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I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World-Chapter 59: The Whole Truth, Heavenly Demon Pill Method
Although being cursed as a waste, Song Kangyuan felt a huge sense of relief at this moment.
Even now, Song Kangyuan didn't dare to harbor a trace of resentment toward Han Zheng.
As long as he could stay alive, he was willing to say anything.
Glancing at the blade against his neck, Song Kangyuan swallowed hard before saying, "Our Song Family trades the Heavenly Demon Red Fruit with Great King Sifeng not because we need it but to take a treasure from his hands.
Twenty years ago, a son of the top-ranked noble family of Capital City, the son of Duke Jingguo from the Qin Family with exceptional talents, was ostracized and secretly harmed by his own clan.
The result was that he would never be able to form his own Solidifying Pill; no matter how hard he cultivated, he could only remain in the Xuan Gang Realm, and he was even assigned to fight demons at the Demon Suppression Pass.
Yet there, amidst deadly combat with demons, he realized a technique called the Heavenly Demon Pill Method, a method for condensing a Solidifying Pill that was powerfully extreme.
It's said that without any prerequisite talents, one could refine Martial Arts True Pills and even reshape oneself completely, transforming the body from the inside out with immense power.
Upon his return to Capital City, he caused an uproar at Duke Jingguo's estate; the Qin Family was shaken to its core, and even the whole of Capital City was disturbed.
He was none other than Qin Wumie, the Great General of the Destructive Blade Army, which to this day remains one of the Court's elite forces.
Later, General Qin Wumie died alongside the Swallowing Moon Demon King as they broke through the defenses of the Demon Suppression Pass, his body blocking a rift in the pass to prevent the Swallowing Moon Demon King from invading the heartlands of Great Zhou.
But due to their unique attributes, General Qin Wumie's Heavenly Demon Core fused with the Demon King's Demon Core, creating a special Heavenly Demon treasure tree.
Back then, although the Swallowing Moon Demon King was stopped by General Qin Wumie, many weaker demons swarmed into the heartlands of Great Zhou, an endless horde that could not be slain.
This Great King Sifeng was just a minor demon under the Swallowing Moon Demon King back then, and that special Heavenly Demon treasure tree fell into its possession.
However, Great King Sifeng didn't know about the Heavenly Demon Pill Method within the treasure tree, only that it bore Heavenly Demon Red Fruits each month—a type of Spiritual Medicine that could enhance one's Qi Blood Essence.
General Qin Wumie had a soldier who was a native of Black Stone County and had witnessed the fusion of his core with that of the Swallowing Moon Demon King.
The soldier never spoke to others about it and had thought that the Heavenly Demon treasure tree had fallen to other demons.
After General Qin Wumie's death, the soldier was preparing to retire back in Black Stone County, my Song Family's people accidentally learned about this secret from his mouth, and coincidentally, our family's merchant caravan had dealings with Great King Sifeng, piecing together the information that the Heavenly Demon treasure tree was surprisingly close at hand.
Therefore, our ancestor silenced the soldier and sought to take the Martial Arts True Pill within the Heavenly Demon treasure tree to obtain the Heavenly Demon Pill Method.
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My Song Family went to trade Heavenly Demon Red Fruits with Great King Sifeng every month, actually aiming to concoct a special Elixir named Heavenly Demon Blood Pill.
The material for this pill comes from the Heavenly Demon treasure tree; thus, we planned to separate it out and seize the Martial Arts True Pill within."
Han Zheng's brow furrowed slightly as he absorbed Song Kangyuan's words.
Li Jingzhong had described the various Martial Arts Realms above the Innate Realm to Han Zheng in detail.
Above the Innate Realm is the Xuan Gang Realm, and above the Xuan Gang Realm lies the Dan Sea Realm.
In this realm, one needs an overwhelming True Essence Gang Qi to coalesce the Dan Sea; upon reaching Great Success, one can refine Martial Arts True Pills, enabling the Dan Sea to circulate, replenishing strength hundreds of times more than before.
Martial Arts True Pills are called different things: the Taoists refer to them as Golden Cores, and the Buddhists as Shariputras.
Each Martial Arts True Pill has different effects, and only upon achieving the Dan Sea and refining a Martial Arts True Pill can a martial artist be called a Martial Arts Grandmaster.
Entering the Dan Sea may be easy, but obtaining the True Pill is difficult.
One certainly needs a special Dan Technique to refine a Martial Arts True Pill, and each Dan technique is a precious existence.
For the Song Family to trade with demons for the Heavenly Demon Red Fruit was indeed brainless.
But if they were trading with demons for a pill refinement method, even if it meant the destruction of their family, it would be worth it!
At that moment, Han Zheng suddenly gave a cold snort, increasing the pressure of his hand, and the blade pressed down harder, slicing through Song Kangyuan's skin, with thick blood dripping down the blade.
"You're lying to me!"
Han Zheng said coldly, "That Great King Sifeng has only the strength of the Xuan Gang Realm. Your Song Family is a branch of the Heaven Blade Song Family, and certainly, there must be grandmasters among you who have already condensed Martial Arts True Pills. Why go to such lengths to scheme for the Heavenly Demon treasure tree? Why not just make a move and kill Great King Sifeng to take it directly?"
Song Kangyuan hastily replied, "I'm not lying to you! There's no way we could tell the people from Heaven Blade Song Family about this!
Our ancestor from the beginning wasn't some side member of the Song Family, but a direct heir of the true Song lineage.
