"Su Muchan," Su Muchan exclaimed in surprise. She then thought of Xiaoxian, nodded slightly, and said, "This is indeed more important. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to keep this secret all to myself in the future!"
Jing Mingxuan raised his hand and gently flicked Su Muchan’s delicate nose, his eyes filled with doting affection.
He turned to the first page; the content remained unchanged from before.
He flipped to the second page, where more text had appeared.
"Divine Pet Realm: As the bond value increases, the strength of both master and pet will rise."
"The current bond value between master and beast is 10 points, resulting in a 10% increase in strength."
Not bad—an extra 10% boost in strength.
Jing Mingxuan felt very satisfied; after all, free gains are always welcome.
Su Muchan, however, looked disappointed. This ability was useless to her, though it was certainly good that it could enhance her disciple's strength!
"Disciple, hurry and turn to the third page!"
Since the first and second pages were so useful, the third must be just as good. Both Jing Mingxuan and Su Muchan shared this thought.
The third page was turned gently, and a line of text caught Jing Mingxuan's eyes.
"Divine Healing Technique: Characterized by powerful healing effects, capable of curing any wound. Simply follow the prompts to perform treatment. Summary... healing is invincible..."
At that moment, both Su Muchan and Jing Mingxuan froze.
The Divine Healing Technique—what use was this to them right now?
Still, it was a solid support skill, one that might prove very useful in the future.
"Master, I'm going to prepare the Spicy Whole Rabbit Feast."
As soon as Jing Mingxuan finished speaking, Su Muchan nodded repeatedly, shouting excitedly, "Yay!"
With the help of mana, the Spicy Whole Rabbit Feast, which would normally take at least half an hour to prepare, was finished in less than twenty minutes.
Looking at the vibrantly colored spicy rabbit head, Su Muchan couldn't wait. With her powerful cultivation, she wasn't afraid of the heat of the freshly cooked dish and immediately began to tuck in.
"Wow! So spicy and numbing, but so satisfying!"
"Slurp!"
After a long while, Su Muchan finally finished.
"Disciple! This Spicy Whole Rabbit Feast is truly excellent, and your culinary skills are superb."
Jing Mingxuan gazed at Su Muchan, whose red lips were even redder, her face smeared with chili oil like a little kitten. His eyes were full of doting affection; he felt that his master was even cuter this way and wished he could see it more often.
So, he made a proposal. "Master! I’ll cook for you every day for the next few days so you can eat to your heart’s content."
"Okay! That’s great!" Su Muchan replied, her smile pure and full of joy.
Jing Mingxuan channeled his mana and raised his hand, gently stroking Su Muchan’s smooth cheek; wherever his fingers passed, the chili oil vanished completely.
Su Muchan stared straight at Jing Mingxuan, neither speaking nor moving.
Finally, Jing Mingxuan’s fingers came to rest on her rosy lips.
*Master's lips are so soft!*
Su Muchan felt her heart skip a beat.
*I want... I want this moment to last forever.*
She liked this disciple of hers... she liked him so much.
***
Three days later.
Su Muchan had just finished a meal of the Spicy Whole Rabbit Feast.
Suddenly, the tiny form of the Taiqing Jade Rabbit appeared.
Seeing the bones left behind from its own kind, it didn't show the slightest fear. Instead, it wore a miserable expression and pleaded, "Young master! Young Master Disciple! Please, save the Azure Sky Emperor Bull, or it’s really going to die!"
"Hmm? Don't panic, tell us exactly what's going on." Jing Mingxuan asked with a slight frown, quite confused.
**Chapter 23: Examining the Female Demon Emperor's Body**
The Taiqing Jade Rabbit nodded its tiny head, which seemed to lack a neck.
"It’s like this! The Azure Sky Emperor Bull suffered from a chronic poison administered by that Supreme Realm cultivator. The Immortal Beast thought she could handle it, but the toxins have already invaded the bull’s dantian and the depths of its soul; it is essentially beyond saving."
"However, the Immortal Beast is still trying her best to save it, but the result is that the bull is getting weaker and weaker. She sent me to find you, though she also told me not to get my hopes up."
Jing Mingxuan and Su Muchan exchanged a look, their eyes twitching slightly. Both immediately thought of the Divine Healing Technique on the third page of the Divine Book.
"Xiaoqing! Take us there."
The Taiqing Jade Rabbit performed a spatial shift without hesitation, terrified that wasting time would lead to the Azure Sky Emperor Bull’s death.
