Chapter 416: You Are So Sweet
Hearing Xiao Jietian's words, Xuan Yi stopped in her tracks. The moment she turned around, something floated toward her. She instinctively reached out and caught it.
Looking down at the item in her hand, she saw a luminous white vine-like medicinal herb.
Xuan Yi recognized it instantly—Heavenly Spirit Jade Vine. It was an extremely rare soul-healing herb and a main ingredient for the seventh-rank Soul Gathering Pill. Such herbs were notoriously difficult to find.
Moreover, she could tell from the fresh cut marks that it had been picked not long ago.
Just as she was about to speak, Xiao Jietian's gentle yet firm voice reached her. "You should refine it first. Recovering your soul is the most important thing right now."
His tone was soft, but it carried an unyielding strength that left no room for refusal.
Xuan Yi's fingertips trembled slightly. She clenched the Heavenly Spirit Jade Vine tightly, gently bit her lower lip, and stared deeply at Xiao Jietian's back.
He claims he has no cultivation, yet how could someone without strength obtain something like this? Medicinal herbs of this level are usually guarded by powerful demonic beasts.
Just wait. Sooner or later, I'll uncover all your secrets and see how arrogant you can be then.
Her heart stirred. After a moment of silence, she finally nodded gently. "Alright."
She said nothing more, returned to the stone bed, sat cross-legged, and carefully held the Heavenly Spirit Jade Vine in her palm.
She immediately circulated her cultivation technique, slowly channeling her Dou Qi into the vine.
In an instant, the vine glowed with a soft white light, like moonlight pouring down. Wisps of pure soul power overflowed from it, merging into her Sea of Consciousness like a gentle stream.
After a brief look, he closed the panel and began cultivating as well.
Time slowly passed in the quiet cave. Everyone was occupied with their own tasks, and only the faint sound of Dou Qi energy flowing echoed softly through the space.
Two hours later, Xuan Yi sensed movement nearby. She opened her eyes and saw Xiao Ling sitting on the ground with various medicinal herbs laid out neatly in front of her.
Curiosity flashed in Xuan Yi's eyes. She slowly stood up and walked over to Xiao Ling.
At that moment, Xiao Ling was carefully counting the medicinal herbs. Feeling the light suddenly blocked, she looked up and saw Xuan Yi approaching.
"Little Ling'er, why aren't you cultivating? Why have you laid out so many medicinal herbs here?"
Not far away, Xiao Jietian heard the sound and slowly opened his eyes. Turning his head, he saw Xuan Yi squatting with her back to him in front of Xiao Ling.
Xiao Jietian's eyes held open appreciation as he gazed at Xuan Yi. Even his loose robe struggled to conceal her curvaceous and graceful figure. She truly was one of the top-tier beauties in the Battle Through the Heavens world when it came to physique.
Xuan Yi also noticed Xiao Jietian's gaze. She turned her head slightly and glanced at him. In his eyes, she saw only pure appreciation for beauty, without the desire or lewdness that other men usually displayed.
After that brief glance, she ignored him and continued watching Xiao Ling, who was still diligently sorting the herbs.
"I'm preparing medicinal herbs to refine pills, Aunt Xuan. How are you feeling now? Are you better?" Xiao Ling finished counting, narrowed her eyes into crescents, and asked with a sweet smile.
"Almost recovered." Xuan Yi gently stroked Xiao Ling's small head. These two little girls were not only beautiful, but also possessed terrifying cultivation at such a young age and spoke so sweetly. She absolutely adored them.
After hearing Xiao Ling's words, Xuan Yi carefully examined the medicinal herbs on the ground. As a peak eighth-grade alchemist, she could naturally infer what kind of pill would be refined from them.
As she looked, a look of surprise gradually appeared on her face. She picked up a blue fruit called the Spirit Soul Fruit and stared intently at Xiao Ling. "Are you going to refine a third-grade pill, the Soul Cultivation Pill?"
"Yes! Aunt Xuan, you're amazing! You guessed it right away," Xiao Ling said, feigning admiration.
"You little clever one. Only your mouth is so sweet—unlike some people whose mouths never speak a single truth."
As Xuan Yi spoke, she glanced sideways at Xiao Jietian, who was sitting idly with his cheek propped on his hand.
Xiao Jietian pointed at himself as if asking, "Are you talking about me?"
Xiao Jietian had stopped cultivating to protect Xiao Ling. She was still too young and occasionally made mistakes while refining pills.
"Hehe…" Xiao Ling looked at the two of them and couldn't help giggling. Then she said to Xuan Yi, "Aunt Xuan, I'm going to start now."
Xuan Yi did not hesitate. She stood up and retreated more than ten steps. She was also very curious about Xiao Ling's alchemy skills. A three-year-old at the Dou Huang realm and a third-rank alchemist—this level of talent was simply unheard of. If word got out, it would be enough to make many people feel ashamed enough to want to commit suicide.
Born at the pinnacle of others' lives—this was the boundary between a prodigy and an ordinary person.
Under Xuan Yi's surprised gaze, the golden-red bracelet on Xiao Ling's wrist transformed into a golden-red medicinal cauldron.
It was her first time seeing such a bracelet that could turn into a medicinal cauldron. Although curious, she chose not to ask about it for now.
A deep blue flame appeared in Xiao Ling's hand. She controlled the flame and sent it into the medicinal cauldron through its opening.
This flame was precisely the Sea Heart Flame that Xiao Jietian had obtained from Han Feng earlier.
Compared to other flames, the Sea Heart Flame was relatively gentle. Under the forceful suppression of Xiao Jietian's Crimson Emperor Burning Heaven Holy Flame and Phoenix Flame, Xiao Ling had successfully subdued it.
"This is the Sea Heart Flame?" Xuan Yi recognized at a glance that the flame in Xiao Ling's hand was the Sea Heart Flame, ranked fifteenth on the strange fire list.
She hadn't expected Xiao Ling to possess a different fire. Moreover, in her perception, Xiao Ling's body seemed to contain an even more powerful flame.
Xiao Ling's expression turned serious as she controlled the flame to calcine and refine the medicinal herbs.
Xuan Yi carefully observed every step Xiao Ling took. She found that Xiao Ling's control over the flame was extremely precise—even a sixth-rank alchemist could not match her level of flame manipulation.
About an hour later, Xiao Ling slapped the side of the medicinal cauldron. The lid flew off, and a blue pill fell into her small hand.
She let out a soft breath of relief. This was her first time refining a third-rank high-grade pill.
She looked toward Xiao Jietian, who smiled and nodded at her several times. His smile contained clear praise.
Seeing her father's approval, Xiao Ling's face showed relief and a heartfelt smile.
She walked straight over to Xuan Yi and handed her the pill. "Aunt Xuan, this is for you to eat." Xiao Ling's voice was clear, still carrying a slight panting aftertaste from the refining process.
Hearing Xiao Ling's words, Xuan Yi froze in place.
For her… to eat?
Refined… for her?