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

"What? It's only gotten this far?" The black-robed domain lord grew increasingly worried.

Although he was a Nascent Soul cultivator, he found it difficult to calm down at this moment.

"Come on, I can hold on!" The handsome young man in the furnace heard Gou An's words and shouted, his veins bulging, clearly determined to die.

Gou An took a deep breath, closed his eyes again, and controlled the poisonous fire to transform into multiple streams, simultaneously penetrating deep into the area around his heart through multiple meridians.

The closer to the heart, the thicker the stagnation and toxins become, like years of accumulated grease that are difficult to remove.

Gou An repeatedly refined the poisonous substance with the poisonous fire, and each time the fire swept past, it scraped off a layer of stagnant poison.

However, such precise control over the spiritual fire caused Gou An to consume a great deal of his spiritual energy, and he began to sweat profusely.

The detoxification process is like performing a delicate surgery, requiring constant focus and tension.

No one dared to speak; the entire valley of evil cultivators was eerily quiet, with only the rustling of grass and the sounds of breathing and heartbeats.

Clearly, the black-robed domain lord knew that this was the most critical moment, so he issued an order for everyone to remain silent.

Time continued to pass, and Gou An felt dizzy, but some of the stagnant toxins had not been completely cleared away.

If the toxins are not completely refined in one go, the remaining stagnant toxins will spread throughout the body again, and everything done now will be in vain.

"Domain Lord!" Gou An suddenly opened his eyes and shouted to the person behind him.

"What? It's done?" The black-robed domain lord was shocked.

"No!" Gou An gasped for breath and said, "Quickly give me a Qi-replenishing pill to try, otherwise I'll die before the poison is completely removed."

"Why didn't you say so earlier!" Upon hearing this, the black-robed domain lord quickly flipped his hand and took out an exquisite pill bottle.

He poured it into his hand, and it turned out to be a golden pill.

"This is the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, you're getting a good deal."

As he spoke, the black-robed domain lord stuffed the object in his hand into Gou An's mouth.

The pill instantly transformed into a warm current that surged into the abdomen upon entering the mouth, rapidly replenishing the body's depleted spiritual energy.

In an instant, Gou An felt as if he had been fully revived.

Not only that, Gou An even felt that the pill still had some power left, and it was constantly increasing the demon power value panel in his head.

However, Gou An didn't have time to check how much it had increased. Instead, he continued to control the poisonous fire to refine the toxins in the handsome young man's body, and had already reached the final step.

That is, the outermost layer closest to the heart.

However, precisely because it is close to the heart, one must be even more careful in controlling the poisonous fire.

Otherwise, the temperature of the poisonous fire would be too high, and it could easily burn the heart.

This continued for another half hour.

Gou An couldn't help but admire the handsome young man in the furnace. He looked effeminate, yet he had managed to hold out for so long.

Aside from screaming in pain at the beginning, she seems to have gotten used to it now and hasn't made a sound at all.

If he weren't still breathing, Gou An would have even suspected that he had already died from the pain.

As the last wisp of poison was successfully refined and expelled from his body by the poisonous fire, Gou An quickly withdrew all the poisonous fire.

At the same time, because his nerves, which had been tense for a long time, suddenly relaxed, Gou An sat down directly on the ground.

"How is it?" the black-robed domain lord asked hurriedly.

"It's done!" Gou An gasped for breath and rubbed his temples, feeling utterly exhausted.

The next second, the furnace door opened by itself from the inside.

The handsome young man reached out and held onto the furnace door before stepping out.

Although he was pale and weak, his aura was much stronger than before.

"Yu'er, how are you feeling?" the black-robed domain lord asked anxiously.

"Father!" The handsome young man stood there, looking down at his hands, then touching his heart, and took a deep breath to carefully feel the flow of energy in his body.

Finally, a relieved smile appeared on his face: "It seems that the poison in my body has really been completely removed."

"Let me see!" Upon hearing this, the black-robed domain lord hurriedly stepped forward, placed his finger on the handsome young man's forehead, and personally examined his body.

A moment later, he withdrew his spiritual power and burst into laughter: "I never expected this little dog demon I just caught could actually do it!"

"Lord, I expended a great deal of energy to help your son refine this poison!" Gou An slowly got up from the ground, then smiled and said, "How about I try another one of those golden pills?"

Just now, Gou An took the opportunity to glance at his current demon power level.

That golden pill actually increased his demon power to over five million in one go, just under eight hundred thousand demon power away from the six million limit.

This clearly demonstrates that this elixir is extraordinary.

"Do you think this Nine-Turn Golden Rejuvenation Pill is some ordinary Qi-replenishing pill?" The black-robed domain lord sneered, "I only gave you one because the situation was urgent and I was afraid something might go wrong."

Seeing that he was rejected, Gou An pouted helplessly.

He secretly thought to himself, "That old man is really stingy."

I just helped his son detoxify his body, and now he's turning his back on me.

"However, since you are an alchemist, I can give you the pill formula. Whether you can refine it or not depends on your skills."

After the black-robed domain lord finished speaking, he flipped his hand and took out a crystal-clear jade slip, which he then tossed to Gou An.

Gou An caught it and probed it with his spiritual energy.

Sure enough, there was a pill formula in the jade slip, named the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.

In addition to the basic effects of replenishing Qi, healing injuries, and restoring status, it can also improve cultivation level.

Just by glancing at the list of required spiritual materials, there were over a hundred different kinds.

And most importantly, the recipes all seem to use extremely rare spiritual materials, and the minimum required age is as high as a thousand years.

Even two of the main ingredients require tens of thousands of years to mature.

No wonder the old man was so generous in giving me the pill formula. Even if I had the ability to refine it, I would still need to have the ability to gather all the ingredients listed.

"Thank you, Domain Lord!" Gou An quickly put away the jade slip, and understood why this old man was so stingy.

Such a pill must be extremely valuable. I gave away one in my haste, and now that I've calmed down, I can't afford to waste it again.

"Now that the young master's poison has been removed, shall I take my leave?" Gou An cupped his hands in greeting to the black-robed domain lord and then tried to slip away.

"No rush!" But the black-robed domain lord shook his head: "Stay in this valley for a few days first. Once my son's condition is stable and I'm sure he's alright, I will release you."

Damn it, this old bastard has no sportsmanship; he's a complete liar.

Gou An was filled with rage; all he wanted to do was point his finger at the old man and unleash a torrent of abuse.