Emery recalled vividly her master’s advice during that challenging time, where she was told that


    confronting the problem head–on was the best way to ovee her inner turmoil. However, Emery


    hesitated to immediately fulfill her part of her bet, believing that she could conquer her traumatic


    experience without any help.


    s, the oue was a resounding failure. Since her defeat to Severin, Emery found her progress


    bing stagnant. There was even a decline in her sess rate of refining the sixth–grade medium–


    rank


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    Crystal Spring Pill.


    In her helpless desperation. Emery finally epted reality. Letting go of the trauma after Severin’s


    defeat would require her to face the situation head–on. After days of internal struggle, a recent surge of


    terrifying


    swordwill on the Seventh Mountain caught her attention, and itter transpired to her that Severin was


    behind that.


    Emery’s master, Danie, insisted that Severin possessed the potential to be a celestial, which


    only highlighted the vast gap between Emery and Severin. Realizing that she would forever live in


    Severin’s shadow unless she confronted the trauma of her defeat, Emery decided toe to Pearl


    Light Isle and


    fulfill her bet.


    Though it was an outright embarrassment for the Sixth Mountain’s alchemy genius to work as a maid


    and maid, Emery needed to consider the bigger picture. In Danie’s opinion, being a maid to someone


    as gifted as Severin–who had a Divine Constitution, exceptional alchemical ability, and incredible


    swordsmanship–was an opportunity not to be missed. For those reasons, Emery felt aggrieved by


    Severin’s response.


    Confused by Emery’s reaction, Severin scratched his head and asked, “Does this mean you’re insistent


    on bing my maid?” After a moment of bewilderment, he looked at Emery. “Are you serious?”


    Emery gritted her teeth and replied coldly, “I lost the bet. I’ll be your maid!”


    Emery’s determination elicited a nod from Severin as he produced a jade token from his pocket and


    tossed it to her. “Okay then. You’ll officially be Pearl Light Isle’s maid from today onward. Here’s


    the token you can use to ess the ind,” he said before promptly returning to the ind in apparent


    Ignorance of Emery’s expression.


    With the token in hand, Emery’s expression reflected a mix of her hesitation, unwillingness, and


    humiliation. She stood rooted to the ground and watched as Severin’s figure vanished from sight. In the


    end, she gritted her teeth and said, “I’m here already. Why else should I hesitate? Master told me that


    Severin was the most talented alchemist the sect had seen in the past ten thousand years. He might


    have already gained that knowledge passed down from the Alchemy Tower. I hope I won’t regret this


    decision.”


    Emery clutched the token in her hand and pursed her lips as she entered Pearl Light Isle with


    determination.