Forced to become a pure and innocent female pharmacist in order to cultivate immortality.

"Well, just stay here peacefully. It will take at most an hour. After an hour, I will bring you back a test subject," Lin Aoxue said with a smile.

After Lin Aoxue finished speaking, she turned and left.

Ye Liuyun began setting up his laboratory, while Bai Lin and Jin Chen played around at the entrance of the cave. With the two of them there, the monsters dared not approach.

Ye Liuyun took out all the pills whose efficacy had not yet been determined.

"These pills are useless to me, and even wild animals wouldn't notice any difference after consuming them. Oh well, let's take a look at the pills that are effective on plants first. Hopefully, they'll give me some surprises." Ye Liuyun decided to experiment on plants first.

She took out her tools, dissolved the pills in water one by one, made a note of it, and then took one of the bottles of medicine out of the cave. She glanced around and then casually poured it onto a vine at the cave entrance.

After the medicine was poured onto the vines, it quickly produced a strange effect. The ordinary vines seemed to come alive and started moving on their own, somewhat like human blood vessels.

"This?" Ye Liuyun reached out and touched the writhing vine with some confusion.

But the next moment, the vines instantly wrapped around Ye Liuyun's hand.

"What? What's going on?" Ye Liuyun stared at the vines on his body, lost in thought.

The vine seemed to have come to life. She originally wanted to use her strength to break free from the vine, but the vine didn't seem to have any bad intentions. It quickly released Ye Liuyun and returned to normal.

But if you reach out and touch it, this thing will come back to life.

"Tsk tsk, this potion is interesting. Could it turn plants into living things?" Ye Liuyun felt that he needed to experiment further, so he melted another identical pill and poured it onto a tree not far away.

Sure enough, this pill could turn plants into living things, because after absorbing the potion, the tree was able to move around using its roots.

"Wow? This pill is interesting, but what should it be called? Never mind, there are so many pills, I can't come up with all the names. For now, let's just call it Plant Pill No. 1." Ye Liuyun took out his notebook and made a note of it.

Now let's talk about Lin Aoxue. Meanwhile, in a swampy forest area in the Liuyang Mountains.

A battle is taking place here. A pale-faced man is fighting against several sect cultivators. This pale-faced youth has strange methods, and he holds a sinister magic weapon in his hand.

This magical artifact was made from a human spine and head. The head, in particular, was so lifelike that it seemed almost alive. The human head cane emitted a piercing sound wave as soon as it opened its mouth.

The cultivators who were besieging him were easily distracted, and their souls were blown out of their bodies by the sound waves. One of them lost his composure and his soul was immediately drawn back to him by the power of the human head cane.

"Ah! Help!" The cultivator's soul let out a shrill scream before being swallowed by the open mouth of the human head on the cane.

The pale-faced youth immediately showed a refreshed expression, indicating that the human head cane, after consuming the soul, would transfer some of its power to him.

"Damn it, what kind of evil method is this? Senior brother, we are no match for him, let's retreat." The cultivators in this group wanted to run away when they saw that things were not going well.

But this pale-faced, cold-eyed youth clearly had no intention of letting them go.

"Heh heh... Trying to run? No way." The sinister young man chuckled.

We've finally stumbled upon our prey, how could we let them get away?

The young man raised the man-headed cane again, from which several illusory chains shot out, binding the remaining people.

The chains did not act on their bodies, but on their souls, which were being pulled out of their bodies by the chains.

"Who exactly are you? Such vicious methods will surely be punished by heaven!" the souls of these people cried out frantically.

"Heh, divine retribution? Cultivators are inherently defying the heavens. Blame it on your weakness." The pale-faced youth said in a sinister tone.

This guy is obviously a heretical cultivator; almost all the heretical cultivators in this area are concentrated in the Six Yang Mountains.

This person is named Qiu Min. He was originally a disciple of the Zixia Sect. He unexpectedly obtained a strange cultivation technique that requires the use of one's soul to cultivate.

This guy wasn't very talented to begin with, but after practicing this technique, his cultivation level rose from the Spirit River Realm to the Spirit Pattern Realm in just a few years.

After he first experimented on mortals, he became unstoppable. Eventually, he was discovered by the Zixia Sect for murdering his fellow disciples. The human head cane in his hand was made from the corpses of his fellow disciples with whom he had a grudge.

After being discovered, he immediately defected from the Zixia Sect and hid in the complex Liuyang Mountains.

This guy has four wanted posters; he's definitely a heretic.

"The human head cane, that must be Qiu Min, right?" Just as Qiu Min thought he was about to devour the souls of these people, a cold, sharp voice came from behind him.

"Huh?" Qiu Min sensed a powerful aura behind her and immediately tried to turn around and attack.

Unfortunately, just as he turned around, a hand grabbed his neck and squeezed hard, causing Qiu Min to roll his eyes and faint.

