Chapter 57: Divine Ability Fén Jì
Burned and battered by the flames spat out by the giant snake, Hua Changxi knew that returning to the dormitory in such a state would surely cause gossip. After thinking for a moment, she looked at the one-armed man.
“How is Elder You?”
Speaking of this, the one-armed man became anxious. “Master went into seclusion as soon as he returned. Where exactly did you go, and why is Master injured?”
Hua Changxi: “As for where we went, you can ask Elder You yourself. Now, I want to make a deal with you.”
The one-armed man frowned. “What deal?”
Hua Changxi: “Find a way to let me stay in Medicine Valley. In exchange, I will heal Elder You’s injuries.”
The one-armed man remained silent.
It wasn’t difficult to let Hua Changxi stay in Medicine Valley; the valley needed people to guard it, and adding her was a simple matter of a word. It was just that Master’s injuries didn’t require her intervention!
Hua Changxi smiled. “Elder You’s injuries are not ordinary. They cannot be healed by common healing methods. If you don’t believe me, you can go back and see Elder You immediately.”
Seeing her speak so confidently, the one-armed man’s brow furrowed.
Master had entered the stone room as soon as he returned, and he didn’t know the exact condition of Master’s injuries.
Seeing that he wasn’t moving, Hua Changxi continued, “Why don’t we go up together and take a look? After seeing Elder You’s condition, it won’t be too late to make a decision.”
Hearing this, the one-armed man no longer remained silent. He turned and went up West Mountain, and Hua Changxi immediately followed.
Soon, the two arrived at the stone cliff halfway up the mountain.
As they approached the stone cave, both heard suppressed groans of pain coming from within.
The one-armed man’s expression changed drastically, and he rushed into the stone cave.
The interior of the stone cave was not spacious, only a little over a hundred square meters. In the center was the living room, and on each side, two stone rooms were built.
The one-armed man rushed directly into the stone room in the upper left position.
“Master!”
Hua Changxi followed him in and saw Elder You curled up on the stone bed, his burned limbs bleeding continuously, his face flushed red as if he had swallowed charcoal. He was constantly spitting out smoke with ‘ha, ha, ha’ sounds, ignoring the one-armed man’s calls.
Seeing this, Hua Changxi asked the one-armed man to move aside and stepped forward to examine Elder You’s condition.
The one-armed man had no better options at the moment and could only let Hua Changxi examine him.
『Diagnostic Technique （Beginner ）: Diagnosis 2/10』
While examining Elder You’s physical condition, another line of text jumped out in Hua Changxi’s vision.
This Diagnostic Technique first appeared during the New Year when she was examining Xu Ling at Pharmacist Xu’s house. After so long, she had actually forgotten to upgrade it.
Hua Changxi roughly understood Elder You’s condition and then looked at the one-armed man. “How about it, do you want to make a deal with me?”
The Red Eagle’s flames contained Fire Spiritual Energy. After Elder You was burned, the Fire Spiritual Energy entered his body through the wounds and was now wreaking havoc.
Elder You’s current feeling was similar to that of meat on a barbecue grill. By the time the Fire Spiritual Energy completely engulfed his body, he would be cooked.
Seeing Elder You in so much pain, the one-armed man dared not hesitate. “Okay, I agree. Tomorrow, I will tell the steward of Medicine Valley to let you stay and look after the medicine fields.”
With her objective achieved, Hua Changxi didn’t dawdle. “I’ll go to the cliff bottom to pick some herbs.” After speaking, she quickly left the stone cave and leaped off the stone cliff.
A quarter of an hour later, Hua Changxi returned with six Spiritual Plants and ten unripe Green Fruits.
Although the Green Fruits were unripe, they still had some healing and restorative effects, which were enough to treat Elder You.
There were alchemy tools in the stone cave, and they were quite complete.
Guarding Medicine Valley and having so many Medicinal Herbs, Elder You naturally wouldn’t be so selfless as to not take any. He would also refine medicine when he was free.
Although his skill wasn’t very high, he could refine some common medicines used by Martial Artists.
The one-armed man watched Elder You anxiously while also keeping an eye on Hua Changxi.
Seeing that Hua Changxi had actually picked Green Fruits and seemed to be preparing to use them in medicine, he became somewhat worried.
Master had told him that Senior Disciple Brother had died from an explosion after eating Green Fruits.
The one-armed man wanted to get up and stop Hua Changxi but found that his clothes were being tightly held by Elder You.
Elder You was indeed delirious from the torment, but he still knew that the one-armed man and Hua Changxi had entered the stone cave. He said with difficulty, “Trust those you employ.”
The one-armed man immediately understood his Master’s meaning. Although he was still somewhat worried, he felt a little more at ease when he thought that Hua Changxi needed him to stay in Medicine Valley.
Soon, the aroma of medicine wafted from the stone cave.
Just by smelling the fragrance, Elder You felt that his body was no longer in so much pain.
“Master Guo, please take this bowl of medicinal soup to Elder You.”
The one-armed man took the refreshing soup and was greatly shaken.
