William Carter also knew that mastering yuan force control wasn’t something that could be achieved in a short time, so he put aside those thoughts and focused on preparing medicine for the Third Miss.

Three days ago, William Carter had taken some time to try making the medicine once. He crushed several medicinal herbs and kneaded them together in certain proportions into a lump. Although it didn’t look appealing, the effect should be decent.

To be on the safe side, William Carter also added some other medicines into the mix.

The reason he told Lillian Carter to come pick it up at night was because William Carter felt that the crude herbal medicine in his hand was still somewhat unreliable, and he was worried the other party would recognize the ingredients.

After careful consideration, a hint of amusement flashed in William Carter’s eyes. He remembered that a month ago, he had extracted half of the worm from his body, and after obtaining the storage card, he had put it inside. Thinking of this, William Carter took out that half of the worm from the storage card, cut off a small piece, crushed it, and mixed it into the pill.

After finishing all this, William Carter went out into the courtyard to continue practicing his physical techniques.

Time passed quickly, and at dusk, Lillian Carter arrived.

After washing up, William Carter took off the lead weights from his body. This was the first time in half a month that he had removed them, and a feeling of lightness instantly flooded his whole body. William Carter touched the dagger in his chest and followed Lillian Carter out of the courtyard.

Coming to the Third Miss’s residence for the second time, William Carter didn’t pause and walked straight in, while Lillian Carter stopped outside the door.

Mrs. Carter’s figure appeared behind William Carter like a ghost. Her dim eyes looked at William Carter with a hint of surprise and she said, “Young man, you’ve changed quite a bit. Come with me.”

Inside the Third Miss’s room, the furnishings were still the same as before. On the outside, she looked much thinner than the last time they met. William Carter keenly noticed that her eyes had lost their focus.

“In just a month, her eyes have become this blurry. This corpse flower poison is truly vicious. But in her current state, it should be to my advantage.” As William Carter’s thoughts turned, the Third Miss slowly turned her head, her lifeless eyes staring in William Carter’s direction. Her face trembled slightly as she urgently said, “Where’s the medicine?”

“My antidote?” William Carter replied nonchalantly.

The Third Miss immediately flicked her right hand, and a red pill landed in William Carter’s hand. William Carter’s expression didn’t change as he said, “If there’s anything wrong with this medicine, don’t expect to get my medicine next month.”

“The poison in you is chronic and only flares up once a month. What I’ve given you isn’t the full antidote, but it’s definitely not fake.” A trace of annoyance appeared on the Third Miss’s face, her voice slightly cold.

“Take it immediately. The pill will lose its effect three minutes after being made. You have less than ten seconds left.” Without another word, William Carter immediately tossed the pill from his chest.

The woman was startled, hesitated for a moment, then suddenly showed a look of determination and swallowed it in one gulp.

William Carter gave her a deep look, turned around, and left without looking back.

Not long after William Carter left, Mrs. Carter appeared behind the woman like a ghost. Her withered right hand pressed against the woman’s back, and the woman’s face immediately flushed with an unusual redness. Then, with a “puff,” she spat out a mouthful of dark, bloody fluid.

Chapter 8: Yuan Force Control

“This medicine really can cure mandrake disease!” She opened her eyes, surprise flashing in them, then said with some regret, “It’s a pity I let him rush me just now, and I didn’t dare not believe him. Otherwise, I would have carefully studied what ingredients were in the medicine. If I could figure out the exact components, this William Carter—I would kill him with my own hands. No one can threaten me, Violet Carter, especially not a male slave.”

“Miss, this young man is extremely clever. Trying to figure out the exact ingredients in the pill won’t be easy. It’s a pity that among the family experts who came with you this time, there isn’t a spiritual cultivator specializing in perception. Otherwise, we could monitor him at all times and it would be much easier to get the formula.” Mrs. Carter sighed, looking at the woman with a flash of doting affection in her eyes, then continued, “Besides, this young man’s strength is improving rapidly. I just noticed that in only a month, he’s already reached level one.”

“Spiritual cultivators… Ever since I got this illness, the family has treated me like the plague and avoided me. How could they possibly send a rare spiritual cultivator to help me… Hmph, when my eldest sister comes out of seclusion from the forbidden area, she’ll definitely come to see me… As for this William Carter, just a mere level one yuan force, what does that count for? With the absolute yuan worm in his body, his yuan force can never exceed level three!” The woman’s eyes were filled with venomous hatred. She hated William Carter to the core. A male slave actually dared to threaten her. If it weren’t for the fact that he could really treat this mandrake disease and had her under his control, she would have risked her life to kill him. For the Phoenix Clan, dignity was above all else. She continued:

“Besides, I’ve already given him the Yellow Springs Aperture Ascension Technique. I don’t believe he can resist the temptation of a D-rank cultivation method and not practice it. As soon as he does, he’s as good as dead. And as for the food he eats every day, I’ve already arranged for someone to add soul-loss powder to it. Once he’s consumed enough, Mrs. Carter, you can perform the soul refining technique on him. With the effect of the soul-loss powder, the success rate should be a bit higher.”

Mrs. Carter hesitated, opened her mouth as if to speak, but in the end said nothing, only sighing deeply in her heart.

William Carter returned to his own room, knowing he had bought himself another month.