The detoxification process made Yan Lei feel like he almost lost half his life.
He even saw his great-grandmother!
"Cough, cough, cough! Thank you, Senior, for your help. I feel much better..."
Yan Lei covered his chest, his face pale, and gasped for breath.
Su Bai withdrew her palm and, upon hearing Yan Lei's words, replied directly:
"The poison is gone now. Take two days to recover from your injuries, then set off quickly."
"Don't be late, or they might find another partner."
Hearing Su Bai say this, Yan Lei cupped his hands and laughed:
"I'll set off now. Without the poison, these minor injuries will heal on the way to the Secret Realm."
Su Bai had been thinking of letting Yan Lei rest for two days to recover.
Yan Lei directly stated that minor injuries were nothing to worry about and could heal on the way from Xingluo Market to the Outer Sea Secret Realm.
It wouldn't cause any delay.
Yan Lei didn't waste any more words. After telling Su Bai, "Senior, please feel free to look around. I must excuse myself for now," he went directly to the deliberation hall to gather his people.
It didn't take long for him to assemble a group of people and head briskly to the dock.
They boarded the ship directly and set off for the Outer Sea.
"His way of doing things is still the same as before."
Seeing Yan Lei leave, Su Bai recalled some past collaborations with Yan Lei.
At that time, the market had just been established, and Su Bai, as the manager of the Enforcement Hall, had conflicts of interest with some Families.
She had asked Yan Lei to secretly deal with some people.
Originally, those few Families could have risen like the Xu Family.
Now, they barely scrape by in the outer city of the market.
Of the former Song, Ding, and Wang Families, the Ding Family was directly annihilated.
The Song Family barely survived, and the Wang Family's business was squeezed out by the Night Sparrow Gang.
These two Families only survived because people from the Six Sects arrived, making it inconvenient for Su Bai to act directly.
But Su Bai had never forgotten.
Their Foundation Establishment Old Ancestor dared to threaten her!
Su Bai was waiting for an opportunity, and that opportunity wouldn't take long.
Xu Changge had already reached Core Formation, and although her status was not yet comparable to the Elders of the Six Sects stationed at Seven Stars Mountain, at least their Realms were the same.
Once Su Bai also reached Core Formation, the remaining two Families would quietly and completely disappear.
Humming a cheerful tune, she left the Night Sparrow Gang.
She believed that once Yan Lei brought back the Tier 3 Pill Formula this time, her Core Formation would be a certainty.
Previously, if Su Bai's success rate in refining Tier 3 Pill Formulas was only 30%, now, with her Body Refining at the third Realm and the activation of the Seven Chakras, her Divine Sense far surpassed that of ordinary Core Formation Cultivators.
After being amplified by her Divine Soul attribute points, she could even compare to a Core Formation Late Stage Cultivator.
She was now almost certain to succeed in refining Tier 3 Medicinal Pills!
If she was in good condition, she might even directly refine High Grade Tier 3 Medicinal Pills.
"Core Formation..."
Dual Cultivation of both Law and Body, once she reached Core Formation, she couldn't even imagine how strong she would be.
If she met Lian Youzhi's Clone again, she would definitely grab her by the waist with one hand and spank her bottom with the other!
How dare she offend me, Immortal Master Su Bai!
I'll teach her a lesson!
Just thinking about it made Su Bai feel refreshed.
Of course, she only dared to bully the other party's Clone.
Su Bai didn't even know how strong Lian Youzhi's true body was in cultivation.
If Lian Youzhi's true body appeared before her, she would run on the spot.
Just as Su Bai was anticipating her life after Core Formation, she overheard two vendors nearby discussing a change of plans.
"Auntie, do you know? The Young Master of the Xiao Family seems to have had his engagement broken off?"
"What? When did that happen!"
This gossip immediately piqued Su Bai's interest, and she decided to listen.
The two vendors were Loose Cultivators selling spirit rice and spirit plants on the street.
Although their cultivation was not high, only Qi Refining Stage - Fifth Layer, they went around the streets and alleys and knew quite a lot.
One auntie leaned in mysteriously to the other auntie's ear.
"Isn't the Xiao Family a well-known prominent Family in our outer city? I heard their Old Ancestor is a Foundation Establishment Cultivator."
"Yes, I know that. I also heard that Young Master Xiao is a Genius with a Fire Spiritual Root, and he was engaged to a Fairy from the String Sound Pavilion at a young age."
"That's right. When the news came out, everyone praised them as a perfect match, a talented man and a beautiful woman."
"Then why would the engagement be broken off?"
"I heard that Young Master Xiao, already at Qi Refining Stage - Late Phase at a young age, wanted to gain experience by going out with the Family Elders, so he went to a Secret Realm in the Outer Sea. As a result, he was gone for five years, and when he returned, his cultivation was completely lost, and he became a cripple!"
"Ah, this... how pitiful."
"Who says it isn't? Now, not only has his cultivation been lost, but people from the String Sound Pavilion have also come to break off the engagement. Even if the Xiao Family is one of the best in our market's outer city, they are nothing in front of the String Sound Pavilion."
"...Alas, I hope the Xiao Family can accept this blow."
"They have no choice but to accept it. But I heard that Young Master Xiao still has some backbone. He directly shouted, 'Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river,' saying that his loss of cultivation was only temporary and that with his talent, he could quickly Cultivate it back, telling those who broke off the engagement not to regret it in the future."
Su Bai stood nearby, her ears perked up.
Her hands were clasped within her sleeves, her face filled with astonishment.
"There's a Dragon! No, there's a Genius!"
Goodness, a Genius with a single Spiritual Root, who also lost his cultivation and had his engagement broken off.
Wouldn't there be a show to watch later?
Su Bai listened for a while longer.
But there wasn't anything substantial afterward.
It was all gossip about the Xiao Family: Young Master Xiao wetting his pants at what age, a certain Elder of the Xiao Family keeping a concubine outside and his wife finding out, how fierce the couple's fight was.
After listening to the gossip.
Su Bai commented, "How wonderfully dramatic."
Such excitement in a small Family.
"Heh heh, not bad. The Xiao Family, is it? Then I'll wait thirty years to see if this great Genius of the Xiao Family was just speaking in anger or truly has the ability."
After buying another candied hawthorn on the market, Su Bai returned to her Danfu Pavilion.
Although she called it her Danfu Pavilion, Su Bai was essentially a leisurely shopkeeper now.
After Lu Hong returned, most matters were handed over to Lu Hong.
Su Bai had just walked into the Danfu Pavilion.
Lu Hong, who was sitting behind the counter, immediately stood up.
"Aunt Su, where have you been for the past six months?"
Lu Hong stood up a bit too quickly due to excitement, causing her graceful figure to sway up and down twice, though she herself didn't notice.
But Su Bai was standing right in front of her, her eyes seemingly drawn, following the up and down movement.
"I went out to take care of some things. This is a gift for you. Aunt Su will head to the backyard first."
Saying this, Su Bai shoved the half-eaten candied hawthorn in her hand into Lu Hong's hand and walked towards the backyard.
Lu Hong looked at the three and a half candied hawthorns remaining in her hand, her words suddenly caught in her throat.
She could only helplessly watch Su Bai leave.
Then, feeling a little guilty, she looked left and right before biting off the half candied hawthorn Su Bai had left.
A happy smile appeared on her face.
Hehe! So sweet!
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