When the fragrance of the elixir appeared, Fu Mingxu let out a heavy sigh of relief.
He felt that this was the fastest he had ever refined pills, and fortunately the quality of the pills was not high.
Han Tao pursed her lips and watched him finish all this, without making a sound to disturb him as he was refining pills.
"Eat it." Fu Mingxu opened the furnace and hurriedly handed the pills inside to him.
The outstretched palm was right under Han Tao's eyelids. He looked at the nine emerald green pills in the fair skin, and for some reason, his heart skipped a beat.
"What is this?" Han Tao thought the color of the pill was strangely green.
"My self-created pills are very effective." Fu Mingxu looked at the finished product in his hand with satisfaction, beaming with joy. "A fifth-grade pill."
Han Tao met those dark eyes that held a hint of pride, and his beating heart couldn't tell whether it was joy or something else.
Being able to create a fifth-grade pill is something even Wenren Tuo of the Medicine Sect would find difficult to achieve.
He heard himself say in praise, "You have a very high talent for alchemy."
Fu Mingxu straightened his chest, his eyes filled with confidence and a strange expectation, and urged, "Well, five pills should be enough for you, I guarantee they'll work very well."
Han Tao was about to reach out to take it when he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and asked, "What is the name of this pill?"
Fu Mingxu brought his palm close to his mouth, thought for a moment, and said, "A name?"
"I call it: The Elixir of Purifying the Mind and Abstaining from Desires."
A note from the author:
Han Tao: How could there be such a harmful thing to dragons in this world!
I'm back! And the first thing I did when I got back was to give this dragon a big gift... hahaha;
(I will continue to update daily; I will announce my absence if I don't.) I wonder if anyone is waiting for me?
Chapter 59
A pill to purify the mind and eliminate desires?
Han Tao paused, his hand still outstretched to receive the pill.
"Don't worry, I guarantee the effect will be absolutely good." Fu Mingxu blinked, then glanced down at a certain spot, and assured him, "It will absolutely not cause any harm to your body."
"Under normal circumstances, these nine pills are enough to maintain the effect for a year."
He recalled the ambiguous and romantic encounter he had with Han Tao before, and felt that he should have refined this elixir long ago.
Hearing Fu Mingxu's explanation, Han Tao became even more silent.
After all, he had never heard of such a pill appearing in the Cangling Continent.
The effect of purifying the mind and eliminating desires sounds insane.
Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, his hand seemingly frozen in place, Fu Mingxu had no choice but to put nine green Heart-Cleansing and Desire-Severing Pills into the spirit jade bottle and then place them into his hand.
Han Tao stared at those eyes, which were like stars, for a long time without saying a word, until he felt the coolness of the jade in his palm, and then he seemed to wake up from a dream.
"I don't need it for now." He said this, but his fingers clenched slightly. He didn't return the jade bottle containing the pills to him. Instead, he put it into his storage bag. "Just leave it for now."
Fu Mingxu stared at his face for a while, noticing that the hint of desire that had appeared in his golden eyes earlier had disappeared, replaced by a calm and composed demeanor. Apart from his jawline being slightly more taut than usual, there was nothing wrong with him.
The two had already been delayed for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn because of this little incident. At this moment, the sun was high in the sky, and white-gold rays shone in through the crack in the never-closed door, as if carrying the fragrance of peach petals from outside and spreading it all over the ground.
Han Tao glanced down and saw the light on his eyebrows. Her heart skipped a beat, but she was afraid he would say something shocking. She looked at the scattered medicinal herbs on the ground and spoke up at the right moment: "If the medicinal plants on the ground are not dealt with, they will probably lose their medicinal effects."
These words worked. Fu Mingxu sighed and hurriedly bent down to pick up the medicinal herbs on the ground. His previous efforts to persuade him to take the pill were immediately forgotten.
Watching his busy figure, Han Tao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't go to help, but finished setting up the remaining defensive formations. When he turned around, he saw Fu Mingxu throw a cluster of spiritually rich fire for Long Yan to devour.
It was a wisp of fire.
Han Tao recognized him, and his tense jawline relaxed slightly, but he didn't ask any further questions.
When he saw Fu Mingxu orderly placing the processed medicinal herbs into the alchemy furnace, he quickly threw five top-grade spirit stones into the magic array.
The magic array activated the instant the spirit stone was inserted. The door closed automatically without wind, blocking out the light from outside. The soft yet bright light generated by the magic array filled the entire alchemy room.
