"Materials? What materials are needed? I'll go to the medicine hall to exchange for them," Yue asked.
Lu Li didn't waste words and directly listed the spiritual herbs from the pill formula along with the stone orchid grass he needed.
After hearing this, Yue frowned slightly and said, "That's quite a lot. I'm not sure if the medicine hall has them all. Ah, well, I'll go check later. By the way, which pill room are you in? I'll come find you then."
Lu Li turned and pointed to the room on the right side of the corridor behind him, "Right there. But there seems to be a restriction on that door. You probably won't be able to open it. You can give the medicinal materials to Wu Liu and have him pass them to me."
"Hmph, underestimating me, are you? I'll have you know, there's not a single door in this entire Corpse Sect that I can't open."
"That impressive?"
Hearing this, Lu Li was astonished and couldn't help but have other thoughts. However, since the two had just met, he worried that asking too much might reveal his true intentions, so he didn't press further immediately.
"Hehe, not too bad," Yue said with a smug smile. "Oh, right, the matter about me giving you the antidote pill, you absolutely must not let anyone else know. Otherwise, I'll be punished by my master, and he might even force-feed you a Soul-Devouring Pill."
"Rest assured, I'm not that stupid."
"......"
Afterwards, the two chatted idly, though most of the time it was Yue asking questions while Lu Li endured the ordeal and gave vague answers.
Because this girl's strength wasn't low, but her knowledge was pitifully lacking. Most of the questions she asked were extremely boring things, like what demon beasts outside looked like, what food was the most delicious, how many people were in Lu Li's family...
What made Lu Li speechless the most was that she actually asked him what people looked like when they were young. Were they all identical, and then suddenly transformed into adults like them?
In response to this, Lu Li could only roll his eyes and remain silent.
Fortunately, Wu Liu returned not long after. When he saw Yue clinging to Lu Li's arm, he was startled, coughing twice to remind them, "Junior Sister... if Wu Yi Senior Brother sees this, it might be disadvantageous for Master Qin."
Throughout the entire Corpse Sect, no one didn't know that Wu Yi liked Yue. Unfortunately, Yue had no interest in Wu Yi whatsoever.
Yue was taken aback, only now realizing her actions were too intimate. She withdrew her hand lightning-fast, her face flushing as she said, "None of your business!" After saying this, she immediately scampered away and disappeared.
Watching Yue leave, Wu Liu shook his head helplessly, walking forward to hand a jade box to Lu Li, "Brother Qin, I don't have many contribution points, only exchanged for five stalks. Take a look."
"Five stalks?" Lu Li was somewhat surprised, "Didn't I say I only needed three?"
"Hehe, I was just preparing for any eventuality. In case the refining fails, there's still room for remedy, right?" Wu Liu seemed to place great importance on this Jade Skin Pill.
"That's true as well. Since that's the case, I'll use today's time to help you refine this Jade Skin Pill." Saying this, Lu Li stood up, about to return to his room.
"How can I trouble you so? This is your rest time."
"Hey, what's there to say between friends?" Lu Li patted Wu Liu's shoulder and said.
"Friends... What a strange word," Wu Liu sighed, looking at Lu Li, then nodded heavily, "Alright, since Brother Qin doesn't disdain me, I, Wu Liu, will be honored to be your friend."
With that, the two walked together back to the stone chamber entrance. After opening the door, Wu Liu said, "Brother Qin, I won't go in and disturb you. How about I come to collect the pill tomorrow when I deliver the assignment?"
"Mm, no problem," Lu Li nodded. Seeming to remember something, he added, "Brother Wu Liu, could you help me inquire with the Elder? Tell him I'd like to take a month's worth of missions at once, so you don't have to run back and forth daily, wasting cultivation time."
The antidote was already in hand. He needed to find a way to get Wu Liu out of the way and see if there was a chance to leave this place.
This would also be beneficial for Wu Liu. If something went wrong, the other party wouldn't be implicated.
"That sounds great!" Wu Liu's eyes lit up. In fact, he had long wanted to do this. Running back and forth like this every day, he couldn't calm down to cultivate at all. Hearing this, he immediately expressed, "I'll go ask the Elder right away."
The stone chamber door closed once again. Lu Li couldn't wait to sit cross-legged on the stone bed, taking out the Clear Spirit Pill he had just obtained from Yue, staring at it for a moment before swallowing it in one gulp.
The pill felt cool upon entering, like drinking from a cold spring, refreshing Lu Li's mind.
Billowing green medicinal power transformed into tiny swords, swirling upward, heading straight for his Sea of Consciousness. Instantly, the originally dormant black skeletons within seemed to sense a great enemy and began frantically dodging.
However, countless green tiny swords swarmed like maggots clinging to bone.
Lu Li seemed to hear a series of popping sounds coming from his Sea of Consciousness and the wails of those skeletons.
After about half an hour, the black skeletons in his Sea of Consciousness finally disappeared completely, leaving no residue. After losing their opponents, the green tiny swords also dissipated, transforming into waves of cool energy that nourished his Divine Sense.
"Finally dealt with!"
Lu Li let out a long sigh of relief, his hanging heart finally settling down.
Next, he needed to find a way to refine more Meridian-Nourishing Pills, then seek a breakthrough, and look for an opportunity to leave this place.
After resolving the Soul-Devouring Pill issue, Lu Li went to the pill refining area again and began working on refining the Jade Skin Pill.
Meanwhile, at Mo Yun Residence.
Inside Mo Shang's cave abode.
"You're saying that kid requested to take a month's worth of missions at once?" Mo Shang looked suspiciously at Wu Liu.
"Yes, Elder. Moreover, this subordinate also thinks this way is more convenient. What do you think?"
"Alright, then issue him missions by month from now on. However... the difficulty needs to be increased a bit more." At this point, Mo Shang pondered before continuing, "Give him three hundred sets of materials each month, but he must produce two hundred and seventy Corpse-Nurturing Pills."
"This... isn't that a bit..."
"What?"
"Ah, nothing. I just think this might be a bit too easy for him," Wu Liu was startled and hastily changed his words.
"Too easy, you say?" Mo Shang's eyes shifted. "In that case, have him use three hundred sets to produce two hundred and ninety pills."
"Ah!"
"What? You think his ability is even greater than that?"
"No, no, I think this is just right." The face beneath Wu Liu's mask twitched violently, thinking, Brother Qin, I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to.
"Mm, then it's decided. Go to the medicine hall to collect the medicinal materials."
Mo Shang nodded and dismissed Wu Liu. Thinking, this kid does have some ability, he contemplated for a moment before walking out of his cave abode and finding Guard Liu, instructing:
"Go find Little Six later and have him relay to that Qin Pill Master that I'll give him a one-year probation period. As long as he performs well, I'll clear his Soul-Devouring Pill and convert it to a Soul-Control Pill."
"Then he won't need to take Clear Spirit Pills every month."
Guard Liu nodded in agreement, thinking that indeed one shouldn't judge by appearances. The Elder's heart wasn't so merciless after all.