Once the human-headed cane was freed from Qiu Min's hand, it naturally lost its power, and the cultivators who were almost devoured were immediately freed.

After their souls returned to their bodies, they gasped for breath. The feeling of their souls being pulled out of their bodies was truly terrifying.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist. May I ask your name, sect, and school?" The rescued cultivators quickly inquired about the newcomer's identity.

No need to look, it must have been Lin Aoxue who did it. This time when Lin Aoxue came out, she took on some missions, including a bounty mission. The bounty mission was to capture evil cultivators who were on the Immortal Path's wanted list.

This Qiu Min is a white-level evil cultivator on the Immortal Path's wanted list, with a bounty of two thousand spirit stones.

"He's the one I'm trying to capture, no need to thank me," Lin Aoxue said calmly, then stomped on the severed head cane and crushed it, releasing the soul that had been imprisoned within it.

As for Qiu Min, she was naturally taken away by Lin Aoxue.

"So powerful! Fellow Daoist, you actually stopped this evil cultivator with a single strike! I was terrified; I almost thought I was going to die." The cultivators who had survived said with lingering fear.

A moment later, the cave where Ye Liuyun was located had been cleared out, and the dark cave was now brightly lit.

"Liuyun, we've caught the first test subject." Lin Aoxue walked in with a smile, and threw Qiu Min, whom she had just caught, in front of Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun was taken aback, then looked at the pale-faced youth.

"Are you sure they're bad people?" Ye Liuyun asked.

Lin Aoxue chuckled and then took out a wanted poster.

"Qiu Min, a traitor to the Zixia Sect, practiced evil arts, devoured souls, and slaughtered his fellow disciples. He then refined their corpses into an evil artifact, the Human Head Cane. In addition to slaughtering cultivators, he also killed many mortals," Lin Aoxue introduced.

Ye Liuyun knew that Lin Aoxue wouldn't speak carelessly.

"Okay, that's fine then. So even if I die, it's okay, right?" Ye Liuyun asked again.

"Just leave the body; it's a no-holds-barred policy," Lin Aoxue said.

Lin Aoxue showed no mercy to these cruel and evil cultivators.

Qiu Min was quickly woken up. Upon waking, he found himself bound, and most importantly, his dantian had been destroyed.

"Damn it, my power, you actually crippled me?" Qiu Min quickly realized that he had become a cripple.

Otherwise, he could easily break this ordinary rope.

"What are you yelling for? I'm being lenient by not slapping you to death," Lin Aoxue sneered.

"You? You attacked me! Shameless!" Qiu Min roared in anger.

"Please, do you think this is child's play? You should have known this day would come, right?" Lin Aoxue said, rolling her eyes.

"Hmph! So what? This world is a dog-eat-dog world. I'm just trying to improve my cultivation and go further. What did I do wrong?" Qiu Min said with a ferocious expression.

Lin Aoxue didn't say anything more, because this kind of person wouldn't think they were wrong.

Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun shook his head, then walked over and, without saying a word, stuffed a pill that he hadn't been able to test its effects into the guy's mouth.

"Ugh, what did you feed me?" Qiu Min shouted angrily.

"Hehe, good stuff. Don't worry, it's definitely not poison," Ye Liuyun said with a smile.

But Ye Liuyun's smile made Qiu Min uneasy.

Chapter 164 Truth Pill

In fact, even when dealing with enemies, Ye Liuyun still has a certain degree of mercy as long as their behavior is not too excessive. However, Qiu Min makes it impossible for her to be merciful, because the indiscriminate killing of mortals is something she cannot tolerate.

If it's just a fight between cultivators, there's not much to say, because the cultivation world is not a place where you can reason things out.

After Qiu Min took the pill, she didn't have any reaction for a long time, which puzzled even Qiu Min herself.

"Hahaha... What kind of food did you feed me? It has no effect at all! Kill me already, I don't want to live anymore. If you don't kill me, one day I will repay you a hundredfold," Qiu Min cursed furiously.

Upon hearing this, Lin Aoxue stepped forward and kicked him to the ground.

"You'd better shut up, or you might as well be hoping for death."

However, Qiu Min remained stubbornly defiant, as if she had no scruples whatsoever, and continued to launch into a barrage of verbal attacks.

"What, you still want to take me back and imprison me to death? Hmph, I'm not afraid. I'm not even afraid of death, let alone imprisonment. As long as I'm alive, I still have a chance to turn things around. I've already remembered you two bastards. Kill me now, or I won't just spare you, but also your fellow disciples and families."

"See that cane with the human head from before? It was made from the corpse of my enemy. I separated his spine and head from his body separately, you know? I separated his spine and head while he was still alive. Because I used a secret technique, he wasn't dead yet and was begging me for mercy, hahaha."

What Qiu Min said sent chills down Ye Liuyun's spine. If a person could be so cruel, then who is the evil one?

"I'm very curious, where did you get this cultivation technique from?" Ye Liuyun asked.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Min didn't hesitate and immediately named a place.

