Peak of Physics

Hundred Herbs Peak, Pill Room.

Yu Hu was still dissecting and studying the snake on the stone platform.

Red mist rose from the teacup on the Rush Mat.

Xiao Bai sat cross-legged, lowering his head to look at the red liquid with peach petals floating in the cup...

Is this really tea?

Helpless, Xiao Bai lifted the cup.

He tilted his head back and drained it in one gulp!

Heartburn!

Xiao Bai was in agony, twisting into a pretzel on the spot, feeling as if his heart was being corroded.

Fortunately, the mechanical voice arrived.

[Ding—Congratulations to Host for obtaining Medicinal Spiritual Power from the Female Lead. Cultivation has been upgraded to Sixth Level Fetal Breath!]

Xiao Bai was in pain, yet happy.

After enduring the first wave of intense heartburn and Spiritual Power irrigation, Xiao Bai suddenly discovered that besides being full of Spiritual Power, this tea also contained some rather improper ingredients.

These ingredients gave Xiao Bai a strange courage, causing him to slowly rise from the Rush Mat and approach the stone platform.

With one hand inside his cloak, he pressed the Elder, who was still seriously dissecting the red snake, down onto the stone platform.

Mm...

The blood-soaked short knife fell to the ground.

Thud!

[Ding—Congratulations to Host for obtaining Dual Cultivation Spiritual Power from the Female Lead. Cultivation has been upgraded to Seventh Level Fetal Breath!]

Evening.

A flickering bonfire burned at the mouth of the Pill Furnace.

Xiao Bai sat cross-legged on the Rush Mat, taking pills and meditating, trying to recover his strength.

The red glow of the Spell Seal on the furnace wall diffused, illuminating a cascade of white hair like a flowing waterfall, casting reflections of fox ears and nine tails on the inner wall of the Cave Abode.

Elder Yuhu nestled in Xiao Bai's arms, wearing a semi-transparent Bamboo Membrane Gauze Robe embroidered with green and white peaches, revealing her full and graceful figure...

This reminded Xiao Bai of a quatrain—

Green ant new brewed wine, red clay small stove.

Evening comes with desire for snow, can we drink a cup?

This was exactly the comfort Xiao Bai needed.

Even more rare was that, due to the urgency of the situation, the Elder forgot to seal his sight and hearing.

Recalling everything that had just happened, Xiao Bai felt that his life was worth it, and even if he died, he would have no regrets.

Bah!

Xiao Bai still didn't want to die. He honestly said:

"Elder, I think I saw a snow-white fox tail just now. Was it my illusion?"

Every time he saw a fox tail, Xiao Bai had to mention it out loud to prove that his memory had indeed been erased.

The Elder in his arms had rosy skin and shimmering eyes, her voice like melting snow:

"Just a little trick to add some fun. You'll forget them tomorrow."

Xiao Bai pretended to regretfully say:

"This disciple actually wants to remember."

Yu Hu asked:

"Why?"

Xiao Bai said:

"I've liked foxes since I was a child. I heard they are intelligent and know how to repay kindness."

Yu Hu smiled sweetly.

Although she had initially used this man, she had now unexpectedly repaid his kindness.

This was a karmic entanglement.

Yu Hu felt pleased internally, but on the surface, she changed the subject.

"I didn't expect your Balanced Five Elements Physique to be unafraid of even potent poisons, yet be affected by Charm Potion."

Uh, as expected of the Elder...

Xiao Bai quickly used cheesy pickup lines to deflect.

"What affected this disciple was not the Charm Potion, but the Elder's stunning glance and sweet smile."

Yu Hu smiled and shook her head, not believing his nonsense at all.

But she felt inexplicably pleased...

"Right now, the eye of the storm on the True Origin Continent is the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the eye of the storm in the Monster Beast Mountain Range is the Snow Flame Sect, and the eye of the storm in the Snow Flame Sect is Hundred Herbs Peak."

Xiao Bai nodded. As the protagonist, wasn't it normal to transmigrate into the eye of the storm?

