. A new day.
As the sun rose to noon, Yun Yun remained slumbering.
A contented smile played on her lips, nestling in Chen Guan's arms like a tired kitten. It had been ages since she'd felt this relaxed.
After countless hardships, they were finally reunited. A fiery rage couldn't describe it. Yesterday, Sect Master Yun was far more proactive and resilient than before. The
fragrance of lotus roots brushed against her jade-like back, the tender yellow of willows lingering in the clouds. Gently caressing the smoothness, Chen Guan remained unperturbed, quietly enjoying the beauty.
Seeing Yun Yun inevitably brought up the group of people he cared about in the northwest.
But Yun Yun's reluctance to mention it immediately suggested that everything was stable and there was no need to worry.
Perhaps due to the extraordinary circumstances, Chen Guan's mind was full of thoughts, yet incredibly clear-headed. One thing after another, things began to unravel, even the issue of Yin Valley Master's cold poison, which had seemed thorny the previous day, became clearer.
This state lasted for a long time, until the beautiful woman in his arms woke up and stared at him for a moment with a watery gaze. Chen Guan finally came to his senses and looked down, a smile spreading across his face.
"So beautiful."
Yun Yun rolled her eyes playfully, but she didn't try to hide them; there was no need.
"Don't move. I want to talk to you for a while."
Chen Guan hummed softly, hugging her shoulders tightly. "Tell me about your family situation."
Yun Yun nodded slightly, adjusting her position slightly to make herself more comfortable, and then slowly spoke.
"Overall, the Tianmeng Alliance is flourishing and developing rapidly. Queen Medusa is a qualified leader. Under her leadership, the Chuyun Empire, Luoyan Empire, and Mulan Empire were all effortlessly brought under the Tianmeng Alliance. Furthermore, thanks to your connections in the Black Horn Region, the Tianmeng Alliance now has spies throughout the entire northwest. According to Queen Medusa, after absorbing the three major empires, this will form the foundation for the Tianmeng Alliance's continued expansion."
Chen Guan nodded slightly. This plan was within expectations, and it was progressing faster than expected.
"After you left the northwest, everyone seemed to be affected. They've been practicing incredibly hard, each one spinning like a spinning top, unable to stop. Queen Medusa, in particular, hasn't lost any strength while steering the Tianmeng Alliance. I heard from the teacher that she's not far from reaching Five-Star Dou Zong."
"Master Jia was also stimulated by this. Except for appearing when necessary, he's been in seclusion for the most part, but he's been stuck at the peak of One-Star Dou Zong and hadn't broken through when I left."
Chen Guan couldn't help but laugh at this, and he roughly understood Jia Xingtian's thinking.
He was the first to reach Dou Zong, and he was incredibly proud. However, his glory didn't last long.
Watching Queen Medusa, who had reached Dou Zong after him, climb steadily higher, he was inevitably envious.
Unfortunately, after Dou Zong, each subsequent realm breakthrough is no easy feat, especially for someone at Jia Xingtian's level. Catching up with Queen Medusa's progress is doomed to be impossible; on the contrary, the gap will only widen.
After all, that was the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python!
"I had Elder Yao send some resources back. With the aid of elixirs, he should be able to break through. And your teacher, you've reached Dou Zong now, right?"
Yun Yun nodded with a smile. "He just broke through. It's only because of your advancement to Dou Zong that I was able to relieve myself of the burden of being Sect Leader."
"Old Hai's progress is also rapid. He's advanced from five-star Dou Huang to seven-star in just a year. He's far superior to me."
A seven-star Dou Huang is considered a Dou Zong reserve. With resources and a bit of luck, they can easily cross the Dou Zong barrier with a bit of drugs.
Yun Yun's departure from the northwest this time was partly to find Chen Guan, but it was also partly to seek opportunities.
Seeing everyone around her progress, she felt compelled to change in order to keep up.
"That's pretty much the situation for the older generation. As for the younger generation... the eldest princess of the royal family successfully broke through to the Dou Wang realm, but comparatively speaking, the most impressive is Princess Yaoyue. At such a young age, she's become a fifth-grade alchemist, and her Dou Qi cultivation hasn't slowed down either, having already entered the Dou Ling realm. The teachers all say the little princess bears some resemblance to you, no less capable than Xiao Yan."
Chen Guan was greatly relieved to hear about the sisters' progress.
As for the last sentence, it was enough to just listen.
Xiao Yan wasn't standing still.
"That's all. Anything else you want to ask?"
