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Song Wen waved his hand.
With a "bang," a blood-colored coffin fell to the ground.
"Enter the coffin," Song Wen said coldly.
Hearing his voice, Xing Mo did not hesitate and lay down in the coffin, engulfed by the intense corpse aura that filled the space.
The first step in refining the Obstruction Breaking Pill was to turn Xing Mo into a living corpse.
This process was an immense torture for both his body and soul.
Xing Mo's body felt as if it were being burned by raging flames, yet also pierced by chilling ice, the pain nearly causing him to lose consciousness.
His muscles spasmed and twisted, veins bulging, sweat pouring down like rain.
His soul felt as though it were being sliced by countless tiny blades, enduring what seemed like hellish torment.
Xing Mo's teeth almost shattered, and his eyes filled with blood, turning as red as a demon's.
After enduring several hours of this excruciating pain, he was finally turned into a living corpse as intended.
Next, the living corpse would be used as the primary ingredient for the pill, and the furnace would begin refining.
Xing Mo's body was consumed by the furnace's flames, and his soul struggled within the pale blue core of the Earth Core Refining Flame.
Song Wen remained expressionless, ignoring all of Xing Mo's cries and screams, proceeding step by step with the refinement process.
Half a month later, a pale green pill with a few traces of blood appeared at the bottom of the furnace.
Song Wen retrieved the pill and left the cave.
He flew to the small courtyard where Xing Mo had been residing. With a sweep of his spiritual sense, he noticed Xing Shan standing outside, gazing into the distance, while Shan Yue was inside the house, cultivating.
Not wanting to disturb Shan Yue, Song Wen sent a voice transmission to Xing Shan.
"Xing Shan, I am Ji Yin. Your father has left something with me, and I am here to pass it to you."
Xing Shan looked up and hesitated for a moment before flying toward Song Wen.
"Senior Ji Yin, may I ask where my father is now?"
When she saw Song Wen, Xing Shan didn't immediately ask about what he had come to deliver. Instead, she was more concerned about her father's whereabouts.
Song Wen remained silent and simply tossed a storage ring to her.
The moment she held the storage ring, Xing Shan recognized it as her father's storage ring. However, there was no soul imprint on it.
This discovery struck her like a cold arrow straight into her heart.
Her eyes turned red, filled with endless sorrow.
"Why is my father's storage ring with you? Where is he? Where is he now? Is he dead? How did he die? Where are his remains?"
Seeing Xing Shan's frantic state, Song Wen shook his head helplessly.
"In the storage ring, there is a jade vial labeled 'Obstruction Breaking Pill.' This pill is meant for you when you reach the Golden Core stage to help you survive your Heart Tribulation. Once this pill is in your hands, I will have fulfilled the oath I made with your father."
Xing Shan looked at the storage ring in her hand and shouted loudly.
"I don't want the Obstruction Breaking Pill. I just want my father. Senior Ji Yin, please tell me, where is he? Has he passed away? How did he die? Where are his remains?"
Seeing her near madness, Song Wen shook his head in helplessness.
"Your advancement to the Golden Core stage was your father's final wish. He hoped you would achieve it for yourself and not let his expectations down."
After finishing his words, Song Wen swept up a gust of wind and disappeared without a trace.
Only Xing Shan remained, standing dazedly on the ground, lost in thought.
Upon returning to his cave residence in the Phantom Gorge Mountain, Song Wen received a message from An Tong.
[Senior Ji Yin, do you have any news regarding the matter you entrusted to me?]
After a brief moment of confusion, Song Wen quickly realized that An Tong was referring to the matter of asking An Yin to investigate the situation in the nearby sea areas of the Liangyi Sect.
It was worth mentioning that because An Yin came from the Wu Ji Sect, although Zi Yun valued her, she did not formally accept her as a direct disciple, but instead made her a registered disciple for the time being.
Song Wen flew to the cave residence at Sky Vault Peak.
"Senior, you're back. It's been more than half a month since I last saw you," An Tong said.
"I have an old friend who lives near the Four Symbols City. Recently, I've been staying there to discuss cultivation matters with him. You can contact me at any time if there's anything you need," Song Wen casually replied.
"Understood," An Tong responded.
"What news has An Yin brought back?" Song Wen asked.
"An Yin said that in some remote sea areas under the jurisdiction of the Liangyi Sect, small groups of demon tribes have been appearing, attacking smaller islands and causing the destruction of minor human forces, resulting in many innocent deaths. Also, the traces of the Illusion Mist Jellyfish have been found in the nearby sea areas of the Liangyi Sect," An Tong explained.
The Illusion Mist Jellyfish is about ten feet long, its body formed by countless transparent tentacles, emitting a special mist that can confuse vision and perception, making it difficult for cultivators to detect their presence.
The Illusion Mist Jellyfish serves as a scout for the demon tribes in the sea.
"Small groups of demon tribes dare to infiltrate the inner sea? Has the Liangyi Sect sent anyone to exterminate them?" Song Wen muttered softly.
An Tong replied, "The sea is too vast, and the number of demons is small. As long as they hide in the underwater caves, they are hard to detect. The higher-ups in the Liangyi Sect suspect that the demons are trying to start fires all over the inner sea, causing various human factions to be overwhelmed, which would delay the formation of a human alliance."
"Keep in touch with An Yin and have her gather more intelligence on the Liangyi Sect," Song Wen instructed.
"Understood, Senior Ji Yin," An Tong responded.
Song Wen left Sky Vault Peak and returned to his cave residence in the Phantom Gorge Mountain.
In the blink of an eye, another two years passed.
By now, it had been eleven years since Zhu Yin obtained the Nascent Spirit Pill. If she had successfully cultivated the nascent soul, she might have already advanced to the Nascent Soul stage.
Song Wen realized that he needed to give Zhu Yin some information, or she would have a hard time finding him.
Thus, Song Wen secretly returned to Ji Yin Island.
After confirming that there was no one on Ji Yin Island, Song Wen entered the cave he had personally established.
He left the words "Liangyi Four Symbols" on the walls of the cave and then returned to Four Symbols City.
If Zhu Yin were to search for Song Wen, her first stop would naturally be Ji Yin Island. Upon seeing these four words, she would easily associate them with Song Wen waiting for her at Four Symbols Island.
During the long wait, time passed quickly, and another three years went by.
In recent years, the Jing family had struggled to hold their ground, and the situation of the Northern Region's human race had become increasingly precarious.
"When the lips are gone, the teeth are cold!"
Other human factions were well aware that they could no longer allow the demon tribes to occupy a region. Otherwise, once the demons had plundered the cultivation resources of the Northern Region, their strength would further expand.
After several years of discussions, the human alliance was finally established.
A large army of cultivators, led by Xuan Chengzi and Cui Xuanjing, the top cultivator of the Cui family, had set off for the Northern Region a month ago.
Due to Yin Shuo and Ye Hua's injuries still not fully healed, Wu Ji Sect had only sent a few Golden Core cultivators and dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators to participate in this campaign.
With Xuan Chengzi's departure, and the absence of a peak Nascent Soul cultivator to guard the sect, the atmosphere in the Liangyi Sect became noticeably tense.
The Liangyi Sect had clearly increased patrols around the surrounding sea areas of Liangyi Island, and they had also contracted their influence, abandoning some remote and less important territories.
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