249: Chapter 249

Qing Lin wailed loudly, sobbing uncontrollably, and kept pinching Xiao Run beside her.

"You brat, cry louder for me later; don't you dare mess this up."

Xiao Run looked bewildered: "Mom, Great Aunt's husband isn't dead, and he's not my father either, why should I cry?"

"Shut up, why do you have so much nonsense to say? If you don't do as I say, I'll beat you until you do cry."

Xiao Run was in great pain from the pinching, with several bruises on her body, and Qing Lin was only increasing the pressure.

Xiao Run put on a dramatic performance, looking like she was mourning: "Oh, Great Aunt's husband... Oh, Great Aunt's husband..."

Qing Lin kicked her: "The tears are fine, but restrain your facial expressions a bit; it's too exaggerated and looks fake."

"Also, your Great Aunt's husband is returning safely, not dying, so change your tone a little."

Little Fairy Doctor stood on the side, expressionless, watching the mother and daughter's performance the whole time. Tian Kui had asked her to come along, though it was unclear if it was intentional.

Xiao Bai put Ao Xue down from his back and grinned at everyone: "Why make such a big fuss? I'm not some important guest."

"I appreciate everyone's kindness! You can all go back."

Tian Kui slowly walked forward and asked: "Who is this person in black beside you?"

"Ao Wuming's biological sister, Her Highness the Sixth Princess, I brought her here to see the Little Fairy Doctor for treatment."

"Take her in quickly, the teleportation array is about to close."

Tian Kui waved at those behind her: "Everyone go back, don't linger here."

Ever since Xiao Bai was brought to Dreamscape Mountain, those Cultivators hadn't caused them any trouble.

Yan Ding was anxious to achieve a Breakthrough in his Realm and had no time to investigate where Xiao Bai had gone; he had already established a connection with Emperor Kun and was planning a bigger move.

Qing Lin excitedly walked forward and hooked her arm around Xiao Bai's: "You deadbeat, so you finally know how to come back? I'll go wait for you in the room."

Xiao Bai gave her a look: "Can you be mindful of the situation in public? Runer is right here."

"I have things to take care of right now, I'll come find you when I'm free."

Xiao Run also chimed in to join the fun: "Yeah Mom, you're too enthusiastic, it's not good, it's like a bootlicker."

"Besides, the Snake King is Great Aunt's husband, are you trying to hook up with her husband while she is in seclusion to Cultivate?"

Qing Lin quickly covered her mouth to stop her from continuing; this little girl said shocking things and dared to say anything.

Her careless nature was just like Qing Lin's, and she was a chatterbox.

Xiao Bai brought Ao Xue to Medicine Valley; this floating island was the exclusive territory of the Little Fairy Doctor, and it was a Forbidden Ground for the Heavenly Demon Fox Clan, where only a few female fox demons studying medicine lived.

It was filled with all sorts of strange medicinal herbs, including many colorful, highly poisonous flowers and plants.

The air was filled with various scents and emitted colorful, peculiar mists that even the highly skilled Tian Kui couldn't identify.

"Follow the Little Fairy Doctor closely and try to hold your breath; these rare flowers and plants can sense intruders and will release deadly toxins."

The Little Fairy Doctor gently waved her right hand, and a red light flew out, causing the restless flowers and plants to gradually settle down.

"Don't be afraid, you are guests, they won't hurt you."

A lush valley came into view; it wasn't very deep, and there were many small wooden houses distributed along the cliffs on both sides, with a dozen or so female fox demons drying herbs outside.

When Tian Kui arrived at the valley, the female fox demons stopped what they were doing and bowed slightly to her.

"You all continue with your work, I have something to attend to back in the clan."

Tian Kui couldn't help much here, and she didn't like to pry into Ao Xue's privacy. It was enough that Xiao Bai had returned safely; she was already overjoyed in her heart, she just hadn't expressed it.

Xiao Bai nodded slightly: "You go ahead and get busy, I'll come find you once I've sorted this out."

The room was filled with various Yao Beast specimens, all kept in jars soaked in medicinal liquid; there were dozens of them, which made Ao Xue shiver.

Usually, she wouldn't be afraid of such things, but it had a lot to do with the oppressive environment in the room.

The Little Fairy Doctor said coldly: "What are the symptoms? I don't usually act easily."

Xiao Bai asked Ao Xue to remove her mask and patiently explained the course of events.

Looking at the pockmarks all over Ao Xue's face, the Little Fairy Doctor stepped forward to examine the newly grown Dragon horns.

"These two horns are filled with toxins; if they aren't removed, they will soon spread throughout your entire body."

"Right now it's just freckles on your face, but in a couple of days, they will turn into abscesses, eventually leading to your whole face rotting."

Ao Xue's heart skipped a beat, and she asked anxiously: "Why is this happening? Everything was fine before."

"This pair of Dragon horns is extraordinary, even more powerful than the current Dragon Emperor's, yet you despise them and want to get rid of them."

"Perhaps the Dragon horns have activated a self-protection mode, which is why they are releasing toxins."

The Little Fairy Doctor sighed: "After taking Human Form, Yao Beasts will always retain some original characteristics; even the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon is no exception."

"If you get rid of the Dragon horns, the Dragon tail will also have to be removed; there's absolutely no need to turn into a Human Race."

She pointed at Xiao Bai: "Not all monsters can be like this Snake King, able to Take Human Form so completely."

Xiao Bai felt it was a bit redundant to stay here, so he went to Pan Si Mountain to check on the Spider Queen's situation; he had to make a choice between her and Bai Su for the last binding slot.

