Chu Xingchen helped Li Xingtian onto his wooden plank bed.
Using his spiritual energy, he quickly assessed Li Xingtian's current condition and frowned slightly. Li Xingtian's situation was indeed not optimistic.
The elder of the Qingfeng Sect was, after all, a Golden Core cultivator. Even though he had held back to capture Li Xingtian alive for public execution, a Qi Refining cultivator like Li Xingtian couldn't withstand such a blow. At this moment, Li Xingtian's internal organs were severely damaged.
His meridians, in particular, had been ravaged by the powerful spiritual energy, leaving them riddled with holes.
However, when Chu Xingchen looked at Li Xingtian's expression, he found no trace of pain.
As expected of a reincarnator—truly a tough guy.
But relying solely on natural recovery in this state would be difficult. He needed some carefully crafted healing elixirs.
"Young man, you’re quite resilient," Chu Xingchen praised, then turned his gaze to Li Yingling. "Disciple, start the pot. We’re refining pills."
Li Yingling's eyes lit up. Although she detested the thought of tasting her master's pills herself, she had no qualms about watching someone else suffer through it.
With excitement, she quickly replied, "Yes, Master!"
She walked over to the pot, happily lighting the fire and boiling water.
Chu Xingchen rummaged through the remaining spiritual herbs to see if any could be used for healing.
Fortunately, his spatial ring still contained a few medicinal herbs suitable for recovery.
He decided to brew another pot for his future disciple, hoping that after consuming it, Li Xingtian would be so grateful that he’d bow down in reverence.
After roughly removing the roots of the herbs, Chu Xingchen began his crude and straightforward refining process.
As the green, oily spiritual herbs were added to the clear water, the liquid quickly turned murky and green.
A pungent herbal stench began to fill the air.
However, Li Yingling showed no discomfort. In fact, she seemed quite pleased as she watched the pot of liquid grow increasingly murky.
After all, this time, she wasn’t the one who had to drink it.
When the water in the pot had reduced by half, Chu Xingchen added the final ingredient—the Blue Moon Flower.
As the strikingly blue and alluring flower was added, the green liquid began to bubble vigorously, releasing a dark green froth.
Chu Xingchen nodded in satisfaction, then turned up the heat to reduce the liquid, extracting the final essence of the healing elixir with his spiritual energy.
Li Yingling looked at the drop of medicinal liquid, which was even more revolting in color than her own previous concoctions, and felt a sense of relief.
She now believed that her master hadn’t been deliberately tormenting her before—this was simply how pill refining with an iron pot worked.
As her master had said, the tales written in mortal storybooks couldn’t be trusted.
Cultivation was something one had to experience firsthand to truly understand!
Meanwhile, Li Xingtian, who had been enduring the pain, propped himself up and caught sight of the deep green, murky droplet wrapped in spiritual energy.
A sense of foreboding slowly crept over him... Surely, this wasn’t meant to be swallowed, was it?
Chu Xingchen guided the medicinal droplet to Li Xingtian’s mouth and said with a smile, "Open up! My pill-refining skills are decent. Swallow this, and you’ll be fine."
Li Xingtian, who had remained stoic in the face of pain, finally showed a change in expression.
This was nothing more than a blob of greenish liquid. How could this possibly be considered a pill?
He had never heard of anyone refining medicine in a pot!
A true man could face bloodshed and pain, but not a broom dipped in filth.
He hesitated, resisted, and struggled to find the words.
If it weren’t for the fact that this man had saved his life, Li Xingtian would have definitely resisted and shoved the foul-smelling droplet back into the other’s mouth.
But seeing the confidence in Chu Xingchen’s expression, Li Xingtian couldn’t bring himself to refuse.
He closed his eyes, wearing the expression of a man marching to his execution, and opened his mouth.
At worst, he’d just return the life he owed!
True to its color, the medicinal liquid did not disappoint in taste.
A putrid stench, accompanied by an overwhelming bitterness, exploded from his tongue straight to his soul.
Li Xingtian’s expression twisted in agony.
However, to his surprise, as the liquid made its way down his esophagus, bringing with it a burning sensation and intense rejection, the medicinal components began to slowly nourish his damaged meridians and internal organs.
The physical pain rapidly subsided.
Yet, Li Xingtian felt that taking this medicine had only made him feel worse.
His entire mouth was now filled with nothing but bitterness, and from his esophagus to his stomach, his body was in complete revolt against the liquid.
Chu Xingchen, naturally aware that the concoction might not be pleasant, coughed lightly and offered some comfort. "After all, good medicine tastes bitter. Just endure it for a while."
