Wait a minute, where is my master?

"Hiss~~ Is this some kind of preference... or not?"

Facing Little Purple Spirit Elephant's behavior, Jin Xu's face and eyes were filled with confusion.

After just one sip and regurgitating it, why insist on drinking more?

Could it really be as Little Yu said?

Had her cooking reached a level of unpleasantness, yet irresistibility?

Or do all members of the Demon Clan from the Demon Realm share this taste?

"But Little White didn't react like this while eating."

Several thoughts flashed through the Taoist's mind in an instant, and then he seriously repeated his point to the Little Purple Spirit Elephant again.

"We brought you back to the Taoist temple, not for you to suffer like this. If you are unwilling or dislike it, you don't have to drink."

Worried that the other party was already disoriented from vomiting and might not fully understand his meaning, Jin Xu, after speaking, directly overturned the bowl of colorful black soup using golden spiritual power.

However, as Little Purple Spirit Elephant stretched its trunk while dry heaving, it saw the Taoist make such a motion.

It then nudged Jin Xu with its head while giving a low plea through its eyes.

"Moan~~~"

It seemed that it really couldn't stop itself from finishing that bowl of soup.

"...Indeed, it's troublesome when there's a language barrier; I can't understand what her cries mean at all."

Watching Little Purple Spirit Elephant's actions, while longing for a translation, Jin Xu pulled down the golden spiritual power shield he had placed over the soup bowl.

As desired, Little Purple Spirit Elephant used its long trunk to drink the thick soup and then started the cycle of dry heaving again.

"...What exactly is going on!?"

"Could Little Yu's cooking truly have transformed?"

"But last time, although I learned some knowledge about fate, I hadn't had the chance to change her fate, plagued by myriad defects and deficiencies, right?"

Jin Xu looked puzzledly at Little Purple Spirit Elephant, then back at the 'miraculous' thick soup, and suddenly felt a dangerous thought rising within him.

"Should I also try a sip?"

"No, no."

He quickly shook his head and took a few steps back, distancing himself from the soup bowl.

The taste of that Earth Dragon bamboo soup he had once tried still haunted his dreams at night; he dared not try it lightly again.

"Well, since you love it so much, keep drinking then.

"Unfortunately, I don't understand what you really mean. I'll wait for Little White to come back, or maybe I'll go into the city later to see if there's a cultivator who understands your language."

Jin Xu muttered to himself as he watched Little Purple Spirit Elephant repeat the cycles of drinking soup and dry heaving.

With a sense of surrender, he then turned and said to Yu Yaoer.

"How's it going, Little Yu, have you contacted Grandma?"

"Young master, Grandma said that there are such pills, but..."

Yu Yaoer, holding the Communication Jade Token in her hands, hesitated as she spoke, her face flushing slightly.

"But what?"

Jin Xu was puzzled.

"But Grandma said that if you want to use these pills to counteract the side effects of those Strengthening Pills you concocted, it probably won't work.

"Grandma said, the potency of your Strengthening Pills is rarely seen in this era. Even the top-level Heart-Cleansing Ice Soul Pills she personally concocted can't suppress that potency."

Little Fish Demon's face grew redder as she spoke.

She paused briefly, her slightly parted lips seemed ready to continue speaking, when suddenly she exclaimed with a start, hurriedly taking out a mirror from the red jade bracelet on her wrist.

"This is the Ten Thousand Miles of Green Waves Mirror. Grandma is sending a signal, it seems she wants to communicate with you in person."

Yu Yaoer spoke, and a water-blue Spiritual Power flowed onto the mirror.

A large swirl of water then gathered and emerged from the surface of the mirror.

A moment later.

The Shui Clan Elder's graceful half figure appeared in the mid-air of the kitchen.

On appearing, Grandma Yu, formed by the water currents,

first scrutinized the surroundings with a critical gaze, and upon realizing it was a kitchen, a flicker of surprise passed through her eyes.

Then, her body swayed like ripples in water. She turned her head and saw her granddaughter's cheeks, as red as the jade bracelet on her wrist, and confusion couldn't help but show on her face.

Grandma Yu was in the Water Mansion, gathering unique Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures from the Four Seas to aid Jin Taoist and others in constructing the formation.

Suddenly, she received a communication from Yu Yaoer, asking if there was any pill that refreshed the mind and had no desire for intimate contact after ingestion. Specifically, it had been requested by Jin Xu.

Thus, knowing the little Taoist was recently involved in saving the Nine Provinces Realm, she worried her granddaughter might not convey the message clearly, interrupting the important affairs of the other party.

Consequently, she directly used the Ten Thousand Miles of Green Waves Mirror and chose to speak with Jin Xu personally.

However, upon her appearance,

Grandma Yu felt that the setting didn't seem like a place for serious discussions.

After all, it seemed unlikely that world-saving discussions would take place in a kitchen. Moreover, why was there background noise of a Foundation Establishment realm critter constantly drinking an unknown liquid and then loudly retching?

"Ahem, Jin Taoist, you are looking for this type of pill, planning to use the Strengthening Pill you concocted, right?"

After calming her emotions, the Shui Clan Elder asked seriously.

"You're right, Grandma,"

Jin Xu, dutifully modest, first responded, then continued.

"Little Yu told me that ordinary pills might not suppress the side effects of the Strengthening Pill effectively. However, I have an idea that Grandma might consider to see if it's feasible?"

"Go on,"

the Shui Clan Elder responded with a single word, though her gaze inevitably drifted back to the little Purple Spirit Elephant behind the little Taoist, incessantly drinking soup and retching.

It was hard not to be distracted with such loud interruptions in such a serious setting.

And just as Jin Xu was about to speak, he noticed Grandma Yu's gaze.

He cleared his throat and first covered the little Purple Spirit Elephant with a Golden Spiritual Power Shield, then earnestly said.

"Ahem, if quality is insufficient, increase the quantity."

According to the little Taoist's idea, if one Heart-Cleansing Ice Soul Pill couldn't suppress the side effects of the Strengthening Pill, what about ten, or a hundred, or a thousand?

As the saying goes, a raging fire can always be extinguished with enough cold water.

If the fire can't be extinguished... it means there's not enough water.

So...

"Winning by quantity?"

The Shui Clan Elder, upon hearing this idea from the little Taoist, didn't reject it outright but instead rubbed her chin thoughtfully.

Clearly, with no background noise from the little Purple Spirit Elephant, she was more focused.

A few breaths later.

"This method might indeed work. However, none of us know how strong the drug potency of your Strengthening Pill really is. Therefore, the preparation of the Heart-Cleansing Ice Soul Pills should be as abundant as possible.

"And, there might be some risks involved...

"By the way, may I first ask why you suddenly need to use this 'Strengthening Pill' and which specific pill you intend to use?"