Their Q&A went smoothly; the Little Fairy Doctor had a way to cure Ao Xue, but the process would be quite painful.

She would need to stay in the Medicine Valley for a while, and the Little Fairy Doctor proposed two options for Ao Xue to choose from.

Through surgery, she could remove the Dragon horns on Ao Xue's head, but she would also have to drain all the Dragon blood from her body and replace it entirely with human blood.

Only this way could it be completely eradicated, ensuring there would be no possibility of them growing back in the future; the Dragon tail behind her would also have to be removed, just like undergoing full-body plastic surgery.

The result of this would be that Ao Xue would no longer possess the noble Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Bloodline, making her no different from an ordinary Human Race, and all her magic power would disappear.

Having to pay such a huge price was hard for Ao Xue to accept; she had never intended to give up the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon Bloodline, she just wanted to remove the two Dragon horns to make herself look prettier.

"Little Fairy Doctor, what about the second option?"

"It's simple: I will drain all the black toxins from the Dragon horns, and with medicinal treatment, you will be able to recover to your original state after a month or so."

Ao Xue agreed decisively: "Then let's go with this option; going around in circles only to return to the starting point."

"Some things you are born with; trying to stubbornly discard them will only invite backlash."

Ao Xue cooperated and lay on the bed, while the Little Fairy Doctor rotated various sharp scalpels in her hands, slowly cutting open the Dragon horns to drain the toxins.

Chapter 335: The Nunnery on the Mountain

The surgery was successful, and under the Little Fairy Doctor's superb medical skills, the toxins in both Dragon horns were completely drained.

The freckles on Ao Xue's face had faded significantly, but further treatment was needed to eradicate them completely.

The remaining work could be handled by the other female fox demons in the Medicine Valley; the Little Fairy Doctor only needed to come by every day to observe the recovery, for a period of one and a half months.

Xiao Bai had arrived at Pan Si Mountain, and his descendants, led by Xiao Dong, were very excited.

These descendants had multiplied crazily; the original number of less than ten thousand had surged to one hundred thousand, but fortunately, this area was large enough to accommodate them.

This suddenly elevated Xiao Bai's seniority significantly; he was already at the great-great-grandfather level.

Many descendants had received Xiao Bai's true teachings, and there were quite a few female fox demons living all over Pan Si Mountain, many of whom were pregnant.

After Tian Kui took charge of the Heavenly Demon Fox Clan, there were no longer any racial restrictions for fox demons with Cultivation below the Yao King level.

As long as both parties were willing, they could intermarry with other races, and this piece of good news directly benefited Xiao Bai's descendants.

Xiao Dong now possessed the strength of a Level 4 Yao King, and his Cultivation remained the highest among the descendants on Pan Si Mountain.

He patiently explained the situation of these descendants to Xiao Bai, to the point where Xiao Bai felt his head was about to explode; even if he spent three days and three nights, he wouldn't be able to finish.

"Stop, don't keep going, the amount of information is too much to remember."

"I just want to clarify one point: all these descendants are active on Pan Si Mountain, will there be problems with inbreeding?"

Xiao Dong's mouth twitched: "Replying to Father King, this child hasn't specifically tracked that, it is indeed quite difficult to investigate."

Xiao Bai pointed at the lightning mark on Xiao Dong's forehead: "Isn't there this mark? It should be easy to identify, right?"

Xiao Dong looked helpless: "Father King, you don't know, this mark is only obvious on the siblings of the same generation as this child."

"The further down it goes, the fainter it gets, and by the time it reaches my grandchildren's generation, it disappears completely, and their talent to Cultivate is much worse."

Xiao Bai finally understood why the rewards from the 'Branching Out and Having Many Children' System were becoming fewer and fewer, a far cry from the rewards of the Great Kun Power.

The improvements in the Cultivation of the original descendants could still provide more feedback, but if things continued like this, the entire Pan Si Mountain would sooner or later become a shura field.

From the great-grandchildren generation onwards, the vast majority of these descendants were mediocre, and it was extremely rare for them to reach the Yao King Realm.

The main combat power was still in Xiao Dong's generation, as well as their children's generation.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, my head hurts. Where is your mother in seclusion to Cultivate? Take me to see her."

Xiao Dong spoke hesitantly, not knowing how to start.

"What's going on? Are you mute?"

Xiao Dong lowered his head in shame: "To tell you the truth, Mother came out of seclusion two years ago; she has been eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures in a temple on the back mountain."

Xiao Bai looked bewildered: "Nonsense, I only left for ten days or so, how could it suddenly be two years ago?"

"Father King has been gone for twelve years, this child would not dare to lie."

Xiao Bai counted on his fingers: "Holy crap, could it really be 'one day in heaven is one year on earth'? I spent about twelve days on Kunpeng Mountain."

Twelve years felt like yesterday; after returning, those friends from the past hadn't changed much, and that little one, Xiao Run, didn't have much difference from before, only having grown slightly taller.

No wonder those female demons were so excited the moment they saw Xiao Bai; Tian Kui was relatively restrained.

"Lead the way, I'll go see her."

Xiao Dong frowned: "Mother hasn't seen anyone for these past two years; Father King, you should be mentally prepared."

The father and son flew to the highest peak in this area of Pan Si Mountain; they didn't know when a temple had appeared, and they weren't very clear about its origins.

"Father King, look, it's in that temple down there, Mother is inside."

Xiao Bai landed slowly; the temple didn't look very big, with a Mahavira Hall in the middle and a dozen or so rooms connected together, the layout was simple.

As soon as he stepped in, he could feel a sense of tranquility, which immediately calmed his restless heart.

"Dong Zi, go knock on the door."