Chapter 25: Healing

Liu Zixi didn’t know where to go when she first entered, but remembering that Qin Mu’s purpose here was to help her Elder Sister Qin Ruoshuang pick Marrow Cleansing Fruit, she decided to fly toward the Connection Point.

Liu Zixi was moving through the forest when the jade in her hand suddenly glowed.

She made a snap decision and crushed it.

A small Transmission Array appeared, and she saw Qin Mu leaning against a rock wall, covered in blood.

Liu Zixi panicked on the spot, her face turning pale.

She hurriedly took out a Pill and fed it to Qin Mu, then transmitted True Qi to help heal him.

After a great effort, she pulled Qin Mu back from the Gate of the Underworld.

Seeing Qin Mu’s breathing steady, Liu Zixi finally relaxed.

She stood up to go find some Spiritual Herbs to make Medicinal Cuisine.

When she returned and saw Qin Mu awake, Liu Zixi quickly checked on him.

“Mm, you’re recovering well.”

Qin Mu looked at Liu Zixi’s profile.

Under the firelight, the gentle lines of her face had a unique charm.

“This time, Senior Sister Liu saved my life. I’ll never forget it!”

Liu Zixi smiled.

“Since you call me Senior Sister, it’s only natural for a Senior Sister to save her Junior Brother.”

She patted Qin Mu’s head.

“Alright, rest well. I’ll go prepare some Medicinal Cuisine.”

Liu Zixi didn’t know what was wrong with herself.

She’d heard of love at first sight, but recognizing a younger brother at first sight… What did that even count as?

The boy’s youthful face made her want to dote on him.

Qin Mu shook his head in dissatisfaction.

Why did they all like to pat his head?

He wasn’t that young!

Liu Zixi smiled softly and went to prepare Medicinal Cuisine.

While preparing, Liu Zixi asked, “Who attacked you, Junior Brother?”

Qin Mu didn’t know either.

He had almost died for no reason.

“I don’t know. But judging by the appearance, it was a newly entered disciple.”

Liu Zixi showed a trace of surprise.

Earlier, while healing, she had noticed the palm print on Qin Mu’s body.

The force had been controlled with extreme precision—even she couldn’t be that accurate.

“Alright, let’s not think about it. With me here, Junior Brother Qin, you can rest easy.”

Liu Zixi filled a bowl with Medicinal Cuisine and placed it before Qin Mu, blowing on it gently.

“Come, open your mouth. Ah—”

Qin Mu’s face turned red.

“Senior Sister, I can do it myself.”

Liu Zixi seemed not to hear and fed the Medicinal Cuisine directly into Qin Mu’s mouth.

“Mm! Senior Sister, I… Wait… Enough, enough…”

Before long, the bowl was empty.

Qin Mu’s mouth was stuffed full, his cheeks puffed out.

Seeing this, Liu Zixi couldn’t help but cup her face in her hands.

As expected, Junior Brother is so cute~

“Huff huff huff…”

Liu Zixi remembered what Qin Ruoshuang had done that day.

Her body trembled.

She licked her cherry lips, wanting to try it herself.

The thought had barely appeared before Liu Zixi was startled by herself.

Liu Zixi, Liu Zixi, you’ve only just met Junior Brother Qin.

How can you be so shameless?

Qin Mu watched as Liu Zixi’s face flushed and her body trembled.

Her legs rubbed together nervously.

He had a bad feeling, as if he saw the shadows of his elder sisters.

If he wasn’t badly injured, Qin Mu would have found an excuse to slip away.

Fortunately, Liu Zixi did nothing more.

Qin Mu let out a small sigh of relief.

“It’s getting late. Junior Brother, rest first. I’ll go out and check.”

Liu Zixi took a few deep breaths and hurried outside to calm herself.

***

Long Shengtian looked at the scattered talismans on the ground, a flash of delight on his face.

“Goodness, this really is a fat sheep!”

Not only that, there were many high-grade Pills in the Storage Pouch, but sadly, they were protected by special seals.

If anyone other than the owner tried to open them, the Pills would be destroyed.

Long Shengtian’s gaze fell on the longsword, still stuck in the ground.

He tried to pick it up, but the moment he touched it, a chill of Sword Qi nearly destroyed his meridians.

Besides, this Sword Qi felt familiar.

Though he had been a powerful cultivator in his past life, now he was just a Qi practitioner.

His current strength was still too weak.

***

The next day, Qin Mu opened his eyes and checked his wounds.

They had improved a lot.

But why was there a faint sweetness in his mouth, and a lingering fragrance around his nose?

He smacked his lips a few times and struggled to stand.

“Tch, still hurts a bit. Damn! I won’t forget that person.”

Having walked once at the Gate of the Underworld, Qin Mu had barely made it back.

“Are you ready?”

Liu Zixi stood at the cave entrance, holding a map.

“We should go. This is the territory of a Golden Core Realm Ferocious Beast. Let’s leave before it finds us.”

Within the Seven Schools Paradise, there were not only treasures of heaven and earth, but also ancient Ferocious Beasts.

Although their intelligence was low and they didn’t cultivate actively, they fed on the treasures inside the cave.

Over time, they accumulated great power.

The strongest Ferocious Beasts so far were mostly at the Connection Point.

Some Nascent Soul Stage Ferocious Beasts had even developed intelligence.

Of course, the Seven Star Sect couldn’t just ignore this.

From time to time, the Sect Master would open the cave personally and lead the Elders to kill waves of Ferocious Beasts.

“Let’s go.”

Liu Zixi took out a flying boat and stepped aboard.

Qin Mu quickly followed.

The flying boat soared across the sky.

This time, Liu Zixi had entered to collect a herb near the Connection Point—not Marrow Cleansing Fruit, but Refining Spirit Grass, used to refine Perfect Foundation Establishment Pills.

Taking a Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill made from this herb gave an eighty percent chance of a perfect Foundation Establishment.

Because the core herb was extremely rare, the Pill was extremely valuable.

Qin Mu’s reason for entering was simple: to join up with his elder sisters.

If he was late, he’d be in danger.

So, within the Dao Sect Cave Heaven, Qin Mu and Liu Zixi passed by swiftly, rarely stopping.

***

At the Connection Point.

“Qin Ruoshuang, don’t go too far!”

A young disciple stood with over a dozen others.

They all pointed their swords at Qin Ruoshuang.

Qin Ruoshuang’s face remained calm.

“I told you, this thing is mine.”

“Hmph, we all worked together to kill the guarding Ferocious Beast, and now you want to take the Marrow Cleansing Fruit for yourself? Do you think we’re made of mud?”

“Yeah! Where’s the justice in that? Where are the rules?”

The disciple who spoke moved first, thrusting his sword at Qin Ruoshuang’s forehead.

The other disciples attacked as well.

Qin Ruoshuang showed no panic.

She stepped forward.

A terrifying pressure pressed down on everyone, making it hard to breathe.

Crack——

Qin Ruoshuang drew her sword and spun it into a Sword Flower.

“Falling Snow.”

As the words fell, a brilliant sword light exploded among the disciples.

Violent Sword Qi swept out.

The troublemakers howled, clutching their wounds.

“This is a warning. Next time, bear the consequences yourself!”

Qin Ruoshuang reached out, staring at the Marrow Cleansing Fruit just within reach.

She was about to pick it when the fruit suddenly broke from the vine and shot into the sky.

Her brow furrowed.

Qin Ruoshuang leapt onto her sword and gave chase.