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However, the Blood Soul Nail was never used.

The black-clad monk who was leading the group suddenly stopped halfway through his journey.

Take out a lighting talisman and throw it forward and upward.

The talisman spontaneously combusted without fire, illuminating the dark alley with dazzling light.

After finding the place empty, he left with a puzzled expression.

After losing track of the group, Li Shen and Shi Yong quickly headed away in the opposite direction.

To facilitate communication, Shi Yong first followed Li Shen's instructions and destroyed the effect of the concealing talisman himself.

The two walked side by side.

It was only then that Shi Yong noticed that Li Shen's cultivation had reached the seventh level of Qi Refining, which surprised him.

"Young Li, I didn't expect you to have reached the seventh level of Qi Refining after all this time!"

Li Shen's lips curled slightly as he uttered the answer he had already prepared:

"This is all thanks to Brother Shi, who left behind his alchemy insights. I have gained some understanding of the way of alchemy, and with the fact that I am currently working for the Zhao family and renting their training room, I have been able to make a breakthrough by chance."

This explanation, while not perfect, is sufficient.

After all, Shi Yong was only shocked, not deliberately trying to investigate further.

Li Shen then changed the subject, asking curiously:

"Brother Shi, what have you done? How could you have attracted the pursuit of three late-stage Qi Refining cultivators?"

Shi Yong chuckled and waved his hand:

"It's nothing serious. They are from the Blood Soul Sect. In order to treat your sister-in-law's Dragon Nether Body, I found a second-tier pill from the Blood Soul Sect called the Melting Pill. It can effectively remove harmful impurities accumulated in the body. If the cold energy accumulated in the Dragon Nether Body can be extracted through this pill, then it might be able to cure the Dragon Nether Body."

As Shi Yong spoke, his brows furrowed slightly, a hint of fatigue appearing on his rugged face, but it was quickly masked by his usual forthrightness:

"We agreed to exchange pills for pills, but who knew that these demonic cultivators would turn their backs on us and chase me for five or six blocks. Luckily, I had a backup plan for escaping."

"As expected, he's a demonic cultivator, and from the Blood Soul Sect at that."

Upon hearing this, Li Shen muttered to himself.

He had already guessed something from the aura emanating from those three people.

"If it's just one, won't there be no opportunity to try and fail?"

Li Shen followed up on the topic and asked.

For cultivators in the Qi Refining stage, the preciousness of second-tier pills is self-evident.

"Don't worry, kid Li, I have a plan."

Shi Yong patted Li Shen on the shoulder, then, as if remembering something, asked with a smile:

"Young Li, how many levels of the Thousand Refinements and Myriad Transformations Hand technique that I left you have mastered?"

"I've just grasped the third level."

Li Shen answered truthfully.

"Not bad, not bad. In that case, I can guide you on how to comprehend the fourth level and deconstruct it."

"Deconstruction?"

Li Shen subconsciously asked a question in return.

"Yes, deconstruction."

Shi Yong slowed his pace, a glimmer of confidence flashing in his eyes:

"The first three levels of the Thousand Refinements and Myriad Transformations Hand are all for alchemy, while the fourth level is for deconstructing pills. It can use special techniques to break down the components contained in pills and deduce the pill formula in reverse."

Li Shen was deeply shaken upon hearing this.

As expected of an ancient alchemy technique, if one could master this method, regardless of whether there is a formula or not, as long as one has the pills, one could deconstruct them, reverse-engineer the formula, and thus refine them oneself.

Seeing the look of surprise on Li Shen's face, Shi Yong laughed heartily, quite pleased with himself.

"This is one of my most treasured skills, and I don't easily pass it on to outsiders."

He paused, then lowered his voice and said:

"This place is not safe to stay for long. Let's find a safe place first. This method of deconstruction not only requires exquisite technique, but also strong spiritual support. Otherwise, the slightest carelessness will damage the elixir or even cause a conflict between the medicinal power and backfire on yourself. I will first teach you the incantation and the basic method of circulating energy. Remember it well."

After saying that, Shi Yong continued to teach as he walked.

Li Shen nodded repeatedly, finding it easy to understand.

