If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1389 Deliberate Exposure
In the Nightmare Dimension, Meng Shi Xiaoyu studies the "Ten Thousand Demons Technique" in the "Dream of Cultivation Chamber" that she has woven herself.

Although it is called the "Ten Thousand Demons Technique", it is not a newly created demonic martial art.

Her fundamental method of demonic cultivation has always been the "Demon Eye Technique".

The chaotic path of the Rotten Demon Eye is "erosion," and the fundamental path of the Demon Eye Technique is also "erosion," which permeates and plunders the "magical essence" of others.

After Xiaoyu used her Demon Eye to plunder the demonic essence of Yuwen Bo's Myriad Soul Banner, she created the Demon Eye Great Technique, "Demon Eye Hell Chapter".

Now she has plundered six more demon ancestors.

It was somewhat similar to the process of dismantling the Myriad Souls Banner and plundering its essence.

The demonic power, demonic soul, and demonic path of the six demon ancestors were all eroded and plundered by her demonic eye.

It can be derived into "The Seven Emotions Chapter of the Demon Eye Technique", "The Seven Apertures Chapter of the Demon Eye Technique", "The Heavenly Eye Chapter of the Demon Eye Technique", "The Extreme Yin Chapter of the Demon Eye Technique", "The Soul-Corroding Curse of the Demon Eye Technique", and "The Body-Eroding Chapter of the Demon Eye Technique".

If it devours other old demons in the future, many more chapters will naturally be created.

Therefore, the chapters plundered by the Demon Eye are collectively called "The Ten Thousand Demons Technique".

In fact, this path of "the demon of all demons" was not created by Meng Shi Xiaoyu alone.

Each old demon can devour another demon ancestor, gain his power, and learn and inherit his demonic ways.

The unique feature of the "Dream-Eroding Avenue" is its exceptionally strong corrosive nature.

Other demon ancestors have their own special skills, but her special skill is to erode and devour others.

Just as she was polishing her "Ten Thousand Demons Technique", the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, at noon, had quietly arrived.

As the time for Dong Yedan's completion drew near, Meng Shi Xiaoyu's feelings began to become very strange.

She felt as if she had found the feeling of being a Great Immortal, and the Heavenly Dao was exceptionally kind to her, with a very close connection to her.

She could deduce some information that should have been kept secret in an instant.

For example, the exact timing of the refinement of Dong Ye's Nine-Turn Bone-Changing Pill, its approximate quality and quantity.

She felt that she understood Dong Ye's Bone-Changing Pill better than Dong Ye himself.

She understood Dong Ye's physical condition better than Dong Ye himself.

Although she was in the Nightmare Dimension, separated from Dong Ye by several layers of space and time, when she "looked" at Dong Ye, she immediately saw his condition clearly.

It was as if a status bar, visible only to her, appeared directly above Dong Ye's head.

How much health do you have? How much stamina do you have? How much mana do you have? How tired are you? How fast do your emotions fluctuate? What is your mental state?
All the indicators that could represent a cultivator's specific condition appeared as a "health bar" above Dong Ye's head.

It is very specific and accurate, and also very easy to understand.

In this state, even the deduction speed of "Dong Ye's method of killing" increased several times!
At the same time, she also sensed a deep-seated desire that was not entirely under her control—a desire to immediately go to Zhongyuan Immortal Mansion and use every means to ruin Dong Ye's good deed.

When Meng Shi Xiaoyu resisted this instinct, she received a pressure from the Heavenly Dao: if you dare to disobey your duty and refuse to set off the tribulation, then you will have to bear the heavenly tribulation in his place.

Meng Shi Xiaoyu readily complied with the will of Heaven, entered the Heavenly Demon Realm, and arrived above Zhongyuan Immortal Mansion.

Immediately, a burst of seven-colored immortal light flew out of the alchemy furnace, escaped outside, and was shrouded in tribulation clouds.

"Boom!" The first wave of heavenly lightning began.

A bolt of blue-white lightning, as thick as a bowl, struck the swirling mass of seven-colored celestial light.

It's like an adult punching a dough ball.

The seven-colored celestial light looked like a cloud of smoke, but it was exceptionally flexible and solid. After the lightning strike, not a single seven-colored haze flew out.

