Chapter 22

"Let's start!"

Picking up a wolfsbane plant, the parrot stuffed it into the Great Demon King's mouth, holding his chin with one wing and pressing his broken head with the other, forcefully helping him chew.

Crunch, crunch!

The wolfsbane was chewed to pieces, the juice flowing out, covering his neck. The force was so great that two of his teeth were shattered.

"What's wrong with his mouth?"

After a while, the old turtle's voice sounded.

The parrot looked down and indeed saw that the Great Demon King's mouth had swollen up, like two sausages hanging from it.

"It's working... This means his body still has life!" the parrot thought for a moment and said.

The old turtle suddenly realized: "Then let's keep feeding him!"

One by one, the herbs were forced into the Great Demon King's mouth. When they couldn't fit anymore, they used a stick to push them in.

After a while.

"His face seems to be turning black..."

"It's fine, it's probably from the earlier burn, it shouldn't affect him much."

"His body is convulsing!"

"If he can convulse, it means he's recovering. Keep feeding him!"

The two pets were drenched in sweat, and the more medicine they fed him, the more excited they became.

Since gaining intelligence, this was the first time they had saved someone, and they felt a sense of fulfillment.

No wonder their master was always happy when he treated animals during his animal care studies. Healing people and animals indeed made one feel good.

The guy in front of them was originally motionless, like a corpse. Now, he could convulse, sweat, grind his teeth, and stick out his tongue, clearly showing signs of recovery.

"The medicine is finished..."

"Go and gather more!"

Half an hour later, all the herbs they had gathered were stuffed into the Great Demon King's stomach, making him much rounder.

Using the stick to push the herbs in was quite effective.

The parrot and the turtle worked hard to save the Great Demon King, who regained consciousness while still in a coma.

Feeling the changes in his body and seeing the two beasts "saving" him, he almost cried out.

What grudge, what enmity?

I just said I wanted to eat you, and after being beaten twice, now that I can't move, you're forcing me to drink poison... Do you want me to die completely?

"I can't stay here any longer, or I'll really die..."

Although he was powerful and could recover from any injury, these three beasts were too terrifying. They wouldn't stop until they completely destroyed his soul and body!

To save his life, he had to escape!

"The poison is very destructive to the body, but the devouring power in my magic can use its strength to restore my ability to move in a short time..."

Poison was indeed impossible for human cultivators to neutralize, but his magic relied on devouring all kinds of power to improve. The strength of the poison could also be used, though the side effects were significant, often causing unconscious bleeding from the nose and mouth.

But at this moment, these things didn't matter. Staying here would mean certain death.

Boom!

Thinking and acting at the same time, he activated his internal power. The poison he had just ingested began to slowly digest, transforming into energy that nourished his entire body.

His previously immobile body returned to his control, though it was weak, it was much better than being at the mercy of others.

Seeing the two beasts fly away to gather more herbs, and with no one watching, the Great Demon King clenched his teeth and struggled to crawl out.

Freedom, I'm coming.

...

Riding on the donkey, Su Yin moved quickly. An hour later, a huge city appeared before him.

Da Yan City!

The city gate was bustling with people.

This was originally a small village that gradually developed under the protection of the Zhenxian Sect, growing larger and larger, and now it was the second-largest city in Danyang Prefecture, only second to the capital, Danyang City.

After asking for directions, he soon arrived at the Da Yan Merchant House.

It was a huge complex, covering several acres. Even before entering, he could feel the bustling and prosperous atmosphere.

The variety of goods was dazzling, and countless people moved through it, giving him a sense of returning to his previous life.

Leaving Dahei at the stable by the entrance, Su Yin walked in and soon reached the front desk.

"Excuse me, do you sell things like Spirit Qi Pills and Qi Gathering Pills?"

The front desk attendant was a girl about his age, who looked gentle and quiet. Hearing his question, she immediately smiled. "We have ordinary and pure versions. Which one do you need?"

"What's the difference?"

"Ordinary Qi Gathering Pills are made by apprentice alchemists, with mixed potency that needs to be refined again by the user. Pure versions are made by true alchemists, with pure spirit energy that is easier to absorb, but they are more expensive."

The girl explained.

Su Yin nodded in understanding. "What are the prices?"

"An ordinary one costs about 100 coins, and a pure one costs 500 coins," the girl said.

In the Gan Yuan Continent, there were not only sects but also royal families and dynasties. The so-called "big money" was the general currency, with 1000 coins equaling one silver tael, and 10 silver taels equaling one gold tael.

"Not too expensive!" Su Yin nodded.

Perhaps because they were of a low level, a pure Qi Gathering Pill cost less than one silver tael, which indeed wasn't expensive.

"Give me ten pure ones!" Su Yin took out five silver taels and handed them over.

Though he hadn't left the sect, he still had some silver. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to come here directly. The silver was given to him by his "cheap senior brother" ten years ago, but he hadn't spent much of it while in the forbidden area.

After the transaction, he took the jade bottle the girl handed him and saw that it indeed contained ten pills, emitting a strong medicinal aroma. Taking these might help him break his current situation and successfully cultivate!

"Sir, if you want to cultivate, we also rent quiet rooms. One hour costs 10 coins." Seeing his excitement, the girl politely said.

"Rent one!"

Without hesitation, Su Yin followed the girl to a small room, about seven or eight square meters, very quiet.

Sitting on a grass mat in the center, he poured out all ten pills.

He sniffed them.

"Dry leaf grass half a coin, wood incense flower one coin, aged willow wood one-fifth of a coin, imperial tomb incense one-sixth of a coin..."

He closed his eyes and muttered.

He had systematically learned to identify herbs. No matter what, as long as it was made of medicine, he could accurately identify all the components and their proportions by smell.

To train this ability, the remnant consciousness that taught him herb identification set countless challenges, and he spent countless efforts to succeed.

In the forbidden area, he thought this ability was useless, but now it was quite helpful in identifying the components of the pills.

"The proportions seem a bit off. Dry leaf grass is warm, and wood incense flower is damp. When combined, they can easily cause the medicine to deviate. If one-third of a coin of fire moss were used to neutralize, the effect would be better. Unfortunately, not only was this not used, but imperial tomb incense was used instead... This herb has a very mixed nature, though it can neutralize, it greatly weakens the potency of the first two herbs..."

Su Yin frowned, puzzled.

Identifying herbs should be the lowest level of skill for an alchemist, even below that of an apprentice. If he could notice the problem with the pills, how could a true alchemist not?

"I must be overthinking it. Cultivators who can refine pills are very powerful. They can't possibly be worse than an ordinary person like me!"

Putting aside his chaotic thoughts, he gently pinched a pill and put it in his mouth.

Although the herbs gave him a messy and poor quality feeling, since they were refined by cultivators, they should have some effect.

Let's give it a try!

Huff!

The pill dissolved in his throat, and Su Yin immediately felt a warm current burst in his abdomen.

"It works..."

His eyes lit up. Just as he was about to control the warm current in his dantian according to the cultivation method, he felt a sudden expansion in his body, and the previously closed acupoints opened simultaneously.

Puff, puff, puff!

As if he had eaten something disgusting, the spiritual energy inside his body was compressed into clumps of air, instantly shooting out of the acupoints, and the medicinal power disappeared completely.

"..."

Su Yin's face twitched.

Even after eating it, it's expelled... This is not how you play!

Is it so hard to cultivate?