Oh no! I, the weakling, have become the villain!

However, this seems somewhat unlikely, as the world is inherently a dog-eat-dog world.

Chengfeng's thinking isn't wrong.

Seeing Xu Yao's expression, Cheng Feng opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he swallowed his words and closed his mouth without saying anything more.

Time passed little by little, and Chengfeng took charge of refining pills and feeding them to these people.

The door to the secret chamber wasn't opened until the afternoon, and the Blood Demon walked in.

Seeing Xu Yao lying there leisurely, Blood Demon frowned, somewhat displeased.

Xu Yao opened his eyes, glanced at him, and then closed them again.

"You neither pay me nor let me rest. If I don't think about myself, won't I be worked to death?"

Standing on the Blood Demon's body, Hei Da felt even more dissatisfied upon seeing Xu Yao's state.

He sneered and said sarcastically, "Since you're letting others do everything, what are you going to do yourself? Are you planning to be a lord and do nothing?"

Xu Yao acted as if he hadn't heard anything, didn't respond, and just lay there.

Blood Demon glanced back at Blackie, who then shut his mouth and said nothing more.

Actually, it's good that Xu Yao is willing to teach Chengfeng alchemy. If Xu Yao were to pass away someday, at least Chengfeng would be there to help revive these living dead.

Moreover, Chengfeng was a member of the Blood Demon Hall, someone he had always kept in mind. Compared to Xu Yao, the Blood Demon trusted Chengfeng more.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a 'hum' sounded, the alchemy furnace was opened, and the Blood Restoration Pill was refined.

As the elixir was completed, a fragrant aroma wafted out.

Chengfeng put the pills into a bottle, then stood up and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards the Blood Demon.

"Hall Master."

Blood Demon grunted and waved to Chengfeng.

"Come here, let me see the pills you've refined."

Chengfeng nodded and immediately walked over, handing the pill in his hand to the Blood Demon.

The Blood Demon opened the lid and took out the pill.

Although the quality isn't the best, it's not much different from what Zhihua produces.

Moreover, Chengfeng has only just begun refining, how can it be compared to Zhihua who has refined it for decades?

Blood Demon raised an eyebrow at the pill in his hand, as if he had thought of something, and returned the pill to Chengfeng.

Study hard.

what?

Upon hearing this, Chengfeng paused for a moment, looking at the Blood Demon with some astonishment.

Does the hall master mean he should learn alchemy from Xu Yao?

The hall master actually agreed?

Chengfeng's face was full of disbelief. He thought the Blood Demon would punish him for this, and he was even prepared to be punished, but in the end he only said this one sentence.

Happiness came too quickly for him to accept.

Xu Yao frowned, opened his eyes, and looked at the Blood Demon. The Blood Demon also turned his head to look at Xu Yao, and their eyes met.

Looking into the Blood Demon's eyes, Xu Yao had a bad feeling. Sure enough, before this feeling could even form, he heard the Blood Demon's voice.

“I suddenly changed my mind. These living dead are being watched by Chengfeng, but you can’t just sit idly by.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Yao frowned and stared intently at the Blood Demon, feeling an urge to tear him apart.

Why do you have to hate him so much?

They won't even let him rest for a bit?

Xu Yao looked at the Blood Demon with some displeasure and asked, "So, what do you want to do now?"

Their eyes met, and they could even hear a 'sizzling' sound of sparks.

Blood Demon didn't waste any time and said directly, "I want you to teach the people of Blood Demon Hall how to refine pills. You can choose any talented people and train them."

The Blood Demon Hall is most lacking in alchemists. Previously, they only had Zhihua. If it weren't for the lack of alchemists, they wouldn't have spoiled Zhihua like that.

If there hadn't been such a severe shortage of alchemists, Hei Da and his group wouldn't have kidnapped Xu Yao from the Qingfeng Sect.

If the Blood Demon Hall members could refine pills, it would definitely be a good thing for them!

Blood Demon understood this principle, and Xu Yao naturally understood it as well.

Hearing Blood Demon's words, Xu Yao smiled and shook his head, looking at Blood Demon speechlessly.

"You captured me and made me awaken these living dead, and now you actually want me to teach the Blood Demon Hall alchemy? Have you forgotten what you promised me before?"

"First, give me all the benefits of an alchemist. Second, don't confine me; I can roam freely within the Blood Demon Hall. Is this what you promised me?"

Xu Yao raised his hand and pointed around.

Is this what they mean by "wandering around freely"?

The Blood Demon hasn't given him any of the treatment a true alchemist should receive. Is this all the treatment a true alchemist should get?

Although he is afraid of death, isn't it a bit too much to do this twice in a row?

Blood Demon turned to look at Blackie, who lowered his head and remained silent.

Seeing the Blood Demon's actions, Xu Yao sneered and continued, "You don't need to look at him. You're the hall master, why would you need to care about his expression?"

"If you want me to teach you, you can agree to these two conditions in addition to the first two. First, I will go to the Ghost Market every week. During this time, you can send someone to follow me, and I will not say anything. Second, don't make me pay for the herbs I use. I have no money to pay you back!"

Even if I had the money, I wouldn't lose!

Blood Demon raised his hand and placed it on his arm, seemingly considering the feasibility of these two matters.

Although the strength of his Blood Demon Hall cannot be said to be the best, it is not bad either. With someone following him, how could he possibly lose Xu Yao?

Furthermore, Xu Yao clearly had the opportunity to leave the Shadow Tower, but he didn't, probably because he no longer had the intention to.

From the time Xu Yao arrived until now, it seems he hasn't given Xu Yao a single penny.

Thinking about it that way, it does seem a bit off.

Blood Demon turned to speak to Blackie, but remembering the conflict between Blackie and Xu Yao, he swallowed his words.

Forget it, let's find someone else.

The Blood Demon nodded and said, "Okay, we'll start tomorrow. Chengfeng will refine pills here to revive the dead. You can come and check on things every afternoon."

After saying that, Blood Demon wanted to turn around and leave, but as if he had thought of something, he turned back and looked at Xu Yao with a serious expression.

"You said it can enhance the strength of the living dead, when will it be done?"

Xu Yao took a deep breath, suppressing his anger.

He pointed at the undead on the ground and said speechlessly, "At the very least, we should wake them all up. How can we improve if we don't wake them all up?"

The Blood Demon turned around and walked out.

After the Blood Demon left, Hei Da coldly looked at Xu Yao and said, "I advise you to stop wasting your time and stop thinking about those things, or I won't let you off the hook!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yao curled his lip and said nothing, looking at Hei Da with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot.

If he really wanted to do something, would he have let him know?

That's absolutely ridiculous!

After Hei Da left, they also turned around and left.

Before they even reached the prison gate, Chen Feng came to greet them.