David's Adventures in Wonderland

Chapter 7

【The Brutal Torment】

"What kind of pill do you want to refine?" David tried to stall for time, not willing to give up even at this point. "Naturally, it is the elixir that can cross the bitter sea, bridge the divine bridge, and reach the other shore," Han Elder said with a faint sneer, as if he had seen through Da vid's thoughts. "There is no need to waste your time trying to delay, no one will come to save you. Just prepare to be the main ingredient for the refinement," he added.

"Aren't you afraid that the knight will appear again?" David remained calm and collected, and said, "Perhaps you don't even know his identity." Han Elder remained calm, and asked, "What is his identity?"

"He comes from the ancient and powerful family, the Jiang family," David said with a sigh, as if he was stating a fact. "You have caused great trouble for the Lingxu Cave. Maybe you still don't know my true identity. I have some relationship with the Jiang family. The knight came to find me," David continued confidently.

Han Elder remained unfazed, listening quietly. He eventually spoke in a cold tone, "How could you possibly have any relationship with the Jiang family?"

"I once saved a young girl from the Jiang family who was wandering in the wild. I have a great affinity with them. If you don't believe me, you can inquire at the Yanxia Cave. Not long ago, I joined the Jiang family in a raid on the Yanxia Cave," David explained calmly.

Han Elder's face changed immediately. The Lingxu Cave, as one of the six sects in Yandi, was naturally aware of the Jiang family's invasion of Yanxia Cave. Han Elder gritted his teeth and said, "Regardless of what you say, you cannot survive this."

David remained serious and solemn, saying, "Elder Han, you should be aware of the consequences of offending the ancient and powerful Jiang family. Don't think that you can get away with it unnoticed. Remember, you have already started a fight with the knight of the Jiang family. They will definitely find a clue and trace you."

"You're just a little brat. You might be cunning, but you can hardly deceive me. Do you think you can fool me?" Han Elder suddenly laughed, and said in a sinister tone, "The more you talk, the more likely you will reveal yourself. I finally understand what has happened. That knight is indeed from the Jiang family. He recently raided the Ziyang Cave, and he must be chasing after you."

Han Elder, who had lived for many years, did not need any evidence to piece together the clues he had. David's heart sank. "Han Elder, you are too self-righteous. Wait for the disaster to come," he said.

"You are still calm at this point, and still trying to deceive me. Just wait for me to refine you properly," Han Elder said with an evil grin. He lifted David up and said, "Don't worry, there will be no one to disturb us. I have carved endless runes here. After I step into the cave, this place will be completely isolated from the outside world. No one can find us."

Jiang family's knights were chasing after David, which made Elder Han quite puzzled and somewhat worried. After all, he had snatched the "meat" from someone else's mouth and searched David's body from top to bottom, "It's all useless things." He first picked up the broken jade that was missing a corner, looked at it repeatedly, and finally threw it on the ground.

David cursed the unscrupulous Taoist in his heart. That dead fat man had pledged solemnly that this jade pendant could save his life in a critical moment, but it was useless in the end. "Duan De, Duan De, your grandpa, really deceitful."

"What is this?" Han Elder observed the Buddha image on the Bodhi seed carefully and said, "The pattern interwoven by natural textures. This baldy seems to be somewhat familiar. There seems to be this kind of baldy outside the eastern wilderness."

"Baldy?" David was speechless. Han Elder put away the Bodhi seed and faced David, saying, "Okay, it's time to send you into the cauldron." "Elder Han, my life is almost over, can you give me a full meal?" "Don't waste your effort. Even if you delay some time, what difference does it make? Let's get into the cauldron." Han Elder lifted David up and came to the cauldrons. "Choose one for yourself. This is your only right." David knew that there was no chance and began to curse loudly, "Old Han, I curse your ancestors for eighteen generations. Curse your female relatives." Han Elder remained calm and indifferent, and threw David directly into the cauldron. He then moved some large porcelain jars to a corner of the stone room and poured some unknown liquid into the cauldron.

