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Refining entry-level pills is actually not a particularly difficult task.

And it is mainly due to the fact that Yingzhou and Xiaobeihai Realm are both fragments of the Earthly Immortal Realm,

Therefore, although the types of herbs found in these two lands may be different,

But in terms of medicinal properties, they have many similarities with only slight differences.

This feature undoubtedly greatly reduces the difficulty of alchemy, allowing Xie Que to use various herbs more flexibly even if he is in Yingzhou.

Regarding the choice of flame, entry-level pill refining does not require any special exotic fire.

Ordinary fire is enough to meet the needs of alchemy.

This undoubtedly provided great convenience for Xie Que, as he did not need to go through so much trouble to find a special flame.

There are many hunters in the surrounding villages who can collect herbs and can easily identify some herbs.

After careful consideration, Xie Que asked his father to purchase a huge bronze tripod in the city of Dongshan Road to make full preparations for alchemy.

In order to make elixirs, Xie Que also bought a large amount of meat and corn from hunters.

He was not in a hurry to directly refine high-level elixirs, but chose the Bigu Pill as his trial.

The Bigu Pill has undergone several improvements in the Xiaobei Sea Realm and is now more suitable for the needs of warriors.

After all, warriors are different from those who practice Taoism. Before they reach the realm of heaven and man, if they do not eat for a long time, their bodies will become weak.

Relying on his extremely terrifying control, Xie Que quickly mastered the technique of alchemy.

He could successfully refine hundreds of fasting pills at a time, which were made from meat, corn, and a large amount of sugar and salt.

Each of these fasting pills is enough to satisfy the needs of an incoming warrior for three full days of activities.

Its unique medicinal effect enables warriors to maintain abundant physical strength and energy for a long time without worrying about hunger.

For hunters who travel through mountains and forests all year round and make a living by hunting, this kind of fasting pill is undoubtedly an extremely convenient supplement.

Compared to carrying heavy dry food, the Bigu Pill is not only light and easy to carry,

The feeling of fullness and physical strength it provides far exceeds that of ordinary dry food, making their hunting activities easier.

However, for Xie Que, these fasting pills were not for trading ordinary items.

He insisted on accepting only medicinal herbs in exchange and had no interest in any other items.

This way of trading also attracted many hunters to hand over their precious medicinal materials in the hope of exchanging them for the magical fasting pill from Xie Que.

After going through the process of refining more than three thousand fasting pills, Xie Que was full of confidence in his alchemy skills and was ready to start refining those pills that were truly of high quality.

Although he was only refining first-grade "Qi and Blood Pills" at first, Xie Que successfully refined a large number of high-quality Qi and Blood Pills with his superb skills and insight.

He even swallowed these pills casually like candy beans to improve his cultivation.

This luxurious way of training made his cultivation advance by leaps and bounds, and he could light up a new acupoint every few days.

Such an astonishing speed of cultivation is rare even in the Xiaobeihai Realm. Ordinary warriors can only look up to such a speed and find it difficult to reach it.

In half a year, Xie Que had ignited the light of qi and blood in more than half of the acupoints in his body.

As his cultivation level continued to improve, Xie Que gradually realized that the opportunity had come.

So, one day, he found his father, Ichiro Kurokawa.

The statue that used to be in the main hall of Aoki Shrine no longer exists. It was solemnly taken away by the Spirit Hunting Department.

However, there are secrets hidden deep underground in this shrine, and only Kurokawa Ichiro knows the secret.

He has always carefully guarded this secret and never revealed it to outsiders.

Ichiro Kurokawa always kept his mouth shut about this important secret to his son and did not tell him.

However, what he didn't expect was that Xie Que would actually bring up this matter directly to him.

"Father," Xie Que got straight to the point, "Is there a statue of His Majesty Aoki hidden in the basement of the shrine?"

When Ichiro Kurokawa heard this, his heart was immediately filled with shock.

He was stunned and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

What he worried about finally happened; his son actually knew the secret.

What made him even more uneasy was that his son knew this secret. Did that mean other people had also noticed something?
Ichiro Kurokawa's face turned pale in an instant, and his expression was extremely nervous.

