Chapter 687: Butterfly Slave (54)

Because it no longer resembled a human being; its face was covered in pustules, and these pustules were shaped like ghost faces. It was disgusting, so disgusting that Wen Wan felt aversion towards it. There were also many pustules on its body, and black fluid was constantly oozing out, which was the source of the stench.

Wen Wan: "System, what kind of strange illness is this? You need to check it up right away."

System: [Scanning in progress, please don't rush the system.]

The city lord looked at his daughter with heartache, then turned to Wen Wan, "Do you have a way to solve this?"

Wen Wan: "Wait a little longer, I'm examining your daughter's body."

Ten minutes later, the system finally came back online.

"How is it? What kind of strange illness is this?"

System: [Ghost Face is a type of demonic poison, and it's the most potent of all demonic poisons.]

"Can this be resolved?"

System: [Yes, there are three ways to solve this.]

Three methods? That's great! This system is finally reliable for once. "Tell me quickly, what are the three methods?"

First, we need to find the person who poisoned us; they can definitely solve the problem.

Wen Wan: "Isn't that obvious? If we could find it, why hasn't the city lord found it in over twenty years? How lucky do you think I am to find it?"

[The second method is to find a cultivator at the Saint Lord level to remove the poison from her.]

Wen Yan: "..."

A figure of saintly caliber?

Even in this world, such a person is extremely rare. Even in Thunder City, the city lord has been at the peak of Martial God for hundreds of years but has not yet reached the Saint Lord realm. Where can she find such a person?

"What's the last resort?"

System: [Refine the Nine-Turn Profound Spirit Pill.]

"What is this Nine-Turn Profound Spirit Pill? Do you have the recipe?"

System: [Yes.]

The city lord looked at Wen Wan, "Is there any way?"

Wen Wan: "Your daughter is poisoned by the Ghost-Faced Demon. There are three ways to resolve this."

The city lord was astonished that this person could actually see the source of the demonic poison. This single step eliminated countless healers who came to treat him.

"Three methods, what three methods?"

Wen Wan: "The first way is to find the person who poisoned us, but the city lord must have tried to find them, and probably didn't."

"Yes, even with the full force of the city lord's mansion, I have not been able to find the person who poisoned me."

"The second method is to find a powerful Saint Lord to forcibly remove the poison."

"Holy Lord?"

"What's the third way?"

Wen Wan: "Refine one pill, the Nine-Turn Profound Spirit Pill, a Heavenly Extreme Pill."

"The Heavenly Extreme Pill requires at least an eighth-grade alchemist to refine, and there is only one such alchemist in the entire Thunder City."

"That's good. Please bring me paper and pen, Lord City Lord, so I can write down the prescription for you."

The city lord quickly sent someone to bring paper and pen, and Wen Wan wrote down the necessary ingredients according to the pill formula given by the system.

The city lord received the pill formula and his face showed extreme surprise.

He knew most of the medicinal herbs in the recipe, but three of them were extremely rare, and he had never even heard of one of them.

However, he still planned to try his luck with that alchemy master.

"Young ladies, are you new to Thunder City? Do you have a place to stay? If not, please stay at my city lord's mansion for a while."

Wen Wan nodded. "Okay."

Since she was going to get the pass token from the city lord anyway, she naturally decided to keep it.

...

After settling Wen Wan and Xin Lai in, the city lord immediately headed towards the alchemy sect in Lei City where the alchemist was located.

While Lei City appears to be a three-way power struggle, the Dan Sect is quite unique.

It doesn't belong to any particular faction, yet no one dares to provoke it because it houses an eighth-grade alchemist. Alchemists are extremely valuable, whether they are humans, demons, or monsters.

Therefore, no one would dare to offend an eighth-grade alchemist.

The city lord soon met the alchemist.

"Lord City Lord, what brings you to my humble abode?"

The city lord said respectfully, "Master Yuanling, I have come to ask you to help me refine a pill."

"What kind of elixir?"

"Nine-Turn Profound Spirit Pill, this is the formula. Can Master Yuanling refine it?"

The city lord handed the pill formula to Master Yuanling. Master Yuanling took it and looked at it. At first, he was calm, but after reading it, his expression changed.

"Who gave you this pill formula?"

City Lord: "Wen Wan, a young woman who has just entered Thunder City, says that this pill can save my daughter. Master Yuanling, is there something wrong with this pill formula?"

"Can I see her?"

The city lord was astonished. This Master Yuanling had always been indifferent to people from the major powers, but now he was taking the initiative to ask to see someone. Could it be that this pill formula was really not simple?

City Lord: "That young lady is currently staying at my city lord's mansion. I will send someone to inform her to come over."

Yuanling: "Hmm."

Meanwhile, Wen Wan, who was having dinner with Xin Lai, suddenly received a message from the city lord that the master wanted to see her, so Wen Wan went.

Soon Wen Wan met this master, and she had to admit that, given her rudimentary alchemy skills, this master was definitely not simple.

“Miss Wen Wan, this is Master Yuan Ling.”

Wen Wan: "Greetings, Master Yuanling."

"Where did you get this prescription?"

Wen Wan: "My master gave it to me."

Who is your master?

Wen Wan shook her head. "My master is detached from worldly affairs and doesn't concern himself with worldly matters, so I can't tell you." Wen Wan made up her mind. Anyway, this person couldn't possibly find that non-existent master, and the secret wouldn't be exposed.

"Since your master is unwilling, I will not force him. However, there are a few things I find strange, and I would appreciate your guidance."

The words "instructions" had already come out, and although Wen Wan appeared calm on the surface, she was still nervous inside. "System, you'd better listen carefully."

System: [Don't worry, host, no one in this world can match my theoretical knowledge.]

Wen Wan: "..." As expected of an AI, this is its only advantage.

"This rare flower is cold in nature..."

When the other party asked a question, the system provided the answer. Wen Wan was just a relayer of the answer. In fact, she didn't understand it at all. But seeing the other party's increasingly excited expression, they obviously regarded her as the disciple of some reclusive alchemy master and completely believed that she had a mysterious alchemy master behind her.

"Hearing your words is better than reading for ten years. I really don't know what kind of genius my master is to have such profound insights into alchemy. I will refine this pill."

The city lord was overjoyed, as this proved that his daughter could be saved.

"I can find all the other spiritual herbs here, and even the rare ones are not impossible to find. But there is one herb, the Kui Ling Flower, which I'm afraid will be difficult to find."

The city lord asked somewhat anxiously, "Even the Pill Refining Sect hasn't sent any news?"

If this alchemy sect doesn't exist, then the hope is truly slim.

Master Yuanling shook his head. "This Kui Ling Flower is extremely rare. Some alchemists may never even see it in their entire lives. I only saw it by chance in an ancient book. It is difficult to find."