Liuli had also grown somewhat taciturn over the past three days. Whenever the two met during the day, the Young Girl would usually only glance at him before turning her attention elsewhere. Only when Xiao Yan took the initiative to greet her would she give a faint response.
More often than not, the Young Girl simply kept her door tightly shut and stayed inside all day without coming out even once. She had not even let Zi Yan in, and no one knew what she was doing inside.
Xiao Yan understood that the girl was feeling terrible, so he did not go poking at that sore spot. Instead, he focused on cultivation. Though he was deeply reluctant to part with her, he still remembered that what he truly needed to do now was become stronger.
Refining Soul Nurturing Saliva, the Heavenly Demon Puppet, and the Heaven Soul Blood Fusion Pill, cultivating the Flame Controlling Art—there were countless things Xiao Yan needed to do. He could not afford to waste even a moment.
Although Heavenly Fire Venerable had been rescued from underground, his soul had been ravaged beyond recognition over those long years, and his Soul Origin was severely damaged. The Soul Nurturing Saliva was the medicinal pill Xiao Yan had prepared to nourish his soul.
Though this little thing was only around the Fifth-grade Pill level and was not particularly troublesome to refine, its only flaw was that the required medicinal ingredients were far too obscure. Fortunately, Xiao Yan's collection was no longer on the same level as the Original Work's. He easily gathered enough ingredients for four batches and immediately began refining them without pause.
As for why he did not let him enter the divine artifact, the Mysterious Spirit Secluded Bamboo, to repair his Soul Origin, Xiao Yan