Song Yao had eaten quite well in the Beiyao Sect and felt she had actually gained a bit of weight and strength. She was currently working hard to regain the muscle she had lost from her past life.
That way, she would have the strength to work when she went to farm in the future.
As she walked inside, Ning Zhou greeted her and left in a hurry, not forgetting to tell her to come to Jiyue Peak for a meal.
Seventh Elder was clearly worried sick. After dishing up some dumplings for her, he sat at the table and nagged, “Did you get hurt out there? I heard the minor spirits in the Myriad Bones Forest secret realm this time were much stronger than before, and there were fewer cloud screens. They definitely did it on purpose.”
“I said you shouldn't go. How long have you even been in the sect? If anyone was going, it should have been those experienced sword cultivators.”
“They're simple-minded and physically robust, so it's fine if they get hurt a bit. But we pill cultivators are different...”
The dumplings made by Seventh Elder and He Yu were large and plump, filled with rich stuffing. With one bite, the savory aroma of meat mingled with vegetable juices spread through her mouth.
Song Yao buried her head and ate two, saying indistinctly, “I'm fine, I didn't get hurt.”
Seventh Elder sighed worriedly. “Even if you didn't get hurt, they shouldn't drag you out to suffer like that.”
He Yu extinguished the firewood under the stove and walked over, smiling. “Alright, let Junior Sister eat first. Eat slowly, there's still more in the pot.”
“Okay~”
By the time she had eaten twelve dumplings, Ninth Elder paid a visit. He handed the two prescriptions he had kept to Seventh Elder. “Ji Duchuan of Medicine King Valley wrote these for Little Wood. Take a look and see if there's anything amiss. If not, remember to get the medicine for Little Wood to take. He said it would be good for her body.”
Seventh Elder was shocked. “Ji Duchuan? Why would someone from Medicine King Valley come?”
Ninth Elder pursed his lips. “It's hard to say. He's currently a guest at the Beiyao Sect. We'll discuss this later at the meeting.”
He then said to Song Yao, “Also, I just heard from Second Elder that the Hall Master won't be coming out of seclusion anytime soon. You main peak disciples will still have to study with the outer yard disciples for the time being.”
Song Yao felt as if she had been struck by lightning. The half-eaten dumpling in her mouth plopped back into her bowl. “Am I not the first-place winner?”
Ninth Elder said, “Even the first-place winner has to learn. You can't just idle away on the main peak, wasting your time. Besides, haven't you already received your reward?”
Song Yao's defenses crumbled. “I want to leave the sect.”
Ninth Elder replied, “You are a personal disciple. You can only leave if the Hall Master agrees.”
Song Yao asked, “Where is the Hall Master?”
Ninth Elder said, “You can't see him.”
Song Yao could no longer eat her dumplings. Ninth Elder found her reaction amusing.
Seventh Elder felt pity. “Little Wood's health is poor. Right now, recovering is the most important thing. Let me request a few days of leave for her.”
Ninth Elder opposed him. “You coddle her too much. No peerless expert ever grew up being coddled.”
Seventh Elder grumbled, “Our Little Wood has no desire to be a peerless expert.”
Ninth Elder retorted, “With this kind of talent, not becoming a peerless expert?! You're just being stubborn.”
Song Yao: “...”
Ninth Elder stood up again. “Remember to return to the main peak after eating. Regarding what you mentioned about Wen Tang last time, there are still some details we need to ask you about.”
Before leaving, he instructed Seventh Elder once more, “Remember to get the medicine. This child probably won't remember to take it daily on her own, so make sure to remind her.”
Song Yao looked thoroughly deflated. Seventh Elder consoled her, “It's fine. Learn what you can, and if you can't, just go there and sleep for a bit. I'll go take a look at the prescriptions for you.”
He Yu took over comforting her. “Don't worry, the new disciples' studies only last for three years. You just have to endure it... Do you want a few more dumplings?”
