A month later, in the Pill Realm.
Sitting beside the purple cocoon, Gu Fei opened his eyes once more. He took out a bottle of medicinal liquid and evenly applied it to the surface of the cocoon.
Over the past month, he had repeated this process every three days.
At this point, the runes on the surface of the cocoon were not only glowing more intensely, but faint cracks were also beginning to spread, with faint purple rays of light seeping through.
Shortly after this application, the entire hall suddenly began to shake violently.
"It's finally going to successfully advance!"
Gu Fei's face was full of smiles as he watched the cocoon suddenly burst into brilliant light.
Under Gu Fei's watchful gaze, the purple light on the cocoon grew stronger and stronger.
Finally, a faint cracking sound was heard.
Immediately, the small cracks on the cocoon surface silently expanded.
More and more cracks appeared, and finally, a large piece of the cocoon shell suddenly fell off.
With the fall of the first piece, the cocoon seemed to trigger a chain reaction, quickly shattering and shooting out a pillar of purple light.
The pillar of purple light shot up into the sky, eventually colliding with the spatial barrier that Gu Fei had set up, causing waves of ripples.
Gu Fei stared at the huge pillar of purple light. With his keen eyesight, he could vaguely see a blurry figure inside.
The light pillar persisted for a moment before it began to fade, and shortly after, it completely disappeared.
The figure within it then appeared directly in Gu Fei's sight.
The figure that appeared had a naked jade-like body, with a faint purple glow surrounding it, giving her a bewitching appearance.
A long, silky, purple hair cascaded down, reaching the firm and perky hips. This mature, voluptuous body had no trace of the little girl's former self.
"Is this Ziyan?"
Gu Fei looked in shock at the girl with a seductive and mature figure.
Although he had mentally prepared himself beforehand, seeing Ziyan's transformed appearance still surprised him.
He couldn't imagine that the little brat from before would develop so well.
And so alluring...
Ziyan, within the light pillar, lazily stretched.
In an instant, her already enticing curves were perfectly highlighted.
Ziyan lazily opened her eyes and glanced at the still-surprised Gu Fei beside her. A playful thought crossed her mind, and she threw him a shy, flirtatious glance.
Receiving this flirtatious glance, Gu Fei shivered all over, then smiled wryly and shook his head. This girl still had the heart of a child.
With a quick movement, Gu Fei, keeping his gaze straight, retrieved a robe from his storage ring and was about to hand it to Ziyan. However, just as his hand touched her body, she shuddered.
Her body suddenly began to shrink at a visible rate.
In just a few breaths, the voluptuous beauty turned back into a small, naked little girl.
"Haha..."
Ziyan's sudden change made Gu Fei unable to hold back his laughter.
Ziyan herself was startled by this change, but when she saw that her body had returned to its former little girl state, her eyebrows immediately furrowed.
"Damn Body Transformation Grass! It won't let me grow up... Wuwu... Big brother Gu Fei, you're so bad, laughing at me..."
Looking at the gloating Gu Fei in front of her, Ziyan furiously pounced on him, her small hands beating on his chest.
"Alright, alright, put on your clothes!"
Gu Fei draped the clothes over Ziyan and said with a smile, "Actually, you look pretty good like this, very cute..."
"No, I'm not!"
Upon hearing this, Ziyan shook her head repeatedly.
"Sister Xiao Yixian told me that men only like well-endowed women, and when they see a beautiful woman, they won't even blink..."
"Big brother Gu Fei, are you like that too?"
"Uh..."
"Let's just leave the Pill Realm first!"
Gu Fei was a bit embarrassed by the girl's comment, so he didn't answer and instead urged Ziyan to leave, after all, the two of them had been in the Pill Realm for over a month.
Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin still didn't know their exact situation and would be very worried.
"Big guy, goodbye!"
As they were about to leave, Ziyan waved goodbye to Xiong Zhan.
Xiong Zhan didn't mind Ziyan's nickname for him at all, grinning widely.
...
Evening.
In the lobby on the first floor of an inn in Holy Pill City, where Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin were staying.
A veiled woman in black looked longingly towards a certain place on the second floor.
"Why hasn't Young Master Gu Fei returned yet?"
The woman in black was none other than the demoness Cao Ying. Initially, she was very happy when she heard that Gu Fei had taken the Three Thousand Burning Flame and didn't leave.
But now, Gu Fei had not shown up for over a month, as if he had completely disappeared.
"Forget it, it seems I won't be seeing him today..."
Sighing, Cao Ying prepared to leave.
However, just as she turned around, a figure she had been longing to see appeared at the entrance.
"Young Master Gu Fei, I've finally seen you again!" Cao Ying quickly walked over and greeted Gu Fei warmly.
Normally, even in plain clothes, Cao Ying was the center of attention in the inn. Now, the focus shifted to Gu Fei.
"Miss Cao Ying, do you need something?"
Gu Fei's reply was surprisingly similar to when they had "accidentally" met on the street before.
This single sentence made Cao Ying forget all the words she had prepared.
"Where has Young Master Gu Fei been for the past month? I've been searching for you..."
Cao Ying's casual remark put both Gu Fei and Ziyan in an awkward position.
The fact that the two of them had sneaked into the Pill Realm to search for treasure was not something to be made public.
"Where I go is none of your business!"
Ziyan mumbled.
"Hmm?"
Cao Ying frowned slightly, only now noticing the little girl standing beside Gu Fei.
She focused her gaze on Ziyan and sensed her aura, secretly startled, "She's so young, yet she already has the cultivation of a Dou Emperor, she's not weaker than me..."
"Could she be Young Master Gu Fei's sister?" Cao Ying speculated.
"Little sister, don't misunderstand, I'm just concerned about big brother Gu Fei, I didn't mean anything else!" Cao Ying explained with a smile.
"You're clearly interested in big brother! You think I can't tell?"
Ziyan's blunt remark made Cao Ying a bit embarrassed.
"Miss Cao Ying, I suggest you leave the inn. If you stay any longer, I can't guarantee what might happen!"
Suddenly, Gu Fei's voice, tinged with coldness, rang out, causing Cao Ying to panic.