Ah Chen said, "I can. Once I’ve taken care of my business, I’ll return you a good disciple."
After all, things don’t come for free.
"Thank you, Immortal Friend." The woman in the portrait beamed with a bright smile, the very words she was waiting to hear. "Meeting you is her fortune."
This shows that the commissioner is truly the destined person Linglong Immortal Monarch has been waiting for.
However, in the commissioner’s original life, the fortune slightly leaned towards Jin Congshuang. But thinking again, since she arrived, the fortune ultimately favored the commissioner, though there were some twists in between. Since she could come back, this experience might not be a bad thing for the commissioner.
After bidding farewell to the Linglong Immortal Monarch, Ah Chen thoroughly examined the Jade Bracelet Space, where there was also a cultivation technique left by the Linglong Immortal Monarch for the destined one. She took a glance over it and committed it to memory.
This body originally had a mutated Thunder Spirit Root, but the Spirit Root was innately incomplete.
But considering the countless worlds she has traversed, completing the Spirit Root is a trivial task for her.
Moreover, there were countless spiritual medicines here, some even at immortal grade, completing the Spirit Root would merely take some time.
But there was no hurry for these matters.
In the cultivation world, the limit of strength that can be exerted is relatively high, unlike in those ordinary small worlds, where one must consider if the world can bear it.
As for this body, she gained complete control, and with her mastery over power, she wouldn’t harm it in the slightest.
As for cultivation, it was best left for the commissioner to do upon their return.
No one can steal it if you cultivate yourself, only then can you appreciate its wonders.
Upon such contemplation, Ah Chen became even less anxious about restoring the Spirit Root.
Mentally exiting the space, Xiao Gui was still in the same place.
He hadn’t taken the opportunity to escape, which didn’t surprise Ah Chen. Being a clever person, he likely suspected that she had set up something in the cave dwelling. Unless he was absolutely sure, he wouldn’t risk it.
However, there was one thing he hadn’t anticipated. This person intends to kill her and deceive her; today, he shouldn’t expect to leave here.
This time, Xiao Gui sensed a fierce killing intent, and in great shock, he couldn’t wait for the chance to escape and immediately rushed outside.
While shouting, "Fellow Daoist, is there a need to exterminate completely?"
Ah Chen questioned, "Why did you choose Jin Congshuang?"
Xiao Gui thought there might still be a chance: "Her talent is not just as it seems on the surface; she can help me."
"Oh, then go rest in peace," Ah Chen said with a smile, delivering a blow towards Xiao Gui. Despite his screams and struggles, it was useless, as his Divine Soul unwillingly faded away.
Even as he dissipated, he didn’t understand what kind of person he had offended, unable to struggle in the least.
He regretted deeply, thinking that had he known, he would have been honest from the start. He blamed his previous encounters with lovestruck women, leading him to believe Pei Chen was the same, that he could merely rely on his looks to deceive her.
He didn’t anticipate that she was a cultivator with a firm Dao heart, impervious to being fooled by appearances.
But regardless of how much he regretted, it was of no use now, as Xiao Gui had completely vanished from the world.
Ah Chen thoroughly erased Xiao Gui’s presence and did not leave the cave dwelling for the time being.
She transcribed the "Linglong True Technique," preparing to study it to see if it could be improved, so the commissioner could cultivate more effectively in the future.
Meanwhile, accompanying Jin Congmo in examining the Dantian, Jin Congshuang suddenly felt a void in her heart, as if she had missed a significant opportunity.
This sensation made her feel uneasy and stifled, unable to calm down no matter how hard she tried.
Observing the Medical Cultivation Elder constantly furrowing his brow, Jin Congmo’s heart sank, and he anxiously inquired, "Elder, is there any hope for my Dantian?"
Clenching his fists, if this incident crippled him, it truly would be a loss outweighed by gain.
"The damage is quite severe, affecting the Spirit Root; though not missing, normal spiritual medicine won’t suffice for recovery," the Medical Cultivation Elder pondered before saying, "It can be healed, but twelve rare spiritual medicines are needed."
