During the battle with the Demon Elder, all she remembered was that Shang Yanting defeated the Demon Elder.
Then I fainted from the pain.
She didn't know what Shang Yanting had done to Bai Yu Zhenjun while she was unconscious, so she asked directly.
Upon hearing Jia Xitong's question, Shang Yanting's expression darkened, and he put down the bowl in his hand. However, seeing her pale face and the injury on her shoulder, he picked up the bowl again, "She's still alive."
"I knew it... cough cough cough!"
Jia Xitong tried to speak but choked on the medicine in her mouth.
"Take your medicine first, then tell me the rest."
Shang Yanting wiped her mouth gently, but his tone was cold. Jia Xitong glanced at him, then gulped down the rest of her drink.
Then……
Then the two of them were in a room, and neither of them spoke.
When Li Tuo came to give Jia Xitong a follow-up examination, he felt as if there was a needle sticking out of his buttocks, making him feel uneasy.
Is she feeling better?
Shang Yanting stood to the side and asked.
Li Tuo: "Your Majesty, Xi Tong's injury needs to be rested for a couple more days."
Jia Xitong looked at Li Tuo and asked, "How is Senior Baiyu doing now?"
"Master Baiyu... is living alone in a courtyard now, which is fine."
Li Tuo instantly understood what the two were arguing about and couldn't help but touch his nose. He was just an ordinary doctor, and it was difficult for him to be caught in the middle of other people's family affairs.
"Your Excellency, if there's nothing else, I'll be taking my leave now."
Li Tuo carried his medical kit and tiptoed out of the room, even gently closing the door behind him.
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Inside the Heavenly Palace, outside the window was a clear blue sky.
The only sounds around were the cultivators practicing their skills.
The room was quiet. Jia Xitong watched as the sunlight streaming in through the window moved from the table where Shang Yanting was sitting all the way to the floor.
"Shang Yanting!"
Jia Xitong finally couldn't help but speak up, breaking the quiet atmosphere.
Finally, he shifted his gaze from the table. "What are you doing?"
Do you have a problem with me?
"No."
"Of course you do! You've got such a strong opinion that you're giving me the silent treatment!"
If she weren't immobilized, she would have kicked him from above, saying, "You're bullying me! You're being childish and won't say a word to me. Didn't we agree that if we disagree, we'd mind our own business and let our relationships be as they are?"
"Your awful temper... I'm so angry my shoulders are aching."
Upon hearing her say that her shoulder hurt, Shang Yanting immediately stood up.
Where does your shoulder hurt?
"It hurts everywhere!"
She looked at him and said, "But none of this compares to the pain in my heart."
Wanzhi, who was eavesdropping outside, clicked his tongue.
It's a pity that the Demon Lord and his ilk didn't just stab this girl to death with an awl, leaving her here to rot in this greasy world.
However, the truth is that greasy, coquettish girls are loved by others.
Hearing the young martial emperor, who was usually aloof and domineering towards outsiders, humbly apologizing inside, Wan Zhi found the voice even more grating.
He has absolutely no manliness!
Would he die without this woman? There are plenty of fair-skinned and beautiful female cultivators outside!
Inside the room
After Jia Xitong's unreasonable tantrums and outbursts gave them a way out, the two were practically reconciled. Then, they chatted about trivial things in the room.
"Did you miss me while I was away?"
"have."
"We're being hunted by the Demon Lord, how did you know where I was?"
"...A letter from Li Tuo."
It was actually Li Tuo?
Jia Xitong was stunned when she heard this. She had been misunderstanding it was Niu Niu.
"When I was injured, were you by my side the whole time?"
"Sometimes I go out too."
"That means most of the time is..."
Although Jia Xitong did most of the talking, the two still chatted for quite a while, which shows that she had a strong desire to confide in others.
The two talked in the room for a long time until Jia Xitong said she needed to rest.
When she woke up, Shang Yanting had already left.
The room was eerily quiet. Jia Xitong felt a little uncomfortable lying motionless on the bed alone, so she called out, "Hi, Wanzhi."
Oh! That damned woman.
Wan Zhi was cursing in his heart, but he had already gotten used to it and said, "I'm here."
"Tell me a story."
“Alright, my dear master. What kind of story would you like to hear?” Wan Zhi asked with a professional air, displaying the professionalism he had cultivated over this period.
"Tell me the story of Prisoner's Pool."
Jia Xitong thought of the place they were going to this time, "You can just tell me the origin of Qiu'an Pool."
"The Prisoner's Pool... This place is a forbidden area for demonic cultivators, a prison for those exiled and displaced. As for the rumors about its origin, they are bizarre and varied. The most reliable rumor should be related to a demonic cultivator."
Upon hearing this, Jia Xitong remembered the bones she had brought back and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. "Tell me more about it."
"Speaking of which... it was more than ten thousand years ago, when the dragon race had just been destroyed and the human race was rising. All cultivators practiced using four methods: martial arts, talismanic arts, weapon arts, medicine arts, and alchemy. At that time, a maverick genius cultivator discovered demonic power in addition to spiritual power and became the first demonic cultivator in the world."
Is it Nirvana?
"Where is the extinction? That came later."
Wan Zhi's tone was rather disdainful, "Compared to that person, Jie Mie is hardly a genius."
There's such a powerful person?
"Then what does this have to do with Prisoner's Shore Pool?"
"At that time, the five great Dharma Gods could not tolerate this sixth sect that dared to challenge their authority. Among the five, the God of Talismans especially disliked this demonic cultivator and specifically targeted him in crafting magical artifacts and researching cultivation techniques. Although the demonic cultivator achieved some success, he was still not fully developed. He only appeared for a hundred years during that period before disappearing like a flash in the pan."
Until someone crossed the ocean and found the demonic cultivation techniques here.
Legend has it that the first person to learn demonic cultivation techniques had a fortuitous encounter at Prisoner's Pool. Later, martial cultivators were once again driven to extinction by other martial cultivators, and they all moved here, hoping to find similar opportunities at Prisoner's Pool in droves. However, unfortunately, the pool's waters would cause one to lose all their cultivation, thus transforming Prisoner's Pool from a sacred place in the hearts of demonic cultivators into a forbidden zone.
So that's how demonic cultivators came to be.
Jia Xitong listened intently.
Although she knew she couldn't believe it all, upon closer examination, some of it made sense.
For example, her master did indeed create some magical artifacts and talismans specifically targeting demonic cultivators; for example, there was indeed a skeleton in the Prison Shore Pool; and for example, demonic cultivators knew about this place across the sea hundreds of years earlier than other cultivators...
---Aside---
Goodnight everyone!
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