“The Hall Master means, he wants the elixir, but he doesn’t want to pay.” The man in black armor said with a gloomy face, “Do you understand?”

“Understood!” Chu Liang and the others responded.

At this moment, they stood outside a valley, which was sealed by a thin mist. Inside the mist was a dark mansion.

The reason they came here was related to Liu Mojie’s visit to the Bone Mountain.

After she met with the old man of Bone Mountain on behalf of her master, she mentioned some private matters. The old man then asked her to find General Heiyu and let him do as he pleased.

Liu Mojie wanted to find someone to refine a furnace of Eternal Beauty Elixir.

For female cultivators, eternal youth is often more important. But except for the seventh realm, the cultivators of the first six realms always have to face aging. Even if it is very slow, the process is always ongoing.

Chu Liang had previously met Wen Renmo of the Sea King Sect, who used a furnace of Spring Nourishing Elixir to get close to female cultivators. The Spring Nourishing Elixir is considered the best anti-aging elixir in the righteous sect. But compared to the Eternal Beauty Elixir, it is still inferior.

However, this Eternal Beauty Elixir is a demonic elixir.

The so-called demonic elixir is developed by some demonic cultivators using some evil and strange methods to refine elixirs.

General Heiyu spent a lot of effort to find a pill refining master who was good at refining the Eternal Beauty Elixir and bought this elixir from him.

Although the Eternal Beauty Elixir does not increase cultivation or improve realm, it is extremely valuable.

Liu Mojie asked him to find a pill refining master, naturally, she also left a large sum of money, which was only higher than the value of the elixir. But now General Heiyu wants both the elixir and not to spend money.

Just so happened that he had a few new brothers who needed to be tested, so he handed this matter over to Chu Liang and the others.

The man in black armor in front of them, named Cang Ying, was General Heiyu’s right-hand man, and he was the one leading this operation.

“I will be watching your actions in the dark, but I will not take action. If you need me to take action, it means that your mission has failed.” Cang Ying said coldly.

With that, he lifted his chin: “Go.”

Chu Liang and the others took their orders and flew towards the mansion, looking serious. This mission was like a letter of recommendation, and they had to do it well.

Knock, knock, knock.

Pǔ Shàn stepped forward and knocked on the door of the mansion.

There was a formation in the mist, and if the mansion did not open the door, they would definitely not be able to break in.

A childish voice came from inside: “Who is it?”

“Under General Heiyu.” Chu Liang answered in a low voice.

Creak–

A small figure opened the door, a young boy with a bun, his lips red and teeth white, quite cute.

Chu Liang couldn’t help but take a few more glances at him.

“Please come in, my master has been waiting for you for a long time.” The boy said in a clear voice.

He turned around and led the three of them into the mansion, to the front of the main hall. Along the way, there were strange flowers and plants on both sides, and the fragrance was pleasing to the eye.

In fact, this pill refining master was not a person of the demonic sect. He built this mansion and established his own sect, which was quite famous in the cultivation world.

If it weren’t for the information from the demonic sect that he had the Eternal Beauty Elixir here, Chu Liang and the others would never have thought that such a famous pill refining master would secretly refine demonic elixirs.

…

In front of the main hall, a middle-aged pill refining master in a pure white robe sat quietly at the top, and when he saw them coming, he greeted them with a smile: “Gentlemen, the Eternal Beauty Elixir is ready. You brought the agreed price in Rosefinch coins, right?”

In cases where goods are not exchanged for goods, most transactions in the cultivation world are settled in spirit stone coins from Glutton City. Because Glutton City has concentrated resources, their currency is the most solid.

“We brought it.” Chu Liang took out a jade slip and asked, “Where is the elixir?”

The pill refining master gently clapped his hands, and the boy brought a red gourd and placed it on the table.

“I have refined the Eternal Beauty Elixir many times, and there is absolutely no problem.” He said with a light laugh.

Chu Liang looked at the elixir and was silent for a moment… There were at least a dozen lives in this gourd.

He suddenly asked, “Are all the people who come to buy this elixir from my demonic sect?”

“Demonic sect?” The pill refining master was stunned for a moment, then laughed and shook his head, “The demonic sect doesn’t have that many female cultivators. The ones who buy this elixir are all high-ranking officials and famous people from the righteous path. Ordinary people can’t afford it.”

Chu Liang nodded and put away the jade slip.

“Huh?” The pill refining master’s eyes suddenly narrowed.

