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

That suction force wasn't the suction force of an ordinary magic storage artifact, but rather a domineering power carrying an ancient restriction, drilling into his arm along his fingertips, like countless fine needles simultaneously piercing his meridians.

"you……"

Jin Lian's expression changed drastically. He tried to pull his hand away, but his five fingers seemed to be welded to the cauldron and he couldn't pull them off at all.

With his other hand, he quickly formed a hand seal, and a dark blue light surged from his palm, transforming into a thin layer of ice armor that covered his arm, barely resisting the suction force.

"Master Jin, I'm telling you, this cauldron of mine recognizes its master. If outsiders touch it, it will eat people." Shen Yifei said in a coquettish voice, while the small vortex in her dantian spun wildly, pushing the suction force of the Cauldron of All Things to its maximum.

Jin Lian realized that the ice armor on his arm was being peeled off layer by layer by the suction force, and he immediately panicked.

This was the first time he had encountered such an evil magical artifact. The cauldron's suction force was not only domineering, but also carried the pressure of an ancient restriction, making his soul tremble.

"Who...who exactly are you?" Jin Lian gritted his teeth, his voice no longer carrying the previous dashing demeanor, but filled with fear.

"Master Jin, since we've come this far, I won't hide it from you anymore." Shen Yifei chuckled, a smile that seemed somewhat eerie on his heavily made-up face. "I am the Shen Yifei your master is looking for, the Sect Master of the Tianyan Sect, and the successor of the Five Elements Demon God. I heard you like collecting the souls of beauties, so I dressed up specially to come and see you."

Jin Lian's face alternated between pale and flushed as he gritted his teeth and cursed, "You fucking bastard, you're a man!"

"Yes, a true man, no more pretending! If I keep pretending, everything in the house will shrink!"

Shen Yifei chuckled, and the small vortex in his dantian increased its speed by another level, causing the suction power of the Myriad Things Cauldron to surge instantly.

Jin Lian felt as if half of his arm was being sucked into the cauldron, the suction force drilling into his dantian along his meridians.

He knew that if he didn't use his true skills now, he might be defeated by this little bastard dressed as a woman.

"Sacrifice!" Jin Lian roared, spitting out a beam of golden light.

The golden light transformed into an ancient bell the size of a palm in mid-air. As soon as the bell appeared, it emitted a deep hum, a sound that seemed to come from the deepest abyss.

As soon as the bell rang, an invisible barrier immediately spread out from Jin Lian's body, isolating Shen Yifei's spiritual power.

"Damn it, this broken bell is actually quite something," Shen Yifei cursed inwardly.

"Hey Mr. Jin, this clock of yours is pretty good. Can I borrow it for a couple of days?"

"Fuck you!" Jin Lian cursed, no longer in the mood to chat with Shen Yifei.

All he wants now is to break free from the suction of the Myriad Things Cauldron and then refine this little bastard into a Soul Pill.

Although Shen Yifei's spiritual power was blocked by the Soul-Locking Bell, the Cauldron of All Things still held onto his palm tightly.

Jin Lian gritted his teeth, drew a short knife from his waist with his other hand, and slashed at the wrist of his other hand.

He's resorting to drastic measures to survive!

A broken wrist can grow back. He transformed from a soul into a physical body, which required countless soul pills.

Regenerating the wrist simply means refining more Soul Pills.

Shen Yifei was not about to let him succeed.

With a thought, the Soul-Purifying Grass sprang out of the cauldron, its little head aimed at Jin Lian, and it opened its mouth to take a bite.

"what……"

Jin Lian let out a scream, and the short knife in his hand clattered to the ground. His soul had been sucked away by the Soul-Cleansing Grass, and the pain was a hundred times worse than having his heart ripped out.

His momentary distraction caused the Soul-Locking Bell's defenses to falter for a split second.

In that instant, the suction force of the Cauldron of All Things suddenly surged, swallowing Jin Lian's entire arm into the cauldron's mouth.

"You little bastard! I'm going to kill you!" Jin Lian roared, frantically making hand seals with his other hand, trying to stabilize the Soul-Locking Bell.

But the Soul-Cleansing Grass wouldn't give him that chance. It took another bite, this time even harder, tearing a large chunk of Jin Lian's soul away.

"what……"

Jin Lian let out another scream as the Soul-Locking Bell completely lost control, swaying twice in mid-air before falling to the ground with a thud.

Once the Soul-Locking Bell collapsed, the suction force of the Myriad Things Cauldron was no longer obstructed, and like a hungry beast, it swallowed Jin Lian whole in one gulp.

Jin Lian felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and he was pulled into a dark space by a tremendous force.

He struggled to stand up, but found that his hands and feet were bound by an invisible force, and he could not even move.

"Master Jin, welcome to my alchemy room."

Shen Yifei had arranged for Ye Wuhen and his mother to stay in a pill-refining room beforehand, leaving a room specifically for welcoming Jin Lian.

"Shen Yifei! If you dare touch me, Lord Soul Devourer will not let you off!" Jin Lian roared in the darkness.

"Lord Soul Devourer? Heh..." Shen Yifei chuckled lightly, "Once I refine you into a Soul Pill, my next step will be to deal with him!"

"What did you say? You want to refine me into a soul pill? Haha... You overestimate yourself. Do you even know how to do that?"

"Isn't that the Netherworld Cold Flame? With that flame, we can refine Soul Pills..."

"Heh," Jin Lian sneered, "It took me three hundred years to comprehend the Netherworld Cold Flame. You want to refine me into a Soul Pill? Then you can cultivate slowly!"

After saying this, Jin Lian remained silent.

He felt incredibly aggrieved that Shen Yifei had outmaneuvered him.

"I don't believe you're the only one who knows how to do this. Once I've learned it, I'll refine you first, then refine the Soul Devourer monster."

Shen Yifei dared not linger here. It was not far from the Soul Devourer's lair, and if he alerted it, his life would be in danger.

He turned to leave when he noticed the Soul-Locking Bell on the ground. He picked it up and put it in the cauldron for Xinghe to study.

This thing might be able to be modified into a giant megaphone for the soul. Later, when fighting, you could hold the megaphone in one hand and a sword in the other. Just take it out, shake it, and the opponent's soul would tremble, giving you the opportunity to stab them.

Since we're already here, we'll loot all of Jin Lian's bottles, jars, and old books—anything that looks decent.

After thoroughly searching the alchemy room, he then made a round of the Black Stone Palace to make sure he hadn't missed anything of value before leaving the palace satisfied.

When she went out, the two guards at the gate were still on duty. When they saw "Miss Shen" come out, they bowed respectfully.

Shen Yifei ignored them, humming a little tune in a low voice, and walked away unsteadily.

Only after getting far away from the Black Stone Palace did Shen Yifei tear off the mess of jewelry from his head.

"Damn it, I was suffocating." He threw the wig on the ground, wiped the powder off his face, and said, "This woman is really hard to fake; I almost ruined my voice."

"Master, you walked those steps really well just now. If I didn't know you were a man, I would want to marry you."

"Get lost." Shen Yifei cursed irritably, found a secluded mountain hollow and landed, then entered the Myriad Things Cauldron.

As soon as they entered the cauldron, Xinghe greeted them, holding the Soul-Locking Bell in her hand. "Brother, this bell is a good thing! Although the restrictions inside are complex, I studied it and found that it can be modified into a soul-attacking magic weapon. As long as spiritual power is injected, it can emit a bell sound that shakes the opponent's soul."

"What level of volatility is expected?"

"With your current level of cultivation, dealing with a peak Tribulation Transcending cultivator is no problem."

"Haha, with this thing, we're invincible..."