North Sea, Dragon Abyss.

The white-dressed woman stood before a massive pill furnace that was ten zhang tall.

Around this pill furnace, a total of seven flood dragons breathed out dragon fire.

They carefully and meticulously controlled the heat, fearing the slightest negligence.

After half an hour, the medicinal fragrance from within the pill furnace slowly wafted out.

Bai Ruxue's golden vertical pupils condensed, her small hands clenched tightly as she nervously watched the pill furnace ahead.

"Increase the fire by thirty percent!" Bai Ruxue commanded.

"Roar!"

The seven flood dragons showed no hesitation and immediately increased the intensity of their breath.

After one incense stick's time, Bai Ruxue opened her small mouth and spat a drop of heart blood into the pill furnace.

The essence blood merged with the pill.

The medicinal fragrance became even more intense, and Bai Ruxue waved her hand, opening the pill furnace.

In an instant, the pill furnace blazed like the sun, emitting dazzling light as if it would illuminate the entire Dragon Abyss.

"Rumble!"

Above the pill furnace, a thick layer of dark clouds appeared, lightning flashed within the dark clouds.

This was pill tribulation.

Whenever a first-grade or higher pill was born, the laws of the Heavenly Dao would send down pill tribulation, attempting to prevent such pills that seized the fortune of heaven and earth from being born.

"Scram!"

Bai Ruxue looked at this pill tribulation and simply said one word, “Scram."

In an instant, the dark clouds scattered, and the pill tribulation couldn't even descend.

The fragrance of the pill permeated the entire Dragon Abyss. Many demonic beasts and magical beasts that smelled this pill all drooled with desire and instinctively wanted to approach where the pill was located but that intense dragon's might made them feel fear from the depths of their hearts.

Bai Ruxue then extended her hand, the golden pill seemed to be drawn by some force and slowly floated to Bai Ruxue's tender palm.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! You have successfully refined the precious pill!"

The seven flood dragons quickly transformed into human form and knelt on one knee before Bai Ruxue.

"You have all worked hard."

Bai Ruxue nodded and said to Little Green beside her, "Take them to the treasury to each select a half-immortal grade spirit medicine, and let them rest well."

"Yes, sister." Little Green responded.

The seven flood dragons all showed excited expressions, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Bai Ruxue stored the precious pill in her bosom, turned around, and flew away from the Dragon Abyss.

After Bai Ruxue left, they slowly stood up and wiped the hot sweat from their foreheads.

A month ago, the North Sea Dragon Lord issued a decree for the Seven Dragon Kings of the North Sea to go to the Dragon Abyss.

They didn't know what it was about, but Her Majesty's orders could only be obeyed.

After arriving, they discovered it was actually pill refining.

For this past month, they, the Seven Dragon Kings of the North Sea, had refined pills again and again without leaving the Dragon Abyss for a moment.

Finally, today it was completed.

Otherwise, if this continued, they felt their throats would really start smoking.

The black flood dragon named Xiawu stepped forward and curiously asked Little Green, "Sister Little Green, who is this pill that Her Majesty created for?"

"Right, Sister Little Green, this pill seems to be for improving constitution and unblocking spiritual meridians, and Her Majesty even used a drop of essence blood." The flood dragon named He Xiao was also very curious.

They couldn't understand at all who could have such great face that the entire North Sea would refine pills for them, even using a drop of Her Majesty's essence blood.

Hearing their inquiries, Little Green glared at them, and the dragons quickly retreated several steps.

Little Green said coldly, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. No one is allowed to speak of what happened this month, do you hear?"

"Yes."

All the dragons closed their mouths and didn't dare say more.

Bai Ruxue took the pill and used the technique of shrinking earth into inches. In less than half a cup of tea's time, she reached the ten-li sea area of Huan Fishing Village.

But in front of Bai Ruxue, a woman appeared.

"Miss Bai," Li Sisi from Tianxuan Sect saw Bai Ruxue and happily waved her hand.

Bai Ruxue stepped on the sea surface with her cloud-patterned embroidered shoes and smiled, "So it's Miss Sisi. It's been a long time."

"It has been a long time." Li Sisi nodded and stepped forward, saying, "It should be a thousand years."

"How has Elder Fuchen been recently?" Bai Ruxue asked.

Because the great war between the human race and demon race was on the verge of breaking out, the relationship between both sides was becoming increasingly tense. As an Immortal realm great demon in the Ten Thousand Laws Realm, even with Tianxuan Sect backing him, Fuchen had been under considerable pressure recently.

Li Sisi smiled, "My master is doing well, thank you for Miss Bai's concern."

"Then I'm relieved." Bai Ruxue looked at Li Sisi, "Is there something you need in coming to find me, Miss Sisi?"

"Well..." The originally happy smile on Li Sisi's face gradually disappeared, becoming somewhat conflicted and nervous.

"It should be that Elder Fuchen asked Miss Sisi to deliver a message? Just speak directly, miss." Bai Ruxue said calmly.

"Then... then I'll say it..." Sisi lifted her head, her tone carrying a hint of uneasiness.

"Master... Master recently divined that you found Xiao Mo, and also divined that you want to change Xiao Mo's constitution, trying to let Xiao Mo cultivate, so Master asked me... asked me to come persuade you, miss."

Bai Ruxue's brows furrowed, "What does Elder Fuchen want to persuade me about?"

Li Sisi nervously clasped her small hands and looked directly into Bai Ruxue's golden vertical pupils, "Master asked me to urge you to think thrice."

"..."

Above the sea surface, both sides fell into silence.

Li Sisi took a deep breath, calmed her nervous emotions, and said seriously, "Miss Bai also knows that no matter what, everything has two sides.

Although common mortals have lifespans of only a few decades, their karma is minimal.

Because among common mortals, even someone like Mr. Xiao who reached the extreme still cannot affect the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao won't spare common mortals a glance but cultivators are different.

Cultivation itself is seizing the fortune of heaven and earth.

When a person steps onto the path of cultivation, they will be noticed by the Heavenly Dao. The higher their realm, the more the Heavenly Dao cares, so it will send down more tribulations. Therefore, the more cultivators practice, the more they feel it's difficult to ascend to heaven.

Because the essence of cultivators continuously ascending realms is wanting to transcend worldly karma and trying to replace the Heavenly Dao.

Miss Bai is now using Dragon Thunder Liquid and Ascension Pills, trying to force Xiao Mo to cultivate.

In peaceful and prosperous times, this would naturally be fine but now, the second great war between the human race and demon race is about to begin.

The entire world will be drawn into it.

When that time comes, the life threads of countless cultivators will be in chaos, karma will be intricately intertwined, anyone could die unnaturally, or even have their soul scattered.

If Xiao Mo stays in a remote small fishing village, perhaps he could avoid this calamity but if Xiao Mo steps onto the path of cultivation, then everything becomes uncertain..."

"Did Elder Fuchen divine something?" Bai Ruxue asked with focused attention.

"Master didn't tell me." Li Sisi sighed and shook her head.

“Master only asked me to tell you this, Miss Bai:

If you give up on letting Mr. Xiao cultivate, then take him to the Desolate Lands, and live out a peaceful hundred years together.

But if you still want him to cultivate, then you must think carefully—can you bear the countless threads of karma this chaotic world will bring upon him?

And finally, Master said one more thing:

This lifetime is coming to its close. Let it end naturally. Don’t be stubborn any longer.”