After Lu Yuandi left, Peach Blossom Mountain returned to its usual tranquility.

Chu Suiyan continued to practice the "Soul-Devouring Palm" and the "Six Transformations of the Sky's End," making significant progress, but he couldn't master the final transformation of the "Six Transformations of the Sky's End" no matter what he tried.

As the name suggests, the "Six Transformations of the Sky's End" consists of six forms. Those who master this technique can transform objects, flowers, trees, insects, birds, beasts, create clones, and perform the Dream Prayer.

Among them, the Dream Prayer is the most complex. This form allows the practitioner to transform into the person or thing most desired or feared by the target, thereby confusing and defeating them.

Tao Mian tried many methods to teach him, but none succeeded.

Chu Suiyan couldn't help but feel discouraged.

"Shi Fu is truly amazing, mastering the secret manual after just a few reads."

Tao Mian comforted him.

"It's okay, not being as good as Shi Fu is nothing to be ashamed of. After all, Shi Fu is a once-in-a-millennium genius."

Chu Liuxue, standing nearby, couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"If you can't comfort someone, just say less."

"What, am I not allowed to speak the truth?"

Chu Liuxue ignored Tao Mian's righteous retort and instead asked Chu Suiyan.

"Could it be that your inability to learn the final form is related to your practice target? The heart of the Banknote seems like a solid iron block, with nothing to fear or desire."

Chu Suiyan suddenly realized.

"That's it."

"What do you mean, 'that's it,'" Tao Mian gave him a light smack on the back of his head. The young man yelped and held his head with both hands, "Shi Fu's heart is made of flesh too, don't listen to your sister's nonsense."

"I'm sorry, Little Tao Shi Fu..."

Regarding Chu Suiyan's inability to learn the final transformation of the "Six Transformations of the Sky's End," the three of them just bickered a bit and then moved on.

If he couldn't learn it, so be it. To Tao Mian, it wasn't a big deal.

Currently, the daily life of the three on Peach Blossom Mountain was mostly managed by Chu Liuxue. Initially, they decided to take turns cooking, but everything Chu Suiyan cooked was either burnt or too salty, completely inedible.

Tao Mian was even more disastrous; he almost burned down half the kitchen.

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Chu Liuxue incredulously asked him how he managed before, and he said he absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

In short—living on air.

Chu Liuxue didn't mind cooking, but she hated washing dishes, so that task fell to her brother.

Tao Mian wasn't idle either; he had to walk the chicken.

Under careful care, Wu Changzai grew plumper. One day, Chu Liuxue came out with a sieve to dry herbs and saw Tao Mian squatting on the ground, wiping nonexistent drool from his mouth while looking at Wu Changzai.

Wu Changzai, being a century-old chicken, had some ability to recognize people. It smartly flapped its wings and hid behind Chu Liuxue.

Chu Liuxue looked down.

"If you're really craving it, I'll pluck it and stew it."

Wu Changzai shivered all over.

"No," Tao Mian regretfully looked at the chicken, "let's keep it, it's a memory."

A memory of what? A thought of what? Chu Liuxue didn't know.

She weighed the sieve in her hand, the herbs emitting a faint fragrance.

These herbs were prepared for Chu Suiyan.

Chu Suiyan had a weak constitution and had suffered from headaches since childhood. The episodes were unpredictable, and when they struck, they nearly took his life.

During the days when she wandered with her brother, they couldn't afford to see a doctor, so she could only helplessly hold him as he curled up in pain.

Now, with Tao Mian around, there were more solutions. Although it couldn't be cured, the symptoms were much alleviated compared to before.

Initially, Chu Suiyan didn't mention his illness, fearing Tao Mian would find him troublesome and kick them out.

It was Chu Liuxue who proactively approached Tao Mian to explain.

She said her brother had a chronic illness and hoped Tao Mian could think of a way. She was willing to work like a horse.

Tao Mian said, "You're just a child, why work like a horse? Just be a child and don't worry about anything else."

Little Tao Immortal initially didn't have the skill of medicine. His first and second disciples were both physically strong, with more energy than their master. Gu Yuan's early death was related to his overwork, and as for Lu Yuandi, she managed everything and still had the energy to imprison her master.

Tao Mian himself rarely got sick.

In urgent need, Tao Mian temporarily had no suitable method. He requested help from the Golden Finger, but it ignored him, probably because the disciple skilled in medicine was still waiting for him far in the future.

Not understanding it himself and not getting help from the Golden Finger didn't matter.

Because Tao Mian had money.

Little Tao Immortal actually had his own connections in the mortal world, he just rarely used them. The estates and shops left by Gu Yuan, and the various tea houses and taverns gifted by Lu Yuandi, were all managed by dedicated people.

These people had wide social circles. Tao Mian wrote two letters, and within a few days, he received several responses.

Ignoring the complaints about him being an absentee landlord, Tao Mian picked two feasible methods from the remaining options.

Drinking medicine was one of them, and the other was to inject spiritual power into the head's acupoints.

Drying and brewing the medicine was Chu Liuxue's responsibility, while the latter was Tao Mian's, and she couldn't help with it.

Tao Mian also told her not to worry about it.

Chu Suiyan's episodes often occurred at night, lasting from one night to as long as seven days.

Initially, Chu Liuxue was worried and secretly checked on her brother's room a few times.

When Chu Suiyan's head ached, he would be in a confused state, unable to hear or see anything, only able to hold his head tightly.

At this time, Tao Mian would let the child rest his head on his lap, slowly infusing spiritual power into the acupoints. The spiritual power couldn't be injected too much at once, or Chu Suiyan's head would explode. During this process, the master had to watch over him with full concentration, not relaxing for a moment.

The painful murmurs from Chu Suiyan's mouth gradually disappeared, and his closed eyes showed a peaceful expression. Even then, Tao Mian didn't dare to leave. He stretched out his arm to take a soft cloth from the table, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, waiting for the dawn outside the window.

When the disciple slept, he couldn't sleep. He stayed awake all night, night after night, until Chu Suiyan's episode passed.

After recovering, Chu Suiyan knew nothing and energetically went to find his master to practice swordsmanship. But Chu Liuxue, who had seen everything, intercepted her brother halfway, taking him to gather firewood.

Chu Liuxue had once offered to take over the task, but the master flicked her forehead.

"Slacking off during practice is one thing, but risking your brother's life is another."

Chu Liuxue had to keep her mouth shut and not bring it up again.

The young man followed her, still complaining about his sister bossing him around and not letting him play with his master.

Chu Liuxue didn't respond, remaining silent as she picked up branches along the way. She gathered more than her brother, filling her arms. Her brother couldn't slack off either, carrying the pile of branches back.

On the way down the mountain, Chu Liuxue led the way, and this time she spoke.

She said, "Chu Suiyan, if you ever go down the mountain, I'll make sure you regret it."

Chu Suiyan was stunned, unable to react. In his memory, although his sister occasionally teased him, it was always in good fun, never with such harsh words.

He stammered, asking, "Sister, what did you just say?"

Chu Liuxue repeated it.

"Tao Mian doesn't interfere with going down the mountain, his opinion doesn't matter. But Chu Suiyan, you are not allowed to go down the mountain. If you do, I will follow you. And if I follow you, it will be to make you regret it."

Because if you go down the mountain, you will betray, shatter the dream, and break his heart.

At that time, Chu Suiyan was young, still silently blaming his sister for being overbearing.

Later, he realized it was both a prophecy and an ending.