60: Chapter 60 Farewell to Jiu Ying, Treatment of Qing Yan

"Elder Liu, how are you?"

Mo Zixing squatted beside Liu Qingyan, carefully supporting her shoulder.

Leaning against the rock wall, Liu Qingyan coughed softly twice, but she still maintained her gentle demeanor despite her weak breath:

"My life is not in danger, but my Meridians have suffered some damage."

"There are healing Medicinal Pills in the Storage Pouch at my waist. Could you help me take them out?"

"Okay."

Mo Zixing complied, reaching into the Storage Pouch to pull out a few healing Medicinal Pills that emitted a bitter medicinal fragrance.

Liu Qingyan opened her mouth slightly and swallowed the pills offered to her, her tense body relaxing a bit.

She looked up at Mo Zixing and said softly:

"You did very well, remaining calm even when facing such an enemy."

"I am truly lucky to have a Disciple like you."

"Ahem... It was what I should have done."

Mo Zixing coughed twice, interrupting her flag-raising process, but he still felt uneasy and pulled up Liu Qingyan's System panel.

A new trait had appeared in her Acquired Luck column.

[severely wounded (Black)]: Suffered heavy damage; combat strength is reduced until fully recovered, and maximum spiritual power is decreased.

Seeing that it was only "severely wounded," Mo Zixing's heart finally settled.

Fortunately, at least she was out of serious danger.

Just then.

Hu Jiuying ran over on her tiptoes:

"Many Cultivators are heading this way from the east. They must have been attracted by the fluctuations just now."

"None of us are in good shape right now. How about we slip away first?"

Before she could finish, Mo Zixing heard the sound of rushing air from the distance.

Quite a few people seemed to be approaching the crater.

"Let's go!"

Mo Zixing made a prompt decision and hoisted Liu Qingyan onto his back.

Liu Qingyan clearly hadn't expected him to carry her. Her body stiffened slightly, and a faint blush appeared on her earlobes, but she didn't push him away. She simply leaned gently against his back and instructed warmly:

"Watch your step, don't fall."

"Don't worry."

Mo Zixing responded and, together with Hu Jiuying, retreated toward the outer edges of the Domain of Blazing Flame.

The three of them moved quickly.

Before long, they found a hidden cave.

The cave wasn't large, but it was dry and sheltered from the wind.

The entrance was tightly covered by dense vines.

Mo Zixing carefully set Liu Qingyan down and sat beside her.

Hu Jiuying sat opposite them, hugging her knees.

The cave fell silent for a moment.

Mo Zixing suddenly remembered something, took out the companion spirit fire, and tossed it toward Hu Jiuying.

Hu Jiuying instinctively reached out to catch it, looking in surprise at the companion spirit fire dancing tamely in her palm:

"This..."

"It's yours. We had a deal."

Mo Zixing raised an eyebrow and said with a smile:

"I've always been a man of my word; I certainly won't swallow it for myself."

Hu Jiuying tightly gripped the companion spirit fire in her palm, her eyes growing slightly moist:

"Thank you."

After a pause, she added:

"I have other urgent matters to attend to, so I won't be staying with you."

"Take this as a small token of my gratitude."

She spoke as she pulled out a Crimson Fox Hair and placed it on the ground, then turned to push aside the vines to leave.

"Goodbye, Jiuying. Stay safe on the road."

Mo Zixing's voice suddenly came from behind her, reaching her ears clearly.

Hu Jiuying's footsteps froze. She whipped around, her face full of disbelief.

From beginning to end, she had never told them her name, thinking they were just passing acquaintances.

How did he know her name was Jiuying?

She opened her mouth, wanting to ask something.

In the end, she was too embarrassed to speak and simply nodded with a blush.

On the panel, Hu Jiuying's favorability bar already had two full little hearts.

She waved at the two of them, then darted into the dense forest and quickly disappeared from sight.

The cave became quiet once more, with only the sound of Liu Qingyan's gentle breathing remaining.

Mo Zixing withdrew his gaze.

He began to calculate the time in his head.

The cooldown for the Trait Masking Function had already finished, just in time to mask the black [severely wounded] trait on Liu Qingyan.

The Domain of Blazing Flame was a chaotic mix of people.

With Liu Qingyan severely injured, he couldn't fully let loose in combat.

Only by letting Liu Qingyan temporarily regain her strength could they safely retreat to the Mingyu Sect.

The only problem was...

This Trait Masking Function could not be exposed.

How could he make this seem more reasonable?

Mo Zixing rubbed his chin, and an idea quickly formed in his mind.

A faint wisp of Thunder Fire ignited at his fingertip as he took out an ordinary qi gathering pill and refined it for a moment.

Not only did he erase the original medicinal scent, but he also added some spiritual plant powder to make the pill look lustrous and glowing.

It looked nothing like its original self.

He held up the pill to Liu Qingyan and talked nonsense with a straight face:

"Elder, this is a Secret Medicine I happened to obtain while in the Outer Sect."

"It's said to temporarily suppress internal injuries and restore spiritual power, though the effect only lasts about a day and only provides temporary relief."

"Would you like to try it?"

Liu Qingyan's gaze fell on the pill in his hand.

She was a professional Alchemy Cultivator, after all; what kind of Medicinal Pill had she not seen?

Even though Mo Zixing had disguised it, she could see that the base of this pill was just the most ordinary qi gathering pill.

But seeing the earnestness in Mo Zixing's eyes, a trace of a smile appeared in her gentle gaze, and she eventually reached out to take the pill:

"Alright, I'll try it."

Before her voice had even faded, she opened her mouth and swallowed the pill.

Mo Zixing felt a sense of relief and simultaneously issued a command to the System within his Sea of Consciousness:

"Use the Trait Masking Function to mask the target Liu Qingyan's negative trait [severely wounded] for one day."

[Trait Masking Function enabled]

[Target negative trait successfully masked]

[Masking duration: 24 hours]

Liu Qingyan was suddenly stunned.

She clearly felt that the Meridians inside her body, which were still throbbing with pain, were rapidly repairing themselves.

The chaotic spiritual power in her Dantian stabilized, and the main Meridians that had been damaged by the shock healed at high speed.

The injuries that had made it difficult for her even to lift a hand vanished without a trace after she swallowed the pill!

Her combat strength, which could only be exerted at fifty percent, had now returned to its Peak state.

Liu Qingyan slowly stood up and raised her hand to circulate her spiritual power.

A gentle green light flowed around her fingertips, smooth and effortless.

She could move freely now.

Liu Qingyan turned around and looked at Mo Zixing, who was sitting on the ground.

Her eyes were full of surprise, and a hint of emotion she hadn't even noticed herself.

Could this pill be real?

But she had never heard of any Medicinal Pill that could completely heal a Crystallization Stage Cultivator's severe injuries within a few breaths.

Just how many unknown secrets was he hiding?

Mo Zixing felt a bit uneasy under her gaze, so he quickly rubbed his nose and played dumb:

"It seems this Secret Medicine really works, though it only lasts for a day."

"Once the effect wears off and we return to the Sect, you'll still need to recover slowly."