When he was young, he fought for the position of Young Master within the family and failed, damaging his foundation. That's why he was assigned here to Black Stone County, an overlooked branch, to become the Family Head.
His injury was so severe that his cultivation couldn't progress, and he was doomed to remain at the Peak of the Innate Transcendence Realm for life.
That's why he wanted to steal the Heavenly Demon Pill Method, to rebuild his meridians and undergo a transformation, and once he returned to his harsh cultivation, he planned to take back the place of the direct heir.
General Qin Wumie also suffered from a damaged foundation. His situation was almost identical to that of our ancestor.
In his younger years, our ancestor also possessed exceptional talent and bone structure. He claimed that as long as he could acquire the Heavenly Demon Pill Method, he was confident that he would soar to great heights, fight his way back into the Heaven Blade Song Family, and we, his descendants, wouldn't have to waste our lives in a small county town."
Han Zheng looked carefully into the Song Kangyuan's eyes, finding nothing but anxiety and fear.
Taking into account what Gao Kaiyuan said, it seems everything Song Kangyuan mentioned is true. Moreover, Song Xingfeng previously admitted during his conversation with Yuan Longshan that he was indeed in a state of damaged foundation. Thinking of this, Han Zheng asked, "Does Song Xingfeng also know Yuan Longshan? How is their relationship?"
It appears they know each other, and it doesn't seem like they get along very well. But now that Han Zheng had killed Song Xingfeng, he needed to make sure.
"I've heard from the elders that Yuan Longshan belonged to the same generation as them, both hailing from Kai Ping Prefecture, the capital of Southern Mountain. Despite his youthful appearance, he's about the same age as the elders. He joined the Demon Cleansing Bureau early and had a mix of gratitude and grudges with the elders, clashing several times, each claiming victories and defeats. The elders said that although Yuan Longshan appears rough, he actually has many schemes in mind and is extremely calculating. Had I not been a direct descendant of the Song Family, with their support, I would have definitely suffered losses. Later, when the elders were demoted to Black Stone County, they never saw each other again."
Song Xingfeng's assessment of Yuan Longshan does make sense. Just like today, Yuan Longshan had set a trap for the Smell Fragrance Sect. The Smell Fragrance Sect thought Black Stone County was undefended, not realizing that Yuan Longshan had merely gone on a detour to Huainan Road, leading the Sect Hierarch of the Smell Fragrance Sect to take the bait inadvertently.
"What about the Heavenly Demon Blood Pill? Is it at the Song Family's place?" Refining Pill Technique is indeed something Han Zheng has no use for right now. But that doesn't mean he won't need it in the future. Moreover, the Heavenly Demon Pill Method is not just any Refining Pill Technique; it's a miraculous ability that could reshape one's body and undergo a complete transformation. Han Zheng couldn't justify not seizing such a treasure, given all the battles he had waged up to this point.
Song Kangyuan answered honestly, "It's not with the Song Family. The Heavenly Demon Blood Pill was just freshly refined yesterday; the flames in the Pill Furnace haven't even extinguished yet. Such a treasure, the elders would never feel at ease leaving it anywhere; it must be carried within their Qiankun Bag. I've told you everything I know, can I leave now?"
Han Zheng nodded thoughtfully and removed the Mo Blade Kill Tiger from Song Kangyuan's shoulder. Just as Song Kangyuan let out a sigh of relief, Han Zheng suddenly launched a stab, piercing Song Kangyuan's chest and viciously stirring the blade twice.
Song Kangyuan looked at Han Zheng incredulously, unable to utter a single word. But his eyes clearly expressed what he wanted to say. You said you wouldn't kill me! "I lied to you." Han Zheng shook his head lightly. Such witlessness and you're a Family Head? If he ever fell into enemy hands in the future, there would only be one outcome aside from going down fighting. Rather than trust the enemy to keep their word, better trust that pigs can climb trees.
[By slaying an Innate Transcendence Late Stage martial artist, you've obtained 220 Qi Blood Essence]
Song Kangyuan's strength was indeed lacking. Although he was a martial artist at the Late Stage of Innate Transcendence, the Qi Blood Essence gained from slaying him didn't exceed that of a martial artist in the Middle Stage by much. Han Zheng suddenly realized that the Taotie Furnace is a clear standard for judging the strength of a martial artist. The quantity of Qi Blood Essence almost directly corresponds to a martial artist's strength. Slaying the martial artists from the Song Family, Han Zheng could say the gains were substantial. A total of 1,280 Qi Blood Essence, all sacrificed to sate his Hunger Level, plus the remaining 100 points he already had, left Han Zheng with a current cache of 12,900 Hunger Level points.
Nevertheless, Han Zheng didn't intend to use these points to break through the Late Stage of Innate Transcendence. Instead, he planned to use them to increase his Martial Skill Level and for his breakthroughs. Advancing from the Middle to the Late Stage of Innate Transcendence mainly involves tempering one's Qi Blood into Mercury Blood Silver Marrow. This Realm is all about Water Mill Work. It requires either arduous cultivation or the accumulation through external forces like medicine baths, essentially a test of time and resources rather than the meticulous refinement required for Golden Muscle and Jade Veins. Li Jingzhong had accomplished this transition by running a Martial Arts Hall and buying medicine baths from Chen Baiqing.
Although over ten thousand Hunger Level points might seem plentiful, the further one's martial arts breakthroughs, the more Hunger Level points are required. Moreover, should Han Zheng encounter another formidable adversary like the Song Family patriarch, he needed to reserve resources for emergencies. Therefore, if external resources can be used for a breakthrough, Han Zheng decided to rely on those first.