The neatly arranged collar couldn't completely conceal the two teeth marks; in fact, revealing half of them only fueled further speculation.
Siyang Immortal Lord: This guy has a really thick skin!
It took Shi Guiyuan a long time to find his voice: "Two highly skilled thieves infiltrated my Medicine Sect and even kidnapped one of my fallen disciples. Their methods were despicable."
"Since you were resting here, I was wondering if you heard anything?"
Siyang Immortal Lord glanced at the sparse stars and said frankly, "I didn't hear anything."
Qi Muyuan shook his head: "He's obsessed with cultivation and has shut down his five senses."
Han Tao: "My partner is demanding; I can't concentrate on anything else."
Shi Guiyuan: !!
Qi Muyuan almost burst out laughing upon hearing this, but said with a serious face, "If the Medicine Sect needs help, we can assist Sect Leader Shi in investigating and capturing the thieves."
"No need for that." Shi Guiyuan forced a smile. "They're just a bit secretive, so catching them won't be difficult."
There was no evidence pointing this way; he was just trying his luck to see if he could spot anything unusual about the group.
But he had clearly miscalculated. It was Bai Lengxia, who arrived last, who spoke up: "Master, that sword move looks like the Sword Sect's Rainbow Breaking Technique."
Qi Muyuan finally understood why Han Tao had instructed him earlier. He blinked and said with a heavy expression, "The Sword Sect."
Bai Lengxia realized she had misspoke and immediately explained, "This naturally has nothing to do with Sect Master Qi."
Everyone knows that Qi Muyuan's cultivation was destroyed and his memories of techniques were erased by the Sword Sect. He is definitely not the one in the world who can use the Rainbow Breaking Sword Technique.
"Alright." Shi Guiyuan had no clues and didn't want to waste time here, so he said to Han Tao, "The imprisoned demon disciples have run into some problems, which means that our previous method of suppressing the demon seeds has some flaws."
"Please wait a few more days, Lord Han, until we come up with a better solution before we help you remove the demon seed."
"Naturally, your partner can use the Hundred Poisons Spring alone for the next few days as an apology."
Han Tao seemed easy to talk to, and after nodding slightly, he said no more.
Bai Lengxia, who arrived late, noticed the unusual mark on his neck and her eyes flickered. She couldn't help but send a telepathic message to her junior brother, Yue Shan, who was standing beside her: "Lord Han, he..."
Yue Shan glanced at his master in front of him and chuckled, "What a misunderstanding, interrupting his romantic night with his partner."
Bai Lengxia swayed slightly, her expression darkening.
"Let's go," Yue Shan urged. "The disciples we've imprisoned have caused trouble, and Master is furious."
The two said no more and followed Shi Guiyuan ahead.
After watching the Medicine Sect group depart, Qi Muyuan said to Immortal Lord Siyang, "Master, I have some details I'd like to ask Lord Han about."
Siyang Immortal Lord had no doubts, nodded, and turned to leave.
Han Tao, puzzled, asked, "You want to ask about that disciple?"
"No." Qi Muyuan stepped closer, glancing furtively at his neck, his expression furtive. "I just wanted to ask Lord Han, how do you manage to bewitch your partner so much that she does whatever she wants?"
To be honest, he was very envious. But now his master wouldn't let him get close, which troubled him greatly.
Han Tao's lips twitched, and after a moment's thought, he said, "I don't know."
He can't very well say that he made it up himself, can he?
Qi Muyuan didn't believe him and snorted coldly, "I think you just don't want to tell me."
Not wanting him to keep asking questions, Han Tao simply gave him a suggestion: "I think Immortal Lord Siyang already likes you. If you stay by his side, you will naturally win him over."
“I will naturally stay by his side.” Qi Muyuan pursed his lips. “Once the matter of the Demon Seed is settled, I will go into seclusion with my master at the Tianyan Sect.”