Li Yingling, having been the first test subject, empathized deeply. "Master... this isn’t something you can just ‘endure for a while.’"
Chu Xingchen turned and gave his disciple a meaningful glance.
Sensing her master’s gaze, Li Yingling quickly backtracked. "Actually, the taste is quite tolerable! No need to endure anything."
Chu Xingchen didn’t dwell on the matter. After all, their smooth journey so far was largely thanks to this disciple.
Seeing that Li Xingtian was no longer in critical condition, he turned to Li Yingling and asked,
"I see you’ve started to grasp your divine ability. How does it feel?"
Li Yingling, upon hearing her master’s question, thought about how it had taken her so many days just to barely scratch the surface.
Assuming her master was being sarcastic, as usual, but not wanting to argue, she unconsciously twirled a strand of her jet-black hair. Her delicate face flushed slightly as she tilted her head and replied somewhat shyly, "It’s quite impressive, but also quite difficult."
Chu Xingchen was momentarily stunned. She had only been practicing for a few days and had already learned it. How could that be considered difficult?
Truly a genius disciple, flaunting her talent right in front of her master.
He cleared his throat and adopted a stern tone. "Ahem, just keep practicing diligently!"
"Yes, Master!"
By the campfire in the dilapidated temple, under the night sky, Chu Xingchen distributed the roasted rabbit head to Li Yingling, the day’s greatest contributor, and gave half of the rabbit to Li Xingtian.
Li Xingtian, now mostly recovered, was able to sit up.
Apart from its unpleasant taste, the medicinal liquid had actually been quite effective.
Li Xingtian felt that it worked better than most healing pills.
Looking at the plate of half a rabbit, perfectly roasted and aromatic, Li Xingtian glanced over at Li Yingling, who was happily gnawing on the rabbit head.
It had to be said, even a beautiful immortal looked quite memorable when devouring a rabbit head.
Li Xingtian didn’t touch the food. Instead, he stared at the steaming half-rabbit in front of him.
It wasn’t that he wasn’t hungry, but he felt he had no right to eat it.
"Go ahead," Chu Xingchen said, his tone casual but probing. "The rabbit didn’t sign a contract with you."
Li Xingtian understood the underlying meaning in Chu Xingchen’s words, but he quickly explained, "It’s not that. It’s just that I haven’t yet repaid your life-saving grace..."
Chu Xingchen, smiling on the surface, nodded in understanding. However, under the table, his hand was frantically signaling to Li Yingling.
Beloved disciple, assist me now!
Li Yingling, happily munching on the rabbit head, noticed her master’s gestures out of the corner of her eye and immediately understood.
Proudly considering herself her master’s most reliable ally, she never undermined him at critical moments.
She put down the rabbit head and replied coldly, "Enough. You’re penniless right now. Not only did my master save your life, but even the opportunity you’ve been relying on was given to you by him."
"You keep thinking that our Zhongzhou Heavenly Dao Alliance is trying to deceive you, but ask yourself—are you even worth it?"
"My master is giving you a chance, and you should consider it an honor. I don’t know what he sees in you, but personally, I think..."
"With your talent, you’re not worthy of joining our Heavenly Dao Alliance."
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
esick Sect? Well, at least it's considered a respectable orthodox sect. Wait a minute— What kind of vibe are you all giving off? Shouldn’t this be a love-struck, romance-obsessed sect? Why does everyone here sound more like demonic cultivators? "Master, today he’s getting married. This disciple wishes to descend the mountain and crash the wedding, then toy with him to death right in front of his wife..." "Elder, I only got into your sect through connections, so why won’t you teach me anything?" "Because I also became an elder through connections." Thankfully, Su Ji was just an outer sect labor disciple. Surely, nothing too crazy would— "Junior Brother, you’ve broken through to Qi Refining. Once you sever your useless spiritual root, you can officially become an outer sect disciple." "The Great Dao is merciless. Don’t let a worthless spiritual root waste your essence and spirit, hindering your cultivation." Is this really the Lovesick Sect? ... Three years later, Su Ji sat in the seat of the Lovesick Sect’s sect master, sighing with emotion. His rise to this position all started when his junior sister adamantly insisted on preserving his "spiritual root." "Mmm... Senior Brother, what’s our relationship now?" "Stop talking. Keep going." "By the way, that newly promoted top-tier sect—didn’t they come to buy our Love Beans?" "One top-grade spirit stone per Love Bean—is that really so expensive?" "I suspect they’ve eaten too many Love Beans." "Now they’re lovesick." Well, this really is the Lovesick Sect after all.
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
