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It felt like an eternity before Chu Li finally woke up from her drowsy state.
She opened her eyes with some difficulty, but could only vaguely see a dark expanse. She turned slightly to the side and then saw a light that was some distance away.
She should be in a cave now, and the place she is lying in should be closer to the inside of the cave.
Her memories quickly returned; she remembered that she was still maintaining the domain at the last moment, and those evil cultivators had not yet escaped. After that, her consciousness began to drift into chaos—
"Junior brother?"
She called out tentatively. She was clearly being taken care of, which could only have been done by her junior brother. She just didn't know how he had managed to get her away.
Her echo reverberated in the empty cave, remaining silent for a long time, until she thought her guess was wrong.
Only then did a voice finally rang out, "Senior Sister, you're awake?"
Chu Li looked in the direction of the sound and saw Nan Yi sitting in the corner of the cave, who had been there for some time.
She had something to say, but she didn't know where to begin. She had just been fighting, so how could she have suddenly lost consciousness?
Who drove those evil cultivators away afterward? If it was my junior brother who drove them away, what methods did he use to expel them?
She propped herself up with her hand and was surprised to find that her injuries had healed considerably. A thought struck her, and she subconsciously asked, "Junior brother, how long have I been asleep?"
The voice rang out again: "It's been five or six days. Perhaps it won't be long before this secret realm opens again."
It was only at this moment that Chu Li finally realized something was wrong. Normally, her junior brother would come to her side immediately after he knew she had woken up.
But why did he stay hidden in that corner this time, only letting his voice travel over?
She squinted. The cave was too dark, and she could only vaguely see the outline of her junior brother from where she was.
She got up and slowly walked towards her junior brother, not knowing what he was doing, and then fell silent again.
As the distance between them continued to shrink, Chu Li's expression darkened. In fact, the closer they got, the uglier Chu Li's expression became.
"What exactly is going on with you?"
Nan Yi seemed startled when she heard the voice so close to her. "Senior Sister, why did you suddenly come here? You'd better take care of your injuries first..."
"Recovering from injuries? Your senior sister isn't that fragile! Why don't you tell me first, what's your current situation?"
Chu Li was barely suppressing her anger, trying her best not to vent it on her junior brother.
Look at what she's sensing now! She can't sense any spiritual energy from her junior brother at all!
It was also her oversight that, upon waking up, in order to better recover her body, she only briefly checked the surrounding area and found no danger, forgetting to examine her junior brother's body.
Sensing the unusual anger in his senior sister's words, Nan Yi leaned back slightly, subtly dodging her hand that reached for his wrist, and hurriedly said, "Senior sister, don't worry, it will get better with time..."
"Get better? It's been five or six days already, and you're still the same. How can I be at ease?"
This time, Chu Li pressed her fingers firmly on Nan Yi's wrist, examining it carefully.
Nan Yi had never seen his senior sister so angry before, and he stopped talking for a moment—mainly because he didn't know how to tell Chu Li what he was thinking and what he longed for.
For some reason, after going through this ordeal, his mindset seemed to have undergone a huge change. He was not so eager for his senior sister to understand his feelings before, and felt that as long as he could stay by her side, everything could be taken slowly.
But after that, when he brought his senior sister to the cave, he felt that he couldn't wait any longer.
He wanted to tell his senior sister his feelings right now, and he didn't care what the outcome would be.
His thoughts seemed to be caught in a huge vortex, and reason was slowly being swallowed up...
"Junior brother, something is definitely not right with you—"
Chu Li probed Nan Yi's dried-up spiritual veins inch by inch. Not only did these veins fail to store a single drop of spiritual energy, but some of them were even broken. This proved that his junior brother had used a very strong force, which had compressed the spiritual veins, causing them to be damaged. It would probably take some time for them to fully recover.
However, what Chu Li meant by something amiss was not that. Rather, she discovered tiny gray particles in some of the spiritual veins. These particles were attached to the spiritual veins and were easy to miss if one did not look closely.
However, because the particles were too small and were located within the spiritual vein, Chu Li couldn't immediately identify what they were. She only knew that they were definitely not good things, as she could vaguely sense a cold, sinister aura reminiscent of that of an evil cultivator.
"Junior brother? Why aren't you saying anything?"
Not hearing a reply for a while, Chu Li couldn't help but ponder whether this thing could damage a person's intelligence. She had previously sensed that her junior brother's reaction speed seemed to have slowed down considerably.
