Chapter 2347: 2344: Friend or Foe?
Chapter 2347: Chapter 2344: Friend or Foe?
“What are you planning to do?” Lin Tian asked. Some things aren’t something humans can change, and not even Divine Power can.
Wu Xiuluo thought for a moment and said, “The Netherworld King is missing, Ksitigarbha has reincarnated. If we want to reverse the situation, maybe the only way is to find Ksitigarbha.”
After she finished, she noticed Lin Tian’s expression was a bit strange, then asked again, “Do you know something?”
Lin Tian scratched his brow, hesitated for a few seconds, then said, “Do you have any way to block other people’s probing, like the calculations from the Imperial Pole Worldly Book?”
“Imperial Pole Worldly Book?” Wu Xiuluo was stunned, somewhat surprised. “As far as I know, the Imperial Pole Worldly Book belongs to the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, and the Heavenly Mechanism Sect was passed down from Gui Guzi. The Heavenly Mechanism Sect is skilled at divination, and once they obtained the Imperial Pole Worldly Book, their calculations became flawless.”
“Wanting to block the Heavenly Mechanism Sect from using the Imperial Pole Scripture for calculation… with my current cultivation, I can’t do it.” Wu Xiuluo said very honestly.
Senior Sister, oh Senior Sister, what exactly is your relationship with the Heavenly Mechanism Sect? From Wu Xiuluo’s words, Lin Tian further confirmed some of his suspicions, he only hoped that, Senior Sister, you aren’t those hands of fate. He didn’t like being manipulated.
Seeing Lin Tian not speak, Wu Xiuluo thought he was troubled, and added, “It’s not like there’s no way. If we had Ksitigarbha’s Magical Artifact, I could channel part of its power into a Formation, and we could barely block the Heavenly Mechanism’s calculations for a short time.”
“Ksitigarbha’s Magical Artifact…” Lin Tian muttered under his breath, reached out in front of Wu Xiuluo, and a ball of golden light flared up.
Wu Xiuluo felt the aura in the golden light and her expression changed drastically. When the light dispersed, she saw a golden Token. The moment she saw this Token, Wu Xiuluo immediately dropped to her knees.
“Greetings, Master.” Wu Xiuluo bowed, extremely formal, extremely respectful.
“Ahem…” Lin Tian coughed twice, a bit embarrassed. “You don’t have to do this. The Ksitigarbha Order was given to me by the Yanmo Envoy.”
“Yanmo Envoy? How is he?” Wu Xiuluo straightened up and couldn’t help asking.
Lin Tian recalled what the Yanmo Envoy had said back then, then answered, “He said his mission to guard the Ksitigarbha Order was complete, and then he left, same as you, to look for Ksitigarbha.”
Wu Xiuluo understood and didn’t press further. Instead, she looked at the Ksitigarbha Order. “With the Ksitigarbha Order, I can set up a Formation to block Heavenly Mechanism calculations for a short time. But I need to recover from my injuries first.”
“Oh, that’s no problem. Come back to the dorm with me, I’ll heal you.” Lin Tian said decisively.
Wu Xiuluo nodded, stepped forward, ready to leave with Lin Tian, but as soon as she moved, a dizzy, world-spinning feeling hit her. Her whole body was weak, and she went limp right there.
Lin Tian quickly caught her, then patted her back. “Get on, I’ll carry you.” Wu Xiuluo hesitated for a moment, but soon made up her mind and lay down on Lin Tian’s back.
Lin Tian carried Wu Xiuluo and hurried down the stairs. Wu Xiuluo was about the same height as Xiao Manxuan, but heavier than Xiao Manxuan. He didn’t know if it was because of cultivation—her bone density was higher than an ordinary person’s.
But for Lin Tian it was still easy. Walking through a hospital with someone on his back didn’t arouse much suspicion; people just assumed she was seeing a doctor. It was only their looks that drew attention.
Back at the apartment dorm, he knocked on the door. Xiao Manxuan saw Wu Xiuluo on Lin Tian’s back and clearly froze for a moment.
“Senior Sister Xiuluo… what happened to you?” Xiao Manxuan could tell that Wu Xiuluo was a bit weak.
Yan Lingling also ran out, and this time it was Wu Xiuluo’s turn to be stunned. It was the first time she had seen Yan Lingling. What was the relationship between this super cute little girl and Lin Tian?
