Chapter 5397: The Container Is Not A Container?

Jillian Hayden saw their elation and smirked ever so lightly.

"If it were that easy, then there would be many Poison Apothecaries in the world who would be worth their skill and capable of curing many poisons."

"What do you mean?" Evelynn raised her brows.

She was still new to this school and didn’t know much about it in Empyrean Grade and above. All her focus was on cultivation and poison that kills, not saves. She followed the immunization route rather than an official apothecary path.

Jillian Hayden’s hand moved as he gestured coolly, "This accursed insect poison has fused with the Malevolent Darkness Physique and has already advanced to the Empyrean Stage silently. A mere mortal accursed insect poison concoction can’t let Esvele fight it. We must allow the newly acquired concoction to devour the other venomous insects in a cursed container, and allow it to increase its cultivation, but in that process, it will evolve and has a high possibility of losing its initial attributes if it follows its natural evolution line."

"Hence, it will fail to consume the new lifeform since its attributes will no longer kill each other."

"What should we do about it?" Shirley asked worriedly.

Jillian Hayden nodded, clearly enjoying the process.

"We need to shift the container itself. The accursed container will be Esvele’s soul. In other words, we would need to cast a curse on her soul and make her soul the battlefield for the insects to devour each other."

"...!" Davis and the others were shocked.

What in the world... was Jillian Hayden talking about?

Make Esvele’s soul the battlefield?

Esvele merely blinked, barely showing any intense emotions, as though she wasn’t bothered by it.

The others also saw how calm Esvele was and finally knew she was not cold but suppressed by this lifeform.

Jillian Hayden continued, "In this way, the evolution will not happen until the new concoction devours the final insect, which is the space-yin centipede manifestation lifeform. In the end, if the surviving centipedes both devour each other, then Esvele will gain control over her new physique- or that’s my solution to this problem. As for other solutions, it would require innumerable years of research. Naturally, you could look for other Poison Apothecaries as well. I wouldn’t be offended. I need to take care of the children first, then focus on this matter."

"..."

Evelynn and the others turned silent.

They thought it would be somewhat easier to deal with this situation, but it seems like the sickness had advanced so much that it would require precise calculations for every part of the way. They needed to grow a centipede from being a mortal to an Empyrean without changing its species. It was nearly impossible to consider. Since it would grow as a curse, it wouldn’t evolve until the devouring ends, so the last meal must be the lifeform no matter what.

But as astute as they were, they were able to realize that the lifeform could also instinctively start to hunt the poisonous insects if they were nearby, and then the poison concoction they were nurturing would have nothing to eat and would then get devoured by the lifeform finally.

They started considering many ideas themselves on how to deal with the problem of their weapon getting devoured.

"Would placing soul artifacts in the soul work?" Sophie raised her hand. "In that case, I could forge a soul artifact that’s perfectly compatible with Esvele’s soul..."

"No," Jillian Hayden said firmly. "The battlefield needs to take place within the bounds of the soul essence, not outside it. The battlefield in the soul sea can be considered out of bounds and has a high chance of triggering evolution. There is also a process in layered containers to nurture a particular venomous insect curse instead of leaving it to fate, which would decrease the power of the curse, but still provide the option of manipulating the type of curse one wants. Hence, it would be the same for the container to be restricted to a soul artifact instead of the soul essence. In my opinion, it would fail."

"..." Sophie’s expression sank wryly.

She thought she had a good idea for what it’s worth.

Davis chuckled awkwardly, "Jillian, you can’t say that. Surely, you have more ideas in your erudite mind. The children’s treatment can wait as they’re still young, but Esvele is in danger. The lifeform could awaken anytime, right?"

"True, she’s on the verge of her breakthrough, so it could awaken if enough time passed, which would make the curing process more difficult. However, what is this woman to you for you to delay your children’s treatment? A maid, at the end, is indeed just a maid. How could she compare to your children?"

Jillian Hayden raised her brows at Davis, her lips curling.

’This woman... she’s being audacious since my wives are here... she already knows how I behave in front of them, and became bold enough to take advantage of my situation...’

Davis inwardly gnashed his teeth, but he still responded.

"Esvele is extremely important to my family and me."

Esvele blinked. She intentionally suppressed the light smile that threatened to curl her lips.

The others also nodded, agreeing with Davis.

Nothing domestic would get done in this house easily without Esvele. They practically relied on her and her maids for everything in this household.

This was one of the reasons why Zenova told Davis to get her no matter what or fire her once and for all.

"I see."

Jillian Hayden’s eyes gleamed as she became sure of her suspicion.

When she arrived, she saw Esvele’s clothes slightly disheveled, and when she checked her body and soul, it showed signs of perspiration, but radiated sexual tension. Surely, the sickness wasn’t the reason, right?

She had been wondering how Davis found this sickness, as it was hidden extremely deep. She had no way to access the Emotion Physical Soul. If Davis hadn’t shown what he had seen by showing it to her with an illusion, she wouldn’t have fully understood it.

She tried her own methods to find it later, only to find out that only if Esvele’s emotions intensified would the mutated physique reveal itself, while the lifeform itself was still hard to pinpoint. She knew it was hidden from what she had studied before, but it didn’t show itself at all. It couldn’t be seen if it didn’t make a move, but she had seen the illusion and knew where it lay, which made things easier for her to diagnose and create a cure.

"Well, if you depend on me that heavily, I guess I can think of more ideas that would prevent harm befalling Esvele..."

Jillian Hayden practically lifted her chin with pride.

Right now, she felt like an extremely important guest because she found the methods to cure Davis’s children of their mental affliction. As a result, the wives treated her extremely well. Her influence already began growing.

Even a female Divergent who seemed to be on the brink of breaking through applied to see her for treatment. How could she not be happy?

"I’ll leave it to you, Jillian. You will be rewarded handsomely for each treatment as promised before."

Davis cupped his hands.

Jillian Hayden grinned lightly.

She shot him a knowing look, her eyes holding threats and warnings, as though she held every kind of blackmail material in her hands.

She had feared Davis in the Six-Headed Hydra Upper Realm before, but once he was within the family, he looked completely tame, like a family man full of smiles rather than the cold outlook he had shown before, one that said he would commit war crimes without blinking. She liked this version of him, allowing her to walk freely without fear.

Davis also chuckled, knowing what she was thinking. He was intrigued, but Esvele’s sickness made him feel quite halfhearted.

"Don’t be so hasty. Nothing is promised until I cure them first. Fighting poison with poison can always go wrong, but I’ll try my best for you, for this family I’m allied with."

Jillian Hayden also cupped her hands and bowed towards him and the others, appearing incredibly respectful.

Shirley giggled and returned the greeting along with the others, exchanging pleasantries.

They still couldn’t understand Jillian Hayden very well.

She was a prideful person, and Davis had promised her freedom and dignity as long as she worked for the Davis Family, so they couldn’t understand the relationship dynamic between them. But to Zenova, it was clear. She felt Jillian Hayden liked him, but as she said before, she didn’t appear to be hasty, taking her time to build her status and influence.

’Foolish woman, the women who tried that are now scrambling to gain his attention because they failed to catch up to him...’

Zenova inwardly smirked.

She had failed to catch up to Davis. How could she tolerate others fantasizing about others catching up to him? If they had the capability, she really loved to see it! She would be the first to admit that she lost to them!

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