She was still lost in thought when she didn't expect the other person to crash straight into her.
The force was too strong, and Chu Li was caught completely off guard, so she was directly knocked to the ground.
Fortunately, Nan Yi still had some consciousness. He reached out and cushioned Chu Li's head with his hand. He was tough as nails, so being hit by the head didn't bother him much.
Then came endless silence again.
It wasn't that Chu Li didn't want to speak, but rather that she had no choice...
A slightly damp sensation spread across my lips.
The other party was like a thirsty person desperately seeking water, wandering around aimlessly without any strategy.
Chu Li was momentarily distracted by this unexpected stroke of the pen. Although she was usually immersed in cultivation, she was not a child who knew nothing.
Once she came to her senses, she almost immediately pushed Nan Yi away, her chest heaving violently: "Do you know what you're doing?"
Perhaps because the other party had no spiritual power at the moment, Chu Li only gave him a light push, and he was slammed against the wall behind him.
The bones and the hard wall behind them made an unbearable rubbing sound.
Chu Li's heart skipped a beat. She wanted to ask him if he was injured, but then she remembered his obviously outrageous behavior just now.
The question remained stuck in his throat.
The two remained silent.
Chu Li didn't know what to say. She wasn't stupid; even at this point, she still couldn't figure out how her junior brother felt about her.
But she couldn't help feeling that this was a bit too absurd—
After being bumped, Nan Yi seemed to regain some of his senses.
He should have been somewhat annoyed, but deep down he couldn't help but feel a little hopeful, thinking that it wouldn't be so bad to just expose it like this.
Perhaps sensing the other person's expectation, Chu Li felt somewhat uneasy.
She gently rubbed her wrist with her fingertips, then broke the silence, but what she said had nothing to do with what had just happened.
"Junior brother, we should go now. We need to hurry and get there before the exit of the secret realm opens."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the light in Nan Yi's eyes suddenly go out.
She hardened her heart and turned her head away. They really shouldn't have acted this way; what they had done today was already an overstepping of their bounds. When they got back…
It would be impossible for Nan Yi not to feel disappointed, but he also knew that discussing this matter in this secret realm was not a good time.
He then composed himself and walked out of the cave with his senior sister.
Chu Li has now recovered half of her strength, which is enough for the secret realm, but she still needs to avoid some evil cultivators.
Suddenly remembering something, she turned around and asked, "Where is the Time Amber?"
Nan Yi's somewhat muffled voice came through: "Here."
He took out a pendant from his pocket, from which hung a piece of Time Amber.
Chu Li took it, but suddenly felt that the rope felt wrong. Upon closer inspection, she discovered that there was a wisp of fiery red hair on each side of the rope.
Its fur was exceptionally glossy and shiny, clearly chosen by someone, and even the fur was neatly matted into a single strand—
Fox fur, that familiar color and that familiar scent...
She sighed softly, and looking at Nan Yi's hopeful eyes, she finally couldn't bear to refuse and hung it around her neck as usual.
The secret realm opened quickly, about three days later.
Chu Li and Nan Yi successfully exited the secret realm. However, just as they were about to leave and return to their sect, Chu Li caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye.
That was the Foundation Establishment stage girl they had met before. She was covered in blood, and there seemed to be fewer people around her.
But since she came out safely, does that mean that she ultimately won her battle against the evil cultivator?
Chu Li withdrew her gaze, boarded the Azure Lotus with Nan Yi, and returned to the sect at top speed.
However, the atmosphere on the way back was completely different from that on the way there. Chu Li remained silent, and Nan Yi, for some reason, also remained silent the whole way.
Upon arriving at the sect, Chu Li did not return directly to her residence. Instead, she grabbed Nan Yi and headed in the opposite direction.
At this moment, Nan Yi finally couldn't help but ask, "Senior Sister, where are we going?"
Chu Li glanced at him but did not reply.
She still remembered the unusual object she had found in Nan Yi's spiritual vein, but after Nan Yi's actions interrupted her, the atmosphere between the two became too awkward, so she didn't explain the situation to Nan Yi for the time being.
Besides, seeing that Nan Yi didn't seem to be in any particular condition, she put the matter off until now.
Now that we're inside the sect, we need to at least figure out what that thing is.
In addition, the side effect of Nan Yi taking the pill—loss of spiritual power—also needs to be carefully examined by the alchemists within the sect.
