I am Master Maoshan

"Yes, it's him. Put him in the cauldron quickly!" Liu Jun recognized the skinny figure at a glance. It was the Sea Beast King.

Although the Sea Beast King had changed from a burly muscular man to a skinny little monkey, his facial features were still clearly discernible, allowing Liu Jun to recognize him at a glance.

As Liu Jun finished speaking, the ghost doll waved its hands again, and a powerful force suddenly sucked the sea beast king in mid-air into the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron. A low roar was heard from the cauldron, as if some huge monster was rolling and struggling inside, but could not escape the restraints of the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron.

After the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron had quieted down a little, with only the faint crackling sound of the fire remaining, Liu Jun slowly opened the lid of the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron. The monster patterns carved on it seemed to come alive at this moment, flickering with faint light.

"Come, add water." Liu Jun gently signaled the maids who had been waiting for a long time to start pouring clean water into the cauldron. The clear water fell into the cauldron, making a pleasant sound.

Liu Jun looked focused as he quickly picked out the things he needed from the jade plate filled with medicinal herbs beside him, one by one, and threw them into the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron without hesitation.

The medicinal herbs drew graceful arcs in the air and after falling into the cauldron, they were instantly wrapped in the rising water vapor, emitting bursts of strange fragrance that filled the entire palace.

The maids worked skillfully and in perfect harmony, constantly adding water to the cauldron to keep the water level stable. Liu Jun was busy adjusting the proportions of the medicinal materials, occasionally glancing at the bubbling medicinal liquid in the cauldron, as if observing some important changes.

This busy work took a whole incense stick of time. When a certain herb fell into the cauldron, Liu Jun finally nodded with satisfaction and closed the lid of the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron tightly again.

At this moment, the eldest prince beside him could no longer suppress his worry and asked, "Your Highness, is my father okay?"

There was a slight tremor in his voice, and he was obviously very uneasy about Liu Jun's series of seemingly strange actions.

In fact, the eldest prince didn't want to ask more questions, but seeing that Liu Jun looked more and more like he was stewing something, he couldn't help but feel an inexplicable fear in his heart. Could it be that... His Royal Highness the Holy Son was going to stew his father?

Hearing this, Liu Jun grinned and tried to calm the eldest prince: "It's okay, don't worry, I'm just giving him a proper treatment, not making seafood soup."

It would have been better if he hadn't said this. After hearing this, the eldest prince felt even more uneasy. If Queen Morina hadn't stopped him in time, he would have rushed forward and turned the Ten Thousand Demon Cauldron upside down. After all, this seemingly absurd treatment method was really hard to believe.

Queen Morina saw the eldest prince's worry and explained softly, "Eldest prince, you don't have to worry too much. His Royal Highness is giving your father a medicinal bath treatment. This is an ancient and mysterious method that is said to have very good results."

After Queen Morina's explanation, the eldest prince finally calmed down a little. He prayed secretly, hoping that the Holy Son could really cure his father's illness and bring vitality to the entire sea beast tribe.

As time passed, the medicinal fragrance emanating from the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron became stronger and stronger, as if carrying away its magic power, permeating every corner of the palace.

The air in the palace seemed to be purified by the medicinal fragrance, becoming extremely fresh. At the same time, the temperature in the palace was quietly rising. It was no longer as cool and pleasant as before, but had a hint of warmth.

“Your Highness, you… you are not going to make an elixir for my father?” The eldest prince’s face was solemn, and there was a tremor in his voice. He was obviously frightened by his sudden idea.

The key point is that Liu Jun's action is so fragrant that it even smells like medicine.

"It's alchemy, nothing wrong with it," Liu Jun glanced at the eldest prince and said with a chuckle.

The eldest prince's heart instantly rose to his throat, and he tightly grasped the hilt of the sword in his hand, as if ready to draw the sword at any time. However, Liu Jun's next words instantly dissipated the tension in his heart: "But it's not to refine your father, but to extract the demon sheep weed poison in his body and refine it into a pill, so that your father's poison can be cured."

Hearing this, the eldest prince breathed a sigh of relief, but then he couldn't help but complain: "Next time, try not to breathe so hard when you speak. You almost scared me to death."

He felt that when he was talking to Liu Jun, his mood soared to the sky and then fell to the bottom. It was really too exciting.

Liu Jun curled his lips and retorted: "Then watch more and ask less next time."

The eldest prince couldn't help but feel a little guilty when he heard this. He was indeed too impulsive and jumped to conclusions without careful consideration.

If Liu Jun really wanted to kill his father, he could just watch him die without helping. Why would he go to so much trouble in front of them?

"Come on, keep adding water. Don't stop this time." Liu Jun's voice rang out again in the empty palace. He walked forward again with brisk steps, skillfully opened the heavy lid of the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron, and greeted the maids who were carrying buckets of water.

Upon hearing this, the maids quickened their pace, carrying buckets of water, and rushed to the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron. They began to add water to the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron in an orderly manner, bucket by bucket, as if they were performing a silent ritual. However, what was surprising was that the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron seemed to have the power to swallow everything. No matter how much water the maids poured into it, it was like a bottomless pit and could never be filled.

