Record of a Demon's Cultivation

Chapter 310: Human-Snake Refinement Failure



Translator: Cinder Translations

After bidding farewell to Rong Jingyun, Song Wen developed a strong interest in the Canglan Secret Realm.

He flew to the Scripture Depository located at the main peak of the Beastmaster Sect.

Inside the Scripture Depository, there were vast amounts of books like an ocean, most of which did not involve spells or secret techniques, but rather recorded some common knowledge or rumors from the cultivation world.

Song Wen found a book detailing the Canglan Secret Realm in the Scripture Depository.

The Canglan Secret Realm is located in a subspace, originating from a large force that vanished long ago in the river of time.

Every fifty years, the entrance to the Canglan Secret Realm automatically opens once, lasting for a month.

This is the only opportunity for people from the Tianyuan Realm to enter and exit the Canglan Secret Realm.

The Canglan Secret Realm is vast, and most of the spiritual herbs and treasures are concentrated within a towering peak.

This peak covers an area of a thousand mu and stands at over ten thousand feet tall.

There are no human beings living and reproducing inside the secret realm, but a large number of monster beasts reside there.

Only cultivators below the Golden Core stage are allowed to enter the Canglan Secret Realm.

However, this does not mean that only Foundation Establishment experts can enter.

According to the cultivators who entered the secret realm last time, there are two Golden Core stage monster beasts lurking inside.

One is a white tiger with wings that occupies the summit of the peak.

The other is a several-zhang-long crocodile dragon lurking in the lake at the foot of the mountain.

These two monsters are not entities that can be easily provoked.

Inside the mountain, there are palaces left by an ancient force, where the Ten Thousand-Year Spiritual Liquid is born in one of the palaces.

The Yin-Yang Blood Weeping Branch grows alongside the underground dark river, with an uncertain number and location, requiring luck to find.

There are many other spiritual herbs growing on the mountain's belly and body.

These spiritual herbs are also objects that cultivators compete for.

...

Eight months later.

Song Wen was in his cave dwelling, refining the human snake's Mystic Qi.

This human snake is the one that has undergone the most refinements, having been refined sixteen times, and Song Wen was conducting the seventeenth refinement.

Suddenly, Song Wen's expression changed slightly; after a brief moment of astonishment, the hand gestures he used for the spell changed abruptly, forcibly retracting the corpse energy he had attempted to forcefully refine into the human snake's body.

Earlier, Song Wen noticed that the life force of the human snake had sharply declined, which forced him to halt the refinement.

This was Song Wen's first encounter with the failure of refining the human snake's Mystic Qi.

After numerous refinements, the corpse energy on the human snake had become increasingly dense, seemingly approaching a critical point, making the refinement process more difficult.

This made Song Wen extremely cautious during the refinement, fearing that a moment of carelessness would result in the human snake's death, rendering all previous efforts wasted.

Within the chest of the human snake, there is a special energy cavity, similar to a human's dantian, which is a place for storing spiritual power.

This energy cavity is also the source of the Mystic Qi; once generated, the Mystic Qi gradually spreads to other parts of the human snake's body.

The Mystic Qi in this human snake has filled most of its body, with only a small portion of its tail not yet covered.

It is not far from the point where the Mystic Qi fully envelops the body.

Given the human snake's weak life force, it definitely cannot continue to be refined.

Song Wen left the cave dwelling and went to the human snake cave, where he found Liu Jiang.

"Elder Liu, I have a request for assistance. The human snake's body has been overwhelmed by too much corpse energy, leading to its weak vitality. Is there a way to enhance the human snake's life force without weakening the corpse energy?"

Liu Jiang frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "This request is somewhat difficult. Corpse energy and life force are fundamentally incompatible. If the physical body is fused with too much corpse energy, it will inevitably lead to a loss of vitality."

Song Wen said, "Is there really no way to solve this? That human snake only has two-thirds of

its tail left, yet it can already reach the point of full Mystic Qi. If the human snake dies now, it would be a total loss, wasting all previous efforts."

Liu Jiang shook his head.

"I can't think of any effective methods, but we can ask Elder Rong and Sect Leader Fang. They might have some elixirs that can stimulate the human snake's life force."

Song Wen nodded, taking out the communication jade slips for Fang Pengyi and Rong

Jingyun, and sent out requests for help.

Moments later, Rong Jingyun and Fang Pengyi arrived at the human snake cave.

After Song Wen briefly explained the situation, the four of them headed to Song Wen's cave dwelling together.

Upon inspecting the human snake's condition, Rong Jingyun said, "Elder Wu, you truly have extraordinary talent in corpse refinement. In just a short time, the human snake has integrated such a dense Mystic Qi."

Song Wen replied, "Elder Rong, you flatter me. My corpse refinement skills are still lacking; otherwise, the human snake wouldn't be in such a weakened state."

Fang Pengyi chimed in.

"This matter has nothing to do with your refinement skills. This human snake is only at the

mid-level of the fifth stage. Even if the life force of the snake is strong, it can only bear a limited amount of corpse energy. If you had a stronger human snake, perhaps you could successfully reach the full Mystic Qi."

The cultivation of the human snake was entirely Liu Jiang's responsibility. He said, "Reporting to the Sect Leader, once the human snake's strength progresses to the mid-level of the fifth stage, its growth becomes very slow. To cultivate a stronger human snake would

likely take a considerable amount of time."

Hearing this, Fang Pengyi frowned deeply.

The matter of Mystic Qi was crucial to his ambition of ascending to the position of Sect

Leader.

Naturally, he hoped to allow the human snake's Mystic Qi to reach the point of full Mystic Qi

as soon as possible.

He examined the human snake again, murmuring, "Currently, the corpse energy in this

human snake has reached its limit. To continue refining it with corpse energy, we must find a way to forcefully stimulate the human snake's life force."

Liu Jiang asked, "Sect Leader, is it possible to give the human snake a Lifesaving Elixir to hold

on to its last bit of vitality and forcefully complete the refinement?"

Fang Pengyi shook his head.

"The effect of the Lifesaving Elixir lasts only half an hour, and it cannot be taken repeatedly in

a short time. It would be impossible to complete the refinement in such a short period."

"The Sect Leader, perhaps we could try using the Ziyun Mushroom," Rong Jingyun suddenly

suggested.

The Ziyun Mushroom is a rare and precious third-tier healing herb known for its remarkable ability to stimulate a cultivator's life force.

However, Ziyun Mushrooms are scarce and expensive, making them difficult to obtain.

Fang Pengyi's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

"The Ziyun Mushroom! It might really be able to save the human snake's life. You three stay

here for a while; I will go get it."

With that, Fang Pengyi disappeared into the cave.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Fang Pengyi returned to Song Wen's cave, bringing with himn/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

a jade box.

"Elder Wu, I just went to the Medicine Peak and exchanged for a Ziyun Mushroom. After giving it to the human snake, you should immediately start the corpse refinement. The three

of us will stand by to assist. If any accidents happen, we will act promptly to help."

Seeing Song Wen nod in agreement, Fang Pengyi opened the Six-Hexagram Demon-Locking Array, drawing the human snake out from its pit.

Then, he fed the Ziyun Mushroom to the human snake.

He also channeled his spiritual energy to help the human snake refine the Ziyun Mushroom.

In an instant, the life force of the human snake rapidly increased. Even the withered scales

regained some luster.

"Elder Wu, hurry!" Fang Pengyi urged.

Song Wen immediately sat cross-legged, channeling his spiritual power to draw the human

snake into the corpse-raising coffin and began the refinement.

(End of the Chapter)

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