Record of a Demon's Cultivation

Chapter 508 - Scheme

Translator: Cinder Translations

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"You, a Golden Core cultivator, live on this small island, yet the spiritual energy here is so sparse?" Shan Yue looked at the island with thin spiritual energy, unable to believe what she was seeing.

Song Wen did not arrive at Ji Yin Island directly. Instead, he stopped at a deserted island several hundred miles away.

The Soul Concealment Jade had not yet been obtained, and the Xing family had sent someone to track Shan Yue, who might arrive at any moment.

To be cautious, Song Wen decided to settle her outside Ji Yin Island for the time being.

Song Wen explained, "This is not my island. It's an uninhabited island. You will stay here for now. After I get the Soul Concealment Jade, I'll come back to pick you up."

Shan Yue's expression turned somewhat resentful, as if a love-stricken woman was looking at a heartless man.

"You are as cautious as ever. Even knowing that the one tracking me is only a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, you still won't take a risk. But have you thought about this—by leaving me alone here, if the pursuers arrive, this isolated island will leave me with no chance of escape?"

Song Wen raised his right hand and opened his palm.

A Shadow Gu, rested on his hand.

"You've seen this Gu before. It's a third-tier early-stage Gu. If the pursuers are truly only Foundation Establishment cultivators, this Gu should be enough to protect you."

Shan Yue looked at the Shadow Gu and sighed slightly.

"Alright, I'll go with what you say."

Suddenly, her tone became more gentle.

"You must hurry and come back. I'll be scared here alone on this island."

As she spoke, she began to remove her clothes.

Her skin was like ice and jade, smooth and fragrant.

Her bare body fell into Song Wen's arms, and her red lips pressed against his.

The sky was the blanket, and the earth the bed.

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The next day.

Song Wen returned alone to his cave dwelling.

He took out the jade slips containing the alchemy notes from Shi Bo and Shi Zhong, and began to study them carefully.

The refinement of the Spirit Awakening Pill was quite complex. Among the third-tier pills, it was considered one of the more difficult ones to refine.

Fortunately, with the alchemy notes from Shi Bo and Shi Zhong, Song Wen had a starting point, otherwise, he would have had no idea where to begin.

After studying the alchemy notes for ten days, Song Wen took out his alchemy furnace and the storage bag Zhu Yin had given him, and began to refine the pill.

The first batch took nine days. However, when it came time to condense the pill, his technique was slightly off, resulting in a failure.

The second batch also took nine days, but with the experience from the first attempt, this time, he successfully refined the pill.

Song Wen placed the finished pill in a jade bottle, meditated for a few hours to recover his spiritual sense, and then flew to Wu Ji Island.

"Zhu Yin, I have not failed in my task. The Spirit Awakening Pill has been successfully refined."

In a dense forest outside Shadow City, Song Wen handed the jade bottle containing the Spirit Awakening Pill to Zhu Yin.

Zhu Yin took the bottle, opened it, and a green pill appeared in front of her.

The pill was round, full, and brimming with spiritual energy.

Zhu Yin smiled broadly, "I knew I didn't misjudge you, Fellow Daoist. Your alchemy skills are truly remarkable."

She raised her hand and handed him a bone token, about the size of three fingers, made of snow-white jade.

"According to our agreement, after the pill is completed, I'll give you the Soul Concealment Jade. But don't forget the other condition you promised me."

Song Wen accepted the Soul Concealment Jade. "Don't worry, Fellow Daoist. After entering the Valley of Rebirth, I will keep an eye on Si Xi for you."

Zhu Yin handed Song Wen a black cloak.

"This is a mid-grade magical item. With it, as long as you act carefully, Si Xi will never detect you."

Song Wen took the cloak, about to speak, but Zhu Yin continued.

"This item is lent to you, Fellow Daoist. After the Valley of Rebirth expedition is over, remember to return it."

Song Wen nodded.

Zhu Yin then said, "Ji Yin, I trust you enough to give you both the Soul Concealment Jade and the Qi Concealment Cloak. Shouldn't you also make a promise to me?"

Song Wen felt a little uneasy. It seemed like she was worried that after receiving the treasures, he might not fulfill his part of the deal—or even escape with them before the Valley of Rebirth opened.

