While the player is in Battle Through the Heavens, the system is in The Great Ruler.

Chapter 16 Departure, Tagor Desert!

After a while,

In a quiet courtyard, Little Fairy Doctor was carefully tending to the medicinal herbs cultivated there. Her slender fingers gently brushed across the leaves, her movements soft and focused.

"Xian'er, pack your things, we're about to leave."

Lu Yu's voice came from behind. Upon hearing this, Little Fairy Doctor flicked her sleeve and skillfully stored several medicinal herbs into her storage ring.

She turned around, the purple battle aura surrounding her faintly visible, clearly indicating that she had reached the realm of a one-star Great Battle Master.

In the past six months, she has long since ceased to be the delicate pharmacist who needed protection.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to have helped Lu Yu so easily poison two one-star Grand Dou Masters yesterday.

"Leaving now?"

The Little Fairy Doctor remained calm, her delicate hand rising slightly as her fingertips traced the storage ring at her waist: "Healing medicine, Qi-restoring pills, a map of the Tagor Desert, food and water, insect repellent..."

For each item she mentioned, she took it out of her storage ring and placed it on the stone table. "Is everything ready?"

Lu Yu was taken aback by what he heard, and subconsciously touched his nose: "This...you've said a lot..." His gaze swept over the dazzling array of supplies on the table, and his voice gradually softened, "You don't really need this much, do you..."

"Why can't I use it?"

Little Fairy Doctor rolled her eyes at him, then took out an exquisite jade bottle from her sleeve, gently placed it on the stone table, and said irritably, "Some people are so focused on cultivation that they've forgotten even the most basic supplies, haven't they?"

"These are all prepared for you. Take them with you. I have another set in my storage ring."

Lu Yu chuckled and gathered the supplies on the table, saying, "Isn't it because you're here?"

"Aren't you going to say goodbye to your little sister Xun'er?"

Little Fairy Doctor suddenly spoke, her tone so flat that no emotion could be discerned.

Lu Yu coughed lightly, his eyes flickering slightly, and said somewhat awkwardly, "I've already informed them." He quickly changed the subject, "We should set off now and try to reach the Tagor Desert within a month."

Little Fairy Doctor glanced at him indifferently and didn't ask any further questions. Over the past six months, due to their dual cultivation of the Great Floating Pagoda Technique, their relationship had grown increasingly intimate, but it remained in an ambiguous stage. Xun'er's presence was like an invisible barrier standing between them.

"If only I had met you sooner..." This thought flashed through Little Fairy Doctor's mind, and a trace of sadness appeared in her eyes.

……

Not long after, two figures quietly left the Xiao family.

Once they were far from Wutan City and alone, Lu Yu suddenly reached out and put his arm around Little Fairy Doctor's slender waist.

"Hold on tight," he whispered, a surge of purple light erupting behind him as a pair of magnificent purple wings suddenly unfurled. Before Little Fairy Doctor could react, she was lifted into the air, the powerful airflow whipping her hair through the air.

"You!" She instinctively gripped Lu Yu's collar, a hint of embarrassment and anger flashing in her purple eyes. But soon, her attention was drawn to the scenery below—mountains and rivers rushed past beneath her feet, and the clouds seemed so close they could almost touch.

Lu Yu's lips curled up slightly, and his Purple Cloud Wings flapped suddenly, increasing his speed even further.

Little Fairy Doctor had to press herself close to his chest, her ears filled with the sound of his strong heartbeat, mixed with the whistling wind.

After several days of flying and several rest stops.

The familiar town of Qingshan appeared on the horizon. Lu Yu slowly landed outside the town and retracted his Purple Cloud Wings. Little Fairy Doctor immediately broke free from his embrace, straightening her wind-blown clothes, her ear tips slightly red.

"It's been a year, and Qingshan Town is still the same as ever..."

Lu Yu gazed at the familiar bluestone path at the town entrance, his eyes sweeping over the mercenaries coming and going. He then turned to Little Fairy Doctor and said, "Shall we go to the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall?"