"Boom!" The first and second heavenly lightning bolts continued to strike, like an iron hammer forging an iron blank. The seven-colored immortal light kept changing shape, but always gathered into a ball.

The arc of lightning does not disappear immediately after each strike.

With a "crackling" sound, thousands of electric arcs surrounded the seven-colored fairy light, burning out blue "thunder flames".

"Using heaven and earth as the alchemy furnace, calamity as the medicine, and heavenly thunder as the furnace fire, what a magnificent Formless Heavenly Elixir!"

Guo Qiong, who was in the courtyard, couldn't help but praise loudly.

The onlookers in the distance nodded slightly, full of admiration.

"As early as 50,000 years ago, Master Dong had accumulated enough to take the Nine-Turn Bone-Changing Pill to break through to the Great Luo Realm."

But he stubbornly resisted the urge to immediately search for rare and precious materials to prepare for alchemy.

Even though he had already served as Laozi's alchemy boy for ten years (in the Heavenly Court), and had refined countless elixirs for the Queen Mother and the Jade Emperor, making him the most renowned alchemist in the Three Realms.

For the next fifty thousand years, he focused on alchemy, cultivating the method of "refining a person into an elixir," finally transcending the realm of "creating something from nothing" and reaching the legendary "Formless Heavenly Elixir."

Hearing the immortals talking, Xiang Ji was both curious and puzzled. He asked in a low voice, "Teacher, what is the process of refining a person into an elixir? What are the realms of creating something from nothing and the formless celestial elixir?"

For many years, he had refused to form the Human Immortal Essence Pill, but today he finally got his wish and became a "nominal disciple" of a quasi-Great Luo Immortal.

The old man from the Nine Peaks stroked his long beard and smiled, saying, "The method of refining people into elixirs is actually the Great Dao of the Golden Elixir."

We celestial immortals, from cultivating both body and mind to forming the Elixir of Immortality, to the Great Luo Golden Immortal cultivating the Immortal Golden Elixir, essentially regard our physical body, magical power, primordial spirit, and even fortune, blessings, karma, and so on—everything a person can possess—as medicinal materials.

Then, using the insights gained from the Great Dao and the immense will as fuel, one can refine oneself into an immortal elixir.

Alchemists who don't study the Celestial Immortal Techniques or understand the Great Luo Dao will always be third-rate.

The realm of alchemy that creates something from nothing means that one can directly transform qi into pills without the need for medicinal herbs, alchemy furnaces, or firewood.

He could simply grab a handful of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, skipping the process of refining medicinal herbs, and directly condense the elixir.

This level of attainment is the ultimate pursuit of the vast majority of alchemists throughout their lives.

The Formless Heavenly Elixir goes a step further, allowing certain unseen and intangible concepts to also be used as medicinal ingredients.

Xiang Ji's heart stirred, and he said, "Teacher said that 'refining people into elixirs' means treating good fortune, luck, karma, and so on as medicinal ingredients."

Aren't blessings and fortune concepts without form or shape?

The old man from the Nine Peaks said, "That's right. After studying the method of 'refining people into pills' for fifty thousand years, Dong Daxian finally broke through to the realm of the Formless Heavenly Pill."

Even a martial artist like you who doesn't understand immortal techniques can use their own good fortune as an ingredient to refine a Human Immortal Essence Pill by practicing with the secret manual.

You may not understand or know, yet you can still do it. But you can only do it to yourself.

Can you extract the fortune from others to refine your own elixir?

If Master Dong so desired, he could easily seize the vital energy of an entire nation and use it to refine elixirs.

Xiang Ji exclaimed in surprise, "If this Formless Heavenly Pill is used for evil, it would be absolutely terrifying."

—It's almost indistinguishable from demonic arts!
While shocked, he couldn't help but feel a sense of apprehension.

Yin Changsheng shook his head and said, "Without restraint, any power can become extremely terrifying."

Once the rules of Heaven are established, even those who possess world-destroying power must obediently follow them.

Xiang Ji was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "How can we restrain the Formless Heavenly Pill technique?"

"Have you forgotten the Heavenly Demon who caused such a ruckus in the cave?" Yin Changsheng sighed. "Immortal Dong has always been kind to people and has never committed any evil deeds. He often does good deeds in the human world."

I would never dare to abuse immortal techniques, much less use the method of the Formless Heavenly Elixir to collect the vital energy of all living beings to refine the Great Elixir.

