Record of a Demon's Cultivation

Chapter 289: The Birth of Mystic Qi



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Song Wen couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Zhou Siyi, the daughter of the vice peak master of the Spirit Beast Peak, had suddenly invited him to join the Spirit Beast Peak, likely on her father's orders.

TL: Beast Peak à Spirit Beast Peak

But why would the Spirit Beast Peak invite him?

Was it because of the snake-human corpses?

"Sister Zhou, both the Spirit Beast Peak and the Alchemy Peak belong to the Beastmaster Sect. Since they are of the same sect, it doesn't matter where I cultivate. Moreover, I prefer the Pill Path, so it's most suitable for me to stay at the Alchemy Peak," Song Wen firmly declined.

Zhou Siyi didn't seem angry.

She gently brushed her hair away from her forehead, her expression unexpectedly becoming somewhat shy, and a hint of pink appeared on her face.

In a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, she asked, "Junior Brother Wu, what do you think of me?"

Song Wen's heart skipped a beat, and a bad premonition arose within him.

This routine was too familiar.

She had just used it a moment ago.

Song Wen was at a loss for how to respond.

Seeing Song Wen remain silent for a long time, Zhou Siyi raised her big eyes and stared at him, waiting for his answer.

Unable to evade the situation, Song Wen finally spoke up.

"Sister Zhou, you are breathtakingly beautiful, with a figure that is rare in the world."

"And what about my character?" Zhou Siyi continued to ask.

"Lively and cheerful, with the qualities of an elegant woman."

"In these past few years, how have I treated you?"

"You have treated me very well, offering guidance and care."

Song Wen's evaluation was not insincere.

Zhou Siyi's appearance was impeccable.

As for her character, aside from being somewhat indifferent to mortal lives and human relationships, he had never seen her act with malicious intent towards anyone.

Since the two of them had completed the task at the Spirit Beast Breeding Workshop in Great Yan Kingdom together, Zhou Siyi had indeed taken good care of Song Wen.

Hearing Song Wen's evaluation, Zhou Siyi suddenly fell into silence.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the cave became somewhat subtle.

Zhou Siyi bit her lower lip, her brow furrowed, her expression conflicted, as if she were making an important decision.

After a moment, as if she finally made up her mind, she raised her head, her gaze firm as she looked at Song Wen.

"Junior Brother Wu, how about we become Dao companions?"

Song Wen's face stiffened, and he looked at Zhou Siyi in surprise.

"Sister Zhou, you are the daughter of the peak master and have exceptional cultivation talent. I am merely a wandering cultivator who joined the sect halfway; how could I dare to climb so

high?"

Zhou Siyi replied, "Junior Brother Wu, do you have any concerns? You can rest assured that I have always maintained my purity and have not been involved with anyone; I am still intact."

Song Wen shook his head. "Sister, our statuses are too different; it's not suitable for us to be Dao companions."

Zhou Siyi did not seem angry at Song Wen's firm rejection; instead, she appeared relieved.

It was as if a heavy stone had dropped from her heart, and she seemed much lighter overall.

Zhou Siyi said, "Junior Brother Wu, please don't let today's matter spread."

"Rest assured, this will not be known to anyone else."

Zhou Siyi nodded slightly and, after saying one more thing, floated out of the cave.

Song Wen raised his hand to close the cave entrance.

He felt that Zhou Siyi's behavior today was a bit strange.

Her proposal to become Dao companions didn't seem to come from her true intentions.

Song Wen shook his head, casting aside these chaotic thoughts.

In the cave, he dug out two more snake pits.

He placed the two snake-humans Zhou Siyi had brought into them.

Song Wen had a total of four snake-humans in his hands. To avoid confusion, he numbered

both the snake-humans and the snake pits.

Each snake-human was fixed in a separate snake pit.

Number one was the snake-human at the ninth level of Qi Refinement.

Number two was the fifth-level female snake-human, which was a result of corpse refining.

Numbers three and four were newly acquired snake-humans.

From Zhou Siyi's storage bag, there were many items, all of which Song Wen took out and transferred to his own storage ring.

Summoning a Sacred Gu, Song Wen took out a meat ball and fed it to the bug.

So far, one Sacred Gu had completed its advancement, reaching the mid-stage of the fifth

level.

Another Sacred Gu was still in the process of advancing.

With the addition of two snake-humans, the quantity of meat balls had also doubled.

Song Wen estimated that it would take at most half a day for both Sacred Gus to advance to the mid-stage of the fifth level.

These meat balls provided by the Spirit Beast Peak were indeed extraordinary; their ability to enhance the strength of the Sacred Gus was even greater than that of beast-essence pills. He wondered what kind of spiritual materials they were made from.

After feeding the Sacred Gus, Song Wen began the process of refining the snake-humans'

corpses.

Four months later.

Song Wen completed the tenth round of corpse refining for both number one and number two

snake-humans.

Over the next two days.

The corpse qi and vitality within the number one and number two snake-humans began to

clash continuously.

The two opposing types of celestial qi began to bizarrely merge within the snake-humans.

A kind of celestial qi that Song Wen had never seen before fused together at this moment.

Although the newly formed celestial qi was still weak, as if it could dissipate at any time, it indeed existed.

Song Wen's gaze sharpened, and he fixed his eyes on the two snake-humans.

He knew in his heart that the unknown celestial qi born from the snake-humans was likely the "Mystic Qi" that people like Rong Jingyun had been desperately seeking and that the

Beastmaster Sect's first supreme wanted to obtain.

Mystic Qi gave off a sense of mysteriousness.

It had the rhythm of life and the lament of death.

Song Wen felt an indescribable sensation.

After perceiving the 'Mystic Qi' with his spiritual sense for a long time, he still could not

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He wondered why the first supreme of the Beastmaster Sect was so intent on obtaining Mystic

Qi.

What was the extraordinary use of Mystic Qi?

At that moment, Song Wen felt as if he held a treasure but did not know how to use it.

An hour later.

After failing to discover any clues, Song Wen picked up Rong Jingyun's communication jade

slip to inform him of the birth of the Mystic Qi.

However, after waiting nearly two hours, Rong Jingyun neither appeared in Song Wen's cave

nor responded to the communication jade slip.

Song Wen had no choice but to take out Zhou Siyi's communication jade slip.

Ever since Zhou Siyi proposed becoming Dao companions, both of them had been

intentionally avoiding each other, trying to use time to alleviate the awkwardness between

them.

To Song Wen's surprise, in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Zhou Siyi

and Fang Pengyi arrived at his cave one after the other.

It seemed that Zhou Siyi had immediately notified Fang Pengyi after receiving Song Wen's

message.

When they saw the condition of the two snake-humans, both were greatly astonished.

"Junior Brother Wu, you really allowed the snake-humans to merge and produce Mystic Qi. This is truly astounding," Zhou Siyi exclaimed in surprise.

"Good, good, good! Wu Sheng, you did very well," Fang Pengyi said, his eyes filled with

amazement.

He observed the two snake-humans closely for a long time before speaking.

"The body of the fifth-level snake-human is still stable; it can continue to be refined."

"The first-level snake-human has slightly weaker vitality and body recovery. It seems to have reached its limit; it's becoming difficult for it to endure more corpse qi."

After pondering for a moment, Fang Pengyi continued, "Elder Wu, you keep the fifth-level

snake-human here and continue refining it. I will take the first-level snake-human back to the snake-human cave and give it to Liu Jiang for careful raising, observing the effect of Mystic Qi on the snake-human. What do you think?"

Song Wen replied, "I will follow the arrangements of the peak master."

(End of the Chapter)

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