Chapter 73: Cultivatable Entry
The four Golden Core cultivators of the Wind Sword Sect turned and fled without hesitation.
These two possessed divine abilities that allowed them to cross realms and kill a Nascent Soul cultivator; they were truly no match for them.
Moreover, especially that handsome young man, his evil cultivation was far too profound; he was actually able to seize control of the Blood Qi from the Holy Mother.
This wasn't cowardice; at most, it could be considered preserving their strength.
Facing the desertion of the Wind Sword Sect members, neither Yao Qin nor Chu Xingchen had any intention of giving chase. After all, the consumption from cross-realm reverse-killing a Nascent Soul was not small.
On their home field, with the boost from the Blood Qi, they could win easily. But outside, without the Blood Qi's boost, while they could still win, if they were delayed until the Wind Sword Sect's reinforcements arrived, the situation would likely not be favorable.
Yao Qin looked up at the little girl, still floating in mid-air. "Is this the Evil Spirit Sect's plan?"
"Most likely."
After answering, Chu Xingchen recalled his Spirit Sword. On a whim, he used the system to scan the little girl before him.
He never would have imagined that the system would actually scan out the little girl's panel.
[Target: ???]
[Cultivation: None]
[Orange Entry possibly generating]
[Entry: ???]
[Entry: ???]
[Black Entry: Blood Qi Reversal]
[Black Entry: Critical Injury]
[Entry generating, will meet disciple acceptance conditions upon completion]
Chu Xchen frowned slightly. Why were there so many question marks in the scan?
Yao Qin showed a look of pity. This child was probably captured by evil cultivators. But since it had come to this, a spiritual light glowed on the sword in her hand, intending to grant the poor child release.
After all, when her Divine Sense swept over, the girl's bones were almost completely dissolved, and her heartbeat was extremely weak. In this condition, she could not sustain her life for much longer. It would be better to grant her release than to let her continue suffering.
"Wait..." Chu Xingchen took a deep breath and stopped Yao Qin.
Yao Qin looked at him with confusion but stopped the movement of her hand.
Chu Xingchen's gaze swept over the ritual array and the six great cauldrons filled with Spirit Stones.
Faced with the choice between the Immortal Sprout seed and these Spirit Stones—which might not perfectly resolve the purification of the Blood Qi—Chu Xingchen quickly made a decision.
Spirit Stones could be obtained again eventually, but an Immortal Sprout was not something one could encounter just by wanting to.
Half an hour later.
Two streaks of rainbow light flew out of the cave and headed straight for Yuzhou City.
Inside the courtyard residence Chu Xingchen was renting in Yuzhou City, a streak of rainbow light quickly landed.
Li Yingling, who was in the courtyard pondering a divine ability, turned her head to look.
She saw her master holding a child wrapped in a blanket.
Li Yingling looked at him with confusion and asked cautiously, "Master... this child?"
Hearing the commotion, Li Xingtian also pushed open his door. Hearing his senior sister's words, his gaze also fell upon the child in their master's arms.
Chu Xingchen sighed, looked at Li Yingling, and said, "Come here and receive your future junior sister."
Future junior sister?
Hearing this, Li Yingling quickly stepped forward, reaching out to take the little girl from Chu Xingchen's arms.
Her face was incredibly pale, her breathing extremely faint, but her features were exquisite. She was, without a doubt, a beauty in the making.
However, a stream of dark red energy would occasionally drift across the surface of her skin.
Li Yingling asked with concern, "Master, this child seems to be..."
"Don't worry, her current condition is manageable, as long as you don't fuss with her." Chu Xingchen quickly rummaged through his spatial ring for the few remaining spirit plants used for healing and said, "This master will refine a pot of..."
Seeing this scene, Li Yingling hesitated before speaking, "Master... are you sure you don't want to think it over more carefully?"
Li Xingtian, who had been silent at the doorway, sensed something was amiss. He quickly stepped forward, carefully examined the child in his senior sister's arms for a moment, then extended a finger to gently press against the little girl's forehead.
After ascertaining the situation, Li Xingtian spoke, "Master, let me do it."
