Start with the fisherman

Chapter 124: Unexpected complications
In Cape City, the Demon-Subduing Department, in the captain's room, Yuwen Badao was able to sit up from the bed.

The black energy in the wound had also weakened a lot, and the only remaining eye looked outside the captain's room, with a cold smile flashing across it.

Everyone knew about the blood curse of the Yuwen family, so after Yuwen Qilong's death, his personal belongings were still there, but they actually forgot that the wood spirit core had also been in their Yuwen family for quite some time!
Perhaps Zhao Chengxun thought that his family had controlled the Wood Spirit Core for hundreds of years and had complete control over it. Unfortunately, the methods of the Yuwen family were beyond the comprehension of a country bumpkin like him.

Summer insects cannot talk about ice!

As Yuwen Badao raised his hand, a talisman appeared in his hand.

He is not a Qi Refiner, but a warrior's Qi and blood can also activate talismans, and he can use many methods that only Qi Refiners can use.

Qi and blood rushed in, and the talisman rose up without wind, floating in front of Yuwen Badao's chest. A green light seemed to sweep across the captain's room in an instant.

The next moment, the entire captain's room was shrouded in an illusory light. In the illusion was a vast ocean dotted with countless small dots, representing small islands in the East China Sea...

It was as if a piece of mountains and rivers were suddenly condensed in the captain's room.

There is a small green dot in the center of the phantom. If you look closely, you can tell that the scene next to the green dot is Cape City!

After doing all this, Yuwen Badao raised his right hand, opened his mouth and bit his index finger hard, squeezing out a drop of light yellow blood, which he threw into the virtual shadow of mountains and rivers in front of him, and then instantly sank into the virtual shadow of mountains and rivers and merged into it.

At this time, the wound on his index finger had completely healed.

The body of the Dragon Blood Master had long transcended the mundane world. If it weren't for the obstruction of the black energy, new eyes would have grown quickly in his empty eye sockets.

As Yuwen Badao's blood dripped in, the phantoms of mountains and rivers quickly boiled, and rays of light yellow kept flashing on the phantoms of mountains and rivers.

However, Yuwen Badao soon frowned.

As the pale yellow light scanned over and over again, no changes occurred in the phantoms of the mountains and rivers. In fact, the pale yellow light became more and more illusory, and the phantoms of the mountains and rivers returned to calm again.

Until the pale yellow light disappeared, no changes occurred in the virtual images of the mountains and rivers.

Finally, the phantom disappeared and turned into a dim talisman that fell back into Yuwen Badao's hand.

"how is this possible?"

Yuwen Badao widened his only remaining eye.

Even if the murderer did not take away the Wood Spirit Core, the location of the Wood Spirit Core should still be able to be located through the Blood Contract Secret Technique. In this situation, there is only one possibility, the Wood Spirit Core has been destroyed!

But what’s the point of doing this?
Is it simply to prevent the Yuwen family from getting a treasure?
Yuwen Badao was puzzled and had to shake his head and give up.

He has done what he should do, and the rest will be left to his brother to worry about.

……

After another month of sailing, Cao Ze finally saw the outline of a small island ahead.

Although it is called a small island, it is not small at all. From a distance, you cannot see the other side of the island at a glance.

The area is at least several hundred hectares.

This sea area is very close to the front line of the Dragon Temple. No wonder they were so eager to ask Cape City to send people to support them.

From a distance, Cao Ze saw a lot of people standing on the dock, probably waiting for their arrival.

"Phantom, the masters of the Demon Exorcism Department have arrived. This small island is honored. This is a remote and desolate place with scarce supplies. I don't know the etiquette. Please forgive me for the poor hospitality."

Before even getting off the ship, the island owner brought a group of people to the deck of the Hong Xing and met with the leader of the group, Hong Xing.

Although it was called an audience, in fact, the island master was also at the level of minor success in refining the internal organs. When he saw Hong Xing, he subconsciously frowned. Obviously, he did not expect that the Demon Subduing Department would actually send a minor character at the level of refining the internal organs.

"The island owner must be ready, right?"

"Get your people on board as soon as possible and reach Cape City as soon as possible!"

Hong Xing didn't care about these. Since she dared to come, she must have something to rely on. She was very confident and didn't care about the island owner's contempt. She just wanted to complete the task as soon as possible.

Hearing this, the island owner Liang Wencai looked embarrassed, "To be honest with you, sir, I was preparing to refine a furnace of pills a few days ago, and I couldn't leave during the refining period. This pill is very expensive and the matter is of great importance. I'm afraid I won't be able to go to Cape City for a while."

"Oh? What Dan?"

