Chapter 779: Alchemy Secret Technique, Earth Nether River

This reasoning was simple, and she understood it clearly!

“Yes, just stick to the normal method.”

Yang Chan naturally wouldn’t expect others to be like him. After all, he wasn’t like ordinary people; he was someone with a cheat.

To catch up to his progress, they would need an even more powerful cheat than his.

For Princess Lan Yue, that was simply impossible.

“That was my first attempt, so I wasn’t very familiar with it. I’m going to try again now. If you’re interested, you can continue to watch.”

Yang Chan had succeeded on his very first try, but his technique hadn’t been very practiced at the time.

Trying again was a way to familiarize himself with this special Alchemy Secret Technique.

Once he was familiar with it, he could incorporate it into his alchemy. He also wanted to refine an auxiliary Third Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill and advance to the rank of Top Level Pharmacist, which would take some time.

“Mm-hm!”

Hearing this, Princess Lan Yue nodded repeatedly, her gaze fixed on Yang Chan’s alchemy.

‘Even though he’s only practicing the motions now, if I memorize them, I’ll be able to master it faster in the future.’

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Demon Cave.

“Saintess, are we going into this Demon Grotto?”

Gu An gazed at the Demon Grotto before them, which billowed with black energy. He felt a sense of unease as a feeling of danger continuously warned him.

‘This place is extremely dangerous for me!’

“The Military Commander of the Sixth Demon Army fled this way. It’s highly likely he escaped into this Demon Grotto. We must kill him, or this entire trip will have been for nothing!”

“Let’s go. We’ll head inside. If things get too difficult, we can just pull back.”

The Merak Saintess’s Martial Arts Cultivation was higher than Gu An’s, so she naturally sensed the danger as well, but she still decided to risk entering.

This was because the Merak Saint Son had already slain a Demon Army’s Military Commander, greatly boosting his prestige within the Merak Sacred Land.

Under these circumstances, the Merak Saintess naturally didn’t want to be outdone, which was why she chose to risk entering the Demon Grotto.

Of course, she had a trump card up her sleeve, which was another reason she dared to take the risk.

“Alright, I’ll go in first and scout it out.”

Hearing this, Gu An gritted his teeth and chose to lead the way.

He had chosen to follow the Merak Saintess into the Demon Cave, and this was his chance to prove himself.

Despite the constant warnings of danger, he still made this choice. Of course, if the situation felt wrong, he would retreat immediately.

He was only scouting, not planning to engage.

Although the Military Commander of the Sixth Demon Army had been severely wounded by the Merak Saintess, his strength was still not to be underestimated.

“Saintess, there’s a river inside this Demon Grotto! I don’t know where it leads!”

Before long, Gu An’s voice drifted out.

“But judging by the current, it flows deeper into the Demon Cave!”

“The blood of the Earth Demon Alien Race member you injured earlier has also vanished from the river!”

“That sense of danger is getting stronger and stronger, a frantic warning. It seems to be coming from this river!”

“Saintess, should I investigate further?”

Gu An’s voice continued to call out.

“That’s enough. Don’t go any deeper. Come out now.”

Hearing this, the Merak Saintess’s brows furrowed.

“Saintess, this seems to be the Earth Nether River from within the Demon Cave. Earth Demon Alien Race masters at the Blood Exchange level have appeared here before. We don’t have a Supreme Elder with us; we can’t go any deeper!”

“Besides, the Earth Demon Alien Race seems able to use the water of the Earth Nether River. We’ll be at a disadvantage if we go in!”

“It’s not worth taking such a risk for a single Military Commander!”

“We’ve nearly wiped out the entire Sixth Demon Army. One escaped Military Commander won’t make a difference!”

Li Yuelei hurriedly spoke up. She had previously been in charge of the entry and exit records for the Saintess Pavilion, but now she had followed the Merak Saintess into the Demon Cave.

She spoke up now because she was afraid the Merak Saintess would get carried away.

Their group had no expert at the Supreme Elder level. If they encountered an Alien Race member at the Blood Exchange Martial Saint Level, their casualties could be catastrophic.

“Then let’s pull back.”

Although the Merak Saintess was reluctant, she gave the order.

She wasn’t reckless. After all, the Earth Demon Alien Race knew this place far better than they did.

Gu An emerged just then. Hearing the Merak Saintess’s orders, he let out a long sigh of relief.

