He was speaking incoherently, but Shi Xuan already understood what he was trying to say.
Shi Xuan's relaxed expression vanished, and he suddenly became serious, saying, "You're overthinking it."
Zeng Mo thought Shi Xuan was going to comfort him, so he shrugged. He was about to express his determination to work hard even if he wasn't talented enough when Shi Xuan continued, "Why did you have to compare yourself to someone like me, a genius who comes along only once in a century? Isn't that just trying to discourage yourself? Or are you saying you've had a smooth ride for too long and need a setback?"
Zeng Mo choked on his own saliva, unable to speak.
But I couldn't help but think about it along the lines of Shi Xuan's argument, and it actually made a lot of sense.
Cultivators usually compare themselves to those of equal cultivation level or from the same graduating class, but Shi Xuan is an anomaly, and that doesn't apply at all. If everyone were judged by her standards, all alchemists in the world should just give up on alchemy and go home to farm.
Shi Xuan showed no intention of comforting him. On the contrary, she continued, "You must face reality and not indulge in unrealistic fantasies. Working hard and refining more pills is more important than anything else."
Zeng Mo paused, then thought about what Shi Xuan said and realized that his master was absolutely right. She was indirectly comforting him!
With things as they are now, what could he possibly be dissatisfied with? His dantian has been healed, allowing him to cultivate normally again. The materials for alchemy are supplied free of charge and in unlimited quantities. He can even dispose of eighth-order demonic beasts at will, leaving him with no worries whatsoever. He can research any kind of pill he wants without hesitation. Where else can you find such a good thing? What reason does he have to be sentimental?
With that thought, Zeng Mo immediately perked up, cupped his hands in greeting to Shi Xuan, and said, "Thank you for your comfort, Master. I will go and do my best right away!"
After saying that, he ran off in a flash and went back to his alchemy room to refine pills.
Shi Xuan was completely bewildered. Who comforted you? Did anyone comfort you? How come I didn't know?!
She just wanted to show off a little, but Zeng Mo's inexplicable understanding twisted it into something so distorted. With such a lack of comprehension, no wonder she said she had no talent. If Zeng Mo hadn't left, she would have definitely added: "You have self-awareness!"
The production of three top-grade, seventh-level Rejuvenation Pills filled Lu Shenzhi with excitement, as if the pills being produced were his own Resurrection Pills!
"Junior Sister is indeed extraordinary; she can easily handle seventh-grade pills!" Lu Shenzhi thought that since he didn't care about his image anymore, there was no difference between flattering her once or five times, so he just kept showering her with compliments.
Shi Xuan could totally understand why her senior brother was so excited. Now he had gathered all the materials needed for his resurrection and was just waiting for her to refine a Soul-Returning Pill.
The Rejuvenation Pill is a seventh-grade pill. How could he not be excited to see that Shi Xuan could already refine a seventh-grade pill? This means that he will be able to end his days without a body immediately!
Shi Xuan sighed and teased him, "Second Senior Brother is tough and thick-skinned, so a high-grade pill will suffice. But Eldest Senior Brother is a noble young master; I'm afraid he'll look down on us if we don't have a top-grade pill. How about we wait until I can refine a top-grade pill and then refine a Soul-Returning Pill for you?"
"No need!" Lu Shenzhi quickly stopped her from having such an unreliable and dangerous idea. A high-grade seventh-rank pill is already extremely rare! You know, some pill cultivators might not be able to refine a single high-grade seventh-rank pill in their entire lives, so why would he be dissatisfied with a high-grade seventh-rank pill?
After his initial denial, seeing Shi Xuan trying to suppress a laugh, he realized that his junior sister was just teasing him.
This junior sister is getting more and more mischievous these days. When we first met, she was so obedient. She would obediently practice her sword when asked to. That was the image of the well-behaved junior sister in his mind.
Look at her now, she's already climbing all over his head and running wild! She's nothing like the well-behaved girl she used to be.
Unfortunately, he is now completely helpless against his junior sister and has to listen to her arrangements in everything. Where is the status of the senior brother?
These thoughts were best kept to himself; if he were to voice them aloud, Shi Xuan would give him a big question mark: Are you sure the obedient junior sister you're talking about is me?!
It must be said that beautiful memories may only exist in some people's own minds, and are mostly just beautified illusions.
Shi Xuan finished preparing the Rejuvenation Pill for his second senior brother, finally putting his mind at ease.
But at this moment, the Hongmeng team might still be searching for her outside, so it wasn't safe to go out now. Shi Xuan simply sat down and continued refining a few batches of pills, drawing a few talismans, and using the freshly made eighth-order demon beast materials for weapon forging was also quite interesting.
Shi Xuan was right. The Hongmeng team was indeed searching for her on the island, but after searching for a whole day, there was no movement at all, which meant that she was no longer on the floating island.
So, as she said, she really used a teleportation spell?
Could it be that the development of talismans in their tiny Qian Yuan Continent has already surpassed that of the Ten Continents? Their talisman cultivators have never even heard of talismans, nor can they even fathom the principles behind them, yet this little-known place has produced them?!
They didn't want to believe it, but the facts were right in front of them. Shi Xuan had truly vanished from their sight in an instant.
She initially thought it was an invisibility talisman or something similar, but anyone using an invisibility talisman would likely be unable to escape the divine sense tracking of so many cultivators with higher cultivation levels than her.
Moreover, a day has already passed; even the most powerful invisibility talisman cannot last that long.
They never imagined that Shi Xuan would have such an incredible independent space, because such a space was something that even powerful cultivators in the Integration stage, let alone disciples like themselves, probably hadn't seen before. How could a mere Golden Core cultivator obtain it?
If the outside world really knew that she possessed such an extraordinary space, they would probably fight tooth and nail to take it over.
After a day and a night, the HarmonyOS team finally accepted the fact that Shi Xuan had escaped.
Their championship team has dominated the outer regions for a long time, and they have never suffered so many defeats against one person.
First, they were tricked by her formation, then she ruined their reputation. Now, a team of more than 20 people have collectively surrounded her. They thought it was a foolproof plan, but who knew she would escape!
Right under everyone's noses, they let someone escape!
Most importantly, they still haven't figured out how Shi Xuan escaped!
“Now that things have come to this, let’s go back to our base,” Qian Zheng said. “Let’s go back and find someone to investigate what this teleportation talisman is and whether it really exists!”
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