The demon was evidently still somewhat wary of Chu Ning’s methods, so it chose to flee.

If Chu Ning were to pursue further, the opponent would undoubtedly fight desperately.

Given Chu Ning’s current cultivation level, provoking a Tier Five demon beast to fight with its life on the line was not a wise choice.

Moreover, Chu Ning had not come away empty-handed at this point.

Chu Ning’s gaze fell on the black antler of the Yin Yang Deer that had dropped to the ground, and a hint of joy flashed across his face—this was a treasure!

Chu Ning swiftly collected it into his storage bag, then chased after Lu Jiakang, Su Yuqing, and the others ahead.

Since the Yin Yang Deer had fled, the illusion realm naturally ceased to exist.

Sure enough, Chu Ning quickly sensed that a few people ahead had stopped, their faces showing some astonishment.

At this moment, seeing Chu Ning flying over, Su Yuqing couldn’t help but curiously send a voice transmission asking:

"Hmm, Junior Brother Chu, why did you fall behind?"

It was because a few people had been deeply trapped in the illusion realm just now, completely unaware of the fight behind them.

They had no idea that if Chu Ning hadn’t acted, they would still have been trapped in the Yin Yang Deer’s illusion realm.

They might even have been killed using the illusion realm and divine sense.

Hearing Su Yuqing’s words, Chu Ning smiled and replied:

"It’s nothing. There was an Earth Store Flower back there, so I stopped to pick it."

"Hey, didn’t we say we were going out?" Lu Jiakang slightly furrowed his brow at this moment.

In the next moment, Lu Jiakang took out a Heart Cleansing Pill, swallowed it, and then his expression changed slightly as he transmitted to everyone:

"We should hurry out. It seems the poisonous mist here is thick, and we’ve been under an illusion."

Chu Ning, still pondering how to explain, heard this and went along, saying:

"Alright, just as I picked enough, let’s go back."

"Okay!"

Immediately, the four of them quickly flew upwards.

Chu Ning sensed slightly at this moment and noticed that the colorful poisonous mist had stopped gathering towards the depths.

Vaguely, he understood a bit.

"It seems that the colorful mist was previously surging toward the depths, possibly because the Yin Yang Deer was absorbing it.

Now that the demon beast has fled, it naturally doesn’t dare to expose its cultivation location recklessly."

Their speed was not slow, flying upwards, and the two-thousand-zhang distance was quickly covered as they returned to the top of the cliff. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Cui Rongrong gently shook her head this time, exhaled, and said:

"It’s more comfortable out here without holding our breath.

Staying in there for too long, I really felt a bit dizzy."

Dai Tong also had a somewhat puzzled expression at this moment, saying:

"Really, when I came here before, I didn’t have this feeling."

"You probably came when the colorful poisonous mist wasn’t this thick," Cui Rongrong explained in response.

Dai Tong nodded and said, "That’s true!"

As they spoke, the group flew back towards the Jiuhua Sect.

They returned to the sect smoothly and immediately bid farewell and returned to their cave mansions.

In the courtyard of the cave mansion on Spirit Rock Peak, Chu Ning took out the Concentration Grass and the Earth Store Flower seedlings he had obtained in the past two days from his storage bag.

He then set aside a few small plots of land and began planting the two types of spirit medicines separately.

After performing the Profound Spring Youth Technique again.

Chu Ning finally returned to his cultivation room, a smile on his face.

Although there were some minor episodes during this trip, the harvest was considerable, and he had gathered all the things he needed.

With the Concentration Grass and Earth Store Flowers, he could refine two types of intermediate upper-grade spiritual sense elixirs.

Combined with Refining Spirit, he could attempt to create advanced elixirs.

And with the Black Flood Dragon Blood, along with the Dragon Saliva Fragrance and Cangman Vine Wang Ping brought back from Jiuhua City, he could refine body refining type elixirs.

For Qi refining type elixirs, he had the Flame Wood Spirit Pill, so his cultivation resources for a long time to come were secured.

Moreover, the antler from the Yin Yang Deer was a real treasure.

This item could be used in artifact refining, making it an excellent material for creating spiritual magical treasures.

The deer horn powder could also be used in alchemy.

"The horn powder of the Yin Yang Deer is even one of the materials for advanced elixirs.

If only adding a small amount, the two spiritual sense enhancing elixirs I’m researching seem to accept it."

Chu Ning retrieved the two spiritual sense elixir formulas he had previously studied.

"Previously, I had only a ninety percent certainty of refining intermediate upper-grade elixirs using these two formulas.

If I add this horn powder, I’m completely confident in refining intermediate upper-grade elixirs.

The quality could even approach the threshold of advanced elixirs.

This, combined with Refining Spirit, might raise the quality higher than the Flame Wood Spirit Pill."

However, it was clearly not the time for alchemy yet.

Chu Ning had only researched the ingredients of the formulas and had not delved into the refining methods.

The sequence of which spirit medicine to use and what fire control technique to apply was a profound subject.

Of course, for Chu Ning, it was just a matter of time.

Now Chu Ning only needed to discern more accurately.

After all, the spirit medicines for these two spirit pills were rarer than those for the Flame Wood Spirit Pill.

Thus, Chu Ning once again closed the cave mansion. While nurturing the newly transplanted spirit plants, he focused on studying the alchemy technique.

...

Meanwhile, while Chu Ning was researching the pill formulas, Su Yuqing, who had just returned to the cave mansion, was summoned by Ling Cang.

He went straight to the Nine Heavens Peak.