“It is indeed a bit strange.”
Xu Elder held Ye Luqing’s hand, her pill energy sweeping through the latter’s body again and again.
“Xu Elder, is Senior Sister Ye alright?”
Ying Qianqian asked worriedly from the side.
Xu Elder pondered for a moment, then spoke:
“There’s nothing wrong with her body or soul…”
“However, rather than saying her soul matches her body, it’s better to say it’s too well-matched.”
At these words, Ye Luqing’s heart skipped a beat.
As expected of a Dan Cultivator.
Although their Formation Cultivators also mainly cultivated spiritual power, Dan Cultivators were much stronger in diagnosing and treating illnesses.
Even a Dan Cultivator at the Combined Dao Realm could see something unusual.
If Xiao Qingxuan truly found a method to recover and examine memories in the Illusory God Sect, then she should prepare to run immediately.
As far as she knew, the most common method to probe memories was direct soul-searching.
But ordinary soul-searching techniques were too vicious.
Those who were searched often had their souls scattered—not only dying instantly in this life but even affecting their reincarnation.
Before solid evidence appeared, Xuanxiao Supreme Sect naturally wouldn’t use such a cruel method on its own personal disciples.
That’s why, after taking the Soulshaping Pill, she managed to deceive everyone.
But the problem was, did other sects possess special methods for memory detection?
This was what Ye Luqing worried about most now.
[Relax, host, a Heaven-grade Soulshaping Pill can even block causality.]
“Can you guarantee Xiao Qingxuan won’t see through it?”
Ye Luqing asked inwardly.
With the System’s status, perhaps it could still contend with the Fated Female Protagonist.
[When the time comes, a Mission reminder will be issued, host.]
“……”
So it’s still completely uncontrollable!
Ye Luqing stared speechlessly at the System’s blue pop-up, already accustomed to this unreliable fw System.
Her thoughts returned to reality, just in time to catch the conversation between the two.
Ying Qianqian asked in confusion:
“Is it also bad for the soul to be too well-matched?”
Xu Elder explained thoughtfully,
“If there was an experience of amnesia, the soul would develop cracks, even suffer damage.”
“But her soul is perfectly intact, only the Nascent Soul Realm’s Nascent Soul has dissipated.”
“Unheard of, unseen before…”
For the Nascent Soul to disappear without harming the soul—it was like dropping an egg from a great height, only to find the yolk shattered inside while the shell remained whole.
But the cultivation world was vast and full of wonders.
This was another eye-opener.
After thinking for a moment, Xu Elder took out a medicine box, looking at Ye Luqing with a smiling gaze.
“I originally prepared two calming pills for you, but it seems they’re unnecessary now.”
According to Biluofeng Peak Lord Bai Yuhan, Ye Luqing’s soul was damaged and urgently needed recovery.
But now, looking at her, Ye Luqing’s soul was full and energetic; supplementing with calming medicine would be redundant.
“But since you’re here, just choose any two pills you like.”
All eighteen peaks of the Xuanxiao Supreme Sect were enhanced with Arrays.
Their Dan Ding Peak even needed Arrays to reverse Pill Lightning and prevent high-grade pills from escaping after being refined.
Besides, seeing this little disciple so pleasing to the eye, it was a good fate to be formed today.
If she was well nurtured in the future, she might become a great cultivator of Void Merging or even Integration Stage, adding another powerhouse to the Xuanxiao Supreme Sect.
“Then…thank you very much, Xu Elder.”
Ye Luqing grinned, not standing on ceremony.
She scanned the pills in the medicine box, then opened the Blackening Reward System’s shop.
“Tranquil Insight Pill, Mysterious-grade mid, recycle value 90 points.”
“Nine-twist Fungus Paste, Mysterious-grade mid, recycle value 110 points.”
“Entering the Void Pill, Mysterious-grade high, recycle value 150 points.”
“……”
Ye Luqing swept through the pills in the box.
