Chapter 4: Master’s Words… I Am Willing!
The scene outside the cave was a vast, desolate expanse. A few withered snowflakes drifted down from the sky, soon followed by more and more.
Only then did Su Lingxi realize she was in a world of ice and snow. A cold wind blew past, yet Su Lingxi felt no chill at all.
The padded coat Su Yuebai had given her was of no ordinary material; wearing it felt incredibly comfortable.
From the fur on the outside and the material on the inside, it was clear that it had been made from the feathers of a high-level demonic beast.
Not far away was a lake that had yet to freeze over. Su Lingxi walked towards its edge.
Her feet trod on the soft snow, the sound like crushing jade.
It was a hot spring, which was why it hadn’t frozen solid in such frigid weather.
Su Lingxi walked to the edge of the hot spring and looked at her reflection in the water. Reflected back was an exquisite and beautiful face, with skin as fair and tender as snow.
A few snowflakes landed in the hot spring, and a faint mist rose from the water, veiling her flower-like face in a dreamlike haze.
Disbelieving, Su Lingxi touched her own face. During the chaos of the bridal chamber yesterday, she hadn’t had any time to see what she looked like.
She knew that the original Su Lingxi was the number one beauty of the Demon Clan, but she never expected her to be this beautiful.
She didn’t need to do anything; just by standing there, the vast world around her seemed to dim a little.
Su Lingxi gently bit her lower lip and, in her consciousness, woke the sleeping system.
“System, are there any other ways to get rid of this Scorching Sun Heavenly Poison?”
The white-haired loli spread her hands. “I’ve already listed all the methods I can think of for you.”
Su Lingxi had already thought it over by the lake. To be honest, the idea of dual cultivation was still a bit much for her.
Although she was Su Yuebai’s master, she wasn’t the real Su Lingxi, after all.
She was just a transmigrator.
Even though she didn’t have a girlfriend in her original world, she would never sacrifice another girl’s future just to save her own life.
Her heart would never allow such a thing to happen.
After a brief internal struggle, Su Lingxi finally asked, “If I obtain the three ingredients needed for the Ice Heart Jade Dew Pill, can you refine it for me?”
“No problem. Although your current permissions don’t allow you to open the alchemy system, this system can grant you a one-time use.”
“However, I still recommend you choose to activate the Exquisite Body. It’s the fastest and most effective method. And it’s greatly beneficial to both parties, so why not?”
Su Lingxi couldn’t listen to the system’s advice anymore. Her mind was in turmoil.
“Let me think about it some more…”
Su Lingxi scooped up some snow into her palm, watching it slowly melt into water and trickle through her fingers.
The icy temperature made Su Lingxi feel, with absolute certainty, that this world was real.
She… perhaps she really had to survive in this world, and she had to adapt to the identity of Su Lingxi as soon as possible.
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Inside the cave, Su Yuebai closed the first book with a worried heart.
In truth, when her master, Su Lingxi, had fainted, she had already used her spiritual energy to probe the condition of her body.
The Scorching Sun Heavenly Poison had already spread into Su Lingxi’s crippled meridians. In seven days at most, Su Lingxi would surely die from the rampaging poison.
The Scorching Sun Heavenly Poison originated from the Vermilion Bird Divine Nation in the Mortal Realm. The Vermilion Bird Divine Nation was the most powerful nation in the Mortal Realm and also the strongest resistance against the Demon Realm’s invasion.
As for how Su Lingxi was poisoned by it, one didn’t even have to think to know it was a conspiracy between Sheng Tianyu and those old geezers from the Vermilion Bird Divine Nation.
Sheng Tianyu had already ascended to the Divine Realm, so Su Yuebai could only make a heavy mental note against the people of the Vermilion Bird Divine Nation.
When she had the strength in the future, she would definitely avenge her master!
Now, this sixth-grade Ice Heart Jade Dew Pill was the only medicine that could save her master from the poison. However, a sixth-grade pill was equally difficult for Su Yuebai to obtain.
At the very least, it would be very difficult to find this pill within seven days.
Feeling vexed, Su Yuebai noticed the other book under the bed. Driven by curiosity, she opened it.
Immediately, it was as if she had opened the door to a new world. The same rosy blush stained her cheeks.
Exquisite Body… Dual cultivation… Exquisite Heart… Su Yuebai’s sharp mind captured these keywords.
At the same time, looking at the meticulously detailed descriptions of the acts, Su Yuebai couldn’t help but think of her master, Su Lingxi.
It had been a thousand years since Su Lingxi became the Female Demon Lord. She was not only the goddess in the hearts of countless men in the Demon Clan but also a sacred and inviolable figure.
But her master had never shown any romantic interest in any man. Even her three female disciples could, at most, speak with her face-to-face.
This was not only due to Su Lingxi’s immense power but also her extreme pursuit of strength at the time.
Therefore… it was impossible for Master to be defiled by anyone.
But now, Su Lingxi actually possessed the Exquisite Body.
So even with her almost obsessive pursuit of strength, Master would never sell out her Exquisite Body, Su Yuebai thought.
No matter how powerful one was, if others learned of the existence of the Exquisite Body, it would be hard to avoid being secretly targeted.
That must be why Master deliberately hid her Exquisite Body, preferring to cultivate arduously on her own rather than letting others benefit, and would certainly never sell out her own body.
But things were different now. Su Lingxi had lost all her cultivation, her meridians were severed, and the Scorching Sun Heavenly Poison in her body could kill her at any moment.
Even if they found the Ice Heart Jade Dew Pill, it could only dispel the poison; it couldn’t restore Su Lingxi’s cultivation.
Now, only by awakening the Exquisite Body could she recover her former strength.
Having figured all this out, Su Yuebai bit her lower lip, seemingly having made a great resolution.
In fact, after being by her master’s side for so long, she herself had also become detached from worldly affairs.
So she would never fall for any man…
But if it was for Master… she was willing!
Su Yuebai hid the two books. She understood that her master must also know that this method could save her and restore her strength.
As long as Master was willing to be with her…
The sound of Su Lingxi’s presence grew closer from outside the cave. Su Yuebai composed herself, trying her best to appear normal.
But when Su Lingxi returned, she still noticed Su Yuebai’s slightly flushed face.
“What’s wrong with you…?”
“It’s nothing. This disciple was just a little too excited after not being with Master for so long.”
Su Yuebai casually added firewood to the fire, and Su Lingxi didn’t notice anything amiss.
The two, each lost in their own thoughts, fell into a brief silence. After a long while, Su Lingxi finally spoke, “I want to go to the Glacial Snow Domain. Can you accompany me?”
Hearing this, Su Yuebai was stunned.
Of course, she knew why Su Lingxi wanted to go to the Glacial Snow Domain—because Su Lingxi wanted to refine the Ice Heart Jade Dew Pill.
Even though the pill can only dispel the poison, Master is still unwilling to use the second method?
Or is it that Master is unwilling to be with me…
Su Yuebai suppressed the sorrow in her heart and solemnly promised, “Alright. Wherever Master wishes to go, I will go…”
