Raising an eyebrow, Hao Yun began to vividly recount the death of the Tree Demon Granny.
"Tsk tsk tsk, you have no idea how horribly he died. Lightning struck him with crackling sounds, and he screamed in agony. I had a soft heart and couldn't bear to see him suffer, so I ended his torment early and, incidentally, collected a little interest by taking a small flask of Tree Spirit Elixir from his body."
He licked his lips, narrowed his eyes, and smiled as he looked at the red corpse, seemingly pondering whether there was anything good inside its body.
Such an unbridled gaze sent a chill down Chi Shi's spine. Damn it, how come this person is even more like a demonic cultivator than he is?
"You think you can fool me with those words? Do you really think I'm easily frightened?"
"Do you know that there is a secret technique in Emei that can bring the dead back to life?"
Hao Yun suddenly changed the subject, which made Chi Shi slightly surprised. Rebirth, it seems that he had heard Youquan Old Monster mention it.
"This rebirth technique can bring the dead back to life. You know the Sanyuan Palace on Mount Emei, right? It was built for this purpose. Do you think you still have the capital to threaten us?"
Hao Yun's words were seven parts truth and three parts falsehood, leaving Chi Shi completely bewildered. However, he still harbored a sliver of doubt: if he could be reborn, why would he bother with me?
"Rebirth requires some rare spiritual herbs. We've been collecting them for the past thirty years. Now that we've gathered them all, are you going to return this person or not?"
Under the threat of Hao Yun's murderous intent, Chi Shi panicked a little. What the other party said seemed to be true. He had heard of the rebirth secret method of Mount Emei, and he naturally knew about the Sanyuan Palace as well.
"What good would it do me if I returned the person to you?"
As soon as he said this, Hao Yun knew that Chi Shi had chickened out, so he burst into laughter.
"You're far inferior to Youquan. As long as the person is returned, you can do whatever you want. As long as you don't provoke Emei, nobody cares whether you live or die!"
Red Corpse hesitated. He hadn't mastered the Blood River Technique yet, and if the other party really made a move, he definitely wouldn't be able to defeat him. It would be better to return the person to him and buy some time. At worst, he could go back and get revenge after he perfected the Blood River Technique.
"Hey! Have you thought it through yet? I don't have time to waste with you here."
With a hint of impatience on his face, Hao Yun urged the Crimson Corpse to hurry up.
"Okay, I can return the person to you, but you can't cause me any trouble."
Chi Shi took a step back and summoned Dan Chenzi and the other two to his front.
"Okay, if you're going to pay it back, hurry up and do it. Don't dawdle."
Hao Yun frowned and kept urging them on. Chi Shi gritted his teeth and released the three of them from his control.
The three unconscious people were thrown into the Blood Cave, and the entrance to the Blood Cave quickly closed. Hao Yun sneered, "I'll let you off the hook today, but I might not be so lenient tomorrow."
In fact, Hao Yun did not expect to get Dan Chenzi and the other two back so easily. He just made up a few words on the spot, never expecting that Chi Shi would be so easy to fool.
Xuan Tianzong took Li Yingqi, his face full of heartache.
"Take the person back for a check-up first, to see if the Red Corpse has tampered with anything."
Hao Yun, carrying one in each hand, urged Bai Mei and Xuan Tianzong to return to Emei.
After Bai Mei's repeated examinations, it was determined that the three of them had only suffered minor injuries to their souls and would recover after a period of rest.
Upon learning that the three were unharmed, Xuan Tianzong breathed a sigh of relief and urged Hao Yun to refine healing pills for them.
"You really know how to order people around. Fine, I'll go refine a batch of Soul-Returning Pills. I'm off."
After leaving the main hall, Hao Yun went to the weapon-refining room and started refining pills.
This time, refining the Soul Pill was very troublesome, and it was Hao Yun's first time refining it. After all, it was rare to see people with injured souls, and basically no one would use it.
Hao Yun added the thirty-six kinds of medicinal herbs one by one to the alchemy furnace. During the refining process, Xuan Tianzong came once, but seeing that Hao Yun was busy, he did not disturb him.
Six hours later, the Soul-Returning Pill was successfully refined. The Xuan Tian Sect, who had been waiting for a long time, couldn't wait to snatch the pill and run away, completely disregarding Hao Yun's feelings.
"You bastard! I hope you have a baby soon!"
After cursing the Xuantian Sect, Hao Yun, who was quite exhausted, began to sit cross-legged in meditation.
With the Soul-Returning Pill refined by Hao Yun, the three people whose souls had been injured quickly recovered.
Thank you.
Upon learning the whole story, Dan Chenzi, whose face had turned somewhat pale, rushed over to express his gratitude after waking up.
"No need for thanks. Just be careful in the future. I don't have that much time to save you."
Hao Yun turned her head away haughtily, ignoring him.
Dan Chenzi smiled slightly, bowed again, and quietly left.
Not long after, Chang Kong Wuji and Li Yingqi also came to express their gratitude, and Xuan Tianzong naturally followed suit.
"Thank you Elder Hao for saving my life."
"No need to thank me, Xuantian Sect. The fruits on your Kunlun Mountain must be ripe soon. Go and pick some for me."
Hao Yun got angry as soon as he saw Xuan Tianzong. It just so happened that the Hundred Fruit Wine was almost finished, so he sent him to collect the raw materials.
"Elder Hao, shall we go?"
Hao Yun glanced at Chang Kong Wuji, curled his lip in disdain, and said, "Look at your pale face and unsteady steps, I would think you have kidney deficiency. You should just take care of yourself."
