Wild Dogs

After a while, Xiao Ruolan changed into clean clothes and waited quietly for Yang Fan.

On the other side, Yang Fan had already arrived beside the two spirit beast corpses.

I was busy collecting herbs and refining elixirs, and I haven't had time to deal with these corpses.

Looking at the corpse of the spirit beast on the ground, Yang Fan couldn't help but rub his hands together.

Both of these are high-level spirit beasts.

Skin, flesh, tendons, bones, scales, and even animal horns are all excellent materials for refining weapons.

We must not waste it.

After dismantling the skin, flesh, bones, scales, and horns of the two spirit beasts, he weighed the materials in his hand, feeling quite satisfied, and casually put them all into his storage bag.

Just as he was about to turn around and return to the cave, Zhou Peng suddenly reminded him with his divine sense.

"Master, have you ever thought about taking this a step further?"

Yang Fan was a little puzzled, so he picked up the Human King Banner and asked.

"What does 'going a step further' mean?"

Zhou Peng revealed a sly smile.

"It means to completely control this woman."

"Master, think about it carefully. This woman's cultivation is so powerful. If you can get her to willingly follow you, wouldn't you have an extremely powerful helper by your side in the future?"

"You've only just advanced to the Qi Refining stage. If you could have a female cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage attached to you, you'd avoid many detours on your cultivation path, and your life would be much easier."

After hearing these words, Yang Fan looked at Zhou Peng as if he were a fool, unable to understand how the other party could have such an absurd idea.

Seeing this, Zhou Peng scratched his head in confusion.

"What, Master, do you think this is inappropriate? If Master is unwilling to do it this way, then I will find another way."

Yang Fan quickly shook his head.

"No, I just think you're usually so quick-witted, how come you're so muddle-headed about something so important?"

Zhou Peng looked at Yang Fan with a puzzled expression.

"How could I be so confused? What does Master mean by that?"

"I have an idea. I know how to make love potions. You can secretly make some and give them to that female cultivator. When the effects take hold, even if something goes wrong, it will look like she took the initiative to approach you. In the end, no one can blame you."

Zhou Peng spoke smugly, fully believing he had come up with a foolproof plan, and kept urging Yang Fan to do as he was told.

Yang Fan shook his head indifferently.

"If I actually did what you said, I'm afraid I would lose my life on the spot."

As he spoke, Yang Fan put his hands behind his back.

"You actually came up with such a twisted idea as to administer such nefarious drugs to others?"

"Does the master feel that doing this is immoral?"

Yang Fan snorted coldly.

"Moral principles are only one aspect. More importantly, do you really think that a Nascent Soul realm expert would follow me wholeheartedly and be at my beck and call because of something like this?"

"Don't be so naive. If a Nascent Soul expert like her were drugged and tricked, the first thing she would do after waking up would be to kill me with a palm strike. There's no way she would obediently submit."

Yang Fan remained with his hands behind his back, his expression serious, utterly disdainful of Zhou Peng's terrible idea.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Peng gave an awkward laugh.

"So, what does the master think should be done?"

To be honest, Zhou Peng still hasn't given up hope.

Yang Fan gently shook his head.

"Do nothing but help people to the end, see things through to the end."

"While I may not be a paragon of virtue, I am certainly not a treacherous villain. I simply cannot bring myself to scheme against others by drugging them."

Yang Fan slowly shook his head.

His past experiences at the Blood Fiend Sect and Qingyun Temple changed his personality considerably, but his bottom line has never wavered.

There are some things that go against my conscience, and I will never do them no matter what.

He saved Xiao Ruolan with the intention of receiving something in return.

But saving lives is one thing, and using despicable means to scheme is another.

In addition, given Xiao Ruolan's unusual background, Yang Fan naturally had to be even more cautious in his actions.

Seeing that Yang Fan's attitude was firm and he showed no sign of being swayed, Zhou Peng could only sigh helplessly.

"Alright, since Master is unwilling, I won't say any more. But this is truly a rare opportunity."

"Master has only just broken through to the early stage of Foundation Establishment. If you can have a Daoist partner at the Nascent Soul stage to accompany and assist you, your cultivation path will definitely be smooth sailing in the future."

Yang Fan shook his head slightly.

"It doesn't matter. If I need to rely on others to make my cultivation smooth, it only means that my own abilities are too insufficient."

"If one day she turns and leaves me, am I to give up and never recover? The path of spiritual practice must ultimately be walked step by step by oneself to be safe and secure."

After saying this, Yang Fan walked to the edge of the forest and picked a lot of medicinal herbs for healing. After tidying them up, he turned around and walked back into the cave.

He entered the cave and saw that Xiao Ruolan had changed into clean clothes, so he coughed lightly and asked.

"Fairy, are your injuries any better?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ruolan's cheeks flushed slightly, and she nodded gently.

"The injury is not life-threatening, but the wound keeps bleeding."

Under normal circumstances, with her cultivation level, this kind of external injury is nothing to worry about.

However, she could not mobilize her spiritual energy, and her injuries could not heal for a long time. The wounds on her front and back were still throbbing with pain, and blood kept seeping out. The clean clothes she had just changed into were now soaked with blood.

Yang Fan glanced down at the bloodstains on her body, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.

"Fairy, if you don't mind, I have some excellent wound medicine here that I can apply to your wound. Before you recover your spiritual energy, the wound medicine can help stabilize your wound and speed up the healing process."

Xiao Ruolan looked hesitant.

"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Yang Fan nodded gently in response.

"It is entirely up to you, Fairy. If you find it inconvenient, I will not force you in the slightest."

After speaking, Yang Fan took out the spirit beast materials that he had just processed.

"These are the materials I just dismantled from the two spirit beasts. Fairy, see if there's anything you can use."

As he spoke, Yang Fan laid out a pile of animal hides, bones, and scales in front of him.

Xiao Ruolan quickly waved her hand.

"I don't need these things. All I need are the beast crystals and inner cores inside the spirit beasts."

Yang Fan raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Beast crystal?"

He remembered that Xiao Ruolan had taken out several purple crystals from one of the spirit beasts before, and he had always been curious about what the crystals were used for.

Xiao Ruolan saw this and her eyebrows lifted slightly.

She carefully opened her storage bag and took out a sparkling crystal.