"Well, just stay here with peace of mind. It will take at most an hour. After an hour, I will be able to bring you back an experimental subject." Lin Aoxue said with a smile.
After Lin Aoxue finished speaking, she turned and left.
Ye Liuyun began to set up his own laboratory, while Bai Lin and Jin Chen started playing at the entrance of the cave. With the two of them around, the monsters didn't dare to approach.
Ye Liuyun took out all his pills whose efficacy had not yet been confirmed.
"These pills are useless if I take them myself, and I won't see any difference if wild beasts eat them. Forget it, I'll first take a look at these pills that are effective on plants. I hope they can give me some surprises." Ye Liuyun decided to experiment with plants first.
She took out the tools and dissolved the pills into water one by one. Then, after recording them, she took one of the bottles of potion and walked out of the cave. She glanced around and then poured it onto a vine at the entrance of the cave.
After the potion was poured on the vines, it soon produced a strange effect. The ordinary vines seemed to come alive and began to move on their own, a bit like human blood vessels.
"This?" Ye Liuyun reached out and touched the twisting vine with some confusion.
But the next moment, the vine instantly followed Ye Liuyun's hand and wrapped around Ye Liuyun.
"This? What's going on?" Ye Liuyun looked at the vines on his body and fell into deep thought.
This vine really seemed to have come alive. She originally wanted to use her strength to break free from the vine, but the vine didn't seem to have any bad intentions. It quickly let go of Ye Liuyun and turned back into a normal vine.
But if you reach out and touch it, this thing will come back to life.
"Tsk tsk, this potion is interesting, can it turn plants into living things?" Ye Liuyun felt that he needed to experiment further, so he melted another identical pill and poured it on a tree not far away.
Sure enough, this pill is the one that can turn plants into living things, because after the tree absorbed the potion, it was able to move around relying on its roots.
"Oh my god? This pill is interesting, but what should it be called? Forget it, there are so many pills, I can't think of a name for it, so let's just call it Plant Pill No. 1 for now." Ye Liuyun took out a small notebook and made some notes.
Let’s talk about Lin Aoxue. At the same time, in a swamp forest area in Liuyang Mountains.
A battle is taking place here. A pale man is fighting with several monks from the sect. This pale young man has strange methods and he holds a magical weapon with a sinister aura in his hand.
This magic weapon is made of human spine and human head, especially the human head, which looks lifelike, just like a living thing. When the human head crutch opens its mouth, it emits a sharp sound wave.
The monks who besieged him were not careful and their souls were washed out of their bodies by the sound waves. One of them lost his concentration and after his soul left his body, he was immediately sucked over by the power of the human head crutch.
"Ah! Help." The monk's soul let out a shrill scream, and then was swallowed by the human head on the human-head crutch.
The pale young man also showed a refreshed expression at the first moment. It seemed that after the human-headed crutch ate the soul, some of its power would be transferred to him.
"Damn it, what kind of evil method is this? Brother, we are no match for him, let's retreat." Seeing that the situation was not right, the monks in this team wanted to run away.
But this young man with a pale face and cold eyes definitely had no intention of letting them go.
"Hehehe...Want to run? No way." The sinister young man laughed strangely.
We finally found our prey, how could we let them get away?
The young man raised the human head crutch again, and several illusory chains shot out from the crutch, which entangled the remaining people.
These chains did not act on their bodies, but on their souls. Their souls were pulled out of their bodies by the chains.
"Who are you? You will be punished by God for such vicious means." The souls of these people struggled frantically.
"Haha, divine punishment? Immortal practitioners are going against heaven's will. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being too weak." The pale-faced young man said sinisterly.
It was obvious at first glance that this guy was an evil cultivator. Almost all the evil cultivators in this area were concentrated in the Liuyang Mountains.
This person is called Qiu Min. He was originally a disciple of Zixia Sect. He accidentally acquired a strange martial art that requires the use of the soul to practice.
This fellow's aptitude was not very good originally, but after practicing this technique, his realm advanced from the Linghe realm to the Lingwen realm in just a few years.
Ever since he first used mortals for experiments, he could no longer stop and was eventually discovered by the Zixia Sect for slaughtering his fellow disciples. The human-head crutch in his hand was made from the corpses of his fellow disciples in the Zixia Sect with whom he had grudges.
After he was discovered, he immediately defected from Zixia Sect and hid in a complex place like Liuyang Mountains.
This guy is on four wanted warrants, he is definitely an evil person.
"A human-headed cane, that must be Qiu Min, right?" Just when Qiu Min thought he was going to eat the souls of these people, a cold voice came from behind him.
"Eh?" Qiu Min sensed a powerful aura behind him and wanted to turn around and attack immediately.
But unfortunately, the moment he turned around, a hand grabbed his neck and squeezed it hard, and Qiu Min rolled his eyes and fainted.
The human-head crutch naturally lost its power when it left Qiu Min's hand, and the monks whose souls were almost eaten were immediately freed.