Tianyan Sect is his territory. When the time comes, no outsiders will disturb him, and his master will definitely be coaxed into submission.
"I hope so." Han Tao's gaze fell into the endless darkness, lost in thought.
Qi Muyuan made up his mind and asked him, "What should we do next?"
"Hold your positions." Han Tao turned around. "Go to sleep first."
Qi Muyuan scoffed, "We're all at the Mahayana stage, who still sleeps?"
After saying that, he was stunned and asked incredulously, "Is this your winning formula?"
That's right! If everyone is just meditating, how can any sparks be generated?
Han Tao smiled without saying a word, turned around and went into the room. After closing the door behind him, he sighed and then found a spot on the floor where he could see the bed to sit down and meditate.
On the bed, Fu Mingxu was already fast asleep, clutching his blanket.
On the other side, Qi Muyuan looked at Si Yang Xianjun, who was meditating, and softly called him, "Master."
Si Yang shuddered and frowned, asking, "What are you doing?"
Qi Muyuan extended an invitation: "Let's sleep together."
Si Yang was stunned for a moment, then stood up abruptly and shouted angrily, "Traitorous disciple!"
Then, in a fit of anger, he turned around and found another place to meditate.
Perhaps he had expressed himself incorrectly? Qi Muyuan changed his phrasing and tried again: "Master, I want to..."
Si Yang felt a chill run down his spine as he looked into his deep eyes, and he roared angrily, "Are you trying to force me again?"
Qi Muyuan naturally dared not, for if things were like last time, wouldn't his master refuse to see him for another hundred years?
Seeing that he remained silent, Si Yang simply closed his eyes and continued meditating.
...
The next day, remembering that he was going to borrow the alchemy formula that day, Fu Mingxu got up early.
He tidied himself up, pushed open the door, and saw Qi Muyuan gazing at the sky, giving off a desolate and melancholy feeling.
"Sect Leader Qi." Fu Mingxu looked around but didn't see the figure he was looking for. "Have you seen Han Tao?"
Qi Muyuan turned around, his tone low and somber: "He went out early this morning."
Fu Mingxu felt that his tone sounded a little sarcastic, but then thought he must have misheard and didn't think much of it.
There wasn't much to say between the two, but he still harbored doubts about his conversation with Han Tao yesterday regarding Qi Muyuan, so he couldn't help but glance at the other person.
Qi Muyuan, with his keen senses, was well aware of the subtle scrutiny he was receiving. He immediately straightened his face and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Fu Mingxu's gaze stopped, landing on a figure approaching from afar. He quickly avoided the awkward conversation and waved to the person, saying, "Han Tao, you're back!"
In the soft light of dawn, it seemed as if he had been waiting for him to return outside for a long time.
Han Tao quickened his pace, and only when he got closer did he notice that Fu Mingxu was carrying a food box. He handed it to Fu Mingxu and said, "This is the Medicine Sect's breakfast. Try it."
Unlike most cultivators who rely on fasting pills for sustenance, the Medicine Sect cultivators, perhaps due to their long-term interaction with various spiritual plants, prefer to use spiritual fruits and other ingredients to savor their flavors in different ways.
Fu Mingxu looked on curiously, then casually opened the top lid, revealing six crystal-clear dumplings inside. The dumplings were still steaming and exuded a delicate fragrance reminiscent of spiritual fruits.
Seeing the slight light in his eyes, Han Tao knew that he had not made a mistake by deliberately going to the dining hall.
"You eat first, then I'll take you to the alchemy room." He paused, his expression gentle. "There's more to come."
Qi Muyuan, who had been ignored by the two, also came over. Han Tao tightened his wrist and closed the food box. "Go get it yourself if you want to eat."
Qi Muyuan stopped sticking his head out and sneered, "I didn't expect you to be so possessive of your food."
"I saw Immortal Lord Siyang in the dining hall." Han Tao glanced at him, then changed the subject, "He went to the dining hall without calling you?"
