Six months later.
Nangong Luo appeared before Chu Lingwei's cave dwelling, interrupting her cultivation.
"Junior Sister, didn't the Ancestor say you couldn't cultivate too much?"
"I'm not cultivating, I'm using spiritual energy to nourish my body." Chu Lingwei soaked herself in the spiritual spring within her cave dwelling every day, drawing spiritual energy into her body to continuously nourish it. She discovered that this method significantly sped up her recovery.
"Look what good stuff I brought for you!"
Nangong Luo presented the fruits of his labor over the past half year to Chu Lingwei, looking rather pleased. "Senior Brother didn't disappoint you, did he?"
"Second Senior Brother, these are all the pills you refined over the past six months." Chu Lingwei didn't need to open them; just by looking at the bottles containing the pills, she knew they were extraordinary.
"Naturally, when I make a move, I never fail."
Nangong Luo gently fanned himself, amused that those old geezers were now coming to him, asking him to refine pills for them. The thought made him happy.
"Impressive."
Chu Lingwei couldn't help but admire him. Second Senior Brother was indeed a genius alchemist, managing to not fail even once.
"These are all eighth and ninth-tier pills I've refined. I kept two of each for myself, and the rest I've brought to you."
Even between biological siblings, accounts had to be settled clearly.
"Second Senior Brother, didn't we agree to split them equally?" Chu Lingwei possessed Spiritual Energy Condensation Beads, which could substitute for any pill in the world, so these pills weren't a necessity for her.
"No need. I'll keep what's mine. As for the rest, Junior Sister can do as she pleases."
Nangong Luo's smile never wavered. The old monsters in the academy were now all coming to him for alchemy. According to custom, they would give him a pill if there were any leftovers, or compensate him with something else. He was already swimming in riches, so he wouldn't take advantage of Junior Sister.
"Alright, thank you, Second Senior Brother."
Chu Lingwei put away the pills and thanked Nangong Luo.
"We are brother and sister, no need to be so formal." Nangong Luo waved his hand and stood up. "I've been cooped up in the alchemy room for half a year, I'm getting stale. Junior Sister, shall we go for a stroll in the city?"
"Of course, that sounds wonderful."
Chu Lingwei had no idea what the outside world was like. Now that she had Second Senior Brother, she could go out with confidence.
Nangong Luo took Chu Lingwei to Xiuling City. It had recovered and was as bustling as ever. However, as they walked down the most lively street, one could still see traces of buildings hit by spiritual energy.
"This area was affected by the spiritual energy of those powerful cultivators. These are newly rebuilt structures by our academy," Nangong Luo said, pointing to some recently constructed buildings, shaking his head. "It cost our Xiuling Academy quite a lot of spiritual stones."
Half of Xiuling City being destroyed was no small matter.
"Second Senior Brother, what about the sea of flowers?" Those people were after Qingyue.
"The entire sea of flowers has now become a sea, nothing is left." Nangong Luo shrugged. When those people were ruthless, he wished he could kill them all.
The sea of flowers was filled with spiritual flowers and celestial herbs, but that scoundrel Qiu Zhuoli had destroyed it.
"What about Senior Qingyue?" On that day, Qingyue was taken back to Wuhui Mountain by Master and Ancestor Chonghua, and she hadn't been seen since.
"She's at our Wuhui Mountain. The Ancestor is trying to find a way to cure the poison in her body." They had now confirmed that Qingyue had been poisoned, and they needed to detoxify her as soon as possible.
"Junior Sister, I'm telling you, even if you encounter Qingyue in the future, it's best to stay away from her." Nangong Luo cautioned.
Chu Lingwei nodded. She hadn't forgotten that Qingyue had tried to bewitch her. Such a dangerous person was someone she would definitely keep her distance from.
The two spent a few days wandering around Xiuling City before returning to Wuhui Mountain.
"Master."
Chu Lingwei returned to her cave dwelling and saw Bei Chenfeng sitting in her courtyard, sipping spiritual tea. The Illusionary Cat and Feng Ming were by his side, too afraid to move.
"You're back."
Bei Chenfeng glanced at Feng Ming and the others. The two little beasts immediately understood and turned to enter the cave dwelling.
Chu Lingwei looked at her two timid little beasts, a cold sweat breaking out.
"Weiwei, here's a letter for you."
Bei Chenfeng handed a letter to Chu Lingwei.
Chu Lingwei was already looking at the letter in her hand. It was written using spiritual energy and could only be opened with a special incantation.
"This is my father's handwriting."
Seeing the familiar script, Chu Lingwei's heart stirred. Her father had left to search for her mother and hadn't sent any news since.
"Yes," Bei Chenfeng nodded. "This letter was sent back when you entered the Spirit Domain. I presume your father didn't know you were going to enter the Spirit Domain."
As the former Sect Master of the Xuanxin Sect, Chu Ze would certainly know about matters within the Spirit Domain. If he had known Chu Lingwei was going to enter, he would have rushed to stop her immediately.
Yet, he had done no such thing. Instead, he had sent a letter.
Chu Lingwei hurriedly used her divine sense to examine the contents of the letter, and her heart trembled violently.
"Master, this..."
Her father wrote in the letter that he had discovered her mother was still alive and had found a trace of her. He was going to search for his mother.
"Master."
This brief message caused Chu Lingwei's heart to ache.
"Weiwei, haven't you noticed that half of this letter is missing?" Bei Chenfeng would have been able to receive this letter if he had been the one to bring it. https:/
"Missing half?" Chu Lingwei repeatedly examined it but found nothing unusual. "This was written with spiritual energy, and it was transmitted back to Wuhui Mountain using a secret art. How could it be missing half?"
The possibility was extremely slim.
"This is what Master discovered." Bei Chenfeng himself hadn't noticed that part of the letter was missing; Ancestor Chonghua had discovered it and informed him.
Chu Lingwei's heart leaped. "Does the Ancestor mean that someone not only saw the contents of the letter but also destroyed the important parts?"
On the Xuan Tian Continent, how many people could perfectly restore a spiritual message and seal?
"It's possible." It was precisely for this reason that Bei Chenfeng hadn't given the letter to Chu Lingwei as soon as she returned, fearing she would impulsively go out searching for answers.
"Please tell me, Master, where did my father disappear last?"
Chu Lingwei's expression turned serious, and she knelt directly before Bei Chenfeng. If a spiritual letter could be altered so easily, that person must know her father's whereabouts. Chu Lingwei wanted to find her father.
Bei Chenfeng sighed. He knew this would happen.
"Weiwei, your body hasn't fully recovered yet."
"Master, my father is likely in danger. As a daughter, I must protect him completely." Chu Ze was her biological father, and she couldn't let anything happen to him.
"His last place of disappearance was the South Sea Reef," Bei Chenfeng said with a sigh. Tribulations couldn't be easily broken.