Starting as a stray dog, I embarked on a journey of cultivation.

"I'll stay! I'll stay!"

Gou An immediately changed his mind: "I am willing to stay and refine these five thousand Transformation Pills."

The Demon King opened his mouth, intending to threaten again, but was caught off guard by Gou An's sudden change of mind.

"What did you say?" the Demon King asked again, somewhat uncertainly.

"I said I'm willing to stay and refine these five thousand Transformation Pills!" Gou An's expression was firm and his face was serious.

"Uh...uh..." The Demon King nodded and sat back down in his chair. "In that case, I'll arrange a pill-refining room for you. Once you've refined five thousand Transformation Pills, I'll give you a flying boat and let you leave."

"Yes, I will follow the Demon King's arrangements." Gou An clasped his hands in a deep fist salute.

Soon, under the Demon King's arrangement, Gou An was taken to a spacious room, which was very empty and had been abandoned for a long time.

However, the demon soldiers under the Demon King were also very efficient. They quickly cleaned the room and brought in alchemy equipment such as alchemy furnaces.

The Demon King thoughtfully arranged several servants for Gou An to do chores, and the alchemy room was quickly set up.

"Just tell me what materials you need, I have everything here!" The Demon King looked around the newly set-up alchemy room and said to Gou An, "If there's anything you're not satisfied with, just let me know, and I'll try my best to meet your needs."

"The only requirement is that you do not wander around, and especially do not leave the cave."

After hearing this, Gou An nodded, his gaze unconsciously sweeping over the snow-white chest of the Demon King, and swallowed hard: "Don't worry, I definitely won't do anything reckless."

"Good that you understand!" the Demon King said coldly. "Then we'll wait for your elixir."

After saying that, the Demon King turned and left.

Gou An watched the Demon King's departing figure with lingering reluctance.

This demon king is truly exceptional, with an absolutely stunning appearance, even surpassing the beauty of the Red Moon Maiden of the Scarlet Moon Pavilion, and his transformation is even more perfect.

The Red Moon Maiden has a few black scales on her body, which indicates that she is a snake demon in human form.

But this female demon queen was completely undetectable; not a trace of demonic aura could be detected, and she was perfectly concealed.

In the days that followed, Gou An began alchemy and took the opportunity to use spirit stones to replenish the layers of the Seven Luminaries Mystic Armor.

The battle with the Crimson Flame Mountain Lord consumed six layers of protection, leaving only the last layer remaining.

Therefore, it is necessary to replenish in advance; otherwise, once all the layers are used up, the amount of spiritual energy that needs to be replenished will be even greater.

This is a life-saving artifact. Although it requires a lot of spiritual energy to charge, it is definitely worth it.

After all, what could be more important than one's own life?

While repairing the magical artifact, Gou An continued to increase his demonic power, striving to break through to the ninth rank of demon beast as soon as possible.

Besides this, Gou An did not rush to refine pills, but only ensured the daily output of twenty Transformation Pills in order to ensure the success rate of Transformation Pills.

Although they were confined to the cave and unable to leave, it wasn't exactly a complete imprisonment.

They were served delicious food and drinks every day, and there was no shortage of materials for alchemy.

While Gou An was refining the Transformation Pill, he could also take the opportunity to embezzle some of the precious materials, or secretly refine some pills that he needed.

Occasionally, you can catch a glimpse of the Demon King's stunning figure, which is quite a treat for the eyes.

Let's just consider this a period of seclusion and spiritual cultivation.

In addition, Gou An also learned about other information about the Snowfield Demon King by subtly inquiring from other demon soldiers, demon guards, or demon generals.

The Demon King's real name is Xueyin, and he possesses profound cultivation.

Previously, there were no demon kings in the snowy region, mainly because there were not many demon beasts living there, so naturally there would be no demon kings.

Xueyin came to this place decades ago and kidnapped people or monsters from other places, turning them into laborers with pills.

Then she would send these laborers to various parts of the snowy region to help her find spiritual herbs, and control them by exchanging these herbs for survival supplies.

Over time, as the scale grew larger and larger, she began to call herself the Demon King and perfected the system.

What puzzled Gou An was that if Xueyin only wanted spiritual herbs and medicines, she could have gone elsewhere and didn't need to come to this bitterly cold place.

So there's only one reason why she's staying here: she needs something here.

However, Gou An also investigated and found that the spiritual herbs and medicines that these demon guards collected from various places were not particularly special.

Moreover, after being collected and sorted, most of them were simply left in the warehouse to gather dust, seemingly not valued at all.

The few remaining pieces are of little use and have limited value.

Then there is only one possibility: the Demon King Xueyin is casting a wide net in an attempt to find an absolutely precious Eastern object that can only exist in the snowy region.

The reason Gou An was able to come to this conclusion was because he had heard Master Jiu Lu talk about alchemy when he was in Wan Dan Tang.

The fewer people there are, and the more dangerous and harsh the environment, the more precious spiritual plants tend to grow.

Because of the small population and dangerous environment, their lifespan is very long, and their medicinal effects are excellent.

However, finding these things is quite difficult.

These spiritual plants, once they reach a certain age, will develop ways to conceal themselves and avoid being discovered by other creatures, making them extremely rare and precious.

However, these are all just Gou An's guesses, and the actual situation remains unknown.

On this day, Gou An, following the usual practice, refined another batch of Transformation Pills, waiting for the demon generals under the Demon King to come and inspect them.

But instead, a female demon servant appeared. She bowed to Gou An at the door of the alchemy room and said, "Master Gou, the King requests your presence in her room."

Gou An was dozing in his chair when he heard the banshee's words and jumped up with a start.

"What? You want me to go to her room?" Gou An felt a little dazed.

Since arriving at the Demon King's cave, Gou Anke has not yet visited it, and usually only glances at it from a distance.

Why would someone suddenly call me to their room at this time?

Gou An's mind wandered, his thoughts racing.

Could it be that she has taken a liking to me?

In the world of demons, demon alchemists are already scarce. Perhaps the Demon King wants to use some means to keep this genius of his?

Gou An unconsciously touched his face. Since learning the advanced transformation technique, Gou An had become much more handsome, except for having more dog hair on his face.

Most importantly, when he broke through to the ninth level of the demon beast realm, he learned the demonic technique of male dog reproduction in order to accumulate enough points.

It's fine if you don't learn it, but once you start learning, you discover the problems.

This sorcery wasn't actively cast; it was more like a passive form.

Since I started studying, I've always felt energetic, especially when I wake up from a nap.

Gou An became more and more excited as he thought about it, and quickly nodded to the female demon who came to report: "Okay, let's go now."

Then Gou An followed the female demon's lead, passed through the cave passage, and finally arrived at the door of the demon king's room.

Several armored demon soldiers were on guard here, each with considerable cultivation, and all were burly, strong men.

Upon reaching the door, the succubus stopped and gently pushed it open. She then stood to one side and said to Gou An, "The king is waiting for you inside. You may go in now."

Gou An stole a few bites, swallowed hard, his heart pounding with excitement, and then stepped inside.