Heaven, Earth, Me

When Kali accused her, the woman’s face turned ugly, and she slapped the railing in front of her. Her powerful Sixth Realm aura burst forth, descending on Kali like a giant mountain. “Little girl! Don’t go around slandering other people, or you will suffer!”

Many people were scared for a second, imagining how Kali would face-plant on the ground. However, nothing that they imagined happened. When the pressure descended on Kali, the fox woman’s face turned somewhat stiff, but her body stood straight like a spear. 

The mouths of most spectators dropped open, disbelief written on their faces despite looking straight at the scene occurring in front of them. For immortal cultivators, mortal cultivators were nothing, so a single pressure wave would naturally be enough to neutralize even the most talented ones. 

However, Kali didn’t bend nor move her gaze away. Even if she was clearly under a strenuous pressure and there were some beads of sweat on her forehead, she didn’t bow down. 

The woman was surprised. Still, even if she admired the little girl in her heart, she couldn’t ignore her words. Regardless of whether Kali has healed her husband, accusing her of such an atrocious act was like stabbing a knife in her heart while giving her the cure! She couldn’t sit still, even if the fox girl became her husband’s savior. 

Hearing the shout filled with righteous indignation, Kali raised her hand and calmed the woman down, her voice sounding strained because of the terrifying pressure on top of her. “Senior, let me explain. You poisoning him was not intentional, and the case is so unusual that some alchemists go their entire lives without finding a similar case. Moreover, such risk will not exist in the future.”

The woman’s furrowed brows didn’t relax, but she didn’t jump to any more conclusions. Dissipating her aura, she took a deep breath and asked in an upset tone. “Explain.”

The grandma judge also nodded. “That’s right. You can’t make those accusations like that, child. Explain slowly.” 

Kali nodded and explained in detail. “Your [Cold Swamp Flower Blooming Constitution] is an extreme Yin constitution that’s very rare and powerful. Not only does it give you an extremely easy time cultivating any Ice, Darkness, and Nature triple element techniques, but it also gives your abilities a Yin chill attribute that is difficult to defend against.”

Everyone listened and couldn’t help but gasp. That was a very powerful constitution. The woman nodded as well. “That’s correct. I do practice an Ice, Nature, and Darkness cultivation technique.” 

Kali smiled faintly. “You should also practice a Dual Cultivation technique, right?”

The woman nodded once and then paused, her eyes widening slightly. “Don’t tell me…”

Kali confirmed her guess. “Indeed. Since you practice it the same way as a normal technique, your Yin attribute was also laced with the Yin Chill. Sadly, while your husband’s bloodline is a powerful Yang-attributed bloodline, his constitution, [Flying Swordsman Constitution], is quite far from being an overwhelmingly Yang-attributed one. On the contrary, his constitution can be found in females and males alike.”

Hearing her words, everyone had a guess of what happened. The woman’s face despaired as her face paled. “So… I was the one that…”

“That’s wrong as well.”

“Huh?”

Kali interrupted the woman’s mind from wandering. She glanced at the fox girl and asked, her face between shock and hope. Kali explained. “Usually, the effects would’ve been a moment of weakness due to your powerful Yin until your husband got accustomed to it and started absorbing it. However, the problem was that you went to find solutions from an Alchemist when it wasn’t that big of a problem at first.”

Kali sighed. “The alchemists gave your husband Yang-attributed medicines, and this acted as a temporary dam for your powerful Yin. Eventually, though, the dam collapsed, and the Yin that was meant to be slowly absorbed burst out like a flood and wrecked your husband’s body.” 

The wife looked at her sleeping husband with a complicated gaze. Kali smiled. “Don’t be depressed. Didn’t I tell you that there will be no future problems at all?”

The wife’s expression returned to clarity, and her eyes glanced at Kali with a curious expression. “What do you mean? If we continue, won’t he relapse?”

“As I said, that won’t happen.” Kali patiently repeated once more before telling her why. “Your Blood Essence in the ointment I created will not only heal and counteract the strong Yin Poison in his veins, but he will also gain immunity to it. Therefore, not to mention Dual Cultivation, having children should also not be a problem in the future. To say that your husband is the most compatible male with Senior at the moment is not too far-fetched.”

The judges, spectators, and other participants couldn’t help but look at Kali with a surprised expression. ‘No wonder this girl was so confident in asking for the woman’s Blood Essence. For Transcendence Realm cultivators, children were a major worry. However, Kali has created a worry-free fertility potion for the couple. Something that would usually be sold for egregious amounts of money.’

The wife’s face was filled with disbelief. Then, when she processed Kali’s words, her face became filled with emotion, and she jumped forward, hugging Kali closely. “Thank you! Thank you so much, child. You are my husband’s and my savior.”

