Chapter 100

"What happened?" Mei Jiangxue was also anxious.

Dongfang Qing looked at Mu Wan'er with suspicion: "Sister Wan'er, don't be in a hurry, just explain clearly."

"That boy Bai Chen must have gone crazy. He said he had a way to heal his damaged meridians, but after he practiced, he ended up refining the Flowing Glow Pill."

Mu Wan'er wiped away her tears, gripping Dongfang Qing's hands tightly, as if afraid she would run away.

However, Dongfang Qing and Mei Jiangxue exchanged a glance, and Mei Jiangxue was also greatly alarmed, asking, "Are you sure he refined the Flowing Glow Pill?"

Mu Wan'er hesitated: "I... I'm not entirely sure. The Flowing Glow Pill should be white, but what he refined was completely black, like charcoal. But I'm certain I wouldn't mistake the smell; it must be the Flowing Glow Pill, just stronger and more concentrated."

At this, even Dongfang Qing couldn't remain calm. She grabbed Mu Wan'er's hand, her voice trembling: "Are you sure it was black?"

"Why are you saying so much now? Let's go see him quickly. He must have been injured and lost his mind, refining the wrong pill." Mu Wan'er pulled Dongfang Qing, trying to drag her out.

Dongfang Qing hurried to Bai Chen's room, and Mei Jiangxue, with a serious expression, followed closely behind.

Upon entering the room, they saw Bai Chen struggling on the ground, howling.

The tripod furnace on the ground had been knocked over, and there were several black pills and a pile of furnace ash on the floor.

"Quick, help him onto the bed," Mei Jiangxue said urgently, casually picking up the pills from the ground without Dongfang Qing and Mu Wan'er noticing.

Dongfang Qing specialized in alchemy, but in the Ten Thousand Flower Valley, no one was unfamiliar with medical skills.

However, when she checked Bai Chen's pulse, her expression changed even more.

She turned to look at Mu Wan'er, who was clenching her hands together, anxiously watching Dongfang Qing.

"How is Bai Chen?"

Before Dongfang Qing could answer, Mei Jiangxue grabbed Bai Chen's arm and sent a stream of true energy into his body.

Dongfang Qing and Mei Jiangxue exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.

At that moment, Bai Chen let out a roar, the sound echoing throughout the embroidery shop.

Black, foul-smelling liquid began to secrete from Bai Chen's pores, the smell unbearable.

"Bai Chen, how are you? Don't die... You'll be fine." Mu Wan'er was in a panic, seeing Bai Chen's body covered in black liquid, fearing he had been poisoned by the pill.

At that moment, Huang Jincai's voice came from outside: "Brother Bai, what's happening inside?"

Not just Huang Jincai, Gao Fei also asked from outside.

"No one is allowed to enter!" Mei Jiangxue suddenly shouted.

With a stern tone, she added, "Whoever dares to step into this room, I will cripple their martial arts!"

The people outside were frightened and dared not move. Mei Jiangxue was known to keep her word, and the murderous intent in her voice made them even more terrified, almost about to push open the door in a fit of anger.

Could it be that Bai Chen had an accident, causing Mei Jiangxue to be so furious?

Indeed, Bai Chen's earlier scream suggested that the situation was not good.

"How could Bai Chen end up like this?" Mu Wan'er was in tears, her eyes full of despair.

Mei Jiangxue frowned and glanced at Mu Wan'er: "He won't die. If he were to die so easily, he wouldn't be Bai Chen."

"Sister Wan'er, do you know what happened to him?" Dongfang Qing turned and looked at Mu Wan'er meaningfully.

"What else could it be? He must have mistakenly taken the pill and been poisoned."

"He didn't take it by mistake. He knew what he was taking," Dongfang Qing said solemnly.

Mei Jiangxue's eyes became even more serious: "Dongfang girl, are you saying he really succeeded?"

"His current condition should be more familiar to you, senior," Dongfang Qing replied.

Although Bai Chen's body was covered in mud, the two of them had no intention of avoiding the situation.

They were waiting, waiting for a miracle that had almost been forgotten.

"What are you talking about? Bai Chen is in such a state, and you still have the heart to chat?"

"Sister Wan'er, you can't see the forest for the trees."

"Miss Wan'er, look at him. If it's not poisoning, what does it look like?"

Hearing this, Mu Wan'er forced herself to calm down and looked at Bai Chen suspiciously.

"It looks like... like the detoxification process during the transformation of the body and soul."

As a martial artist, Mu Wan'er naturally knew about the transformation of the body and soul, a rare opportunity that only a few people with great fortune could experience, or those who reached the Three Flowers Gathering stage.

"Yes, it's detoxification!" Mei Jiangxue nodded. "He is now going through the detoxification process during the transformation of the body and soul, expelling the toxins from his body."

"But... but how is this possible? He was clearly... clearly severely injured, how could he suddenly..."

"Nothing is impossible. As long as it happens to him, the impossible becomes possible."

Mei Jiangxue said this calmly, while Dongfang Qing's eyes flickered, looking at the tripod furnace on the ground, but the pills were gone.

Dongfang Qing glanced at Mu Wan'er, knowing that Mu Wan'er couldn't have taken the pills. Among the three of them, only Mei Jiangxue could have taken them without being noticed.

She was angry; she had also wanted to take one to study, but Mei Jiangxue had beaten her to it, which was truly infuriating.

"Sister Wan'er, don't worry. The pill that Mr. Bai took just now has already healed his injuries. Moreover, the pill is extremely effective, not only healing his injuries but also having the effect of transforming the body and soul."

"What? Isn't that the Flowing Glow Pill? How could it have the effect of transforming the body and soul?"

