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

When Liu Mengli heard that Shen Yifei was going to refine the giant ape, her expression immediately changed.

"Wait a minute!" She darted out from the corner, no longer bothering to hide, and stood naked next to the giant ape ice sculpture, pointing in the direction of Shen Yifei's consciousness. "You can refine this demonic beast?"

Shen Yifei's consciousness manifested as a phantom within the cauldron, giving her a once-over.

"Would it be alright if you put on some clothes?"

Liu Mengli looked down at herself, then looked up at him, a smirk playing on her lips: "You tore my clothes to shreds, what am I supposed to wear? You won't even find me something new."

"You wait." Shen Yifei withdrew his consciousness from the cauldron, took out one of his outer robes from his ring, and threw it into the cauldron.

Liu Mengli took it, unfolded it, looked at it, and pouted: "Your clothes? They're so big, you look like you're going to perform in a theatrical play."

"It's good enough to have something to wear, why be picky?" Shen Yifei said impatiently.

Liu Mengli slowly put on her outer robe. The robe was indeed too big for her; the collar slipped off her shoulders, revealing a section of her fair skin.

She didn't pull it up; she just wore it loosely, not covering what should be covered, and revealing what should be revealed.

"Is that enough?" She twirled around, the hem of her outer robe fluttering, revealing glimpses of her cleavage beneath.

Shen Yifei ignored her and stared at the giant ape frozen in the ice.

"Are you really going to refine it?" Liu Mengli, wrapped in an outer robe, squatted in the corner, hugging her knees with both hands.

Shen Yifei didn't say anything, but instead channeled spiritual energy into the cauldron.

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Blue flames erupted from beneath the giant ape, which then licked the large block of ice.

The chilling aura of the Ice Soul Pill remained; when the flames burned onto it, the ice surface hissed and emitted plumes of white steam.

Liu Mengli shrank into the corner and fanned her nose with her hand: "What's that smell? It's so pungent."

Shen Yifei ignored her and focused on controlling the flames.

The fire burned brighter and brighter, and the ice slowly melted. The giant ape's fur was exposed, and when it was singed by the fire, it emitted a burnt smell.

The burnt smell mixed with the stench of the giant ape made Shen Yifei frown.

Liu Mengli had already covered her nose and shrank into a corner, muttering, "Fine, you can refine it, but can you not make it stink? I live here, aren't you afraid of suffocating me with the stench!"

Shen Yifei increased his spiritual energy output, and the flames shot up instantly!

The ice on the giant ape's body melted completely, causing its fur to crackle and burn. The oil was roasted out and dripped into the fire, making it burn even more fiercely.

The giant ape awoke from the pain and tried to roll over, bracing itself on all fours to stand. It had barely managed to get halfway up when its legs gave way and it collapsed back down.

"roar……"

A bloodcurdling roar came from inside the cauldron, making Shen Yifei's ears ring.

Liu Mengli covered her ears and crouched in the corner, staring in horror at the flames on the giant ape's body!

The flames inside the cauldron turned from blue to purple, burning the giant ape until its skin was torn and its flesh was splattered with oil.

The giant ape's screams grew weaker and weaker, and its enormous body shrank little by little in the fire.

The hair was burned off, the skin was charred, the muscles melted away, leaving only a stark white skeleton. The skeleton, too, slowly melted in the fire, turning into a pool of liquid.

Shen Yifei stared at the pool of liquid, a sense of anticipation rising within him.

What kind of thing was refined from a fifth-tier demon beast?

The liquid churned in the fire, slowly condensing until it became a black pill the size of an egg, with a faint golden light flowing across its surface.

Liu Mengli huddled in the corner, watching the pill fly out of the fire before daring to emerge from the corner.

Shen Yifei held the pill in his hand; it was freshly made, soft, and hot, and he couldn't eat it in one bite.

He ate it in two bites, and surprisingly, the pills actually had a meaty flavor and were quite delicious.

