Extracting all things: My attributes grow infinitely.

After seeing the two off, Jiang Chuan's mind immediately started to wander.

Even with his superior-grade spiritual artifact, the Starry Sky Treasure Mirror, he would still face a tough battle against the Flower Serpent, who was at the second stage of Qi Refining.

But now that the other party has come to us willingly, if we can tamper with the pills, wouldn't it be a piece of cake to deal with her?

Jiang Chuan immediately began to ponder it.

Refining the Azure Sky Ascension Pill is not difficult, but how to tamper with the pill without being detected by the Flower Snake is a profound art.

Hua She is a suspicious person by nature, and after decades of hard work in the outer sect of the Immortal Alliance, his ability to distinguish elixirs is far beyond that of ordinary cultivators.

If poison were added directly, she would definitely detect it.

He closed his eyes and pondered.

Yun Danzi's century-long mastery of alchemy surged rapidly within his sea of ​​consciousness.

Suddenly, Jiang Chuan opened his eyes, a smile curving his lips.

Have it.

……

Seven days later, the flower snake arrived as promised.

"Junior Brother Jiang, is the pill ready?"

The snake-like figure wore a dark green dress, and the silver snake-tooth chain at her waist jingled. Her foxy face held a hint of anticipation.

Jiang Chuan pushed a jade elixir bottle in front of her, his smile gentle: "I have fulfilled my mission. Please take a look, Senior Sister."

The snake took the elixir bottle, uncorked it, and a rich medicinal fragrance immediately filled the air.

She poured the pill into her palm; it was a bright green pill with a warm, lustrous sheen on its surface, and six pale golden lines were clearly visible.

"A top-grade spiritual pill with six patterns."

Flower Snake's eyes brightened slightly as she exclaimed, "Junior Brother's alchemy skills are indeed extraordinary. I owe you a huge favor this time."

"Senior sister, you're too kind. We're all from the same sect; it's only right."

Jiang Chuan smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.

The snake-like creature put the pills back into the bottle, then took out a storage bag from its sleeve and placed it on the table: "This is the remaining payment. Junior brother, please check and see if the amount is correct."

Jiang Chuan took the storage bag, scanned it with his divine sense, and his heart skipped a beat. The contribution points were 30% more than the agreed amount.

"Senior sister, this number doesn't seem quite right."

He looked up, his face showing surprise.

The snake covered her mouth and chuckled, her eyes sparkling as she said, "The extra part is a small token of my appreciation. Junior brother, please remember it. If you become an inner disciple in the future, I might have an even bigger deal to discuss with you."

Jiang Chuan instantly understood her thoughts.

This is an investment in advance, betting that he will be promoted to Earth Fire Alchemist in the future, or even go further.

"Don't worry, senior sister, I'll remember this kindness."

He put the storage bag away.

The flower snake nodded, and without lingering any longer, turned and left the alchemy room.

Jiang Chuan watched her figure disappear into the distance, his smile growing increasingly meaningful.

……

The flower snake returned to its cave and immediately activated the formation, cutting off outside prying eyes.

She held the jade bottle in her palm.

I didn't rush to take it.

Although, theoretically, Jiang Chuan shouldn't have known about her previous schemes, or even heard of her existence.

However, this was because Cui Chenghua had once plotted against Jiang Chuan.

She remained more cautious.

She flicked her fingernail, pried off a small piece of powder from the pill, and then got up and walked towards a corner of the cave.

There lay a dark green lizard, lazily dozing on the stone platform.

This is her spirit pet, which she has raised for over twenty years.

Although it lacks combat power, it is naturally extremely sensitive to toxins, and can detect even hidden poisons that are difficult for Qi Refining cultivators to detect.

She was able to expel most of the residual toxins from the mortal world from her body in just six months.

This is what we rely on.

"Little one, try it for me."

The flower snake pried open the lizard's mouth and stuffed a small pinch of powder inside.

The black lizard flicked its tail in dissatisfaction, but still swallowed the powder.

The flower snake stood still, staring intently at its reaction.

Half an hour has passed.

The black lizard remained lazily lying on the stone platform, occasionally flicking its tail, showing no abnormalities whatsoever.