Fu Mingxu ignored all of that. The Li Fire Furnace was a high-grade alchemy furnace, and it was supposed to be warmed up before its first use. However, since he had just refined the Heart-Clearing and Desire-Severing Pill, he could skip that step.
The golden-red flames that the dragon flames produced circled around the alchemy furnace before landing and leaping below it.
Once it had completely devoured that wisp of fire, the connection between the dragon flame, which served as the alchemical fire, and the fire furnace became even closer.
The formula for the Demon Source Pill was already deeply ingrained in his mind, and Fu Mingxu exuded a strange yet harmonious charm in every gesture.
The first medicinal herbs placed into the alchemy furnace were all of exceptionally mild medicinal properties. The resulting medicinal liquid seeped into the furnace walls and waited quietly.
Fu Mingxu sensed the changes on the walls of the alchemy furnace. He quickly formed a medicinal seal with his hands, and in an instant, chaotic energy circulated throughout his body. Just a breath later, the demon bone chain ring on his ankle caused him pain. He stood beside the furnace and took a deep breath of the fragrance of the herbs. Then, he put the prepared spiritual herbs into the furnace one by one, concentrating his divine sense to observe the condition of the medicinal liquid inside.
When the medicine reached a gel-like state, he took out the box, removed the seal on the Demon Flower King, and let the pure demonic energy overflow.
"Put the petals in all at once." Golden-red light danced in his eyes and brows. Fu Mingxu's expression was extremely serious. In his instructions, he did not forget to remind him, "Don't be afraid of triggering the demonic seed within the dragon's soul."
Using demonic energy will inevitably cause the demonic seed within Han Tao to stir, but as long as it is controlled well, this will naturally not be a problem once the Demon Source Pill is successfully refined.
Upon hearing this, Han Tao did not ask any further questions, but nodded. The spiritual energy outside the Dragon Soul swirled, and a wisp of demonic energy appeared from his fingertips.
Black demonic energy coiled around the petals of the Demon Flower, transforming into sharp threads that cut off the petals and finally pulled them into the alchemy furnace.
He completed all of this in one go, and the unexpected turn of events that Fu Mingxu had imagined did not occur. The petals of the Demon Flower King had already entered the furnace and were fusing with the medicinal liquid.
Fu Mingxu gradually felt relieved. He glanced at Han Tao and was completely at ease when he saw that no demonic mark appeared on Han Tao's forehead.
The lid of the stove was closed, and he no longer paid any attention to anything else, but began to quickly form hand seals.
The sleeves of his green robe fluttered like butterflies with his movements, and a few strands of black hair fell on either side of his shoulders. A green hair ribbon followed his black hair and also fell to one side, revealing a small section of the white jade behind his neck.
The power of chaos fluctuated, and the dragon flames beneath the alchemy furnace leaped with Fu Mingxu's thoughts.
There were only two people in the enclosed space. Han Tao stared at the faintly visible jade-white skin, unable to look away, but the woman standing behind him remained silent. Her golden eyes seemed to reflect a leaping light, like the reflection of the dragon flames beneath the alchemy furnace.
It took Fu Mingxu two and a half days to refine the Demon Source Pill.
Perhaps it is a unique pill in the Demon Realm. Although it is a seventh-grade pill, there was no unusual phenomenon when it was made.
Fu Mingxu thought that this might be due to the natural repulsion of spiritual energy towards the elixirs from the Demon Realm.
But that doesn't matter, as long as the pill is effective.
The dragon flame had been returned to the dantian, but the furnace still retained the temperature from when it was refined.
Fu Mingxu looked down and pondered the nine black pills in the alchemy furnace.
If it weren't for the fact that he had refined the pill himself and was certain that all the steps were correct, anyone who didn't know better would have thought it was a poison pill.
However, this is not wrong. The Demon Source Pill belongs to the Demon Realm and is used by the demons to repair their demonic source. For humans who cultivate with spiritual energy, it would naturally be highly poisonous if ingested.
He stared at the nine Demon Source Pills in the alchemy furnace for a while, but instead of taking out the jade bottle, he used the remaining roots of the Demon Life Flower (after the petals were removed) to weave a simple "bowl"-shaped object, and then accurately scooped out seven pills from the furnace.
"There's no time like the present." Fu Mingxu held the pills in his hand and turned to look at Han Tao. "Use these seven Demon Source Pills now."
Han Tao's gaze fell on the strange "bowl" and the seven black pills. His lips were drawn up, but he did not refuse.
