If it were any other cultivation technique, this might not have been possible, but Xiao Tian's Heaven Devouring Dreamweaver Art no longer belonged to this world.
With Xiao Tian's Dou Qi supporting her, the ethereal light bursting from Qing Lin's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils intensified again. Small flower-like imprints gradually formed and engraved themselves onto Bai Ya's serpent head.
"Impossible! I am a Tier 6 Magical Beast! Ahhh!"
As Bai Ya's struggles grew weaker, it eventually stood motionless, slumped on the ground.
When Bai Ya opened its eyes again, the previous ferocity in its gaze toward Qing Lin had vanished, replaced only by complete docility.
Xiao Tian stopped transmitting Dou Qi, and Qing Lin's body went limp, falling toward the ground.
Xiao Tian quickly caught the unconscious Qing Lin and fed her a recovery pill.
"Qing Lin, what's wrong?" The Little Fairy Doctor hurried to his side, looking at Qing Lin in Xiao Tian's arms with worry.
"I just checked — she's fine. She just fainted from overexertion and will wake up soon."
Xiao Tian briefly explained Qing Lin's condition, signaling to the Little Fairy Doctor that there was no need to worry.
The Little Fairy Doctor breathed a sigh of relief, and the worry in her eyes gradually dissipated.
About a minute later, Qing Lin slowly opened her eyes and weakly said, "Young Master, I succeeded… I didn't let you down."
"I always believed you could do it, Qing Lin. You did it perfectly. Young Master is proud of you."
Xiao Tian directly praised her. Attempting to enslave a Tier 6 Magical Beast as a mere Dou Practitioner undoubtedly required immense courage.
"Hehe~"
Qing Lin nestled in Xiao Tian's arms, giggling foolishly.
Xiao Tian looked at her with doting affection. After all, she was his personal maid — even if she giggled foolishly, he would continue to spoil her.
"Young Master, please put me down. I've recovered."
Qing Lin looked up and said.
Xiao Tian gently set her down.
"Young Master, can Qing Lin have some medicine to help with his injuries?"
Qing Lin pleaded with Xiao Tian.
Xiao Tian understood her meaning, and a bottle of pills appeared directly in his hand.
"This is a Tier 4 pill, the Revival Pill. Give it to him, and he will recover."
"Thank you, Young Master." Qing Lin hugged Xiao Tian's arm, cheering excitedly.
"Come here."
Qing Lin let go and called out to the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor.
Bai Ya's massive body slithered over.
Qing Lin looked at the enormous serpent.
"Can you shrink a bit? You look too scary like this."
Bai Ya immediately shrank its body to two meters long. Its wings also disappeared, and it coiled up, looking very much like a king cobra from the modern world.
Qing Lin opened the jade bottle and poured out the pill inside.
Bai Ya obediently opened its serpent mouth, and Qing Lin directly tossed the pill into it.
The Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor's wounds gradually healed, and its broken scales began to fall off, replaced by new, glossy ones.
Qing Lin looked at the recovered Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor and directly took it into her pupil space.
Qing Lin thought to herself: I heard its voice was male earlier, so I can't let him enter my sleeve and coil around my hand. The Fire Spirit Snake is different; she's female. I only belong to Young Master; no other male things can touch me.
"Hehe, Young Master, I'm done." Qing Lin skipped back to Xiao Tian's side.
Xiao Tian smiled and nodded.
"Old Wen, wake her up."
Wen Yan's finger touched Lü Man's neck.
"Where am I? Am I dead?" Lü Man groggily opened her eyes and said weakly.
She moved her body, and a wave of pain hit her: "Hiss, it hurts so much. I'm not dead? Bai Ya, where are you?"
"You should worry about yourself first. You're still alive for now, but I can't guarantee that for later."
Xiao Tian's voice drew Lü Man's attention. Although the speaker sounded very young, she looked up at the five black-robed figures standing not far from her. There was even a Dou Huang among them, but this group was clearly led by the person with the young voice.
Seeing that the opposing lineup had grown, Lü Man's heart turned to ashes. She stopped struggling, lying on the ground in despair.
"Do as you please — kill or flay me. I can't escape anyway."
"I can give you a chance to live, but whether you survive depends on your choice."
Xiao Tian stood in front of Lü Man. As for this woman, he didn't really want to kill her. In the original story, no matter her motives, she had been quite good to Qing Lin.
"If you're trying to subdue me as your subordinate, I advise you to just kill me. I can only be a member of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion my entire life."
Lü Man closed her eyes, no longer speaking, quietly waiting for death. However, her trembling eyelashes still showed that she wasn't as calm about facing death as she pretended.
"You're very loyal. I admire that. I can let you go, but you have to help me do one thing — and it won't harm your Heavenly Serpent Mansion."
"Tell me what it is."
Lü Man opened her eyes again and asked. Upon learning that she wouldn't die and that her faction wouldn't be harmed, Lü Man was finally moved.
"My faction is going to establish itself in the Black-Corner Region. I need your Heavenly Serpent Mansion to provide us with internal information on other factions there."
After hearing Xiao Tian's words, Lü Man's eyes flickered constantly as she considered the condition.
"I can agree to that, but I won't give you information on the Heavenly Serpent Mansion itself."
"That's perfectly fine. But to ensure safety, I will place a mark on your soul. If you fail to fulfill this, I will detonate the mark. If you succeed, I will help you remove it."
"Mmm."
Lü Man had no objections. Her life was currently in these people's hands — they could kill her at any moment. This condition was not unacceptable; at least she could live.
Xiao Tian used his soul power to wrap a wisp of strange fire and spiritual lightning, sending it into Lü Man's sea of consciousness and soul, planting a mark that then gradually disappeared.
Xiao Tian's mark could only be detected or removed by soul power at or above the Spirit Realm.
"Don't even think about finding someone to help you remove this mark, because as soon as any external force touches it, it will instantly explode."
Xiao Tian said indifferently. The original target this time had been the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor. As for Lü Man, she was insignificant, but obtaining some internal information on the Black-Corner Region was crucial for the development of Heaven Suppressing Hall.
"You can go now. Someone will contact you later. Get ready. Also, you should know what to say about the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor."
"I know."
Although Lü Man was curious about what happened to Bai Ya, she didn't ask too many questions. From Xiao Tian's words, she roughly guessed that Bai Ya had not died.
Wen Yan released the restraint. Lü Man stood up, took out a healing pill from her storage ring, swallowed it, then cupped her hands in a salute to Xiao Tian and the others. She summoned her wings and flew away at top speed, as if some flood or fierce beast was chasing her.
Watching Xiao Tian finish handling everything, Wen Yan came to his side.
"Hall Master, should we go and see the Mo Family's treasure vault and scripture pavilion?"