"We can begin."
Ling Feng took a deep breath. He had to refine the Vermilion Ice Worm in the pill furnace before it could transform the poison of the Scorpion Fruit; otherwise, once the toxicity changed, it would no longer be a simple Scorpion Fruit poison.
The Ghost Doctor nodded. Although the Vermilion Ice Worm was an extremely rare strange insect, refining the Forbidden-breaking Pill was the only way for Ling Feng to unseal his body.
Sacrifice was inevitable.
However, at this moment, pure white silk threads were drawn out from the Vermilion Ice Worm, quickly covering the worm. In just a few blinks, a thick cocoon enveloped its body.
"This..."
Ling Feng’s eyelids twitched violently. It seemed the poison from the Scorpion Fruit had indeed induced another evolution in the Vermilion Ice Worm.
The cocoon was evidence of that.
When the Vermilion Ice Worm emerged from its cocoon, it would likely have a completely new form.
"To think this Vermilion Ice Worm would have such fortune, evolving from an ordinary Vermilion Ice Worm to the Ice Worm King, and gaining the opportunity to transform and break through the cocoon!"
The Ghost Doctor sighed as he looked at the cocoon in Ling Feng’s hand, "To refine it now would be..."
Vermilion Ice Worms were already rare, let alone one about to break from its cocoon to become an Ice Worm King, potentially achieving even more heaven-defying abilities after evolution.
To directly refine it in the pill furnace would truly be a waste.
Ling Feng felt hesitant. He hadn’t wanted to refine the Vermilion Ice Worm directly because it had been with him for years, helping him through numerous crises.
If he had any other options, Ling Feng wouldn’t wish for its sacrifice.
"Perhaps..."
At this moment, the Ghost Doctor suggested, staring at the snow-white cocoon, "Since the Vermilion Ice Worm spun this silk using the poison of the Scorpion Fruit, maybe this cocoon contains exceptionally pure Scorpion Fruit poison!"
Ling Feng’s eyes lit up. The Ghost Doctor made a valid point.
The silk was an excellent material. By purifying the poison from it, they could have the best of both worlds!
Taking a deep breath, Ling Feng drew out a strand of silk and inspected it carefully. A faint purple glow emanated from the white silk.
The silk was formed shortly after the Vermilion Ice Worm devoured the Scorpion Fruit, in a very brief time.
Moreover, it had been over half a year since Ling Feng last fed the Vermilion Ice Worm any other toxins.
Essentially, the poison within this silk should be exceptionally pure.
"Ghost Doctor, I believe this silk could be usable!"
Ling Feng handed the cocoon to the Ghost Doctor.
The Ghost Doctor carefully examined it and nodded, "It’s worth a try! But..."
With a deep look at Ling Feng, the Ghost Doctor said seriously, "If we fail, we won’t have a second Scorpion Fruit!"
Other materials were relatively easier to acquire, but Ling Feng had only managed to win one Scorpion Fruit at the Yingxiao Black Market after a long search.
The process of refining the Forbidden-breaking Pill would take about five days, and by then, the Vermilion Ice Worm would have thoroughly refined the extracted poison, leaving nothing behind.
"Since we found the first one, there must be a second!"
Ling Feng mused for a moment and finally made up his mind, "Nevertheless, I still want to give it a try!"
Ling Feng didn’t want to easily give up the Vermilion Ice Worm. The fact it spun silk at this crucial moment seemed like destiny.
Since destiny favored him to try, he’d give the Vermilion Ice Worm one more chance.
"Very well."
The Ghost Doctor slightly nodded, "Then let’s try using the silk first!"
With this decision, the two got busy again, though the Ghost Doctor was mainly the one occupied.
Quickly, various materials were introduced into the pill furnace. Ling Feng carefully peeled off a significant part of the outer silk, then placed the Vermilion Ice Worm into the Flower Ring. (PS: Mentioned earlier, Ling Feng’s Spirit Storage Ring is half ordinary space for inanimate objects, and half the Flower Ring for planting spirit flowers and herbs, and storing living things.)
As for what the Vermilion Ice Worm might become after breaking its cocoon, that would be a story for another time.
Finally, all materials were placed into the pill furnace, and the Ghost Doctor began to stimulate the Elixir Fire.
The Ghost Doctor’s Elixir Fire differed from that of ordinary alchemists; his Primordial Fire had a piercing coldness!
Yet, the coldness also gave a sense of burning.
"This is my Primordial Elixir Fire, Cold Frost Cold Fire. This fire is extremely hard to control, and it’s precisely because of my Yin Cold Physique that I’m so compatible with it."
The Ghost Doctor gave a self-deprecating smile. All abnormal fires were difficult to master, and cold fires were even more so.
Martial Artists with Fire Element attributes tended to favor overbearing, intense, and fiery flames.
Few could withstand the low temperature of a cold fire.
As for those with Ice Attributes, they naturally countered the power of flames and found controlling a cold fire even harder.
Only those with both a Yin Cold Physique and Fire Element cultivation talent had a slim chance of mastering the Cold Frost Cold Fire.
The Ghost Doctor was such a one in a million.
However, his physique wasn’t innate but altered postnatally by Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Later, excessive use of potent toxins for vengeance led to various toxins merging with cold poison in his body, creating an almost unresolvable mixed poison that badly damaged his internal organs.
His situation was somewhat similar to Yan Cangtian’s back then, but significantly worse.
If not for his exceptional medical skills and powerful cultivation, and often having experts suppressing his cold poison with robust Elemental Power, the Ghost Doctor might have long met his demise in the Netherworld.
The one using Elemental Power to suppress his cold poison was not hard to guess, most likely the Muu God Monarch.
Ling Feng gave the Ghost Doctor a deep look, realizing his situation was more complicated than imagined. Even with the Purple Spirit Star Flower, a well-studied solution was necessary.
"Alright, Ling Feng, you should leave for now. Return in five days to find me!"
The Ghost Doctor took a deep breath. The next five days would require his undivided attention for alchemy, and any disturbances could risk failure.
Ling Feng nodded, bowing, "Thank you, Senior."
Ling Feng then quietly left the Alchemy Room, heading back to his Bamboo House.
As the Ghost Doctor worked on the alchemy, Ling Feng needed to think about how to completely heal the Ghost Doctor’s ailments.
The Purple Spirit Star Flower was just part of it; he also needed the Supreme Mysterious Acupuncture Technique to reopen the Three Jiao Mysterious Gate, combining medicinal potency with acupuncture and potentially other elixirs, to at least stabilize the situation first.

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