"For example... Queen Medusa's unborn child."
Yun Yun's smile was bright, but it froze Chen Guan's relaxed expression.
Sensing her hidden jealousy, Chen Guan sneered helplessly.
It was a lie to say she didn't care; she simply hadn't mentioned it because it was difficult to ask.
Speechless, Chen Guan could only shift slightly to conceal his embarrassment.
"Hmm~"
Yun Yun moaned softly, pinching Chen Guan's waist lightly. Seeing his exaggerated expression of pain, he dared not move again, and only then did she calm down.
"When I left, I made a special trip to see her in the Monster Mountain Range. It's been almost a year, but on the surface, she's still the same as usual. I asked her and found out the reason. She estimated it would take at least two years."
Yun Yun's tone was inexplicable. When she first learned of this at the banquet celebrating Yun Shan's breakthrough, she felt a mixture of disappointment and envy.
But after meeting Queen Medusa privately and calming down for over two months, she had finally accepted the situation.
There was no way around it; the matter was done.
The only good news was that in two years, she still had a chance to overtake him, which was the real reason for her proactive and thorough approach yesterday.
Women are like this. Even if they accept it in their hearts, they will still argue over some inexplicable things.
Chen Guan hugged the beautiful woman tightly, a little curious about what they would talk about.
"Did she ask you to tell me a message?"
"No, I asked her specifically, but she said, 'There are already enough things to do on weekdays, so how can I have time to think about these things? It's not like I can't live without him.'"
Yun Yun said lazily with a teasing look on her face, imitating the tone of Queen Medusa.
Seeing her behave like this, Chen Guan frowned.
However, it does sound like Queen Medusa's temperament.
This woman has always been hypocritical. I will
silently remember this grudge in my heart, and I must give her a good beating when I go back in the future!
"Okay, forget about her, tell me about your journey to Zhongzhou, did you encounter any danger?"
"Fortunately, I took a puppet you left behind with me when I left, and changed its appearance a little, so I was very calm along the way.
It wasn't until we passed through the Black Mist Mountains that I discovered your puppet. You probably already know what happened after that. If it weren't for Sister Qingchen's help, I'd probably still be wasting my time there.
After following her to the Sound Valley, she let me enter the Nine-Colored Spirit Rainbow Pool to recover. At the time, I didn't know the Nine-Colored Spirit Rainbow Pool's effects, and I inadvertently owed her a favor. Later, chatting with her and learning about the Valley Master's situation, I realized that your strange fire could probably solve this problem, so I told her about you, hoping she would inquire about your whereabouts.
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Confirming that Ran Qingchen had helped Yun Yun without knowing about him, Chen Guan's impression of Yin Gu improved.
"Don't worry, I'll help her."
"Well, maybe you can tell me about your experiences since arriving in Zhongzhou."
Yun Yun nodded with a smile. They were now inseparable, and there was no need to keep things separate. Putting the matter aside, Chen Guan became even more curious about Chen Guan's affairs.
Chen Guan didn't refuse and immediately recounted every detail.
He didn't hide anything, including the crisis brought on by the old monster Youdu and the events that transpired when he was concocting the poison pill for Xiao Yixian.
Since Yun Yun had arrived in Zhongzhou, she was bound to meet Xiao Yixian. There was no point in hiding anything now; he might as well be frank.
Surprisingly, Yun Yun didn't react much to hearing this. As if she'd expected this?
"Sure enough, it's just as Medusa said."
Chen Guan chuckled, not surprising that Queen Medusa had guessed it.
When they parted, Queen Medusa and Xiao Yixian exchanged subtle glances, but he had seen it all.
"I'm too lazy to tell you. When can I meet Xiao Yixian? We've never sat down and had a proper chat before."
Perhaps it was Yao Ye's influence, or perhaps it was something she'd heard from Queen Medusa, but Yun Yun surprisingly felt no hostility towards Xiao Yixian.
She rolled her eyes at the man with a smile and moved on.
She just hoped there wouldn't be any more.
"Maybe later. Xian'er is in seclusion now, trying to break through to the Dou Zun realm. It'll probably take a few months."
"A Dou Zun expert... is truly terrifying."
"Xian'er has a body of calamity and poison. We can't treat them with common sense."
All day, the two of them didn't move, cuddling together, recounting their experiences and sparring when they tired.
It wasn't until evening, when Yun Yun, worried about Ran Qingchen's ridicule for staying indoors all day, dragged the energetic Chen Guan out of bed. After washing up, they went to greet Ran Qingchen.