“Our Hall Master’s intention is to make friends with you.” Chu Liang said.

“Making friends is naturally possible, but what do you mean by this?” The pill refining master stared at him with a displeased expression.

“Between friends, we don’t count money.” Chu Liang replied.

“Heh.” The pill refining master laughed in anger, shook his head, and said coldly, “I’ve checked your Hall Master. Among the eight hundred halls of the Bone Palace, he’s not the biggest. If he wants to play tricks on me, it would be more like it if the old man of Bone Mountain personally took action. A mere General Heiyu is not qualified… let alone he only sent a few small minions…”

He had been able to walk between the black and white paths doing this kind of shady business, naturally, he had his own means. As his words fell, the mist outside the main hall suddenly thickened!

Boom–

Accompanied by the roaring wind and thunder, the entire main hall instantly became an isolated island, with the spiritual energy boiling inside!

The strange flowers and plants in the courtyard outside all broke through the ground and turned into ferocious beasts!

“Roar–“

Just as the formation was just activated, Chu Liang also moved.

He raised his finger and summoned the Red Name Sword, instantly drawing several dark symbols in the air, and suddenly stabbed towards the side hall!Ssssh——

The intense yin energy left a trail of frost wherever it passed, yet it was different from the ice runes. Besides the bone-chilling cold, it also carried a heavy aura of death.

Puff.

The sword was like a yin dragon, piercing through the wall, revealing the target ahead.

It was the little Taoist boy!

Seeing the powerful sword flying towards him, the little Taoist boy was taken aback. In his panic, he could only hastily block it.

Boom!

Suddenly, a divine phantom appeared in front of him, clamping the sword with his bare hands, trying to seize the blade of the sword.

In the face of life and death, this little Taoist boy, who seemed to be only a few years old, actually burst out with powerful cultivation!

But after a brief delay, the Red Slayer Sword pierced through his body.

Under the blessing of this sword of justice, what use was his hasty defense?

Chu Liang’s move not only shocked the alchemist and the Taoist boy, but also Luo Yao and Monk Pǔ Shàn. They didn’t know why Chu Liang would attack a small child so fiercely. Only when they saw the Taoist boy’s cultivation burst out did they roughly guess Chu Liang’s intention.

Ssssh——

The Red Slayer Sword flew back, and the Taoist boy’s body fell to the ground, his eyes filled with unwillingness and resentment, seemingly unaware of how he had exposed himself.

“How…how did you know he was the real master…” The alchemist trembled as he stood up.

The moment the Taoist boy died, he began to panic, especially since Chu Liang’s strength was far beyond his imagination.

“Heh.” Chu Liang sneered, not answering.

The moment he saw the Taoist boy, the Red Slayer Sword became restless, letting him know that the person in front of him was covered in blood.

But when he saw the alchemist, the Red Slayer Sword became quiet, showing no impulse towards him.

This was obviously not right.

Seeing the three of them approaching him, the alchemist hurriedly said, “You can take the elixir, and I won’t take the money. My master is already dead, I…please let me go…let’s be friends!”

Ssssh——

The sword light pierced through his body without hesitation.

Chu Liang’s gaze was cold.

This darkness hidden within the light, if it could be eradicated, it would be even better.

After killing the man, he searched the alchemist’s body and found a storage artifact, which could be opened directly. There wasn’t anything too valuable inside. He then checked the boy’s body and found a small jade gourd around his waist.

This was also a storage artifact, but of a slightly higher grade, requiring a specific seal. Chu Liang wasn’t in a hurry, he could find a professional to open it when he returned to the mountain.

The three of them searched around and found some alchemy tools and rare spiritual plants. They also found a large number of human skins and bones in a cave behind the mountain.

“Damn it.” Luo Yao cursed softly.

When they returned to the main hall, the hawk had just walked in. Since the external array was activated, he couldn’t observe the situation here. The battle ended in an instant, and he watched for a while before daring to come in. Seeing the situation inside, he was quite surprised.

He didn’t expect these three to solve the problem so cleanly and efficiently.

In fact, General Black Feather’s intention was just to test the waters by sending them, although he called them brothers, he didn’t mind using these newcomers as cannon fodder.

Looking at the bodies on the ground, the hawk’s eyes revealed a hint of admiration.

Ruthless enough to not even spare children.

Good morning.

Recently, I wanted to take advantage of the recommendation explosion for a few days, but then my schedule got messed up again, and I couldn’t hold on.

(End of the chapter)