Most were of Mysterious-grade, not very valuable.
However, in the next moment, a purple pill caught her attention.
“Dragon Tiger Yang Pill, Earth-grade low, recycle value 350 points.”
This one’s good.
Ye Luqing’s eyes brightened at once.
She didn’t understand much about pills, so expensive meant good to her.
“Sky Sword Unyielding Pellet, Earth-grade mid, recycle value 450 points.”
Ye Luqing placed these two pills in her palm, feeling the medicinal power almost overflowing.
These two it is!
Xu Elder looked at Ye Luqing in surprise, then smiled with deeper meaning.
“Worthy of a promising alchemy seedling. You picked out the two finest pills in the box in one go.”
“Moreover, these two pills were refined by order of the Sect Master more than ten years ago at Dan Ding Peak, but now are no longer needed.”
“That you chose them today is a kind of fate.”
As she finished, Xu Elder traced a single finger over the two pills.
The connection between pill and box was instantly severed, and all restrictions lifted.
As a high-realm Dan Cultivator, the pills they refined often bore marks; if stolen or taken by force, they would not only lose their power but even poison the thief.
“Thank you, Xu Elder.”
Ye Luqing bowed seriously.
For a Dan Cultivator at the Combined Dao Realm, refining Earth-grade pills also required great effort.
Yet this Xu Elder gave them so easily.
Ye Luqing felt sincerely grateful and would not err in etiquette.
Xu Elder nodded with a smile.
Her gaze at Ye Luqing was like that of a caring elder toward a gifted junior.
“Xu Elder, what effects do these two pills have?”
Ye Luqing asked curiously.
Judging by their names, the Dragon Tiger Yang Pill was likely to boost vitality and strengthen the body, while the Sky Sword Unyielding Pellet seemed made to sustain Sword Qi for sword cultivators.
Moreover, since they were customized by the Sect Master, they were surely meant for sword cultivators.
Still, she wanted to know the details to avoid taking the wrong pill by mistake.
“Hehe, these two were custom-made for the Sect Master. Their effects involve privacy and can’t be revealed.”
“But…if you really want to know, perhaps your Master has the answer.”
?
A question mark floated above Ye Luqing’s head.
Pills made for the Sect Master—why would her Master know their effects?
Even if they were close as sisters, could they be so familiar as to know each other’s custom pills inside out?
Watching Xu Elder’s retreating figure, Ye Luqing stored the two pills.
Even if she didn’t use them, recycling them for the System would still net her 800 points.
No matter what, it was a profit.
***
Illusory God Sect Main Hall
After a sleepless night, Xiao Qingxuan walked slowly into the Huanshen Hall, a trace of fatigue on her face.
Refining the Sword Qi Seed of the Emotionless Sword Dao was no easy task.
There were few in the Emotionless line to begin with, and fewer still willing to undertake something so damaging to one’s foundation.
Unless a cultivator had reached a dead end on their path, using their Dao foundation to refine a cultivation seed to help their family’s juniors avoid detours.
As she walked, Xiao Qingxuan even forgot the passage of time.
When she regained awareness, she found herself standing at the center of the Huanshen Hall.
Atop the jade platform, Huanshen Sect Master Ming Mengmeng was already waiting, though she didn’t know when she’d arrived.
Xiao Qingxuan looked up.
In Ming Mengmeng’s hand was a transparent lotus, clear as crystal.
The flower was only half the size of a fist, yet refracted dreamy violet light.
The instant she was bathed in the violet phantasmal glow, Xiao Qingxuan felt a surreal drowsiness, as if everything that had happened since coming to the Illusory God Sect was a mere illusion.
She closed her eyes instinctively, trying to use that dreamlike light to return to the time before Ah Qing was besieged by Magic Cultivators.
Then she would strive to save Ye Luqing and the two of them would return safely to the sect, living happily ever after.
Even if it was just an illusion, she was willing to sink into it.