Bitter Realm: Otherworldly Gods and Demons

Chapter 139 Guaranteed Minimum

The Demon Realm, Tengxie's workshop.

Shun took out two porcelain bottles and placed them on the worktable, his eyes full of smiles. "This is a good deal. I've got two bottles of Undying Abyss. That's a guaranteed reward."

The situation in the two cities is complicated, and Teng Xie dares not predict what the final outcome will be. So, he will first obtain two bottles of the Undying Source in case any unexpected events occur that he cannot control.

Shun then reached into his chest and took out a lifelike phoenix statue that was entirely blood red, somewhat like emerald, and somewhat like jade.

This is its core: Teng Xie's incomplete and modified version of the Gathering Spirit and Condensing Body technique, which is attached to this magical artifact so that it can be mistaken for a real one. It looks, touches, and hits just like a flesh and blood body.

Moreover, it allowed this person to concentrate their spirit and body, possessing strength slightly superior to experts like Yu Renfei and Yan Guiren. This allowed them to take advantage of their recent appearance and immediately shock Yin Qiujun.

"Next, it's about how to make the most effective use of these two bottles of Immortal Essence."

In Tengxie's memories, the greatest function of the Undying Ancestral Source is not actually to enhance physical strength or heal injuries, but rather to "resist rejection".

It can transform the constitution of the user, making their organs have commonalities and allowing them to exchange with each other without rejection.

Thus, the people of the Hall of Longevity came into being, consuming the Essence of Immortality themselves and using it to create "medicine people." They used the youthful organs of these medicine people to replace the aging organs of the medicine people, in order to prolong their lives.

However, this method cannot restore youth to the skin and flesh, which is why all the people in the Hall of Longevity have aged faces.

So, how will Teng Xie utilize the Undying Abyss?

After pondering for a long time, Shun went to the Evil Furnace and saw that Bu Jianque was still happily playing with the Haotian Cauldron. There was a large pile of materials in the yard that he didn't know what they were for, all of which he had refined with the Haotian Cauldron. He probably hadn't touched the weapon he promised to make for Teng Xie.

"Wolf Lord, why don't you clear your head and think about forging a weapon for me? I need to use the Haotian Cauldron."

"All right."

Bu Jianque reluctantly withdrew his hand, and seeing Shun standing in front of the Haotian Cauldron without making a move, he couldn't help but ask, "What new idea do you have this time?"

The Flame Jade Phoenix Sculpture, which instantly possesses the body, was crafted with the help of Bu Jianque, who was very interested in Teng Xie's endless stream of novel ideas.

Shun then asked, "Wolf Lord, do you think medicinal herbs or pills can be used to forge weapons?"

Bu Jianque then said, "Yes, anything can be forged, and anything can be used to create weapons. Forging is simply analyzing the properties of materials and then modifying them."

"Hmm—I have an idea. I'll be right back."

A short while later, he returned in an instant. Seeing the piece of scarlet meat in his hand, Bu Jianque couldn't help but ask, "What exactly are you planning to do? Are you refining a weapon or having a feast?"

He then said, "This is the mother nest from which I control the demonic dragon to nurture demonic soldiers, and the flesh and blood that have grown from it."

As he spoke, he activated his internal energy, using a burst of power to suspend and control the piece of flesh. Then, he extended a finger, activating an extremely fine thread of true essence, and cut off a piece of flesh the size of a fingernail.

Then take out a drop of the Undying Source and drip it onto the small piece of meat.

The small piece of meat absorbed the Undying Abyss in the blink of an eye. Bu Jianque sensed that its aura was several times stronger and couldn't help but ask curiously, "What is this?"

"This is the source of immortality, a kind of life force with great vitality—think of it as a medicine. It can make flesh and blood very active, but what I need to do now is not to activate flesh and blood with the source of immortality, but to—"

As he spoke, he once again activated extremely fine threads of true energy, piercing into the small piece of flesh. Before long, the small piece of flesh was engraved with complex circuits. With a burst of true energy, the small piece of flesh turned into a cloud of scarlet mist.

"Instead, we need to fuse this flesh and blood with the source of immortality, so that it becomes a piece of flesh and blood with the characteristics of the source of immortality."

In an instant, he took out another drop of the Undying Abyss and threw it into the crimson mist, allowing the Undying Abyss to absorb the crimson mist and then let the crimson mist condense into flesh and blood.

"No, although it's a completely new way of fusion, the medicinal properties of the Undying Source are still absorbed by the flesh and blood. I need a substance that can both fuse with the Undying Source and not absorb it."

As he spoke, Shun suddenly looked at Bu Jianque and said, "Wolf Lord, your blood can be completely absorbed by metal, improving its quality so that it remains metal but also possesses the characteristics of blood. Why don't you let me shed some blood and see?"

"Hey, seriously? You're making me do chores, and now you're going to bleed me? You're abusing a retired senior citizen."

"Then I won't lend you the Haotian Cauldron to play with."

"Alright, alright, sigh, the old man has such a hard life."

After a brief moment of mourning, Bu Jianque was actually quite happy with his hand. He grabbed a jar and prepared to cut his wrist to bleed out.

"No, no, just one drop to try first."

"That's too much trouble, and wouldn't you have to cut it again after pricking it?"

"I need the freshest one."

"Hey, this is mistreatment of elderly people living alone."

"Then I'll find you a few companions? Quite a few witches admire the Wolf Lord's bravery and might, and it's just the right time for the Blood Wolf Clan to have some new members."

"No, no, no! I'm an old man, please spare me!"

Bu Jianque rolled his eyes and complained, but still found a needle, pricked his fingertip, and squeezed out a drop of blood.

In an instant, he took out a drop of activated holy silver, which itself possessed a certain degree of life activity, but was not real flesh and blood.

He instantly energized the holy silver to fuse with the blood of the sword-mending expert, and then used it to fuse with the Undying Abyss.

"————It's done. As expected, the Undying Abyss merged with it, but there was no mutual reaction."

"And then, you use this to refine the weapon?"

He shook his head instantly. "Not yet. I need to fuse this drop of 'immortal metal' with this piece of flesh."

As he spoke, he instantly used the Seven Wonders Purple Flame to ignite the Haotian Cauldron, throwing the drop of metal and the small piece of flesh from before into it.

Subsequently, the two substances fused together, and as expected, the characteristics of the Undying Origin were preserved. Furthermore, it possessed both the properties of metal and the properties of flesh and blood, essentially preserving the medicinal properties of the Undying Origin with flesh and blood.

In this way, the source of immortality can be preserved for a long time without losing any energy.

Furthermore, Shun can add other effects to the "Undying Metal" through weapon forging.

"Wolf Lord, lend a hand again, I want—"

After that, the second hall.

Teng Xie carried an exquisite sandalwood flat box to Jiu Huo's study.

"Yes—Commander Zhan is here. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Jiu Huo put down his official duties, paused for a moment, and then realized that this was Teng Xie's clone.

Shun smiled slightly and handed over the wooden box, "Here's a gift for the Queen."

"oops."

Jiu Huo took the wooden box, covered her mouth and chuckled, "Why did you suddenly decide to give me a gift?"

"It's too late to send it now. Empress, please open it and take a look."

Jiu Huo opened the wooden box, and his eyes lit up slightly. Inside, on a red silk cloth, lay a blood jade necklace. It was as red as blood, with faint red patterns flowing on it, and it was very beautiful.