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

Upon hearing Shen Yifei's somewhat ambiguous tone, Su Yunzhao moved even closer to him.

Shen Yifei reached out and touched her forehead, pushing her away a short distance. "Mrs. Ye, your terms are indeed very tempting..."

Seeing Shen Yifei pressing his forehead against hers to prevent her from getting closer, Su Yunzhao's tears fell like rain, her pitiful appearance would soften any man's heart.

"Then...you'll take me in..."

After saying that, Su Yunzhao was about to undress.

Shen Yifei hurriedly pressed her down, but unexpectedly, his press landed directly on Su Yunzhao's chest.

Su Yunzhao's body trembled, and a hint of triumphant cunning flashed in her phoenix eyes, but it quickly turned into a pool of spring water, and she softly fell into his arms.

"Sect Leader Shen...you've finally decided to touch me..."

Shen Yifei quickly withdrew his hand, coughed twice, and said, "Mrs. Ye, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. I didn't mean to."

"An accident?" Su Yunzhao looked up, her eyes red-rimmed, looking at him with a pitiful expression. "Then how about you be an accident again?"

Shen Yifei was utterly speechless.

This woman is truly incorrigible; even in this state, she still tries to seduce him.

"Madam Ye," Shen Yifei cleared his throat and put on a stern face, "I've come today to discuss something important with you."

Seeing his serious expression, Su Yunzhao dared not act recklessly any longer. She straightened her clothes and stood obediently in front of him, "Sect Master Shen, please speak. I am listening."

"I'm the kind of person who always distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. You've wronged me, but you've also helped me by some twist of fate. So, after thinking about it, I've decided to give you a chance."

Upon hearing the word "opportunity," Su Yunzhao grasped at a lifeline, "Sect Leader Shen, please! I'll do anything you ask if you're willing to release me!"

"Don't rush, let me finish." Shen Yifei stood with his hands behind his back. "I can spare your life and release your son, Ye Wuhen. But you have to do one thing for me."

"What is it? Sect Leader Shen, please give your orders!" Su Yunzhao asked eagerly.

Looking at Su Yunzhao's anxious appearance, Shen Yifei secretly pondered how to get her to willingly offer her soul.

He paced back and forth in the alchemy room, feigning deep thought. "Madam Ye, as you know, you are now in my hands, your life or death entirely in my hands. But it's such a pity to waste your Phoenix bloodline like this."

Upon hearing him mention her bloodline, Su Yunzhao's expression changed slightly. "Sect Master Shen, just tell me what you want me to do."

Shen Yifei stopped, turned around, and looked at her intently. "I want you to willingly offer up your soul."

"What?" Su Yunzhao's face turned pale instantly. "Offer my soul? Then I'll be..."

"Don't rush, let me finish." Shen Yifei waved his hand. "After you offer up your soul, your cultivation will dissipate, and you will become a mortal. But I can guarantee that you will live to die of old age. As for your son, Ye Wuhen, I will also release him and let him live a peaceful life as an ordinary person."

Su Yunzhao's lips trembled, tears welling in her eyes. "Sect Leader Shen... can't you spare my life?"

"Aren't I giving you a way out?" Shen Yifei shrugged. "You should know that based on what you've done, I could easily refine you into nothing but dust. Now I'm giving you two choices: one, willingly offer your soul and live as a mortal until you die of old age; two, I'll refine you into a pill along with your son. The choice is yours."

Su Yunzhao lowered his eyes and remained silent for a long while, his heart filled with a fierce struggle.

After a long while, Su Yunzhao raised her head, her eyes red, and looked at Shen Yifei. "Sect Master Shen, I promise you. As long as you keep your word and release me and Wuhen, I am willing to offer my soul."

"Good, that's straightforward! Madam Ye, rest assured, I, Shen Yifei, always keep my word. You and your daughter, I will ensure you leave here alive."

"Sect Leader Shen, I have another request."

"explain."

"I wish to see Wuhen one more time."

Shen Yifei thought for a moment, then nodded. With a thought, he sent Su Yunzhao to the room where Ye Wuhen was being held.

Ye Wuhen was huddled in the corner. He had long since resigned himself to his fate, and it didn't matter whether he died sooner or later.

Su Yunzhao hurried over, knelt down, and hugged Ye Wuhen tightly, "Wuhen, my son..."

The mother and son embraced and wept bitterly.

Shen Yifei felt a pang of unease as he watched this scene.

But he quickly suppressed that pity.

Ye Qianqiu's attack on Tianyan Sect back then caused his father, Shen Changtian, to suffer a fate worse than death, and his mother, Youlan, remains missing to this day.

Although the mother and son were not directly involved, they were not good people either.

Ye Wuhen bullied men and women, and Su Yunzhao aided and abetted evil; neither of them was innocent.

Soon, Shen Yifei separated the mother and child.

Su Yunzhao accepted reality with equanimity, and his soul no longer offered any resistance.

Shen Yifei stood in front of the alchemy room, urging the Netherworld Cold Flame to slowly refine Su Yunzhao's soul.

Su Yunzhao's soul struggled in the furnace for a moment, but quickly calmed down.

Knowing that resistance was futile, she simply relaxed completely, letting the pale blue flames scorch her soul.

Shen Yifei's technique was steady and unhurried, refining her soul little by little.

He concealed the crimson aura of the Five Elements Demon God deep within Su Yunzhao's soul, merging it with his own.

Then, the Phoenix Clan bloodline was extracted from Su Yunzhao's blood, layer by layer, and wrapped around the core of his soul until the power of the Five Elements Demon God could no longer be detected.

In less than an hour, most of Su Yunzhao's soul was completely refined.

The pill was pink and quite cute. A layer of golden light occasionally shimmered on its surface—the unique glow of the Phoenix Clan's bloodline.

"Is this the Soul of a Beauty?" Shen Yifei picked up the pill, brought it to his nose, and smelled it.

A very faint, exotic fragrance wafted into my nostrils, enough to make me feel a little distracted.

Shen Yifei put the beauty's soul into his storage ring; this was a great gift for the Soul-Devouring Demon God.

Shen Yifei removed Su Yunzhao's physical body from the alchemy furnace.

At this moment, Su Yunzhao had completely become a mortal.

Her face was pale, her breath was weak, and she slumped limply to the ground, too weak to even lift her hand.

"Sect Master Shen... I... I did as you said... You... you promised me... to release... me and Wuhen..."

"Don't worry, I keep my word." Shen Yifei stood up and summoned Ye Wuhen with a thought.

Ye Wuhen was stunned when he saw Su Yunzhao lying on the ground. "Mother! What...what happened to you?"

"Wuhen... Mother is alright... just a little tired..." Su Yunzhao said weakly. "Sect Leader Shen promised to release us... Let's... Let's go..."

Shen Yifei chuckled, "Wait a minute!"