After several days, Murong Xue jumped out of the pavilion like a lunatic.

"Xiaobai, I made it! Ha-ha!" Murong Xue held a bottle of pills and shook asleep Xiaobai fiercely.

"I know! Stop! I feel faint." Xiaobai was having a good dream, but the sudden and strong shake ended it, which also made Xiaobai feel as if it had had a concussion.

Putting Xiaobai down, Murong Xue was still excited. While Xiaobai was wagging its dizzy head, she handed the bottle over. "Look. It's Wastewashing Pill made by me."

Seeing Murong Xue's eyes full of expectations, Xiaobai took the bottle and pulled out the plug. Then there was a smell of refreshing fragrance.

It was delightful to see the glowing round pills.

Xiaobai could not help but exclaim, "Wow, top-grade pills!" It thought that Murong Xue might end up with low-grade pills, but now she brought top-grade ones.

"Yeah, I'm surprised, too. Wu Xiaomei can make great improvements now. I want to give them to her now." Murong Xue took back the bottle happily and wanted to leave.

"Wait!" Xiaobai stopped her.

Murong Xue froze and felt confused, "What?" She spent several months in the Space, which should be about one hour outside, so they probably had slept. She wanted to get out as soon as possible.

"Although Wastewashing Pill could improve one's aptitude, it's not harmless."

Murong Xue changed her face, "What do you mean?"

"Not everyone could stand the suffering brought by it. Wastewashing Pill can wash off all the physical and mental waste, the comprehensive cleaning of the human body. It sure can make you stronger and your body will feel free and comfortable, but it needs to destroy your body before reshaping it. So be ready for that." Xiaobai was worried that Wu Xiaomei might not survive since she was so weak.

Hearing this, Murong Xue grasped the bottle in her hand. She had thought that taking one of the pills would be enough, but things did not always go as expected. "I know. I'll tell her and let her make the choice."

Coming out of the Space, Murong Xue was surprised that everyone else was still in the room, awake. They all stared at her.

"Why aren't you sleeping?" Murong Xue found it creepy. She wondered what she did wrong, but she could not think of anything. She was confused that she was welcomed by their strange eyes.

"Are you an idiot?"

"You should've told us that you entered the Space."

"Left suddenly in the middle of the discussion."

"And we can't find where you are."

"Dumb a*s!"

"Idiot!"

"Moron!"

"..."

Right in the middle of the storm, Murong Xue was slow to know what happened. After a long time, she pouted, "I told you. I'm not stupid."

The six answered her in one voice, "Shut up! You fool."

Murong Xue squatted, hands around her knees. She looked at them plaintively. "You don't like me now. You bad people."

The six all felt a twitch in the face. After a while, Feng Ziling dragged her to stand up. "Cut it out."

"Fine! Whatever you say." Murong Xue made a funny face.

Feng Ziling asked, "Go and rest now. Tomorrow is the signing-up day."

"Wait!"

They turned around and looked at Mu Tian, and their eyes were so fierce that Mu Tian felt they might punch him if it was not for something important.

"Hey! Don't do that. I really have something to tell you." Murong Xue's smile was a little lascivious.

The others ran out of patience.

Feng Ziling pulled Mu Tian's face with his hands.

"Ouch! It hurts. Let me..."

After a while, Feng Ziling let go of her. "Can you be normal now?"

Murong Xue's eyes were wet and her red face was complaining quietly about the silent onlookers.

Feng Ziling felt something strange and turned away at once, but his heart was still racing.

Murong Xue's complaint was ignored. Her mouth quirked, and she took out the bottle reluctantly. "This is Wastewashing Pill I made in the Space. Do you know what it is? It's..."

She was ready for a tirade to explain her great work. However, the moment she mentioned the name, they snatched the bottle out of her hand. Then they gathered together in a circle and watched the bottle as if they had been witnessing the historic moment, but without her.

She took a look and saw Wu Xiaomei's excited face. Wu Xiaomei's upset and loneliness were gone and it made Murong Xue feel relieved. She felt that it was worth the trouble, as long as the pill could free Wu Xiaomei from the complex bothering her.

It took a long time for them to calm down. They turned to Mu Tian with grateful eyes because they knew he did it for them.

"Ha-ha! Is it touching? Don't call me fool..."

Murong Xue did not finish her words. They jumped on her and hugged her. "Thank you, Mu Tian."

"Mu Tian, I decided. I'll love you from now on. Forever."

Murong Xue found it weird and doubted if they loved her before.

"Mu Tian, you're my God. I'm going to be your prayers and worship you every day."

Murong Xue froze. She did not expect any of them to treat her as God or worship her.

"Mu Tian..."

"Mu Tian..."

They hugged and clutched each other. Murong Xue even felt that her shoulders were wet with their tears, so she decided to forgive their words. Now she felt warm with the friendship.

After a while, they let go of Mu Tian and they were all shy about what they did just now.

Murong Xue asked the question, "But do you know the danger of taking the pill?"