"No need. Xuan Tianzong is so free, let him go. You all go back and rest."
"Yes, yes, I'll go."
Not wanting Li Yingqi to suffer, Xuantian Sect naturally took on the task themselves.
Chapter 108 Protective Array
After Xuan Tianzong left to pick fruit, Hao Yun's eyes flashed with cold light. This Red Corpse was a menace to be kept alive, and he needed to get rid of him as soon as possible.
After their last encounter, Hao Yun discovered that Chi Shi's cultivation level was quite ordinary. The only thing that caught his attention was Chi Shi's ability to control his mind.
This ability is indeed very strong, but with a plan in mind and no one on their own, Hao Yun is very confident that he can ignore the mind control of the Crimson Corpse.
The solution is simple: use an array, an array that protects the soul.
Unsure whether the Three Powers and Two Elements Formation could block mind control, Hao Yun decided to create a formation to protect the soul.
This formation has a single capability and is not difficult to modify. After some deduction, Hao Yun began to put it into practice.
Because the formation required magical artifacts, Hao Yun prepared to start forging them. However, a problem arose: what kind of magical artifact should he forge?
The Three Powers and Two Elements Formation was set up, and the seven magical treasures refined in the later stages included various items that could be worn on the body.
This soul-protecting formation requires three magical treasures. What should I refine myself?
After thinking for a long time, Hao Yun's eyes lit up. That's it! He could make a hat and two hairpins to cover his head and protect it.
Hao Yun put a lot of thought into designing these three magical treasures. In order to refine even better magical treasures, Hao Yun rummaged through the treasure pavilion.
Eighteen pieces of top-grade ore, dragon blood, phoenix blood, and some demon beast essences and leather.
After making all the preparations, Hao Yun closed the door to the weapon-refining room. This time, Hao Yun didn't want to be disturbed while refining the weapon. He wanted to try and see if he could still refine an acquired spiritual treasure.
The first thing Hao Yun would refine was hairpins. He planned to refine a set of dragon and phoenix hairpins, and he would refine these two magical treasures together.
The ore was put into the furnace, and Hao Yun controlled the temperature of the earth fire to start smelting. The two magical treasures inside the furnace used two types of ore, one yin and one yang.
When the ore was smelted, the two magical artifacts, which were not yet fully formed, began to merge their auras, gradually forming a pair of yin-yang fish inside the furnace.
Hao Yun extracted the blood from the dragon and the azure phoenix, poured it into the furnace, and under his mental control, the blood of the two different demonic beasts quickly merged into the metal sphere.
As the temperature of the earth fire rose, blue smoke began to rise from the metal sphere. The blood of the demon beast completely fused with the metal sphere, and even forced out the impurities that were difficult to remove from the metal sphere.
"Condense!"
With a flick of the fingers, the metal ball was stretched into two hairpins, one for a dragon and the other for a phoenix.
Faint dragon roars and phoenix cries emanated from the furnace, and Hao Yun hurriedly entered the magic array.
With the final two magic arrays being cast, the pair of hairpins broke through the furnace and transformed into a dragon and a phoenix, swirling in mid-air.
From the top to the bottom of Mount Emei, everyone, whether they were cultivating or practicing swordsmanship, came out to watch.
The newcomers to the sect were all loud and boisterous, while the veterans had long been used to Hao Yun causing trouble from time to time.
"Look! It's a dragon and a phoenix! Could it be that a monster is attacking the mountain gate?"
"How terrifying!"
"Quiet down, this must be Elder Hao's doing again, ignore it."
The old man seemed used to it; after watching for a while, everyone went about their own business.
Hao Yun, inside the weapon-refining room, looked at the hole in the roof and shook his head helplessly. He would have to find someone to repair the roof again soon.
Hao Yun waved his hand to retrieve the dragon and phoenix hairpin, examined it for a moment, and confirmed that it was indeed a low-grade acquired spiritual treasure.
Having imprinted the mark on his mind, Hao Yun placed the dragon and phoenix hairpin beside him, took out the materials he had prepared in advance, and prepared to start crafting the hat.
With ore and leather, inlaid with nine demon beast essences and two snow-white silk ribbons, a high-quality replica of Fahai's Buddha hat is thus crafted.
The quality of this magic weapon did not meet Hao Yun's expectations; it was only close to that of a low-grade acquired spiritual treasure.
Slightly disappointed, Hao Yun shook his head and began setting up his personal array.
Half an hour later, the formation was complete. Hao Yun put his hat on his head and prepared to deal with the Crimson Corpse.
To avoid any unforeseen circumstances, Hao Yun enlisted Bai Mei's help. The two left the mountain gate and headed straight for the Blood Cave.
Outside the Blood Cave, Bai Mei looked at Hao Yun and spoke.
"I'll open your blood acupoint and prevent it from closing. Be careful going down there. If anything goes wrong, don't hesitate to come back immediately."
"knew."
After stretching his body, Hao Yun prepared for battle.
"Since there are no problems, I'll get started."
Bai Mei took out the Haotian Mirror and blasted open the entrance to the Blood Cave.
"I'm going in."
After saying that, Hao Yun made a quick move and rushed into the Blood Cave. This was Hao Yun's second time entering, and he was already very familiar with the place.
The Crimson Corpse, who was cultivating the Blood River Technique at the bottom of the Blood Cave, was instantly awakened.
"Haha, we meet again. I didn't expect you to still dare to stay here. You've got some nerve!"
Standing on a large rock, Hao Yun ignored the thick, malevolent aura emanating from the blood and stared with a smile at the crimson corpse below.