Hong Xing also frowned, and there was a hint of vigilance in her eyes as she looked at Liang Wencai.

"Refine the dirty pill!"

Liang Wencai told the truth, "Your Excellency may not think highly of this kind of elixir, but this furnace of elixir consumed the island's savings of several decades. It is indeed of great importance. Please forgive me and wait a little longer, okay?"

Hong Xing's frown deepened.

She has no right to look down on Lian Zang Dan.

Before refining the Zang, other auxiliary medicines can only be called powders or pills. Only the Lian Zang Dan is the real elixir!
Even the precious Bone-Forging Pills are nothing more than a blend of several precious elixirs that complement each other to achieve an effect where 1+1 is greater than 2.

As for refining the Zang Dan, it is a truly divine method. It is through special spells that the essence of these precious medicinal materials is exposed to the extreme flames, causing an unpredictable and violent reaction, and finally bursting out with effects far exceeding the medicinal materials themselves.

If a prescription like the Bone Strengthening Pill is about addition, if the medicinal strength of one medicinal ingredient is 5, another is 6, and there are several medicinal ingredients with medicinal strengths of 3, 2, and 1, then the Bone Strengthening Pill is a fusion of several medicinal ingredients, and finally a Bone Strengthening Pill with a medicinal strength of more than ten is refined.

However, refining the Zang-refining Pill is a multiplication process. The medicinal power of the refined Zang-refining Pill can easily reach hundreds, which is ten or a hundred times that of the previous method!
To redeem this kind of elixir in the Demon Subduing Bureau, one needs a full 1,000 merit points, while the merit reward for killing a half-step grandmaster is only 3,000 merit points.

She was able to break through to the minor success of Organ Refining because Yue Lingke obtained an Organ Refining Pill for her!

"Refine the dirty pill?"

"Didn't they say that they could only refine bone-forging pills?"

Hong Xing immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. If she was just an alchemist who could refine Bone Tempering Pills, even if she was very young, she only had potential. Otherwise, the Demon Subduing Division would not have sent only her.

But if there is an alchemist who can refine the dirty pill, it will be completely different.

Liang Wencai smiled bitterly, "This place is far away from Cape City, and it is difficult to get news. A few days ago, my son made some breakthroughs, so he suddenly wanted to refine the Zang Dan. Otherwise, he would have to wait until he got to Cape City to talk about it."

"How many days will it take to refine the dirty pill in this furnace?"

After thinking for a moment, Hong Xing gave enough respect, which was the respect that an alchemist who was able to refine the Zang-Li Dan deserved.

"It's only been three days. I'm afraid we'll have to wait a little longer!"

Liang Wencai looked embarrassed. "Why don't you all gather on the island to experience the scenery and food. You've been tired all the way, so this is a good opportunity to relax!"

"No need, just arrange some accommodation for us."

Hong Xing flatly rejected Liang Wencai's proposal and did not keep him any longer.

Soon, Liang Wencai and the people he brought with him got off the boat.

Hong Xing then summoned the other three captains in the Lianzang realm to the captain's room of the Hong Xing to discuss the matter.

"A group of experts from the Organ Refining Realm were discussing this. How could a kid from the Bone Refining Realm get in?"

On the deck of the Hongxing, the first mate of the Feilong, Ren Linan, looked at Cao Ze who walked into the captain's room and couldn't help but grumble again. This time, even Captain Yue Ertai didn't ask Ren Linan to be careful with his words, because the other captains on the deck also had complaints, and there was already a lot of discussion at this time.

"Send some of your trusted aides to the island to investigate in the next few days to see if what Liang Wencai said is true. Regardless of whether what he said is true or not, we must find out the exact location of the alchemist."

"We will only wait here for three days. After three days, if Liang Wencai continues to talk about other things, we will rush to the island, rob the alchemist, and go back to Cape City directly!"

The alchemist who could refine the Zangdan was enough for her to kidnap by any means necessary, no matter whether the other party was willing or not, she would take him back to Cape City first!

In recent years, most of Yue Lingke's affairs have been handled by Hong Xing, so the arrangements are naturally in order at this time.

After saying that, she turned and looked at Cao Ze.

This time, the young lady specifically asked her to bring Cao Ze with her, and also specifically told her that if she had any questions, she could discuss it with Cao Ze.

She is a strong person in the Organ Refining Realm, how could she discuss things with a little guy in the Bone Tempering Realm?

Are you kidding me?
She has handled many affairs of the Yue family over the years. The young lady knows her abilities, but she still said this. She is a little curious about what kind of magic this boy has.

The other three captains in the Lianzang realm in the captain's room frowned slightly.

