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Chapter 968 A Huge Turning Point
Although everyone present was a Golden Immortal and there wasn't a single pharmacist, could this possibly stump them?

Those who can thoroughly study seal script are all exceptionally intelligent people. Most of the people present know a thing or two about alchemy, and usually they just use it to pass the time and practice alchemy in private.

Xiaoyaozi is even less of a problem!

Quan Ding weighed each node in his hand, the patterns on the cauldron shimmering with light, as if it were being recharged and kept talking.

The seal script representing 'transformation into a demon' flickered in and out of focus, finally activating completely after he personally lit a fire.
The intense demonic aura that surged into the sky even caused the roof tiles on the surrounding roofs to sway precariously, as if an apocalyptic storm was about to break.

The lewd demon roared, his voice echoing from inside the cauldron, "I'll overturn this dog food bowl and swagger out of here!"

He was enveloped in a soaring demonic aura, attempting to leap into the air, causing the cauldron to sway from side to side, its legs rising from the ground.

It had just witnessed what happened at Juding Mountain, but those thrown into the cauldron were all corpses, while it was a living creature and could not simply sit and wait to die.

The tripod has no lid, and with such a large opening, it's easy for people to come and go as they please.

The lewd demon leaped upwards, and the sky above its head suddenly began to spin wildly, compressing and deepening—a strange thing happened.

No matter how hard the demon tried, how much it charged, or how much it jumped, it remained trapped inside the cauldron that activated the "Demon Transformation" ability.

The interior space seemed to be distorted, and from the outside, all its movements appeared to be spinning in place like a headless fly.

The Demon Transformation Cauldron is far from being as cumbersome as it seems. Once a demon enters, whether dead or alive, there is absolutely no chance of it escaping.

"Still thinking about running for your life?"
The next moment, Xiaoyaozi touched the body of the cauldron with his fingertip, and the violent shaking stopped on the spot.

Thick black smoke billowed from the cauldron, rising straight up and piercing the depths of the clouds.

Ouch!

The lewd demon's clamor instantly turned into screams of agony, and at this moment, the cauldron was completely filled with ink-like liquid black smoke.

The ink was thick and dark, like juice, and the outline of the lewd demon was faintly visible. From a distance, it looked like an apple being peeled with a knife, its body rapidly dehydrating.

Suddenly, in a split second, the enormous body of the lewd demon collapsed like a punctured balloon.

A sharp-eyed Golden Immortal blurted out, "So it's a chicken demon, revealing its true form."

The Demon Transformation Cauldron also had an effect on living demons, actually forcibly refining him back into his original form.

Legend has it that there is an anomaly among domestic chickens that grows wing bones that are atavistic and flies out of the house to mingle with other people's chickens and steal their grain. Once they have eaten enough rice from a hundred different families, they gain the ability to transform into human form.

In other words, the origin of the lewd demon's ability to transform into human form coincides with the legends of this world.

Xiaoyaozi remained calm and continued to urge the cauldron to refine the demon. The demon struggled in pain, its pores oozing demonic energy in resistance. However, within the cauldron's environment, the demonic energy was refined into black smoke and expelled once it was released.

It has been said that demonization is irreversible. As long as a demon is still alive and there is still a trace of demonic energy remaining in its body, whether it is on its last breath or has been reduced to its original form, it still has the possibility of making a comeback.

Therefore, the experiment on the living demon in its original form must thoroughly refine all the demonic energy within the target's body and eradicate its root cause.

Soon, the first drop of demon essence was refined, and the demon kept shaking off powder and dust, as the demon ore, free of impurities, began to fall into the cauldron.

"Li Yao and the others will avenge me!"

Finally, the lewd demon met its end silently with a vicious curse.

As the last plume of black smoke dissipated, the group stepped forward to examine the interior of the cauldron. They found a fist-sized demon essence and a small pile of demon ore composed of various colored particles.

As expected of a powerful monster second only to the Ten Demons of the Southeast, its production rate far surpasses that of the monsters of Juding Mountain, currently ranking first.

"Preliminary assessment indicates that the Demon Transformation Cauldron can resurrect demons, but once the demonic energy is dispelled, the demon cannot survive even if it reverts to its original form!"

