After leaving the grocery store, Zhou Jiajia and the others relayed the search results to Lin Yifan.
Knowing that Chun Yan had no electronic communication devices on her, Lin Yifan breathed a sigh of relief; however, this did not mean that Chun Yan had not had any electronic communication devices on her prior to the search.
Therefore, in order to prevent Chun Yan from disobeying or escaping, he had to refine a specific elixir.
This elixir was originally used by Xuji True Master to deal with him, and now he had no choice but to use it against Chun Yan.
After returning to his room, he immediately entered the Space Ring to refine the Intestine-Piercing Pill.
As soon as he came in, the Enlightenment Tree, which had been waiting for a long time, ran over, eagerly dragging him to cultivate.
Lin Yifan replied expressionlessly, "Today I am not cultivating; I am just here to refine pills."
Hearing this, the Enlightenment Tree exploded and then pleaded, "You stinky kid, advancing realms sooner will make you powerful sooner, won't it?"
"Haste does not bring success. The path of cultivation is about steadiness, not speed," Lin Yifan answered.
"What nonsense! The path of cultivation is all about speed. When you reach the True Master Realm, you'll understand the true meaning of these words. So, come and cultivate with me now," the Enlightenment Tree argued, continuing to drag Lin Yifan.
At this moment, Lin Yifan became angry and retorted, "Let go! If you do not let go, I won't ever let you out."
"Damn it, kid, you are threatening me," the Enlightenment Tree cursed in fury.
"Yes! I didn't say I wasn't threatening you!"
"Damn! You dishonest scoundrel, believe it or not, I could squash you with one palm?"
"Where have I not kept my word? I said I would let you out after reaching the True Master Realm, but I never specified when; besides, do you think you can kill me here?" Lin Yifan asked with a smile, utterly unafraid of the Enlightenment Tree's threat.
Now it was the Enlightenment Tree that needed something from him, not the other way around.
"Dammit!" The Enlightenment Tree gritted its teeth in hatred but was helpless.
Lin Yifan was right; here, it had no way to deal with him.
Now, it either had to agree with Lin Yifan, or prevent him from accessing the contents of the Space Ring.
Having been here for hundreds of thousands of years, it was truly tired; so, it would not offend Lin Yifan no matter what, at least not before leaving the Space Ring.
Once out of the Space Ring, it could seek revenge; by then, Lin Yifan would become its plaything, unable to pose any threat to it.
Thinking of the expression on Lin Yifan's face when it would tease him, it could not help but chuckle.
After a long silence, it let go of Lin Yifan, allowing him to go and refine the elixir.
Lin Yifan did not know what devious idea the Enlightenment Tree had concocted, but even if he let it out, he would make ample preparations before the Enlightenment Tree left.
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With no interference from the Enlightenment Tree, Lin Yifan safely entered the herb room.
This room housed many herbs of all sorts, so he was not worried about finding all the ingredients needed to refine the Intestine-Piercing Pill.
After a while, when he had prepared the ingredients to synthesize the Intestine-Piercing Pill, he began his cultivation.
Besides refining the Intestine-Piercing Pill, he also had to refine the antidote for it; thus, he spent quite a bit of time.
When he emerged from the Space Ring, the outside world had already brightened.
Lin Yifan hurriedly handed the Intestine-Piercing Poison to Xiao Fang and asked her to administer it to Chun Yan.
Since Chun Yan was a Cultivator, he could only let Xiao Fang deal with her; if Zhou Jiajia and Su Qingqing were sent, he feared it might be dangerous.
Xiao Fang took the pill, but was puzzled about what type of elixir it was, so she asked, "Yifan, what kind of elixir is this?"
"A type of slow-acting poison with latent effects," Lin Yifan replied.
"Why would you refine such an elixir?" Xiao Fang curiously inquired.
It was well known that the Bright True Master only dealt with antidotes and did not refine poisons; therefore, she was unaware where Lin Yifan learned to refine poisons.
"Previously, when the old landlady used this slow-acting poison against me, I learned how to refine this type of elixir while I was researching the antidote," Lin Yifan answered.
In fact, he had learned the Intestine-Piercing Pill from the Witchcraft Secret Manual, but he absolutely didn't dare tell Xiao Fang about the Witchcraft Secret Manual; because even if Xiao Fang didn't tell outsiders, she would inform the Bright True Master. This would be very disadvantageous for him; thus, he would not reveal the existence of the Witchcraft Secret Manual to Xiao Fang.
"Why did she want to use this poison against you?" Xiao Fang pressed further.
"Because she feared I was an undercover agent, spying on her secret manuals," Lin Yifan responded.
"Are you okay now?" Xiao Fang asked with concern.
Xuji True Master was someone she vaguely knew about. This person was inherently suspicious and a poison cultivation expert, having interacted with the Witchcraft True Master; hence, Lin Yifan, living in her building, would definitely be regarded with suspicion; it was understandable that she gave Lin Yifan a slow-acting poison to restrain him.
"With my clever intelligence in alchemy, of course, I managed to refine an antidote and cured the poison," Lin Yifan boasted.
"That's good," Xiao Fang sighed in relief.
After clearing up the confusion, she followed Lin Yifan's instructions and administered the pill to Chun Yan.
When the door was opened again, Chun Yan, already traumatized, was very scared, not knowing what kind of cruel plan these people had devised to punish her.
"Swallow this pill!" Xiao Fang ordered emotionlessly.
"Why? What kind of pill is this?" Chun Yan asked fearfully.
"Just swallow it when told to, why all the questions?" Xiao Fang did not wish to explain and continued with the commands.
The other party's attitude and tone made Chun Yan feel greatly angered, yet she was helpless, being a captive.
She knew that even if she would rather die than eat it, Xiao Fang would force it down her throat; therefore, to lessen her suffering, she decided to consume it herself.
Having already endured the extremely toxic Myriad Ants Pill, what was there to fear from one more pill?
So, she closed her eyes and swallowed it.
Xiao Fang was very satisfied, then truthfully informed her, "The pill you just took is a slow-acting poison, it won't take your life immediately; but if you don't get the antidote within a month, you will die a painful death. So behave yourself and don't try to escape, otherwise no one can save you."
"Damn it! How despicable!" Chun Yan was furious, not expecting such malice from this household.
Now, she truly regretted why she hadn't escaped immediately last night while Xiao Fang and the others were searching for the elixir.
Seeing Chun Yan's furious expression, Xiao Fang was very pleased; what she desired was exactly this effect, to let someone like Chun Yan, so malicious in nature, experience the bitterness of being poisoned by others.