They all nodded. Everyone on this continent knew about Wasteshing Pill, but not many could afford it. This kind of pill was almost extinct as few alchemists could make pills of Level 7 and fewer could do it successfully. That was also why the pills were so expensive and even the Feng Family only had two pills of this kind, which were treasured and heavily guarded.

"I can take it?" Wu Xiaomei looked at Mu Tian with hopeful eyes. Ever since they met Mu Tian, they felt they were so lucky.

Murong Xue nodded, "I did it for you. I failed many times, but I made it at last. But, Xiaomei, Xiaobai told me that the pain is unbearable. Do you make up your mind?" Murong Xue was truly worried.

"I want to be stronger." No matter how suffering it would be, Wu Xiaomei was willing to take it as long as she could be stronger.

Being stronger meant greater mental strength rather than higher levels of cultivation, so Murong Xue believed that Wu Xiaomei would shine like a diamond one day.

"And you guys?" Murong Xue turned to Lin Nan and the others. Although their aptitude was better than Wu Xiaomei's, they were not good enough.

Feng Ziling answered, "We two are good." His sister and he would not benefit a lot from the pill as they both had a spirit root, which meant a superior aptitude.

"We want it." Lin Nan, Zhao Qi, and Zhu Ming looked at each other and answered.

Murong Xue responded with a nod. "Okay. Then we enter the Space now. There will be enough time for you to take the pill in the Space before dawn."

Feng Ziling and his sister followed them, so they could be of help in case of any accident. Mu Tian and the two would be guarding them.

They found a place full of spiritual qi, sat cross-legged on the ground, and took the pills.

Murong Xue stared at them nervously. Not for long, Wu Xiaomei went into convulsions and her face was blue and white. Seeing that, Murong Xue changed her face and stepped forward, trying to check on her. But Feng Ziling held her hand and stopped her. "Stay here. They will be fine. Don't worry."

"Ah!"

The four who took the pills moaned in anguish.

Murong Xue bit her lip and kept her eyes fixing on them. She saw them suffering and she knew she could not disturb them now. She grasped Feng Ziling’s hand, but she could not calm down. She felt worse when she saw them bleeding together with the moaning.

Feng Ziling held Mu Tian's hand and leapt to stand by the fall.

Feng ZiLing stayed put and watched them fly away. She felt speechless as the two men left the only female here to watch the pain.

Murong Xue did not understand him. "What are you doing? I need to watch and protect them." She wanted to leave.

But Feng Ziling did not let her go. He explained plainly, "You don't need to. Although the process is painful, it won't endanger their lives. Relax. They'll be fine." Born in the Feng Family, he was very familiar with it.

"But what if...?"

"There is no what if. I promise." Feng Ziling looked into her eyes determinedly.

What he said relieved Murong Xue. When she breathed a sigh of relief, she found that they were holding hands. She wanted to shake off his hand but failed, so she asked, "Let go. Two men holding hands. Don't you think it gives you sweats?" She did not think much about it as she was still a man to them. She was too worried about the four and had wanted to check on Wu Xiaomei, so she guessed that Feng Ziling dragged her here to leave them alone.

However, Feng Ziling seemed to be burnt by her words. He shook off her hand violently and left in one great leap.

Murong Xue stood still, puzzled. After a while, she came back to sense and only said, "Psycho."

Murong Xue still felt worried, so she returned to check on Lin Nan and the others. She kept a distance and watched them. Feng Ziling and Feng ZiLing were guarding them as well.

Time went by and a week passed. Murong Xue questioned Xiaobai several times and Xiaobai promised again and again to reassure her.

Suddenly, spiritual qi began to whirl fiercely around Lin Nan and the others, and the four were glowing. Murong Xue knew what was happening now. The four would reach higher levels. She rose up excitedly and observed them anxiously.

"Ha-ha. I made it!" Lin Nan sailed through the air and his spiritual power was gushing.

The other three made it as well. Now they were all much stronger.

Lin Nan was at the beginning stage of blue-level. Zhao Qi and Zhu Ming were at the beginning stage of cyan-level. Wu Xiaomei, who made the greatest progress, was now at the ninth stage of cyan-level.

Wu Xiaomei jumped at Mu Tian excitedly and her eyes were wet. "Mu Tian, I don't know how to thank you."

Murong Xue also felt happy for them. She wiped Wu Xiaomei's tears and comforted her, "Ha-ha. You are really hard-working. Okay, you should be happy now. Don't cry."

Wu Xiaomei blushed and realized that she was out of control, so she rose up quickly. "I… I… Well..."

Not far away, Feng Ziling watched this, and his face darkened.

Murong Xue announced cheerfully, "Well, stop stammering. Congratulations on your achievements. Let's celebrate it with a BBQ and have fun tonight!"

They were all smiling. Now, Mu Tian meant more than the person they wanted to follow. Meanwhile, something new was brewed from their friendship and things became different from before.

At night, they were barbecuing, singing, and dancing. They were so happy.

Then they got drunk and fell asleep on the ground.

It had been a while since Murong Xue was so happy last time. Tonight, she was able to put aside the anxiety of worrying about her parents and Huangfu Yi.

She always had the unwavering faith that she would reunite with them one day.