As the maids were busy, a tense and mysterious atmosphere filled the palace. As more and more water was poured, a strange heat began to emanate from the Ten Thousand Demon Cauldron. The temperature did not drop but increased instead, as if a mysterious force was pushing it in the dark, making the entire palace as hot as a furnace.

The maids' foreheads were covered with fine beads of sweat. They were busy working and wiping the sweat off their faces from time to time. However, despite being exhausted, they still gritted their teeth and persisted, not daring to stop.

Liu Jun was waiting quietly at the side, his eyes fixed on the Ten Thousand Demon Cauldron, as if waiting for some crucial moment. There was no trace of anxiety or impatience on his face, but instead a kind of confidence that he had it all planned out.

However, this opportunity seemed to take much longer than expected. From morning till evening, the sun rose from the east and slowly set, and the light in the palace became dim. The maids had been replaced several times, and some maids who were exhausted even fainted on the ground, but the changes in the Ten Thousand Demon Cauldron were still not obvious.

Liu Jun frowned slightly, but he did not lose his patience. The key to alchemy is the temperature and timing, and the same is true for detoxification. Only by grasping these two key points can we truly achieve our goal.

There was a light "pop" sound, like a bubble bursting quietly. The sound was extremely subtle and almost lost in the noisy sound. If you didn't listen carefully, you would probably not be able to detect it. However, this almost non-existent sound contained information that was of great significance to Liu Jun.

This sound, to Liu Jun's sensitive ears, was like a sudden thunder in the sky, shaking his heartstrings. His eyes instantly became hot, like a hunter who had caught the trace of his prey, and his blood was boiling.

"Here it comes!" Liu Jun roared in his heart. Although his voice was soft, it was full of uncontrollable excitement. His hands flew like a spider weaving a web, continuously performing hundreds of complicated spells, and at the same time, he did not forget to throw piles of wood under the Ten Thousand Demon Cauldron.

The flames suddenly rose under Liu Jun's control, like an awakened beast, madly devouring the surrounding air, wrapping the entire Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron tightly in raging flames.

The maids were so frightened when they saw this that they retreated one after another, not daring to get close at all. The blazing flames and the ominous aura that was faintly emanating from the Ten Thousand Demon Cauldron made them feel terrified, and they just wanted to escape from this dangerous place as quickly as possible.

"Don't stop pouring water! If you can't get close, just pour it over!" Liu Jun saw that the maids stopped what they were doing because of fear, and shouted hurriedly.

As bucket after bucket of cool water was mercilessly poured onto the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron, miraculously, the raging flames gradually subsided, and the temperature of the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron also miraculously dropped.

At the same time, the air in the palace became unusually fresh and cool, like a breeze in summer, blowing through everyone's heart, making people feel relaxed and comfortable.

Liu Jun stared at the Ten Thousand Demon Cauldron, his eyes flashing with anticipation and nervousness. He knew that this was just the beginning, and the real challenge was still to come.

"Hurry, everyone who is sweating, leave the palace!" Liu Jun shouted anxiously.

A large group of maids heard this and immediately panicked. They crowded and pushed each other, scrambling to run out of the palace. Their faces were full of fear and anxiety, their steps were hurried, and their skirts were flying. Some even accidentally fell to the ground because they ran too fast, but soon got up with the help of their companions and continued to flee out the door.

At this time, after a panic evacuation, only the eldest prince, Queen Morina and Liu Jun were left in the palace. The originally noisy atmosphere in the palace dissipated in an instant, and it became extremely quiet, with only the slight sound of breathing echoing in the air.

The eldest prince frowned slightly, his eyes full of doubts, and turned to look at Liu Jun, as if he wanted to ask but held back. Queen Morina also looked confused, with a curious expression on her delicate face. She bit her lips lightly, and was also thinking in her heart why Liu Jun wanted to let the sweating people go out.

Just as the eldest prince and Queen Morina were full of curiosity and thoughts, the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron placed in the corner of the palace suddenly underwent an amazing change. The Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron, which originally exuded a warm breath, became extremely cold at this moment, and the chill seemed to penetrate from the Nine Nether Hell. Not only that, the flames that were originally burning under the cauldron now turned into a strange blue, and the blue flames flickered faintly, emitting a creepy breath.

As the Ten Thousand Demon Cauldron changed, layers of frost began to spread around it like a tide. The frost was crystal clear, but it brought endless coldness. Wherever it went, a thick layer of ice instantly formed on the ground. Even the exquisite murals on the palace walls were gradually covered by frost under the invasion of this coldness, losing their original bright colors.

In the blink of an eye, the temperature dropped sharply from the originally suitable state. The eldest prince felt a chill running up from the soles of his feet and couldn't help shivering.

Queen Morina also subconsciously hugged her arms tightly, and her gorgeous silk skirt gradually became stiff as the frost spread.

Liu Junze stared at the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron with a serious expression, his hands clenched into fists, beads of sweat appearing on his forehead. It was unclear whether it was because of nervousness or the discomfort caused by the sudden cold.

Liu Jun breathed a sigh of relief after discovering that everything around him was frozen, except for the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron itself.

(End of this chapter)