Amidst his seemingly endless pain, Shi Xuan's first batch of pills was completed. At that moment, the sky was filled with rosy clouds, and a dazzling beam of light shone on Shi Xuan and her pill furnace, simultaneously attracting Zeng Mo's attention.

Pain mixed with shock contorted his face, but he still managed to stammer, "Could it be... you are...?"

Shi Xuan had already cast the pill-collecting incantation and carefully stored away the first batch of pills. She made no attempt to hide it from others, and right in front of Zeng Mo, she began selecting medicinal herbs to refine the second batch of pills.

Zeng Mo had only seen the radiant Dao Seal and hadn't noticed her action of collecting the pills. Otherwise, if he had seen ten pills formed, he probably would have been so shocked that he would have forgotten the pain.

Earlier, I had heard people in the valley mention that a Dao Seal alchemist had emerged in the western part of Qian Yuan. Everyone who mentioned this most outstanding alchemist longed to see him and wished they could leave the valley to witness the legendary Dao Seal of Radiant Light.

Who knew he would encounter this? It was Dao Yin's alchemy master who captured him? Dao Yin wanted to heal his dantian? Dao Yin took him in to save him from being hunted down? And now he'd be refining pills for Dao Yin?

Zeng Mo grew increasingly excited. He had always complained about the unfairness of fate, how it prevented a talented alchemist like him from refining high-grade pills. But fate had a way of turning things around; this was exactly what was waiting for him. Who said fate was unfair? Fate has eyes!

After his cultivation is restored, and with the guidance of Dao Yin Dan Shi, he will be much stronger than before.

Shi Xuan was unaware of his feelings. He continued refining pills, one batch after another, some with Dao seals and some without. After refining six batches of pills, Zeng Mo's dantian was finally almost completely shattered.

Shi Xuan looked over and found that the guy was actually in pretty good condition, even more energetic than at the beginning.

She didn't know that it was the power of her imagination.

Timed it perfectly, Shi Xuan gave him the Rejuvenation Pill, then put away his things and left Yinshuang.

The sect leader and Lin Daozi have already negotiated with the Luoyin Sect.

The Luoyin Sect has now lost its sect leader and strongest peak master. The remaining few almost clashed with the Lianfeng Sword Sect. Although they were present when Cangyu Peak was bombed, they did not believe that their sect leader would be involved.

However, since the group was leaderless, and because Shi Xuan had long suspected Lei Zhi, he had secretly taken out the recording stone on the way back. Although they could only see the moment when Lei Zhi released the array plate, and then Shi Xuan was trapped by the array, it was indeed their sect leader Lei who made the first move.

The three peak masters and several elders were now in the wrong and could not win a fight, so they had no choice but to give up.

The Lianfeng Sword Sect analyzed that the sect leader must have conspired with Cangyu Peak. Otherwise, not all the disciples involved would be from Cangyu Peak.

However, it cannot be ruled out that there are other members of the "newcomer" organization here, and it can only be left for the group to handle itself.

These people had been living a carefree life for many years, but they never expected to face such a huge problem now. The array in the underground palace that was connected to the spiritual veins of the sect needed to be solved, the sect leader had fallen and a successor needed to be selected, the screening of those who had escaped after being infiltrated by the evil organization was needed, and the search for any related soul-separating arrays in various places was also needed... They were so busy that they had no time to think about anything else.

At this point, the Hidden Sect had no reason to stop the Converging Edge Sword Sect's investigation, and the two groups were busy with their own things, so they were able to coexist peacefully.

Three days later, having investigated the current situation of the Hidden Hidden Sect, they saw no need for them to remain. With their sect leader dead, the Six Sects Grand Competition would inevitably be canceled or postponed, making their continued presence meaningless. The entire Gathering Edge Sword Sect then boarded a spirit boat and returned to their sect.

Before leaving, Zhu Yi brought Zhu Lingyun, who had recovered considerably, to say goodbye. They hadn't expected that what was supposed to be a treatment for the dantian would actually be completely cured. Now, twenty days later, Zhu Lingyun could clearly feel the circulation of spiritual energy in her body.

Zhu Lingyun, now somewhat recovered from her previous lively demeanor, walked up to Shi Xuan and said sweetly, "Sister Shi Xuan, now that I'm better, can I still come to Lianfeng Sword Sect to play with you?"

Shi Xuan always showed more patience towards this strong-willed young girl, nodding in agreement: "You're welcome anytime."

"How about we leave a communication jade?" she asked, tilting her head slightly, her face flushed with embarrassment.

"Lingyun!" Zhu Yi scolded her from behind for her outrageous behavior.

Unexpectedly, Shi Xuan had already agreed. Zhu Lingyun blushed with joy and stepped aside with Shi Xuan's communication jade.

Zhu Yi then stepped forward, placed a wooden box on the table, and bowed respectfully to Shi Xuan, saying, "I am very grateful to you for saving my life today. If you ever need anything from Yunzhong City in the future, please feel free to ask, and I will do my best!"

"What does Lord Zhu mean by this?" Shi Xuan pushed the box back: "The cost of your treatment has already been paid at the auction, so there is no need to pay any additional compensation."

"This is not a reward, but a small token of our appreciation from my daughter and me. We hope you will not refuse it."

Shi Xuan nodded and replied, "We've become acquainted now. If you ever need my help again..." She suddenly felt something was off. If you ever need her help, would she really have to hurt her dantian again?

Thinking of this, she stopped talking with a smile and changed her words, saying, "Never mind, I just hope you never need me again."

Zhu Lingyun laughed out loud behind her father, "Haha, Sister Shixuan, our Cloud City is very lively and prosperous. You must come and visit when you have time. I'll take you to eat delicious food and play fun games!"

Shi Xuan agreed, "Definitely!"

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two left. Their city, Cloud City, was wealthy, and they had their own spirit boats, making it very convenient for them to come and go.

Shi Xuan watched them leave, then opened the wooden box they had given him and found that it was actually a Qin wood box. Qin wood boxes are the best containers for preserving spiritual plants. Seeing this, Shi Xuan knew that the box must contain a spiritual herb.

However, opening the Qin wood box still surprised Shi Xuan. What Zhu Yi had given him was a seventh-tier ghost grass!

Even the prizes for the Six Sects Alchemy Competition were only sixth-grade spiritual plants. The City Lord of Cloud City is certainly generous. Most importantly, this Ghost Grass is the only seventh-grade spiritual herb needed for the Rejuvenation Pill, one of the rarest materials, and exactly what Shi Xuan needs right now. It's probably a stroke of luck for the senior brother.

She communicated with Lu Shenzhi through her consciousness: "Senior Brother, you're doing well this year. Has anyone told your fortune? They said you'll meet a benefactor this year."

"That benefactor is you, right?" Lu Shenzhi replied cooperatively.

Shi Xuan was overjoyed: "Senior Brother is so insightful! Now you only have one last rare spiritual plant left for your Rejuvenation Pill, [Green Hermitage], and hope is just around the corner!"

Lu Shenzhi smiled. Although Shi Xuan said it as a joke, in his heart, meeting this junior sister was indeed his greatest opportunity, except for the fact that it cost him a lot of spirit stones...