Chapter 30
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Lonemoon found a secret chamber on Elixir Peak. It was so well hidden that he would not have found it if he was not proficient in array formations. However, that secret room was just an ordinary alchemy room. As the Hall Master of Elixir Peak, Yu Ding was in charge of the entire Elixir Peak. He was an eighth-stage alchemist and more than 90% of the elixirs in Blackheaven Sect came from Elixir Peak. As the Hall Master, it was normal for him to open the furnace to refine elixirs. There was no need for such a secret chamber. Lonemoon was puzzled until he saw the bottles of elixirs that had not been put away in time.
Among those elixirs, there were level-advancement elixirs. These elixirs were not limited by the user's cultivation level and could be used by high-level cultivators, even Soul Formation cultivators. Eating these elixirs could directly increase one's cultivation level. It was just that the ingredients were extremely rare and many of them had long gone extinct in the Azure World. There was no way to refine them. But there was more than one bottle in Yu Ding's secret chamber.
Unless …
He poured out one of the elixirs and released his Divine Perception. Indeed, there was a faint black Qi lingering around the elixir.
It was rumored that there was an extremely sinister method to refine the body of a living cultivator into elixirs. The elixirs could preserve 10% of the cultivator's cultivation level when they were alive. Eating it could directly increase one's cultivation level. But this method was extremely troublesome. No cultivator would want their cultivation level to be stolen. So even if the elixir was formed, the violent Spirit Qi contained in the elixir could very likely backfire on the person who consumed it. Unless the person being refined had an extremely gentle attribute of Spiritual Qi. For example, a water or wood Spirit Root.
Coincidentally, a water or wood Spirit Root was also recognized as the most suitable person to use as a Human Furnace.
Yu Ding must have built a secret chamber to hide the fact that he had been using living people to refine elixirs. And his elixir refining ingredients were the Human Furnaces that Gan Zirui had given him.
No wonder there was such a heavy grievance in these elixirs. They had been plucked when they were alive and refined into elixirs before they died.
Lonemoon could not help but shudder. Just looking at the number of elixirs, who knew how many people had died in their hands?
The strange thing was that Yu Ding's cultivation level had not increased after so many years. It was obvious that he had not touched these elixirs. This meant that there were other people above him. Combined with what Shen Ying had said before, the people behind them were definitely from the Upper Azure World!
At the thought of this, Lonemoon was shocked. Now that Yu Ding was dead, would the person behind him directly target Blackheaven Sect? There were countless high-level cultivators in the Upper Azure World. Although the Blackheaven Sect was the top sect in the Middle Azure World, it was nothing compared to the Upper Azure World. But he immediately denied this idea. No way. The Upper Azure World could not wait to cover up the act of refining elixirs with a living person. Why would they jump out and admit to it? Gan Zirui hiding in Sword Comprehension Peak instead of escaping to the Upper Azure World was proof enough. The people behind them were probably not people who could do whatever they wanted in the Upper Azure World.
Although Yu Ding had committed a heinous crime, the key point was that no one knew that he was from the Upper Azure World after so many years in the Blackheaven Sect. The reason he hid his identity was probably not as simple as helping the people of the Upper Realm to refine pills. There must be some other purpose. What were the people from the Upper Azure World trying to do? He could not help but think of the Grand Vacuity Sect. Everyone knew that although the Grand Vacuity Sect was one of the Three Sects and Six Schools, it was actually just a puppet of the Upper Azure World. Did they want the Black Heaven Sect to become the second Grand Vacuity Sect?
He couldn't help but feel a lingering fear. Fortunately, he had discovered it in time. He didn't expect that a Fiendish Cultivator would be involved in so many things.
At first, they thought that Shen Ying was just taking pity on the Fiendish Cultivator and dragging them along. Who would have thought that there would be such a big surprise hidden behind! Shen Ying usually looked like an unreliable person, but her thoughts were so sharp and to the point.
"Shen Ying, could it be that you already guessed that there was something wrong with this? For the sake of Blackheaven Sect, you … Eh? Where is he? "
Before he could finish his sentence, he realized that the person who had been sitting in front of him had returned to his room and was holding a green leaf with a look of disgust.
"Chef, what is this thing that smells like coriander?"
"Melancholy, for seasoning."
"Don't put it next time. I hate coriander."
"Yes, Master. No problem, Master!"
Lonemoon: "…" F * cking retard.
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He was really blind to think that such a foodie was someone who cared about the big picture. Also, Sword Immortal, have you calmly accepted the title of Chef? Do you have to be so fast?!
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Lonemoon immediately told Sect Master Xi Qiu about Yu Ding. Xi Qiu was also frightened. Fortunately, he had discovered it in time and it didn't cause any big trouble. But after all, this was the Upper Azure World. In addition, they didn't know who the mastermind was. They could only swallow this loss and pretend that nothing had happened. It was just that the pursuit of Qi Chengyu had finally stopped.
"Here to freeload again?" Shen Ying glanced at this fellow who had nothing better to do and came to chat all day. She waved her hand and said, "It's not mealtime yet. Chef isn't back yet."
"Who wants to freeload from you?" Lonemoon glared at her. "I've long abstained from food. It's been so long and I haven't eaten a single drop of your rice!"
"I have!"
The corner of Lonemoon's mouth twitched. He suddenly remembered something. "Pastries don't count as rice!" He hadn't eaten for a long time and had a few bites. Did he have to remember it for so long?
"I'm just informing you that your disciple probably won't be able to make it back in time to cook today. Sect Master is discussing with him about experiential training. "
"Experiential training?" Shen Ying was stunned.
Lonemoon brushed his robes and sat opposite her. He said with a hint of schadenfreude, "Every year at this time, disciples below the Golden Core level have to go out in batches for experiential training to improve their combat strength. Most of the time, it's to complete some missions that can't be handled in the mortal world or subdue some demon beasts that cause trouble. It's like a group exercise."
"What does it have to do with Chef?" Isn't he a Nascent Soul cultivator?
"It doesn't have anything to do with him." Lonemoon continued, "In the past, only one Golden Core cultivator was needed to lead the team to ensure the safety of the disciples. But this time, the sect received a request for help. There seems to be a powerful demon in the south. It's said that it's at the ninth level. Ordinary Golden Core cultivators can't deal with it at all. And the various hall masters are busy investigating the incident with Yu Ding and are not in the sect. That's why Xi Qiu thought of your chef. "
"Oh …" Forcibly expropriated? "How long will the experiential training take?"
"Not necessarily. At least three to four months, at most … it's hard to say for half a year to a year."
A year! The corner of Shen Ying's mouth twitched. A formula suddenly appeared in her mind: experiential training = no chef = no one to cook = about to run out of food! She turned to look at Lonemoon beside her. It was equivalent to a year of pig's feed!
No way!
"What's with that look?" Lonemoon frowned. Why did he feel that she was scolding him in her heart? "This has nothing to do with me. It's the sect's arrangement. Besides, he's a guest elder. Bringing disciples for experiential training is … "
Before he could finish, Shen Ying suddenly stood up and said with a serious face, "Are family members allowed for experiential training?"
"…"
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