Path of Alchemy Mastery
Chapter 222 - 224: Adopting Mu Can as a Foster Son?

Chapter 222: Chapter 224: Adopting Mu Can as a Foster Son?

"Dead?"

Despite focusing all his attention on fighting Anxi Demon Venerable, Mu Can couldn’t help but observe his surroundings and was still somewhat shocked to see two Demon Venerables, who should have been invincible in the Demon World, die so miserably here.

It should be noted that, previously, just facing a Demon Venerable who had lost his body and only the head remained, Mu Can had exerted a great deal of effort and still hadn’t managed to kill him. Now, there were actually two Demon Venerables dead here.

"Still daring to be distracted?" In the instant Mu Can’s attention was divided, Anxi Demon Venerable seized the opportunity. His thick right hand gripping the enormous Blood Red Giant Axe, he brutally chopped down on Mu Can’s body.

Boom!

With the force of ten thousand jun, the axe landed solidly on Mu Can, or to be precise, on the Silver Armor he was wearing, emitting a thunderous noise.

Mu Can was instantly sent flying by the strike, feeling a sour ache all over his body as if he had been fiercely hammered.

This blow, had it not been for the Silver Armor on Mu Can, would have surely cleaved him in two. Even with the powerful defensive armor, Mu Can still felt a sweetness in his throat, indicating an injury.

"Wang Cai, if you don’t come up with something, I’ll have no way to deal with him."

Mu Can had already noticed that when Xi Mu Demon Venerable and Liu Yun Demon Venerable died, one after the other, two auras had merged into Anxi Demon Venerable’s body.

The bodies of Demon Venerable level powerhouses inherently contained a portion of the Demon World’s Qi Fortune. The other aura was Slaughter Energy.

Once the two auras left their bodies, the bodies of the two Demon Venerables immediately shriveled up, looking like withered old trees. All the Demonic Qi and blood energy from their bodies merged into Anxi Demon Venerable, making his aura stronger as they entered his body.

"Hurry up, he’s getting stronger and stronger."

Even if Mu Can were a fool, he could understand at this moment that Anxi Demon Venerable was definitely taking advantage of the slaughter to enhance his strength. Inside his Sea of Consciousness, he was yelling with all his might.

"Such relief!"

Having devoured Liu Yun Demon Venerable and Xi Mu Demon Venerable, Anxi Demon Venerable let out a contented moan and spoke.

Is this the feeling of power? Just devouring like this increases strength; who else in all Three Realms could be my rival? The Mortal World is destined to be mine. Anxi Demon Venerable reveled in the pleasure of increasing strength.

During the previous infighting among the Demon Clan soldiers, although it generated Slaughter Energy, it was not nearly as intense as the Slaughter Energy contained in the bodies of the Demon Venerables. It seemed that in the future, all the Demon Venerables in the Demon World would need to be killed.

At this moment, Anxi Demon Venerable had fallen into a demonic obsession, completely forgetting his own identity and race. At this point, he had become a Fierce Beast that would do anything to increase his power.

"What’s all the noise for? Woof woof woof! I found the Elixir Recipe for the Fierce Beast Refining Method, let’s just refine him."

At this moment, Wang Cai’s voice, which used to sound terribly unpleasant to Mu Can, became so melodious. If there really was no other way, then Mu Can would have to choose to unceasingly kill Anxi Demon Venerable while the Reincarnation Armor was effective. But if that really exhausted the energy of the Heart of Ferocious Beast, Wang Cai would most likely fight him desperately.

"Alchemy?"

After Mu Can became acquainted with Purple Cloud, he inherited Purple Cloud’s Alchemy Technique. In the Immortal World, the name Immortal Venerable Purple Cloud was not as resounding as Dan Venerate Purple Cloud.

"Woof! The old master was truly powerful. The books in this Third Layer were almost all-encompassing; I don’t even know when he stole, no, borrowed so many Secret Manuals. He even had such an Elixir Recipe."

Mu Can felt that Wang Cai was clearly a bit excited, bluntly spilling the beans—the word "steal" was part of his Taoist title, which plainly indicated that the origin of these books was certainly not the so-called borrowing Wang Cai mentioned.

Mu Can was utterly speechless.

"If there’s a way, hurry up and give me the elixir recipe, so as to avoid any longer nights filled with more dreams."

Mu Can was now watching Anxi Demon Venerable intently, fearing he might escape. If Anxi were to succeed in his escape, the entire Mortal World would definitely fall into an even greater calamity, with almost everyone being dragged into the slaughter, turned into nourishment for his Heart of Ferocious Beast.

"Woof! Can you do it? Do you even know how to refine elixirs?"

With his tail wagging and eyes slanted, Wang Cai looked at Mu Can with disbelief.

In his eyes, this lucky fellow had nothing to offer but sheer luck, clueless as to why the Reincarnation Pearl chose to acknowledge Mu Can as its master.

Damn, looked down upon by a dog again, Mu Can suppressed the rage in his heart.

"Don’t dawdle, if I say I can do it, I can. Just hurry up and give me the elixir recipe." Mu Can was getting a bit impatient. Things had come to such a pass; if they really let Anxi Demon Venerable go, then he would certainly become the sinner of the Mortal World.

Mu Can obviously overthought it; before finishing him off, Anxi Demon Venerable hadn’t entertained the slightest thought of fleeing.

"Woof! The Fierce Beast Refining Method, the main ingredient being the Heart of Ferocious Beast, having the Heart of the Fierce Beast King would be even better..."

Wang Cai knew he couldn’t delay any longer; he had already discovered two Demon Venerables lying on the side, sucked dry of all their blood into mummies, and immediately understood the source of power in Anxi’s Heart of Ferocious Beast, promptly telling Mu Can the method of alchemy.

Mu Can nodded inwardly; the method of refining this elixir seemed extremely simple, not requiring too many auxiliary ingredients, mainly just to strip all the Slaughter Energy contained in the Heart of Ferocious Beast, leaving behind the purest Life Energy. After the Dan Formation, the Fierce Beast Creation Heavenly Pill that resulted would be an elixir with formidable effects.

The Heart of Ferocious Beast, defying natural order; even in the Supreme Realm, the Fierce Beast Creation Heavenly Pill refined from the Heart of the Fierce Beast King is considered a top-grade elixir that is hard to come by.

"Woof! Can you cut it or not? If you can’t, I’ll find a way to forcibly open the Fourth Layer and seal him inside."

Wang Cai still had doubts about Mu Can and was always ready to bear a great cost to forcibly open the Fourth Layer.

"The Fourth Layer? You can open the Fourth Layer?"

"Woof! What kind of look is that? Let me tell you, even if I open the Fourth Layer, the cost is not something I can afford. Your power is too weak; if you forcibly open the Fourth Layer space, you won’t be able to enter the Third Layer space for at least a year."

Wang Cai glanced at Mu Can askance, a look of disdain on his face, as if to say that if it wasn’t for Mu Can’s extremely low strength preventing him from opening the Fourth Layer, the current situation wouldn’t have arisen.

Mu Can cleared his throat; his strength had already improved incredibly quickly, but in Wang Cai’s heart, it was still not enough.

"Kneel down and beg me, and I might take you as my sworn son."

Anxi Demon Venerable, having digested the energy within him, looked down at Mu Can with a superior air, like bestowing charity to a beggar—arrogant to the extreme. Even Wang Cai felt like splashing a stream of urine on Anxi’s face.

"A sworn son?"

Mu Can viewed Anxi with a playful look on his face.