Half an hour later, Xu Yuehuai finally opened her eyes with the help of the Fifth Elder. Having not had water for a long time and having a high fever, she felt very thirsty.
Seeing this, Elder Zisang picked up the tea set aside, poured a cup for her, and asked, "Are you feeling any better?"
Xu Yuehuai didn't stand on ceremony, took the drink and sipped it. Then, looking around, she asked, "What's wrong with me?"
The Fifth Elder got off the bed and looked at Xu Yuehuai with seriousness in his eyes. "Do you know that something is wrong with your body? Something has been absorbing your spiritual energy. Your spiritual energy is severely depleted and has not been replenished, which is why you have a high fever and have fainted."
Upon hearing the words "absorbing spiritual energy," Xu Yuehuai thought of what was inside her dantian, and her expression changed.
The Fifth Elder could tell from her appearance that Xu Yuehuai knew about the thing inside his body. He said, "If you try to hide it now, this thing inside you will continue to drain your spiritual energy. As long as you can't cultivate all day long, you will eventually fall into a coma. It could be a day, two days, or a week. It depends on how long you can endure this."
The Fifth Elder's words were not a joke. After learning about her situation, Xu Yuehuai chose to tell him. Elder Zisang was the elder who had escorted them all the way and would not do anything to harm her. As for the Fifth Elder in front of her, she had met and learned about him yesterday and believed that he was not a bad person. This time, Xu Yuehuai decided to trust her intuition and told him everything that had happened to her these past few days.
Upon hearing this, the Fifth Elder sat down on the stool with a grave expression. He stared at Xu Yuehuai and asked, "So you mean that it didn't actively absorb spiritual energy in the past few days, but only started doing so yesterday after you tried to enter the Body Tempering stage?"
Elder Zisang was knowledgeable, but he had never heard of such a thing existing in the body, capable of absorbing spiritual energy until the host's spiritual energy was exhausted and he died. He looked at the Fifth Elder beside him and asked, "Is there any way to treat this? Why have I never heard of such a thing? How exactly is it produced?"
The Fifth Elder shook his head. "I don't know anything about this. I only discovered this thing by chance during one of my trips, but that person died right in front of me."
When the Fifth Elder spoke of this matter, a vague emotion flickered in his eyes. Zi Sangyi guessed what it was and did not press further. "Did you manage to find a solution to this matter later?"
Zisangyi's only concern right now is this matter. Of the eleven people he risked his life to bring back from the lower realm, only ten remain, and one of them is still unconscious. If Xu Yuehuai also gets into trouble, he will be depressed for a long time.
The Fifth Elder nodded. "The method is very simple. You just need to keep cultivating until you can enter the Body Tempering stage, and then this thing will be unable to cause trouble."
Xu Yuehuai: "..." Doesn't he mean he just wants to work her to death?
But Xu Yuehuai also noticed something unusual. The Fifth Elder seemed unreliable, but at a time like this, he wouldn't joke about such things. She looked at the Fifth Elder, "Elder..."
Before she could finish speaking, the Fifth Elder raised his hand to stop her, saying, "I know what you want to say, but I can't give you the answer to that question."
"Zisangyi and I will be here to protect you." The Fifth Elder handed Xu Yuehua a pill. "Take this pill. It will slow down the speed at which that thing absorbs your spiritual power. Only by constantly working hard and surpassing its speed can you successfully enter the Body Tempering stage." The Fifth Elder's eyes were serious. The white-haired old man had scolded her harshly when they first met. At that time, the two became friends after a fight.
When we meet again now, the old man's eyes are filled with concern, appreciation for talent, and seriousness, but he no longer has the stubborn old man he once was in the library.
Xu Yuehuai took the pill without hesitation and fed it directly into his mouth. "Let's begin. I'll trouble you two seniors."
Xu Yuehuai got off the couch and stood in front of the two elders. She raised her hands in a bow and looked very serious. Protecting the Dharma seemed easy, but it required them to keep an eye on her constantly and not leave their seats. If anything happened to her, the two elders would have to come forward to help.
The Fifth Elder originally thought she would hesitate for a while, but he didn't expect her to be so straightforward. He waved his hand and, ignoring everything else, ordered Zi Sangyi, "You, go and tell those two people outside that they've been making a racket outside, giving me a headache!"
The Fifth Elder overheard the entire conversation between Ji Yuanchi and Pu Erge.
Zisangyi pouted, her eyes showing displeasure, but she still obediently went out.
As soon as the door opened, Ji Yuan rushed forward, her eyes filled with earnestness, "How is it?"
“She’s fine. The Fifth Elder and I will help her advance. Everyone else, please leave.” After saying that, he looked at Ji Yuanchi. “As for you, go find Ji Yaocen, who is your senior sister, and we’ll arrange a new room for you.”
If Ji Yaocen knew that she was being used as a handyman by the elders, she would probably be furious.
After Elder Zisang finished speaking, he turned around and went back into the house. Hearing that Xu Yuehuai was safe and sound, Ji Yuanchi felt a great weight lifted from his heart.
Xu Yuehuai heard the commotion outside and knew how worried Ji Yuanchi was about her, but it wasn't the right time for her to waste any more time. If she went out on her own, Ji Yuanchi would definitely pester her with questions.
She stroked the jade pendant hanging at her waist, thinking some unspeakable thoughts. The owner of the jade pendant, far away, seemed to sense her presence. He stood on a high mountain, on a large rock, with a waterfall flowing continuously downwards beneath him.
There is no human habitation for miles around, not even birds or grass, just a solitary waterfall.
The man opened his dark eyes, which seemed to be churning with intense emotions. He suppressed the restlessness and closed his eyes again, but the trembling of his eyelashes proved that he had just been flustered for a moment.
Xu Yuehuai sat cross-legged on the futon, her eyes filled with unprecedented seriousness. She lowered her eyes and finally closed them. As her inner thoughts moved, the surrounding spiritual energy began to flow continuously into Xu Yuehuai's body.
She talked with the two elders for a short while, and the spiritual energy in her dantian was almost depleted. With such a large surge of spiritual energy into her body, she immediately felt as if she were soaking in a mountain spring, feeling very comfortable.
The little creature in the dantian discovered this and began to vigorously absorb the incoming spiritual energy. However, it soon realized that it was consuming more than it was eating. It was furious, knowing that Xu Yuehuai must have done something to cause this.
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