Giving You Two Choices!

In an instant, the others in the hall understood what Chen Xin was thinking.

She wanted them to go down with her!

But their states of mind were completely different.

Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong hurriedly looked to Jiang Xuan for help. Though they said nothing, the desperate desire to survive nearly overflowing from their eyes made it clear that neither of them wanted to become like Chen Xin.

"Please! Don't give the pills to Chen Xin!"

Naturally, Jiang Xuan understood what they were thinking.

Faced with the pleas of his sect elders,

of course he chose to agree!

He flashed a sunny, cheerful smile, then took two Soul-Gathering Pills glowing with golden light from his pocket. Before Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong's horrified gazes, he readily placed them in Chen Xin's hands.

"Of course! It is only right for a junior to show filial respect to the sect's elders."

What a joke. Leaving aside the fact that Jiang Xuan was already closer to Chen Xin, there was no reason for him to refuse based on the benefits alone!

Chen Xin's pill had already earned him a return of 10,000 Merit Points. If Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi took them too, just imagining how many Merit Points the system would return to him made Jiang Xuan struggle to suppress the corners of his mouth.

Fortunately, Chen Xin, who had already received the pills, did not notice Jiang Xuan's expression. After giving him a faint smile, she directly sent him out of the hall.

"Child, there is nothing for you to do here for now. Go wait outside. Once I've had a proper exchange with these two old things, we can talk in detail!"

With Chen Xin's pardon, Jiang Xuan immediately bowed respectfully to the three of them. Then he turned and left the hall without looking back.

The moment she sensed Jiang Xuan had walked out of the hall, Chen Xin's face darkened. She sneered as she looked at Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong, whose backs had gone cold.

"I'll give you two choices. Either obediently swallow this pill, and our relationship will remain as it was, or I will leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect immediately. I'll return only when you become the same as me."

As soon as she said that, Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong swallowed in unison.

They both knew perfectly well what effects this pill had.

Even a level 96 Super Douluo like Chen Xin had broken through her bottleneck and reached level 97 after taking it.

Yet the price was not what they had imagined—having their bodies shrink like little Rongrong's—but directly having their sex changed!

How could the two of them possibly accept that?

As old antiques who had lived for decades, their outdated notions ran deeper than anyone's. They could barely accept becoming stronger at the cost of having their bodies shrink, but if that cost was turning them into women...

Even if they were beaten to death, they would never accept it!

But judging from Chen Xin's current stance...

Ning Fengzhi took a breath to steady himself, barely forcing out a gentle smile as he said stiffly,

"Uncle Sword, you're angry right now. How about we wait until you've calmed down, then discuss this matter properly?"

At that, Gu Rong nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"Right, right, right! Old Sword, your emotions are too unstable right now. Once you calm down, we can discuss this properly. What you need most now is rest and peace of mind!"

Yet Chen Xin merely gave a cold snort at the two old men's attempts to dissuade her.

"No need. I'm very calm right now—calmer than ever before!"

"Stop bringing up irrelevant matters. The two paths I just gave you were for you to choose from, not for you to bargain over! From now on, I'll give you a quarter-hour countdown. If you're willing to swallow the pills in front of me, everything can be discussed. But if the countdown ends and you still haven't taken them, I'll leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect immediately. I will not go back on my word!"

After saying that, Chen Xin ignored their thoughts and turned to leave the hall as well.

She still had something to discuss with Jiang Xuan.

Watching Chen Xin's departing figure, Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong exchanged another look before both smiling bitterly in helplessness.

What kind of mess was this?!

Outside the hall.

Jiang Xuan had just breathed a sigh of relief when, before even the time it took to drink a cup of tea had passed, Chen Xin came out as well and stopped directly in front of him.

The only good news was that she did not seem to be here to settle accounts with him...

"Xuan'er, may I ask you a few questions?"

"You are too polite, Senior. Please ask away. This junior will answer everything he knows!"

Without dwelling on the form of address, Chen Xin nodded and spoke frankly.

"Can you tell me how you refined those pills? And where did you learn your alchemy techniques? As far as I know, there seems to be no complete alchemy inheritance anywhere on the continent."

As expected, she was going to ask something like this!

Fortunately, Jiang Xuan had long prepared for these questions.

After taking a deep breath, Jiang Xuan replied calmly and neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Senior, you may think I'm talking nonsense, but this is indeed the truth. The moment this junior awakened my martial soul three years ago, some information about alchemy unknowingly appeared in my mind. As time passed, those methods of alchemy became increasingly detailed. It was only after my soul power reached level 20 some days ago and I mastered a suitable method of controlling fire that I began trying to use my martial soul to refine pills."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xin's eyes widened in astonishment.

"What? You're saying your pills were refined using your martial soul?"

Jiang Xuan had not expected that this was the point that surprised Chen Xin.

"That's right. These pills were indeed refined with my martial soul. Sister Rongrong watched the entire process. If Senior does not believe me, you may ask Rongrong for the truth."

After taking several minutes to digest the information, Chen Xin sighed. The world was truly vast, and there was no end to its wonders!

It seemed that soul masters had still not developed their martial souls nearly enough.

Without dwelling on the matter further, Chen Xin continued asking.

"Then do you know what effects the pills you refined actually have?"

"The pill is called the Soul-Gathering Pill. After a soul master takes it, it can directly raise their soul power level. Moreover, its effects are greatest only upon the first use."

After saying that, Jiang Xuan paused, then deliberately let out a troubled sigh.

"Alas, after Rongrong helped me test the pill, I discovered that it also had a hidden side effect that could make a person's body shrink. When I wanted to leave the sect just now, it was because I planned to search outside for medicinal ingredients so that I could refine a pill to help Rongrong resolve the side effect."

Chen Xin's eyes immediately lit up upon hearing that.

"You're saying you have a way to resolve this pill's side effect?"

"Yes, this junior should be able to resolve it, though it will take some time. Does Senior have any other important business with this junior? If not, then this junior should head down the mountain to find a way to help Rongrong resolve the side effect."

Chen Xin suddenly took a deep breath, then forcefully patted Jiang Xuan's shoulder.

"Wait here for a moment. I'll give you an answer in a quarter of an hour!"