In the blink of an eye, they arrived at a flat, vast grassland.
Through his master-pet connection with Xiaoxian, Jing Mingxuan looked over. He saw Xiaoxian, whose eyes were bloodshot and face was etched with fatigue, biting her teeth and holding on, her aura significantly weakened.
"Master! Mistress! I'm sorry!"
Xiaoxian’s voice had lost its earlier lightness, becoming raspy and faint.
Jing Mingxuan looked furious. "Why would you push yourself like this? Didn't you know to have Xiaoqing come find us sooner?"
"I..." Xiaoxian hung her head like a child who had done something wrong.
Jing Mingxuan let out a breath. "Don't let it happen again!"
He turned his gaze forward to the Azure Sky Emperor Bull, which was lying on its side, panting heavily. Its eyes were wide open and rolled back, and its body was as large as a full-grown ox he had seen in his previous life.
He walked over quickly, crouched down, placed his right hand on the bull's belly, and activated the Divine Healing Technique.
A prompt appeared in his mind:
"Please input mana to initiate inspection."
*Inspection?* Jing Mingxuan was confused, but he channeled his mana anyway.
Instantly, like a medical scanner from his past life, every part of the Azure Sky Emperor Bull’s body became perceptible to him. External injuries, internal injuries, and soul damage all surfaced in his mind. Beyond that, he received detailed healing methods—most requiring only the use of the Divine Healing Technique. Only the chronic poison mentioned by the Taiqing Jade Rabbit required a rare material known as the True Martial Flower.
"Master! Do we have a True Martial Flower?"
The gathered spirit beasts were stunned, not understanding why Jing Mingxuan needed such a thing.
Su Muchan understood the reason immediately. She searched her memory and recalled that she did have one. She retrieved it from her storage space, and the True Martial Flower appeared before them.
Without a moment's hesitation, she used a spatial shift to deliver it to Jing Mingxuan.
Jing Mingxuan caught it with his left hand and used his mana to keep it floating upright in his palm.
*Divine Healing Technique!*
Suddenly, the True Martial Flower, radiating a dense martial aura, began to vanish rapidly in his left hand, transforming into a gas that Jing Mingxuan inhaled. Converted by the Divine Healing Technique, he then channeled it through his right hand into the Azure Sky Emperor Bull.
Neither the watching spirit beasts nor the Taiqing Jade Rabbit and Xiaoxian understood what was happening. If it weren't for the prestige Jing Mingxuan had already established, the beasts might have questioned him.
"Immortal Beast, look! The bloodshot veins in the bull's eyes are disappearing, and they aren't rolling back anymore!" the Taiqing Jade Rabbit, who had been watching closely, said excitedly.
The other spirit beasts looked over and saw that it was just as the rabbit had said. The Azure Sky Emperor Bull was recovering its vitality at an incredible speed, and its aura no longer seemed so weak.
A moment later, Jing Mingxuan stood up and said softly, "Azure Sky Emperor Bull, you now have antibodies in your system to counter the chronic poison. You just need to rest for a year, and the toxins will be completely purged."
"Thank you!" The bull's voice was hoarse, filled with gratitude.
In truth, it could have been faster, but Jing Mingxuan had his own reasons. Letting the bull recover slowly would make it realize just how timely his treatment had been. If he had cured it instantly, it wouldn't have left a lasting impression, and it might not even have felt grateful.
Jing Mingxuan smiled faintly, stood up, and turned toward Su Muchan.
As he looked at his master's exquisite figure, his mind flashed back to the imagery of him examining the bull's body. External injuries, internal injuries, soul damage...
Suddenly, a thought occurred to him—a way to deepen his relationship with his master without causing her any resentment.
He would use the excuse of checking and treating her body to get closer.
*Tsk, tsk! I really am a little genius.*
A faint smile curled the corners of Jing Mingxuan’s mouth.
Su Muchan noticed, but didn't think much of it, assuming it was just his joy from saving the bull’s life.
Soon, Jing Mingxuan walked to Su Muchan’s side.
"Master! Let's go back."
Su Muchan nodded slightly. Just as she was about to perform a spatial shift, the spirit beasts prostrated themselves on the ground. Even the Azure Sky Emperor Bull, having just returned from the gates of hell, prostrated itself. Looking around, the seven Emperor Beasts, including the Taiqing Jade Rabbit, did the same.
"Xiaoxian! Why are they all prostrating?"