He was afraid that the secret would be leaked, bringing disaster to the shrine and the surrounding villagers.

However, Xie Que could see his father's worry from his expression. Before Kurokawa Ichiro could speak, he hurriedly said:

"Father, don't worry, I'm the only one who knows about this. I won't tell anyone."

Hearing his son's assurance, Kurokawa Ichiro finally breathed a sigh of relief. But his expression was still tense, and he asked with a trembling voice:

"I understand...but Takeshi, how did you know this secret?"

Xie Que had already prepared his words. He took a deep breath and said slowly:
"Father, I saw it in a dream... In my dream, I saw the statue of Lord Aoki hidden underground."

"After waking up, I remembered that this dream seemed to have many strange aspects, so I asked you."

As Ichiro Kurokawa listened to his son's explanation, the tension in his heart gradually eased.

He knew that once the secret possession of the statue was discovered, the punishment from the Spirit Hunting Department would be extremely severe.

He dared not be negligent and had to ensure that the secret was not leaked.

"Ah? If you dreamed about this, it means that Lord Aoki has not yet been killed by the Lord God..."

When Ichiro Kurokawa heard this, his heart was filled with great waves.

He began to pace restlessly in the yard, his brows furrowed.

Suddenly, he stopped, turned around and pulled his son into a secret room.

He carefully closed the doors and windows to ensure that there was no possibility of any outside disturbance in the room.

Then, he couldn't wait to ask, "What did you dream about? Was there any specific information about His Highness Aoki?"

Xie Que shook his head, and under Yilang's disappointed eyes, he slowly began to narrate his dream:
"I dreamed of a time before the shrine was built. There grew a huge tree here, tall and majestic, with luxuriant branches and leaves."

After hearing this, Kurokawa Ichiro nodded and said affirmatively:

"Yes, this is indeed the hometown of Lord Aoki. That huge tree is the real body of Lord Aoki."

Xie Que continued to describe his dream:

"However, later two suns suddenly appeared in the sky. They were extremely hot and illuminated the earth like a furnace. Under the burning of the two suns, the giant tree gradually withered and finally died, leaving only its roots buried deep underground." Having said this, Xie Que paused, as if recalling every detail of the dream.

Then he continued, "Later, a shrine was built on this land. And those roots that grew again from the ground were eaten by me..."

Before Kurokawa Ichiro finished listening, he immediately stood up and slapped the table: "Ridiculous, how can you blaspheme His Highness Aoki like this..."

"Father, this is just a dream." Xie Que did not show any emotion in the face of his father's anger.

After hearing this, Kurokawa Ichiro also reacted immediately, with a hint of apology on his face: "I'm sorry, I'm a little too sensitive."

He grew up in the shrine, and his father was the former owner of the shrine.
The education he received since childhood was how to respect gods.

Therefore, he has maintained respect for Aoki-sama for thousands of years.
As the only believer of Lord Aoki, he would not allow others to blaspheme against God.
So after hearing his son's outrageous words, he was extremely angry.

But after realizing that this was a dream, he immediately calmed down: "Did you dream about anything else?"

Xie Que nodded: "After I ate the roots growing from the ground, I seemed to have regained my Yin-Yang magic and became even more powerful. I feel that the me in my dream is as powerful as a great Yin-Yang master..."

The so-called great Onmyoji is a powerful person in the realm of gods.

After hearing this, Kurokawa Ichiro frowned immediately: "What does this mean?"

Xie Que leaned close to his father's ear and whispered, "Perhaps, this is your highness's oracle."

"Oracle?" Kurokawa Ichiro did not become happy, but the sadness between his brows deepened.

In his opinion, even Lord Aoki was only at the level of a great Onmyoji.

If eating the roots can reach the level of a great Onmyoji,
The only possibility is that Lord Aoki took away Wu Si's body.

Although faith is valuable, he would not sacrifice his own son to fulfill the god he believes in.

Xie Que also saw Wu Si's worry and asked directly: "Father, are there really roots left by His Highness Qingmu underground?"