He had been terrified while inside the Demon Grotto, remaining constantly vigilant of his surroundings.

“You think you can leave here so easily? No such luck. You injured me, and you’ll all pay for it!”

“All of you… will be staying right here!”

A sinister voice echoed from the Demon Grotto. At the same time, a huge commotion erupted from within as Earth Demons began to appear.

Evidently, seeing the Merak Saintess and her group about to leave, they couldn’t wait any longer and decided to reveal themselves.

“No wonder you didn’t just flee. You even let us nearly catch you. So you were trying to lure us into the Demon Grotto all along!”

“Hoping to use the waters of the Earth Nether River to launch a sneak attack!”

The Merak Saintess finally understood the situation, a look of realization dawning in her eyes.

‘It’s a good thing I was cautious and didn’t investigate further.’

Of course, Gu An’s words had also played a part.

“We’re out here now. Do you dare lead your Demon Army out to face us?”

The Merak Saintess shouted, her gaze fixed on the Demon Grotto.

As long as she didn’t enter the Demon Grotto, she had nothing to fear.

She had little regard for a creature she had chased like a beaten dog.

“You call yourself a Saintess of the Merak Sacred Land, yet you don’t even dare enter the Demon Grotto? I really overestimated you!”

The voice from the Demon Grotto remained at the entrance, its owner not emerging, as if wary of something.

“Let’s go. We’re not wasting any more time here.”

The Merak Saintess was decisive. Seeing that the Earth Demon Alien Race members weren’t coming out, she immediately chose to leave.

The Supreme Elders and other Blood Exchange Martial Saints wouldn’t be coming to reinforce them. The Earth Demon Alien Race didn’t know this, but lingering here was still of no benefit to her. On the contrary, if a Blood Exchange Martial Saint expert from the Earth Demon Alien Race arrived, their situation would become dire.

The group had arrived quickly, and they retreated just as fast.

“Damn it, these humans are too cunning!”

“If I could have just stalled them a little longer, until Fifth Elder arrived, I could have killed them all!”

“Leaving a Saintess behind in the Demon Cave would have definitely made the Merak Sacred Land feel the sting!”

Seeing this, a look of regret flashed in the eyes of the Sixth Demon Army’s Military Commander.

He had been ambushed by the Merak Saintess’s group, causing the Sixth Demon Army to suffer disastrous losses. His original plan was to lure them to the Earth Nether River, use its waters to trap the people from the Merak Sacred Land, and then wait for Fifth Elder to arrive to finish them off completely.

Unfortunately, these humans were too cautious and too decisive. Once they’d scouted out the situation, they refused to enter. To think, when he saw that human scout, he had resisted the urge to devour him, all to lure the Merak Saintess and her group into the Demon Grotto.

‘If I’d known, I would have just eaten that human.’

“Now I’ll have to face punishment. Damn those people from the Merak Sacred Land!”

The Military Commander of the Sixth Demon Army suddenly thought of something, and a look of fear flashed across his face.

With the Sixth Demon Army almost completely wiped out, he, the Military Commander, would surely be held accountable. The thought terrified him, as the punishments of the Earth Demon Alien Race were horrific.

This was precisely why he had tried to lure them here—he wanted to redeem himself for his failure.

But now, he had miscalculated.

However, he didn’t dare leave the Demon Grotto. If he were to be surrounded by the experts from the Merak Sacred Land, his death would be certain.

He was afraid of the punishment, but when compared to death, he would choose punishment. At least he would still be alive.

“Si Mo, where are those humans?”

A powerful aura erupted from the Earth Nether River, and a booming voice echoed from its depths, exuding immense pressure.

Feeling this aura, many of the Earth Demon Alien Race members immediately dropped to their knees.

Seeing this, the Military Commander of the Sixth Demon Army also prostrated himself on the ground.

“Reporting to Fifth Elder, those humans were too cowardly! They didn’t dare enter the Demon Grotto!”

“They must have heard of your great prestige, Elder, and were too scared to enter!”

The Military Commander of the Sixth Demon Army trembled slightly as he spewed flattering words.

Under normal circumstances, this Fifth Elder wouldn’t kill him, but it was hard to say what would happen under *abnormal* circumstances.

Right now, his only chance of survival was to show respect and maintain a low profile. Therefore, no amount of groveling was too much.