Could it be that some unknown and powerful existence was watching them?
Tong Shishi couldn’t help but walk out of the pavilion to look at the sky. She still couldn’t see anything, but the heavenly palm and the heavenly divine medicine were absolutely not illusions.
“Although I do not know who you are, Senior, I am extremely grateful for your help. Thank you, Senior, for rescuing our Qixi Festival Sect from calamity.”
Tong Shishi bowed deeply towards the heights above.
The other Qixi Festival Sect members filed out and bowed towards the sky as well.
…
At this moment, Su Xiaoyu’s expression was also somewhat bewildered.
What was going on?
A granule of Isatis Root that had accidentally fallen into the diorama box was being treated as a divine medicine by these people?
It was just a granule of Isatis Root…
“Could it be that things from the outside world undergo some kind of change when placed inside the diorama box?”
Su Xiaoyu murmured to herself.
She used the magnifying glass to look inside the diorama box. She saw that after the ancient-costumed little figures bowed to the sky, they carefully carried the Isatis Root granule away together, treating it as a precious treasure and storing it securely in their medicinal storehouse.
Looking at that single Isatis Root granule, then at the cup of Isatis Root granules dissolved in water on her table, Su Xiaoyu felt a bit dazed.
Suddenly, her gaze swept across the diorama box, and she noticed some changes on it.
In the upper right corner of the diorama box, written in golden characters, were the words “Faith Value”. Before, the Faith Value had always been 0, but now, at this very moment, the Faith Value had reached 20 points.
This change gave Su Xiaoyu some food for thought.
“So I can gain Faith Value as long as I help them? No, perhaps they also need to be clearly aware of my existence. When I saved them earlier, they didn’t give me any Faith Value. But this Isatis Root granule made them notice me again.”
After thinking for a moment, Su Xiaoyu went to her bedside. She found the bottle of mineral water she had finished drinking in the trash can, unscrewed its cap, and brought it back to the diorama box. Then, she reached her hand into the diorama box, dug a suitably sized small pit in the back mountain area of the Qixi Festival Sect, and placed the bottle cap inside.
Finally, she took the cup of dissolved Isatis Root from the table, aimed it at the bottle cap, and poured it in like this, quickly forming a small brown lake.
…
“What is this?”
Tong Shishi and the others, who had just come out of the medicinal storehouse, stared dumbfounded into the distance.
In their eyes, a gigantic, fair-skinned palm materialized out of thin air from the sky and descended. It dug a pit in the ground, placed a strange object inside, and then the hand vanished. A brown waterfall then cascaded straight down, directly creating a bizarre lake.
“Let’s go take a look.”
After exchanging bewildered glances, Tong Shishi immediately made a decision. She led the few remaining sect members forward, arriving at the back mountain.
As they approached, the fragrance unique to the dissolved Isatis Root drink spread through the air.
“What kind of scent is this? It’s very pleasant. Could it be the scent of a divine medicine?”
“That’s not a medicinal ingredient, it’s a lake! Could it be some special kind of divine liquid?”
“Maybe it’s a strange water? This world is not lacking in strange fires, strange waters, and strange thunders. For instance, obtaining a strange fire can greatly enhance the effects of artifact refining and alchemy.”
“Let’s get a little closer.”
Tong Shishi and the others discussed amongst themselves as they reached the edge of the brown lake.
At this time, the lake still carried a slight warmth. Li Yidan crouched down, dipped a fingertip into it, and put it in her mouth. A cooling sensation instantly spread throughout her body, indescribably comfortable.
“How is it?”
Tong Shishi and the rest all looked at Li Yidan, unable to conceal their curiosity.
A horrified expression appeared on Li Yidan’s face: “This… this is undoubtedly a kind of divine liquid. I detect its effects are remarkably similar to that medicinal ingredient from earlier, but even more exquisite. This level of divine liquid has actually formed a lake!”
Hearing Li Yidan say this, Tong Shishi and the others were also greatly shocked.
…
Outside the diorama box, Su Xiaoyu watched the changes happening within.
Regarding the dissolved Isatis Root drink she had poured in, the ancient-costumed little figures seemed very shocked.
As for Su Xiaoyu herself, the little figures were naturally just as curious. They whispered amongst themselves, speculating about her identity, feeling that she might not be some senior hidden expert, but more like a manifestation of the heavens themselves — after all, every time she appeared, the scene presented to the little figures was simply too astonishing.
But why would a manifestation of the heavens help them?
The little figures racked their brains over this, unable to figure it out, so they could only continuously bow towards the sky in thanks.
Then Su Xiaoyu saw the little figures begin to defend and protect the lake formed by the Isatis Root drink.
The world inside the diorama box was a Cultivation World, so naturally, it had Formation Masters.
Among the Qixi Festival Sect disciples, there were individuals skilled in formations. Led by a Formation Master named Gan Jiamin, a group of formation masters arrived near the brown lake and set up a concealment formation, hiding the lake to prevent it from being discovered by passersby.
Of course, this concealment had no effect before Su Xiaoyu’s eyes; she could still see everything clearly.
It was worth mentioning that the lake formed by the Isatis Root drink was named the Sweet Rain Divine Lake, while the earlier single Isatis Root granule was designated the Sweet Dew Divine Pill.
“It rose again.”
Su Xiaoyu looked at the Faith Value in the upper right corner of the diorama box.
The Faith Value now displayed 50 points.
She had counted the people in the Qixi Festival Sect. There were currently thirty-six people in total, yet they had provided her with 50 points of Faith Value. It seemed each person wouldn’t necessarily provide only one point; rather, as their faith or reverence towards her deepened, they could bring her more Faith Value.
So she just needed to continue helping everyone, right?
But was one-sided giving and helping really okay? Could helping for a long time cause people to take it for granted, making them lazy and only knowing how to take?
If a person turned out that way, it wouldn’t be helping them—it could even be said to be harming them.
Thinking of this, Su Xiaoyu stopped the idea of pouring more Isatis Root drink into the box.
Looking at the now-cooled dissolved Isatis Root on the table, she picked it up and drank it in one gulp.
Then, with her magnifying glass, she simply stayed by the side of the diorama box, watching the ancient-costumed little figures go about their lives.
The world in the diorama box was a Cultivation World, and this place was called the Qixi Festival Sect.
Su Xiaoyu had understood all that.
She also learned that the Sect Master was called Tong Shishi, and she came to know Alchemy Master Li Yidan, Artifact Refining Masters Gongye Qing and Gongye Jing, Spiritual Plant Master Liu Jinzhi, Talisman Crafting Master Hua Shulin, Formation Master Gan Jiamin, Puppet Master Weng Yuhan, Beast Tamer Luo Cuiyu…
Almost every cultivator in the Qixi Festival Sect had their own secondary profession. This was likely because their aptitudes were mediocre, forcing them to seek alternative paths.
Furthermore…
“Women make up the majority in the Qixi Festival Sect; there aren’t many men.”
Su Xiaoyu also noticed this point.
Out of thirty-six people, twenty-six were women and ten were men.
“Oh, right, since this is a Cultivation World, there can’t be only one Qixi Festival Sect, can there?”
This question occurred to Su Xiaoyu, and her gaze moved away from the Qixi Festival Sect.
Her sight traveled far into the distance until it reached the edge of the diorama box. Within this vast diorama box, the only immortal cultivation sect visible was the Qixi Festival Sect, surrounded by boundless, continuous mountains.
