Seeds Sprout, Life Aloe

"So, you're saying Yan Yan fainted because you two provoked her?"

Ye Lingling stood before Yu Tianheng and Fang Xuan, with the still-unconscious Dugu Yan behind her.

She had just woken up, discovered that Fang Xuan was missing, and after getting dressed, she had come downstairs to look for him, only to stumble upon this scene.

After the two explained everything, she finally understood the situation.

"I only mentioned a rough hypothesis, but I didn't expect her to be so agitated. If I had known, I would have kept my mouth shut."

Fang Xuan sighed, feeling anxious and helpless.

There were many ways to resolve the Jade Scale Snake Poison, but he couldn't just blurt them out.

Setting aside whether the other party would believe him, even if they did, it would inevitably lead to suspicion.

After all, why would he be researching Jade Scale Snake Poison for no reason? It would clearly look like he had ulterior motives.

"Setting that aside, is Yan Yan really poisoned?"

Ye Lingling stepped forward to press the issue. She had never heard of a poison-wielding Spirit Master falling victim to their own toxins, especially without even realizing it.

"It's not certain yet, but there is a suspicion. However, judging by her reaction, I'd say it's almost a certainty."

"But don't worry, Lingling. Since it's a poison, there must be a way to cure it, right?"

Seeing the anxious look on Ye Lingling's face, Fang Xuan quickly tried to soothe her.

Just then, a light suddenly flared in his hand.

"Damn, I forgot today is the seventh day."

One random plant every seven days—this was the characteristic of his Spirit.

Today happened to be the seventh day. The last one was a Hypno-shroom, so he couldn't help but feel expectant about what this one would be.

Ever since he awakened this Spirit, he had felt like he was opening a blind box.

A plant blind box every seven days.

As the light faded, a small, green plant appeared in his palm.

"Huh? Why is it Aloe again?"

Looking at the familiar plant in his hand, Fang Xuan was speechless.

He had actually rolled a duplicate. This plant was the very source of the healing effect of his fifth Spirit Skill: Life Aloe (Aloe Physician).

Watching the small plant with its hanging green droplets, Ye Lingling's eyes were filled with curiosity.

It was her first time seeing Fang Xuan's Spirit take effect; she had only heard him mention it before.

"Fang Xuan? This is... such a rich aura of life."

Ye Lingling was a healing-type Spirit Master, so her perception of life energy was far sharper than the average person's.

The Aloe Physician in Fang Xuan's hand was a healing-type plant, and the life essence contained within it held a tremendous attraction for her.

"This thing is called Life Aloe. It contains a large amount of life essence, and my fifth Spirit Skill is based on its properties."

"Since it's a duplicate, it's of no use to me. I'll give it to you."

Duplicate plants were useless to Fang Xuan, and seeing how much Ye Lingling seemed to like it, he decided to give it to her.

As he pressed the Life Aloe into Ye Lingling's hand, Fang Xuan cautioned her.

"This thing only lasts for seven days before it automatically disappears. Actually, it's nothing special; the calming tea I gave you before contained this, just diluted."

The so-called refreshing and calming effects were merely the result of a weak infusion of life energy.

After all, for any living thing, life energy was an indispensable necessity.

Even a trace amount of replenishment could produce unexpected results.

Looking at the Life Aloe that Fang Xuan had forcibly placed in her hand, Ye Lingling felt a warmth in her heart.

But she quickly looked toward Dugu Yan and asked, "Can this be fed directly to Yan Yan?"

Her Nine Star Begonia could not cure Dugu Yan's poison; she had already tried.

If what Fang Xuan said was true—that the toxins in Dugu Yan's body had existed for a long time—then the fact that she had healed the other girl so many times without success meant the Nine Star Begonia could not eliminate those specific toxins.

What Ye Lingling didn't know was that these toxins were essentially one with Dugu Yan; removing the poison was equivalent to removing Dugu Yan herself. Although the Nine Star Begonia was touted as a perfect cure, this situation was essentially a bug in its mechanics.

Healing her would be the same as killing Dugu Yan, which rendered the Nine Star Begonia's healing ability useless.

"It's possible, but it probably won't have much effect. Still, you can try; it won't do any harm."

Fang Xuan's fifth Spirit Skill had the same effect, and since it hadn't worked before, he didn't see how eating this would change anything.

However, since Ye Lingling wanted to try, he didn't want to discourage her, though the plant was slimy and felt a bit like... well, never mind.

Ye Lingling took the Life Aloe and carefully broke off a piece of the translucent leaf flesh.

The texture was indeed slimy and slick, melting at the touch of her fingertips like a small piece of flowing jade.

She walked over to Dugu Yan and gently fed the leaf flesh into her mouth.

The aloe melted the moment it touched her tongue, a gentle breath of life spreading through Dugu Yan's lips and teeth. Her pale complexion regained a visible hint of rosiness.

But that was all.

Dugu Yan remained unconscious, and Yu Tianheng stood to the side, at a loss for what to do.

"Sigh, it's alright. There will always be other ways."

"When she wakes up, comfort her well. Don't let her spirit collapse before the poison even has a chance to do its worst."

Physical ailments are easy to cure, but sickness of the heart is difficult to heal.

If anything truly happened to Dugu Yan, he would be unable to shirk the blame.

"Ye Lingling, you should persuade her when the time comes. You saw the effects of my martial soul just now; perhaps one day we will find a plant capable of curing her poison."

For those in despair, hope is the best medicine.

Although Fang Xuan himself couldn't be certain if such a thing existed, what if it did?

And if all else failed, he could simply copy someone else's homework; Tang San had several methods to help Dugu Bo cure the Jade Scale Snake Poison.

The most direct approach was to use two immortal herbs born from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, utilizing their medicinal properties to neutralize the damage the poison had inflicted on her body.

However, the dosage had to be controlled perfectly, or it would disperse all of her poison-based cultivation, effectively crippling her.

The risk factor was too high; he wasn't an expert in this field and didn't dare to attempt it lightly.

That left only the second method: planting the poison into a bone.

Transfer the toxins within the body into a spirit bone and seal them away.

Even the overbearing Jade Scale Snake Poison could not erode a spirit bone, but the problem was that spirit bones were rare. Where was he supposed to find a suitable one for Dugu Yan?

Dugu Bo had some on him, but he couldn't very well go and dig them out like that idiot Tang Hao.

If he cured the poison only to cripple the person, it would be a loss that outweighed the gain.

Fang Xuan wanted to help, but he couldn't make things worse. A clever housewife couldn't cook without rice. Just as he was racking his brain for a solution, Dugu Yan stirred awake.

"Yan-Yan, you're finally awake! Do you have any idea how you scared me?"

Seeing Dugu Yan wake up, Ye Lingling immediately rushed over and hugged her.

She was her only friend; if anything had happened to Dugu Yan, she wouldn't have known what to do.

Dugu Yan, however, wore a look of serenity. She gently patted Ye Lingling, who was clutching her, and then fixed a burning gaze on Fang Xuan.

"Do you know a way to solve this?"