Imprisonment

"From your description, even half of the Pill King Secret Codex was already a priceless treasure. With it, my standing in the Tianpeng Merchant Association could rise considerably," Xi Ying said with a smile.

"You intend to hand this over to the Tianpeng Merchant Association?" Yuan Ming asked, his tone lowering.

"Of course not. You have made enemies with East Pole Palace, Luojia Mountain, and several other sects over there, and caused such a huge commotion. Bringing out half of this secret codex now would be far too conspicuous. I only need to pick out a few lost pill formulas and claim I painstakingly found them elsewhere. That will be enough to earn merit in the Tianpeng Merchant Association," Xi Ying said, shaking her head.

"That works. Handle it as you see fit," Yuan Ming said, channeling his power and sending a stream of soul force into Xi Ying's sea of consciousness.

That soul force transformed into a black vortex that spun rapidly.

Soon, countless tiny characters, fine as gnats and flies, flew densely out of the black vortex. They were precisely the first half of the Pill King Secret Codex.

"Your Path of Life and Death Reincarnation has become ever more exquisite. You can even refine your own memories," Xi Ying said. A stream of soul force emerged from her soul and swept away all those characters.

A layer of flickering crystalline light appeared over her soul. It looked as though countless thoughts were turning within it, yet after only a few breaths, it returned to calm.

"My little tricks are hardly worth mentioning. Practice makes perfect, that is all. But you—within a few breaths, you fully comprehended half the Pill King Secret Codex. How has your comprehension improved so much again?" Yuan Ming asked.

"It was nothing much.