"I'm not sure what kind of promise you're looking for, Fellow Daoist Zhu Yin?"

Zhu Yin said, "I hope you can swear an oath of the soul that you will follow Si Xi in the Valley of Rebirth."

Song Wen replied, "Fellow Daoist, you're asking too much. The Valley of Rebirth is full of unforeseen accidents and dangers. How could I make such a soul oath? I can only swear to enter the Valley of Rebirth with you, but I can't guarantee anything beyond that."

Zhu Yin was silent for a moment before responding, "Fine, I'll agree to your terms. But I hope that you'll do your best to fulfill your part. If you slack off, don't blame me for being harsh."

Song Wen agreed to Zhu Yin's request, swearing the soul oath that he would not flee with the treasures before the Valley of Rebirth opened.

Then, they parted ways and went their separate ways.

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Song Wen flew alone to the uninhabited island where Shan Yue was.

As soon as he reached the island, Song Wen noticed that there was one more person—or rather, one more corpse—on the island.

The body was still fresh, having just died.

Shan Yue stood not far from the corpse, watching in surprise as the body rapidly shriveled up, as the Shadow Gu inside the body was consuming its flesh and blood.

Song Wen landed beside Shan Yue and asked, "Is this one of the Xing family?"

Shan Yue was startled at first, then, seeing it was Song Wen, she gave him a look of reproach.

"Why do you make no sound when you approach?"

"It's your poor alertness. You were too focused on the corpse," Song Wen replied.

"Your Gu is too powerful! This Xing family Foundation Establishment cultivator died without even being able to resist!" Shan Yue said, her tone filled with awe.

Song Wen glanced at the body and noticed there was no storage ring on it. Then, he looked at Shan Yue, who was holding a storage ring in her hand.

"Is your soul lamp in the storage ring?" Song Wen asked.

Shan Yue shook her head, "No."

"How can it not be? Without the soul lamp, how could he have found this island?"

Shan Yue said anxiously, "I'm not sure, maybe he had some companions?"

Song Wen raised his hand and took the body into his grasp, performing a soul search technique.

After the soul search was complete, Song Wen said, "On Wu Ji Island, there is a medicine shop called 'Bao Jitang,' which is owned by the Xing family. Your soul lamp was left at Bao Jitang."

The Xing family opened Bao Jitang on Wu Ji Island not to make spiritual stones, but to gather rare spiritual herbs and materials unique to the area around Wu Ji Island.

In fact, all five major factions had shops in each other's territories.

Shan Yue was shocked, "The Xing family has property on Wu Ji Island! What should we do? If Bao Jitang doesn't hear from him soon, they'll definitely send someone else. By then, even you might be exposed."

Song Wen smiled faintly, flipping his palm to reveal the Soul Concealment Jade.

"I've already obtained the Soul Concealment Jade. There is no soul lamp, so the Xing family won't be able to track you anymore."

Shan Yue's eyes immediately sparkled with joy as she gazed at the Soul Concealment Jade in Song Wen's hand.

At that moment, she felt an immense sense of relief, something she hadn't felt since Xing Gaohan's death.

Her eyes curved into two crescent moons as she looked at Song Wen, "How should I thank you?"

Her way of thanking him was simple.

She undressed.

After a day of restless activity.

Song Wen pushed Shan Yue off him and dressed quickly.

"Come back with me to the island. You'll stay on my island to cultivate from now on. I need to remind you of one thing—Xing Yixuan has also arrived on Wu Ji Island. To avoid your movements being detected by her or the people from Bao Jitang, you cannot leave the island without my permission."

Shan Yue rubbed her chest, which had turned slightly red from when Song Wen had pushed her away.

She was displeased with Song Wen's attitude of "changing his face after the pants were up."

As she dressed, she muttered, "No sense of romance."

After finishing adjusting her attire, Shan Yue asked, "What is Xing Yixuan doing on Wu Ji Island? Is she coming for me?"

Song Wen summoned a flying ship and replied, "She's not here for you. Let's go."

Song Wen had learned about Xing Yixuan's movements through his soul search.

After she moved into Bao Jitang, Xu Qing had visited several times, indicating that there was some connection between them.

(End of the Chapter)

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