Du Niangzi’s face was half suspicious, half convinced.
She sneered, “You have nothing to back this up. How do I know you, Hei Feng Head Chief, aren’t just trying to trick me?”
Hei-Feng said, “Fine, I’ll just tell you the main ingredient up front, to show you my sincerity.”
“This Yusui Huanyan Pill is missing a key ingredient—the Nine-Leaf Crimson Pearl Flower.”
“Ever since it was discovered that this flower could keep one’s youth, it was harvested in great quantities, and soon became extremely rare.”
“On top of that, the flower takes a very long time to grow, but its blooming period is short, and it’s extremely difficult to cultivate. If you try to transplant it into a garden, no matter how carefully you care for it, it will gradually wither and die.”
“Because of this, the flower has vanished from the world for five hundred years. No one has found a trace of it in all that time.”
“People all know about its beautifying effects, but very few know that it has another use. Its nectar, when paired with Obsidian, can be used to open and close small secret realms.”
When Hei-Feng mentioned Obsidian, Du Niangzi’s body trembled, and her eyes went wide.
Hei-Feng noticed Du Niangzi’s reaction and smiled faintly. “Looks like you’ve guessed it. The secret realm controlled by those two boars from the Boar Family—Secret Realm of the Valley of Ecstasy—the key to open it is a piece of Obsidian. That Obsidian is worn by Zong Biao.”
“That piece of Obsidian is hollow, and inside is a small amount of nectar from the Nine-Leaf Crimson Pearl Flower, which is why it can serve as the key to the secret realm.”
“Although there’s not much nectar inside, it’s enough for you, Du Niangzi, to refine one Yusui Huanyan Pill.”
“The Boar Family’s two wild boars have guarded this secret closely, and no outsider has ever known how they open that secret realm.”
“This was all because that dumb pig Zong Biao let it slip when he was drunk a few days ago, and my spy by his side overheard.”
“If you want that Yusui Huanyan Pill, all you need to do is get that Obsidian from Zong Biao, break it open, and extract the Nine-Leaf Crimson Pearl Flower’s nectar from within.”
Du Niangzi thought of the necklace worn by the Demon General Zong Biao—hanging from it was none other than a piece of Obsidian.
Her hands couldn’t help but tremble.
The beautifying pill she had dreamed of for years now suddenly seemed within reach—how could she not be excited?
But that Obsidian was not something easy to obtain.
After all, the Secret Realm of the Valley of Ecstasy was one of the greatest assets of the Second Chief, Zong-Lie.
No one knew who had left behind the secret realm. One of Zong-Lie’s subordinates discovered it by chance, and after reporting it, Zong-Lie seized it for himself.
That copy of the Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Life-Extension Grand Method he offered to Hei Pi Yao Wang was found within this very valley.
The Yin-Yang Dual Cultivation Life-Extension Grand Method teaches female demons from the Demonic Beast race to practice the art of absorbing Yang energy. By coupling with young, vigorous human men, they extract Yang energy, and then the one seeking life extension absorbs this energy from the female demon to prolong their own life.
But those young, strong men aren’t fools. When their Yang energy is being drained, they feel a clear sense of discomfort, and naturally resist and struggle. The result is that much of their Yang energy can’t be absorbed and is wasted.
However, in the Secret Realm of the Valley of Ecstasy, there is an Extase Grand Formation. Men inside are left in a daze, their minds clouded, thinking of nothing but mating with every woman they see. When their Yang energy is being absorbed, they completely cooperate. Only those with cultivation can resist the formation’s effects and keep their clarity.
So every time female demons need to absorb Yang energy, Zong Biao opens the Secret Realm of the Valley of Ecstasy and sends in the female demons together with the specially chosen, healthy, energetic young human men. There, they are free to pair off as they wish.
Each time the Secret Realm is opened, if no one closes it manually, it will automatically send out everyone inside after twenty-four hours, then close on its own. It can only be opened again the following month.
To make sure all the female demons put forth their full effort to absorb Yang energy and avoid wasting this once-a-month opportunity, Hei Pi Yao Wang allows Du Niangzi to single out one slacking female demon in each group for punishment, as a warning to the others.