Yet, this great man, this great immortal, was only refining the necessary elixir for his own enlightenment, and Heaven arranged such a terrifying demonic tribulation for him.

"If an alchemist who has truly reached the realm of the Formless Heavenly Pill were to act recklessly, he would likely encounter calamities from the Heavenly Demons every time he refined pills." The Nine Peaks Elder glanced at Xiang Ji and said meaningfully, "The stronger one's power, the more one understands power, and the more one must respect the rules. Because those who can establish the rules are undoubtedly the most powerful."

Xiang Ji really wanted to complain: Don't think I don't know Master Dong.

Dong Ye, as everyone knows, was the thief who stole the Great Yu's Divine Cauldron.

He even dared to steal the imperial treasure used to suppress the dynasty's fortune. You can't believe he's usually well-behaved and wouldn't dare to do anything evil. Even the old man at the village entrance doesn't believe it.

Xiang Ji was simply straightforward, not stupid. He kept his thoughts to himself, without revealing them through his expression or eyes.

Moreover, he realized that the teacher was actually instructing him.

"Ah, the elixir is complete!"

At that moment, exclamations of surprise came from the crowd of immortals.

Xiang Ji quickly looked at the "Heavenly Mirror Technique" his teacher had used, and sure enough, he saw that the clump of seven-colored immortal light had been split into seven smaller clumps by the continuous lightning strikes.

The previous large lump, about the size of a pillow, was flexible and sturdy, but it was clearly just a ball of air.

At this point, the seven small lumps, about the size of a fist, were noticeably more solid, transforming from a ball of air into a dough.

"That's it? You've refined seven Nine-Turn Bone-Changing Pills, enough to help seven people create immortal bones out of nothing?" Xiang Ji exclaimed in amazement.

"It's still early! The Nine-Turn Bone-Changing Pill is definitely a Nine-Nine Great Heavenly Tribulation, which will probably last for two days."

The old man from the Nine Peaks said calmly, "If we stop now, it will be a complete waste of a three-stage spirit pill."

Only when the elixir is refined to nine cycles can it truly be considered a miraculous pill capable of defying fate and changing one's destiny; only then would it be meaningful to Master Dong.

Yin Changsheng exclaimed, "Usually, three pills per batch are considered top-grade, but this time, seven Bone-Changing Pills were produced in one batch! Among the immortals of this era, probably no one can surpass Immortal Dong."

The old man from the Nine Peaks nodded and said, "Although it is impossible for all seven pills to be at the ninth level, the base number is large, so the number of pills that achieve the ninth level will definitely be more."

As is customary, one of the three elixirs undergoes nine transformations.

If he successfully survives this tribulation, given Master Dong's skill level, he should be able to obtain four Nine-Turn Immortal Pills, and the remaining three will certainly be at least Eight-Turn.

"Four pills." Xiang Ji's eyes burned with desire. "Master Dong only needs one."

"Look at Zhongyuan Immortal Mansion, how many disciples are eagerly watching and hoping for it?" the Nine Peaks Elder said calmly.

Yin Changsheng looked up at the tribulation clouds in the sky, a look of doubt on his face. "The first tribulation has ended, but the Heavenly Demon has not yet appeared. Could that old demon have escaped?"

“He can’t escape. He’s already swallowed up all the demons who set up the calamity. If he escapes, there will be no one left to set up the calamity, and he’ll have tricked the heavens. How could the heavens let him go?” said the Nine Peaks Elder.

If the other old demons were still alive, Xiaoyu's skipping class would at most result in a backlash from Heaven and a reduction in her luck.

But by then, she had already devoured the old demon, and if she skipped work again, no one would be working. If no one was there to carry out the calamity, would Heaven tolerate it?
In fact, God has already lost patience and is constantly putting pressure on her.

Meng Shi Xiaoyu remained unmoved.

Despite the heavens constantly stimulating her demonic instincts through the "Road of Rahu," making her bloodthirsty for the source of the calamity and unable to control her urge to attack.

She always stayed true to herself and remained steadfast in her beliefs.

Her goal was the Nine-Turn Bone-Changing Pill, not to sabotage Dong Ye's refining of it.

The Bone-Changing Pill has not yet undergone nine cycles. If it ruins Dong Ye's good deed, it's equivalent to destroying her own elixir and hindering her from "attaining the Dao."

