“Forget it, I won’t think about it. I should focus on my own business first.”
Her specially modified version of the Explosive Pill wasn’t finished yet.
With the whole afternoon ahead of her, she would start by refining a few batches.
This time, Yun Fei had learned her lesson.
Before throwing in the flames, she first controlled the temperature of the Nether Realm Purple Fire within the refining range.
Everything went smoothly this time.
Her touch returned to its former fluid state, and her control over the Nether Realm Purple Fire had improved significantly.
As expected, the most effective way to quickly familiarize oneself with a type of flame was alchemy; it was an extreme test of one’s Spiritual Power and mastery over fire.
Looking at the three batches of Explosive Pills laid out on the table before her, Yun Fei felt particularly satisfied.
Each of the three batches corresponded to a different amount of Phantom Spirit Grass pollen.
Yun Fei couldn’t wait to test them out!
As for the testing location… the back mountain would do!
“Hehe~ Little cuties in the back mountain forest, are you ready to become this Young Master’s lab rats~” After packing her things, Yun Fei hurried out.
Her target was clear: the Spirit Beasts in the dense forest.
Naturally, she would pick some weaker ones for her experiments.
She wasn’t entirely sure she could defeat the powerful ones.
Meanwhile, Mu Lingxi had changed her clothes and was standing by the window, watching Yun Fei run out excitedly.
“What happy thing did that fellow encounter now? It’s quite rare… I’ll follow and take a look.”
Although curiosity occupied a large part of Mu Lingxi’s heart, looking at it from another perspective, Yun Fei was the Young Lord of the Demon Realm.
Every time she came to the Profane Realm, she committed acts of violence and robbery, doing all sorts of evil.
She was even capable of stealing candied haws from children.
It was necessary for Mu Lingxi to keep a constant eye on Yun Fei’s movements to prevent her from doing anything detrimental to the Profane Realm.
Furthermore, she didn’t believe it was a complete coincidence that she and Yun Fei were assigned together.
The Academy surely had the underlying intention of having her keep an eye on Yun Fei.
Having prepared her excuse in case she was caught by Yun Fei, Mu Lingxi didn’t delay and followed behind Yun Fei at a distance, equally eager.
***
Inside the dense forest, in a relatively open and flat clearing, Yun Fei moved stealthily, hiding in the nearby bushes.
Peering through a gap in the foliage, she watched two adorable rabbits gradually approaching the trap she had set.
Her trap was meticulously crafted.
Such low-intelligence Spirit Beasts surely wouldn’t notice it.
Moreover, she felt that even a normal person wouldn’t notice.
After all, what normal person would imagine that a wild radish dropped by someone was actually a Bomb Radish that would explode with paralyzing powder upon being bitten?
“Haha! This is my little stroke of genius!”
Thinking of this, the little person inside Yun Fei’s heart couldn’t help but dance with joy.
“Bang!”
A small explosion sounded.
Since it was actually filled with medicinal powder, it didn’t cause much of a commotion.
“Success!”
The smoke kicked up by the powder quickly dissipated, revealing the two rabbits lying flat on their backs.
“Hmph! Finally caught you! These Swift-Running Rabbits are small and run incredibly fast. I really couldn’t catch them without a bit of ingenuity.”
Yun Fei stepped out from the bushes and couldn’t help but smack her lips.
As if to vent the frustration in her heart, she walked up to the two Swift-Running Rabbits, who were lying on the ground staring blankly with their big red eyes, and gave them a kick.
“Squeak!”
The Swift-Running Rabbits let out a dissatisfied cry, as if accusing Yun Fei of being a cheap player who set traps because she couldn’t keep up.
“Oh~ You can still make a sound? Looks like the dosage wasn’t enough. I’ll stuff more in next time.”
As she spoke, she gave them another kick.
“Squeak squeak! (Devil!)”
Yun Fei didn’t plan to play around any longer.
As one of the hardiest Spirit Beasts in the Spirit Beast world, the Swift-Running Rabbit had extremely tenacious vitality, making them the most suitable lab rats.
Yun Fei grabbed the two ears of each Swift-Running Rabbit in one hand and skipped happily back toward the way she came.
The two rabbits in her hands swung back and forth as she hopped along, giving off the lively vibe of a country girl returning home to report the good news of catching two wild rabbits.
Hiding in a tree, Mu Lingxi stared blankly at the receding figure.
“Is that still the demon who always stood against me and is infamous in the Profane Realm? As expected of the Yin Essence of Heaven and Earth given by Master; its function is actually this powerful… It’s like her very core has been swapped out, hasn’t it?”
Yun Fei’s habits and behaviors could hardly be associated with a boy anymore!
Mu Lingxi had previously felt a sense of cognitive dissonance when clashing with Yun Fei yesterday and today—it was as if Yun Fei’s original wicked personality had been eroded away, replaced by the flightiness of a young girl.
“But what is she doing catching rabbits? Could it be tonight’s ingredients? Is she actually so proactive about preparing dinner for me? Hehe… I have to say, even though Yun Fei became a girl, her stubbornness remains unchanged. She claims to disdain cooking for me, yet she actively went out to find ingredients, didn’t she?”
The corners of Mu Lingxi’s mouth curled up slightly.
She could already imagine the bright red roasted rabbit feast on the dining table tonight.