"Come with me." Fu Mingxu put the lid back on the furnace and added, "I don't have a vessel from the Demon Realm to hold Demon Pills, so the roots of this Demon Life Flower will do."
"Once you've used it all, this root can hold the remaining two pills for Shen Ange."
Han Tao's brow twitched slightly after hearing this, but he didn't say anything more, only pursing his lips and saying, "Okay."
He paused in his tracks, finally unable to hold back his question: "Wasn't it supposed to be made for me?"
The white veil that had not yet been removed fluttered gently, and the two were separated by just a veil. The blue robe seemed hazy and dreamlike, as if it could be pulled into one's arms with just a gentle tug.
Fu Mingxu stopped in his tracks, then turned his head and smiled, "Seven is enough for you. Using more will only cause you to be plagued by demonic energy."
"Of course, they were made for you." He remembered that all the auxiliary spiritual plants were prepared by Han Tao. "The other two are my reward."
"feasible?"
Han Tao naturally wouldn't say no. He hummed in agreement, took two quick steps to walk alongside him, and then, feeling that his answer was too perfunctory, said seriously, "Of course, you can do whatever you want with it."
Having received the answer, Fu Mingxu had nothing more to worry about. As he spoke, he stepped forward, passing through several layers of white gauze, and stopped only when he reached the bed at the very end. He then turned to look at Han Tao, slightly raised his chin, and pointed to the bed, indicating, "Now you can lie down."
Lie down?
Han Tao was a little confused, and said bluntly, "I just need to meditate after taking it."
As if he knew he would say that, Fu Mingxu chuckled and explained, "Are you stupid? This Demon Source Pill can naturally be taken directly by demons, but you are a dragon, and your body circulates spiritual energy. If you take it directly, do you want to fall into demonic possession?"
Upon hearing this, Han Tao, who was staring at the spacious bed and lost in thought, paused for a moment. He suppressed his slightly even breathing, his eyes filled with undisguised surprise: "Then what should we do?"
Fu Mingxu placed the bowl made from the roots of the Demon Flower on the bedside table, rubbed his slightly sore wrists, and said seriously, "It's very simple. Lie down and release the dragon tail. When you guide the demonic energy to send the Demon Source Pill into the dragon soul, I will separate the chaotic energy into your dragon soul to allow the Demon Source Pill to fuse with the demon seed."
"The Demon Source Pill is a pill that repairs the demonic source of demons. The reason it can suppress the demonic seed in your body is because it can become nourishment for the demonic seed. When the demonic seed has enough nourishment, it will enter a deep slumber and naturally will not demand anything from you."
"Therefore, this is not suppression in a broad sense, but rather a special kind of supply and demand relationship that has been balanced."
"Of course, the best way is to go to the Demon Realm to find a way to remove the demon seed. But as you know, the Demon Realm is dangerous and unpredictable. Before you go to the Demon Realm, you must reach the peak of your strength."
"This requires your Dragon Soul to be completely repaired, but if the Demon Seed is not removed, using the Dragon Soul will risk its complete awakening."
"In this way, putting the demon seed into a deep sleep is the best solution at present."
"Moreover, once the Dragon Soul is repaired, even if the Demon Seed awakens in the future, you will have the confidence to fight against it. And seven Demon Source Pills are just the right amount to feed the Demon Seed at this time without letting it grow too strong."
He explained it very carefully, which is enough to prove that all of this was not something he came up with on a whim.
Han Tao met his eyes and looked straight into them, seeing only sincerity within them.
“I have no reason to refuse,” he said, then obediently lay down.
Then a flash of golden light appeared, and a beautiful golden dragon tail appeared before Fu Mingxu's eyes.
Fu Mingxu's gaze was irresistibly drawn to the dragon's tail. He licked his back teeth, trying to pull his eyes away from the dragon's tail, and patted his chest to assure him, "Don't worry, I'll be very gentle."
He meant trying not to hurt the broken dragon soul.
The tip of its golden tail twitched as it finished speaking. Showing its tail to someone it likes is a gesture that dragons make when courting.
Han Tao saw Fu Mingxu's sparkling eyes and his furtive glances at the dragon's tail, and a heat rose in his ears hidden in his hair.
“My tail…” He suddenly became nervous.
Fu Mingxu thought his tail had been injured again without his knowledge, so he hurriedly turned his head to take a closer look. What he saw was a beautiful golden color, and even the dragon scales on it were exceptionally dazzling.