What do you mean? Instead of asking for our opinions first, you look at a kid in the Bone Tempering Realm. Is this flirting in front of them?

Cao Ze was also a little confused.

But since Hong Xing had looked over, he thought for a moment and spoke seriously, "Since Liang Wencai sent people to negotiate surrender three months ago, it means they want to join the Demon Subduing Division."

"But now you are hesitating. I'm afraid we are not the only ones coming to this island!"

The situation is critical now, Cao Ze doesn't care about anything else and directly states his guess.

After these words were spoken, the captain's room fell silent.

Now the three captains in the Organ Refining Realm suddenly understood why Hong Xing wanted to let a boy in the Bone Forging Realm to attend this meeting.

"Then what do we do now?"

After a long silence, Hong Xing asked.

"The best strategy is to abandon the ship now, escape into the East China Sea, and flee back to Cape City."

Cao Ze had naturally thought about this problem a long time ago.

"So what about the middle strategy?"

Hong Xing obviously would not agree to do this. Not only would this leave the crew here, but it would also make it impossible to complete the task assigned by the young lady and hand over an alchemist who could refine the Refining Pill to the Dragon God Temple.

The young lady had worked hard to get this mission for her, and she couldn't afford to lose it.

“There is no middle ground.”

Cao Ze shrugged, "The worst option is to keep waiting, waiting for the other party to make a move, and then we can counter it!"

Hong Xing understood what Cao Ze meant.

The so-called waiting is certainly not waiting foolishly, doing nothing, but trying to find out the opponent's background as much as possible, so as to find the flaws.

But when there is a gap in absolute strength, doing so will undoubtedly lead to slow death.

Even if a martial artist at the Refining Organs Realm finds the flaw of a Half-Step Grandmaster, what can he do?

"Okay, then we'll choose the next best option!"

Hong Xing made the decision without hesitation.

When she came out this time, Yue Lingke had prepared a lot of trump cards for her.

Even if there really is a half-step master on the island, don't even think about getting anything good from her!

……

The residential area on the island was not far from the coast. When Liang Wencai finished discussing with the managers on the island and walked towards his home, the setting sun had already come behind him, lengthening his shadow and reflecting it on the wall of the cabin.

The sea breeze blew gently, blowing away the heat of the day and bringing a hint of coolness.

He pushed open the door, and the sounds of his wife and children playing immediately came into his ears, mixed with the faint smell of sea salt, which made him smile with ease.

Without disturbing his wife and children who were having fun, he dragged his tired body towards the study.

When he opened the door, a black-robed figure suddenly came into his sight.

The man in black was wrapped in a black robe, revealing only a pair of deep eyes that flashed with an unknown light. There was no expression on his face, as if he was a cold stone statue.

Half-step master!

Liang Wencai's heartbeat instantly accelerated. As a martial artist who had achieved a small level of internal organ refining, he easily judged the strength of the man in black.

A feeling of uneasiness spread in my heart.

He swallowed and tried to stay calm, "Who are you? Why are you here?"

Although he tried to remain calm, his voice still revealed a hint of trembling.

The man in black did not answer, but just stood there quietly, his deep eyes fixed on the island owner.

The air around seemed to freeze, making it hard to breathe.

After a moment, the man in black withdrew his gaze and looked down at a piece of calligraphy on the desk. He had just written it a few days ago and was so satisfied with it that it has been kept on the desk until now.

The tide is high and the two banks are wide, the wind is strong and the sails are flying!

"Island Master Liang is a smart man. I don't think I need to remind him how to choose, right?"

Looking at the wantonly written calligraphy on the desk, the man in black sneered, "They just sent a little fellow in the Refining Organ Realm. Even if you surrender to them, what kind of treatment can you get?"

"There are many alchemists in Xuanbao Pavilion. Not to mention refining Zangdan, there are also people who can refine Jiaoxuedan and Longxuedan. If you go there, you will just be one of the many alchemists."

"Join us, and your son will be the only alchemist among us who can refine the Dirty Pill. You don't understand the difference, do you?"

Liang Wencai relaxed a little, and after thinking for a moment, he said with difficulty, "You also know the style of the Demon Subduing Division. On the surface, they only sent a little guy in the Refining Organ Realm. Who knows who is hiding in secret?"

"This is not the first or second time that the Demon Subduing Department has done this kind of thing... Therefore, I dare not make any rash decisions before the situation is clear. I hope you can forgive me."

"Are you threatening me?"

The black-robed man sneered, "You know our style. I'll give you three days to decide whether to live or die. It's up to you to choose!"

After saying this, the man in black robe flashed, a gust of wind blew past, and his figure disappeared from the study.

(End of this chapter)