Bibi Dong Was on the Verge of Exploding

After her body recovered once more, the fear in Xiao Wu's eyes had grown so intense it was nearly overflowing.

"Are you willing to submit to me completely now?"

Hearing Jiang Xuan's voice beside her ear, like the whisper of a demon, Xiao Wu did not dare hesitate and nodded repeatedly.

She never wanted to endure that agony of having her body burned to ashes a third time.

"Yes, I am willing. I truly am willing to submit. Please do not torture me anymore. I will listen to whatever you say."

"If I ordered you to personally kill someone who was once close to you, would you obey?"

Having learned her lesson, Xiao Wu did not even need to think this time.

"This servant will obey everything Master says. Whatever Master commands, this servant will do!"

It looked like she had been properly trained...

Seeing that Xiao Wu had likely become completely obedient, Jiang Xuan willed it, directly releasing the prison that bound her body. He then said:

"Since your attitude has been fairly good, I will temporarily return your freedom to you. As long as you do not leave this valley, you may move about as you please. But remember, do not try to play clever tricks with me. My patience is limited. If I discover that you are still disobedient, I will not mind slaughtering you outright and taking your Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone!"

After everything she had suffered, Xiao Wu did not doubt the truth of Jiang Xuan's words in the slightest.

"Rest assured, Master. This servant will be obedient and will never harbor any other intentions!"

Freed from the prison's restraints, the power within Xiao Wu's body was slowly recovering, yet she had absolutely no intention of running away.

She had every reason to suspect that Jiang Xuan was testing her.

The moment she entertained the thought of escaping, the two Titled Douluo powerhouses in the valley would definitely suppress her immediately.

She did not even dare imagine how much suffering she would endure then.

After warning Xiao Wu, Jiang Xuan continued refining pills.

This time, he planned to refine a pill that could help Dugu Bo resolve the flaws in his Martial Soul.

However, while Jiang Xuan was studying the medicinal ingredients, he suddenly remembered something.

The White Bone Flesh-Regenerating Pills he had just refined seemed to have no side effects!

Realizing this, Jiang Xuan hurriedly opened the system panel, selected the White Bone Flesh-Regenerating Pill's entry, and checked its details:

[White Bone Flesh-Regenerating Pill: A special medicinal pill refined by the host based on this world's power system. After consumption, it can perfectly heal all manner of injuries.]

[Note: Due to the influence of the Yin-Yang Five Elements Law of the Eight Trigrams Furnace, the personality of anyone who consumes this pill will undergo random changes.]

Damn!

It really had side effects!

But why had the system not notified him after he successfully refined it?

When he first refined the Soul-Gathering Pill, the system had immediately informed him that the pill had the side effect of turning men into women.

Could it be that the system considered this side effect too insignificant to mention?

Jiang Xuan could not figure it out for the time being, so he decided to keep it in mind.

He warned himself that after successfully refining pills in the future, if the system did not give a notification, he had to check the entry immediately, lest he accidentally fall victim to it himself...

But had that rabbit Xiao Wu's personality been affected after taking three of his pills?

Jiang Xuan thought carefully about it. It seemed that the rabbit's personality really had been affected by the White Bone Flesh-Regenerating Pill's side effect.

No wonder she had surrendered so quickly.

So the pill's side effect had made her timid.

Good!

That would make her even easier to control!

Spirit Hall.

After returning from Sunset Forest, Chrysanthemum Pass immediately sought out Bibi Dong to report on the mission.

By convention, after reporting on the mission, he would try every possible way to flatter Bibi Dong and win the old woman's favor, making his own days more comfortable. If he could gain some benefits as well, that would be even better.

But today, he behaved completely out of character.

Bibi Dong, already in a bad mood, had intended to cut off Chrysanthemum Pass's flattering routine. Yet unexpectedly, after reporting on the mission, he simply bowed and took his leave without even looking back.

This was something Bibi Dong had not anticipated.

However, she could not be bothered to think too deeply about it. Her cheap daughter had been missing for two days. The Heaven Dou Empire appeared stable on the surface, but beneath it, things were nearly in complete chaos!

With the crown prince missing, countless people's interests would be damaged. If it were only a brief disappearance, the situation could still be controlled. But once it dragged on, those who had enjoyed the benefits would surely resort to any means necessary to preserve what they believed was rightfully theirs, including but not limited to supporting a puppet, backing other capable princes or imperial uncles to take the throne, and so on.

Where the hell did that brat run off to? It does not matter if she dies, but if she leaves behind that mess in the Heaven Dou Empire, Spirit Hall's sacred plan will be severely affected! How much effort will I have to spend to salvage it?

After cursing inwardly, Bibi Dong irritably tapped the scepter in her hand.

The guard outside the hall, having received the signal, immediately entered and dropped to one knee.

"Send word to Pufferfish and Snake Lance. Ask them about their current progress. Also tell them that I do not care what methods they use. Within three days, I want to see her alive, or see her corpse!"

Upon hearing this, the guard, already drenched in sweat, hastily bowed.

"Your Holiness's decree shall be obeyed!"

After quickly returning to his room and shutting the door, Yue Guan took out the Soul-Gathering Pill Jiang Xuan had given him.

"Even though I witnessed the refining process with my own eyes, it still feels hard to believe... Such a perfect medicinal pill actually exists in this world!"

After admiring it fondly for some time, Yue Guan happily rubbed his hands together, then took out several medicinal herbs from his collection.

Due to his personal interests, he liked collecting all kinds of precious herbs whenever he had free time. Because of this, his collection happened to contain every ingredient Jiang Xuan needed to refine the Soul-Gathering Pill.

After carefully recalling Jiang Xuan's pill-refining methods, Yue Guan could not help sighing again.

"Refining several medicinal ingredients at the same time while dividing one's attention, then merging all their essences together in one go... Even thinking about such a method makes my scalp tingle..."

"Forget it. There is no way I can learn that method. I should play it safe and try using my own approach..."

He acted as soon as he said it.

Yue Guan took out a pill furnace, then used Soul Power to ignite a flame and carefully began refining the precious medicinal ingredients bit by bit.

After spending nearly half an hour refining all the medicinal ingredients, Yue Guan finally dared to spare a little attention to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

The preparations were complete. Next came the most crucial step: forming the pill!

After taking a deep breath, Yue Guan carefully controlled two highly stable medicinal liquids and began merging them. Once successful, he continued combining them from weaker to stronger, every step taken with utmost care. Yet after two quarters of an hour, the pill furnace suddenly exploded with a bang without any warning.

The tremendous commotion instantly spread through more than half of Spirit Hall.