Kali was surprised by the hug, but she quickly calmed down and patted the woman’s back. “It’s my work. An Alchemist is also a healer, among other things. Therefore, curing people is our duty toward those who trust us with their health.”

The woman separated and looked at Kali’s gentle and smiling face. She also smiled. “I am called Bai Luo Ming. My husband is called Gao Fan. If you ever come into trouble, break this communication talisman and we’ll come flying to help you.”

Kali received a precious-looking talisman and was slightly surprised. ‘... Wait. Bai? Wasn’t one of the four Ancient Families the Bai family?’

Her gaze became subtle for a second, but then she shook her head and smiled. “Thank you. I’ll treasure this opportunity that you’ve given me.”

How could Bai Luo Ming not see the slight change in Kali’s expression? Seeing Kali holding back from showing shock, Bai Luo Ming’s eyes curved with mirth. ‘Cute. Hm… I want to adopt her.’

Now that the door for children was open, her maternal instincts were overflowing. However, she quickly held back. ‘Not yet, not yet. We need to nourish our relationship before I can adopt such a cute daughter!’

Kali didn’t know that a big boss was so fond of her that she wanted to adopt her. However, even if she knew, she probably wouldn’t think too much of it. After all, her stay in this place was bound to be ephemeral. 

Bai Luo Ming picked up her husband from the bed and also took the ointment jar. Then, she left toward the stands. Some people were confused because she didn’t leave the arena but instead stayed behind. However, once she spoke, everything became clear. 

“If someone dares to bully Little Kali because she is a mortal cultivator during the last segment, they will be offending the Bai family!”

Her cold and overbearing words echoed in the surroundings like a heavenly judgment, making some of the alchemists who had started finding Kali an eyesore tremble. Bai Luo Ming’s strength was high even among Transcendent Realm cultivators. 

Then, Bai Luo Ming covered her husband and herself with a concealing formation, ready to apply the ointment to him. 

Kali looked around and smiled slightly, returning to her post and sitting cross-legged to temper her mentality. Once the last round started, she would need to concoct a Transcendence Ranked pill, something that Kali didn’t have 100% confidence in crafting.

Time passed quickly, and soon, the final list of the second event was brought out. With Kali’s performance, many looked over with curiosity. Yasenia scanned the list and saw Kali’s name. “Fourth…” She frowned slightly and sighed. “I was expecting a higher score, to be honest.”

Tatyana shook her head. “That’s a fair score. The top three people solved the ailments of their patients almost instantly and with minimal resources. Kali’s actions were skillful and flashy, but compared to those three, she was clearly behind.”

Yasenai harrumphed. “Hmph. So what? My fox should be first because she is cuter than the rest!”

The Long family people began sweating. ‘What kind of reasoning is that?’

After seeing the lists, the final section of the assessment began. The announcer explained the rules. “For this section, the participants will need to choose from the herbs that they have not used during the second assessment to create a Transcendence Ranked pill. There are no other rules, and the time limit will be two weeks.”

Creating Transcendence Ranked pills not only needed much more energy and concentration, but time was a must. Some materials couldn’t be instantly transformed into Herb Essence, and they needed to be heated up with different techniques and strengths. Only a much more powerful alchemist would be able to skip those steps with sheer energy and Alchemy Dao knowledge. 

Kali had been thinking about which pill to craft, and she eventually chose a relatively simple one. Of course, the difficulty would still be incomparable to the ointment she just fabricated. But at least her chances of successfully refining this pill were above 40%. Moreover, she needed six days to create it, so if she failed the first time, she would be able to try again. 

“There are enough materials for two attempts… If I fail both, then I won’t have time or resources for a third try on another pill.”

Kali asked for the set of materials, and the assistant at the side quickly took them out. Once outside, the judges and even other participants curiously looked at what Kali was about to create. 

However, once the materials were out, some people were bewildered. “Huh? What can you create with those materials?”

The judges had a strange expression. ‘Is she going to create one of those strange pills that she knows about?’

Kali’s chosen pill was none other than the pill she had researched the most. The pill that had returned her beauty to her, the [Soul Beauty Pill].

Kali started by taking a deep breath and lining up all the materials. Then, she waved her hand and ignited the alchemy fire below the alchemy cauldron. In the past, Kali used Valeria’s help to create this pill. And even if she summoned her, the judges would not be able to say no to her presence since it is not external strength.

Kali could even communicate mentally with Valeria and avoid their detection. However, this time, she didn’t do that. This was a chance to test herself, and she would not miss it. Her eyes shone with brilliance. ‘Let’s do this!’