Having said that, the Medical Cultivator wrote the names of the medicines in the air: "Gather these, and then come back to me. The rest are minor issues. You previously took excellent healing pills and have mostly recovered."
Looking at the names of the twelve rare spiritual medicines, Jin Congmo felt his head swell with each one he read.
Even if the Sect could gather some, it couldn’t be completed all at once.
Moreover, his injury wasn’t related to Pei Chen. Pei Feixue, the Sect Master, already has a Heavenly Spirit Root disciple, owing nothing to him. She probably wouldn’t bother helping to gather those spiritual medicines.
Jin Congmo couldn’t help but feel a bit defeated, for since joining the Silver Moon Sect, he hadn’t felt this powerless before.
As long as the spiritual medicines weren’t gathered, his cultivation couldn’t continue and might even regress.
He was already chasing after Xie Jiuqing, and this delay only made him unsure how much more time would be wasted.
With a disciple injured, Qi Feng, the cultivation fanatic, was alerted.
Upon his arrival, Pei Feixue was inquiring with the Spirit Medicine Peak Master about how many of the twelve rare spiritual medicines they could provide and asking other Peak Masters and Elders if they had any medicines. Facing a Heavenly Spirit Root genius, everyone didn’t seem to mind.
If they really had it and offered it, the Sect would compensate them, it’s not like it would be taken for free.
In the end, scrambling around, seven species of spiritual medicines were gathered temporarily.
Seeing Qi Feng arrive, Pei Feixue handed him the seven kinds of spiritual medicines for safekeeping.
Upon checking Jin Congmo, Qi Feng felt about the same as the Medical Cultivation Elder, his expression not very pleasant.
"What happened this time?" he asked, eyes settling on Pei Feixue. On his way, he skimmed through the Sect’s disciples, trying to hear about the outside events. He heard quite a bit about the Sect disciples discussing Pei Chen following them on the training mission.
Many disciples said it was because Pei Chen burdened Jin Congmo.
Pei Chen wasn’t indeed an endearing child, behaving willfully and arrogantly under the guise of her mother being the Sect Master.
Pei Feixue could tell what Qi Feng was thinking and sneered silently in her heart.
The Sect disciples’ discussions couldn’t be stopped, for her daughter was indeed ill-tempered and not very liked. Sneaking away on this training mission and now having an incident, it was unsurprising others would think this way.
Because of this, even with two rare spiritual medicines in her possession, she had no intention of offering them.
Taking them out wouldn’t suffice. In her current mood, since her daughter’s not to blame for Jin Congmo’s injury, she felt no guilt and had no obligation to compensate him.
For some reason, she didn’t particularly like Jin Congmo. Perhaps it was due to her daughter persistently pursuing him?
Her daughter chasing after Jin Congmo couldn’t be for any other reason. Not only could she see it clearly, but others could too.
In Jin Congmo’s situation, it was impossible for her daughter and him to be together. Even if Jin Congmo did fancy her daughter, the outcome wouldn’t be good, with rumors outside becoming worse.
For a person destined not to form a core, binding with Jin Congmo as a Dao companion, outsiders would only view his situation as unfair, directing their anger towards her daughter instead.
While she could ensure her daughter’s safety, she couldn’t stop the varied discussions.
"It’s because my brother saved me, and got his Dantian attacked by a Flood Dragon," Jin Congshuang softly said. Due to her talent, Qi Feng was rather indifferent towards Jin Congshuang, a bonus disciple.
But her timid demeanor, almost as if fearing something, further convinced Qi Feng that the Sect disciples’ discussions might be true.
He glanced at Pei Feixue.
Pei Feixue, with a forced smile, asked, "Does the Supreme Elder have any doubts?"
Her daughter said it wasn’t her doing, so it certainly wasn’t. She felt no guilt.
Although a Supreme Elder, one must be reasonable even here.