After their souls returned to their bodies, they gasped violently for a while. The feeling of their souls being pulled out of their bodies was truly terrifying.
"Thank you, fellow Daoist. May I know your name and which sect you belong to?" The monks who were rescued hurriedly inquired about the identity of the visitor.
There is no need to look, it must be Lin Aoxue who did it. Lin Aoxue came out this time and accepted some tasks, including a bounty mission. This bounty mission is to capture the evil cultivator who is on the wanted list of the immortal way.
This Qiu Min is a white-level evildoer listed in the Immortal Dao wanted list, with a bounty of two thousand spirit stones.
"He is the target I want to capture, no need to thank me." Lin Aoxue said lightly, then stomped on the human head crutch and crushed it. For a moment, the soul imprisoned in the human head crutch was also released.
As for Qiu Min, he was naturally taken away by Lin Aoxue.
"How powerful! This fellow Taoist stopped this evil monster with just one strike. I was scared to death. I almost thought I was dead." The monks who survived by chance said with fear on their faces.
After a while, the cave where Ye Liuyun was located had been cleared out, and the dark cave was now brightly lit.
"Liuyun, the first experimental subject has been captured." Lin Aoxue walked in with a smile, and at the same time threw the just captured Qiu Min in front of Ye Liuyun.
Ye Liuyun was stunned, then looked at the pale young man.
"Are you sure he is a bad guy?" Ye Liuyun asked.
Lin Aoxue chuckled and took out a wanted warrant.
"The traitor of Zixia Sect, Qiu Min, practiced evil magic, devoured souls, and slaughtered his fellow disciples. He refined the corpses of his fellow disciples into an evil weapon, the human head crutch. In addition to killing cultivators, he also killed a lot of mortals." Lin Aoxue introduced.
Ye Liuyun knew that Lin Aoxue would not say anything nonsense.
"Well, that's fine if that's the case. That is to say, even if you die, it won't be a problem, right?" Ye Liuyun asked again.
"Just leave a body. I'm killing you without mercy." Lin Aoxue said.
Lin Aoxue showed no mercy to these cruel evil monks.
Qiu Min was quickly woken up. As soon as he woke up, he found himself tied up. Most importantly, his lunacy had been destroyed.
"Damn it, you actually destroyed my strength?" Qiu Min soon found himself becoming a disabled person.
Otherwise, he could easily break this ordinary rope.
"Why are you shouting? It's good enough that I didn't slap you to death." Lin Aoxue snorted coldly.
"You? You sneak attacked me, shameless." Qiu Min said angrily.
"Come on, do you think you are just playing house? You should have known that this day would come, right?" Lin Aoxue said, rolling her eyes.
"Hmph! So what? This world is a place where the strong prey on the weak. I'm just trying to improve my skills and go further. What have I done wrong?" Qiu Min said with a grim look on his face.
Lin Aoxue didn't say anything else, because this kind of person would never think he was wrong.
After hearing this, Ye Liuyun shook his head, then walked over and without saying a word stuffed a pill whose efficacy he had not yet tested into the guy's mouth.
"Ugh, what did you give me to eat?" Qiu Min shouted angrily.
"Haha, it's good stuff. Don't worry, it's definitely not poison." Ye Liuyun said with a smile.
But Ye Liuyun's smile made Qiu Min feel uneasy.
Chapter 164: Truth Pill
In fact, even when dealing with enemies, Ye Liuyun would still have a certain degree of mercy as long as the other party's behavior was not too excessive. However, she could not be merciful to Qiu Min, because she could not tolerate the indiscriminate killing of mortals.
If it is just a fight between practitioners, there is actually nothing much to say, because the world of cultivation is not a place where reason can be used.
After Qiu Min took the pill, there was no reaction for a long time, and even Qiu Min himself was confused.
"Hahaha...what the hell did you give me to eat? Why is there no effect at all? Kill me now, I don't want to live anymore. If you don't kill me, one day I will repay you a hundredfold," Qiu Min cursed madly.
When Lin Aoxue heard this, she stepped forward and kicked him, knocking him to the ground.
"You'd better shut up, or you'll die."
But Qiu Min was still stubborn and kept talking nonsense, as if he had nothing to worry about.
"What? You still want to capture me and imprison me until I die? Humph, I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid of death, so why should I be afraid of imprisonment? As long as I don't die, I still have a chance to turn things around. I've already remembered you two bitches. Kill me now, otherwise, I won't let go of not only you, but also your fellow disciples and family members."
"Did you see the human head crutch from before? It was made from the corpse of my enemy. I separated his spine and head from his body. Did you know that? I separated his spine and head while he was still alive. Because I used a secret method, he was not dead at the time and was still begging for mercy from me. Hahahaha."
What Qiu Min said made Ye Liuyun's scalp tingle. How could a person be so cruel? If this wasn't evil, then what was?
"I'm very curious, where did you get this skill?" Ye Liuyun asked.