The morning breeze was slightly chilly, causing the hems of the three people's clothes to flutter.
Fu Mingxu watched Qi Muyuan's figure rush away and fell into deep thought.
"Let's eat together." The food was brought by Han Tao, and he couldn't eat alone. Remembering the dragons' temperament, he asked, "Are you a vegetarian?"
Han Tao paused for a moment, then nodded: "That's fine."
So the two returned to their lodgings and had breakfast together.
The two sat facing each other at the table, which was not very large and was filled with breakfast.
At a glance, there are about twenty kinds.
Fu Mingxu looked at the stack of glutinous rice ball-shaped snacks already placed beside him, and seeing Han Tao still taking things out of the food box, he refrained from asking, "Did you also use a space folding array on the food box?"
Otherwise, how could so many food boxes fit in such a small container?
"Yes." Han Tao answered truthfully, set out the last dish of food, and said to him, "Try it."
The breakfast at Yaozong Restaurant was indeed excellent, and it was all vegetarian, without a trace of meat.
Fu Mingxu ate his fill of the few dishes he liked, then lazily yawned, his drooping eyelashes seemingly veiled in a light mist.
"Didn't sleep well?" Han Tao glanced at the empty plate in front of him, swallowed the mouthful of breakfast, and looked at his face. "We can go after you've slept well."
The pills in his storage bag had long been used up, and Fu Mingxu was unwilling to accept that. Moreover, he had the recipes for the Demon Flower King and the Demon Source Pill. He even sat on the bed and studied the recipes carefully for a long time when he woke up in the morning.
"No, the chances of the demonic seed in your Dragon Soul being completely eliminated are slim, but the Demon Source Pill can suppress its awakening. As long as the demonic seed remains dormant until we find a way to remove it, it won't affect your circulation of spiritual energy."
"Besides the Demon-Generating Flower King, these are the auxiliary spiritual herbs I've drafted for the Demon Source Pill. Some are specialties of the Demon Realm, and I'm afraid you'll have trouble finding them, so I've also noted down the substitutes." Fu Mingxu quickly interrupted his thoughts, stood up, and took out a piece of paper with a list of herbs from his pocket. "Go to the market and find Shen Ange. She has connections that can help you, which will save you time."
He always made thorough preparations for alchemy and medicine making.
Han Tao composed himself and did not refute, but seeing the lingering weariness in his eyes, he pursed his lips.
“Alright, Han Zhengzhi is here. I can leave these matters to him.” He said slowly, “The alchemy rooms that the Medicine Sect can provide for us are not independent, so I need to go in with you when you are refining pills.”
"You refine elixirs during the day, and you must go to the Hundred Herbs Spirit Spring at night."
"You can only refine the Demon Source Pill after the poison from the Demon Bone Chain in your body has been cured."
The Demon Source Pill is a unique pill of the Demon race. It is already difficult for humans to refine it. Once they start refining it, they cannot stop until the pill is completed. Thinking about it this way, Han Tao's consideration is more comprehensive.
After the two finished speaking, they did not throw away the rest of their breakfast. Instead, Fu Mingxu placed it in a storage bag within an array that kept the temperature and time constant.
Apart from the sect leader and elders of the Medicine Sect, before a pill furnace for nurturing in the dantian was found, other disciples refined pills in the pill refining room.
The alchemy rooms are also divided into different grades.
What Han Tao borrowed was a top-grade alchemy room.
Looking at the alchemy rooms lined up with defensive formations set up at a short distance between them, Fu Mingxu finally gained an initial understanding of the Medicine Sect.
"Here." Han Tao led him to the westernmost point, in front of a door with the words "A1" written on it. After activating the formation, he nodded to him, "You go in first."
Fu Mingxu knew he was going to find Han Zhengzhi, so he didn't ask any further questions.
Just after the other party left, he took out a wisp of dragon flame to test the alchemy furnace when he saw the array at the door fluctuate.