The Ten-Tailed Immortal Fox wagged her ten large tails, her haggard face showing a very happy smile as she explained, "Reporting to the Mistress, the spirit beasts acknowledge you and the Master from the bottom of their hearts, and they are showing their submission to you."
Compared to the slightly stunned Su Muchan, Jing Mingxuan was even more moved. He turned to the spirit beasts and shouted firmly, "Thank you all for your recognition. From now on, we will grow stronger together and protect Jingxiu Manor together."
The gazes of the spirit beasts became incomparably firm.
After three days, the ten thousand beasts roared again. But unlike last time, there was no human language—only deafening, thunderous bellows that shook the heavens.
When the sound faded, Jing Mingxuan and Su Muchan vanished.
***
In Jing Mingxuan’s courtyard in Tianyan City.
"Disciple! We must treat these spirit beasts well from now on," Su Muchan said, her eyes shining with intensity.
Jing Mingxuan nodded heavily, emphasizing his tone: "Of course. They follow us with such devotion, we certainly cannot let them down."
Su Muchan smiled with satisfaction.
At this moment, Jing Mingxuan shifted the topic. "Master! When I was treating the Azure Sky Emperor Bull earlier, I discovered that the Divine Healing Technique has an inspection function, capable of detecting any lingering external injuries, internal injuries, and soul damage."
"That good? Then check me!" Su Muchan said with a radiant face and a light, cheerful voice. She knew that since the Divine Healing Technique was unbeatable, whatever it found could be cured.
Jing Mingxuan’s eyes widened. He hadn't expected it to be so easy to get permission to examine his master’s body. Then again, his master had a simple heart; she didn't harbor the small, hidden agendas he did.
"Master, let's go inside; it’s not convenient to check here."
Su Muchan tilted her head, not understanding why, but she followed Jing Mingxuan into the house.
After confirming the doors and windows were closed, Jing Mingxuan’s mind filled with wonderful fantasies of taking advantage of her.
"Disciple! Aren't you ready yet?" Su Muchan asked, her face full of innocence and impatience.
"Coming!" Jing Mingxuan replied immediately.
He walked quickly to her, but as he looked at that face, which still screamed "innocence," he froze.
*Bullying my innocent master like this feels like I'm a beast.*
He and his master were inseparable; she would be his sooner or later, so why be so impatient? He entered a "sage mode" for a moment.
Jing Mingxuan reached for Su Muchan’s small hand. As soon as he felt its warmth, he heard her voice, full of confusion.
"Disciple! Your hand is too far off, you should grab here."
Jing Mingxuan felt his wrist being tightly gripped by Su Muchan, who then guided it to a spot that was extremely flat and soft. He looked down.
*Holy crap! It's Master's lower abdomen!*
He had to admit, it was a brand-new sensation.
"Disciple, stop dawdling!"
Since she said that, Jing Mingxuan didn't hesitate.
*Divine Healing Technique! Inspect!*
A moment later, he knew everything—her external, internal, and soul injuries.
There were no external injuries, no soul damage, only one internal injury. And the location was peculiar: it was in her chest.
*Master suffered an unhealable injury to her chest?*
Jing Mingxuan looked her over; it was absurd that she could still grow so magnificently after that!
"How is it?" Su Muchan asked, her eyes wide and curious.
Jing Mingxuan pointed at her chest with a calm expression. "There is only one internal injury, right here in your chest. Speaking of which, how did you get injured there?"
"Oh! Back then, my cultivation wasn't high, and I felt they were too big and blocked my view. So I tried to slap them away, but my body was too sturdy, and they just bounced back. Still, I felt a tearing pain and fainted from it." Su Muchan muttered with a look of lingering fear.
Jing Mingxuan froze, his eyes filled with astonishment.
*Master is quite the hardcore person!*
Luckily she didn't manage to flatten them, or he and their future children would be the ones to suffer.
"Master, this internal injury must be treated slowly; we can't rush it."
Su Muchan nodded obediently. "As long as you are the one treating me, it doesn't matter."
Jing Mingxuan’s heart was racing with excitement. He waited a moment before raising his hands to make contact. His mind instantly perceived a warmth that was firm yet supple. He didn't let himself get lost in it, though, and performed the Divine Healing Technique with a serious expression.
Su Muchan couldn't help but cry out, her face blushing slightly. He couldn't tell if she was shy from crying out due to the pain or if her mind was becoming less pure.
After a moment, the first treatment ended.
Su Muchan let out a sigh of relief and asked with a fearful expression, "Disciple! How many more times does this treatment need to happen? It hurt so much!"
