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

Ah Bao had already been taught a lesson by Liu Mengli: a tigress lives on that highest peak.

"Rest assured, Master, even if I had ten times the courage, I wouldn't dare to disturb the God of War!"

Shen Yifei nodded in satisfaction and sent Abao away to smell the scents of the women.

Liu Mengli looked Shen Yifei up and down. "Master, are you sure you want to dress up as a woman? It's not that I look down on you, but with all that muscle, even a dress can't hide it."

Shen Yifei was immediately displeased when Liu Mengli teased him like that.

"What are you talking about? What's wrong with my physique? I'm the kind of person who looks slim in clothes but has muscles underneath! I may not be curvy, but I'm tall! Besides, that old geezer Jin Lian should probably try something different."

Liu Mengli covered her mouth and laughed, "Master, are you trying to change his taste or his appetite? What if he really takes a liking to you? Will you let him have his way with you or not?"

"Damn it! If he dares to touch a single hair on my head, I'll cut his thing off with my Long Sky Sword and feed it to my little monsters!"

Before long, Liu Mengli had somehow acquired a whole array of bottles and jars, including foundation, rouge, eyebrow pencils, and lipstick—a complete selection.

Shen Yifei was forced to sit down on a large rock by the lake by Liu Mengli, who then picked up a box of foundation and began applying it to his face.

"Master, close your eyes, relax, don't look so serious."

Shen Yifei closed his eyes, feeling Liu Mengli's fingers stroking his face.

Liu Mengli's technique was quite professional; she applied foundation, drew eyebrows, drew eyeliner, applied blush, and applied lip rouge all in one go.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Liu Mengli stopped, took two steps back, looked her up and down, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Alright, Master, open your eyes and take a look."

Shen Yifei opened his eyes, walked to the lakeside, squatted down, and looked at his reflection in the water.

A woman's face was reflected in the water, with delicate eyebrows and eyes, fair skin, rosy lips, and two natural blushes on her cheeks.

"This...this is me? Isn't this an absolutely stunning beauty?"

Liu Mengli laughed smugly, "My makeup skills are no joke. I can even turn a stone into a human figure."

Shen Yifei knew that she was subtly alluding to that ancient, cold marrow again.

Liu Mengli pulled out a loose white dress and a waist belt. "Put the dress on first, then use the waist belt to tighten your waist a bit."

Shen Yifei did as she was told, putting on the skirt and cinching her waist.

After Shen Yifei was dressed, Liu Mengli circled him twice more, nodding in satisfaction. "Hmm, not bad, looks like a tall, beautiful woman. It's just that his chest..."

Shen Yifei looked down at his flat chest. "What should I do? I don't have that thing."

"It's okay, I'll put two cotton bags in there for you."

Before long, Liu Mengli had made two small cloth bags, stuffed them with two wads of cotton, tied them to a thin rope, and hung them around Shen Yifei's neck.

Shen Yifei looked down and felt a little awkward, but it did look like the real thing.

He walked around the lake twice more, mimicking a woman's gait, and felt it went well.

At this moment, Abao came running over excitedly, "Master, I've smelled them all. Whichever scent you tell me to spray, I'll spray that one."

"Spray them all over me, one by one, let's see what that old scoundrel Jin Lian likes!"

Liu Mengli chuckled from the side, "Master, you need to change your tone of voice too. It can't be too rough. It should be gentler, more charming, and preferably with a slight tremor, so that men will feel protective of you."

Shen Yifei tried to speak in a woman's voice, trying to sound more like it, "Would this work?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Mengli burst into laughter. "Master, your voice sounds like you're being strangled; it's awful. You need to relax, lower your voice, and use a bit of breathiness."

After several attempts, Shen Yifei finally found a tone that wasn't too unpleasant. "Will this work?"

"Hmm, it's barely audible." Liu Mengli nodded. "When you meet Jin Lian, don't talk too much, try to say as little as possible to avoid giving yourself away."

"Alright, alright, I got it." Shen Yifei straightened her skirt. "Abao, let's set off then and meet that Jin Lian!"

Abao imitated Mo Ran's human scent, Hongxiu's demonic aura, Ao Ling'er's dragon breath, and Liu Mengli's demonic energy, spraying each of them onto Shen Yifei.

Liu Mengli straightened his skirt again. "Master, remember, your name is now Shen Ling'er, and you are a rogue cultivator who has come out to gain experience. Your voice should be soft, your walk should be swaying, your speech should be charming, and your eyes should be alluring."

"Okay, okay, I've got it all." Shen Yifei tried speaking in a high-pitched voice, "I'm so scared."

Liu Mengli was so disgusted by the voice that she got goosebumps all over. "Master, you'd better speak less. Even a hen would crow if it heard you talking like that."

Shen Yifei didn't argue with her. He practiced his walking posture a few more times and finally managed to suppress his fierceness a bit.

"Ah Bao, lead the way to the Black Stone Palace."

Ah Bao shrank back, stammering, "Master, I... I can only deliver it to the outer perimeter of the Black Stone Palace. That place is Jin Lian's territory, and I, as an outer perimeter soul envoy, cannot approach it!"

"Coward," Shen Yifei cursed, but didn't force him.

Abao led the way, and the two left the secret chamber and headed straight for the Underworld.

After leaving the city, Abao flew with Shen Yifei for half a day. They saw a dark mountain peak in the distance.

"Master, that palace at the foot of the mountain is the Black Stone Palace. I will not go any further. Please take care."

After saying that, he dashed back into the Cauldron of All Things.

Shen Yifei flew alone toward the Black Stone Palace. Sure enough, there was a palace made of black stone at the foot of the mountain, with a style very similar to the architecture of Black Reef City.

Shen Yifei thought to himself, "Have these guys never seen the world before? These palaces and halls are all so shabby."

As we approached Blackrock Palace, we were surprised to find a group of guards wearing ghost masks standing at the entrance.

Shen Yifei sensed the situation with his divine sense and found that the guards included both sea monsters and humans, and their cultivation levels were not low.

It seems that after being captured by Jin, his soul was controlled and he was used as Jin's guard.

Shen Yifei strode to the palace gate. "Halt! Who goes there?" One of the guards stopped him.

Shen Yifei said in a high-pitched voice, "Brothers, I am Shen Ling'er, a rogue cultivator. I have heard that there is a master in Black Stone Palace who is skilled in alchemy, so I have come to visit and ask for a pill."

"Seeking pills? Do you have anyone to recommend?" another guard asked.

"No." Shen Yifei shook his head, then took out a bottle of top-grade pills from his storage ring and handed it over. "But I brought a small gift, and I would like to ask you two brothers to pass on my message."

Shen Yifei had planned ahead. A bottle of top-grade pills would be enough to impress Jin Lian. As long as he could enter the Black Stone Palace and meet Jin Lian in person, even if you were at the peak of the Tribulation Transcending stage, his grandfather would compete with you today to see who could refine pills better!

A guard entered the Black Stone Palace to report the news, while Shen Yifei waited patiently outside the palace.

Not long after, the guard came out and said, "Master Jin said you can go in."