The flower snake extended its divine sense again, carefully examining the ink lizard from the inside out, but still found nothing amiss.

She finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems I was overthinking it.

Indeed, there was no enmity between Jiang Chuan and her. In fact, their last visit to the Tu family was quite pleasant.

What reason could he possibly have to attack me for no reason?

The flower snake chuckled self-deprecatingly.

Without further hesitation, he sat cross-legged back on the futon and swallowed the Azure Sky Ascension Pill.

The pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, and a warm medicinal power slid down the throat into the abdomen, then transformed into a stream of hot air that surged into the dantian.

Her eyes snapped open, a flicker of surprise flashing deep within her pupils.

efficient!

The potency of this medicine far surpassed any elixir she had ever taken before.

The bottleneck of the second stage of Qi Refining that had held her back for more than ten years was now showing signs of loosening.

The flower snake immediately calmed its mind and fully activated the primordial energy in its dantian to refine and absorb the medicinal power bit by bit.

A long silence fell over the cave.

I don't know how much time passed.

A powerful aura suddenly erupted from the flower snake's body.

A dazzling radiance erupted from her body and spread out in mid-air.

The light shone in two colors: azure and frosty silver.

Intertwined and flowing.

The entire cave was illuminated as brightly as day.

This is the divine power that evolved from her primordial Qi—[Measuring Heavenly Light]!

At this moment, amidst the intertwined brilliance of azure and frost silver, a third color was faintly taking shape.

It was a very faint wisp of dark gold color.

It is still in its infancy.

Yet it already exudes a chilling, sharp aura.

The flower snake roared to the sky, its roar filled with the exhilarating feeling of more than ten years of pent-up frustration being swept away.

The golden light swirled and danced around her, becoming more stable with each rotation, eventually merging steadily into her primordial energy.

Qi Refining Stage 3, achieved!

Her original divine power, [Measure the Heavenly Light], can evolve into one more color with each breakthrough of a level.

It has now evolved into three colors.

Its power has increased several times over compared to before!

The snake exhaled a long breath of turbid air, feeling the surging and powerful true energy within its body, and an irrepressible smile appeared on its foxy face.

How long did she wait, and what price did she pay, before she finally crossed that threshold?

From this day forward, her position in the Heyin Society will be even more secure, and even Qi Yun Shen will have to treat her with more respect!

Just as she was consolidating her foundation, a series of urgent knocks suddenly came from outside the cave.

The formation trembled slightly, and a familiar aura pierced through the barrier and entered.

Cui Chenghua.

The snake frowned slightly and extended its divine sense. Sure enough, it saw Cui Chenghua standing outside the cave entrance, looking anxious, as if he had something very important to report.

After a moment's hesitation, the flower snake opened the formation and let him in.

"What's the matter that you're in such a panic?"

She began to question him.

Cui Chenghua strode into the cave, his gaze lingering on her for a moment before the anxious expression on his face vanished instantly.

"It's nothing, Senior Sister Flower Snake."

Cui Chenghua spoke, his voice eerily calm, his eyes fixed on her, a strange smile slowly curving his lips: "I'm just here to congratulate Senior Sister on successfully breaking through to the third level of Qi Refining."

"Um!?"

Flower Snake raised an eyebrow and realized something was wrong almost instantly.

Without saying a word, she raised her hand and struck him in the face with a palm strike. A strange three-colored light suddenly shone from her palm, and she was unleashing her full power!

If this palm strike were to land on a cultivator at the Qi Condensation Realm, it would be enough to kill them on the spot!

But Cui Chenghua showed no intention of avoiding it.

He just stood there with a strange smile on his face.

The snake's hand cleaved in mid-air, but suddenly seemed to have all its strength drained away, and it hung limply down.

A sharp, agonizing pain suddenly shot through my lower abdomen.

The pain came without warning, as if a red-hot iron had been plunged into her abdomen, or as if countless ants were frantically biting at her meridians.

The snake groaned and staggered backward, its back slamming heavily against the stone wall, a trickle of dark red blood spilling from the corner of its mouth.

She looked down in disbelief at her slightly protruding belly.

"This is impossible..."

"That pill has been tampered with!?"