Shen Qing frowned for a moment.
She really didn't know about this. She originally thought that the elders of the Azure Wood Sect were just nourishing True Lord Kunshan with some spiritual pills, but she didn't expect them to use secret medicine.
Moreover, the Elixir of Immortality was incompatible with reincarnation...
In a split - second, Shen Qing seemed to think of something, but she failed to catch it in her mind and let it flash by.
Shen Qing shook her head and decided not to think deeply about this for the time being. For now, she should first find out about Qing Qing's situation.
"Zhiyun, how is Qing Qing now? Does he still need the thousand - year - old Purple Face Ginseng?"
When Shen Qing asked this question, she remembered that the last time Qing Qing was poisoned, he seemed to have recovered thanks to the Purple Face Ginseng. If he needed it this time, she would try to get a hundred - year - old Purple Face Ginseng first and then nourish it in the spiritual spring behind the wooden house.
But Jiang Zhiyun shook her head and said in a low voice, "After Qing Qing fainted, it was the sect master who personally treated him. She said Qing Qing's situation was much more serious this time. I don't know what medicinal materials are needed."
"Let's talk about everything after you meet the sect master."
After making several turns, Jiang Zhiyun led them to a thatched cottage. There was a large yard in front of the cottage, and many winnowing baskets and baskets filled with medicinal herbs were placed in the yard.
There was also a large pool behind the cottage, and two willow trees stood beside the pool.
Standing in the yard, Shen Qing looked at the scene in front of her and felt as if she had returned to a farmhouse in the mortal world.
"Wow, any one of the spiritual herbs in this yard is extremely valuable. It seems that the Azure Wood Hall is really rich."
Ling Zhou's voice suddenly rang out, almost scaring Shen Qing.
Since the time Ling Zhou had reminded Shen Qing to crush the petals, which had caused Shen Qing to be poisoned, he had apologized to her thousands of times in her spiritual consciousness.
Shen Qing was helpless. If she entered the space, it seemed that Ling Zhou would even kneel before her.
Moreover, Ling Zhou didn't seem to notice Shen Qing's meeting with Han Ze that time. Just like after she entered the Sword Tomb, there was some kind of restriction that prevented Ling Zhou from detecting the surroundings.
But Shen Qing didn't plan to tell Ling Zhou about this for the time being because too many things had happened and her mind and thoughts were in a bit of a muddle.
Shen Qing didn't recognize those spiritual herbs, so Ling Zhou introduced them one by one.
"Shen Qing, look over there." Li Xian suddenly stopped and pointed to a small basket in the distance.
Shen Qing looked in the direction Li Xian was pointing and saw that there were several Purple Face Ginsengs in the small basket.
"Goodness, these are all thousand - year - old Purple Face Ginsengs. They're just placed there like this."
"Wait!"
"Isn't this the Purple Face Ginseng we brought?"
Ling Zhou's voice suddenly became a bit shrill. Shen Qing endured the noisy sound in her spiritual consciousness and walked over to the Purple Face Ginsengs to observe them carefully.
One of them was obviously lighter in color because it had been soaked in the spiritual spring. Moreover, Shen Qing could sense a very familiar smell on it, which was the spiritual power she had left on it.
"This is my Purple Face Ginseng..."
Jiang Zhiyun walked over and also looked at the lighter - colored Purple Face Ginseng. "It does seem to be... At that time, I was still wondering why your Purple Face Ginseng was lighter in color..."
"But at that time, the sect master did say that she needed Purple Face Ginseng and asked us to collect it to treat Qing Qing."
As she said this, a look of confusion appeared on Jiang Zhiyun's face. "Could it be that we recognized it wrong? These Purple Face Ginsengs were collected by the Azure Wood Hall later. Maybe... there's more than just yours that's lighter in color?"
Although Jiang Zhiyun said this, she vaguely sensed Shen Qing's aura remaining on the Purple Face Ginseng, and her words became less and less confident.
She wasn't visiting the thatched cottage for the first time and knew that there were several Purple Face Ginsengs here, but she hadn't noticed that the Purple Face Ginseng Shen Qing had brought was also among them and hadn't been used...
"It's really too strange. Why is this so... If this is your Purple Face Ginseng, then how did Qing Qing wake up before..."
Before the two of them could figure it out, a gentle voice came from inside the thatched cottage.
"Is that Zhiyun? Bring the two guests in."
Hearing the voice, Jiang Zhiyun immediately stood up straight nervously. After receiving the order, she loudly replied to the person in the thatched cottage, "Yes! Sect Master!"
Then she whispered to Shen Qing, "Shen Qing, even if you have doubts, don't mention this matter in front of the sect master for the time being."
Shen Qing understood that Jiang Zhiyun was just afraid that she would have a conflict with the sect master and affect Qing Qing.
But Shen Qing wasn't a thoughtless person. Even without Jiang Zhiyun's reminder, she wouldn't mention this matter rashly.
Jiang Zhiyun walked in front and pushed open the door of the thatched cottage. A gentle fragrance of tea wafted over. Shen Qing took a sniff and immediately felt refreshed. Her originally muddled mind also became clearer.
"Sect Master, I've brought the two guests here," Jiang Zhiyun bowed and saluted the person in front of her.
The thatched cottage wasn't very big. There was a round table in the center, and several low stools were placed around it.
A set of exquisite tea sets, as clear as jade, was placed on the table. The teapot was on a small stove, and the brewed tea gurgled.
Apart from the table, there were only very tall shelves around. All kinds of medicinal herbs and jars were placed on the shelves. There were two windows on each side of the door, and vases with seasonal flowers were placed in front of the windows.
After Jiang Zhiyun finished saluting, she took a step to the side, making way. Only then did Shen Qing see the person sitting at the table making tea.
The sect master of the Azure Wood Sect was already several thousand years old, about the same age as True Lord Honghua. But when Shen Qing first saw her, she felt that the sect master of the Azure Wood Sect was more like a gentle and intellectual elder sister.
True Lord Honghua didn't care much about her appearance, so she didn't deliberately maintain a young look.
However, it was obvious that the sect master of the Azure Wood Sect had always taken good care of herself. The thousand - year - old years had left no trace on her face.
"You two must be Shen Qing and Li Xian. I've heard a lot about you. Please sit down."
Seeing Shen Qing still standing there blankly, Li Xian pulled at Shen Qing's sleeve. When Shen Qing came to her senses, the two immediately saluted and said, "晚辈 has come to pay respects to Sect Master Qingdai."
Sect Master Qingdai pursed her lips and smiled. She raised her hand, showing her fair wrist, and motioned for them to sit down.
"You don't need to be so polite. I've known Yu Xuzi for a long time. You're the juniors he values, so there's no need to be so formal and distant with me. Just be at ease."
After Shen Qing and Li Xian were seated, Sect Master Qingdai turned her face, raised her eyes, and glanced lightly at Jiang Zhiyun. "Just now, you had a few words with Feng He in the sect?"
Jiang Zhiyun immediately lowered her head and replied meekly, "I did say a few words, but it wasn't really a quarrel."
Sect Master Qingdai lowered her eyes, and her gentle face turned a bit cold. "You're so out of line even with guests here. Go back and copy the Medicine Classic once. You're not allowed to go out until you've finished copying."
Jiang Zhiyun panicked. "But sect master, Qing Qing still needs me to take care of him..."
"There are more people in the sect than just you. Let Feng He take care of him. You just stay in your own room at ease."
"Yes... Sect Master..."
Jiang Zhiyun reluctantly bit her lower lip, then saluted and left the thatched cottage. Before leaving, she gave Shen Qing a look that seemed to say "good luck".