Chu Xingchen's action of taking out the spirit plants paused. He looked at his second disciple with confusion. "You know how to treat illnesses?"
"I don't, but I happen to have a solution for her condition."
Li Xingtian was certain that the little girl before him had a problem with her Blood Qi and her physical body. For this kind of issue, the orthodox cultivation method he practiced could, for the time being, be considered the right remedy.
Hearing this, Chu Xingchen also stopped his movements. Given his second disciple's personality, he wouldn't speak so certainly unless he had absolute confidence.
"Then you try..."
Li Xingtian nodded lightly. He took the child from his senior sister's arms, walked directly to his room, and placed her on the bed.
Chu Xingchen and Li Yingling walked into the room together.
They saw Li Xingtian take a deep breath. Blood-colored Spirit Power suddenly emerged from his body, slowly enveloping the little girl before abruptly surging into her.
Immediately after, a series of cracking and popping sounds came from the little girl's body, as if her bones and tendons were being reset.
The sound made Li Yingling frown slightly.
After about forty-five minutes, Li Xingtian slowly retracted his Spirit Power. After taking a deep breath, he looked at his master and said, "It's done. Master, do you want to wake her up now?"
After a slight hesitation, Chu Xingchen said, "If you can wake her, then try..."
They saw Li Xingtian reach out and lightly touch the little girl's forehead. A wisp of weak Spirit Power quickly pierced into her.
The little girl, who had been in a coma, suddenly opened her eyes and began to breathe heavily.
Then, as if by instinct, she quickly rolled over and sat up, her eyes filled with terror and horror as she looked around.
An unclear, somewhat hoarse voice came from the little girl's mouth: "Ah... ah..."
Chu Xingchen frowned slightly and used the system to scan the little girl before him again.
[Target: ???]
[Cultivation: None]
[Orange Entry: Bewitching Heaven Demoness]
[Entry: ???]
[Entry: ???]
[Temporary Black Entry: Weakness]
[Meets disciple acceptance conditions]
The two critical injury entries had indeed disappeared. At least her life was no longer in danger.
But what did the question marks for the target mean?
Chu Xingchen pondered for a moment, then said, "Your new junior sister's name is... Chen Baiqing."
Hearing this, Li Yingling nodded and immediately pulled her second junior brother behind her.
It must be that Li Xingtian looked too fierce, which scared their new junior sister.
"Junior Sister Chen Baiqing... I am your eldest senior sister. Don't be afraid. You're home now."
Li Yingling cautiously reached out, trying to gently stroke the little girl who was leaning against the bed.
Chu Xingchen scanned the little girl with the system again. This time, the target was no longer question marks but had become [Target: Chen Baiqing].
So that's how it was... From this, it could be inferred that the two question mark entries probably meant "cultivatable."
The little girl saw Li Yingling's gentle face and her sincere gaze fixed upon her.
If the feeling the cold man gave her just now was ruthless and unfeeling, then the feeling this big sister gave her was one of endless gentleness.
This feeling seemed to be an instinct from her body, and she couldn't help but rely on this intuition deep in her heart.
The little girl also slowly reached out, lightly touching Li Yingling's hand. Her tone was soft and questioning: "Eldest... senior sister?"
The smile on Li Yingling's face instantly blossomed, becoming even more brilliant.
Facing this situation, Chu Xingchen quickly squeezed in. He had spent almost all of his Spirit Stones on Chen Baiqing, and the memory of it pained him greatly.
Taking advantage of the moment, he should first make her acknowledge his status as her master.
Chu Xingchen looked at Chen Baiqing with a sincere and earnest gaze: "I am your master. Quickly, call me master."
Chen Baiqing glanced at Chu Xingchen and suddenly felt that he seemed to be... feeling a pang of heartache for her?
He must also be a good person to her, right?
She extended her other hand toward Chu Xingchen, her tone equally soft: "Mas...ter?"
[Disciple acceptance successful]
As the notification sounded, Chu Xingchen, also feeling moved, reached out and held Chen Baiqing's other hand.
This way, it could be considered a huge gain!
Only Li Xingtian stood behind the two of them... How did a new junior sister appear? He actually still had a feeling of being excluded?
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