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Chapter 967 Refining Demon Essence and Residual Demon Ore

"This substance is extracted from a demon's corpse; let's call it Demon Essence!"

Despite its name, Yaocui contains no trace of demonic energy; it is the purest essence of blood and qi.

Upon seeing this item, all the demon pharmacists, including the one from Zheji, widened their eyes in astonishment.

To a pharmacist, this seemingly insignificant drop of demonic essence is equivalent to hundreds of kilograms of medicinal herbs. Due to its compression and purification, it is almost a top-grade material for alchemy.

"Master Bitter Soup, please allow me to experiment with this!"

After receiving permission, the pharmacist from Zhe County took out his portable medicine cauldron and furnace and hurriedly began to refine the medicine.

After some experimentation, it was found that the demon essence extracted from the bull demon's corpse could replace many rare and precious treasures, with a higher success rate and improved quality of the refined medicine.

My darling, she's absolutely a treasure!

Seeing this, Zhou You quickly calculated in his mind that they had turned waste into treasure. After refining so many demon corpses, they could fill the astronomical gap in the medicinal fields. Turning a profit was no longer a dream.

Other pharmacists couldn't sit still any longer and all asked the Bitter Soup Pharmacist for authorization to give them the opportunity to use the Demon Transformation Cauldron.

On Juding Mountain, there are three thousand cauldrons of varying sizes, one on each platform.

These cauldrons from various families and sects in Lihuo Prefecture have now finally revealed their true function.

"can!"

As the "project manager" for this project, Bitter Soup Pharmacist doesn't need to rush into practical operation. If he wants to take action, he can use the "main server" of the Governor's Mansion's Power Cauldron, which is also the Demon Transformation Cauldron.

Currently, his task is to verify the operational status of the Demon Transformation Cauldron.

He held the jade cauldron formed from the ball of light and transformed each cauldron on the mountain, authorizing them as 'Demon Transformation Cauldrons'.

After today, the three thousand bronze vessels on the mountain will surely become treasures sought after by all.

Back then, the Bitter Soup Pharmacist traveled around trying to borrow cauldrons, but few responded. Only a few aristocratic families and sects showed goodwill, and the cauldrons they lent out could be judged from their size and patterns to be of low quality.

Well, it means you can use it however you want. If it breaks, it's not your fault. Just give it to the governor's son to have some fun with!

However, it was precisely these 'perfunctory' cauldrons that participated in the large-scale experiment of the Demon Transformation Cauldron, and thus benefited from the misfortune.

As we all know, the permissions are very loose during the closed beta phase because they need to collect sample data, so the restrictions aren't too strict. But once it moves to a large-scale public beta, hehe!
Flames rose up, the cauldrons were transformed one after another, and the enormous demon corpse was dragged to the earthen platform to be refined.

The monster corpses that were originally piled up at the foot of the mountain were found to be an eyesore, and in the blink of an eye they were all moved away, and it still wasn't enough.

For example, the pharmacist from Zhe County was the first to start, and wanted to do another round, but found that he had run out of materials, so he hurriedly urged his fellow disciples and apprentices.

"Go further afield to look; there should be others alive nearby. Kill them and drag them back!"

"At worst, we'll buy it at a high price!"

Upon hearing this, the Bitter Soup Pharmacist smiled mysteriously, "I have a suggestion. Have you heard of a corpse-piling ground on the border of the state?"

"My young master has sent men to guard the corpse dump. Go find him; there will be enough demon corpses for you!"

And such good things?
The pharmacist from Zhe County was overjoyed. He quickly gathered his companions and, carrying the cauldron, headed to the corpse-piling ground at the border of the prefecture.

Flames soared into the sky from Juding Mountain, and black smoke from refining demonic energy rose continuously, turning most of the sky pitch black.

These pharmacists weren't all tech geeks; some were also adept at interpersonal relationships. They would use jade bottles to store the refined demon essence, and the first bottle would be offered as a tribute to the bitter soup pharmacist.

With more and more successful refining processes, the functions of the Demon Transformation Cauldron have been initially perfected.

