body and slowly stood up.

Lin Yu paled in shock. His Nascent Soul burst out from the Black-Red Jade Pendant, silently reciting an incantation while pinching a Magic Formula with his hands.

The next second, the two Green Crystals hanging from Lin Yu’s ears exploded, forming a pair of blood-red eyes.

Xie Linlang remained utterly calm. He met the gaze of those blood-red eyes, and nothing happened.

The blood-red eyes reverted to Green Earrings and returned to Lin Yu’s body.

Lin Yu staggered as if struck by lightning and screamed, “Why doesn’t my Soul Capturing Technique work?”

But though he screamed, what remained was merely a Nascent Soul illusion. The true Nascent Soul had already fled in panic toward the door.

Xie Linlang smiled without answering Lin Yu’s question. With a flick of his sleeve, several runes appeared out of thin air, perfectly blocking Lin Yu’s Nascent Soul.

His tone was mild. “No need to panic, Dao Friend. I will grant you an opportunity.”

Seeing his escape fail, Lin Yu immediately spun around and slid to his knees. “This junior was insolent and disturbed Senior’s secluded cultivation. Please forgive me, Senior.”

Xie Linlang ignored Lin Yu. With a slight sense, he discovered he could only control about ten to twenty percent of the Demonic Qi in Lin Yu’s body.