“Indeed, something is strange.”
Elder Xue held Ye Luqing’s hand, her pill energy scanning the latter’s body over and over.
“Elder Xue, is Senior Sister Ye okay?” Ying Qianqian asked worriedly from the side.
Elder Xue pondered for a moment, then said:
“Neither her body nor soul has any problems…”
“But rather than saying her soul fits the body, it’s more like it’s too perfectly fitting.”
Hearing this, Ye Luqing’s heart skipped a beat.
As expected of a Pill Cultivator. Although they Array Cultivators also primarily cultivated Spiritual Power, Pill Cultivators were far superior in diagnosis and healing.
If even a Spirit Transformation stage Pill Cultivator could see something, then if Xiao Qingxuan truly found a way to restore and examine memories at Illusion God Sect, she might as well prepare to flee immediately.
As far as she knew, the most common method to probe memories was direct Soul Searching.
But ordinary Soul Searching Techniques were too vicious; the searched party often ended up with their soul scattered, not only dying immediately in this life, but even affecting their reincarnation.
Without concrete evidence, Profound Firmament Upper Sect naturally wouldn’t use such a brutal method on its own Direct Disciple. That was why she had deceived everyone after taking the Soul-Molding Pill.
But the problem was, could other sects have special methods to examine memories? That was what Ye Luqing was most worried about now.
[Don’t worry, Host. The Heaven-Tier Soul-Molding Pill can even shield karma.]
“Can you guarantee that Xiao Qingxuan won’t see through it?” Ye Luqing asked inwardly.
With the system’s level, it might not be unable to contend with the Destined Female Lead.
[I’ll issue a task to remind you when the time comes, nyah.]
“…”
Isn’t that still completely uncontrollable!
Ye Luqing stared speechlessly at the system’s blue popup, as if she’d already grown accustomed to this unreliable useless system.
Her thoughts returned to reality just in time to hear the two conversing.
Ying Qianqian asked in confusion:
“Is it bad if the soul fits too well?”
Elder Xue explained thoughtfully: “If there has been memory loss, the soul can develop cracks or even be damaged.”
“But her soul is incredibly smooth, only the Primordial Spirit condensed at the Nascent Soul Stage has dissipated.”
“Unheard of, never seen before…”
The Primordial Spirit disappearing without damaging the soul was like throwing an egg from a height and only the yolk inside breaking while the shell remained intact.
But the Immortal Cultivation World was vast and full of wonders; this could be considered a learning experience.
After a moment of thought, Elder Xue brought out a medicine chest and looked at Ye Luqing with a cheerful smile.
“I originally prepared two calming pills for you, but it seems they’re unnecessary now.”
According to Peak Lord Bai Yuhan of Azure Sky Peak, Ye Luqing’s soul was damaged and needed urgent recovery.
But upon inspection, Ye Luqing’s soul was full and her spirit was robust; further calming was superfluous.
“Still, since you’re here, feel free to pick two pills.”
All eighteen peaks of Profound Firmament Upper Sect relied on formation support, and their Cauldron Peak especially needed formations to reverse pill lightning and prevent high-grade pills from escaping after being refined.
Besides, she found this little disciple so pleasing to the eye; today could be considered sowing a good karmic connection.
With proper nurturing in the future, it wasn’t impossible to add a mighty cultivator of the Void Comprehension or even Dao Integration realm to Profound Firmament Upper Sect.
“Then… thank you, Elder Xue.”
Ye Luqing grinned cheekily and didn’t stand on ceremony.
She scanned the pills in the chest, then opened the Corruption Value Shop.
“Tranquil Enlightenment Pill, Profound-Tier Mid-Grade, recycle price 90 points.”
“Nine-Curve Ling Paste, Profound-Tier Mid-Grade, recycle price 110 points.”
“Entering Void Pill, Profound-Tier Superior, recycle price 150 points.”
“…”
Ye Luqing scanned the pills; most were of the Profound-Tier, not very valuable.
