"What do you want to know about the situation outside?"
Nangong Luo smiled at his junior sister, knowing she was someone who couldn't hold back her curiosity.
"I mean about the Spiritual Domain, and why we are so severely injured. How are the others doing now?" Chu Lingwei asked all the questions that had been weighing on her mind for a month.
"Junior Sister, you really have a lot of questions."
Nangong Luo didn't answer immediately, sighing with emotion.
"Second Senior Brother, I know you must know," Chu Lingwei stared at him. He always had the most up-to-date information, and was sure to know what had happened outside.
"I..." Nangong Luo appeared unhurried, which was enough to make Chu Lingwei want to get angry.
"Second Senior Brother, if you don't tell me, you won't get any of this spirit honey, nor the spirit herbs and immortal medicines I obtained from the Spiritual Domain."
Chu Lingwei knew exactly what her second senior brother wanted the most.
Upon hearing her words, Nangong Luo's expression stiffened. He gave a wry smile, "Junior Sister, I would love to have the spirit herbs you brought back, but I'm afraid it's impossible."
"What do you mean?"
"Do you know that everyone on the Xuanyuan Continent knows the Spiritual Domain destroyed itself?" Nangong Luo said mysteriously.
"I know."
The Master had told her the Spiritual Domain was destroyed on the day he looked at her. She believed everyone on the Xuanyuan Continent knew.
"The spiritual energy that all the cultivators who entered the Spiritual Domain absorbed into their bodies carried a kind of poison," Nangong Luo continued slowly.
"I know that."
Chu Lingwei nodded and looked at her second senior brother, her eyes solemn. "Second Senior Brother, when did you find out that the spiritual energy in the Spiritual Domain was poisoned?"
"When you entered, I didn't know."
Nangong Luo quickly explained. If he had known that those old fools truly wanted the poisoned spiritual energy from the Spiritual Domain that was carried within the disciples' bodies, he would never have let Chu Lingwei go in.
"And then?" This answer made Chu Lingwei feel a little better.
"When you came out of the Spiritual Domain, everyone's cultivation dropped significantly," Nangong Luo recounted slowly. "It was because the poison in your bodies was neutralized, which damaged your cultivation."
Chu Lingwei mused, what a perfect explanation. Who had made these people believe it so wholeheartedly?
"Do you know that although the spiritual energy in the Spiritual Domain is poisonous, this poison can extend your lifespan indefinitely?" Nangong Luo saw that Chu Lingwei was silent, thinking she was still processing this information. He sighed, spread his hands, and said, "Now that the poison is neutralized, and the things those powerful beings wanted are destroyed, what do you think they will do?"
"They want to extend their lifespans to help them break through."
No one on the Xuanyuan Continent had been able to break through the final hurdle for ten thousand years. The powerful beings who had cultivated to the Dominator realm had the greatest hope of breaking through the barrier. With only one step left, old age would claim them. No one would be willing to accept that.
"Yes, think about it. Who wouldn't want an infinite lifespan?" Nangong Luo clicked his tongue twice. Those powerful beings, upon learning that the spiritual energy in the Spiritual Domain had recovered, went mad and slaughtered many cultivators.
"But isn't there the Longevity Fruit?"
Chu Lingwei was a little confused. If they wanted to extend their lifespans, they could just take the Longevity Fruit, and it wouldn't cause any harm to their bodies. Why choose this method?
"There are no ten-thousand-year Longevity Fruits left on the entire Xuanyuan Continent, and even thousand-year Longevity Fruits are very rare," Nangong Luo said helplessly. A thousand-year Longevity Fruit could only extend one's lifespan by a hundred years, which for those powerful beings was merely a blink of an eye.
The most crucial point was that the Longevity Fruit could only be consumed once per cultivation stage; taking it again would be useless.
Chu Lingwei felt powerless. If they wanted to extend their lifespans, they could let others enter the Spiritual Domain and bring out the poisoned spiritual energy for them. One could imagine the fate of those who entered the Spiritual Domain.
"Now that the poison in the Spiritual Domain has been neutralized, we who entered the Spiritual Domain should no longer be hunted, right?" Chu Lingwei slumped onto the table. They no longer had any value, so at least their safety should be guaranteed, right?
Nangong Luo chuckled, "Junior Sister, you are truly too naive."
"If we can't provide any value, what else do you expect us to do?" Chu Lingwei felt that the Spiritual Domain destroying itself was the right decision.
Thinking of the Spiritual Domain, Chu Lingwei suddenly remembered a figure. She quickly suppressed this thought, forcing herself not to dwell on it.
"Everyone on the Xuanyuan Continent has heard that you obtained quite a few ten-thousand-year spirit herbs and immortal medicines in the three days before leaving the Spiritual Domain."
Nangong Luo shook his head slightly. The entire Xuanyuan Continent was now crazily scrambling to seize these spirit herbs and immortal medicines.
These were all ten-thousand-year varieties, alluring just to think about.
"Who would be so foolish as to reveal such important information?" Chu Lingwei was greatly astonished. How foolish could someone be?
"Some sects have a few individuals who know how to use soul-searching techniques." Sometimes, it's not up to the person whether they want to speak or not.
Chu Lingwei was infuriated.
All of them who entered the Spiritual Domain had spent three full days picking spirit herbs and immortal medicines in the final three days. This was a vast amount of cultivation resources. No one would be unmoved.
It was clear the entire Xuanyuan Continent had gone mad.
"So, handing these spirit herbs and immortal medicines over to the sect now is the best option." Chu Lingwei was somewhat disheartened. It wasn't that she didn't want to hand them over, but this passive surrender made her feel very uncomfortable.
Nangong Luo remained silent. At least for now, it was the best option. Only the sect could protect them.
"Alas, why didn't Master tell me earlier?"
Chu Lingwei had no strong attachment to the spirit herbs and immortal medicines in her spatial ring; her spatial ring was never lacking in spirit herbs.
"It's just that he didn't want you to be upset," Nangong Luo said, seeing no trace of indignation on his junior sister's face. He breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, his junior sister was magnanimous, otherwise, it would be detrimental to her cultivation if she harbored inner demons.
"I'm not upset at all. I wouldn't dare to take any spirit herbs that grew in the Spiritual Domain. Who knows if the poison on them has been completely cleared?"
Chu Lingwei took out her storage bag and glanced inside. There were jade boxes piled up like several mountains, all containing various spirit herbs.
However, these were collected by Feng Ming and Illusion Cat. They would be angry.
Nangong Luo: "..." Hearing his junior sister's words, he suddenly felt that it made sense.
"Second Senior Brother, should I give them to Master, or should I give them myself?" Chu Lingwei couldn't leave here. To hand over these spirit herbs and immortal medicines, she could only wait for Master to return.
"Master will be here soon."
Master would be here soon, but that didn't prevent Nangong Luo from feasting his eyes first.
Nangong Luo sent a divine sense in and was utterly astonished. Had his junior sister moved the entire Spiritual Domain's spirit herbs back?