Song Yao was full. She put down her chopsticks, took out Ji Duchuan's notes from her spatial pouch, and handed them to him. “I'm full. Here, this is for you.”
At first, He Yu didn't think much of it. But when he flipped it open and glanced at a few pages, he gasped.
He hurriedly flipped to the title page to check the owner's name, his pupils dilating even further. “Are these Senior Ji's notes?”
Song Yao nodded.
Without a second thought, He Yu handed it back. “No, this is far too precious. Keep it safe and read it yourself. Don't let anyone else know, and don't let anyone else see it.”
A single pill formula or prescription from Medicine King Valley could make the people of the world clamor for it with heaps of gold, let alone a set of personal notes.
To a pill cultivator, this was an incredibly rare and massive opportunity.
His junior sister was also a pill cultivator. There was no reason for her to hand over such an opportunity to someone else.
Song Yao refused to take it back, her voice sounding lazy now that she was full. “I don't want it. I can't bring myself to read books anyway. If you don't want it either, Eldest Senior Brother, then just throw it away.”
How could He Yu bear to throw it away? He was still somewhat hesitant. “B-but these are Senior Ji's notes... Do you not know what Medicine King Valley represents to pill cultivators and medical cultivators?”
“I know.”
Song Yao stood up and casually summoned the Bishui Sword. “That's why I'm giving it to you.”
He Yu was dazed. His junior sister had already flown off on her sword toward the main peak without looking back, merely waving her hand at him.
He looked down at the notes, his hands trembling slightly.
It was impossible to say he didn't want it, but he simply didn't want to take his junior sister's things.
He was even more worried that she had handed it to him so casually because she was young, had only recently embarked on the path of cultivation, and didn't understand the significance of these notes.
Ten million taels of gold might not even buy this. Various sects might even go to war over such a thing.
Yet she said she knew, and that was why she gave it to him?
His heart trembled as he carefully put away the notes, treating them like an invaluable treasure.
...
Song Yao didn't forget to pick up her puppy, chicks, ducklings, and little fish that she had left at Baicao Peak.
When she arrived at the main peak in a lively manner with her bundle of live animals, several elders were standing outside her courtyard discussing something.
Sixth Elder emerged from her room, her brow furrowed deeply. “We can't delay any longer. The dark poison inside Ah Zhao is about to become uncontrollable.”
Ninth Elder asked, “How is the situation in the forbidden grounds?”
Sixth Elder's expression was grave. She shook her head without answering.
Fifth Elder glanced into the room. “I know of a transfer technique that can temporarily draw the poison from her body into mine. I am a body cultivator, after all. I am physically strong and can hold out longer than Ah Zhao.”
Ninth Elder objected, “No, that's too risky. If anything goes wrong, neither you nor Ah Zhao will survive.”
Fifth Elder said calmly, “Other than this, is there any other way?”
Holding Lin Shui in one arm while herding her flock of chicks and ducklings, Song Yao squeezed past the elders and entered the courtyard. “I do, I do!”
The elders were forced to take half a step back to make way for her.
Third Elder followed behind her, helping her sort the chicks and ducklings before shutting the cage. “What way do you have?”
Song Yao rummaged through her spatial pouch and produced a Golden Scale Snake Pill. “This should be useful.”
She had previously heard that the Golden Scale Snake Pills refined from Golden Scale Snake Grass were exceptionally effective at neutralizing poison, though she wasn't entirely sure if it would work against dark poison.
Sixth Elder took it and glanced at it, saying in astonishment, “A Heaven-grade mid-rank Golden Scale Snake Pill? Of course it's useful! While it can't cure the poison completely, it can delay its onset by several months or even years. How do you have such a high-grade Golden Scale Snake Pill?”
They did know that this young girl had obtained Golden Scale Snake Grass in the Myriad Bones Forest secret realm, but the grass and the pill were two completely different concepts.
Different methods of refinement yielded different efficacies, and their grades differed even more.
This was clearly the peak quality for a Golden Scale Snake Pill.
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