"Ninety-nine more times!" After he finished, he saw her face turn instantly pale, her eyes welling up with tears. He quickly added, "The pain will gradually decrease; later on, it might even feel quite comfortable."
"Hmph! I don't believe you, unless you teach me this Divine Healing Technique so I can examine and treat you too." Su Muchan pouted, thinking that she certainly wouldn't suffer alone—she had to drag her disciple into it.
Jing Mingxuan’s spirits soared. He thought to himself, *There's such a good thing as this?*
**Chapter 24: Human Paradise**
Seeing that Jing Mingxuan didn't reply immediately, Su Muchan raised her chin with a smug, triumphant smile.
"Hee hee! Disciple, you're stunned, aren't you? Looks like you're afraid of pain, too!"
Jing Mingxuan shook his head slightly. "Pain? Of course I fear it, I’m only human after all. But that's not why I'm stunned."
"Then why are you stunned?" Su Muchan opened her phoenix eyes wide with curiosity.
Jing Mingxuan smiled warmly and naturally. "Because you want to examine and treat me."
At that moment, Su Muchan’s exotic red pupils shrank suddenly, and her heart began to hammer like a deer caught in a cage, devoid of any rhythm. She didn't understand the feeling, but like before, she felt very happy.
Jing Mingxuan looked at the suddenly dazed Su Muchan, his eyes filled with doting affection, his smile becoming somewhat infatuated. This wasn't just him being addicted to beauty; his dazed master was just too cute!
After a long while, Su Muchan muttered with a flushed face, "I suppose you have a way with words. Quickly, teach me the Divine Healing Technique; I want to give you a thorough checkup."
*She’s shy! Haha! I doubt Master even knows what these changes in herself mean yet. Slowly developing her is really interesting!*
Jing Mingxuan was overjoyed, and without hesitation, he taught her the Divine Healing Technique.
A moment later, Su Muchan wore a look of self-confidence.
"Disciple! Even if you cry out in pain later, I won't stop."
Jing Mingxuan remained calm and even urged her, "Master, hurry up and start! I can't wait anymore!"
Su Muchan’s willow-like brows furrowed, and her phoenix eyes widened.
*This disciple... wait until I make you beg for mercy on your knees.*
Putting her thoughts aside, she slowly raised her soft, fair hands and placed them directly on Jing Mingxuan’s lower abdomen.
*Divine Healing Technique!*
The first external injury was quickly detected.
*The lower back?*
A shocking scar appeared in her mind’s eye.
She was terrified and quickly asked, "Disciple! How did you get that external injury on your lower back?"
Jing Mingxuan paused for a moment as he recalled the memory.
"I was overdoing it during physical training, and it put too much pressure on my waist."
Even now, he still felt a lingering fear. Thank goodness this was a cultivation world; otherwise, he would have been paralyzed from the waist down.
Su Muchan frowned, her lovely face full of confusion. "Why would you need such intense physical training?"
"I am the eldest young master of the Jing family and the only son of the clan head. If I were a waste, the entire family would be humiliated because of it," Jing Mingxuan explained calmly.
From the moment he was in the womb, all the way to seeing Su Muchan on the Path of Ascension, he had practiced relentlessly, forgetting to eat or sleep. But the more he practiced, the more he felt the disparity in their talents. Others could increase their cultivation just by drinking water, while he had to expend ten or a hundred times the effort to achieve the same results.
Before he transmigrated, he was full of ambition, thinking that if he entered a cultivation world, he would surely be like a protagonist and defy the heavens. After he transmigrated, he was baffled! Compared to his previous life, this world was more cruel and realistic. If your talent is low, your progress is slow, and for the same cultivation rank, you will be weaker than a cultivator with high talent.
Later, he had considered just laying flat and giving up, but every time he thought of his parents and the care he received from the elders, he knew he couldn't let them down. Even so, he hadn't trained as violently as he did at the beginning.
In the blink of an eye, Su Muchan had finished checking his external injuries. There were many, but none as deep as the one on his back. Next, she checked for internal and soul damage. There were many internal injuries, but none were very deep, and there was absolutely no soul damage.
However, Su Muchan noticed that Jing Mingxuan’s soul was far more resilient than she had imagined. This surprised her, and she wondered why that was. *He probably doesn't even know himself,* she thought, and didn't dwell on it.
*How should I treat them?*
As she pondered, information appeared in her mind. It clearly stated that she could choose between direct healing or multiple sessions.