Xiao Hanshi was gone.
After they had sworn brotherhood, the two of them finished the jar of wine and the two green-feathered kites, and then Xiao Hanshi left.
Before he left, besides telling Yun Ze what to look for in the Zhutian Secret Realm, he also left behind a Sumeru Ring.
Although it was only the lowest grade Sumeru Ring, its space was ten times that of an ordinary Qiankun Bag.
The Sumeru Ring also contained some commonly used medicinal pills for healing, of not high quality, all around the Foundation Establishment stage, to be used in the Zhutian Secret Realm if needed.
Unfortunately, Yun Ze did not break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining after eating the two green-feathered kites, only filling his Qi Sea and reaching the peak of the fourth level of Qi Refining.
It was not that these two green-feathered kites were useless, but that Yun Ze's Qi Sea was too vast!
With his current Qi Sea volume of forty-eight times, even if he cultivated day and night, including the boost from Immortal Jade, it would take at least three years of hard work to reach the peak of the fourth level of Qi Refining!
It was already quite good that two green-feathered kites had allowed him to reach the peak of the fourth level of Qi Refining.
Before Xiao Hanshi left, Yun Ze also asked about the Zhutian Secret Realm, but Xiao Hanshi said something strange.
"Go find the person who told you about the Zhutian Secret Realm. She has been there before and knows much more than I do."
Did Granny Li go to the Zhutian Secret Realm?
Yun Ze found it a bit strange, but he didn't ask further. After all, Xiao Hanshi seemed a bit anxious, so he didn't keep him.
He also mentioned that the two people who had fainted nearby would wake up in half an hour and would not remember what had happened, only that time had passed quickly.
After Xiao Hanshi left, Yun Ze tidied up the surroundings and then left the small courtyard again.
About half an hour later, Yun Ze returned to the small courtyard.
This time, as he pushed open the courtyard gate, he saw the two girls sitting at the stone table, about to eat.
Seeing him, Su Ling'er put on a grumpy face. Luo Shang couldn't help but tease, "Oh, the busy man is back?
Which junior sister did you go to cultivate with today?"
"Sister Shan!"
Yun Ze walked to the stone table helplessly, "You only know how to tease me. I just went to the Cultivation Hall for a stroll, nowhere else."
"Is that so?" Luo Shang retorted, but said no more.
Seeing this, Su Ling'er got up directly and turned to go back to her room, "Sister Shan, since he's back, I'll go back to my room first."
"Hey! Sister Ling'er, why are you leaving?"
Luo Shang grabbed Su Ling'er's hand and turned to glare at Yun Ze, "What are you standing there for? Aren't you going to apologize?"
Yun Ze was confused.
Isn't it only been a day? Why is she Sister Ling'er now?
However, since Sister Shang told him to apologize, he would apologize. Although his previous actions had their reasons, they were indeed unpleasant.
"Junior sister, I'm sorry. My attitude was not good earlier! It was my fault! Please forgive me!"
Su Ling'er didn't speak, just frowned silently.
"Sister Ling'er~"
Luo Shang hugged Su Ling'er's arm, refusing to let go.
"My cousin here hasn't had much contact with people outside, and his words can be unpleasant. He actually wanted to apologize to you earlier but didn't know how to say it.
He saw me and only then told me, asking me to be a peacemaker."
She pointed to the wooden box on the table and said, "Look, he bought this spiritual delicacy specifically to apologize to you. Since he bought it, you must have a bite!"
Su Ling'er turned to Luo Shang, "Sister Shan, I..."
Luo Shang directly took the wooden box and opened it. She casually picked up a smaller piece of meat with her chopsticks and stuffed it into Su Ling'er's mouth.
Yun Ze was stunned!
If he wasn't mistaken, the piece of meat Luo Shang had just picked up was...
The piece that Xiao Hanshi had eaten half of and hadn't finished!
"How does it taste?" Luo Shang asked with a smile.
"Hmm... It's good."
Su Ling'er smacked her lips and said, "It just tastes a bit strange."
"It's spiritual delicacy! It's normal, the taste will definitely be a bit different!"
Luo Shang smiled and pulled Yun Ze down, "Quick, come and eat together! Let's clear up any misunderstandings!"
Yun Ze didn't care. Anyway, the tainted piece of meat was gone, and the remaining dishes were clean.
Su Ling'er also sat down, her face dark, but her eyes kept scanning the spiritual delicacy.
Clearly, she still wanted to eat it!
Luo Shang smiled and beckoned, "Come, come, pick up your chopsticks and eat first!"
There wasn't much spiritual delicacy in this wooden box. Converted to spirit stones, it was at most thirty, which was affordable for top-grade disciples.