Mu Wan'er clearly didn't believe Dongfang Qing. She had been in the martial world for a few years and wouldn't mistake the Flowing Glow Pill.

Dongfang Qing smiled bitterly; Mu Wan'er was even more stubborn than Mei Jiangxue, who was an outsider.

At that moment, Bai Chen's body was no longer excreting the foul liquid, and he curled up.

"It's starting!!" Mei Jiangxue whispered.

Dongfang Qing and Mu Wan'er also focused their attention on Bai Chen.

"This is..."

"Transformation! This is the second step of the transformation of the body and soul."

The three women saw that Bai Chen's skin seemed to be moving, as if his flesh was writhing.

Bai Chen no longer made low growls but instead had a more painful, silent expression.

"Is he okay? Why is he in so much pain?"

"Imagine having your entire body's bones and flesh reshaped. How painful would that be? Even a small cut on your skin would cause unbearable pain."

They waited, and the sky gradually darkened.

Bai Chen's flesh finally stopped writhing, and his body began to emit a burning sensation.

Bai Chen's skin turned red, a phenomenon that both Mu Wan'er and Mei Jiangxue had seen before.

However, while Bai Chen's body was on fire, his clothes remained intact.

But now, Bai Chen's clothes were being burned to ashes by the flames from his body. Soon, Bai Chen was naked before the three women.

Mu Wan'er and Dongfang Qing turned away, their faces flushed with embarrassment.

Mei Jiangxue spat lightly: "Little brat." Her gaze, however, remained fixed on Bai Chen.

This was a rare opportunity. In the martial world, one might never have the chance to witness someone's transformation of the body and soul.

For any martial artist, this was an invaluable experience.

Especially for Mei Jiangxue, who was already at the late stage of the innate realm, just one step away from the Three Flowers Gathering, experiencing the transformation of the body and soul, an opportunity that millions might never have, was invaluable.

However, the transformation of the body and soul was extremely dangerous, far more dangerous than what Bai Chen was going through. One misstep could lead to complete destruction, turning one into a pool of blood.

That's why Mei Jiangxue was not hesitant to watch Bai Chen's transformation.

"This is the third stage of the transformation of the body and soul: detoxification, transformation, and now shaping."

Inside Bai Chen's body, a tremendous change was taking place. Under the influence of the divine-grade Flowing Glow Pill, from his tendons and muscles to his bones and the sea of qi, everything was undergoing a dramatic transformation.

The three dragon insects were like a small boat in a raging storm, struggling to survive.

The ice silkworm was better off, completely encased in a small ice ball.

The other two dragon insects, which had not yet awakened their attributes, were struggling much more.

Each time, a stream of true energy would mysteriously appear, tossing them around.

They continuously cried out, begging their companion for help.

Unfortunately, the ice silkworm refused to leave the ice ball and ignored their pleas for help.

Suddenly, one of the dragon insects resolutely crawled out of Bai Chen's meridians and towards the outside.

Mei Jiangxue was surprised to see a small insect, about the size of a bean, crawl out of Bai Chen's mouth.

Bai Chen's body was engulfed in flames, but the small insect was unharmed, happily crawling in the flames, occasionally opening its tiny mouth and inhaling the flames into its body.

"Ah... This is a Miao people's dragon insect," Dongfang Qing exclaimed, turning her head to see the insect.

Mu Wan'er couldn't resist her curiosity and also turned her head: "Is this a Miao people's insect?"

"This is not a regular insect. It is a dragon insect, a secret method of the Miao people, vastly different from a regular insect."

Mei Jiangxue, who was not very familiar with dragon insects, looked at Dongfang Qing with a puzzled expression.

"What is the use of this dragon insect?"

"Dragon insects have different attributes. For example, this one is fire-based, also known as a fire demon, which is best suited for fire-based internal cultivation techniques."

"Oh? Can you explain further?"

"For example, the fire demon will absorb a small amount of the host's true energy or be fed flames by the host. It will grow and evolve through the amount of true energy or flames it absorbs. Each evolution will make its appetite larger."

"Wouldn't that make it a burden to the host?"

"I said it absorbs true energy or flames fed by the host. In other words, it is fed by the host's excess energy. It acts like a second sea of qi for the host. When the host's sea of qi is depleted, the fire demon will transfer its accumulated true energy to the host for use."

"Then, if the host raises several, wouldn't it be like having countless seas of qi?" Mei Jiangxue's eyes lit up, asking with surprise.

She had fought Miao people's experts and knew their strength.

Even at the same cultivation level, the Miao people's true energy was much thicker than ordinary people.

Now, thinking back, the Miao people's experts she had encountered must have raised such a dragon insect.

Dongfang Qing shook her head: "A mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. If one follows the Miao people's secret method, one can raise one dragon insect, which is beneficial. However, if one is greedy, it will lead to a struggle between the two, ultimately destroying both the cultivation and the person."

"Oh, I thought it was a regular insect. I was just about to help Bai Chen get rid of it."

"This one is a newly awakened fire demon. See how its body is gradually turning red, preparing for its first transformation."

Sure enough, as Dongfang Qing said, the small fire demon crawled in the flames for a while, its body turning red and white, then began to shed its skin like a cicada pupa.

This process lasted for about half an hour. After shedding its skin, the small fire demon turned around and ate the skin completely.

"This little thing is quite interesting," Mu Wan'er said, watching the small fire demon with interest, forgetting that it was on a naked man's stomach.

"How big can this thing grow?" Mei Jiangxue asked, frowning.

"Do you know the Miao people's top expert of a thousand years, Agunaqi?"