Her face, which had been shimmering like lake water, returned to its cool and clear state. Yu Hu continued,

"Being with me, your life will be in danger at any time. Once the Sect Tour Ceremony begins, there's no turning back. You can still regret it now; there's still time."

For such an easy question that could cost him his life, Xiao Bai had the answer ready. His tone was gentle as he spoke slowly,

"Before coming to Hundred Herbs Peak, this disciple was just a small laborer. The most glorious moment in my life was merely earning a little money in Chaoge City."

"After entering the sect and coming to Hundred Herbs Peak, only then did I realize the Elder's vast aspirations and profound knowledge of medicinal arts. Only then was this disciple able to advance by leaps and bounds, progressing step by step."

"Forming a partnership with the Elder, this disciple has never had any regrets. Even if I die, I will have no regrets!"

"Vast aspirations?"

Yu Hu's delicate brows furrowed slightly. She felt as though Xiao Bai's words had a hidden meaning.

"Are you mocking me?"

Xiao Bai chuckled inwardly. It seemed the Elder knew she was a narrow-minded醋坛子!

"The Elder is overthinking. The 'vast' this disciple referred to is a physics term."

As he said this, both his hands had already reached the Peak of Physics.

Early the next morning.

Xiao Bai woke up in the pool again. The Elder was gone, only pills remained.

After his cultivation rose to the Seventh Level Fetal Breath, Xiao Bai clearly felt his body become much stronger.

He even developed abdominal muscles...

One must know, he had never trained his abs before and even had a belly before entering the sect.

After all, he relied on the Modifier to get by and didn't need abs. Even this handsome face was a waste.

He didn't know where these abs came from now.

Recalling yesterday's fight, it was still a bit dangerous.

Simply having the maxed-out Butcher's Sword Technique was not enough for him to kill a Qi Refining cultivator without injury at his current level.

If he could also master maxed-out movement techniques and fist techniques, perhaps he wouldn't be so helpless in front of Qi Refining cultivators.

Movement techniques and fist techniques could only be hoped for by binding with Senior Sister Mu Yun, learning a move or two, and then maxing them out.

Of course, the most important thing right now was Qi Refining.

Qi Refining could only be achieved through the Elder.

Xiao Bai had quite a bit of physical labor on Hundred Herbs Peak.

Every day, he not only had to consume large amounts of pills but also rely on growing vegetables, picking fruits, hunting, and fishing to supplement protein and vitamins, which could make up for the nutritional loss caused by physical activity.

Working from sunrise to sunset.

Unconsciously, his cultivation had skyrocketed to the Ninth Level Fetal Breath.

He was only one step away from Qi Refining.

But this step could also be a chasm.

On this day.

Xiao Bai was fishing by the lake.

Although he had included the fish in the lake in his list of ingredients early on to supplement high-quality protein, he hadn't managed to eat a single bite yet.

If I reach Qi Refining, would I still suffer this kind of indignity?

Xiao Bai thought to himself.

If he really reached Qi Refining, he would definitely cultivate Metal Element Spells, using the fishhook as a sword, stabbing directly into the fish's mouth to force the bait. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

At巳時 in the morning.

Three Discipline Disciples wearing Azure Sky Robes from the Discipline Hall arrived at Hundred Herbs Peak by sword.

The tall, thin Discipline Disciple leading them had a long, dark face, yellow hawk-like eyes, a Personal Sword hanging at his waist, and a stern expression. He was the Chief Discipline Officer of the Discipline Hall—

Zhang Yufeng.

He was a decisive Early Golden Core cultivator with considerable prestige in the Snow Flame Sect.

Xiao Bai knew him and had even spoken to him, but he didn't recognize Xiao Bai.

As soon as Zhang Yufeng landed, he looked around, cupped his hands slightly towards Xiao Bai, and said,

"I am Zhang Yufeng from the Discipline Hall. Where is Elder Yuhu now?"

Xiao Bai guessed that the people from the Discipline Hall were here because of the incident with Zhao Hanwu last time.

The Discipline Hall is the law enforcement organ of a sect.

