Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

As Zhang Ruoxue pondered how such a small shop could possibly accommodate everyone, she stepped inside the pharmacy.

In the blink of an eye, space seemed to be redefined.

The scene I had seen in the carriage in the capital was reproduced again. It looked like a small pharmacy from the outside, but once you stepped inside, you would find that the space seemed to have expanded more than three times.

This place is like a small inn. On the first floor, there are two or three simple wooden tables, and there seem to be kitchen facilities not far away. On the second floor, there are three empty rooms. Although the decoration is not gorgeous, it looks quite nice after implementing the minimalist style.

Has it been blessed by a spatial magic array...?

It turns out this pharmacy is not as simple as it seems.

Watching Zhang Ruoxue begin to observe her surroundings, the uncle chuckled wickedly to himself.

—This is free labor, you know. Even though you're that guy's apprentice, he said he could do whatever he wanted with you, so we won't be polite~ Hehehe…

At this moment, completely unaware that she had been tricked by the old rogue, Zhang Ruoxue turned her head curiously and looked at the uncle: "Speaking of which, about cultivation..."

"Don't worry, since your teacher entrusted you to me, I'll definitely lend you a hand." The uncle patted his chest boldly, his words resounding, "I'm not some kind of devil, I'm a man of honor!"

"Oh... I see..."

Although she still felt that the uncle in front of her was a bit strange, Ruoxue was too clever for her wits to think that far ahead, and she was already pretty much convinced by his lies.

Seeing that Zhang Ruoxue didn't seem suspicious, the uncle smiled, took a key out of the drawer, handed it to Zhang Ruoxue, and pointed to the second floor, "You can stay in the room on the second floor, which is further inside. I just cleaned that place a few days ago, so it's still fairly clean."

"Ah."

Zhang Ruoxue nodded, but still asked with some unease, "Um, Uncle, how are you going to help me cultivate...? Will you give me pointers on the techniques?"

Is there nothing else on this kid's mind besides cultivation?

The middle-aged man was taken aback, silently complaining to himself, but his face still wore a sunny smile: "I'll teach you all sorts of things, but most of the time you'll have to rely on yourself..."

"Oh, oh." Zhang Ruoxue nodded, paused for a moment, and then called out, "Then, uncle..."

Not again?!

The middle-aged man's patience was almost completely exhausted, and his tone became somewhat impatient: "I already said, I will..."

"No, it's not about cultivation..." Zhang Ruoxue interrupted the uncle with a blank expression, then raised her little hand: "I'm a little hungry, uncle..."

"Is there anything to eat...?"

……

Outside the pharmacy.

Ever since Zhang Ruoxue entered the pharmacy, this already deserted street has been deserted.

—No, that's not right.

There are others too.

Clad in a black and white Taoist robe, his slender figure stared at the dilapidated "Old Six's Pharmacy," quickly casting several spells before lowering his hat brim and speaking softly.

"Senior sister, it's me..."

"I found her."

47. Good evening...?

After eating the vegetarian meal for three people, Zhang Ruoxue was led into her room by the pharmacy owner.

The room, which wasn't very spacious, was fully furnished with all sorts of daily necessities. Apart from the furniture, which looked rather classical, it wasn't particularly special. It was a small but complete room.

Zhang Ruoxue wasn't a picky person. To her, it didn't matter where she slept. Anyway, given her personality, she spent most of her time cultivating. The biggest difference between the presidential suite and the woodshed was whether it was comfortable when she meditated.

but--

Old Yun's friend, who was also the owner of the pharmacy, didn't seem to have any intention of immediately teaching her cultivation.

According to the uncle, he still had some medicinal herb-related matters to attend to today, so he would postpone his cultivation until tomorrow.

"However, I always felt that the uncle was a bit strange... but I couldn't quite put my finger on why."

Sitting on the mattress, Zhang Ruoxue smoothed out the wrinkles in her sailor skirt, looked at the little teddy bear lying obediently beside her, and a thought struck her. "Xiaohan, do you feel the same way?"

Xiao Han raised its lazy head and yawned: "Woof? (How would I know?)"

This was a considerable challenge for Zhang Ruoxue, who couldn't understand dog language at all.

Although our Ruoxue isn't the quickest thinker, she still came up with a solution that any normal human could think of in this situation—

"Okay, Xiaohan, you should be able to understand me, right? If you want to answer 'yes,' then nod your head; if not, then shake your head. How about that!"

Xiao Han smirked: "Woof! (Even if I didn't say it, any normal person could figure it out just by shaking their head or nodding, right?!)"

However, since its vocal cords have not yet recovered, and Zhang Ruoxue cannot understand what it is saying, it can only communicate with Zhang Ruoxue using the simplest body language for the time being.

It shook its head, indicating that it knew nothing about the man's situation.

"I see, so it means you didn't know?!"

Xiao Han nodded her little head helplessly.

Zhang Ruoxue immediately felt as if she had discovered a new continent. At this moment, she suddenly felt like she was talking to a small animal—and that was indeed the case.

