"It grows really fast. It looks like it won't be long before it matures. But time really does pass quickly." Ye Liuyun sighed with emotion.
She now used the growth rate of this peach tree to judge how much time had passed.
Ye Liuyun left the Disciple living quarters. On the way, she met some acquaintances who all greeted Ye Liuyun one after another; this year, she had returned to the public eye.
Because she had never been absent from the monthly teachings for Outer Sect Disciples, and because she was beautiful, she quickly became famous in the Outer Sect. Those Male Disciples had secretly created a list of beauties among us Female Disciples, and Ye Liuyun ranked first.
They secretly called Ye Liuyun the Lotus Fairy, mainly because Ye Liuyun could get along very harmoniously with both Male Disciples and Female Disciples, and coupled with the fact that she always wore a smile on her face, she was full of approachability, making it hard for people to develop any feelings of dislike.
Ye Liuyun no longer cared about the gazes of those Disciples on the road. A few years ago, when she had just joined the Sect, she would have felt these gazes were vicious, as if they were trying to strip her bare, but four years later, she felt that this attention from others was actually quite nice.
Perhaps this was also due to constant self-suggestion, which had changed her mindset. In order to utilize this identity, Ye Liuyun had always been telling herself:
"They are looking at you purely out of male instinct, out of an appreciation for beautiful things. There is no need to overthink it; just be yourself."
Constantly giving herself suggestions, as time went on, she naturally became indifferent to it.
One can only say, Female Corruption +1.
Arriving at the back mountain, Ye Liuyun began to search for prey. The prey she was looking for was quite arbitrary; birds in the trees, small animals in the woods, anything would do. As long as she saw them, Ye Liuyun quickly caught them. Before long, dozens of small animals were placed in an open space by Ye Liuyun, their limbs bound.
These animals were all trembling, filled with fear; they did not know what this human woman was going to do to them next.
"Don't be afraid, rest assured, I won't take your lives. Once you finish testing the medicine, I will let you go. After all, I am not a devil." Ye Liuyun looked at these small animals and smiled with her eyes narrowed.
However, to these small animals, her smile was a terrifying visage, a devil ready to drag them into the abyss at any moment.
After speaking, Ye Liuyun grabbed a rabbit, and under the rabbit's terrified and resistant gaze, she forcibly stuffed a red Medicinal Pill into the rabbit's mouth.
How could the little white rabbit possibly resist? It still swallowed the Medicinal Pill.
However, after the Medicinal Pill entered its body, the rabbit soon began to foam at the mouth and roll its eyes, looking like it had been poisoned and was about to die.
"Eh? This? Master, didn't you say that this Medicinal Pill shouldn't kill anyone?" Ye Liuyun asked, feeling very awkward.
"I only said it wouldn't kill humans; I didn't say it wouldn't kill wild beasts," Lin Qingyou replied.
Hearing this, Ye Liuyun sighed heavily. She patiently observed the rabbit's condition, but unfortunately, it eventually stopped breathing.
"Amitabha, sorry, sorry, little rabbit. I wish you a good reincarnation in your next life." Ye Liuyun had no choice but to turn her gaze toward the other small animals.
Seeing the rabbit's fate, these small animals all looked ashen. If they could speak, they would probably be cursing Ye Liuyun's ancestors for eight generations.
These animals chattered and chirped incessantly. Ye Liuyun couldn't be bothered to waste time, so she directly used the Medicinal Pills to plug their mouths, making them unable to make any sound. The animals that ate Ye Liuyun's Medicinal Pills basically all seemed to have died; not a single one survived.
"How did they all die? Old Hag, are you lying to me?" Ye Liuyun twitched her mouth.
But the moment the words "Old Hag" left Ye Liuyun's mouth, she received a heavy lash from Lin Qingyou.
"Ouch! Why did you hit me?" Ye Liuyun cried out in pain, clutching her bottom.
"Call me Master. I told you, if you call me Old Hag again, I'll hit you every single time. As for the problem with these Medicinal Pills, they are definitely not meant for human consumption. Perhaps the medicinal potency is too strong, and ordinary wild beasts cannot withstand it. Doesn't the Yunxia Sect have a Spirit Beast Garden? You could try giving the pills to those Spirit Beasts," Lin Qingyou suggested.
"Ah? This? If I poison those Spirit Beasts to death, I'll be in big trouble. These aren't just wild beasts. Forget it, I'll find another time to deal with it," Ye Liuyun shook her head and abandoned the plan.
She found a spot, dug a hole, and buried all the dead little animals.
"Sorry, don't blame me. There was nothing else I could do," Ye Liuyun said, feeling a bit embarrassed as she looked at the buried corpses of the small animals. After saying this, she turned and left.
Since there was no way to make these Medicinal Pills show any effect, they could only be treated as failed pills for now.
"Oh, that's right, Master. There are still a few types of Medicinal Pills. You said these aren't meant for living creatures to eat—what does that mean?" A few brightly colored Medicinal Pills appeared in Ye Liuyun's hand.
Lin Qingyou immediately explained, "The term 'living creatures' refers to wild beasts, insects, fish, and everything that shows signs of activity. However, there is another form of life, such as flowers, plants, and trees. They also possess life, but their life is a static one. These Medicinal Pills all carry a dense aura of primordial Life Qi."
"The most primitive life in this world consists of flowers, plants, and trees. Therefore, these Medicinal Pills are suitable for use on them, but they must be dissolved in water first."
After hearing Lin Qingyou's explanation, Ye Liuyun basically understood. "Ah? Is that so? Perfect. Didn't I plant a Spirit Peach Tree? I'll go back and try it on the Spirit Peach Tree." Ye Liuyun chuckled and went back.
Upon returning to her residence, Ye Liuyun immediately found a large porcelain bottle, filled it with water, and crushed one of the Medicinal Pills into it. As soon as the pill dissolved into the clear water, it quickly turned a vibrant, emerald green.
A rich, fresh fragrance wafted from it. "It smells so good; I almost want to take a sip," Ye Liuyun said, instinctively licking her lips as she looked at the emerald liquid in the bottle.
Unfortunately, she had already eaten this stuff, and it had no effect, so drinking it would be a waste.
Ye Liuyun walked over to the Spirit Peach Tree she had planted. "Hehe, little peach tree, come here, let me give you some fertilizer." Ye Liuyun poured the emerald liquid directly onto the Spirit Peach Tree.
After pouring it, the liquid was quickly absorbed by the Spirit Peach Tree, not a single drop wasted.
It took effect almost immediately. The Spirit Peach Tree began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye. Originally only a meter tall, it quickly grew to three meters, with a trunk as thick as an adult's wrist.
"This? Could this be the legendary growth-promoting liquid?" After her initial surprise, Ye Liuyun was filled with joy. If she grew her own Medicinal Herbs and watered them with this liquid, wouldn't they mature very quickly?
"Good stuff. This thing accelerated the Spirit Peach Tree's growth by several years in one go. It is far more effective than common growth-promoting liquids," Lin Qingyou remarked.
Of course, such substances existed in the world of Alchemy, but none were as effective as the ones Ye Liuyun had created.