However, due to time constraints, Shi Yong was unable to personally demonstrate deconstruction to Li Shen, and could only agree to demonstrate it to him after returning to Yunhe Mountain Market.

Li Shen agreed with this point, and the two did not say anything more before parting ways at an intersection.

Li Shen spread his divine sense and returned to Room A3 of Yunlai Inn.

inside the room.

Li Shen closed the doors and windows, and the divine sense isolation barrier was activated.

He sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed, adjusted his state, and circulated the "Evergreen Technique," waiting for midnight to arrive.

Time flew by, and the intelligence arrived as promised.

[Leng She, the young master of the Blood Soul Sect, was furious upon learning that his subordinates had allowed a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator to escape from his grasp, and was determined to find the two.]

Li Shen looked at the contents, pondered for a moment, and his thoughts raced.

Brother Shi Yong is experienced and should have already found a place to hide. I just need to be careful and avoid any unexpected trouble before the exchange meeting.

Although the threat posed by the Blood Soul Sect cannot be directly targeted at Li Shen, we still need to be vigilant at all times.

There's no guarantee that the other party won't have some special tracking methods.

With this thought in mind, Li Shen temporarily put the matter aside, focusing all his efforts on obtaining spiritual plants that could be used to refine Qi Gathering Pills.

The following day, he hardly left his house, pondering the secrets of understanding the fourth level of the Thousand Refinements and Myriad Transformations Hand technique that Shi Yong had taught him.

The intelligence provided that day was of little value; it was simply a weather forecast for the next day.

On the day of the exchange meeting.

Li Shen closed his eyes and regulated his breathing in the inn until 11:45 PM before getting up to tidy himself up and going out with Zhao Ying and Zhao Qian.

The night was deep, and the streets were sparsely populated.

Li Shen walked along the road with the two sisters, one after the other, without saying much, and went directly to Xiaoyue Tower.

Xiaoyue Tower is located in the most prosperous area on the east side of Linlang City. The three-story building is decorated with carved beams and painted rafters. Even at night, it is brightly lit, and the sounds of silk and bamboo instruments can be faintly heard, mixed with the fragrance of cosmetics and the smell of wine. It is indeed an ultimate place of pleasure and debauchery.

Seeing the colorful lights hanging in front of the building and the figures of people coming and going from afar, the three did not enter directly through the main entrance.

Walk around to a relatively quiet alley behind the building and you'll find an inconspicuous side door.

There were no guards at the gate, only a drowsy old woman leaning against the wall.

Zhao Ying and Zhao Qian stepped forward first, revealing their identity jade tokens.

The old woman glanced at it with her cloudy eyes, said nothing, and simply stretched out her withered fingers and pressed a spot on the door.

The side door slid open silently, leaving only a gap wide enough for one person to pass through.

The two entered one after the other.

Just as his body was about to disappear into the void, Li Shen received a telepathic message from Zhao Ying:

"Fellow Daoist Li, proceed with caution. We'll meet in the east alley of Xiaoyue Tower after this is over."

"Thank you for the reminder, Fairy Zhao."

Li Shenhui preached the gospel.

Then, the old woman closed the side door, slightly raised her eyes, and looked at Li Shen.

Li Shenxuan immediately took out his identity jade token.

The old woman glanced around, nodded slightly, and repeated her previous actions, reopening the side door.

Seeing this, Li Shen immediately slipped inside, and the door behind him closed.

Inside the door was a narrow downward passage, with walls inlaid with fluorite that emitted a soft white light. In stark contrast to the hustle and bustle outside, this place was unusually quiet.

At the end of the passage was a heavy stone door, with intricate patterns carved on it.

He showed the jade plaque again.

The array patterns glowed faintly, and the stone door slowly opened inward.

Behind the door was an extremely spacious hall, with a yellowish light that was sufficient for seeing.

Inside the hall, there were already twenty or thirty people, some sitting and some standing. Like Li Shen, they all concealed their appearance and aura with masks, cloaks, or magic, and maintained a cautious distance from one another.

No one spoke, and Li Shen still hadn't found Zhao Ying or Zhao Qian.

Li Shen felt a slight chill run down his spine. He found an empty spot against the wall, stood still, and focused on his own thoughts, waiting for the exchange meeting to begin.