After the two finished their conversation, Liu Qingxi returned to her room to refine this plan, while Yuan He continued to sleep like a log.
Lu Li, on the other hand, went back to the underground chamber and immersed himself in the vast heritage of the Yin Yang Sect, searching for a suitable charm technique.
But the more he looked, the more Lu Li felt like crying and laughing at the same time.
The Yin Yang Sect could be said to have collected every charm technique under heaven, because the sect’s founder had attained the Dao through charm techniques and ascended to the Immortal Realm.
“Moonwalk Steps… useless.” Lu Li tossed this book into a corner of his sea of consciousness.
“Soft Words Command—compared to Enchanting Sound, it’s like mud compared to clouds.”
“Scented Sleeves Manual, Twelve Spring Water Rituals… all too inferior.” Flipping to the end, Lu Li actually discovered that the Nine Forms of the Heavenly Fox he cultivated was already the most supreme charm technique law under heaven.
“However, if the Yin Yang Sect founder were to evaluate my usage of charm techniques, I’m afraid it wouldn’t be presentable.” After a wry smile, Lu Li looked toward the most core volumes of Dharma formulas in his inherited memories.
“Hmm… hmm… forget it.” Lu Li only glanced at the titles to roughly know what type of Dharma formulas these were.
For instance, techniques like Gathering Rosy Clouds Return Truth Method, Green Vine Winding Jade Chapter, Jade Kettle Drawing Moon Method, and so on.
“Although from a practical standpoint, if I actually wanted to cultivate, I could enter a city today and come out refreshed tomorrow with greatly increased cultivation, and then destroy a city all by myself.” Lu Li shook his head and set aside learning charm techniques for the moment, and began looking through the sect’s Toxic Scripture.
As a Saintess, he was different from other disciples; he could read these sealed secret manuals.
After all, he was the next successor of the sect.
When traversing the Immortal Realm, he would naturally be targeted by various sects, so letting him learn more techniques and formulas was ultimately a good thing.
As he flipped through, Lu Li’s understanding of poisons gradually reached a new level.
As a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, reading the Toxic Scripture was naturally much faster than before.
Moreover, this Toxic Scripture was quite interesting. On one hand, it recorded the manufacturing methods of various pills, powders, ointments, pellets, liquids, and extracts.
On the other hand, it explained the interesting poisonous insects and wondrous flowers of the Immortal Realm—even metal and stone had unique medicinal properties.
If studied from another angle, it could also become a marvelous book for saving lives.
“This is quite useful…” After closing the Toxic Scripture, a new plan emerged in Lu Li’s mind.
“Then let’s do it that way.”
The next morning. The market square of Blackstone City began selling Fragrance Condensing Pills used by mortal women.
The market square also started selling a unique Thousand Day Drunk.
According to rumors, the recently deceased Wolf Commander and Lang Ya both had lingering thoughts about these two types of wine before they died.
Naturally, the various demons were skeptical about this wine.
But when someone revealed that the brewer of this wine was the Celestial Fox Saintess, all doubts were resolved.
The originally empty shop entrance suddenly became crowded with people, shoulder to shoulder.
Some connoisseurs, after buying the wine, would open jars right on the street and drink heartily, then get drunk for several days. Upon waking, they felt refreshed and even showed signs of cultivation growth.
Even the people in shops along the street fell into a tipsy state, and their internal True Qi circulation sped up considerably.
Such peculiar effects made cultivators scramble for it without cease.
Faced with such a hot situation, the market square also produced new wines, like Forget Sorrow and Dispel Worry, which made ordinary demon cultivators follow them obsessively.
Time passed. Three days later, news of the Blackstone City market’s wine spread to the nearby Red Mud City.
A few small crocodile demons, carrying Thousand Day Drunk purchased from Blackstone City, made their way carefully through the mud.
They bypassed the key points of the formations, crossed the hidden mechanisms in the mud, and delivered the wine legitimately bought from Blackstone City market to the Crocodile Lord’s residence.
“Oh… this is indeed very good wine.” The Crocodile Lord, lounging on a long chair, flashed his eyes, emitting a faint golden light.
“Even through the jar, I can see the spiritual light contained within.”
“Great King Crocodile, has your Heavenly Eye advanced again?” From a high place on the other side came a spine-chilling scraping sound, along with a bewitching voice.
“Your servant marvels once again—your Buddha Spirit Root probably makes many human Saint Sons envious.”
“It’s only a small improvement.” The Crocodile Lord looked up.
“Lan Zhu’er, I’ll trouble you to test the poison this time.”
“The Great King is such a sly one.” Under a gentle trailing tone, eight sharp claws descended from the high place and arrived before the small crocodiles.
“But even if it’s poisoned wine, it’s still nourishment for this servant.”
“That’s why I work with you… I hear the Celestial Fox Saintess’s charm technique is unparalleled, so she managed Blackstone City in just a few days and even mobilized the entire city to kill the Frenzied Beast Tide.” The Crocodile Lord squinted, watching Lan Zhu’er, whose upper body was that of a young girl but lower half was a hideous spider, extend a finger, poke through the wine lid, and gently lick.
“What the Great King heard is different from what your servant heard.” Lan Zhu’er closed her eyes for a moment, then a peach blush appeared on her face.
“Lord Crocodile, this wine is definitely brewed by the Celestial Fox Saintess without a doubt. The choice of wondrous flowers and herbs is very refined, inherently carrying a charm meaning, but it indeed has the effect of increasing cultivation.”
“And the poison?”
“No poison exists, but it carries a trace of charm meaning. I hope the Great King doesn’t mind that.” Lan Zhu’er giggled, then raised her hand slightly.
“For this servant, it’s an excellent tonic.”
“Then let’s share it.” The Crocodile Lord looked again at the wine the small crocodiles were pouring out.
“By the way, according to your plan, can Blackstone City be breached within these few days?”
“Absolutely. Blackstone City is located on the border between the Human and Yao races. Its defensive formation is the strongest, but their biggest problem is… the lava lake beneath Blackstone City.”
“Your servant’s spiders brought interesting news. The Celestial Fox Saintess uses the corpses of frenzied beasts to refine Spirit Stones, which is why she could mobilize so many people.” As Lan Zhu’er spoke, her tone became steady.
“Moreover, the Celestial Fox Saintess is truly a person of great boldness—she actually promoted the Six Techniques of the Heavenly Fox. As long as a demon has spiritual wisdom, they are treated equally.”
“How absurd.” The Crocodile Lord gave a cold snort, then took a drink of wine. The dizzying feeling made him unable to help being intoxicated.
“But this little fox brews really good wine.”
“Exactly. We bear the Holy Blood of the Yao race. If we live equally with those ordinary demons, then what meaning does our Holy Blood have?” Lan Zhu’er looked at the few small crocodiles shivering below, her face turning cold.
“What are you waiting for? Plug your noses. Don’t inhale the fragrance of Thousand Day Drunk.”
“Yes…” Under the scolding, the small crocodiles immediately burrowed into the mud and left the mansion.
“So, what’s your plan?” The Crocodile Lord slowly blew out a thick breath of wine.
“Destroy their Heavenly Furnace?”
“Yes. Precisely because they treat all demons peacefully.” Lan Zhu’er grinned, her blue lips curving into a sinister arc.
“So, several of my spiders, carrying your Sealing Spirit Formation, are ready to die.”