Senior Sister Bai Yueguang is incredibly strong.

Chapter 112 A Trip to Penglai (5)

Seeing that Luo Zai Shui had changed his attitude overnight, Bu Suanzi was very satisfied and became much more amiable towards Xue Xin as well.

“Hey Xiao Xue, don’t just sit around doing nothing.”

Xue Xin was a little confused: "Huh?"

Is he also cultivating here? If he wants to cultivate, he should go back to Xianyun Peak first. His cultivation speed will be reduced in an unfamiliar place.

Bu Suanzi naturally wouldn't let him go: "Here are some herbs. Take them to refine elixirs. I'll check them tonight."

"what?"

Bu Suanzi couldn't stand him being idle: "Go away, go away! These herbs are very precious. Every batch must be refined into top-grade pills. Otherwise, I will tell your master that you are neglecting your duties and wasting your cultivation day after day."

Xue Xin had no choice but to reluctantly carry the pills into the alchemy furnace.

It's true that the herbs Bu Suanzi provided were all precious, but he couldn't guarantee that every batch would be a top-grade pill.

Thinking of how hard his senior sisters were working, Xue Xin took a deep breath. It seemed he also needed to step up his efforts.

Bu Suanzi was very satisfied with their performance and stroked his beard with a smile.

Seeing that they were all busy, Li Yue poked her head out and asked, "Um, is there anything I can do for you?"

"You?" Bu Suanzi stroked his beard, seemingly surprised by her. "Why don't you join me in discussing the Dao?"

"what?"

Without giving Li Yue a chance to refuse, she was led to a private room.

"Senior Bu, I am not qualified to discuss the Dao."

Li Yue was quite reserved in front of her elders.

"It's alright, you can sit down and talk with me."

Bu Suanzi poured her a cup of tea and gestured for her to sit down and talk.

Li Yue sat obediently to one side: "What does Senior want to say to me?"

Bu Suanzi took a sip of tea: "Don't you have anything you want to ask?"

"If I ask, will the senior necessarily tell me?"

"You silly girl." Bu Suanzi stroked his beard. "Alright, let me give you a heads-up: follow Shui, and she will find a way to get you back."

Li Yue pouted: "Of course she can help me find a way back."

Bu Suanzi was somewhat surprised: "So you trust her that much?"

Li Yue said matter-of-factly, "She is Luo Zai Shui."

Upon hearing this, Bu Suanzi was slightly taken aback, then smiled and shook his head: "The spirited young are the ones who should be; we are really getting old."

Li Yue asked in confusion, "Sect Master Bu, why do you place all your hopes on Zai Shui? Clearly, Su Wusi..."

She swallowed the words that Su Wusi was the female lead.

Bu Suanzi glared at her: "What do you mean by placing our hopes on her? We are placing our hopes on them."

“We’re getting old, and we have more to worry about.” Bu Suanzi said with some sadness, “If we were a decade or two younger, we might have fought the Wen family to the death. But now we have a sect and disciples behind us, so we’re hesitant to act.”

Li Yue asked in bewilderment, "Didn't they consider the sect when they were in the water? You're just shirking your responsibility!"

Hearing this, Bu Suanzi was not annoyed, but shook his head: "That's true, but that's all we can do. If one sect or family makes its stance clear, other sects and families will just stand by and wait for the outcome. But they are different. They are sworn brothers. No matter who is in danger, they will lend a helping hand. Their fighting spirit will spread like wildfire throughout the entire cultivation world. We old bones can just wait to cover for them."

“But…” Li Yue couldn’t express her feelings. “If you had joined forces earlier, they wouldn’t have had to suffer so much. Most of their direct disciples are still with the Wen family now.”

Bu Suanzi looked at Li Yue as if she were a fool: "Do you dare to gamble on the heart of someone who has lived for decades? Besides, didn't they have their own plans when they went to the Wen family? Just because you can't see it doesn't mean they didn't take action."

Li Yue regretted asking that question. Most of the people who went to the Wen family were the most important characters in her writing, and they would play a significant role in the future siege of the Wen family. How could they possibly sit idly by and wait to die?

Bu Suanzi remained calm and composed: "Relax. The Wen family is waiting for a plan to devour the other sects and families, and aren't we also looking for an opportunity to counterattack? The key to this counterattack lies with Zai Shui and the others."

"Easier said than done," Li Yue said, gesturing with her chin. "Who can they tell about the hardships they've endured?"

Bu Suanzi laughed and said, "So you know it's not simple?"

Looking at his smiling face, Li Yue couldn't help but feel a chill. She had forgotten that she was the one who had caused all this suffering. She felt a little guilty and dared not look directly into Bu Suanzi's eyes.

Bu Suanzi chuckled and took a sip of tea: "This is not your fault. On the contrary, we've dragged you into this mess."

"What's the meaning?"

Li Yue knew there was something behind his words, but she dared not think about it. If all of this had nothing to do with her, then it would be too much of a coincidence.

The riddle teller left only the words, "Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed," before going to find Xue Xin.

At this moment, Xue Xin was staring blankly at the batch of pills that had been ruined in the alchemy furnace, and he didn't even notice that Bu Suanzi had arrived.

"Cough cough cough."

Bu Suanzi coughed a few times, and Xue Xin then noticed the newcomer. He quickly stood up and bowed, saying, "Pavilion Master Bu."

Looking at the ruined pills behind him, Bu Suanzi laughed and said, "Young friend Xue, your mind is not at peace."

Xue Xin glanced at the burnt pills inside the furnace and nodded helplessly.

Bu Suanzi casually picked up a pill, crushed it between his fingers, and rubbed the ash from his hands: "Since you miss me, why not meet me?"

Xue Xin's eyes lit up, but he immediately shook his head: "No, if my mother sees me, it will only add to her sorrow."

Bu Suanzi pointed eastward with his whisk: "She lives in a medicinal herb field to the east. Just keep walking east and you'll see her. Back then, Chu You was a master alchemist. You didn't inherit even a tenth of her talent."

After saying this, Bu Suanzi left.

Xue Xin knew that this was an opportunity offered by Pavilion Master Bu, and he had come here with a faint hope.

If only I could catch a glimpse of her from afar, or if only she could catch a glimpse of me from afar.

Since he is a master alchemist, it is naturally not a problem for him, a junior, to go and seek his advice.

Xue Xin convinced himself and packed his things, preparing to head east. As he stepped out the door, he suddenly realized he had been too hasty. His face was still ashen; how could he possibly face anyone?

He quickly washed his face and hurried eastward.

Luo's progress on the other side of the water was going very smoothly. If there were a Nascent Soul stage expert by her side, they would have noticed that the surrounding spiritual energy formed a vortex and surged into her dantian.

The spiritual energy here is the purest and easiest to absorb. Even disciples with poor aptitude can make rapid progress here, let alone Luo Zai Shui, who is a top genius.

She had only been cultivating for less than a day, and she had already reached a point of complete absorption, but that was far from enough.