Although the Myriad Manifestations Sect focuses on domains, these domains encompass everything, hence there are cultivators whose domain is alchemy.
This type of person can use their domain to enhance the effects of alchemy.
This time, Chu Li was taking Nan Yi to find an elder who had integrated his alchemy talent into his domain.
She stood in front of the elder's residence and respectfully knocked on the door.
The door swung open with a "whoosh" as it was carried by the wind.
A figure with her back to the door was throwing something into the alchemy furnace. She turned around after hearing the sound. It was a girl who looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old.
She looked up at him with some curiosity, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes. "You...why did you suddenly come here?"
She never liked being disturbed while refining pills, so she set up a restriction on the door, allowing only a few extra people to knock on it directly.
Unfortunately, the person in front of me was one of them.
Chu Li raised her eyebrows, as if she had suddenly realized something because of her question. Indeed, this elder was not the only one in the sect with talent in alchemy, but why did she subconsciously choose to come here?
A fleeting doubt crossed my mind, but I had to admit that the other party's abilities were far superior to those of the disciples below. From another perspective, this would be more helpful for my junior brother's treatment.
Chu Li briefly explained the situation to her.
The girl then turned her gaze to Nan Yi behind Chu Li.
It turns out that this is the sect leader's disciple who has been following behind the grandmaster all this time.
I heard it's a fox?
Her appearance does indeed possess the charm of a fox.
In other words, it has the typical appearance of a fox.
"Alright, since you introduced me..." the girl beckoned with her fingertip, "Come here."
Nan Yi was still hesitating when Chu Li gave him a push: "Go this way, let her take a look at you."
Nan Yi was pushed forward a few steps, and then disappeared with a surge of spiritual energy.
He then realized that a hidden realm had been concealed here.
The girl waved to Chu Li: "Please wait a moment, I'll come out after I've investigated."
After saying that, she disappeared instantly.
Chu Li knew that this meant she had also entered that realm.
Before long, the girl's figure reappeared from the domain.
Chu Li nodded slightly to her and asked, "How is the situation?"
"It's not a big problem. It's just a side effect of the pill. You'll gradually recover after a few more days of rest."
"As for the other one, it is the filth attached to the spiritual vein. It is actually a kind of evil pill used by evil sects, which can easily amplify the desires in people's hearts. However, he inhaled a small amount, so the impact is not significant. He can expel it after his spiritual power recovers."
As for Nan Yi herself? She accidentally hit her a little too hard just now, and it will probably take her a while to come to her senses.
Upon hearing this, Chu Li breathed a sigh of relief and sat down to wait for her junior brother to come out.
But the girl beside her started chatting with her: "I wonder what it is about that fox that you see that makes you so dedicated to nurturing him?"
This was something that really puzzled her.
The other ordinary disciples didn't know, but the elders did.
For some reason, the identity of the master in front of us has been temporarily changed to the senior sister of the sect.
Her original grandmaster was solely focused on cultivation, but after her identity changed, she became enthusiastic about teaching.
They were incredibly envious of the new fox who had been able to follow their master around all the time.
As the founder of the sect, countless people hoped to receive her guidance, including the elders themselves.
In the past, if you wanted to ask your master for guidance, you had to wait in line, and even then, your master might not have time.
But to their surprise, the fox easily obtained everything, even more than they had ever wanted.
I have no idea what stroke of luck this fox had.
Chu Li rested her fingertips loosely on the armrest, and upon hearing this question, she couldn't help but think back to the very beginning...
At that time, my junior brother was not only exceptionally diligent and eager to learn, but also knew how to be considerate of his teachers.
Knowing that their master didn't have much free time, they didn't make a fuss.
She is still unaware that Nan Yi's true appearance is far different from what she imagined.
She hesitated for a moment before speaking, "He is serious, hardworking, and diligent. He loves cultivation and is a promising talent worth nurturing."
Of course, there's another important point: his fox fur is very soft, and he's willing to let her touch it from time to time, but that's just her private hobby and there's no need to talk about it.
Upon hearing this, the girl's eyes widened slightly, quite shocked by the answer.
Diligent and hardworking? Passionate about cultivation?
Is that all there is to it?
Such disciples are not exactly a dime a dozen in their sect, but there are still quite a few, yet none of them seem to catch the eye of their master.
The girl silently made up her mind that once her master recovered, she would cultivate diligently and earnestly in front of his door every day.
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