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

When Gou An emerged from the mountain stream, he had several more of the needed Netherworld Dew Grass in his hand, all of which he had found in the crevices of the rocks.

This thing is very small, only about the length of a finger, and very inconspicuous.

After being picked whole, the spiritual energy began to dissipate, which forced Gou An to put it into the Palm Heaven Diagram and slow down the flow of time within the diagram.

With this, the final difficulty in refining the ancient elixir can be solved.

Upon returning to the City of Ten Thousand Demons and the Demon King's Palace, Gou An immediately went into the alchemy room to begin refining pills.

As expected, with the addition of the Spiritual Material, the Refining Process went very smoothly, and the medicinal effects remained stable throughout.

After all the ingredients in the original pill formula, as well as the spiritual materials that Gou An added according to his own understanding, were put in, Gou An fused all the spiritual liquid together and divided it into eight pill embryos.

Once the elixir embryo has stabilized, the furnace temperature is lowered, and then all that is needed is to wait for the elixir to slowly bake and take shape.

After completing this task, Gou An began the alchemy task assigned to him by the Pill Hall.

For Gou An now, refining these pills is very simple and doesn't require much effort from him.

Simply combine the spiritual materials and then slowly bake them at a low temperature.

To enhance the efficacy of the medicinal pills, the longer the low-temperature baking time, the more stable they become.

This is why the refining of many elixirs requires baking for dozens of days or even longer.

Early the next morning.

After absorbing the spirit stones, Gou An finished a round of absorption, and the demonic power in his mind continued to increase steadily.

The production of spiritual smoke in the Palm Heaven Diagram has also begun in full swing, and it won't be long before it can be sold in large quantities.

In the past few days, quite a few people have found out about this place. All the spirit incense sold at the previous conference has been consumed, and many people want to buy new ones.

Even the White Crane under the Demon King's command sent people to cure Gou An several times.

This forced Gou An to accelerate the time flow in the Heavenly Palm Diagram so that a new batch of spiritual smoke could be produced as soon as possible.

As for Gou An, he has not yet cultivated any techniques or mental cultivation methods; his cultivation level has increased entirely by absorbing spirit stones.

Unlike those powerful cultivators who cultivate inner techniques and can naturally absorb spiritual energy from heaven and earth without the need for spirit stones.

Thinking of this, Gou An thought that if he had the chance, he would try to get a demon cultivation technique to study.

After finishing his meditation on the bed, Gou An went to the alchemy room.

Both alchemy furnaces have been shut down, and the temperature inside has been kept at a constant level.

Gou An first took out the Qi-Strengthening Pills needed for the Pill Hall mission. Each one had a perfect color and a rich medicinal aroma; they could be described as perfect.

When Gou An opened the alchemy furnace used to refine ancient pills and took out the True Pill of Dispelling Miasma that had been refined inside, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

Although the pill was successfully refined, its appearance was quite ordinary.

According to the description of the finished pill in the prescription, the efficacy of this pill is only about 50% of that of the finished pill.

Although this level was already high enough to claim the spirit stone reward, Gou An didn't rush to exchange for it. Instead, he started researching new recipes again.

The missing auxiliary ingredients need to be recombined. To achieve 80% of the medicinal effect, it will take time to gradually perfect the combination and usage of the missing auxiliary ingredients.

Even so, at the current rate, it will take less than a month to refine an ancient pill with at least 80% of its medicinal power.

If Gou An needs to move this fast, then there's even less reason to worry about Long Youzi; he'll definitely be slower than him.

That day, Gou An had just finished producing the last batch of pills needed for the ten-day mission and put them all into porcelain bottles. He then lay on a chair in the courtyard, basking in the sun, looking quite content.

I don’t know if it’s because he turned into a dog, but now Gou An really enjoys sunbathing.

Just then, there was a knock on the door outside the courtyard.

Upon hearing the noise, a demon servant immediately went to open the door.

Gou An didn't even lift an eyelid.

After all, this is the Demon King's Palace, which is absolutely safe for me, and I don't need to worry about anything else.

A moment later, the door closed, and a servant respectfully approached Gou An and reported, "Master, we have an invitation for you."

Gou An then lazily raised his eyelids and looked at the envelope in the demon servant's hand.

My eyes lit up when I saw the words on the cover.

Red Moon of Scarlet Moon Pavilion, please come!

"Who delivered it?" Gou An asked.

"The demon guards of the manor!" the demon servant replied. "They are responsible for delivering incoming letters."

Gou An waved his hand, dismissing the demon servant, before opening the invitation.

What was Red Moon girl up to? Why did she suddenly invite him? This made Gou An feel vaguely uneasy.

When Gou An opened the envelope and saw its contents, his brows furrowed involuntarily.

Because Miss Red Moon only invited him to a private gathering, the time would be three days later at Hai Shi (9-11 PM), which is about 10 PM, and the location would be in the Scarlet Moon Pavilion.

The invitation was for catching up, but Gou An was somewhat worried.

Although Gou An felt nostalgic for the beautiful figure of the Red Moon Maiden and the tender memories of the past, the situation was different now.

So Gou An unleashed a flame from his palm, instantly burning the invitation to ashes.

He was not going; he absolutely could not let desire become his weakness and Achilles' heel.

......

Three days later, at Scarlet Moon Pavilion!

Gou An sat down in a corner seat.

He came with Wu Yazi, mainly because he couldn't refuse Wu Yazi's enthusiastic invitation.

At this moment, Toothless was beaming with joy, having embraced two women on his left and right.

She was surrounded by female demons who fed her wine, massaged her shoulders, and pounded her legs.

Just then, a female demon approached Gou An and respectfully said, "Master, my master invites you!"

Gou An knew that the person in charge of the building was Hong Yue, so he nodded and followed the female demon upstairs to Hong Yue's room.

I don't know if it's because Miss Red Moon became the host, but she rarely performs in person anymore.

Instead, she chose a succubus whose beauty rivaled hers to replace her as the top courtesan, and canceled the previous logic puzzle question-and-answer session.

When Gou An arrived at the familiar door, the demon servant slowly pushed it open.

As soon as the door opened, a refreshing breeze blew in, making Gou An feel invigorated.

As soon as Gou An entered the room, the demon servant outside automatically closed the door.

"It's over. Even heroes have always found it hard to resist the charms of a beautiful woman. It seems I, Gou An, am going to fall for her again."

Gou An's mind began to wander.

After passing the screen, you can see Hongyue pouring wine at the table.

At this moment, she was wearing a bright red, wide-sleeved long dress that trailed on the ground. The fabric was light and thin, like the glow of the sunset. Under the light, the embroidery on the surface of the red dress shimmered faintly, which made Hongyue even more charming.

"Fellow Daoist, I thought you wouldn't come!" Hongyue put down the wine pot, smiled gently at Gou An, and gestured for Gou An to sit down.

"I also thought I wouldn't come!" Gou An smiled awkwardly.

Even though he had already decided not to come, this afternoon Wu Ya Zi came again to invite Gou An to come along.

This immediately eased Gou An's initial hesitation, giving him an excuse to convince himself to come along.