Chapter 20: Enhancing Medicinal Power with the

As for why he must save Yan Ruyan's father, that is actually a rhetorical question; Yan Ruyan's old man is his future "father-in-law."

As long as he can save him, Yan Taibai naturally will not stand by and watch him die. Or watch with cold eyes.

Moreover, Yan Ruyan's father has treated him extremely well, occasionally even having Yan Ruyan or "Xueyi" send him some medicinal pills and Spirit Stones to aid his cultivation.

He can be counted as one of the few people in the Yan Family who treats him with genuine sincerity and dotes on him like a junior.

Although this is to a great extent because of his "fiancée" Yan Ruyan, he has still treated him very well after all.

Therefore, Yan Taibai decides to use the "Geng Metal True Qi" within his body to see if he can neutralize the "Scorpion Exhaustion Blood Poison," one of the ten poisons of the Blood Poison Sect, currently inside the man.

Regarding this "Geng Metal True Qi," Yan Taibai still has quite a bit of confidence in his heart.

It is, after all, produced by the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash," which is one of the "Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Ability" and is the truly pure "Metal Great Dao."

To put it hyperbolically, as long as one cultivates it to the peak, achieving immortality and the Dao, or even becoming a Dao Ancestor of the Immortal Realm, might just be a matter of time.

After all, this is a complete and flawless "Metal Great Dao."

Therefore, Yan Taibai completely ignores the strange looks from others and enters the room.

At this moment, the only people in the room are the softly sobbing Yan Ruyan, "Xueyi," and the middle-aged man lying on the bed, his face wreathed in gray-black aura, looking as withered as dead wood.

Yet even so, the middle-aged man's face cannot hide the handsome and extraordinary spirit he once possessed.

And the moment he sees Yan Taibai enter, the man speaks with difficulty in a hoarse voice.

"Taibai is here. Come over! Uncle has things to entrust to you."

Hearing this, Yan Taibai walks quickly to the bedside, his face full of sorrow.

"Yan Shushu, what instructions do you have?"

"Nothing much, just regarding your engagement with Yan'er. I hope you will take good care of Yan'er in the future and not let down her intentions. Although Yan'er is still young, she is sincere toward you, and I hope you will not fail her. I know you need Intermediate Metal-Attribute Spirit Stones for cultivation, and there are still some left in the Storage Bag I have left behind. After I pass away, I will give them all to you for your cultivation. Do not refuse; just consider it, just consider it Yan'er's dowry for the future."

"Yan Shushu," lying on the bed, forces a smile, wanting to reach out to touch Yan Taibai, but he is already unable to do so.

One can imagine just how formidable this "Scorpion Exhaustion Blood Poison" of the Blood Poison Sect truly is.

It drains the blood inside a cultivator bit by bit until they perish and pass away, with endless pain throughout the process.

"Father!"

Little girl Yan Ruyan, upon hearing her father's words, throws herself into "Xueyi's" arms and sobs even more intensely.

Yan Taibai, meanwhile, suppresses his grief, his eyes reddening as he nods solemnly and promises.

"Yan Shushu, rest assured, Taibai will definitely not let Yan'er down. Once we both reach Foundation Establishment, we will hold our dual cultivation ceremony."

"Mm! That would be best. It is a pity I will not have the chance to preside over your dual cultivation ceremony."

"Yan Shushu" forces a smile, his tone filled with endless regret.

"Alright, take Yan'er outside! Comfort her. Your Xueyi and I still have some matters to discuss."

"Yes, Taibai obeys."

Hearing this, Yan Taibai turns to look at "Xueyi" and extends his arms.

Seeing this, "Xueyi" hands over the sobbing "Yan Ruyan" from her arms without the slightest hesitation.

Taking Yan Ruyan, Yan Taibai holds her and gently pats her small shoulders, not saying anything to comfort her or telling her not to cry.

Instead, he silently carries her out of the room, thinking in his heart about what method to use.

……

Not long after, the physically and mentally exhausted and heartbroken Yan Ruyan falls asleep in Yan Taibai's arms.

Yan Taibai then takes the opportunity to carry her into her room and places her on the bed to watch over her, not leaving in case something happens.

It is not that he is staying in a young woman's room on purpose.

At the same time, he thinks about what method to use to channel the "Geng Metal True Qi" he has just cultivated into "Yan Shushu's" body.

In any case, since he is going to perish anyway, he might as well treat a dead horse as a living one; what if he actually manages to save him?

No one is certain about this matter, but Yan Taibai still wants to try.

"How about I give it a try?"

After a long while, Yan Taibai's eyes fall upon the Storage Bag at his waist, and he takes it off to retrieve a delicate Jade Bottle from inside.

Inside this are the "Antidote" pills he purchased at a pharmacy on the streets of Yan Family Fortress.

As for the effectiveness, he has not tried it yet, so he naturally does not know.

But now he intends to channel a wisp of "Geng Metal True Qi" from his body into one, and then have "Yan Shushu" take it to see if it can neutralize the Scorpion Exhaustion Blood Poison in his body.

Although he has some confidence, Yan Taibai does not have even a shred of absolute certainty.

No sooner said than done; after confirming that Yan Ruyan is fine, Yan Taibai leaves her room and returns to his own courtyard's cultivation meditation room.

As for his aunt Yan Yun, she is not in the courtyard, as she has other matters to attend to.

……

In the meditation room, Yan Taibai takes out the Antidote Pills from the Jade Bottle one by one and selects the one with the best quality.

Next, he circulates the "White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash" technique, draws out that wisp of "Geng Metal Qi" from his dantian, and channels it into the "Antidote Pill."

But with a "Crack!" sound, the "Antidote Pill" disintegrates directly into ash, which gives Yan Taibai a fright, but fortunately, that wisp of "Geng Metal True Qi" is unharmed.

This makes Yan Taibai heave a sigh of relief; otherwise, he would have no choice but to give up on this method.

But even though it is fine, Yan Taibai continues to channel "Geng Metal True Qi" into other "Antidote Pills."

Unfortunately, more than ten "Antidote Pills" all turn into ash; not a single one succeeds.

Having no other choice, Yan Taibai painfully takes out other medicinal pills from his Storage Bag to experiment one by one.

Finally, he succeeds with a "Gold Jade Pill," and this "Gold Jade Pill" is the most suitable pill for cultivators of metal-attribute techniques, effective for both Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment.

Even the Yan Family can only produce a hundred or so each year, and once they are distributed, the supply is immediately exhausted.

Although those in the Qi Refining Stage can also take it, they can only refine thirty percent of the medicinal power at most, and the rest is wasted.

Therefore, in the entire Yan Family Fortress, only Yan Taibai has a few, and they were even given to him by "Yan Shushu."

"What a coincidence!"

Looking at the shimmering, greatly spiritually enhanced Gold Jade Pill, Yan Taibai could not help but sigh.

"It all depends on Yan Shushu's luck."

After staring at it for a long time, Yan Taibai placed it into a Jade Box, applied a Talisman to ensure the spiritual Qi would not leak, and only then felt at ease putting it into his Storage Bag.

Then, it was time to get down to business.

He was currently unsure if the White Emperor Golden Emperor Slash could improve the grade of pills of the same attribute, but he was certain it was definitely useful.

It truly lived up to being one of the Five Emperors Great Demon Divine Ability; it seemed it was not just for attacking enemies and slaughter.

It still had other wonderful uses, and he needed to study it carefully.

(End of this chapter)