Shi Xuanlu said to Shen Zhi, "Now that you can show yourself, what are you waiting for? Before, you couldn't come out, and talking about it only added to your troubles, but now it's different. Besides, Master is a Nascent Soul cultivator, not an old man in his seventies or eighties in the mortal world. In addition, Master is always worried about you and must be trying to find a way to save you. If you explain it clearly, it will prevent Master from doing something useless."
Lu Shenzhi remained silent. Shi Xuan's words made sense. If he could show himself, he could let his master see him and put his mind at ease.
Shi Xuan ignored him and continued talking to Lin Daozi: "Master, I had some fortuitous encounters in the back mountain of the sect before, and I have already met with my senior brother."
“Ah, your senior brother,” Lin Daozi thought Shi Xuan had only seen the unconscious Lu Shenzhi and had no other thoughts: “Your senior brother is the most talented child I have ever seen. He has been with me for more than ten years. It’s a pity. But I will definitely find a way to wake him up.”
“There is a way,” Shi Xuan said. “This disciple is also collecting spiritual items that can awaken him.”
"Oh?" Lin Daozi looked at Shi Xuan curiously. The fact that he was collecting information meant that he already knew how to wake him up...
Shi Xuan didn't explain further, and reached out to pat the Soul-Nourishing Wood at his waist. Perhaps it was a feeling of trepidation at the prospect of returning home, for after a few breaths, Lu Shenzhi slowly appeared, his phantom image solidifying in the air.
The moment Lu Shenzhi appeared, Lin Daozi was so shocked that he stood up from his seat and exclaimed, "Shenzhi!"
Lu Shenzhi still wanted to maintain his carefree and nonchalant demeanor, but he failed. If he had a physical body at this moment, he would probably already be shedding tears.
He was completely devoid of his usual laziness, and after a long while, he finally managed to stammer out, "Master!"
Lin Daozi was genuinely moved; his eyes welled up with tears. In his memory, he hadn't shed a tear in a hundred years. Even when Lu Shenzhi was in trouble, he hadn't cried. Yet, for some reason, at this reunion ten years later, he couldn't help but let his eyes well up with tears.
Lin Daozi wanted to reach out and touch his eldest disciple, but Lu Shenzhi's spirit form made it impossible for him to touch him, so he withdrew his outstretched hand.
The two were speechless for a moment. After a long while, they came to their senses. Lin Daozi sighed and said, "Why is Shenzhi like this... Could it be..." that he has already died and become a ghost cultivator?
Lu Shenzhi quickly explained, "Master, there's no need to worry. What I've been afflicted with isn't poison, but a curse. Right now, I'm just in a state where my soul is separated from my body thanks to Junior Sister's help. Once we've found everything we need, I'll be able to wake up."
"Master, please sit down first. Senior Brother can't escape."
Shi Xuan pulled Lin Daozi to sit down again and explained his current situation and solutions to Lu Shenzhi. After understanding the whole process, Lin Daozi finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt at ease.
As soon as he breathed a sigh of relief, a bizarre scene unfolded: Lin Daozi's cultivation level actually loosened, and he showed faint signs of a breakthrough!
Lin Daozi, as the most talented disciple of his generation, had always progressed the fastest among his peers in cultivation, but he had been stuck at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage for a full thirteen years. Since Lu Shenzhi's accident, he had become somewhat depressed, and his cultivation had not made any progress. Unexpectedly, such a simple meeting here had loosened the barrier in his cultivation that had been stuck for more than ten years!
But this is really not a good place to undergo tribulation. Lin Daozi hurriedly suppressed the fluctuations of his spiritual energy, deciding that he should at least return to the Lianfeng Sword Sect before making any further plans.
Shi Xuan clapped his hands and laughed, "Senior Brother, look how happy Master is to see you! The more shy you are and the less you come out to see Master, the more worried he is about you!"
While Lu Shenzhi was overjoyed, he also felt extremely guilty: "It is my fault for being unfilial and causing Master to worry."
The two then engaged in a long and pleasant conversation. The meeting didn't end until dawn.
"Master, I keep my eldest brother with me at all times. Whenever you think of him, just call me over and we can see each other!"
Lin Daozi reluctantly let his disciples leave. He was now in a state of complete peace. Although the curse on Lu Shenzhi's body had not yet been lifted, he now knew the reason. He would now focus on finding the Soul Gathering Stone.
Shi Xuan had already walked quite a distance, beyond his master's courtyard, when he faintly heard a cheerful humming coming from beside him. Shi Xuan couldn't help but smile; it turned out that his three-hundred-year-old master could sing too.
Lu Shenzhi finally calmed down and said, "Thank you for today's events, Junior Sister."
If Shi Xuan hadn't made this decision for him, he probably would have still been thinking of telling his master after waking up. Today, seeing that his master's cultivation level had weakened because of him, he realized that his matter had become a barrier in his master's heart, and that he was the one who had caused his master's cultivation to stagnate.
Seeing his master's progress today made him happier than anyone else. This not only relieved his master's worries but also brought him peace of mind. If he were still inside the body, he, a Golden Core cultivator at the Great Perfection stage, would probably have already broken through to the Nascent Soul stage.
"No need for thanks," Shi Xuan said with a smile. "Just listen to me in everything from now on."
At this moment, Lu Shenzhi was in a great mood. He agreed to whatever she said and did not refute her. "I'll listen to you. Junior Sister is a genius."
The divine being was in high spirits, and she was also happy about it today. Now, she went back to her own courtyard and simply entered the Silver Frost to give Zeng Mo the first treatment.
Zeng Mo was essentially a patient she carried with her, and his treatment depended entirely on Shi Xuan's mood. And now was a time when she was in a good mood.
There are still some pills left over from the last treatment of Feng Xiujie and Zhu Lingyun, so there's no need to prepare anything else; we can start right away.
Zeng Mo was deeply moved when he saw that Shi Xuan had come to heal his dantian so quickly. He was a prisoner who had been captured, yet he received such treatment! He thought to himself that once he recovered, he would definitely refine more pills to repay Shi Xuan's kindness in saving his life.
"You should prepare yourself. Although the damage to your dantian is minor, you cannot skip any of the treatment steps. The first and second days will be very painful and you will feel very weak."
"I'm ready!" Zeng Mo was in an extremely excited state. He suddenly learned that his dantian, which had been cracked for several years, could be saved. He couldn't describe the feeling; he was just full of energy and strength!
Shi Xuan didn't say anything more, and directly gave him the Shattering Spirit Pill and the Pain Relief Pill together, "Eat them together, and don't make a sound, okay? I'm going to refine pills here."
Taking advantage of the moment when his dantian was slowly breaking down, Shi Xuan took out the Heavenly Origin Pill Furnace, lit the Earth Core Fire, and leisurely began refining pills beside him.
Even though Zeng Mo was well prepared, he never expected that the pill would completely shatter his dantian. He was in so much pain that he broke out in a cold sweat and his face turned pale.
Remembering what Shi Xuan had just said, he was not to make him cry out, so he could only silently endure it.
He's just a prisoner now, so he shouldn't upset his master, or he'll be left without treatment.
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