About to Evolve

"When it comes down to it, they simply aren't the same kind of people as us. They've lived without a care in the world since they were young; the greatest hardships they've ever faced were being bullied by their peers or receiving a few cold stares."

Wu Yong patted Little Fairy Doctor on the head, summarizing it in a few words: a class issue.

No matter how fallen the Xiao Clan might be, they were still a family that possessed several Da Dou Shi.

Wutan City could be considered a large city within the Jia Ma Empire, even if it only ranked at the bottom among those major metropolises.

Yet, it was a large city nonetheless, and as one of the three great clans within those walls, they were "Brahmins" in the eyes of countless people in Wutan City.

"If you don't like them, Little Fairy, please just bear with it for now. The Inner Academy Selection Tournament is in eight months, and you won't have to look at them after that..."

Little Fairy Doctor nodded, leaning against Wu Yong and feeling the peaceful atmosphere of the passing time, her mood incredibly joyful.

"Ah Yong, I want to eat the fish from that place~"

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

"Mm!"

Wu Yong moved quickly, taking Little Fairy Doctor and flying out of the academy. In just a few seconds, they arrived in front of that shop.

Although Little Fairy Doctor could eat the fish here every day, the more important question was: who was she eating with?

Eating coarse grains with the right person was a delicacy, while eating mountain delicacies with the wrong person was as tasteless as chewing wax.

Coincidentally, the person sitting with her eating fish right now was exactly the right person.

After they were full, Wu Yong didn't fly her back.

The two of them walked slowly down the street, hand in hand.

Wu Yong tapped his own head and waved his palm in front of Little Fairy Doctor's eyes twice.

Little Fairy Doctor didn't understand, looking over in confusion, and then her eyes lit up, a look of pleasant surprise appearing on her face.

"Wow!"

It was a very beautiful flower, with a circle of colorful accents surrounding its large white petals.

"I should have taken this flower out when I saw you today, but I was so happy to see you that I completely forgot for a moment~"

Wu Yong smiled as he met Little Fairy Doctor's gaze. In his eyes, this pretty face was far, far, far more beautiful than that flower!

Little Fairy Doctor's face flushed slightly, and she happily accepted the flower: "Thank you, Ah Yong."

"No need to thank me. If you like it, I'll bring you another one next time we meet."

Wu Yong gently wrapped his arm around Little Fairy Doctor's slender waist, whispering softly into her ear.

This was just something Wu Yong had plucked from a courtyard in the Inner Academy on a whim. It wasn't some precious medicinal herb, just an ordinary ornamental flower; he figured the owners wouldn't mind.

Besides, he was Wu Yong, the strongest student in the Inner Academy. It was just a few flowers, after all...

The day passed too quickly, and before they knew it, it was dark.

Little Fairy Doctor waved goodbye to Wu Yong with some reluctance, let out a long sigh, and returned to her dormitory.

Although they were reluctant to part, both of them knew that the most important thing for them right now was cultivation.

Only by possessing sufficient strength could they be together for a long time.

If they became Dou Huang, they could spend hundreds of years together.

If they became Dou Sheng, they could embrace for thousands of years.

If the love between two people is meant to last, why does it matter if they are together every day and night?

Besides, the two of them could meet every month, and if they really missed each other, they could communicate using crystals.

Once they reached the Inner Academy, they could even see each other every day.

"I definitely won't lose in the Inner Academy Selection Tournament eight months from now!"

Now a two-star Da Dou Shi, Little Fairy Doctor felt full of confidence.

The breakthrough speed of the Woeful Poison Body was simply unreasonable, especially since she no longer needed to worry about the Woeful Poison Body backlashing against her; this rate of improvement could not be measured by common logic.

"Little Fairy Doctor, are you back from your date with Senior Wu Yong?"

"Mm, good evening, classmate Xun Er."

On the way back to her dormitory, Little Fairy Doctor ran into someone she didn't want to see. But she didn't show any signs of disgust, instead offering a polite greeting before leaving.

The noble young girl with the extraordinary status watched Little Fairy Doctor's back as she walked away, sighing with a hint of envy.

"I wonder how Brother Xiao Yan is doing now..."

Time is fair to everyone with a limited lifespan.

No matter who you are, time will constantly and equally take away the life of every person.

It is just that some people spend most of their time doing useless work.

Because they are lost, they cannot see the path ahead and cannot skip the process to reach the result directly.

This process of spending a great deal of time searching for a result is an essential and important link for some people.

But for others, it is completely unnecessary.

At the very least, Medusa felt that skipping the process of searching for the Heavenly Flame under her master's guidance was truly for the best.

By locking onto the location of the Heavenly Flame and being told exactly how to retrieve it, she didn't have to expend great effort to suppress the violent flames along the way; instead, she made it obediently burn quietly upon that cyan lotus pedestal.

Throughout the entire process, aside from consuming some Dou Qi to descend into the magma, she suffered almost no depletion.

Bringing the Qinglian Earth Core Flame back to the Holy City, Medusa spent two months making the final preparations before her evolution.

This evolution was a matter of life and death, so she had to be cautious and adjust her state to the peak.

If not for... she might have spent even more time preparing.

Sitting upon her throne, Medusa looked at the crystal in her hand, her voice devout and respectful:

"Master, this servant has prepared for the evolution. Please, Master, lend me your aid. I await your arrival at any time."

After a long while, that voice she longed for so much emanated from the crystal.

"Within ten days, wait for me at the place where we first met."

"Yes, Master!"

On the other side, Wu Yong was on a date with Little Fairy Doctor when he received the message from Medusa.

Wu Yong pondered for a moment and gave a relatively conservative timeframe; he was a man who never liked to boast or go back on his word.

"Medusa is about to evolve, and I plan to head over tomorrow. Little Fairy, is there any local specialty you want? I can bring some back for you."

"Not for now. I'll tell Ah Yong when I think of something I want."

Having adapted to life at the academy, Little Fairy Doctor was very satisfied with her current situation and didn't really want for anything.

Wu Yong nodded. Little Fairy Doctor's Woeful Poison Body came with its own cultivation technique that upgraded automatically as her cultivation level increased, something even Heaven-tier techniques couldn't compare to.

Aside from the drawback of being overly uncontrollable, the Woeful Poison Body was impeccable for its possessor.

Alas, that drawback was simply too massive, as it even poisoned the user herself.

As for poison-attribute Dou Techniques, the collection at Canaan Academy had a few, and high-level Xuan-tier techniques were sufficient for now.

In fact, when combined with the Woeful Poison Body's amplification of poison attributes, they were no weaker than some Di-tier Dou Techniques in the hands of Little Fairy Doctor.

However, they still couldn't compare to a true Di-tier Dou Technique.

But when it came to the Di-tier, techniques of any attribute were hard to come by. Aside from the Library Pavilion at the academy, Wu Yong couldn't think of anywhere else that might have a poison-attribute Di-tier Dou Technique.