I was so annoyed that I gestured for her to wait until Qu Jiao entered seclusion before discussing it. Only then did Zijiang manage to show a little more patience, though she still kept her eyes fixed firmly on me. Perhaps in her eyes, I had already become a tall and righteous figure.
Qu Jiao indeed obediently went to cultivate. After consuming the poison pill, she began using wood-and-thunder-attribute jade paste to temper her body. Seeing her furrow her brows in pain even while taking the Numbing-Relief Immortal Pill, Zijiang's face was filled with sympathy.
I took her away from the training grounds. On the way, she pestered me until I had no choice but to explain, "The pain is only temporary. Besides, there is no way for her current cultivation method to avoid pain. To lessen it, we can only raise the toxins to their highest level and increase the output several times over. That way, the toxins can leave her body more quickly and ultimately be transferred onto an immortal artifact. In other words, the goal is to use poison to nourish the artifact."
"Use poison to nourish the artifact? What does that mean?" Zijiang asked, completely puzzled.
"I'll tailor-make a set of immortal artifacts for her. When she uses wood-and-thunder poison, she'll be able to transfer it onto this immortal treasure. The treasure will grow stronger as it accumulates the poison, while the toxins in her body will be transferred away. Over time, the poison will gradually diminish, perhaps eventually remaining at a tolerable level. Wouldn't that kill two birds with one stone?" I said with a smile.
"I understand! You mean that in the end, the immortal artifact will contain the jade paste's toxicity, while her cultivation will continue to improve steadily? But has it already