First, the cauldron has a natural advantage: it can suppress demonic energy. When combined with the seal script, it can be refined. The black smoke produced after refinement is waste gas. Although it pollutes the air, its harm is far less than the poisonous spread of demonic energy.

As the pharmacists' findings indicated, refining demon corpses produces a product called demon essence, which can replace rare and precious medicinal herbs. Furthermore, depending on the species, the demon essence extracted from different demon corpses substitutes for different medicinal materials. And there's an even bigger surprise!

After the demon corpse was extracted of its demon essence, there were still residues left in the cauldron. After identification, these were determined to be difficult-to-refine demon body materials. Equivalent to metal sand particles left after ore has been crushed and burned, they are excellent materials for forging divine weapons.

Once upon a time, the demon's body was an excellent material for strengthening divine weapons because of its hardness, but its utilization rate was always low due to the difficulty of cutting it into pieces.

However, after being refined by the Demon Transformation Cauldron, the impurities were expelled as black smoke, and the slag left at the bottom of the cauldron was similar to iron sand and gold sand, which made it easier to refine.

Well, let's call it... the Demon Mine for now.

After the demon corpse is refined, the demon essence is used to make medicine, and the demon ore is used to make and strengthen divine weapons.

This is essentially two ways to eat the same fish.

Thus, Zhou You's Demon Transformation Cauldron plan successfully achieved its intended goals.

He also had concerns: what if discovering the value of monsters led to rampant hunting, eventually turning them into endangered species, thus initiating a model of raising monsters in captivity?

Well, it's not impossible.

"Gentlemen, apart from the state borders, there are corpse-piling grounds in several southeastern states, with an inexhaustible supply of demon corpses."

"If you are willing, you can go to the corpse-filling field to refine medicine and you will be rewarded. If you are not willing, I will not force you and you may leave on your own."

Leaving on their own means leaving behind the Demon Transformation Cauldron.

The pharmacists on the mountain have all experienced the incredible functions of these cauldrons and have all gained some demonic essence. They are now in the stage of having tasted the marrow and are unwilling to let go.

They knew from the bottom of their hearts that if they missed today, it wouldn't be so easy to get in touch with the Demon Transformation Cauldron again.

Once the owners of these cauldrons learn of their powerful ability to transform demons into treasures, they will likely have to pay an exorbitant price to borrow them.

Perfect, I can borrow indefinitely before the due date and use other resources for my own side business.

The corpse-piling ground was once filled with countless demons, but now it has become a treasure trove. Once refined, it will yield countless demon essences!

Even if the southeastern states are dangerous, it's because the gains from the adventure aren't substantial enough. It's all worth it once you have the Demon Transformation Cauldron.

A miracle occurred: not a single pharmacist was willing to leave. Instead, they all volunteered to take their cauldrons to various corpse-filling sites to refine the demon corpses and hand over a portion of the 'demon essence' and 'demon ore'.

Prior to this, Zhou You had dispatched over 90% of his elite guards, but they were not assigned to the various corpse-piling sites.

This was an agreement he made with the Great Gentleman when he borrowed the "Original Demon Chapter of All Things" in exchange for his help in solving the problem of the corpse dump.

Governor's Palace...

The lewd demon stared at the unbelievable scene, speechless, overwhelmed by immense fear.

Footsteps sounded, and many Golden Immortals surrounded him and walked closer.

"What do you want to do?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the string of beads suppressing the demon's head loosened slightly. Just as he had a glimmer of hope to escape, Xiaoyaozi threw him away, and the world spun before him.

By the time he realized what was happening, he had already entered an unfamiliar place that appeared narrow but was actually extremely spacious inside.

Xiaoyaozi's voice came from beside him, sounding as if he were in a large vat, with the other person outside and him inside.

"We've tried the dead, now let's try the living!"

The lewd demon instantly understood that he had been thrown into that cauldron and used as a test subject for the Demon Transformation Cauldron.

No wonder Xiaoyaozi didn't kill him; it turns out he used the demon at this time and in this situation!

(End of this chapter)