"According to the Sage Academy, this is the Black Demon Secret Realm. But we call it the Linlang Trial Ground," Yan Aohan explained openly to Zhu Yanyi. "It tests your body, spirit, judgment, and courage. Only those who pass can ascend. However, many fall here. Zhan Diting noticed the hostility rising recently, so she came to suppress it."
Zhu Yanyi nodded slightly, understanding.
When they descended, they saw Zhan Diting standing on a hilltop, gazing at the sky. She turned as Yan Aohan and Zhu Yanyi appeared.
"Boss, Little Sister-in-law, why are you here?" Zhan Diting asked curiously.
Zhu Yanyi pointed at Yan Aohan. "Your boss said your materials are ready. She asked me to come."
Zhan Diting remembered then. He rubbed the back of his head shyly. "In that case, I’m troubling you, Little Sister-in-law."
Zhu Yanyi waved her hand gently. "It’s no trouble. I want to heal your body soon, so I won’t worry about it anymore."
Heart cultivators do not have heart demons, but lingering worries can form knots. If these knots remain untied, they cause unnecessary trouble. Zhu Yanyi wasn’t making excuses. If she hadn’t met Zhan Diting, it would be fine. But since she had, failing to treat her properly would be her responsibility. She would not allow such a thing.
"I’ll take you both forward. It’s more stable there," Zhan Diting said.
Zhu Yanyi looked around. "Is this place unstable?"
Zhan Diting nodded. "It was fine before, but lately, it’s very unstable. The evil spirits are growing incredibly fast. I’ve never seen such speed. It’s as if they have some secret method."
Yan Aohan frowned slightly. "Once your body is healed, investigate this thoroughly. Although these evil spirits are low-level, their rapid increase suggests a secret technique. We cannot let them destroy this place."
Yan Aohan gave serious instructions. He knew evil spirits existed. As he had said, where there are people, there are evil spirits. Light and dark are relative; good and evil coexist. Therefore, this place exists not to eliminate evil, but to restrain its growth. The current rapid increase was abnormal.
Zhan Diting agreed. "If you and Little Sister-in-law hadn’t come, I planned to check it out myself."
"Don’t push yourself. Your body can’t afford the strain," Yan Aohan frowned, glaring at him. "Hurry and give the materials to your Little Sister-in-law."
Only when they reached the spot did Yan Aohan speak. Zhan Diting handed the materials to Zhu Yanyi.
Zhu Yanyi thought for a moment, then said to Yan Aohan, "Let me check Zhan Diting’s pulse first. Then I’ll decide how far to refine the organs."
Zhan Diting extended her hand. Zhu Yanyi didn’t hesitate. She took her pulse. After a while, she nodded slightly. "The situation isn’t great, but it’s not the worst. I understand." She turned to Yan Aohan. "I’ll go in to refine them now."
"Alright," Yan Aohan nodded.
Zhu Yanyi vanished instantly, entering her Ruyi Space to refine the half-set of internal organs Zhan Diting needed.
Seeing her disappear, Zhan Diting wasn’t surprised. she only said to Yan Aohan, "It seems Little Sister-in-law is getting stronger. She’ll surpass you sooner or later."
Yan Aohan didn’t mind. "If she surpasses me, that’s excellent for me."
Seeing Yan Aohan’s calm acceptance, Zhan Diting couldn’t tease her further. she only said, "I think her cultivation has reached the late stage of Void Transformation. She just needs one opportunity to reach the peak."
Yan Aohan hummed. "After your matter is resolved, I’ll find a chance to take your sister-in-law to the Reincarnation Pool."
Zhan Diting paused, thinking. "Boss, aren’t you afraid she’ll remember the past and be sad?"
Yan Aohan looked at Zhan Diting. "She’s not that kind of person. She has experienced too much. Those events are just like stories in a novel to her now. Of course, she will feel something, but she is much better than before. Why should she cling to the past?"
Zhan Diting nodded. "True. The past is gone. Our Little Sister-in-law isn’t that weak."
Meanwhile, Zhu Yanyi had fully entered the refinement process.
Zhan Diting was non-human, so her organs needed the ability to change. Rigid structures wouldn’t work. The five materials Zhu Yanyi had proposed earlier considered this. Now that the materials were ready, though it took time, it showed how much effort and care they had invested.
Zhan Diting only had half a heart, half a liver, half a stomach, and half a set of intestines. She survived because she used her divine power to connect these remaining organs. Zhu Yanyi needed to refine the other half to match this connected structure.
Zhu Yanyi was extremely careful. Heart, liver, spleen, stomach, intestines, kidneys—she handled each one with great caution.
Perhaps due to her recent pill refinement practice, plus the presence of the Medicine God Cauldron and Binglan’s assistance, the process went very smoothly.
Indeed, with deeper cultivation, everything becomes easier.
Zhu Yanyi sighed with relief. She checked every part carefully, ensuring each component was successful. Only then did she nod slowly. She then refined a batch of pills suitable for Zhan Diting to take. Only after that did she exit.
She spent two months in the space, which equaled two days outside.
Seeing Zhu Yanyi emerge, Yan Aohan walked up to her. "You’re out. Are you tired?"
Zhu Yanyi shook her head slightly. "Don’t worry. I rested inside. Now, the most important thing is to find a quiet place to perform the surgery and implant the organs into Zhan Diting’s body."
Yan Aohan smiled. "The place is already prepared. Let’s go. Diting has prepared everything there."