Although the soup was brewed with a strong fire, it had no heat at all; instead, it emitted a chill. Taking a breath of it into his nose, he couldn’t help but shiver, as if he had taken an ice-cold bath in the middle of winter, piercingly cold.
Without daring to delay, the one-armed man carefully fed the soup to Elder You and then saw his Master’s complexion visibly improve.
After drinking the medicine, Elder You’s face relaxed, he stopped spitting smoke, and soon fell into a peaceful sleep.
Seeing Elder You’s steady breathing and strong pulse, the one-armed man breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
“Master Guo, take this medicinal powder and sprinkle it on Elder You’s wounds.”
The one-armed man walked over and took the small bowl of green powder handed to him by Hua Changxi.
Afterward, the one-armed man focused on applying the medicine to Elder You. Hua Changxi, having nothing else to do, left the stone cave.
After all this activity, it was already late at night. Expecting everyone in Medicine Valley to be asleep, Hua Changxi quietly returned to her dormitory, changed into clean clothes, and cleaned her body with the Pure Body Technique.
Being burned by the giant snake’s flames this time made Hua Changxi realize that she herself was not afraid of fire.
However, looking at her tattered clothes, Hua Changxi felt a headache. She wasn’t afraid of fire, but her clothes were. In the future, she would have to avoid fire, as she didn’t want to be naked.
“There should be clothes that are impervious to swords and spears and unaffected by water and fire, right?”
Thinking about the day’s gains, especially the Flowing Light Lotus Seed she ate, Hua Changxi didn’t stay in her dormitory. Instead, she went to a secluded spot, sat cross-legged, and then ‘internally observed’ her Dantian Qi Sea.
The Qi Sea was no longer churning and boiling, nor was it continuously producing Red Lotuses as before. Only one or two would occasionally emerge.
Eating the Ancestral Return Spiritual Fruit would result in inheriting Ancestral Return Divine Abilities.
Hua Changxi raised her right hand, and with a ‘boom,’ a thirty-six-petaled Fire Lotus condensed in her palm.
Fén Jì!
This was the fire-element Divine Ability she obtained after eating the Flowing Light Lotus Seed.
Previously, the fireballs and fire blades Hua Changxi condensed could injure people, but their lethality was not great. However, if she were to unleash a Fire Lotus now, as long as the opponent’s cultivation was below hers, they would likely be incinerated by the Fire Lotus.
To test the power of the Fire Lotus, Hua Changxi took out the Red Eagle she had captured earlier.
“Boom~”
Hua Changxi threw out the Fire Lotus, which instantly enlarged and enveloped the Red Eagle. In less than a breath, the Red Eagle was reduced to ashes.
Seeing this scene, Hua Changxi’s expression became excited.
From the spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from the Red Eagle, it could be known that it was likely a Demonic Beast in the Qi Refining Realm.
A Demonic Beast in the Qi Refining Realm was instantly consumed by the Fire Lotus, with no resistance whatsoever.
Hua Changxi then took out the giant snake.
This giant snake was entirely fiery red. In the Fire Spirit Mine, if not for its glowing eyes, she would not have been able to spot it.
Sensing the abundant spiritual energy within the giant snake, Hua Changxi hesitated and decided not to burn it with the Fire Lotus, planning to keep it for snake soup.
Especially, she also thought of Xu Ling.
She wondered if Xu Ling ate snake soup?
If Xu Ling had never eaten spiritual fruits or similar items, and had spontaneously returned to her ancestors, she wondered if she had inherited any Divine Abilities?
This fire snake could breathe fire. If Xu Ling ate it, perhaps she could inherit the fire snake’s abilities and also breathe fire.
After a period of wild thoughts, Hua Changxi took out eight Top-grade Spirit Stones and, following the instructions of the Shen Nong Planting Technique, set up a Spirit Gathering Array.
Then, she sat cross-legged in the center of the array, bathed in the dense Fire Spiritual Energy, and closed her eyes to cultivate.
The next day, as the dawn broke, Hua Changxi opened her eyes and put away the Top-grade Fire Spirit Stones, whose color had not changed much.
『Realm: Qi Sea Realm 30500/100000』
Her Realm Points had broken through 30,000, and her Qi Sea had doubled in size.
However, Hua Changxi’s mood was not very high. Since last night, she had only absorbed 3,500 Spiritual Energy Points.
She calculated that she could absorb at most 1,000 Spiritual Energy Points per hour.
If she had known she could only absorb so little Spiritual Energy, why would she have set up a Spirit Gathering Array? She couldn’t even absorb a single Top-grade Fire Spirit Stone.
Previously, she lacked Resources, so it was understandable that her cultivation couldn’t advance. Now that she didn’t lack Resources, her Cultivation Speed was stuck.
Hearing voices from the direction of the dormitory, Hua Changxi waved her Spiritual Energy to erase some traces on the ground and then quickly returned.
The planting tasks in Medicine Valley had been completed. All the Laborers who came initially, as well as those who came with Hua Changxi, except for a few who stayed to guard Medicine Valley, were to return to the Medicine Farm today.