In the Tian Yuan Era, the laws enforced by a sect's Discipline Hall were not only the sect rules and regulations but also the Heavenly Origin Dao Laws.

The Snow Flame Sect's Discipline Hall had to report regularly to the Cambrian Kingdom Dao Supervision Palace, or more accurately, to the Sect Overseer.

The Discipline Hall in the Tian Yuan Era had long become a hand of the Dao Alliance used to control sects. Their enforcement was extremely strict, and they rarely showed leniency.

As the victim of this incident, Xiao Bai felt he was being looked down upon.

This guy didn't even look him in the eye...

I was pursued by an Elder based on my (hacker) skills, who are you to judge? Xiao Bai thought.

"I am the laborer disciple Xiao Bai. The Elder is currently bathing. You can just tell me what you need."

Laborer disciple Xiao Bai...

Zhang Yufeng then realized his oversight and symbolically cupped his hands in a bow:

"Martial Uncle Xiao."

The two Discipline Disciples beside him also bowed.

"Martial Uncle Xiao."

Generally speaking, a sect can be divided into five seniority levels from top to bottom.

The legendary reclusive ancestors.

The Sect Master and Elders.

Instructors and Discipline Officers.

All Inner Sect disciples, including Core Disciples.

Laborers.

As the Elder's Dao Companion, Xiao Bai naturally shared the same seniority as the Elder.

It was perfectly fine for Zhang Yufeng, as a Discipline Officer, to call him Martial Uncle Xiao.

Xiao Bai decided to stop while he was ahead and didn't put on any more airs of seniority. He asked in an approachable and friendly manner:

"Zhang Discipline Officer, what brings you to Hundred Herbs Peak?"

Zhang Yufeng took out a roll of law enforcement documents and said:

"The Discipline Hall has received the autopsy result from the Onmyoji. The laborer disciple Li Feiyu was indeed poisoned to death by someone setting him up. The mastermind Zhao Hanwu and the two laborers also died at the hands of Junior Sister Mu Yun. If you have no objections, please press your handprint on this document."

Zhao Hanwu died at the hands of Junior Sister Mu Yun?

Okay, that was a reasonable inference.

Xiao Bai was too lazy to pretend otherwise, especially since it would be hard for him not to show off publicly at the Partner Recognition Ceremony.

The problem was, there was clearly a mastermind behind this incident. Did the Discipline Hall close the case so easily?

Could it be that by handling things so perfunctorily... this matter was truly related to that Sect Overseer?

"Isn't closing this case too hasty?"

Xiao Bai questioned.

Zhang Yufeng's sharp expression softened slightly.

"Martial Uncle and the Elder will be holding the Partner Recognition Ceremony soon. This ceremony is no small matter; it is said that even the Sect Overseer and Princess Fei Yue will attend. This is a special period, so this case can only go through the motions. If Martial Uncle still has doubts, a detailed investigation can be conducted after the ceremony."

The Sect Overseer and Princess Fei Yue are also attending?

One should know that Princess Fei Yue was his goddess!

Back in Chaoge City, Xiao Bai had intentionally let the princess's carriage hit him multiple times on the street, only to be casually dismissed by the princess with some gold.

He had become a professional scammer.

If he remembered correctly, that was his first pot of gold after transmigrating...

With that initial capital, he started producing glass and soap.

At this moment, Xiao Bai sighed without any reservation:

"That's if I live until the ceremony."

Seeing Xiao Bai's emotional state, Zhang Yufeng's expression darkened.

"It is necessary to remind Martial Uncle that this decision is not only the Discipline Hall's intention but also the Sect Master's. If Martial Uncle has objections, then we can only take you to the Dao Supervision Palace to check if you have truly been Soul Seized."

Bastard!

I, Xiao Bai, am a pure and untainted physical transmigrator!

Unlike those soul-transmigrating sluts, I won't marry and have children using someone else's body!

Of course, the original owner's wife is an exception...

"Alright."

Xiao Bai shook his head and honestly pressed his handprint on the law enforcement document.