章 281: A Happy Family of Three
Translator: Cinder Translations
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After consuming three meatballs, the Sacred Gu felt so stuffed that it wobbled a bit as it crawled back into Song Wen's body.
Song Wen took out the corpse refining materials that Rong Jingyun had given him when he left.
There were nine bottles of Yin Fiend Dew and a good number of other refining materials.
Rong Jingyun estimated that these materials were enough to refine the two human-snakes six times.
According to Song Wen's calculations, with his corpse refining skills, he could save at least fifty percent of the materials, meaning these materials would end up in his hands.
In the following days, everything continued as usual for Song Wen.
Most of the time, he stayed in the cave, refining Blood Spirit Pills and consuming the elixirs.
Occasionally, he would visit the alchemy room to exchange alchemical techniques with other alchemists.
What set him apart from the other alchemists in the room was that he possessed a jade slip containing Rong Jingyun's insights into alchemy, which included dozens of seventh-grade recipes, so he didn't need to spend contribution points to exchange for any recipes.
Every two days, he would take out a meatball for the two human-snakes to eat, and by now, he had saved up twenty meatballs, all of which went into the stomach of one Sacred Gu, causing it to show signs of breaking through to the early seventh grade.
Thirteen days passed in the blink of an eye.
The human-snakes gradually adapted to the pain brought by the corpse-qi within their bodies and their condition was slowly recovering.
Song Wen did not immediately perform the seventh round of corpse refinement on them.
Instead, he waited another four days before refining the two human-snakes.
He was concerned that the time it took for the human-snakes to recover was fixed. His corpse refining time was obviously shorter than a typical human's refining time. To avoid drawing suspicion from others regarding the timeline, he could only delay the refining time for the human-snakes.
After spending two days, the seventh round of corpse refinement was completed, and the corpse-qi on their bodies grew denser.
The invasion of the corpse-qi caused them to fall into immense pain once again, and their bodies started trembling uncontrollably.
After placing the two human-snakes back in their snake pits, Song Wen went to the Serpent Cave.
First, he found Liu Jiang to collect seventy meatballs.
Song Wen wanted to ask for more, but Liu Jiang refused him.
"Elder Wu, it's not that I'm stingy and unwilling to give you more meatballs; it's just that the quantity is limited."
"The meatballs are provided by the Beast Peak, and they only provide enough for ten days at a time. I have to budget carefully, fearing that there won't be enough meatballs to affect the cultivation of the human-snakes."
Liu Jiang's words were filled with complaints and dissatisfaction toward the Beast Peak.
"Why do the people of Beast Peak do this?" Song Wen asked.
Refining the human-snakes' corpses was a direct order from the Sect's Nascent Soul Elder.
Logically, to please the Nascent Soul Elder, each peak should do its best to cooperate.
It was somewhat unusual for the Beast Peak to throw obstacles in the way.
"Our alchemy peak has cultivated human-snakes with astonishing vitality and recovery ability, making them the best vessel for nurturing 'Mystic Qi'. This has embarrassed those incompetent people from the Beast Peak; they are jealous of our alchemy peak."
Liu Jiang said this with a hint of pride on his face.
After all, the human-snakes had been cultivated under his guidance.
Song Wen was not interested in the grievances between the alchemy peak and the Beast Peak.
As Liu Jiang brought it up, he didn't want to offend him, so he could only respond with a few perfunctory remarks.
After bidding farewell to Liu Jiang, Song Wen found Rong Jingyun and returned the borrowed Haoqi Mirror.
Rong Jingyun received the mirror and asked, "Elder Wu, how have the human-snakes been doing lately?"
"Reporting to Elder Rong, I have already performed the seventh round of corpse refinement, and everything went smoothly."
Upon hearing this, Rong Jingyun's eyes lit up.
"You finished the seventh round of corpse refinement so quickly! May I visit your cave to take a look?"
"If Elder Rong is willing to visit my humble abode, it would be my honor."
Just as Song Wen finished speaking, Zhou Siyi unexpectedly jumped out from somewhere.
"I want to go too."
"If Sister Zhou wishes to go, she is most welcome," Song Wen replied.
The three of them took to the skies on their swords and left the Serpent Cave.
Just as they approached the nearby peak, they saw a cultured young man riding a sword, accompanied by a thirteen-year-old boy.
The cultured young man was Heng Cheng, Rong Jingyun's partner.
The boy next to him was his son from an external partner.
Heng Cheng noticed Song Wen and the others and flew over on his sword.
"Jingyun, where are you headed? Who are these two?"
Seeing her husband and child, Rong Jingyun's face broke into a smile.
"Let me introduce you."
"These two are Elders from the peak, Wu Sheng and Zhou Siyi."
"This is my husband, Heng Cheng, an elder from the Medicine Peak."
"This is our child, Heng Junxia."
The boy crushed a flying talisman, left Heng Cheng's flying sword, and came to Rong Jingyun's side.
"Mom, you haven't been home for almost a month."
Heng Junxia held onto Rong Jingyun's hand, looking extremely reliant and longing.
Rong Jingyun's face showed a hint of indulgence as she ruffled his hair.
"Mom has been busy with sect tasks lately. Once these tasks are finished, I'll come back and spend some quality time with you."
"You must listen to your father at home and not be lazy. You need to practice diligently, understood?"
"Understood, Mom," Heng Junxia replied.
Rong Jingyun turned to Heng Cheng.
"Husband, you've been busy lately; please take good care of Junxia."
Heng Cheng replied, "Jingyun, you can rest assured."
After parting from Heng Cheng, the three of them continued towards Song Wen's cave.
"Elder Rong, I truly envy your family; you all seem so harmonious. Unlike my family, sigh!" Zhou Siyi said with a deep sigh.
Her parents divorced shortly after she was born, for reasons unknown.
Her mother was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Law Enforcement Hall, who, after separating from her father, requested a transfer to a small market under the Beast Control Sect, where she guarded the market.
Zhou Siyi was raised solely by her father.
"With someone as dedicated as Elder Rong as your mother, your child is truly lucky."
Upon hearing this, a flicker of something unusual flashed in Rong Jingyun's eyes but disappeared in an instant.
A hint of indulgence appeared on her face.
"Junxia has a pure heart and is a good child. It's just a pity that his cultivation talent is a bit lacking; he only has a third-grade spiritual root, so it may be difficult for him to make significant progress in cultivation."
Song Wen gave Rong Jingyun a strange look.
A pure heart!
In the perilous world of cultivation, that's not necessarily a good thing and isn't considered a compliment.
In the cultivation world, if one said a young cultivator had a "pure heart," it often implied that they were foolish, with little difference from an insult.
...
The three soon arrived at Song Wen's cave.
After observing the condition of the human-snakes, Rong Jingyun was very pleased. She said, "Elder Wu, I will report your contributions to the peak master and apply for the position of an elder deacon for you. I believe the peak master will be pleased."
"Thank you, Elder Rong," Song Wen said, somewhat excited.
"Junior Brother Wu, could you teach me about corpse refining?" Zhou Siyi pleaded.
"Sister Zhou, I am merely following the jade slip you gave me, feeling my way through. I can't say I can 'teach you.' If Sister trusts me, I can observe next time you refine a corpse and offer some suggestions if you make any mistakes," Song Wen replied.
Zhou Siyi smiled and said, "That would be great."
(End of the Chapter)
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