After the mind-reading cripple junior sister, the entire sect rose to prominence.

Chapter 152 Rejuvenating Pill

“The flesh and blood used for alchemy must be fresh, so he keeps us alive, keeping us hanging on by a thread, just so he can draw blood from us whenever he wants,” Huang Ye said through gritted teeth. “We sisters are all newcomers from the last three months. All the sisters from three months ago are dead. I heard it was because he was so greedy in the past.”

The excessive demand here simply refers to taking flesh and blood.

Before Huang Ye and the others, there were six women in Feng Qing's household. He frequently refined pills, sometimes taking their blood and sometimes their flesh. These six women could not bear the torture and all died at his hands.

Feng Qing probably realized that he couldn't keep taking advantage of just one person, so he changed the group after that, doubling the number of people, and taking turns to extract blood and flesh.

Du Yue realized something, "Do you know what kind of pill he's going to refine?"

What kind of elixir could be so bizarre, requiring the flesh and blood of a virgin to make?

“He said it was a rejuvenating and skin-nourishing pill.” Another woman, who had been feeling weak, had recovered considerably after taking the pill. “This is different from a youth-preserving pill. A youth-preserving pill preserves one’s original face, but this rejuvenating pill can make one more beautiful and younger.”

The Youth Preservation Pill can be taken at any time, but once taken, it will maintain your current appearance and will not change again.

If one is a young girl, she will remain forever young; but if one obtains the elixir while already old, she will become like that.

However, the Youth Preservation Pill is precious and scarce. Only a few people can afford it and happen to obtain it when they are young and beautiful. Some cultivators only become capable and wealthy when they are older, and can afford it, but even if they take the Youth Preservation Pill at this time, they will not be able to return to their youthful appearance.

So Feng Qing wanted to make this Youthful Rejuvenation Pill, which could make people younger no matter what they looked like or what age they were.

This is not only a demand of female cultivators, but also something that male cultivators cannot resist. If he succeeds, it is foreseeable that he will gain both fame and fortune and become famous throughout the continent.

"It's a good thing you killed him now, otherwise he would have committed countless sins! He mentioned a few days ago that our flesh and blood had limited effects and did not meet his expectations, probably because we were too old."

One woman said with disgust, "The youngest among us is only fourteen years old. If that's considered old, then next time he'll probably target girls under ten, and he probably won't let the boys off the hook either!"

Now Du Yue understood why Feng Qing had said that thing when he saw Mo Jiuwei earlier—

"What a beautiful little girl, with delicate skin and a pure, sweet scent. If only she could be used for alchemy..."

A wave of nausea washed over her, and Du Yue couldn't help but cover her mouth, her face turning extremely pale.

"You should rest and recuperate first, and then go out once things have calmed down outside," Mo Jiuwei said.

Some women woke up from their coma after taking the medicine. When they learned that the beast Feng Qing was dead, they laughed and cried at the same time, as if they had gone mad.

Du Yue cast a spell on them to remove the dirt, and even gave some of the more seriously injured ones better medicine.

Although the women's clothes were disheveled and their hair was messy, after cleaning them up, it was easy to see that each of them had a beautiful face and was a stunning beauty.

Du Yue inquired about their origins and learned that these women were "medicine apprentices" that Feng Qing had bought from three nearby cities.

They were all orphans with no relatives and average talents. To make a living, they often worked in shops as shop assistants or maids.

Their wages weren't high, so when Feng Qing told them he was recruiting several medicine boys who only needed to go up the mountain with him every day to dig herbs, refine pills, and clean, they were tempted.

It doesn't matter where they work, since they are all alone with no relatives. Earning more crystals is certainly a good thing, as it might even help them improve their cultivation.

“It’s not that we’re gullible, it’s just that Feng Qing doesn’t seem to be lying. Besides, many shopkeepers in the city recognize him and know that he’s a great alchemist of the Chasing Wind Clan. Who would have thought that he would do such immoral things behind the scenes?” A woman said, filled with regret and crying.

Feng Qing's identity is not fake, and he has real skills. He is also a high-ranking alchemist in the Chasing Wind Clan, and even the shopkeepers are somewhat in awe of him. Who would think he is a fraud?
Otherwise, they wouldn't have been so easily persuaded to drop everything and come along.

"This isn't your fault, don't be afraid, it's all over now," Du Yue comforted them. After the women finished speaking, they solemnly kowtowed to thank them.

“Oh, right, benefactors, why don’t you go check on the person in the other room?” Huang Ye suddenly remembered something. “That person is being held in solitary confinement; she must be in a much worse situation than us.”

"There's another one? Who is that person?" Du Yue exclaimed in surprise.

But Huang Ye and the others shook their heads, "We've never seen her, but we've heard her screams..."

"Okay, then you two take good care of yourselves first. We'll go over and see." Du Yue said, picking up Mo Jiuwei and opening the door to go out.

As soon as they left, Huang Ye and the others exchanged glances and cried, relieved to have survived the ordeal.

"We're finally saved..."

"Fortunately, there are benefactors... and the Divination God Clan."

"Speaking of which, which of those two benefactors do you think is the one in charge?"

"The one in charge? It must be the older one!"

"I don't think so. I think the smaller one seems more mysterious."

“I think so too… but let’s not think about that for now. Let’s quickly meditate and regulate our breathing to recover some strength.”

……

Mo Jiuwei opened the next door, but this was just a cultivation room with a spirit-gathering array set up underneath.

However, it must have been a long time since it was used, as the spirit-gathering array has become dim.

Then they opened the last door.

When the door opened, all that was visible was complete darkness.

There were no stones for lighting in the room, the walls were black, and there were no windows; it was pitch black.

Even the lighting stones in the walkway outside couldn't illuminate the inside.

There was no strong smell here, only silence, as if nothing existed.

"Is anyone there?" Du Yue asked softly. "We're here to rescue you."

No one responded.

“Illuminating stone,” Mo Jiuwei reminded her.

Du Yue said "Oh" and quickly took the stone out.

Only then did light appear, gradually covering the room.

Surprisingly, the room resembled a normal bedroom, complete with a table, chairs, and a bed.

Strangely, everything from the teacups and chairs to the pillows on the bed is for two people, indicating that it's not just Feng Qing using them.