The leader immediately noticed something amiss with Shen Qing.
He narrowed his eyes. "Fair maiden, are you here to rescue someone?"
Shen Qing paused for a moment. Her tone was forced and smiling. "Yes, I'm here to rescue someone."
Seeing this, the leader was shocked. He turned around and shouted at his subordinates. "Quick! Get away from here quickly!"
The last few words were even uttered in a broken voice.
Some quick - witted ones had already recognized that the Shen Qing in front of them was not a real person but a blasting puppet infused with spiritual power.
The smile on the face of "Shen Qing" remained, but her body suddenly began to swell.
Shen Chuyun only realized that the "Shen Qing" in front of him was just a puppet when he saw it start to mutate.
But by the time he reacted and tried to escape, it was already too late.
A sharp explosion sound came from the body of "Shen Qing".
Bang!
The puppet Shen Qing exploded on the spot. The violent shockwave sent Shen Chuyun flying.
"Ah! Shen Qing! You crazy woman!!"
The group of people who came to beat up Shen Chuyun had run fast enough and were not injured by the explosion of the puppet. They were just covered in yellow sand and looked a bit disheveled.
"Cough, cough, cough—Boss, that kid is gone!"
The leader closed his eyes and waved his hand, leading his men to retreat.
From then on, the feud between Shen Chuyun and these people was settled.
Since Shen Chuyun was at the center of the explosion, his already damaged meridians were further injured.
At the moment of the explosion, Shen Qing could clearly hear the sound of Shen Chuyun's Dao foundation shattering.
But Shen Qing didn't care. She pried open Shen Chuyun's mouth and stuffed a pill into it to keep him alive. Seeing that Shen Chuyun stopped spitting blood, Shen Qing tied him up tightly with a rope, fastened him on Biluo, and flew towards the Qingyun Sword Sect.
Shen Chuyun's face was pale. He was occasionally woken up by the cold wind.
When he saw himself tied up, he didn't even have the strength to curse Shen Qing. He could only stare at her with a fierce look in his eyes.
But Shen Qing was not affected by Shen Chuyun's look at all. She sped up on her own, making the cold wind blow even more violently.
After another day and night, Shen Qing successfully brought Shen Chuyun back to the dense forest outside the Qingyun Sword Sect.
With Shen Qing's spiritual power, she could have flown directly back to the Qingyun Sword Sect.
But she didn't want Shen Chuyun to go back for treatment so soon. She wanted to try her luck in the forest to see if she could find some rare spiritual herbs.
Although Ling Zhou hadn't appeared in the past few days, with the books in the small space and Ling Zhou's previous teachings, it was easy for Shen Qing to find some medium - grade spiritual herbs.
"You poisonous woman! I'm going back to find Master. I'm going to tell the Sect Master what you've done to me and drive you out of the Qingyun Sword Sect!"
"I don't want to enter this forest again. I order you to send me back to Nianbai Peak immediately. I want to find Master!!"
Shen Qing glanced at Shen Chuyun, who had recovered most of his strength, but was thinking about something else.
Shen Qing had heard with her own ears that Shen Chuyun's Dao foundation had shattered. When she picked up Shen Chuyun, she had also checked his body with her spiritual power.
His meridians were damaged, and most of his Dao foundation was shattered.
Normally, such a person would have no hope of cultivation. Even she, with the spiritual bone, would have to lie in bed for several years to recover from such a serious injury.
But Shen Qing only fed Shen Chuyun a few Guyuan Pills, and he had recovered overnight.
Now, except for his pale face, it was hard to tell that Shen Chuyun had been seriously injured.
"Those black mists are healing Shen Chuyun."
"Master?"
Shen Qing was a bit stunned. Ling Zhou's voice suddenly appeared, making her feel at ease.
Although they had known each other for a short time, Shen Qing seemed to have gotten used to Ling Zhou's presence.
Ling Zhou was in Shen Qing's spiritual consciousness and could clearly see that the thick black mists surrounding Shen Chuyun were rapidly promoting his body's recovery.
This had exceeded the human body's limit. If it continued like this, all that would be overdrawn was Shen Chuyun's own lifespan.
"Your younger brother, does he often take some pills to enhance his cultivation?"
Shen Qing frowned, remembering a porcelain - white glass bottle that Shen Chuyun often held during cultivation.
Every time he cultivated, Shen Chuyun would always pour out a black pill from the bottle and take it before starting to cultivate.
Shen Qing remembered that the original text briefly mentioned this pill.
The pill was called Qiankun Pill, which Lin Yibai specifically exchanged from the system.
As long as one took this pill, they would be as if assisted by the gods in cultivation.
"Are you still taking the Qiankun Pill?"
Shen Chuyun paused for a moment and stopped cursing Shen Qing. He seemed not to understand why Shen Qing suddenly mentioned the Qiankun Pill.
He frowned, looking at Shen Qing suspiciously and warily. "How do you know about the Qiankun Pill?"
Shen Qing said impatiently, "Have you been taking it or not?"
Shen Chuyun sneered. "It was refined by Junior Sister Xiaobai herself. It's very beneficial for my cultivation. Of course, I've been taking it. Not only me, but Senior Brother One, Senior Brother Two, and Senior Brother Three are also taking it."
"This is the difference between you and Junior Sister Xiaobai. She is always so kind and considerate. In order to spare us the hardships of cultivation, she went out of her way to refine these pills for us. You'll never be able to replace Junior Sister Xiaobai's position!"
Shen Chuyun sized Shen Qing up and down with a look of disdain on his face.
Ling Zhou sighed. "This pill is not a good thing. The cultivation built on these pills may seem powerful on the surface, but inside it is actually empty. Sooner or later, it will backfire."
Wasn't that person who defeated him and became the number one in the Qingyun Sword Sect relying on taking this so - called Qiankun Pill?
Shen Qing didn't respond. She walked straight into the forest.
There was never a shortcut to cultivation. They didn't understand this truth, but Shen Qing did.
So, Shen Qing had no obligation to wake up someone who didn't want to be awake.
"Hey! Hey! I told you to send me back. Didn't you hear me, Shen Qing!"
After shouting twice, Shen Chuyun lost his energy. For some reason, when he was blown away by the bomb, he could clearly feel his Dao foundation shattering.
But now, except for being weak all over and having occasional pains in some places, he seemed to have no major problems.
He originally wanted to leave Shen Qing and go back to Nianbai Peak on his own, but the cold face of Elder Heng Ling appeared in his mind, scaring him so much that he could only resign himself to continue following Shen Qing to complete the task assigned by Elder Heng Ling.
Anyway, he was now experienced in this forest. He wasn't afraid!
Shen Qing smelled the fragrance of the grass and trees unique to the forest. She seemed to feel the vibrant life in the forest, and her soul seemed to be cleansed.
Just as Shen Qing seemed to have some insights, she heard a faint cry for help in the distance.
"Ah! Help! What is this thing!"
"Junior Sister Zhaoyang! Don't move so violently. It will eat you!"
Shen Qing's heart skipped a beat.
She just knew she had forgotten something. Lin Yibai's traps were still in the forest!