The Hehuan Sect cultivates alchemy; my senior sister helps me refine alchemy throughout the world.

Shen Yifei's spiritual energy circulated around her chest, splitting the demonic energy in her meridians into two streams, one heading towards her heart meridian and the other towards her dantian.

The two streams of demonic energy turned at the fork in the road and stopped crowding together, thus eliminating the congestion.

"How are you feeling?"

"Much smoother." Green Ivy's voice was still a little shaky, but much more steady than before.

Shen Yifei released his grip, stood up, and took two steps back.

"Alright. Go back and practice this method. Your fire control ability will double in half a month."

Green Ivy stood up from the edge of the bed, lowered her head, and straightened her collar. She stood there for a moment, then looked up at Shen Yifei.

"Senior Brother Shen, thank you."

"No need to thank me, it was nothing. Go back and rest, you still have to refine pills tomorrow."

Green Ivy nodded and turned to walk out. She paused at the door and glanced back at him.

"Senior Brother Shen, your pills smell so good."

After saying that, he pushed open the door and went out, his footsteps quickly disappearing into the night.

Liu Mengli floated out of the cauldron, sat cross-legged on the bed, propped her chin up with her hands, and had an expression that said, "I saw everything."

"Master, who did you learn that technique from? You were talking about clearing the meridians and creating branching paths, it sounded so real."

"It's true. Her meridians were indeed blocked, and I did clear them for her. As for where I placed my hands, that was necessary for the treatment."

"Does treatment really require pressing on someone's chest for so long? You even pinched it a couple of times after you finished, I saw that."

"That's to confirm whether the meridians are completely unblocked."

"You're just making this up." Liu Mengli rolled her eyes. "That girl's breasts haven't even fully developed yet, and you still have the nerve to do that to her."

"She's fully recovered, but the chest area is tightly bound, blocking the demonic energy there."

"Master, what style do you like? I'll make it to her size from now on, will you like that?"

"Change it or not, it's up to you."

Liu Mengli floated up from the bed and landed on his shoulder, her lips brushing against his ear.

"Master, do you still want me to keep you company tonight?"

"No need. Go back to sleep."

Shen Yifei pulled her off him. "Can't you just give me a quiet night?"

"No." Liu Mengli said firmly.

Shen Yifei thought about it and realized that they hadn't practiced dual cultivation together today. They had agreed to do it once a day, with her helping him with chores and him giving her his yang energy.

Although she didn't do much work today, the contract still applies, so it wouldn't be right not to pay her.

"Okay, hurry up today."

Liu Mengli smiled, "Master, don't worry, we'll cultivate together every day and improve together!"

However, Liu Mengli was unusually slow today, her demonic energy circling within him again and again, but she just wouldn't withdraw it.

However, the dark golden spiritual energy in Shen Yifei's dantian became increasingly pure.

One hour later...

"Master, your spiritual energy is exceptionally pure today. Is it related to that wisp of demonic energy from Gu Yunyan?"

Shen Yifei lay on the bed, closed his eyes, and sensed it. The spiritual energy in his dantian was indeed purer than before, and the three wisps of black energy in the corner were huddled together, keeping their distance from the dark golden spiritual energy.

"Perhaps. Demonic energy and spiritual energy coexist in my dantian and react with each other."

"Then can you absorb demonic energy to cultivate?"

"I don't know. I haven't tried it."

"Give it a try," Liu Mengli said, nestled against his chest. "If you can cultivate both spiritual power and demonic energy simultaneously, wouldn't you be twice as strong as others at the same level?"

Shen Yifei opened his eyes and thought for a moment.

Cultivating spiritual energy and demonic energy simultaneously is not something that no one in the cultivation world has ever done before.

Before the great battle between good and evil, some madmen tried it, and without exception, they all went mad. Spiritual energy and demonic energy are natural enemies; forcing them together is like pouring water into a pot of oil—it's bound to explode.

But the situation in his dantian was different. The spiritual energy and demonic energy didn't fight; instead, they stayed together peacefully.

He stretched out his hand, and a wisp of dark golden flame condensed at his fingertips, the flame mixed with black threads.

He then used his demonic energy to gather black flames on his other finger, the color of which was much darker than before.

Shen Yifei extinguished the flames. "My spiritual energy is slowly refining those few strands of demonic essence, purifying the impurities within. The remaining demonic essence core is now mixed with the spiritual energy."

"So, are you a cultivator or a demonic cultivator now?"

"Neither, both. We can study it later when we have time. We still need to refine the demon pills tomorrow."

When Shen Yifei woke up the next day, it was already broad daylight.

He didn't rush to get up, but stared at the ceiling of the stone house for a long time with his hands behind his head.

Liu Mengli floated out of the cauldron and landed on his chest, sitting cross-legged.

"Master, what are you daydreaming about so early in the morning?"

"I'm thinking about something."

"What are you thinking about? Are you wondering if Green Ivy is coming today?"

"Can you please stop dragging women into everything?"

"So what exactly are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking about Cangwu Mountain."

"What's wrong with this place?"

"This is a good place." Shen Yifei stood up and put on his clothes. "There is a demonic vein at the foot of Cangwu Mountain. The Tianji Pavilion has occupied it for more than ten years, and the major sects dare not touch it. The spiritual energy on the mountain is also not bad, much better than that of the Qingyun Sect."

He fastened his belt, walked to the door of the stone house, and pushed it open. The mist on the top of Cangwu Mountain had dissipated, and the sunlight shone on the opposite mountain peak, making the medicinal garden on the mountainside look lush and green.

"Look at this terrain again. The main peak is in the center, surrounded by seven smaller peaks, resembling stars surrounding the moon. In feng shui, this formation is called 'Seven Stars Guarding,' making it a rare and precious place for cultivation. There was a reason why the Tianyan Sect chose this place to establish its sect back then."

Liu Mengli tilted her head to look at him, "Master, are you planning to move the Qingyun Sect here?"

"It's not just the Qingyun Sect." Shen Yifei crossed his arms. "The Hehuan Sect moved here too. The Qingyun Sect's place is too small; it can only support a thousand or so people at most. The two sects combined are not even half the size of the Tianyan Sect back then."

"Are you planning to move everything to Cangwu Mountain?"

"Mount Cangwu is huge. Look at this mountain, it covers hundreds of miles in circumference. With the main peak and seven side peaks, the Tianyan Sect could house three to five thousand people at its peak. How many people does the Tianji Pavilion have now? I've been looking around for a few days, and with Gu Yunyan and those three women, there are at most thirty to fifty people."

Liu Mengli smiled, "The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion has only a few dozen people, yet they can keep several major sects from making a move. They rely on the formations beneath the mountain. They may be few in number, but their strength is considerable."

"Once I take over the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, the Joyful Union Sect, the Azure Cloud Sect, and the Blood Soul Sect, each sect will be given a mountain to stand on, and they will not interfere with each other, as long as they can follow my orders."

"Master, you've summoned demonic cultivators, heretical cults, and those two demon kings as well. Your Heavenly Evolution Sect has become a hodgepodge, a unique and peculiar sect."

"What's so strange about it? As long as you're powerful enough, you can call the shots in the cultivation world. At that point, I can say you're righteous or evil, and that's it!"

"Master is right, the one with the strongest fist is the boss!" Liu Mengli suddenly realized that Shen Yifei, who seemed to have no sense of propriety on the surface, actually had ambitions in his heart.

Rebuilding the Tianyan Sect is a clear indication that they intend to confront the three major sects. It seems that a bloody storm is bound to break out in the next few years.