Kurokawa Ichiro was a little hesitant, but considering that Takeshi would know these things sooner or later and inherit the shrine, he nodded:

"Underground... there is indeed a root that has been carved into the image of His Highness Aoki."

Xie Que said again: "Father, I want to eat it just like in my dream."

When Kurokawa Ichiro heard this, he was not as angry as before. He did not question whether his son was deceiving him.

After all, apart from him, it is impossible for anyone else to know about the underground palace.

But after his son said it accurately, he knew that the dream must be true.

But after listening to Wu Si's story, he felt that there was something strange everywhere.

Was it a divine revelation from Lord Aoki to Wu Si, or was there another conspiracy?

He didn't want to hurt either his son or his faith.

He was also unwilling to let Wu Si take such a risk, so he simply shook his head:
"Who can tell clearly what happened in the dream? Don't think about it anymore."

Xie Que immediately said in a pleading tone: "Don't worry, father, I'm sure..."

At this point, he squatted on the ground again and said with great reluctance: "I understand my talent. If it were a thousand years ago, I would have the potential to become a great Yin-Yang master."

"But now my Yin-Yang magic has been abolished, and the Spirit Hunting Department will not let me learn it again, but I... am unwilling to accept this."

He beat his chest and stamped his feet, looking at Ichiro: "Father, if I have to live a mediocre life and can only live in this countryside, I might as well commit suicide and die to show my determination..."

"Isn't it good to be a samurai?" Ichiro's tone finally softened. He didn't want to see the talented Wu Si sink into depravity.
"A warrior...what's the use of a strong warrior? I was able to kill a large number of them easily half a year ago."

Ichiro exhaled and looked out the window: "Go back and have a rest first, let me think about it."

Xie Que nodded. After all, this was a difficult thing for people to choose.
It's not surprising that Ichiro is a bit indecisive.

Three days later, Ichiro seemed to have prepared himself mentally and went straight to Xie Que: "Wu Si, have you thought about it?"

Xie Que nodded: "There is an old saying, 'A real man does not eat from five cauldrons when he is alive, but he will be cooked in five cauldrons when he dies.'"

"Since I was born into this world, what should I be afraid of?"

Ichiro nodded: "In that case, come see me tonight."

After saying that, he turned and left without saying anything more.

……

The night was gloomy and the darkness was so thick that it enveloped the entire world.

Ichiro held a dim oil lamp in his hand, and the faint light flickered in the darkness.

He slowly opened the passage hidden under the grass and climbed down.

Xie Que followed behind Yilang silently as they went down the long ladder and began to go deeper underground.

Their footsteps echoed in the empty underground corridor, and the sound continued to circle.

Time seemed to have stopped at this moment, and they didn't know how long they had been walking.

Until a green light appeared in front of Xie Que's eyes. It was the light reflected by the square of the underground temple.

The moment they stepped into the square, the entire view of the temple came into their sight.

This corner forgotten by time is completely different from the temple on earth.

The entire shrine is carved from huge tree roots, which have turned from green to dark green over the years, while still retaining their natural texture and shape.

The roots are intertwined and intertwined on the surrounding ground or walls.

These totems appear and disappear in the dim light, exuding an ancient and mysterious atmosphere.

Xie Que stared at these totems and instantly realized that the great god Qingmu was undoubtedly a totem god.

And in the center of the temple, the statue carved from thick roots is majestic and solemn.

It was wearing blood-red armor, a ghost-face mask, and a sword hung around its waist.

Xie Que's gaze also shifted to the statue. He could clearly feel that

Not only the statue, but even the entire underground temple... he can devour it all.

The remains of a divine tree demon were enough to allow him to raise his martial arts skills to at least the celestial realm.

After Ichiro brought Xie Que here, he said, "I'm going up... I'm a little nervous after staying here for too long, but Wu Si... don't do anything you're not sure of, understand?"

Xie Qi nodded: "Father, I understand."

After Yilang left, Xie Que used his blood and energy like a knife to chop down the root statue. (End of this chapter)