"This is a celestial-grade pill I obtained in the Demon Emperor's Secret Realm. Sect Leader, please eat it." Xiao Feng handed the pill to Su Mo in front of him.

Su Mo gave Xiao Feng a deep look, but ultimately said nothing. She did not refuse Xiao Feng's kindness, quickly swallowed the pill, and said hastily, "We'll talk about everything after I come out of seclusion."

Su Mo was going back to seclusion, and Wu Hai frowned deeply.

But before Wu Hai could ask about her condition, Su Mo spoke first: "I'm fine. I just rushed back after hearing about the situation at the Ming Cult, so my spiritual energy is a bit disordered. I need to go into seclusion to recuperate."

Wu Hai felt that Su Mo's reason was just to appease him and did not believe it. He wanted to reach out and check Su Mo's pulse.

"There are still many things within the Ming Cult that require your attention. I urgently need to go into seclusion, and the task of appeasing the disciples still needs your care."

Su Mo dodged Wu Hai's probing and spoke expressionlessly.

Wu Hai and Su Mo looked at each other.

Wu Hai was unwilling to back down and wanted to know Su Mo's current situation.

Su Mo didn't want Wu Hai to worry, so she insisted that she was just too rushed on her journey, which made her spiritual energy a little unstable.

In the end, it was Xiao Feng who stepped forward: "I'll stay here. If the leader needs anything, just tell me. Godfather, you should go and appease the disciples of the Ming Cult first."

"Judging from what just happened, I'm afraid many disciples are unwilling to let those hypocrites go, but the Ming Cult cannot afford to have any more conflict now."

Wu Hai glanced at Xiao Feng, but ultimately couldn't go against Su Mo's wishes. He could only snort coldly before turning and leaving.

As Wu Hai disappeared, Su Mo staggered, and Xiao Feng quickly reached out to support her, helping her back into the room.

Zhao Yuwei and Su Xueqing left together, presumably to settle the injured Ming Cult disciples.

"You're quite clever." After Xiao Feng helped Su Mo back to the courtyard, Su Mo coughed up blood as soon as Xiao Feng closed the courtyard gate.

As soon as Xiao Feng turned his head, he heard Su Mo's words and saw the mouthful of blood that Su Mo spat out.

Su Mo waved her hand, and the blood disappeared. Before Su Mo could come up with any reason, Xiao Feng took the opportunity to grab Su Mo's wrist and take her pulse.

"Master, you're forcing your way to the next level! No wonder you said your spiritual energy was disordered; it turns out you weren't lying to your godfather after all." Xiao Feng said helplessly.

Su Mo moved slightly, pulling her wrist away from Xiao Feng's hand, and said in a calm tone, "Don't tell your godfather about this. I know my own situation. With the pills you just gave me, I'll be able to regulate my spiritual energy soon."

Su Mo still has the nerve to say that if Xiao Feng hadn't noticed something was wrong with him and given him a pill, he probably wouldn't have been able to suppress the surge of spiritual energy in his body.

If Wu Hai had left even a little later, he probably would have witnessed Su Mo vomiting blood.

What's worse is that when Xiao Feng was taking Su Mo's pulse, he also carefully used his divine sense to check Su Mo's physical condition.

Su Mo not only suffered a backlash from forcibly breaking through, but also developed inner demons.

The backlash of spiritual energy is easy to deal with; as long as the spiritual energy in the body can be properly regulated, the problem will naturally be solved.

But when inner demons arise, it's not an easy thing to resolve.

Xiao Feng was somewhat worried.

"Alright, it's not like you're the one who got hurt. Look at how worried you are. I know my own body. You should go back and rest too."

Su Mo noticed Xiao Feng's worry, raised her hand and patted Xiao Feng's shoulder, offering words of comfort.

Xiao Feng didn't say anything more. He bowed to Su Mo and then prepared to leave.

"Wait." Just as Xiao Feng was about to walk out of the room, Su Mo suddenly called out to him from behind.

"Does the Master have any further instructions?" Xiao Feng asked calmly.

"You're being sarcastic with me," Su Mo stated calmly.

"Your subordinate wouldn't dare," Xiao Feng replied calmly.

"I believe you wouldn't dare. During this time, you help your godfather keep an eye on the Ming Cult. Once my injuries are fully healed, those hypocrites won't dare to have any designs on the Ming Cult anymore. At that time, I will naturally make them pay the price!"

Su Mo directly told Xiao Feng what he wanted him to do.

After hearing Su Mo say this, Xiao Feng tried to suppress his anger, but he couldn't hold back for a few seconds. Then, standing at the door, he suddenly spoke.

"Why did the sect leader develop inner demons? The sect leader should know that it is no ordinary thing for someone of your level to develop inner demons. It is easy to fully recover from injuries, but inner demons are not so easily eliminated."

Su Mo naturally knew that Xiao Feng had just used his divine sense to examine his physical condition.

However, he did not expect that Xiao Feng could even detect this aspect.

Su Mo's smile remained unchanged as she shook her head at Xiao Feng: "You don't need to worry too much. It's probably because of the backlash from the spiritual energy that a demon has arisen in my heart. I know what I'm doing."

You might be able to fool others with these words, but it's impossible to fool Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng spoke with strong disapproval: "If I'm not mistaken, the reason why the sect leader experienced a backlash of spiritual energy during this breakthrough should be because he developed a demon in his heart and still forced himself to break through. Sect leader, this is no small matter."

Su Mo naturally knew that Xiao Feng cared about her and wanted to help her overcome her inner demons, but no one understood her inner demons better than Su Mo.

Moreover, this inner demon has been there for so many years, how could it possibly be resolved so easily?

He wronged her; he deserved to develop inner demons. Even if he dies because of them one day, it will be his own fault.

Su Mo was unwilling to talk to Xiao Feng about this matter, nor did he want Xiao Feng to help him resolve his inner demons.

So he closed his eyes, looking like he didn't want to say anything more.

Xiao Feng wanted to speak again, but seeing Su Mo's appearance, he took a deep breath and could only turn around and leave Su Mo's room, no longer mentioning Su Mo's inner demons.

Su Mo knew perfectly well that Xiao Feng left in anger, but when it comes to "love," who can truly let go?

After Xiao Feng left, he went directly to find Wu Hai, as Su Mo had instructed.

"How is the sect leader?" Wu Hai had noticed something was off about Su Mo earlier, and when he saw Xiao Feng coming over, he immediately asked him.

“The sect leader’s condition is not serious. He suffered a backlash of spiritual energy due to forcibly breaking through his cultivation level. As long as he goes into seclusion for a period of time to regulate the spiritual energy in his body, the problem will naturally be resolved.” Xiao Feng first told Wu Hai about Su Mo’s spiritual energy situation.

"It was just a backlash of spiritual energy, that's alright, not too serious." Wu Hai breathed a sigh of relief.