Her ability to resist the pressure of the will of Heaven and remain unaffected by the instincts of the Heavenly Demon is mainly due to the tiny bit of "Rahu's authority" she obtained through the "Wutian Strong Killing Method".

The number is too small to qualify as "the authority of Heaven," and can only be considered "the power of Heaven."

Ultimately, the direct way that Heaven restrained her was through the Path of Rahu and the Black Lotus Mark.

When the second tribulation ended, the seven fist-sized "seven-colored dough balls" had been compressed and solidified into apricot-sized seven-colored elixir.

It shimmered with a celestial light, had a transparent texture, and possessed a rich fragrance, making Meng Shi Xiaoyu eager to try it.

"At least a sixth-grade immortal pill!"

She still held back.

Then the third wave of nine heavenly lightning strikes ended, and the elixir remained the size of an apricot, but its celestial light was restrained and no longer flashed with seven colors.

"Seventh reincarnation!"

She could still endure it, but God couldn't.

"Boom!" A bolt of lightning struck her head, nearly blasting her from the nightmare world to the Great Yuan Heaven.

"God, don't be impatient. I'm preparing a big move to give Dong Ye a good thrashing."

Helpless, Meng Shi Xiaoyu could only resort to the Nine Cauldrons Secret Technique.

Surrounded by nine divine cauldrons, it attempts to communicate with "the heavens".

It had some effect; the lightning stopped striking her, but the danger of being struck by lightning hadn't disappeared; it just hung over her head, contained but not yet unleashed.

The fourth round of nine heavenly lightning strikes has ended.

After eight cycles of refinement, seven golden lumps spun rapidly amidst the thunder and fire.

At this point, the fragrance stopped emanating, and all the elixir energy was contained to the extreme.

However, faint traces of the Great Dao were emerging around the elixir. This indicated that the elixir had already generated its own spiritual energy and was able to connect with the rules of the Great Dao.

Meng Shi Xiaoyu finally made her move, "Hehehehe, Dong Ye, today I will make you fail in your endeavors!"

She didn't completely leave the Nightmare Dimension; she merely moved into the Calamity Clouds, bathed in Calamity Qi and lightning, and let out a piercing laugh like a blade scraping glass.

After laughing, he cast the "Normal Version of Dream Erosion Spell" at Zhongyuan Immortal Mansion below.

"With the elixir completed to the eighth stage, the old demon could no longer hold back."

The three friends of Qionglin were in high spirits, making hand gestures and chanting the Golden Light Mantra.

A brilliant golden light shot into the sky, piercing through heaven and earth, obscuring the tribulation clouds and lightning.

If it were a tribulation of heavenly lightning, a calamity of three or five tribulations, they would have already set themselves on fire if they dared to do this.

This was the Pill Tribulation, and the tribulation lightning only struck the seven immortal pills more fiercely.

Dong Ye remained expressionless, easily erasing the magic and spirit of the Dream Erosion Curse with his invincible Dao heart that had severed the three corpses. He quickly formed hand seals and used the Formless Heavenly Pill method to subdue the fierce tribulation lightning and transform it into medicinal materials for alchemy.

In Xiaoyu's previous life, she often saw novel plots where "others would lose their lives while undergoing tribulation, but the protagonist would use tribulation to train their body and improve their realm."

At this moment, the novel's plot was brought to life by Master Dong, who used the power of tribulation lightning to refine the elixir, making it even more perfect.

Only the most perfect elixir can break through the nine cycles and achieve the miraculous effect of defying fate.

Dong Ye was completely unaffected by the Dream Erosion Curse.

Quite a few of the immortals in Zhongyuan Immortal Mansion have fallen victim to this.

Even the ordinary version of the Dream Erosion Curse has transformed into a "Great Divine Power-level Curse" after devouring the six great demons.

So much so that the three friends of Qionglin spent some time purifying themselves with divine incantations.

After the fifth heavenly lightning, Meng Shi Xiaoyu felt the time was ripe and directly appeared in the Extreme Profound Great Yuan Heaven.

Instead of hiding in the Heavenly Demon Realm, he showed his face to everyone and laughed loudly in his own voice: "Master Dong, look who I am, hahaha, what a small world!"

(End of this chapter)