After breakfast, the Steward gathered everyone and began calling out names one by one.
Before the roll call was finished, the one-armed man arrived.
The one-armed man called the Steward aside, and then Hua Changxi saw the two of them looking at her from time to time.
A few minutes later, the one-armed man returned to West Mountain.
After the Steward finished the roll call and dismissed everyone, he called Hua Changxi to his side. “You’ve caught Elder You’s eye. He wants you to stay and guard Medicine Valley, so you don’t need to return to the Medicine Farm today.”
Hua Changxi immediately replied, “Don’t worry, Steward. I will guard Medicine Valley well.”
The Steward asked curiously, “Elder You rarely pays attention to us Laborers. How did you catch his eye?”
Hua Changxi: “. I’m quite capable at planting medicine?”
Seeing her confused expression, the Steward assumed she had gotten lucky and didn’t press further. “Alright, go do your work.”
Including Hua Changxi, only five people remained in Medicine Valley.
Their duty was to patrol the medicine fields daily, watering where needed, fertilizing where needed, and replanting where pests appeared.
Among the five, Hua Changxi was the only woman.
As a result, Hua Changxi directly occupied an entire room.
Knowing that Hua Changxi was kept by Elder You, the other four dared not say much and fairly divided the medicine fields they were responsible for guarding with her.
On the stone cliff halfway up West Mountain, the one-armed man saw Elder You had come out as soon as he returned and quickly went forward. “Master, why have you come out?”
Elder You soothed him, “Your Master is fine now.”
Hearing this, the one-armed man didn’t know how to persuade him further. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to, but the medicine Hua Changxi gave was too effective.
Master’s body was covered in burns. After applying the medicinal powder refined by Hua Changxi, overnight, not only had the wounds scabbed over, but new skin had also grown.
“Master, your disciple has already told the Steward to keep Hua Changxi in Medicine Valley.”
“You did well. You can interact more with that little girl in the future, but don’t be too deliberate.”
The one-armed man endured it but couldn’t help himself. “Master, where exactly did you take Hua Changxi yesterday?”
Elder You thought of the Red Eagle he encountered yesterday and felt he should tell Guo Yu. He then recounted taking Hua Changxi to the depths of South Mountain.
“A fire-breathing eagle?”
The one-armed man was somewhat dumbfounded. Master had gotten so injured encountering such a Fierce Beast. If it were him, would he even survive?
Elder You’s expression was solemn. “Be extremely careful when encountering Fierce Beasts in the future.”
Thinking of Hua Changxi’s words about harnessing Heaven and Earth Power for her own use, Elder You added, “I will be away for a few days in two days. Please watch over Medicine Valley more.”
He had to go see some old friends and see if they knew that the World was undergoing great changes.
At Sancha Medicine Farm, after the Laborers returned, Mao Yong learned that Hua Changxi was valued by Elder You and had been kept in Medicine Valley. His heart immediately tightened, and he regretted offending Hua Changxi before.
However, thinking that he had helped Guo Yu, Mao Yong’s expression improved slightly. For Guo Yu’s sake, Elder You should not blame him.
In the future, if he met Hua Changxi, he would bring his Younger Brother to apologize and make amends, and this matter should pass.
After thinking it through, Mao Yong went to find the bearded Zhu Yu.
Zhu Yu was the leader of the Labor Department this time, so he had to be informed that Hua Changxi had been kept in Medicine Valley.
Zhu Yu was also very surprised to learn that Hua Changxi was valued by Elder You. “The tasks at the Medicine Farm will also be completed soon. Will Hua Changxi still return to the Labor Department with me?”
Mao Yong smiled. “Being valued by a Grandmaster, any fool knows what to choose. She’ll definitely stay in Medicine Valley.”
Zhu Yu: “I understand.” Since the Grandmaster had spoken, he couldn’t stop Hua Changxi from staying in Medicine Valley.
After Hua Changxi stayed in Medicine Valley, she would quickly patrol her assigned medicine fields each day and then find a secluded spot nearby, holding a Top-grade Spirit Stone, and begin cultivating.
Out of the twelve hours in a day, excluding the time she had to appear in front of others, she spent all other time cultivating.
In this way, she could absorb over ten thousand Spiritual Energy Points per day, and her realm advanced exceptionally rapidly.
On the seventh day of the fourth month, Hua Changxi’s Realm Points broke through one hundred thousand.
『Realm: Qi Sea Realm 106000/100000』
Similar to the Qi Refining Realm, after her Realm Points broke through one hundred thousand, her realm did not increase.
Hua Changxi internally observed her Dantian Qi Sea at this moment and truly felt a vast and boundless sense of immensity, like a boundless sea.
Looking at her somewhat unstable Qi Sea, Hua Changxi thought, “Should I continue to add Spiritual Energy to the Qi Sea?”
Recalling that after breaking through 1,000 points in the Qi Refining Realm, it took until 10,000 points to advance to the Qi Sea Realm, Hua Changxi had a vague premonition.
“Above the Qi Sea Realm, won’t it require breaking through 1,000,000 Spiritual Energy Points?”
