Shi Xuan stayed in the Silver Frost for three days before coming out, by which time the Hongmeng team had already left.
Back on the central floating island, they were too embarrassed to come out and inquire about the teleportation talisman themselves, so they sent other junior disciples from their sect to ask.
They inquired all day, but no one had ever heard of such a heaven-defying thing as an instant teleportation talisman, not even the people of their own Qian Yuan Continent.
However, it's impossible to determine whether Shi Xuan's words are true or false. It's possible that Shi Xuan had some extraordinary encounter somewhere and inherited more advanced talisman techniques, but that would only make them more distressed.
The entire HarmonyOS team was furious. Since the team was founded, they had never experienced such a low morale. It was as if they had a breath stuck in their chest, unable to get out, which was frustrating.
Tan Longyun, a cultivator in the team, seemed to remember something and said, "The sect's prophet once said that the captain, in the early Nascent Soul stage, would encounter an opponent stronger than him. Could it be...?"
"What are you saying!" Qian Zheng interrupted Tan Longyun before she could finish speaking: "Don't boost others' morale and diminish your own. Even if we encounter an opponent, it won't be her. A little Golden Core cultivator from some remote corner of the world, does she even deserve to be compared to our captain!"
They do indeed have a master of prophecy on the Ten Continents, who resides in their Hongmeng Sect and only emerges from seclusion once every few years.
When he last emerged from seclusion, he mentioned that Yan Lingyi would encounter an opponent with even greater talent than himself in the early stages of the Nascent Soul realm. He advised Yan Lingyi to be cautious when engaging in activities outside and not to antagonize this person.
When the disciples heard about this, they all looked incredulous.
How could anyone be more talented than Yan Lingyi? He was such a prodigy; when he went to the Talent Well in the Azure Dragon Secret Realm, he left everyone else far behind. He was the most dazzling star. If someone were even more powerful than him, who knows what a terrifying sight they would be.
If what the great prophet said was true, they had thought many times about what the divine being looked like, but absolutely no one had imagined that it would be such a beautiful little girl.
Moreover, someone with even greater talent than Yan Lingyi could not possibly have only cultivated to the eighth level of the Golden Core stage; they should have already surpassed Yan Lingyi in cultivation.
But now, although Qian Zheng interrupted Danlongyun's words, everyone was still muttering to themselves.
To stabilize morale, Yan Lingyi simply gave an order to assign tasks, so that they wouldn't be idle and overthink things.
So when Xuan returned to the base, the Hongmeng team, in order to reunite and regroup, had already taken on a rather difficult mission and gone to fight as a group—carrying their doubts about the teleportation talisman.
Shi Xuan couldn't understand their feelings. After returning to the camp, Lu Wenxing was lively and energetic again, completely unlike the sick person he was five days ago, and as happy as a monkey.
Upon seeing his junior sister return, he immediately went to greet her.
"You're finally back, Junior Sister! I was so worried about you!" Lu Wenxing said dramatically.
Shi Xuan glanced at him, noticing how happy he had been just now; he didn't seem worried about her at all.
Knowing he was in the wrong, Lu Wenxing touched his nose and stammered, "I worry for at least five hours a day!"
So, excluding the time spent sleeping, Shi Xuan came back during that short period when I wasn't worried, right?
“Although you seem to be in good condition, you still need to take your medicine,” Shi Xuan said, and the look in his eyes as he looked at Lu Wenxing seemed to carry a deeper meaning.
However, Lu Wenxing was too oblivious to notice. He simply reached out to Shi Xuan: "Is the pill already formed? Or are we starting the refining process now? Your second senior brother will protect you! I'm the most experienced in this!"
He was indeed experienced; countless times when the emperor was sent out, he was the one who stood guard outside and even boasted of his merits.
Shi Xuan took out the refined Rejuvenation Pill, gave one to Lu Wenxing, and said, "Get ready, you can eat it now."
Lu Wenxing had already put the pill in his mouth when he said these words.
Upon hearing Shi Xuan's words, he asked vaguely, "Get ready? What preparations?"
The pill has already been taken; it's too late to prepare anything now.
A moment later, Lu Wenxing's expression suddenly changed drastically. His eyes widened, his face contorted in pain.
Seeing this, He Weiqing looked at Shi Xuan nervously, as if asking her what was wrong with her second senior brother.
"Don't worry," Shi Xuan said calmly, looking at Lu Wenxing. He then explained to He Weiqing, "Fourth Senior Brother, don't worry. He took the Rejuvenation Pill and reshaped his meridians. It must be quite uncomfortable for him."
He Weiqing was finally relieved.
After looking at Lu Wenxing for a while, he turned to Shi Xuan and asked, "No, no pain reliever, right?"
“Yes, we do have some,” Shi Xuan said, taking out two top-grade pain-relieving pills for Lu Wenxing to take. “However, even if he takes the pain-relieving pills, they won’t do much good.”
Sure enough, Lu Wenxing was still in excruciating pain after taking two premium painkillers, just as Tong Shixuan had said, they were not very effective.
The best team members initially looked at Lu Wenxing with concern, but seeing that he was only suffering from pain due to the medicine he had taken and that he was not seriously injured, they gradually dispersed.
In the end, only Lu Wenxing, Shi Xuan, and He Weiqing, the three senior and junior disciples, remained in the room.
Lu Wenxing's eyes were bloodshot, veins bulging on his forehead, and he clenched his teeth tightly.
Shi Xuan stayed by his side to check on his condition at all times, and gave him a spirit-replenishing pill every now and then to prevent his spiritual energy from being depleted.
Time passed slowly, and Lu Wenxing's clothes were soaked with cold sweat.
Shi Xuan frowned slightly; it seemed that his second senior brother was taking a little too long to rebuild his meridians…
But at this moment, his meridians were being reshaped, and the two forces might be taking this opportunity to clash with each other. Shi Xuan did not dare to rashly probe Lu Wenxing's meridians with his divine sense to investigate.
She could only judge his condition from his appearance and would give him medicine from time to time.
An hour passed, and Lu Wenxing's symptoms showed no signs of improvement.
Seeing Lu Wenxing's expression, Shi Xuan frowned and kept his eyes fixed on Lu Wenxing's movements.
Just then, a strange phenomenon occurred: Lu Wenxing's hand suddenly grew a layer of white hair, which then quickly disappeared.
The scene was so bizarre that Shi Xuan almost thought he was seeing things.
But not long after, the same thing happened again. The layer of white fur seemed to transform Lu Wenxing's hand into a beast's claw, but it vanished in an instant.
Shi Xuan was greatly alarmed.
This was something she hadn't anticipated before giving Lu Wenxing the pill. She was certain that she had refined a Spirit Restoration Pill for Lu Wenxing, and not some other strange pill.
Could it be that the Rejuvenation Pill has some strange side effects? But that doesn't make sense. In all the books and notes she'd read, there was never any mention of such side effects. They all described the reshaping of meridians as extremely painful, but it would subside after about half an hour. Once the new meridians were formed, they would gradually strengthen during future cultivation until they eventually adapted to the user's cultivation level.
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