Du Niangzi knew well that the Obsidian was the key for Zong-Lie and Zong Biao to open the Secret Realm of the Valley of Ecstasy. There was no way they would ever give it to her, let alone let her destroy it and use the nectar within to refine a pill.
Therefore, if she wanted the nectar from that Obsidian to make a Yusui Huanyan Pill, she would have to kill Zong-Lie and Zong Biao, father and son.
But she was too weak. There was no way she could take on the Boar Family father and son alone.
Zong Biao was at the same cultivation stage as she—Mid Core Condensation—so he wasn’t too much trouble, but Zong-Lie’s wrath was something she could never endure.
Du Niangzi thought for a long time, and realized her only option was to join hands with Hei-Feng.
Currently, in Erlong Mountain, only Hei-Feng and the Boar Family father and son were locked in a situation where only one side could survive.
As soon as Hei Pi Yao Wang died, Hei-Feng would surely become the new Yao Wang.
Once he rose to that position, his first act would be to remove his old rival, Zong-Lie.
A Hei-Feng who had formed a demon core would have no problem dealing with Zong-Lie, even at the peak of Core Condensation.
Then she could kill Zong Biao and seize the Obsidian without worry.
But the premise for all of this was that Hei Pi Yao Wang had to die first.
Du Niangzi’s face clouded over, her thoughts wavering.
To go against Hei Pi Yao Wang—she knew well how powerful the Yao Wang was.
Becoming beautiful was her dearest wish.
But if she died for it, it would hardly be worth it.
She looked at Hei-Feng and asked, “I wonder what plan you, Hei Feng Head Chief, have in mind? I at least need to know if it’s reliable. If it’s too risky, I won’t do it.”
Hei-Feng chuckled and said, “Of course there’s a plan, and it won’t put you in the slightest danger.”
“First, I need to know how many Yao-Fei are left in the king’s harem, and how long Hei Pi Yao Wang can last with the current supply. And for the new batch of Yao-Fei, how soon before they can be offered to the king?”
Du Niangzi answered, “The king’s condition has been poor these last few days, and he’s gone through several Yao-Fei in quick succession. The number in the harem is already dangerously low. If he conserves them, he might last another ten days or so.”
“For the new batch, if all goes well, five or six days. If things go slowly, no later than ten days from now, they’ll be ready for the king.”
Hei-Feng nodded. “I’ll find a way to make the king exert himself a bit these next couple of days—burn more of his life force, use up the last of his women ahead of time.”
“That way, that dumb pig Zong Biao will come pestering you in the next few days, urging you to quickly bring the female demons to the Secret Realm of the Valley of Ecstasy to absorb Yang energy.”
“I know you, Du Niangzi, always use some kind of Enhancement Incense on the female demons before taking them in.”
“What you need to do this time is swap out that incense for ‘Soulsnare Softbone Fragrance.’”
“And I’ll have my spy secretly sprinkle some ‘Serenity Powder’ on Zong Biao.”
“When the time comes, all you need to do is sit back and watch the show.”
Du Niangzi was secretly impressed: Hei-Feng was truly cunning and vicious.
Serenity Powder was colorless and tasteless. Ordinarily, inhaling it had no effect on a person.
But once Serenity Powder mixed with Soulsnare Softbone Fragrance, its effect would be overwhelming.
Any man who breathed it in would be overtaken by desire, driven to mate with every woman in sight—and, at the same time, would feel an intense hatred for every other man he could see.
Zong Biao was already a lecher by nature. Under the effects of Serenity Powder, he would surely kill every male in sight, then violate the female demons.
And Zong Biao was a true pervert—most female demons in the Body Tempering stage that he played with ended up dead or crippled.
Hei-Feng’s plan was to use Zong Biao’s hand to ruin Hei Pi Yao Wang’s entire replenishing operation.
With no more Yao-Fei to absorb, Hei Pi Yao Wang would fly into a rage—and might even turn on Zong-Lie in anger.
What’s more, without any Yao-Fei to absorb from, he couldn’t extend his life, and would be doomed.
Hei-Feng could then wait for the Yao Wang to ascend to heaven, become the new Yao Wang himself, and kill his old rival Zong-Lie.
As for her, Du Niangzi, she could finally deal with Zong Biao without worry and seize the Obsidian.
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