After the idle chat ended, Xiao Ting continued cultivating under Yao Lao's guidance. Although getting strong through the Journal was the true path, he didn't mind supplementing it with minor paths.
Once the day's training was over and he returned to his small courtyard, he began recording again.
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[As smart as I am, I told Yao Lao about the Little Fairy Doctor and the Woeful Poison Body, paving the way for the Poison Pill method in advance.]
[No matter whether Xun Er can obtain a method from the Ancient Clan to help the Little Fairy Doctor, I already have a viable solution here.]
[If the perfect talent control method doesn't work, then I'll have Xun Er help arrange the Poison Pill method for the Little Fairy Doctor.]
[Next, I'll work hard on cultivation and strive to give the Little Fairy Doctor the best possible method.]
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"Indeed clever. As expected of Brother Xiao Ting," Xun Er smiled gently at the Little Fairy Doctor. "With this, Little Fairy Doctor sister, you can truly rest easy."
"I was already completely at ease," the Little Fairy Doctor's beautiful eyes shone brightly as she clenched her fists. "I feel that as long as Xiao Ting writes my name every day, I won't even need the Poison Pill method or the perfect control method. Sooner or later, I will perfectly control the Woeful Poison Body."
Xun Er was intelligent and sharp. Upon hearing this, she immediately guessed, "The blessing?"
"Mhm."
The Little Fairy Doctor's face was filled with undisguised joy. "Although it's only a trace, I can clearly feel my control over the toxins in my body increasing. As long as this improvement continues, sooner or later I will perfectly control the toxins inside me."
Perfect awakening allowed her to perfectly control her desire to swallow poison. Perfect control over the toxins inside her meant she no longer had to fear the day when the Woeful Poison Body would erupt, causing ten thousand poisons to devour her heart and explode her body. The road ahead was now bright. She only needed to appear before Xiao Ting every day.
"Congratulations, Little Fairy Doctor sister," Xun Er said sincerely, happy for her. She wasn't surprised by the blessing the Little Fairy Doctor had received. Because her own refinement progress and control over the Gold Emperor Incinerating Heavenly Flame were also improving.
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In the blink of an eye, it was past midnight.
Inside the Chu Yun Empire, Medusa and Yun Yun, who had been meditating and cultivating in a mountain cave, both stirred at the same time.
In Queen Medusa's mind appeared the plane's blessing: [You have received the plane's blessing. The evolution progress of your companion snake-type magical beast, the Quiet Purple Flame Serpent, into the Seven-Colored Heaven Swallowing Python has increased.]
"This blessing can directly help this Queen evolve her soul," Medusa's heart burned with excitement. This meant she didn't need to take risky methods like using Heavenly Flames to break through. As long as she found a way to make Xiao Ting write her name more often in the Journal, she would eventually complete the evolution.
[Hall of Souls Envoy…]
In Yun Yun's mind appeared information that a Soul Envoy would be harvesting souls tomorrow at a certain location in the Chu Yun Empire.
"Good news," Yun Yun rejoiced inwardly. After all, they were inside an empire. Even with Queen Medusa's help, she had to act cautiously. Under these circumstances, investigating the whereabouts of a Hall of Souls Envoy heavily relied on luck. The plane's blessing directly told her the location of one Soul Envoy. She could follow the clues to find more. Solving one would open the situation.
"Half a month," Medusa suddenly spoke. "Yun Yun, this Queen will only give you half a month. If you cannot hunt enough Hall of Souls Envoys by then, this Queen will no longer accompany you."
She had originally been persuaded by Yun Yun and wanted to cooperate with her. But the benefits brought by the plane's blessing made her decide to change strategy.
"Alright."
Yun Yun did not ask why Medusa had suddenly changed her mind. She didn't need to—it was obviously related to the plane's blessing.
"Half a month is enough!"
But reality nearly slapped Yun Yun in the face.
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Half a month later, with Queen Medusa's help, she had only taken down two Soul Envoys. They had encountered four, but two of them chose to self-destruct.