"It was obtained from a hidden cave in the Six Yang Mountains."

"What's the name of this cultivation technique?" Ye Liuyun asked again.

“It’s called the Corpse Refining and Soul Trapping Technique,” ​​Qiu Min replied.

However, as they were talking, Qiu Min froze, and Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun were also puzzled. Why were they puzzled? It was because this guy was too obedient, wasn't he? Why did he tell them everything?

"You? Bastard? What's going on? Why can't I hide my secrets? Whatever you ask, I'll answer instinctively?" Qiu Min was stunned for a moment, then her face turned extremely terrified.

He finally realized that something was wrong with him. He had been acting strangely ever since. He had no reason to tell the enemy these secrets, so why did he say them?

"How old are you this year?" Ye Liuyun asked, intrigued.

"Sixty-eight years old," Qiu Min replied.

Ye Liuyun then asked some very ordinary questions, but no matter what she asked, Qiu Min answered them without hesitation.

Lin Aoxue became more and more surprised as she listened.

"Why has this guy become so obedient? He answers everything you ask. Is it the effect of your pills?" Lin Aoxue asked in surprise.

Ye Liuyun smiled. This was a very useful pill. It could actually make it impossible for someone to hide their secrets, so this thing had many uses.

Lin Aoxue tried asking a few questions herself and finally confirmed that no matter what questions they asked, this guy would answer. As long as he knew it, he would tell them everything, even his ancestors for eight generations and where his hometown was.

At this moment, Qiu Min was finally frightened. His face turned pale. He didn't understand what was wrong with him. Why had he said everything that he shouldn't have said?

"Please stop asking, I was wrong, just kill me." Qiu Min quickly became afraid, because no matter how unafraid of death he was, he didn't want to implicate his family.

This is why most cultivators sever ties with their secular families. They may not be afraid of death, but anyone who has been in the cultivation world for a while knows that a cultivator's head is always on the line, and they are all aware of this.

But if family members are involved, then that's something they can't accept.

People can be ruthless and cruel, but even the most vicious person has emotions. As long as they have emotions, they must care about something. The weakness of most cultivators is their family.

"Heh, so you're afraid too?" Lin Aoxue sneered.

"Nonsense! I may be ruthless, but that doesn't mean I'm emotionless," Qiu Min shouted angrily.

Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue didn't ask anything more. Ye Liuyun felt that she could basically confirm the effect of the pill. No wonder it didn't work for her. This thing had to be given to someone else to take.

"This pill is interesting, let's call it the 'Opening Pill'." Ye Liuyun took out his notebook and made a note of it.

After recording, she slapped Qiu Min's abdomen, forcing the pill out of his body. After all, it was a drug test, so the pill couldn't stay in his body for too long.

After the pills were produced, Ye Liuyun tried asking a few more questions. This time, Qiu Min didn't answer, which was clearly the effect of the pills.

Lin Aoxue also found the evil technique he practiced on this guy. Upon looking at it, Lin Aoxue discovered a problem. The name of this technique sounded terrifying, but in reality, it was not a particularly evil method. It was just that the person who used it was too evil.

This technique is designed for demonic beasts; the person who created this technique used demonic beasts as objects for corpse refining.

"Sure enough, Liuyun, take a look. There's nothing wrong with the cultivation technique this guy is practicing, but his behavior is problematic." Lin Aoxue showed the technique to Ye Liuyun after reading it.

Ye Liuyun glanced at it a few times and then nodded.

"I knew it. There's no such thing as good or evil in cultivation techniques. It's just that people's hearts are divided into good and evil. If a person is not good, even the most orthodox cultivation technique will be meaningless. Let's continue testing the medicine." Ye Liuyun took out another pill and stuffed it into Qiu Min's mouth.

But this time, the elixir had a noticeable effect, and it was a rather sinister and terrifying one at that.

After Qiu Min finished taking the pill, he immediately screamed in agony. Suddenly, a green flame burst into flames on his body. The flames, like insects, began to devour his flesh and blood. In no time, Qiu Min was reduced to nothing but bones.

To Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue's surprise, Qiu Min was not dead; ghostly flames flickered in his eyes. Moreover, he could still move.

"This, my body? Ah... what have you done to me now, you witch?" Qiu Min screamed repeatedly as she looked at her body, which had turned into a skeleton.

All the flesh and blood had disappeared, leaving only bones, but why did he feel that he was still alive and had not died?

Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun's faces twitched violently as they looked at this guy. This whole thing was too bizarre, even more shocking than the pill that turned them into women.

"What kind of effect is this?" Ye Liuyun asked, looking terrified.

"Yes, but the key question is, how is he still alive? Did you turn him into an evil spirit? Is this some kind of ghost-transforming pill?" Lin Aoxue asked doubtfully.

Ye Liuyun shook his head. This pill seemed to be a one-time use item, which meant there was no way to turn him back. The experimental subject was now useless.