Insect Eggs in the Foundation Establishment Pill?

["How could it be her?"]

[You looked at that familiar figure amid the crowd, and your body immediately trembled.]

[You could not have known that figure any better. The Devilish Dao woman you had first encountered while carrying out a mission in the Qin Kingdom was her, and the one you had seen in the Back Mountain last time was also her.]

[You had never expected to encounter her again in the Alchemy Hall this time!]

[At that moment, a man beside you spoke mockingly. "Kid, if you want to die, keep looking. Ye Chuxue is not someone you can reach for!"]

[Facing the mockery, you knew the gap in strength between you and chose to endure for the time being. Yet you silently remembered that name—Ye Chuxue.]

[You looked at Ye Chuxue, who appeared unharmed on the surface, but inwardly, you knew she was merely gritting her teeth and holding on.]

[You calculated the timing. It was around this time that she would go to the Back Mountain, though you had forgotten which exact day.]

[After finishing your cultivation, you returned to your Cave Mansion, thinking to yourself that over the next few nights, you would go stake out that so-called senior sister of yours in the Back Mountain.]

[Once the sky had darkened, you decisively headed toward the Back Mountain. You arrived at the place where you remembered seeing Ye Chuxue and decided to lie in wait again.]

[You waited until dawn, yet never saw any sign of Ye Chuxue.]

[Helplessly, you continued going to the Academy to study alchemy. However, with the talent of an Alchemy Prodigy, you had already mastered these things during your first year.]

[The only reason you had been willing to become a Pill Boy was for the Pill Recipes. Otherwise, if you had to spend your own money to buy them, who knew how long you would have to earn spirit stones?]

[It was far quicker to go directly to the Alchemy Hall and secretly learn them.]

[Soon, another day passed. Under cover of night, you once again went to the old spot in the Back Mountain to wait, but unfortunately, you came up empty-handed again tonight.]

[For seven days in a row, you failed to catch Ye Chuxue. This made you begin to doubt yourself, wondering whether your memories had gone astray.]

[Thus, you decided that if you still did not catch Ye Chuxue tonight, you would temporarily let the matter rest!]

[At midnight, you suddenly sensed a faint, exceedingly well-hidden movement nearby.]

[You immediately raised your vigilance to the utmost. Sure enough, a familiar figure appeared before your eyes.]

["Ye Chuxue, you really came!"]

[Although she had finally arrived, you did not step out at once. Instead, you remained concealed in the darkness and continued watching!]

[You saw Ye Chuxue seemingly cultivating some special technique, using the moon's Extreme Yin Power to cultivate.]

[Only then did you look up and realize that tonight was a Full Moon Night. It suddenly dawned on you that Ye Chuxue had come today because it was a Full Moon Night.]

[And she was using the Extreme Yin Power to recover from her injuries.]

[At this point, you understood some things. Just as you were preparing to leave, you accidentally stepped on something, making a faint sound.]

[Though the sound was slight, in the desolate and deathly silent Back Mountain, Ye Chuxue still heard it clearly.]

["Who's there?!"]

[Ye Chuxue quickly locked onto your position, but you did not panic. Last time, you had also been discovered in this same spot, yet she had not chased after you.]

[So you calmly prepared to leave. But just as you turned around, ready to depart, an exquisitely beautiful face appeared before you.]

[Looking at Ye Chuxue's icy expression, you unconsciously swallowed.]

["You? Why are you here?"]

[Ye Chuxue recognized you. She was very curious why you, a Qi Refining Stage cultivator, had appeared here.]

[You explained that you had encountered a bottleneck in cultivation, so you had come out to clear your mind.]

[However, Ye Chuxue did not believe you at all. "Who comes to the Back Mountain in the middle of the night to clear their mind? And did you discover something?"]

[As she said this, you could clearly feel the killing intent emanating from Ye Chuxue!]

[You hurriedly explained, "No, no, I didn't see anything!"]

[Unfortunately, Ye Chuxue clearly did not believe you. She raised a hand, seized your throat, and said coldly, "Since you discovered my identity, you can only die!"]

[Your mind raced at high speed. You clearly had not discovered anything, yet Ye Chuxue wanted to kill you.]

[Could it be that Ye Chuxue was already a Demonic Cultivator? Was she an infiltrator, a spy planted in the Qingyun Sect?]

[After figuring it all out, you recalled your first encounter in the Qin Kingdom and shouted, "I have awakened!"]

[With a thud, Ye Chuxue released you in shock and threw you to the ground.]

["What did you say?"]

[Once you could breathe again, you hurriedly said, "I have awakened, so I haven't reached Foundation Establishment yet!"]

[Although you knew nothing at this moment, at least by copying what that Demonic Cultivator disciple had said, you had temporarily escaped disaster!]

[The next second, you found yourself being grabbed by the throat and lifted up by Ye Chuxue again.]

["Do you think I'm an idiot? I've never seen anyone awaken at the Qi Refining Stage!"]

[As the strength in Ye Chuxue's hand grew greater and greater, you forced several words out through clenched teeth.]

["I really... awakened. Foundation... Foundation Establishment will kill me!"]

[The next second, Ye Chuxue's hand left your throat. Frowning, she asked in disbelief.]

["Impossible. Since ancient times, no one has ever awakened during the Qi Refining Stage. How did you do it?"]

[Seeing this, you naturally could not reveal that you possessed a Simulator. You could only say that whenever you had recently tried to break through, you always failed, and often dreamed that you would die upon reaching Foundation Establishment.]

[To your surprise, Ye Chuxue actually believed your explanation.]

Seeing this, Su Ming's lips twitched slightly. He had not expected her to believe such a far-fetched excuse.

But Ye Chuxue had just said that no one had ever awakened at the Qi Refining Stage, so why had that Demonic Cultivator disciple previously said not to reach Foundation Establishment before awakening?

This was clearly contradictory.

"Those at the Qi Refining Stage cannot awaken; do not break through to Foundation Establishment before awakening."

So during the previous simulation, that person had merely wanted to use those words to tell Su Ming—do not reach Foundation Establishment!

After figuring it all out, Su Ming turned his gaze back to the Simulator.

[Seeing that you had awakened, Ye Chuxue's tone softened somewhat, and she invited you to join the Demonic Dao.]

[Seeing the situation, you had no choice but to agree. Then you began asking Ye Chuxue why reaching Foundation Establishment would lead to death. You told her that although it had been a dream, you had always had a bad feeling!]

[Ye Chuxue explained, "What you dreamed was the truth. You really will die after reaching Foundation Establishment, but if you awaken, you can temporarily avoid death."]

[After receiving Ye Chuxue's answer, your pupils trembled slightly, and you immediately began asking why this was the case!]

[Ye Chuxue knew that you had awakened before reaching Foundation Establishment, so there were many things you did not understand. Thus, she began explaining!]

["The reason Foundation Establishment leads to death is because there are Insect Eggs inside the Foundation Establishment Pill!"]