Little Fairy Doctor shook her head, a complex look flashing in her eyes: "No need, let's go straight into the mountain."

As the sun set, the two had ventured deep into the outer reaches of the Monster Mountain Range. Lu Yu skillfully lit a campfire and took out a prepared Snow Spirit Rabbit from his storage ring, placing it over the fire. The sizzling sound of dripping oil filled the air, and an enticing aroma gradually spread.

"Not bad." Little Fairy Doctor took the roasted rabbit leg and took a small bite.

Lu Yu smiled and picked up another rabbit leg to enjoy it.

After dinner, night fell completely.

The two sat around the campfire. Lu Yu took out a jade bottle: "Try this? I used Earth Core Flame to purify Ghost Grass and Silver Heron Flower, and made this Fallen Soul Powder."

Little Fairy Doctor took the jade bottle, lightly tasted it with her fingertip, and a satisfied look appeared on her face: "It's so good to have an alchemist by your side, even poison tastes so good."

"If you like it, that's fine," Lu Yu smiled and shook his head, "We can practice together later..."

Before she could finish speaking, Little Fairy Doctor tilted her snow-white neck back and drank the entire bottle of poison in one gulp. A captivating blush instantly spread across her cheeks, her purple eyes shimmered with a hazy, watery light, and a satisfied sigh escaped her red lips.

For someone with a poisonous constitution, being able to ingest such potent poison at will is indeed a rare pleasure.

Lu Yu's eyes widened, and he snatched the jade bottle away: "What's your hurry..." He shook the now empty bottle, laughing and crying at the same time: "This is a month's worth of extract!"

Little Fairy Doctor leaned lazily against a tree trunk, poisonous mist uncontrollably emanating from her, sizzling and corroding the surrounding vegetation. She tilted her head to look at Lu Yu, her voice carrying a rare hint of coquettishness: "What? Can't bear to part with me?"

“I’m afraid you…” Lu Yu swallowed his words, shook his head helplessly, and said, “Forget it, let’s start dual cultivation. In your current state, if we don’t clear the poison in your body soon, you might lose control.”

Little Fairy Doctor chuckled softly, her slender hands grasping Lu Yu's, and her pure poisonous fighting energy flowed into his meridians like a gentle stream: "Then what are we waiting for?"

As night deepened, the campfire in the forest had long since gone out.

Their figures intertwined, their silhouettes outlined in the moonlight, as the surrounding energy of heaven and earth was continuously drawn into them, and time slowly passed...

The next day, early in the morning.

As the last trace of energy returned to its original position, the two opened their eyes simultaneously, tacitly ending their practice and concluding this dual cultivation session.

Lu Yu's fighting spirit surged, and his robes fluttered even without wind, clearly indicating that his cultivation had improved once again. Meanwhile, the purple light in Little Fairy Doctor's eyes cleared a bit.

"The toxicity has been temporarily sealed into the poison pill; it needs to be refined slowly." Lu Yu rubbed his throbbing temples, his tone serious. "We can't be so reckless next time."

Little Fairy Doctor lazily stretched her waist and said casually, "Aren't you here?"

"You..."

Lu Yu shook his head helplessly and said, "Before the Great Floating Pagoda Technique reaches the Tower Transformation Realm, the Calamity Poison Body may backfire at any time."

"Wait until the pagoda is truly formed before you think about recklessly consuming poison."

Little Fairy Doctor waved her hand dismissively, stood up, and gently patted her dress. Since cultivating the Great Floating Pagoda Technique, her poisonous body had not flared up for almost a year.

She knew her own body condition all too well. To trigger the poison's effects now, she would have to deliberately detonate the poison pills within her body; otherwise, it was impossible for the poison to get out of control.

But how could she possibly do something so foolish as to court death?

"Okay, let's continue on our way."

"We need to get through the Monster Mountain Range as soon as possible so we can find a safe place to rest."

"Fine……"

……

(End of this chapter)