But it was not something they consumed regularly.
After Yun Ze ate, he had only one evaluation...
It would be better to go into seclusion for three days!
Although this spiritual delicacy could improve his cultivation a bit, it was only a drop in the bucket for him, not even enough to touch his bottleneck, so it was better to cultivate himself!
After a satisfying meal, Luo Shang sent Yun Ze back to cultivate, and she sat in the courtyard chatting with Su Ling'er.
Seeing this, Yun Ze didn't need to worry. He went back to his room and began to meditate, stabilizing his cultivation while also digesting the sword energy in his Qi Sea.
When he opened his eyes again, the sky outside was already bright, indicating that a night had passed.
His cultivation was now stable, and his Qi Sea had returned to normal. He circulated the Turtle Martial Art and tried to activate the sword energy again.
The two sword energies resonated, and his Qi Sea trembled again, but there was no third sword energy resonating with them!
As expected!
That third sword energy came from the depths of Wei Lanshu's cave!
As long as he didn't approach the cave, the sword energy would not cause trouble.
But then again, what was that sword energy? Why did it resonate with the two sword energies within him?
Yun Ze frowned in confusion, but now was not the time to think about these things. There was something even more perplexing before him!
That drop of crimson-gold blood!
He could feel that it was this drop of blood that was stabilizing his Qi Sea. When his Qi Sea trembled, it only generated a force to expand the Qi Sea outwards, but it did not shake the foundation of the Qi Sea.
This was why he did not vomit blood.
As long as the third sword energy did not appear, he could continuously activate the sword energy and consume all of it in a short period, thereby expanding his Qi Sea, increasing the power of the sword energy, and helping Xiao Shu eradicate the root of her illness!
It was strange. He had asked about this blood before, but Xiao Shu had changed the subject, so he still didn't know what it was.
No rush.
He could completely digest this sword energy today, and then he would ask about it when he healed Xiao Shu.
Yun Ze closed his eyes again, preparing to rest his spirit before activating the sword energy again.
At most three more times, and all the sword energy would be consumed.
Afternoon.
Yun Ze was about to go out to find Xiao Shu. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Su Ling'er standing at the entrance.
She was holding a wooden box and handed it directly to Yun Ze, "Here."
Yun Ze took it, looking confused, "This is..."
"Sister Shan asked me to bring you food."
Su Ling'er was still holding another wooden box. She then turned towards the stone table, "I'm not a stingy person either. Since you apologized last night, I forgive you.
But you are not allowed to give me a cold shoulder anymore! Otherwise, I'll report you to Sister Shan!"
Report him? She was indeed a young girl.
"Okay, I understand."
Yun Ze smiled helplessly, carrying the wooden box towards Su Ling'er. He sat down beside her at the stone table, opened the wooden box, and saw four dishes: two meat and two vegetarian.
Although they were all common food, they didn't seem to be randomly ordered.
He had heard his fellow disciples talk about it when he passed by the restaurant. The best common dishes in the restaurant were these four.
"I don't know what you like to eat, so I just picked some randomly."
Su Ling'er said and started eating. Her food box also contained four dishes, but they were not entirely the same as these four. Two vegetarian dishes were replaced with two other meat dishes.
How much did she like meat!
"Thank you."
Yun Ze thanked her and also started eating. He couldn't let her good intentions go to waste.
He looked at the girl beside him who was eating heartily, chewing his food, and couldn't help but fall into thought...
There were still half a month left before Chen Xiao's mission deadline. He wondered if Sister Shang could think of a plan that would satisfy everyone.
After lunch, Yun Ze bid farewell to Su Ling'er and walked up the lone peak, intending to find Xiao Shu for help with healing.
However, after walking less than a hundred meters, two people blocked his path.
"Junior Brother Yun, I heard your cultivation has advanced quite a bit!"
"Senior Brother Xiao?"
Yun Ze looked at the person before him and frowned.
This person was clearly from Chen Xiao's faction. Why was he looking for him at this time?
Behind him was an outer disciple wearing a high-grade disciple's robe. He looked somewhat familiar; he should be from this year's intake.
Yun Ze didn't understand the situation and just asked with a smile, "May I ask what guidance Senior Brother Xiao has?"
"I dare not offer guidance, I just ask Junior Brother to do me a small favor."
"Please speak, Senior Brother."
"Lend me your top-grade disciple position."
Senior Brother Xiao grinned and pushed the disciple behind him forward, "This is also Chen Shixiong's intention."
Yun Ze narrowed his eyes and said nothing.
Chen Xiao?
Heh, he really treats me like a dog!