"What is this?" David felt a wave of fragrance rushing into his nose and mouth. "This is slurry extracted from various herbs, an essential ingredient for refining medicine. If it continues to be refined, it can produce the Hundred Herbs Liquid." As he spoke, Han Elder poured all the slurry from the large porcelain jars into the cauldron. Then, he moved the rare spirit medicines from the medicine cabinet closer and said, "Finally, all the spirit medicines are gathered. I hope to successfully refine the spirit pill I need." At this point, he first took out the lotus seed produced by the black jade lotus, which was the size of a pigeon egg, black and transparent, and sparkling with black light. The fragrance flowed directly into a person's internal organs, making them feel refreshed. "Do you want to swallow it in one bite?" Han Elder sneered at David, "Don't have unrealistic fantasies." He inserted a dagger into Ye Fan's left arm and pulled it out with a splash of blood flowing. "You..." "Refining medicine, refining medicine, you are the main medicine, and your essence is all in your flesh and blood. Naturally, your blood must flow out as a sacrifice to the cauldron."

At this moment, Han Elder showed an extremely cruel side, stroking his severed arm and saying, "For the sake of finding you, I lost an arm today. Naturally, I have to refine you well. We can only succeed, not fail." With a "splash" of blood, Han Elder pierced David's right arm with the dagger. Blood surged, and the cauldron was dyed red with blood. Han Elder revealed his fierce nature and was no longer lifeless, emitting two formidable rays of light from his eyes, piercing through David's legs as well. David felt excruciating pain in his limbs, and his face turned pale.

"Don't expect any miracles," Elder Han said, then plunged the dagger into David's chest and sneered, "Without injuring your heart, you won't die immediately. Immersed in this Hundred Herbs Slurry, you can live for a long time. I want you to stay conscious and slowly refine into the divine medicine I need."

Elder Han was like a ferocious ghost, sticking out his withered tongue to lick the bloodstains on the dagger, appearing terribly sinister. "A very delicious taste, I am looking forward to the moment when it is refined."

"Old immortal!" David gritted his teeth and glared at him. He felt intense pain all over his body, and his life was slowly slipping away. At this moment, Elder Han opened an antique jade box and took out the green and sparkling fruit produced by the Jade Snow Lotus, placing it into the cauldron. The green glow illuminated the slurry inside. "You should count your blessings. Being able to melt with so many spirit medicines is a fortune accumulated over ten generations."

"Blessing your ass, curse your entire female family!" David cursed and wished to scratch Elder Han alive. Blood continued to flow, and he felt his life slowly ebbing away. Suddenly, Elder Han picked up a nine-leaved spirit herb that was as red as a ruby. The herb emitted a shimmering scarlet radiance in his hand. Legend has it that only a land touched by the Phoenix blood can cultivate such rare spirit herb. After putting the Nine-Leaved Phoenix Herb into the cauldron, Elder Han frowned and muttered to himself, "This won't work. It's too risky to put all these spirit medicines in, if it fails, it will be a wasted effort." He hesitated for a moment, and said, "It's better to refine the main medicine first, and if it succeeds, then add the other spirit medicines."

He only put three kinds of rare spirit medicines into the cauldron. The medicine cabinet was dazzling with a magnificent glow and a fragrance that pervaded the air. All kinds of colorful and strange spirit medicines shimmered with radiance. Each one was not inferior to the three types of herbs he had just added to the cauldron.

"Let's first refine these three spirit herbs with the main medicine and see the effect," Elder Han made up his mind and collected the other shining spirit medicines. "Do you have any last words, little brat?" Elder Han taunted, and was about to cover the cauldron with the lid. David was extremely weak and said, "Old man, can you just bang your head on this cauldron and die?"

"Bang!" Elder Han slammed the copper lid onto the cauldron and started to refine the medicine. Ordinary flames could never refine the spirit pill. He used "Fire Sha", a silver-white flame that was extracted from underground. It flickered and danced under the big cauldron. The reason why he hollowed out this secret cave was because of the "Fire Sha" underground.

It was the most powerful flame he could control at his level. "Little brat, for the sake of finding you, I lost my left arm. I will refine you for seven days and seven nights, subjecting you to endless torture until you are transformed into a divine medicine," Elder Han said coldly, stroking his severed arm.