"Don't worry, I'll finish it as soon as I can." Yali nodded. Whether it was the old site of Shrek Academy or the headquarters of the Tang Sect, both were located in the most prosperous and central areas of Shrek City, and the land area was large enough.
No matter what kind of development was planned, these locations were definitely the best choices.
Otherwise, if the radiation residue from the Level 12 God-Slaying Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon couldn't be dealt with, and if using soul guidance linkage arrays to isolate it came at too high a cost, the Sun Moon Federation would have already developed those areas.
Yali also hoped that Leng Yaoyou and the Sun Moon Federation government could develop those places sooner, so that Long Yayue would give up her idea of rebuilding Shrek Academy.
Yali really didn't want Long Yayue to keep pushing this matter.
Of course, that was only one of the reasons why Yali spent all her time purifying radiation at the old site of Shrek Academy.
She worked on purifying the radiation not only to get the area developed sooner, but also to keep herself busy, so she wouldn't be constantly lost in her thoughts.
Naturally, she was also hiding from Xia Yi.
Looking at Xia Yi coming to find her, Yali's gaze seemed calm, but her heart was anything but.
She knew Leng Yaoyou's intentions—worried that she might coax Xia Yi into forcing himself on her.
Although her strength far exceeded Xia Yi's, if he really tried something like that, she was genuinely worried that she'd embarrassingly put up only a token resistance before giving in.
"Mm." Xia Yi smiled slightly and said, "In that case, just focus on purifying the radiation here. If you need any help, just talk to Juer."
"Oh, and take this—it might help you." Xia Yi pulled out a previously written copy of the Huangdi Neijing (The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon) from his storage soul device and handed it to Yali.
"The Huangdi Neijing?" Yali's expression changed slightly. She lowered her head and said, "I can't accept this."
Though she didn't have the Huangdi Neijing cultivation method, Yali was familiar with its energy circulation routes, and after everything that happened on Devil's Island, she clearly understood that Huangdi Neijing was essentially a dual cultivation technique.
Yun Ming was already dead. Now Xia Yi was giving her the Huangdi Neijing.
Could it be that Xia Yi was thinking…?
Yali's expression shifted again and again. She bit her lip and didn't dare look Xia Yi in the eye, keeping her head down as she reminded him once more, "Xia Yi, I told you. What happened on Devil's Island was just a dream. Let's pretend nothing ever happened."
"What does this have to do with Devil's Island? This is just the first part of the Huangdi Neijing—purely medical techniques, not a cultivation method. Do you want it or not?" Xia Yi rolled his eyes.
"Medical techniques?" Yali's beautiful eyes lit up instantly. She asked, "Really?"
"Do you want it or not?" Xia Yi didn't answer her directly and just repeated the question.
"Yes, I want it! Give it to me! I want it!" Yali's breathing became slightly rushed.
She didn't hesitate at all and eagerly snatched the first part of the Huangdi Neijing—the medical section—from Xia Yi's hands and began flipping through it excitedly.
Back in Star Luo City, she had been envious of Leng Yulai's medical skills. Now that the opportunity was right in front of her, how could she refuse?
"You go ahead and read it. If you don't understand anything, ask Juer." Xia Yi left behind those words and turned to leave.
The first part of the Huangdi Neijing was just medical knowledge to save lives. It was meant to be accessible to everyone.
As long as someone wanted to learn it, even large-scale promotion wasn't a problem.
Even the soul beast Bi Ji was studying it.
The real secrets were in parts two and three.
Giving Yali the first part of the Huangdi Neijing was something Xia Yi had thought deeply about. Although Leng Yaoyou and Leng Yulai were both studying the same content, they struggled to truly understand and grasp it.
Only Yali, the strongest healing-type soul master in human history—perhaps across the entire Douluo plane—had the potential to fully realize the power of the Huangdi Neijing's first part.
Watching Xia Yi truly leave, without any lingering thoughts toward her, Yali let out a soft sigh of relief—but in the depths of her beautiful eyes, an imperceptible trace of disappointment flickered.
"This might be for the best." As she watched Xia Yi depart, Yali sighed softly.
"Yali, why must you do this to yourself?" Leng Yaoyou's voice came from behind her.
"Sister Yaoyou, I don't have a choice." Yali kept her head lowered as she spoke.
"Do as you wish then. I gave you the chance. If you don't want it, there's nothing I can do. Neither I nor Xia Yi owe you anything." Leng Yaoyou shook her head helplessly.
She understood Xia Yi. Regarding what happened on Devil's Island, Xia Yi actually just wanted to make it up to Yali.
But Yali's always indifferent attitude made it impossible for Xia Yi to approach.
Of course, it wasn't that Xia Yi had no other means.
As Leng Yaoyou said, Xia Yi owed Yali nothing.
If anything, it was Xia Yi who was the victim of what happened on Devil's Island.
And with Yali acting like this, why should Xia Yi keep throwing himself at a cold wall?
Leng Yaoyou even wished Xia Yi would just force himself on Yali—make her agree whether she wanted to or not.
If Xia Yi gave the word, she would gladly help hold Yali down.
But the key issue was: Xia Yi didn't want to.
"Sister Yaoyou, I know you're looking out for me, but you really don't need to go that far with this matter. I'll handle it." After saying this, Yali slowly closed her eyes and ignored Leng Yaoyou. She began circulating the immense life energy within her to purify the residual radiation from the Level 12 God-Slaying Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon once again.
It was clearly noticeable—once Yali released her life energy, all the radiation within a hundred meters surged toward her.
However, when that radiation touched her life force, under its influence, it was transformed—actually becoming part of her life energy.
This was—? Life conversion? Converting the radiation laced with destructive power into life energy?
Leng Yaoyou slightly furrowed her brow. So this was the healing-type Limit Douluo at the quasi-god level—far stronger than she had expected.
In terms of cultivation and mastery over power, Yali was already no weaker than Yue Tian Douluo Guan Yue.
Guan Yue was a veteran quasi-god, only one step away from godhood, and yet Yali had only broken through half a month ago.
To already achieve this, even if she had received the baptism of creation power, was just too much.
"Everyone has their own fortune, forget it." Leng Yaoyou sighed softly. She had no intention of pushing Yali for more answers.
Yali hadn't hidden anything—she had revealed her abilities completely in front of her. What was there left to worry about?
"Maybe she really can accomplish what even Yun Ming could not." Leng Yaoyou smiled faintly. Yali already had the cultivation of a quasi-god, and with life conversion, once she finished transforming all the residual radiation in Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect into life energy, her soul power might very well reach the level of a true god.
Even Yun Ming and Chen Xinjie had only achieved god-level spiritual power.
Judging from Yali's current performance, she truly had the potential to achieve godhood through soul power.
Of course, that was assuming the plane's master, Tang Hao, didn't stop her.
(End of Chapter)