As soon as the pill entered his stomach, a line of words appeared in his mind: "Giant Ape Power!" Shen Yifei chose it without hesitation!

This giant ape's attribute is strength; it's a fifth-tier demon beast, equivalent to the peak of the Golden Core stage!

As soon as it was confirmed, a surge of scalding heat flowed through my meridians and into my limbs and bones.

Shen Yifei's bones were cracking and popping, and his muscles were bulging and aching.

Shen Yifei was shocked. Oh no, this is the prelude to his body exploding!

He gritted his teeth, sat cross-legged, and channeled his spiritual energy to guide this power.

The heat surged through the meridians several times before finally settling into the dantian, where it mingled with the liquid spiritual energy.

Shen Yifei opened his eyes and looked down at his hands. They were still the same hands, but he could feel that the power hidden within them was on a completely different level than before.

He stood up, walked to a rock about half a person's height, and casually clapped his hands.

"Bang!"

The stone shattered into powder, and when the wind blew, it covered his face.

Shen Yifei stood there, staring at his palm for a long time.

This power... it must be at the late stage of the Golden Core realm, right?

"Little one," Liu Mengli's voice came from inside the cauldron, trembling, "you...you just refined that giant ape?"

"Um."

"Did you refine it into a pill and eat it?"

"Um."

"Aren't you afraid of getting sick from eating that?" Liu Mengli's voice changed. "That's a fifth-tier demonic beast! You're only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, your dantian is so small, aren't you afraid it will burst?"

Shen Yifei stretched his shoulders, and his bones cracked and popped for a while.

"I'm a little full, but I haven't burst. Look at me, I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?"

"Will you turn into a monster?"

"I am a monster!"

Liu Mengli fell silent.

Shen Yifei could feel her pacing back and forth inside the cauldron. Her footsteps were very light, but carried an indescribable anxiety.

"That broken cauldron of yours," she finally spoke, her voice low, "what exactly is its origin?"

"I don't know either," Shen Yifei said honestly. "I found it."

Shen Yifei could imagine her inside the cauldron, wrapped in his large outer robe, squatting in a corner, her green eyes glazed over, seemingly lost in thought.

"Little one," she spoke again, her voice much softer this time, "you wouldn't... want to refine me too, would you?"

Shen Yifei heard the probing in her voice and found it amusing.

From the moment he imprisoned the female demon in the cauldron until now, she has maintained that same carefree and arrogant demeanor.

Singing, flirting, haggling—he did it all. Now that he's actually refined a fifth-tier demon beast into a pill, he's finally scared.

"It depends on your performance," Shen Yifei said indifferently.

Liu Mengli remained silent inside the cauldron for a while before asking softly, "What do you mean by 'watching my performance'? What your... your senior sister can do, I can do too!"

Shen Yifei almost burst out laughing when he heard her say that.

The banshee was truly panicked.

For a Nightmare Demon to say something like that, it seems the scene of the giant ape being refined into a pill really terrified her.

Shen Yifei chuckled and asked, "What can you do?"

"I know everything your senior sister knows! It's just that, what's so difficult about it?"

Shen Yifei looked at the pitiful-looking creature crouching in the corner, its green eyes bulging with tears.

"Aren't you Nightmare Demon? You can do this too?"

"What's wrong with Nightmare Demons? We Nightmare Clan are masters at bewitching people. We're born with those skills your senior sister possesses, and we're a hundred times better than them."

Shen Yifei chuckled: "Then tell me, how did my senior sister serve me?"

Liu Mengli's green eyes darted around, then she suddenly puffed out her chest: "Let me out, and I'll serve you."

Shen Yifei laughed heartily, "Come on, this little trick won't fool anyone."

Liu Mengli stomped her foot inside the cauldron: "Why are you like this? I'm telling the truth, but you don't believe me."

"I'd be a fool to believe you." Shen Yifei packed his things, checked the direction, and continued deeper into the secret realm.