Volume 1: Life is Like First Love Chapter 116: Soul Snatching Powder

  Su Ming was now in a place far away from Fang Lin's location, running swiftly through the rainforest. His expression was as usual, without any ripples, but his inner vigilance was extremely high. If there was even a slight movement around him, he would be the first to notice.

  Actually, he didn't discover Fang Mu's father following him. Those words and actions were mostly precautions. He had encountered a similar situation in Wushan when facing Si Kong, where he only saw the Si Kong in front of him and didn't think about the identity of his clansman, which caused a big commotion. How could he be alone under the gaze of a strong person? After being pointed out by Ah Gong, he thought of the things he had overlooked at the time, but that was in Wushan with Ah Gong's attention, and the danger level wasn't high.

  But now in this unfamiliar environment, without Grandpa's protection, everything has to rely on himself, and he can't make any mistakes.

  Although he didn't notice anyone following him, there were many suspicious points. With Su Ming's intelligence, a few months was enough time for him to analyze everything thoroughly.

  A fifth-level Blood Condensation cultivator, still injured, how could he possibly spend several months coming to this rainforest alone multiple times and each time being very safe? Even if the young man wanted to do so, his relatives must have noticed something and secretly followed him.

  Besides, the young man's injuries had slightly improved, and he was taken away by himself along the way. Even if this person didn't say anything, those people who followed him into the rainforest would definitely report all sorts of clues, making it not difficult for Su Ming to guess that there must be someone secretly following behind him, with the purpose of finding himself. Only then would Su Ming calmly pass by after several months.

  That young man's gift of a sword, the extraordinary nature of this sword, further confirmed Su Ming's belief that the Andong Department was not a small tribe, but a medium-sized one. Such a tribe, and the noble status of this young man, made it impossible for him to come alone.

  Su Ming was certain that someone was hiding around, observing him. The reason he didn't make any sudden moves was because after Su Ming took over the knife, he unfolded the scorching flame power with the Moon Wing's soul, giving people a kind of illusion like opening dust.

  Furthermore, as he stepped on the moon wing soul and left as if stepping into thin air, with his subtle heart-moving technique, he left a mark and fifteen breaths of words on that big tree. This move would be seen by people as a warning.

  What Su Ming wanted was precisely this kind of warning that made people hesitate. After all, the premise of all this was that he let the young man's injuries get better and better, and under this premise, he occupied a completely dominant position, coordinating with the cultivation that made people grasp inaccurately, so as to safely raise it to a sufficient degree.

  Su Ming's expression was calm, and he didn't immediately return to the crevice cave. Instead, he circled around for a while until the sky was completely dark and the bright moon was high in the sky. Only then did he confirm that no one was following him, and he returned to the cave.

  Sitting cross-legged inside the cave, Su Ming raised his right hand and waved it forward. Instantly, some formless Moon Wing Souls dispersed and drifted towards the direction of the cave entrance. For over a year, he had been using this method to guard against unexpected events.

  "If everything goes smoothly, it's almost time for me to leave this place." Sitting there, Su Ming's eyes revealed contemplation, and after carefully thinking about his previous actions, he immersed himself in the circulation of his vital energy. Gradually, a blood glow flashed on his body.

  This long and arduous cultivation, healing, was dull and not everyone could endure it, but Su Ming had gradually become accustomed to this life in the past year or so, becoming used to being alone, silently treating his injuries in the quiet cave.

  Constantly tempering the scattered, constantly taking medicine to heal wounds, so that the original hidden injuries and trauma in the body are slowly recovering over time.

  A month later, in that rainforest, there was again the voice of a senior calling out. This time Su Ming made him wait for several days, and then quietly left one night.

  After Fang Mu was healed from his injuries, he retrieved the Luo Yun leaves he needed and once again proposed another quantity of a different herb.

  That Fangmu was extremely respectful and almost all of Su Ming's requests were met, and he even told many things that were not considered secret in the four weeks of the three tribes, making Su Ming understand more comprehensively, including the unique barbaric skills of each of the three tribes.

  The transaction between the two of them had a certain foundation after this time.

  Although there are many medicinal herbs in the rainforest, they are often difficult to refine when used to make medicine stones. However, with Fangmu, everything becomes easy and Su Ming's speed of refining medicine stones also gradually increased.

  Even Shuo Ye Zhi, Fang Mu, under his father's permission, managed to exchange a considerable amount from Yan Shan City, brought them back to pay respects to Su Ming, and even increased the frequency of his visits here. Sometimes he would also bring back some daily necessities, such as some clothes that looked extraordinary.

  These sets of clothes were thought up by Fang Mu's father, who reminded Fang Mu to prepare them. He also took into consideration Su Ming's habit of covering his face with the beast skin cloak, so most of these clothes were designed in a similar way.

  There were three sets in total, and the coarse hemp clothes couldn't be compared with them at all.

  "Mo Qianbei, these clothes were made with great effort and ordered from Handan City. Only a few people in our tribe, such as the Mohe and the tribal leader, have them." Fangmu's flattery did indeed increase Su Ming's favor towards him, but Su Ming was still cautious and would appear at an uncertain time whenever Fangmu came to find him, never telling him where his dwelling cave was.

  Time passed again in such a situation, and another half year went by. Now, Su Ming had been trapped in this Rain Domain for two years. His injuries had fully recovered a month ago, and the 243 Blood Lines appeared once more, immediately granting him the powerful force of the seventh layer of the Blood Solidification Realm.