Lin Tian didn’t introduce them right away. He carried Wu Xiuluo inside and laid her on the sofa, then said, “Senior Sister Xiuluo was struck by a certain power when she opened the Netherworld passage. She needs treatment now.”
“Netherworld?” Yan Lingling yelped, her eyes going wide. “So Great Grandpa’s stories were real!”
Wu Xiuluo looked at Yan Lingling again. Yan Lingling came back to her senses and said, “Hello, Sister, my name is Yan Lingling. I’m from the Medicine King Mansion.”
When she heard the three words “Medicine King Mansion,” Wu Xiuluo’s eyes flickered, but she didn’t say anything—either she had no strength left to speak, or simply chose not to.
“Lin Tian, Senior Sister Xiuluo, why did you open a Netherworld passage again?” Xiao Manxuan asked, puzzled.
“It’s a long story. To put it simply in one sentence: Something big might have happened in the Netherworld. But matters of crossing realms aren’t our responsibility. Right now I need to treat Senior Sister Xiuluo’s injuries, so don’t let anyone disturb me.” Lin Tian instructed. Xiao Manxuan and Yan Lingling nodded obediently.
Lin Tian summoned the Shennong Ding and placed it in the middle of the living room. When Wu Xiuluo saw the Shennong Ding, her expression trembled for a moment—clearly, she also recognized what this cauldron was.
“Looks like the Ksitigarbha Order didn’t choose the wrong person…” Wu Xiuluo murmured softly.
Lin Tian didn’t explain and instead began refining Elixirs. The Snow Lotus Pill was the most suitable at the moment, and to get the Snow Lotus, Lin Tian even pretended to go back to his room to rummage for it—in reality, he took it out from his spatial ring.
Besides the Snow Lotus, he also needed water of extremely high quality. There was no Xuanbing Water and no Early Condensed Dew, but that didn’t stump Lin Tian. The leftover Sea Eye Spring Water from yesterday was an excellent water source.
Refining the Snow Lotus Pill for the second time, Lin Tian was already very familiar with the process, cutting the time by half compared to last time. When the lid of the cauldron was opened, three Top-grade Snow Lotus Pills were perfectly formed.
This kind of Elixir would have people in the Ancient Martial World fighting to the death over it, and Lin Tian had refined three in one go. Without hesitation, he fed one to Wu Xiuluo and started to use his gold threads to perform the Nine Needle Technique.
Nourishing internally and healing externally—under the dual effect of the Snow Lotus Pill’s medicinal power and the Nine Needle Technique, Wu Xiuluo’s injuries improved rapidly. However, bodily injuries are easy to treat; when it comes to wounds on the soul, the Snow Lotus Pill is powerless.
Luckily, once Wu Xiuluo’s bodily injuries improved, she could sit in meditation and cultivate, restoring herself.
He worked nonstop until midnight before Wu Xiuluo finally opened her eyes. Seeing the divine light restored in her gaze, Lin Tian let out a breath of relief.
“I’ve caused you all trouble.” Wu Xiuluo said, ashamed.
“What are you talking about, Senior Sister Xiuluo? We’re all friends—helping each other is how it should be.” Xiao Manxuan said generously.
“So… are we still going to the Medicine Garden?” Now that Wu Xiuluo was fine, Yan Lingling started thinking about the Medicine Garden again.
Wu Xiuluo was slightly surprised and looked at Lin Tian. “What Medicine Garden?”
“Uh, just a place where I planted some herbs.” Lin Tian explained briefly.
“If the environment is suitable, I think we can lay the grand Formation there.” Wu Xiuluo suggested.
This time it was Xiao Manxuan and Yan Lingling’s turn to be surprised. “What grand Formation?”
“Just a Barrier to block things… to stop eavesdropping.” Wu Xiuluo said softly.
“Who’s that powerful, that they could eavesdrop right under Lin Tian’s nose?” Xiao Manxuan asked in amazement.
Lin Tian laughed and said, “Thousand-mile Eye, Sharp-Hearing Ear, maybe. Heh, just joking. But Sister Zi Yan’s Imperial Pole Worldly Book could very well calculate it. That thing is seriously amazing.”
“But Sister Zi Yan isn’t a bad person. She wouldn’t pry into our business.” Xiao Manxuan didn’t really understand why they were guarding against Zi Yan.