She took out the pastries she had packed up and taken from Piaoxiang Pavilion earlier from her storage ring, placed them in front of Xiao Han, and asked with a smile, "So, Xiao Han, would you like to eat these pastries?"

Xiao Han was stunned. Although it had already eaten some vegetarian food, it was still a little hungry.

He nodded immediately, and under Zhang Ruoxue's starry-eyed gaze, happily stuffed the delicious sweet cake into his mouth.

Seeing how much Xiaohan enjoyed eating snacks, Zhang Ruoxue couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "You and Xiaohan look so alike when you eat snacks... He also likes to squint his eyes and keep grinning like an idiot when he eats snacks."

giggle?!

The teddy bear dog only then realized that it had been making a rather silly grin because the treat was so delicious...

It quickly and deliberately straightened its expression, as if it were intentionally trying to distance itself from the person in Zhang Ruoxue's heart.

Zhang Ruoxue smiled gently, reached out and patted Xiaohan's head, then looked out the window at the full moon that almost occupied half the sky, her inner energy becoming increasingly agitated.

"Stay here and don't wander around. If you get sleepy, just go to sleep."

She smiled gently at Xiaohan, then sat cross-legged, took a deep breath of the cool air, and began to circulate the long-dormant internal energy within her body.

"Silent Moon"

It is a cultivation method created by the first saint in all of history, who was revered as the Saint of the Moonlit Night.

This cultivation technique can only unleash its full power under the bright moonlight at night. At other times, let alone maintaining one's cultivation level, even cultivation itself becomes extremely difficult. Only at night can the cultivation speed increase exponentially.

This is why Zhang Ruoxue insisted on staying in this perilous Netherworld, because of her cultivation technique.

This eternal, dark, and ghostly realm is the perfect place for her to cultivate.

The spiritual energy was surging.

Thousands of spells condensed in the air, and something mysterious seemed to be quietly stirring within the enormous full moon. An invisible azure light descended from the sky, and a pillar of light reaching the heavens connected Zhang Ruoxue with the bright moon.

Ring after ring, like surging waves, spiritual energy was flowing from the dazzling ancient star into the body of the black-haired, blue-eyed girl. The speed and density of the spiritual energy were far beyond what ordinary cultivation techniques could achieve. Even some top-grade or saint-grade cultivation techniques passed down from certain peerless sects might not be able to refine spiritual energy of such purity.

Zhang Ruoxue's current cultivation level during the day is at the entry level of the Xuanmen stage—since the battle of the myriad sects began, this girl has finally broken through to the Lingdian stage and entered the ranks of Xuanmen cultivators.

If I remember correctly, when Zhang Ruoxue was cultivating at Lei Yu Sect, her cultivation level was at the peak of the Xuanmen stage, just one step away from breaking through to the Lingtai stage. However, she destroyed that cultivation level on the spot.

She doesn't regret it, or rather...

She has never regretted it.

Time passed second by second, and Zhang Ruoxue was completely immersed in the process of refining spiritual energy, and everything in the outside world lost its meaning.

And it was at this very moment.

"Woof (The opportunity has come)."

The teddy bear lying on the bed grinned wickedly; it had been waiting for this moment for a long time!

It leaped off the bed quietly, a wicked smile on its face, as the long-dormant spiritual energy within it slowly surged.

Accompanied by a subtle white light, its size suddenly increased several times, from the size of two palms to a figure almost the same size as an adult male.

Yes, that was his true form.

Of course, it wasn't worried at all about revealing its true form and leaking its demonic energy, because even if it transformed into a human, the collar around its neck would still be there—the old rogue's stuff was of such good quality that it could completely conceal the demonic energy emanating from its body, thus preventing it from attracting anyone's attention.

With a contemptuous smile, he looked at Zhang Ruoxue, who was completely unguarded, his eyes suddenly turning bloodshot. He raised her slender, fair arm, and then…

Ok?

and many more?

Slender? Fair-skinned

He stared blankly at his right hand and gasped.

Why... do these hands look a bit whiter and thinner?

And it seems like my lower body is quite light... like something's missing?

Conversely, the upper body is heavier, probably because of the extra flesh on the chest.

Hmm? Two pieces of meat?

She suddenly remembered something.

Because of the strange rule of Piaoxiang Pavilion that "men and male dogs are not allowed to enter", Yunping transformed into Yunping'er and also used an unknown spell to change her gender.

After leaving Piaoxiang Pavilion, Yunping'er became Yunping, but it seems he hasn't lifted the gender-change spell on her yet!

She's become a girl now!

It took her a long time to fully confirm this matter...

She really turned into a woman!

No, no, no, now is not the time to think about that.

She shook her head and patted her fair cheeks, a resolute look flashing across her slightly immature and delicate face.

That's right, what she wants now is...

free!

As a... well, a celestial demon who existed since ancient times, how could he possibly be willing to be captured by the woman in front of him and become her loyal dog?