  And Shanling San also had a complete herbal medicine after being refined by Su Ming, and after swallowing it, his cultivation was restored and began to grow steadily.

  With enough medicine, Su Ming was deep in thought inside the cave of the mountain's fissure. At this moment, he had two kinds of medicine in his hand, Shan Ling San and Nan Li San.

  Their numbers were not small, all with more than ten grains, looking at the medicine stones in his hand, Su Ming hesitated for a moment before showing decisiveness.

  "Should go take a look, after opening the second door, what will appear!" Su Ming put away the medicine stone and touched the black fragment on his neck that had accompanied him to this place.

  The mysterious black fragment brought Su Ming several medicinal stones, which healed his injuries and increased his cultivation. Now he had the necessary medicine to open the second door. With a resolute heart, Su Ming closed his eyes and followed the same method as before to enter that strange space. In this relatively safe crevice, Su Ming's entire body suddenly sprouted black thorns, which transformed into a faint light, gradually enveloping his entire body. After a brief flash, he disappeared without a trace, along with his physical body.

  It was still that hazy and misty world, in the dimness, Su Ming quickly adapted, and in the fog, he rushed forward, gradually seeing the familiar mountains and the path under the mountain in the fog.

  Looking at the mountain, Su Ming remained silent and walked into the passage. The patterns around him were still unchanged. He passed through the first door that had been opened and soon arrived at the location of the second door.

  Following the method of opening the first door earlier, Su Ming stepped forward a few steps and took out Nan Li San and Shan Ling San from his bosom, putting them one by one into the small holes on the door.

  When all the elixirs in those small holes were released, Su Ming retreated a few steps and looked at them with rapt attention.

  All the small holes on this door gradually emitted strong light, and under the expansion of that light, a loud rumbling sound echoed around, forming a large amount of residual vibration. Soon, the second door slowly opened from revealing a gap to fully opening with a loud bang, revealing the passage inside the door.

  Su Ming's eyes were calm and tranquil, without any rash movements. Instead, he waited for the door to fully open before looking inside. The passageway was slightly reddish in color, with a faint red glow flickering on the walls around him. It was eerily quiet.

  After waiting for a while, Su Ming lifted his foot and slowly walked into the passage. He didn't rush in immediately but instead looked at the carvings on the walls around him. The carvings still depicted scenes of refining medicine stones. When Su Ming opened the first door earlier, he discovered that these carvings seemed to be imparting techniques for refining, which would be very helpful if mastered.

  He walked at a steady pace, firmly remembering the scenes carved on the reliefs. Before he knew it, the carvings came to an end and in front of him appeared a small chamber.

  The third door, standing upright in this secret room.

  Above this door, there was only a pattern of a medicinal stone, and among the herbs required for it, Su Ming had seen a large part of them. His eyes sparkled as he glanced at the small hole below the medicinal stone pattern.

  Su Ming, who had two experiences, guessed the existence of a strange door through the refining of three kinds of elixirs. The number of elixirs required for the opening conditions represents the difficulty of refining this kind of elixir.

  The more quantity required, the simpler it is.

  At this moment, Su Ming furrowed his brow, under the medicinal stone pattern, there were only two small holes!

  "This medicine... is probably the most difficult to refine, aside from Nasen San." Su Ming furrowed his brow and walked forward, his right hand raised and pressed against the door. In that instant, the familiar sensation of brain swelling pain reappeared, and as the light on the door flickered, scene after scene of refining this medicine stone floated out in Su Ming's mind.

  After a long time, Su Ming's right hand trembled as if he was bounced back by a powerful backlash from the continent. His body retreated several steps in succession, and suddenly, his eyes revealed a look of shock.

  "Duó Líng Sàn!" Su Ming gasped, this time the information that had been passed down to him in his mind, apart from the method of refining the powder and its name, for the first time introduced the effect of the powder.

  "Seize the virtual spirit and enter this stone scatter, disperse to hurt people, condense to nourish the soul!" Su Ming's eyes flashed, carefully remembering the herbs needed for the seizure powder, closed his eyes, and his expression revealed complexity.

  "The refinement of this powder requires these herbs... and not just any ordinary cauldron, but a human corpse as the cauldron. After planting the required herbs again, it is refined with the corpse's energy gathering to summon heavenly thunder for refinement. Similarly, one can also avoid the heavenly phenomenon that occurs after refining the elixir. Su Ming fell silent for a moment, gazing deeply at the stone gate before turning around and walking away."

  "Although the refining process is difficult and the success rate is not high... but once this powder is refined, its power..." Su Ming's mind flashed with an introduction to this powder.

  "Seize the void spirit, what this void spirit says should be the thing transformed by the Mān Tì, such as the Blood Bear of the Black Mountain tribe leader, or the knife of Shān Hén... I'm afraid that below the Kāi Chén, no one can resist... Even if it's Kāi Chén, it doesn't mean there is no power to kill... What kind of elixir is this?..." Sū Míng's eyes flashed and he walked out.

  In the depths of the rainforest, within the crevice of a cave, a faint light flickered, and Su Ming's body slowly materialized. He sat there, touching the black fragments on his neck, lost in thought.

  "In total, nineteen herbs are needed, and most of them I am familiar with, existing in the illustrated manual given to me by Ah Gong. However, there is only one unfamiliar herb... But this is not the main point, the main point is that among these nineteen herbs, three do not require finished products, but instead need to be planted with the bones of powerful wild beasts... allowing them to grow using the bones."

  The so-called powerful beast, as indicated in the information that came over, was actually equivalent to the bones of a fierce beast from the Kai Chen realm...