On her way back, Yun Fei had no idea that the rabbits she had worked so hard to catch had already been turned into delicious delicacies in the eyes of a certain Saintess who enjoyed peeping.
***
Returning to her residence, Yun Fei entered the still-intact refining room, closed the door, and locked it.
The experiment starts… now!
Yun Fei placed the two rabbits into a pre-prepared cage, the corners of her mouth curving into a little devilish arch.
The rabbits had regained their ability to move, but there was nothing they could do now.
They could only huddle together, seeking a moment of solace.
“Hehe~ Don’t worry~ I won’t hurt you~ I won’t slaughter you and turn you into whole roasted rabbits either. I just need you to accompany me for a small experiment, then I’ll let you go.”
Yun Fei’s devilish little hand placed an Explosive Pill with greatly diluted explosive power into the cage, which was mixed with a small dose of mutated Phantom Spirit Grass pollen.
Originally, she had prepared some Explosive Pills with significant power.
But to her surprise, there were actually people guarding the forest entrance.
They said that the Spirit Beasts in the forest were currently in a manic period, and no blood could be shed in the forest.
Otherwise, the manic Spirit Beasts might riot, affecting the students who were meditating in seclusion.
Left with no choice, she could only catch a few Spirit Beasts like this and bring them back to experiment with low-power or even powerless defective products.
After all, her house was very precious and couldn’t afford a few more explosions.
“Three, two, one, bang!”
A faint ray of Demonic Power shot from Yun Fei’s fingertip, striking the Explosive Pill.
Instantly, a burst of smoke rose, with pink light specks flickering within it—precisely the pollen she had mixed in.
Once the smoke cleared, Yun Fei hurried forward to observe the state of the two rabbits.
They were jumping up and down inside the large cage, showing no signs of having been paralyzed by the medicinal powder earlier.
In fact, they were much more active than they would be in a normal state.
“Is it an effect similar to excitement? Without the mutation, this amount should have a refreshing effect. Could this be considered over-refreshing?”
Yun Fei muttered to her herself, recording their reactions in her notebook.
After finishing her notes, her hands didn’t stop.
She took out a medium-dose pill and immediately proceeded with the next attempt, giving the rabbits no time to catch their breath.
“Bang!”
This time, the amount of pollen was significantly greater, and the range affected by the explosion expanded slightly, causing Yun Fei to accidentally inhale a bit.
Yun Fei immediately retreated to create distance, then quickly checked herself for any unfavorable changes.
“A bit warm… nothing else seems to be happening.”
Yun Fei smacked her lips, not feeling surprised by the result at all.
Having fused with the Nether Realm Purple Fire, she naturally noticed that her resistance to drugs had increased.
If it were before, she wouldn’t have gone through all this trouble; she would have just tested the drugs on herself since she had heaps of detoxification pills on hand.
But now, her resistance to all drugs had increased, including pills with positive reactions.
“Squeak~ Squeak~”
After the smoke cleared, Yun Fei was surprised to see the rabbits in the cage actually standing up on their two hind legs, their front legs waving continuously in the air in a disorganized manner.
“Mental interference? Hallucinations? Or something else?”
Yun Fei didn’t quite understand.
“Let’s leave it as a question for now. Spirit Beasts are still too limited. I’ll record their reactions first. Regardless, I’ll definitely have to test this on humans later and refine it further. Now, it’s time for the last one.”
Rubbing her hands, Yun Fei took out a pill more than twice the size of the previous two and placed it in the cage.
Repeating the same routine again, Yun Fei didn’t feel any boredom.
Watching the two Swift-Running Rabbits being repeatedly toyed with in the cage was quite interesting to her.
“Bang!”
The explosion this time kicked up a cloud of pink smoke.
Yun Fei only felt a sense of heat but experienced no other sensations.
However, it was a different story for the poor rabbits.
When the smoke dissipated, Yun Fei was surprised to find that the two rabbits were already entangled together, their white fur, now tinged with pink pollen, shaking continuously.
“What are they doing?”
At this moment, Yun Fei couldn’t understand the logic of their behavior.
So, she leaned in, intending to observe closely.
Suddenly, a strange, peculiar scent rushed into her nasal cavity, making her recoil half a step, not daring to approach again.
“This smell is… Beast Passion Fragrance?”
This was a somewhat cloying scent that was usually only produced by Spirit Beasts in heat.
Yun Fei had been fortunate enough to encounter this thought-provoking scent while out training before, making it hard for her to forget this impressive, strange smell.
What she found even more incomprehensible was that some people actually specialized in collecting this scented gas, slightly modifying it through unknown refining techniques to turn it into an Aphrodisiac Powder effective on any creature.
“So… an overdose actually results in an aphrodisiac effect? What kind of logic is that? Oh, wait! I remember both of these Swift-Running Rabbits are female, right? It can even stimulate this?”
Yun Fei felt that this was somewhat beyond her range of understanding.
“Sigh… if it’s just an aphrodisiac effect, then it’s not very useful. It has absolutely no practicality.”
Yun Fei smacked her lips and shook her head.
As the Young Lord of the Demon Realm, she had her own set of principles.
She considered herself upright and honorable.
Even if she had to face people from the Profane Realm, she would at most do things like petty theft or robbery.
She had never used such underhanded methods as drugging!
After these three tests, Yun Fei could probably deduce a rough conclusion: after the catalytic mutation through Demonic Power, the effects of Phantom Spirit powder were all enhanced to a certain extent.