"Tomorrow, this Queen will leave."
On a mountain peak, Medusa stood with her arms crossed. Her peerlessly beautiful face carried a cold expression. In the past half month, Xiao Ting had not mentioned her in the Journal again. He either recorded his own and Xiao Yan's cultivation matters or wrote about his daily interactions with the Little Fairy Doctor and Xun Er. In short, when writing about the Little Fairy Doctor and Xun Er, it read like a romance story. When writing about himself and Xiao Yan, it read like a bitter cultivation story. One could imagine that the Little Fairy Doctor and Xun Er had gained quite a lot during this half month.
"I understand. Thank you, Sister Medusa, for helping me these past two weeks," Yun Yun's eyes flashed with a trace of helplessness, but she did not insist. Instead, she thanked her sincerely. "In the future, if you ever need me, just send a message through the imprint at any time. As long as it doesn't involve betraying the Misty Cloud Sect, I will definitely help with all my strength."
After spending half a month together, perhaps due to sharing common secrets and opportunities, the two had become friends. At the very least, Medusa no longer minded Yun Yun calling her "sister."
"Mhm." Medusa nodded coldly and proudly.
In the next moment, her narrow eyes focused, and Yun Yun's expression also changed. Both of them shifted their attention to the Journal Copy. Surprise appeared in their eyes.
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[Today's cultivation has ended.]
[Over the past half month, through unremitting observation and recording, my cultivation has steadily improved with the help of the Journal.]
[Thunder-Flame Body Tempering Art has been cultivated to Great Completion. Heaven Seal has been cultivated to Great Completion. Eight Trigrams Lightning Steps has been cultivated to Perfection…] [My soul realm has reached the peak of mid-level Mortal State. My cultivation has reached seven-star Dou Master.]
[Today, Xun Er returned the flying Dou Technique to me. It was made using the wings and soul of a Tier 6 Amethyst Winged Lion.]
[I specifically asked Xun Er whether it was the Amethyst Winged Lion near Qingshan Town in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. She gave me an affirmative answer, so I silently mourned for it for a few seconds.]
[The plot of the story has now been messed up. The butterfly effect I brought has completely shattered it. The Amethyst Winged Lion is a very important side character for Brother Yan's future development.]
[When Brother Yan was training in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, he coincidentally encountered Yun Yun negotiating with the Amethyst Winged Lion. Yun Yun wanted to obtain Purple Crystal to have Pill King Gu He refine a pill that would rapidly increase Nalan Yanran's cultivation.]
[The Amethyst Winged Lion truly lived up to its name as a Lion King—it demanded a Body Transformation Pill with a lion's appetite. After Yun Yun refused, she tried to take it by force. The two sides fought fiercely. In the end, Yun Yun was defeated and even had her cultivation sealed by the Amethyst Winged Lion.]
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Yun Yun: "..."
Feeling Queen Medusa's gaze upon her, her face turned red.
"Speaking of sealing," Queen Medusa felt like she had forgotten something. But she didn't think much of it. If she could forget it, it probably wasn't important.
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[With her cultivation sealed, the Amethyst Winged Lion also mobilized the surrounding magical beasts to search for her. Yun Yun should have had no chance of survival, but Brother Yan saved her.]
[When asked for her name, she was probably too embarrassed and made up the fake name "Yun Zhi."] [Fortunately she didn't tell the truth. Otherwise, if he knew she was Nalan Yanran's teacher, it's hard to say what Brother Yan would have done.]
[Yun Yun also asked Brother Yan for his name. Brother Yan was wary while interacting with a Dou Emperor female powerhouse and called himself "Yan Xiao."]
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All the women with viewing copies: "..."
Not bad—If everyone had given their real names, there would have been quite a show.
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[With Brother Yan's help, Yun Yun escaped this disaster.]
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[As repayment, and also because she appreciated the talent Brother Yan displayed, Yun Yun said she could send him to the Misty Cloud Sect to cultivate.]
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All the women: "..."
Medusa shot Yun Yun a mocking look.
Yun Yun: "..."