Yun Yun's worries proved completely unfounded.
Seeing the two approaching hand-in-hand, Ran Qingchen's cheeks flushed at the mere thought of what they would do, not to mention asking. He
felt too embarrassed to offer a joke. Seeing her like this, even Yun Yun relaxed, finding it amusing.
Chen Guan remained impassive. It was perfectly normal for men and women to enjoy each other, wasn't it? He was even preparing to return to the second half of his conversation.
"Young Valley Master, I've been thinking deeply about your mother's cold poison all day, and there are currently two solutions that seem most feasible."
Upon hearing Chen Guan mention the serious matter, Ran Qingchen immediately cast aside his embarrassing thoughts and turned serious.
"Please elaborate, sir."
"Wait a moment." Chen Guan nodded, pulled a jade slip from his ring, closed his eyes, and quickly formed a feasible medicinal formula in his mind.
Soul power surged from his brows, and using it as a pen, he wrote down all the necessary herbs on the jade slip.
"This is a formula I've devised. After I use the Mystic Fire to melt the Heavenly Cold Crystal, I can move your mother to a medicinal bath, thereby continuously forcing out the cold poison from her body while also consuming the energy of the Heavenly Cold Crystal Core. If this continues for ten days or half a month, I think the energy of the Heavenly Cold Crystal Core will wane. Then, I can use the Mystic Fire to penetrate your mother's body and force both out at once!"
"Prepare as many of these herbs as possible. The more frequent baptisms, the easier and safer it will be for me to expel them."
The energy of the Heavenly Cold Spirit Core is terrifying, but it still has a limit.
Just like a strong man, if his essence is drained day and night without replenishment, he will eventually be drained dry.
This method is foolproof. The only awkward part is that he must be present during the medicinal bath, otherwise the newly melted Heavenly Cold Crystal will immediately regenerate.
However, he can disable his senses during the bath and rely solely on the Mystic Fire for assistance, relying entirely on his own instincts.
Chen Guan didn't say it explicitly, but with Ran Qingchen's keen mind, he naturally figured it out.
Without immediately expressing his opinion, Ran Qingchen hesitated for a moment before deciding to compare them.
"What's your other plan, sir?"
"The second plan is slightly more complex and relatively risky."
"The cold poison lacks spirituality, but it will still, like living beings, choose the most suitable place to gather. Coincidentally, I have a friend with an Evil Poison Body, which is absolutely the most suitable place for the poison to reside. As long as I melt the Heavenly Cold Crystal on your mother's exterior and let the Evil Poison Body come into contact with it, the cold poison that has penetrated deep into my friend's bone marrow will inevitably transfer to his body."
"And without the cold poison 'adding fuel to the flames,' the remaining Heavenly Cold Crystal Core will be easier to deal with. Whether we repeat the first plan or ask that Grandma Lu to take action, it can be easily resolved."
The cold poison in Yin Gugu's body is enough to threaten a Semi-Saint, its terrifying nature goes without saying.
But for the Evil Poison Body, it is also a great tonic.
Chen Guan was 90% certain that if the cold poison were absorbed by the Little Medical Immortal, she would suffer greatly, but the benefits would also be immense, much like refining the strange fire herself.
However, for the Little Medical Immortal, who possessed the afflicted poison, the success rate was far greater than refining the strange fire.
"As for the risks, my friend is currently in seclusion, and will likely need several more months. And judging by your mother's condition, it can only last about a year at most—it's definitely shorter, not longer. So, this method is essentially a race against time."
In reality, Chen Guan had a simpler solution: to slowly expel the cold poison himself with the strange fire, without any help. Like Yugong moving a mountain, success would eventually follow.
However, a rough estimate showed that relying solely on himself would take at least six months, so Chen Guan simply dropped the question.
He was happy to help, but spending half a year here was simply too much for him.
Ran Qingchen's expression changed slightly beneath her veil, but she had to admit that Chen Guan was telling the truth.
If she hadn't noticed the Valley Master's increasingly serious condition, she wouldn't have rushed to seek help.
"In that case, let's use the first method. Qingchen will go prepare the herbs, and I'll be in trouble from now on."
After a brief comparison, Ran Qingyi made her decision.
Chen Guan wasn't surprised by her choice and nodded in agreement.
He only lamented that his chance to become a Little Medical Immortal had been missed...
but he could have saved a few more Heavenly Cold Crystals in the process. For those with ice attributes, such things are truly rare treasures.
Hai Bodong is in luck!
(End of this chapter)