Chapter 2761

"So if I were to seek a divine blessing in the future, would I first need to learn how to wash my hands and make soup?" The Cloud Emperor’s face held a gentle warmth.

Zhu Yanyi chuckled softly, her tone slightly mischievous. "Yes, Cloud Emperor, you are absolutely right."

Hearing this, the Cloud Emperor shook her head slightly. She felt that being alone with Zhu Yanyi was truly wonderful. Although they were merely a team, she enjoyed this feeling immensely. If only time could stay like this forever.

They had said the journey would take ten years. For a flying vessel, it should not require a decade. Yet, strangely, after one year passed, Zhu Yanyi discovered that their map path had only covered one-tenth of the distance.

Zhu Yanyi stared blankly at the jade slip map.

If she flew using the vessel and could only cover one-tenth in a year, it meant the Earth Demon Abyss deliberately wanted them to spend ten years on the road.

Seeing Zhu Yanyi daze, the Cloud Emperor asked, "What’s wrong?"

Zhu Yanyi smiled faintly. "Haven’t you looked at the jade slip map?"

The Cloud Emperor glanced at Zhu Yanyi and nodded slightly. "I have. We have only covered one-tenth of the journey so far."

"Yes, one-tenth," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile. "What does this mean? It means that regardless of whether we fly or walk, the map requires us to stay here for ten full years."

"That is indeed the case," the Cloud Emperor admitted after a brief pause, agreeing with Zhu Yanyi.

Zhu Yanyi continued, "Since we must stay for ten years, it implies one thing: this place is not about traversing the map, but about making us remain within it for a decade. So, what is the Earth Demon Abyss’s purpose for these ten years?"

"You’ve stumped me. To be honest, I hadn’t considered that question," the Cloud Emperor said helplessly, looking at Zhu Yanyi.

Zhu Yanyi naturally knew the Cloud Emperor didn’t know the answer, but she spoke anyway. "It doesn’t matter if we don’t know. At least one thing is certain: whether we walk, fly, or play, we must wait ten years here. This represents a trial of patience."

As soon as Zhu Yanyi finished saying the word "trial," the jade slip in her hand vanished. Instantly, she and the Cloud Emperor appeared in a very unfamiliar place.

Surrounding them was a sea of mist. Only the ground beneath their feet had light. Before them, two paths appeared.

These paths were strange. Only the characters "Left" and "Right" were visible. Then, a beam of light descended, displaying two characters: Each person chooses one path.

The Cloud Emperor looked at Zhu Yanyi. "Why don’t you choose first?"

Zhu Yanyi looked at the two paths without hesitation. "I’ll take the right path since I’m standing on the right. Be careful."

"I will. You be careful too," the Cloud Emperor said, pleased by Zhu Yanyi’s concern. She looked at her once more and walked into the left path.

Zhu Yanyi did not hesitate and walked directly into the right path.

At first, the right path was dim, but Zhu Yanyi noticed it gradually becoming brighter. After walking for an unknown amount of time, she saw a table appear ahead. There were seats on both sides. On the table lay a pulse pillow and the Four Treasures of the Study, clearly prepared for a doctor.

Zhu Yanyi raised an eyebrow slightly, then sat in the main seat. The moment she sat down, a wisp of smoke drifted over, a figure appeared, and sat in the patient’s seat.

"Doctor, I have had a headache for several days. Please take my pulse," the figure said, placing his hand on the pulse pillow.

Zhu Yanyi smiled slightly and diagnosed her. "Your pulse is somewhat slow. You likely caught a cold. I will write a prescription for you."

After speaking, Zhu Yanyi wrote a prescription and handed it to the figure.

The figure took the prescription and left.

Then, one after another, more figures appeared.

Zhu Yanyi was very patient. No matter how many came, she patiently took their pulses and wrote prescriptions.

When the hundredth patient arrived, she took the prescription and looked at Zhu Yanyi. "Why are you not impatient at all?"

"Since we are here, we must make the best of it. Although I do not know what the master of this place intends, regardless of your origins, you are merely my patients now," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile.

The patient nodded slightly. "You are correct. This trial tests your patience. You have passed the test of patience. Proceed along the path below."

As soon as he finished speaking, a path appeared beside them.

Zhu Yanyi nodded slightly to the man. "Thank you." She said nothing more and left directly.

Zhu Yanyi continued walking. After an unknown amount of time, a pill furnace appeared. Beside it were ten portions of medicinal herbs and a recipe for refining pills.

Zhu Yanyi understood. The second trial required her to refine pills.

She first read the recipe, memorizing it thoroughly, then closed her eyes to digest the information.

Refining pills is not just about having a recipe and herbs; the most important part is digesting the content of the recipe.

Zhu Yanyi either did not do something, or if she did, she ensured it was done perfectly. So, she very seriously digested all the content here.

Digesting the recipe took her three full days and nights. Only then did she stand up to process the herbs.

It had to be said that the Earth Demon Abyss was generous in providing herbs, offering ten portions.

Zhu Yanyi ignored this and first took one portion. She processed the herbs and then slowly began refining the pills according to the recipe.

Zhu Yanyi was a God-level Pill Master, but succeeding on the first try with an unfamiliar pill was still difficult. So, her first attempt was more of a trial.

Fortunately, although it was just a trial, the result was satisfactory. She actually refined a low-grade pill. Then, on the second attempt, with the first as a foundation, she successfully refined a top-grade pill in one go.

After the pills were refined, they were placed on the table beside her. However, the requirement was not for top-grade, but for God-grade pills. Therefore, Zhu Yanyi needed to refine a third time.

Zhu Yanyi now understood why they provided ten portions of herbs. They always knew that refining pills was not easy.

On her seventh attempt, Zhu Yanyi finally refined a God-grade pill.

Normally, refining a God-grade pill would trigger a lightning tribulation. However, for some reason, perhaps because this world was relatively hidden or independent, no lightning tribulation appeared.

Without a lightning tribulation, Zhu Yanyi naturally did not worry about the God-grade pill being destroyed. However, because there was no tribulation, the efficacy of the God-grade medicine still needed verification. But this no longer concerned Zhu Yanyi.

No one appeared. Just as she refined the God-grade pill, another path appeared beside her.

Zhu Yanyi realized that she would likely continue through trial after trial. Was this because she had mentioned the word "trial"?