Translator: CinderTL
"It all depends on how well you control the dosage of Red Dust Fragrance," Song Wen said. "Once you succeed the first time, you can gradually reduce the amount using your bedroom skills until you stop using it altogether. Chi Pei will likely never notice."
Qi Luo lowered her gaze, studying her delicate feet.
After a few breaths, a glint of determination flashed in her eyes, as if she had made up her mind.
"Then I'll give it a try!"
She changed her tone abruptly. "However, Red Dust Fragrance is quite rare and not easily obtainable. I'll have to try my luck at the Rotting Ghost Market."
"That won't be necessary." With a flick of his wrist, Song Wen produced a jade bottle and offered it to Qi Luo.
Qi Luo glanced at Song Wen with a puzzled expression before accepting the bottle. She undid the Restriction and peered inside.
"How did you happen to have Red Dust Fragrance on you? Are you some kind of flower-plucking rogue?"
"Of course not," Song Wen replied. "I acquired this Red Dust Fragrance by chance."
The Red Dust Fragrance in his possession had been obtained from the poison cultivator Shi Chang.
Moreover, Song Wen had learned from Shi Chang's notes on daily poison refinement that combining Red Dust Fragrance with a poison called Soul-Scattering Smoke could severely damage the primordial spirit of a fifth-tier cultivator.
Qi Luo's eyes narrowed as she scrutinized Song Wen, a playful smile curving her lips.
"You're actively scheming to help me, practically handing me over to another man's bed. Doesn't that pain you?"
Song Wen gazed at Qi Luo's face, his eyes filled with tenderness yet tinged with helplessness.
"You were never destined to belong to me alone. Since that's the case, why should I cling to you? It's better to help you achieve your desires. I only hope you won't forget me once you've attained your goals."
Qi Luo's face bloomed into a bewitching smile, as alluring as a spring flower in full bloom.
"Don't worry, I'm not heartless. If Chi Pei truly falls at my feet, I'll repay you handsomely. I can offer you a token of my gratitude right now. Besides, we can also test the Red Dust Fragrance. Rumor has it that this drug grants one the ultimate earthly pleasure, leaving you craving more."
Several days later, Qi Luo smoothed her robes, glanced back at Song Wen with a smile, and drifted away.
Song Wen sat on the low couch, rubbing his aching lower back, before leaving the inn as well.
He navigated the crisscrossing streets and entered a shop selling formations.
Soon after, he emerged from the shop and found a secluded spot outside the city walls. He retrieved Shi Man's Communication Jade Slip.
[Senior Shi Man, will Young Master Chi Pei be traveling to Phoenix Feather City soon?]
A reply came swiftly.
[The young master's departure arrangements are his own concern. There's no need for you to inquire further. Simply prepare yourself and await further instructions.]
Song Wen replied, [Senior's reprimand is well-taken. However, I recently established a cultivation cave in a remote area far from Cloudveil City. I fear I may not be able to receive your messages there. Therefore, I've purchased a Yin-Yang Transmission Array. I wish to entrust the child array to you, Senior, and request that you set it up in your cave. This will ensure we can communicate promptly.]
Shi Man responded, [You're quite the spendthrift, willing to invest in a Yin-Yang Transmission Array. Very well. Where are you? I'll come collect the child array.]
["A few days ago, Young Master Chi Pei rewarded this junior with a thousand high-grade spirit stones, which allowed me to purchase the Yin-Yang Transmission Array. I will await Senior's arrival above the western outskirts of Cloudveil City."] Song Wen.
The Yin-Yang Transmission Array consists of a child array and a mother array. Even if separated by millions of miles, messages can be transmitted between them instantaneously.
However, this array came at a steep price, costing Song Wen fifteen hundred high-grade spirit stones.
Having obtained the Yin-Sinking Water, he naturally wanted to refine the Blood Sea Seal as quickly as possible to increase his chances of victory in the upcoming confrontation with Chi Pei.
Chi Pei was a core disciple of the Divine Blood Gate, and his secret arts and treasures far surpassed those of rogue cultivators like Yuan Luo or disposable human medicinal pills like Wu Yuan.
Song Wen needed to prepare thoroughly to ensure his success.
After storing the Communication Jade Slip, he flew to the western outskirts of Cloudveil City.
About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea later, Shi Man arrived.
Song Wen handed her the child array, bid farewell, and departed.
He sped back to his cultivation cave on Wu Yuan Island in the Withered Desolation Marsh and immediately set up the Yin-Yang Transmission Array.
After confirming the formation's functionality through communication with Shi Man, Song Wen retrieved a meditation cushion, sat cross-legged, and began his preparations.
The Blood Sea Seal and the Bone Bottle containing Yin-Sinking Water appeared before him, hovering in mid-air.
Song Wen formed hand seals, spiritual light flickering at his fingertips. Crimson runes materialized one after another, embedding themselves into the Blood Sea Seal.
As the runes sank into the seal, countless blood-red veins gradually surfaced on its surface, spreading like a spiderweb. A dense, nauseatingly bloody aura emanated from the seal, making one's stomach churn.
Simultaneously, the Bone Bottle began to tremble slightly. A thread of pitch-black liquid, as thin as silk, streamed from its mouth, coiling haphazardly around the Blood Sea Seal.
The Yin-Sinking Water gradually seeped into the seal, causing the veins on its surface to writhe as if countless blood vessels were pulsing. The Blood Sea Seal seemed to come alive, as if imbued with vitality.
Time flowed silently by. In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.
The Bone Bottle was now completely empty, all the Yin-Sinking Water having merged into the Blood Sea Seal.
Song Wen took a deep breath, his gaze sharpening. The crucial stage of the refinement process was about to begin.
While continuing to form hand seals, he reversed his Qi and Blood flow. With a sudden exhale, he spat out successive streams of blood essence onto the Blood Sea Seal.
"Blood Sea boundless, Yin-Sinking Water as guide, with my blood essence, I refine this seal!"
As Song Wen suddenly roared, the Blood Sea Seal abruptly expanded, transforming into a vast Blood Sea. Crimson waves surged and churned, a bloody gale sweeping through the cultivation cave, filling it entirely with the crimson tide.
Song Wen's magic seal continued without pause. After an unknown length of time, fine beads of sweat began to form on his forehead.
The blood waves transformed from the Blood Sea Seal surged endlessly within the cultivation cave, like a ferocious beast roaring, threatening to break free from its restraints at any moment.
Suddenly, the blood waves froze, then slowly began to contract. Finally, they coalesced into a seal, hovering before him.
Song Wen reached out and grasped the Blood Sea Seal, feeling its immense power coursing through him. A faint smile curved his lips.
"Finally, it's complete."
He opened his mouth and swallowed the Blood Sea Seal whole.
Having just been refined, the Blood Sea Seal still needed to be nurtured.
Song Wen turned to examine the Yin-Yang Transmission Array, but it remained completely still.
Refining the Blood Sea Seal had taken nearly ten months. He had originally worried that Chi Pei might suddenly depart during this time, which was why he had purchased the array. However, his precaution proved unnecessary; the array remained unused.
He wondered what Chi Pei was preparing that required nearly a year to complete.
Song Wen deactivated the cultivation cave's defensive and concealment formations, recalling the three Shadow Gu and one Shadow King Gu that had been guarding the perimeter.
At the same time, he released the Nether Fox and Blood Earthworm Gu to feed them.
(End of the Chapter)
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