When Qiu Min heard this, he named a place without hesitation.
"It was obtained from a secret cave in the Liuyang Mountains."
"What is the name of this technique?" Ye Liuyun asked again.
“It’s called ‘The Art of Refining Corpses and Trapping Souls’,” Qiu Min replied.
However, Qiu Min was stunned while talking. Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun were also confused. Why were they confused? Wasn't it because the guy in front of them was too obedient? Why did he say everything?
"You? Bastard? What's going on? Why can't I hide the secret in my heart? I will answer whatever you ask instinctively." After Qiu Min was stunned for a moment, his face became extremely terrified.
He finally realized that something was wrong with him. Something had been wrong since just now. There was no need for him to tell these secrets to his enemies, but why should he tell them?
"How old are you this year?" Ye Liuyun became interested.
"Sixty-eight years old." Qiu Min replied.
Then Ye Liuyun asked some very common questions, but no matter what she asked, Qiu Min answered without hesitation.
The more Lin Aoxue listened, the more surprised she became.
"Why, this guy has become so honest? He answers whatever you ask. Is it the effect of your pill?" Lin Aoxue asked in surprise.
Ye Liuyun smiled. This was a very useful pill. It could make it impossible for people to hide secrets. This thing had many uses.
Lin Aoxue also tried asking a few questions herself, and finally confirmed that no matter what questions they asked, this guy would tell them everything he knew, even his eight generations of ancestors and where his hometown was, he would tell them without reservation.
Qiu Min was finally scared at this time. His face turned pale. He didn't understand what was wrong with him? Why did he say all the things in his heart that he shouldn't say?
"Don't ask anymore, please don't ask anymore, I was wrong, just kill me." Qiu Min quickly became scared, because no matter how fearless he was, he didn't want to implicate his family.
This is why most practitioners will cut off ties with their worldly families, because perhaps they are not afraid of death. After all, anyone who has been in the practice world for a few years knows that a practitioner's head is hanging on his belt, and they all have a certain level of awareness.
But if family members are involved, that is something they cannot accept.
People can be cruel and brutal, but no matter how cruel they are, they still have emotions. As long as they have emotions, they must care about something. Most practitioners' weaknesses are their relatives.
"Haha, you get scared sometimes?" Lin Aoxue sneered.
"Nonsense, even though I'm ruthless, it doesn't mean I don't have feelings." Qiu Min shouted angrily.
Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue did not ask any more questions. Ye Liuyun felt that he was basically certain of the effect of the pill. No wonder the pill had no effect when she took it herself. This thing had to be taken by someone else.
"This pill is interesting, let's call it the Opening Pill." Ye Liuyun took out a small notebook and made some notes.
After recording, she slapped Qiu Min on the abdomen, forcing the pill out of his body. After all, it was a drug test, so she naturally couldn't let the pill stay in his body for a long time.
After the pill came out, Ye Liuyun asked a few more questions tentatively. This time, Qiu Min did not answer. Obviously, this was indeed the effect of the pill.
Lin Aoxue also searched this guy and found out the evil method he was practicing. After taking a look, Lin Aoxue discovered a problem. The name of this method sounds scary, but in fact, it is not a particularly evil method. It's just that the person who used it is too evil.
This technique is aimed at monsters. The person who created this technique used monsters as objects for corpse refining.
"Sure enough, Liuyun, take a look at the martial arts this guy is practicing. There is nothing wrong with it, but his behavior is problematic." After Lin Aoxue finished reading the martial arts, she showed it to Ye Liuyun.
Ye Liuyun glanced at it casually and nodded.
"I told you, there is no distinction between good and evil in martial arts. It's only the human heart that is divided into good and evil. If a person is not good, no matter how orthodox the martial arts is, it will be useless. Let's continue trying the medicine." Ye Liuyun took out another pill and stuffed it into Qiu Min's mouth.
But this time, the elixir has obvious effects, and they are quite eerie and terrifying.
After Qiu Min took the pill, he immediately screamed. Suddenly, a green flame ignited in his body. The flame began to devour his flesh and blood like a worm. In less than a moment, only a skeleton was left of Qiu Min.
But what surprised Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue was that Qiu Min was not dead, there was a ghostly light flashing in his eyes, and he could still move.
"This, my body? Ah...witch, what have you done to me again?" Qiu Min screamed as he looked at his body which had turned into a skeleton.
The flesh and blood disappeared, leaving only bones, but why did he feel that he was still alive and not dead?
Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun's faces twitched violently when they looked at this guy. All this was too weird, even more shocking than the elixir that could turn one into a woman.
"What kind of effect is this?" Ye Liuyun looked scared.
"Yeah, the key point is how come he is still alive? Did you turn him into a ghost directly? Is this the ghost-transforming pill?" Lin Aoxue asked.
Ye Liuyun shook his head. This pill seemed to be a one-time use. In other words, there was no way to change him back. This experimental subject was useless.
