Female lead: No, it's me again??

"The Soul-Devouring Curse is the most vicious curse of the demon race. Only a ninth-grade Soul-Devouring Pill can completely remove its negative effects. If you want to become a ninth-grade alchemist within two years, you must be dreaming!"

While checking on Bai Sinian's condition, Bai Qing didn't forget to criticize her.

Feng Siyue gave him a strange look.

"I didn't say it was me practicing."

Two years to become a ninth-grade alchemist? It would be faster to kill her and possess her body.

Bai Qing asked suspiciously, "Could you be the disciple of some reclusive master?"

"you guess?"

Bai Qing: "..."

Why am I like that brat, always making him guess?

Bai Shuo's focus, however, was not on this.

"You found the Haoshen Stone?"

She didn't seem to have mentioned the Haoshen Stone just now.

Feng Siyue didn't hide it from them, "I do have some here."

Bai Shuo, wanting to test them, slowly released the pressure of a Spirit Saint towards the two of them, "Miss Chu Han, aren't you afraid we'll try to snatch it?"

The Haoshen Stone is such an important item that the Bai family is willing to pay any price to obtain it.

Feng Siyue smiled faintly, as if she hadn't felt any pressure. "You can guess why I dare to say I have the Haoshen Stone?"

Her bright eyes showed no fear of Bai Shuo's probing.

Xuan Li slumped back as if he didn't care and yawned lazily.

It seems they didn't take him, a Saint-level being, seriously at all.

One exudes confidence, the other nonchalance—this is not the demeanor of an ordinary young person facing a Saint-level powerhouse.

To remain unfazed by the pressure of a Saint-level being, either they are exceptionally strong themselves, or they have someone protecting them.

Bai Qing's eyes narrowed slightly. People at that level...

Which one could it be?

In reality, it all depends on Qingqing and Shenya.

Bai Shuo understood the situation. "Miss Chu Han, I'm afraid you'll need to put in more effort regarding Si Nian's matter."

This is a way of saving face for himself.

"Elder Bai, you flatter me. Young Master Bai was exceptionally talented and should not have died so young."

However, through this test, they finally established a preliminary level of trust.

Several people sat together at one table.

Feng Siyue wrapped the black cloth around herself again. "Actually, I only have one year and eight months left. Now, apart from the Haoshen Stone, I have gained nothing. What about you?"

Bai Sinian was much better at this time. "The Ancestor found me a pool of three-leaf ice lotus, and there are still five plants left. If I take one plant a year, it will probably only last for a few more years."

Feng Siyue's lips twitched. The Three-Leaf Ice Soul Lotus was a ninth-grade spiritual plant. Bai Sinian was being far too extravagant.

"What about the others?"

Bai Qing said in a deep voice, "It is said that the upcoming Sword Saint Secret Realm Temple may contain Purple Divine Bamboo and Innate Spiritual Marrow."

"The Sword Saint's Secret Realm?"

The old man nodded. "The Sword Saint's Secret Realm is a secret realm formed after the fall of a powerful god several thousand years ago. It opens once every five hundred years."

"Because he attained enlightenment through swordsmanship during his lifetime, it was named the Sword Saint's Secret Realm. Legend has it that the temple in this secret realm is sealed with the divine artifact of that god, the Moon Ripple, which has attracted people from all over the world to fight over it."

"But those who enter the secret realm must be young cultivators under the age of thirty or below the Spirit Sect level. If you have designs on the divine artifact or want to enter the temple, you must also possess the key to the Sword Saint Secret Realm."

"You're also interested in Yue Shangyi?"

Bai Qing stroked his beard. "Young friend, what are you saying? Who wouldn't be tempted by a divine artifact? It's just that we want the Purple Divine Bamboo and the Innate Spiritual Marrow even more."

Bai Sinian's health has always been a source of worry for the Bai family. He should have been a proud son of heaven, standing on the clouds and receiving the worship of all living beings, but he has become like this because of the Soul Devouring Curse.

Who doesn’t feel heartbroken?

"How long until the Sword Saint's Secret Realm opens?"

"About half a year."

Half a year...

"Does Elder Bai know where the Sword Saint's Secret Realm is located?"

"The location of the secret realm is random; we'll only know for sure when it opens."

Is that so?

"Young friend, there's no need to worry. We will let you know if we get any specific information."

"Regarding the cooperation..."

“Okay, as Si Lin said before, the pills will be sold through shops under the Bai family’s name, and we will take a 5% commission.”

Feng Siyue: "Okay."

Bai Qing stood up and handed over a blue Qilin token. "This is the token of the Bai family's guest elder. You can receive the treatment of an honored guest in any of the Bai family's properties."

"If you need anything, you can go to any of the auction houses under the Bai family, and they will relay it to us."

Feng Siyue nodded and accepted the token.

"If there's nothing else, we'll take Si Nian back first. He needs to rest. We'll let you know as soon as we get any news about the Seven-Colored Scale Insects."

"I hope you will keep the matter of the Soul-Devouring Curse of Si Nian a secret."

Feng Siyue nodded. "I know."

She is not a fool.

If Bai Sinian were to get into trouble because of her, given how much the Bai family doted on him, she wouldn't have enough lives to kill him.

After the others left, Xuan Li asked her, "Aren't you selling pills?"

Feng Siyue paused for a moment, "Do you think a family that feeds its children a ninth-grade spiritual plant every year needs my meager offering?"

Xuan Liming came over, looking at her with pity, "That's true."

"Contractor, why didn't you tell me about that Soul Devouring Curse?"

Qingqing squatted on the grass, dissatisfied, and questioned.

Feng Siyue was taken aback. "Didn't I just say that?"

"Then why didn't you tell me before?"

"You didn't ask."

"You won't tell me unless I ask?"

Qingqing was furious. How could she not know that her own contractor had a Soul-Devouring Curse?

"It's not that I just couldn't remember for a moment..."

"Fine, I guess I'm not as important as that Bai Sinian!"

Qingqing felt wronged and immediately lay down on the ground, closed her eyes, and went to sleep.

"no…..."

Feng Siyue was a little confused. Why was this little guy angry?