Ye Fan attempted to use Zi Ying to help the other five small crystals gain human bodies, so that all six small crystals could simultaneously absorb the power of the golden light clone, thereby providing him with a continuous source of elemental power.

But this was merely a hypothesis, because Ye Fan was not sure whether Zi Ying could be considered a standard girl. After all, she was created using human girl’s blood as a medium, and Ye Fan feared that there might be impurities within Zi Ying’s body, which could lead his plan to fail.

Regardless, he had to try, otherwise he might be trapped in the second illusion for a long time.

"Master, can we start now? Zi Ying is ready!" The little purple crystal Zi Ying was the most eager, having desired a human body for quite some time, hoping to become Ye Fan’s woman wasn’t a new wish either.

However, because Ye Fan had been busy with other matters, he had been unable to consider her feelings, thus she had never realized her wish and had only maintained a very platonic relationship with Ye Fan, who had yet to give her a basic promise.

Ye Fan said, "We can’t start hastily now, Zi Ying, haven’t you noticed any differences between you and ordinary girls?"

Zi Ying appeared quite innocent, saying, "Master, I’m just like human girls, where’s the difference? It must be the master who is mistaken or something, I’m just a very ordinary girl. If you don’t believe it, you can try!"

At this moment, little Zi Ying had already prepared everything, no matter what Ye Fan said, she didn’t believe it. She was firm in her belief that she was already just like a human girl and believed she had met all the conditions to be Ye Fan’s woman, yet she still couldn’t perceive the differences between herself and human girls.

In her view, it was simply because Ye Fan didn’t want her.

Ye Fan lightly shook his head and said, "Zi Ying, the most basic thing is that you are a material spirit. Although you now have a human body, you also simultaneously exist as both a soul body and a material body. I can’t guarantee whether you can bear the burden of becoming a human girl; if it ends up destroying you, it will ruin you!"

"No, it won’t!" Zi Ying insisted impatiently, "Master, I know my own choice, I want to be your woman!"

With that, Zi Ying suddenly transformed into the form of a girl, appearing like a little angel before Ye Fan, her sudden manifestation was unexpected, so much so that Xuan Nu almost didn’t anticipate it, nearly attacking when Zi Ying appeared beside Ye Fan.

Xuan Nu scrutinized Zi Ying and said, "Is this the crystal that came with you? Is it... the purple crystal?"

"It’s me, so what?" Zi Ying presented herself with pride, puffing her chest out in front of Xuan Nu.

Xuan Nu sneered, "What do I care about you, you’re just a servant around Ye Fan, what’s the difference with me? Now you’re just a material spirit without maturity or decorum..."

Zi Ying glared at Xuan Nu, with some indignation in her eyes, evidently unwilling to hear anything Xuan Nu had to say, maintaining a strong hostility toward her.

Ye Fan said, "Stop arguing, now I want to help the small crystals obtain human bodies; you should know what to do, right?"

"What did you say?" Xuan Nu looked at Ye Fan, then at Zi Ying, and said, "You can’t be thinking... of using the body of the purple crystal to help the other small crystals gain human bodies, do you? Don’t you think that’s too risky? You could easily find a few girls better suited than using Zi Ying; if you think Zi Ying has a favorable appearance, you can keep her by your side and have her when the time is right, but using her to help the crystals now is too risky. I can’t support this!"

Zi Ying, upon hearing Xuan Nu’s words, protested, "Why can’t I?"

"It’s not that you can’t, but you’re not suitable!" Xuan Nu said, "You’re just a material spirit, just a soul body created by others. You think you’re mighty? Isn’t everything you have given to you by Ye Fan? You think you have the power to create others? Hmph. Ye Fan, you can’t seriously mean to help her, right?"

Ye Fan said coldly, "Or what? There’s no other girl with me now; if I want to help them, how do you propose I do it? Should I use you instead?"

Xuan Nu also sneered, "What a joke. Even if you have me, I’m not suitable. Fundamentally, I’m transformed from a soul body too, not really human. You think using my body to help a few crystals is the solution? You’re mistaken, there’s not even a chance to try now!"

"Then let’s try letting Zi Ying do it!" Ye Fan remarked, "If you want to get out of here, there’s only this method, otherwise we’d have to stay here for a long time; you might not care, but I have many people outside to protect, I cannot afford to be here and let them suffer. Do you understand what I’m saying?"

Xuan Nu said, "I also have people I want to protect. Do you think I can’t relate to how you feel? Hmph, Zi Ying, and Ye Fan, don’t say I didn’t warn you, what you’re doing is risky, using Zi Ying isn’t the right method, leaving here isn’t through this way either. You must know, if you can’t support Zi Ying, you’d be digging your own grave!"

"What do you mean?" Ye Fan asked coldly.

"Don’t you know? In this second secret realm, there are all kinds of backlashes designed to prevent strong forces from entering. If you want the crystals to gain human bodies, even if you succeed, you might bring them harm, because neither Pan Gu nor Fu Xi would allow the second level of Pan Gu’s secret realm to host such impure and potent material spirits, potentially triggering some counteractive mechanism. How confident are you in dealing with it?" Xuan Nu seemed to ask threateningly.

Ye Fan appeared unfazed because he believed facing challenges with resistance was the best approach. Now, to leave the second layer of Pan Gu’s secret realm, he seemed to have no choice but to use Zi Ying to help the small crystals gain human bodies.

Ye Fan said, "Zi Ying, follow me to the pool over there, I need to use you for an experiment..."

"You’ll regret this!" Xuan Nu threatened once again.

This time Ye Fan took decisive action, preventing Xuan Nu from speaking again.

To avoid any disturbance from Xuan Nu, Ye Fan felt it necessary to subdue her first, ensuring she couldn’t resist for the subsequent few hours. Doing so was a responsibility both to himself and to Zi Ying, as no one else could protect him during this period.