Whether it's a demon corpse or a living demon, once it's thrown into the Evolution Demon Cauldron, there's only one way out: death. There's no way it can leave alive.

Zhou You worked swiftly, removing the demon essence and demon ore from the cauldron. After all, those present were all important figures from the Golden Immortal Path, distinguished guests invited through the governor's influence.

As the owner of this place and also a junior, he would definitely volunteer to do the dirty and tiring work.

Don't underestimate the seemingly insignificant demon essence and demon ore; they are quite heavy, with each drop or grain weighing tens or even hundreds of kilograms. Unless one has a martial arts background, they may not be able to lift or move them.

"Come on, everyone who sees this gets a share. Take some back and study them!"

Xiaoyaozi was delighted to be generous and divided the demon essence and demon ore into more than ten equal portions, which he then gave to the Golden Immortal Dao members present as a way of thanking them for taking the time to come.

With the emergence of the Demon Transformation Cauldron, and the spread of technology in the future, demon essence and demon ore will certainly not be scarce.

However, these are the results of refining the first living demon, which are of extraordinary significance and can be obtained by various Golden Immortal Dao organizations.

"Then we won't be polite!"

No one refused, and they accepted the demon essence and demon ore directly.

There was still half left. Xiaoyaozi didn't touch it. He nodded politely to Zhou You, "These will be handed over to the governor. Thank you for trusting me and entrusting me with this important task!"

"With the Grandmaster absent, I have been given full authority to cooperate with you, senior. On behalf of the entire Li Huo Zhou, I thank you for your assistance."

Zhou You and Xiaoyaozi's double act was brilliant; their acting skills were superb, and their emotions were genuine. No one could tell that they were actually exchanging favors.

Of course, the Golden Immortals present were all preoccupied with their own thoughts, pondering the strategic value of the Demon Transformation Cauldron.

With the appearance of this item, the Ten Demons of the Southeast transformed from a calamity into a treasure trove, and the balance of power shifted.

They personally witnessed how Xiaoyaozi and his team used all their skills to create this brand-new treasure from scratch, which broadened their horizons and made them feel ashamed of their own inferiority.

Although he witnessed every step of the process, he still couldn't learn even a fraction of Xiaoyaozi's secret to creating the Huahua Demon Cauldron.

The three lackeys thought to themselves that only by seeing Chongyang Gong in person could they possibly find out how the Demon Transformation Cauldron was made.
Well, Elder Yin and Elder Tie were thinking of their own elder brother, while Elder Jin from Wulaozhuang might be able to see through it.

Before leaving, Xiaoyaozi glanced at Zhou You and said, "The governor's son has made proper arrangements and can share the governor's burdens!"

The other Golden Immortals showed knowing expressions; they all knew that before today, Zhou You had already arranged for his trusted guards to rush to various locations.

The mass grave was clearly prepared in advance.

Once the Demon Transformation Cauldron appeared, the mountains of demon corpses were transformed from waste into treasure, becoming highly sought-after resources.

Zhou You acted ahead of time and even contacted Mu Sigui, a subordinate of Da Junzi, thus seizing the initiative in the division of related interests.

Demon essence can be used to refine medicine, and demon ore can be used to strengthen divine weapons; both are resources that are in dire need during the great war.

At this point, seizing control of the corpse-piling ground is equivalent to having a treasure trove that continuously produces powerful medicines and divine weapons.

Zhou You acted first, easily taking control of the deserted corpse-piling field before the Demon Transformation Cauldron appeared.

He was clever enough not to keep all the profits to himself, but to bring in a virtuous man to run the business together, so that no one could criticize him.

The corpse dumps at the state border...

Mu Sigui and his men were stunned by the sight of billowing black smoke covering the ground.

They were ordered to deliver the demon corpse, and after meeting with Zhou You's personal guards, they were greeted by the weary traveler, Pharmacist Zhe Ji, and his companions.

The mountains and hills formed by the piles of demon corpses, like steamed buns being gnawed on by ants, shrank and disappeared rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

(End of this chapter)