Tonight in the Jia Ma Sacred City, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse.
In the backyard of the Nalan Family, inside Nalan Yanran's private chamber, the young girl tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
Ever since she learned this afternoon that only Xiao Yan could save Nalan Jie, Nalan Yanran had been in a daze.
The problem before her now wasn't whether she was willing to beg Xiao Yan, but whether Xiao Yan was willing to save her grandfather. If Xiao Yan refused, how should she go about begging him to agree? If Xiao Yan agreed, what kind of price would she have to pay?
She did not believe that just because of his relationship with Yun Yun, Xiao Yan would rush over to detoxify Nalan Jie. If Xiao Yan were that kind of person, he wouldn't have set the Three-Year Agreement three years ago; instead, he would have happily taken the resources she offered as compensation and gone to the Jia Nan Academy.
The young man had set the Three-Year Agreement specifically to personally reclaim the dignity she had trampled upon. Now, she already anticipated her failure six months from now.
In six months, there was no way she could Cultivate from a Seven-Star Dou Master to a Three-Star Dou Ling, let alone the fact that Xiao Yan would continue to progress during this time.
At his speed, perhaps in six months, he would surpass her father and become a high-tier Dou Ling.
"Sigh..."
That night, Nalan Yanran simply could not fall asleep!
...Also unable to sleep was Ya Fei.
After lunch, Chen Yang had Mittel Teng Shan deliver some fifth and sixth-rank medicinal herbs for healing and Qi recovery, and refined two batches of Medicinal Pills for Hai Bodong.
Xiao Yan, watching from the side, found it incredibly satisfying. At the same time, it validated his own Alchemy Skill. He even muttered that he would try to refine a batch of fourth-grade Spirit Recovery Pills when he returned that night; the Spirit Recovery Pill was precisely a Medicinal Pill used by the Dou Ling class to recover Qi.
Once the pills were refined and dinner was finished, Xiao Yi Xian took the initiative to push Ya Fei into Chen Yang's master bedroom.
Since Ya Fei and Chen Yang hadn't seen each other for over a year, Xiao Yi Xian naturally wouldn't monopolize Chen Yang. Of course, this was also related to Xiao Yi Xian's menstrual period.
So that night, the singing in Chen Yang's master bedroom was loud and clear. As everyone knows, people like to play some music while Riding, and might even sing along when the mood strikes, right?
...Early the next morning, Chen Yang walked out of the room refreshed, while Ya Fei was utterly exhausted after Riding all night and couldn't get up at all.
With a flushed little face, Qing Lin brought Chen Yang his toiletries. Chen Yang squatted in front of the yard's drain to wash his face and brush his teeth.
During his leisure time in the morning, Chen Yang guided Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian in their Cultivation, taking liberties from time to time; the joy therein was naturally something that couldn't be described to outsiders.
In a corner of the courtyard, the Amethyst Winged Lion King and its dear son were nestled in a luxurious doghouse. This was requested by the Amethyst Winged Lion King itself; originally, Xiao Yi Xian was going to arrange a room for them, but the Amethyst Winged Lion King stated that a pet mount must have the self-awareness of a pet mount and cannot subvert the natural order.
Xiao Yan also needed to rest for a few days after arriving in the capital, so there was no rush to set out to catch the serpent. Thus, the little lion was still by its mother's side.
The Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor, Bai Ya, was coiled around a tree in the courtyard. Having lost Zhui Zhui, it instead felt that its six senses were much cleaner, and the lewd thoughts in its mind had almost completely vanished. It felt that if it continued like this, it might even evolve into a Ten-Winged Black Serpent Zong in a few decades.
The Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python was still in a deep sleep. While Riding with Ya Fei last night, she had been placed on the table by Chen Yang, and now he had tucked her back into his sleeve; it would likely take some time for her to wake up.
By the time she woke up, she should have the strength of a Fifth-Tier Magical Beast.
'This spirit fusing pill is also a version improved by the Flame Emperor. It can perfectly merge Medusa's Soul with the Sky Swallowing Python's body without causing the Sky Swallowing Python's Soul to completely vanish; it's quite good.'
In Chen Yang's mind now, for all Medicinal Pills below the sixth rank—specifically those required by important characters in Xiao Yan's storyline from the original plot—they had all been improved or recreated by the Lord of the Endless Fire Territory in the Major Thousand Worlds.
Chen Yang was now essentially operating while standing on the shoulders of a giant.
Thinking of this, Chen Yang looked toward the two lions in the doghouse and beckoned them: "You two, come here."
The Amethyst Winged Lion King eagerly ran over with its son: "What are Master's orders?"
The Little Amethyst Winged Lion King couldn't speak, but it also whimpered.
"It's been a year since your son promoted to a Fourth-Tier Magical Beast. I'll get some medicinal herbs later, and combined with the Amethyst Birth Essence... hmm, plus one-third of an earth fire lotus seed to refine a batch of fifth-grade pills, it should be enough for your son to evolve into a Fifth-Tier Magical Beast," Chen Yang said.
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