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

The Blood Demon will surely be very happy, and he will likely allow Xu Yao to do whatever he wants.

That was the best time for Bai Lian to escape.

Without further ado, Xu Yao immediately began refining the pills.

Bai Lian watched in amazement as Xu Yao placed the medicinal herbs into the cauldron.

"Wow, I really didn't know you could refine pills. What rank are you as an alchemist?"

"Seventh-grade alchemist".

Hearing this, Bai Lian became even more surprised.

"No way, you can be a seventh-grade alchemist?"

"Tch, what do you know? As the saying goes, you can't judge a book by its cover, and you can't measure the sea with a bucket. Otherwise, why do you think the Blood Demon Hall would want to bring me in?"

"Also, didn't I tell you before? I'm going to refine a breakthrough pill."

Bai Lian scratched her head awkwardly, "I don't understand this stuff, and you didn't explain it to me in detail."

Xu Yao shook his head helplessly. Since Bai Lian was here, he might as well let Bai Lian act as his assistant, which would be more efficient.

With Xu Yao's abilities, refining a breakthrough pill would be no problem at all.

During his breaks from alchemy, he also learned about Bai Lian from her.

It turns out that Bai Lian appeared on the mountain to gather herbs in order to save a child she didn't know.

However, she was unlucky and accidentally encountered those hunters. While being chased, she fled into the bear-infested cave, where she later met Xu Yao.

Bai Lian couldn't help but sigh when she talked about this.

"We almost lost our lives because we couldn't find the medicine."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yao chuckled. "It's just herbs, isn't it? Can those things compare to the pills I refine?"

"Tell me about the child's illness, and I'll concoct a special medicine to cure it."

Bai Lian, puzzled, described the child's illness.

Xu Yao clapped his hands and said, "That's easy. Once I've finished what I'm doing, I'll immediately refine a Mind-Clearing Pill for you. This pill is very easy to refine."

Upon hearing this, Bai Lian's initial disdain for Xu Yao turned into envy.

Before long, several days had passed.

Xu Yao refined more than 20 Breakthrough Pills in one go. Although he didn't fail even once, he still had a little crooked idea.

Anyway, the Blood Demon isn't a good thing, so why not take this opportunity to line his own pockets?

Xu Yao took five coins for himself, keeping one for himself and giving the other to Bai Lian.

As for the remaining three, they can definitely fetch a good price.

Thinking this, Su Shi was overjoyed.

After taking the pill, Bai Lian looked at the Breakthrough Pill with a puzzled expression and asked Xu Yao.

"What exactly is the purpose of this pill?"

Xu Yao explained, "Generally speaking, as long as you are in the Qi Refining stage, this pill can raise your cultivation level by one grade."

"However, if you ask me, I suggest you take the pill when you are at the ninth level of Qi Refining. That way, you can directly break through a major realm."

Upon hearing this, Bai Lian nodded excitedly.

"No way, this pill is actually that powerful! I'm only at the fourth level of Qi Refining right now. If I take this pill, wouldn't I become the fifth level of Qi Refining?"

"No, no, no, if I really break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining, wouldn't I become super strong?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yao smiled and nodded.

He picked one up and dropped it himself.

I suppose this pill should also allow me to reach the first level of Qi Refining.

While it might not be particularly powerful, it should at least provide some means of survival.

However, after secretly administering the pills, nothing happened as Xu Yao had imagined.

His body remained unchanged; neither the elixir brought any changes in his strength nor any side effects.

"No way, is my talent really that bad?"

Xu Yao looked grief-stricken as he said this. Good heavens, even the Breakthrough Pill couldn't bring him even the slightest improvement in cultivation.

Bai Lian looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"You're pretty impatient, swallowing it so hastily. But I don't see any changes in your body. You didn't concoct some kind of junk pill, did you?"

Xu Yao's expression became even more aggrieved as he spoke to Bai Lian.

"What do you know? I didn't want to either, but there's nothing I can do, really nothing I can do. I have absolutely no talent, and even the Breakthrough Pill can't do me the slightest thing."

Upon hearing this, Bai Lian patted Xu Yao's shoulder reassuringly.

"Poor child, if you ever need any help in the future, just come to me and I will definitely help you if I can."

"..."

Xu Yao was speechless, but now that the Breakthrough Pill was finished, the opportunity for Bai Lian to leave this place had arrived.

He immediately went to find the Blood Demon.

Upon learning that Xu Yao had successfully refined the Breakthrough Pill, the Blood Demon became extremely excited.

"Xu Yao, where are the pills? Where are they?"

Xu Yao handed 16 Breakthrough Pills to the Blood Demon, falsely claiming that there were failed products and that these 16 were successful.

The Blood Demon was overjoyed upon receiving the elixir.

"Okay, okay."

Holding the Breakthrough Pill, he glanced at Xu Yao.

"Aren't you going to keep one for yourself?"

Xu Yao helplessly spread his hands and said to the Blood Demon.

"I kept it, but it's useless. I ate one and my body didn't change at all. Maybe I'm just not suited for cultivation."

Blood Demon looked at Xu Yao with pity, "There's nothing we can do about it. My Blood Demon Hall has made such a great contribution. If there's anything you want to do, just tell me."

Xu Yao nodded and expressed his desire to go out and have fun, without letting anyone follow him.

"Lord Blood Demon, think about it. I've been here for so long and have made contributions to the Blood Demon Hall. Logically, you should think I wouldn't betray you, right? With the Blood Demon Hall as my backer, what else do I need?"

Blood Demon waved his hand and said to Xu Yao, "Go, go, I believe in you."

"Thank you, Lord Blood Demon."

Xu Yao immediately set off, taking Bai Lian with him and leaving the place.

On the street, Xu Yaogang handed the medicine that Na Meimei used to treat the child to Bai Lian. As he was about to leave, Bai Lian grabbed his hand.

"I'm telling you, you're not in a hurry, so why are you in such a rush to leave?"

"No, there's no point in me staying here."

Bai Lian said the child's home was nearby, so she suggested Xu Yao go check on him. After all, Xu Yao was the child's savior.

After a while, Xu Yao followed Bai Lian to the front door of this family's house.

Just then, a thin, middle-aged man sat dejectedly at his doorstep, sighing incessantly.

"Oh dear, my son."