But the next moment, a purple pill caught her attention.
“Dragon-Tiger Yang Pill, Earth Grade Inferior, recycle price 350 points.”
This one’s good.
Ye Luqing’s eyes lit up. She knew nothing about pills, so for her, expensive meant good.
“Heavenly Sword Unyielding Pill, Middle Earth-Tier, recycle price 450 points.”
Ye Luqing placed these two pills in her palm, feeling the nearly overflowing medicinal power.
These two it is!
Elder Xue looked at Ye Luqing with some surprise, then smiled meaningfully.
“As expected of a good seedling for pill refining, you instantly picked the two highest-grade pills in the chest.”
“Not only that, these two pills were commissioned by the Sect Master for Cauldron Peak to refine over a decade ago, but they’re no longer needed now.”
“That you chose them today can be considered fate.”
With that, Elder Xue swiped a single finger across the two pills, instantly severing their connection to the chest and removing any Restriction Spell.
As a high-realm Pill Cultivator, the pills she refined usually carried marks; if stolen or forcibly taken and consumed, not only would they lack efficacy, but the user could even be poisoned by backlash.
“Thank you, Elder Xue.”
Ye Luqing gave a proper bow. For a Spirit Transformation stage Pill Cultivator, refining Earth Grade pills required considerable effort.
Yet Elder Xue had given them so easily; Ye Luqing was genuinely grateful from her heart and couldn’t afford any lapse in etiquette.
Elder Xue nodded with a smile, her gaze like an elder in the family doting on a talented junior.
“Elder Xue, what effects do these two pills have?” Ye Luqing asked curiously.
Judging by the names, the Dragon-Tiger Yang Pill should increase vitality and strengthen the body, while the Heavenly Sword Unyielding Pill should sustain Sword Qi for Sword Cultivators. Moreover, since they were customized by the Sect Master, they must be for Sword Cultivators.
Still, she wanted to know the details to avoid accidentally taking the wrong medicine.
“Hehe, these two pills were customized for the Sect Master, and their effects involve privacy that I cannot disclose.”
“However… if you really want to know the effects of these pills, your Shizun might have the answer.”
?
A question mark popped up in Ye Luqing’s mind.
Why would her Shizun know the effects of pills refined for the Sect Master?
Even if these two were lifelong best friends, could their relationship be so good as to know every detail about custom pills?
Watching Elder Xue’s departing back, Ye Luqing put away the two pills.
Even if she didn’t take them, recycling them to the system would net her 800 points for free.
Either way, it was a sure win with no loss.
Inside the main hall of Illusion God Sect.
After a sleepless night, Xiao Qingxuan slowly walked up to the Phantom God Palace, her face showing some weariness.
Refining a Sword Qi Seed of the Emotionless Sword Dao was no easy feat. Sword Cultivators of the Emotionless lineage were already few, and few were willing to do something that damaged their own foundation.
Unless it was a cultivator whose path had reached its end, using their Dao Foundation to refine a cultivation seed to help their family’s juniors avoid detours.
Walking, Xiao Qingxuan even lost track of time.
By the time she came to, she realized she had already reached the center of the Phantom God Palace.
On the jade platform, Illusion God Sect’s Sect Master Ming Mengmeng was already waiting for her at some point.
Xiao Qingxuan looked up and saw Ming Mengmeng holding a transparent, crystal-clear lotus in her hand.
The flower was only half a fist large, yet it refracted a deep purple, dreamlike luster.
The moment she was touched by the deep purple illusory radiance, Xiao Qingxuan felt a sense of being both illusory and real, as if everything she had experienced since arriving at Illusion God Sect had been an illusion realm.
She instinctively closed her eyes, wanting to use this dreamlike light to return to the time before A-Qing was besieged by Devil Cultivators, then strive to rescue Ye Luqing, so the two could safely return to the sect together and live happily ever after.
Even if it was only an illusion realm, she was willing to indulge in it.
