What?!
My own damaged Spiritual Root can actually be repaired??
Meng Ling opened her mouth in shock, her jaw nearly hitting the ground.
"Wei..."
【Ah... so sleepy.】
Mo Jiuwei moved her little mouth, seemingly yawning, and then fell back asleep.
This caused Meng Ling, who was just about to ask her a question, to stop mid-sentence; in the end, she did not disturb her dream.
"Let's go out first and let her sleep."
Old Man Liu said, ushering everyone out and closing the door behind them.
"Was what she said just now true or false?" Meng Ling was young and was the first to anxiously ask, "Is there really a way to restore my Spiritual Root?"
She had once been a prominent figure in a large sect, until she was sabotaged and her Spiritual Root was destroyed, forcing her to leave the sect in disgrace.
On the road, she was ambushed, but fortunately, Senior Sister Chen saved her, and she followed her to the Xianlai Sect.
Over the past few years, she had held onto hope, seeking medical help everywhere, but the answer from every Alchemist was the same—
"Spiritual Root destroyed, no hope for cultivation, incurable."
Mo Jiuwei was the first person to say her Spiritual Root could be healed!
"She also said Uncle Liu possesses Immortal Marrow; I don't know if it's true." Du Yue had a strange expression, looking somewhat amused, "And she also said I was being cheated on..."
Ji Qingqing quickly comforted her, "That can't be! Senior Sister Yue, you and Senior Brother Xuanning are such a perfect match, and you are Childhood Sweethearts with a deep bond; how could he do something to betray you!"
"That's not necessarily true." Old Man Liu snorted, "That brat has wandering eyes. I've said before that he definitely has ulterior motives. I think Jiuwei's words aren't without reason; Yueyue, you should still be careful."
Du Yue sighed helplessly, "Uncle Liu, you've always looked down on Xuanning; that's just prejudice."
"Jiuwei also said I could become a brewer; have you all heard of this path?" Hu Jiu spoke up, bringing the topic back.
Everyone shook their heads.
"There are indeed people who brew wine, but I have never heard of anyone entering the Dao through wine," Old Man Liu said with certainty.
"Then Uncle Liu, do you think the matter of the Immortal Marrow is true or false?" Hu Jiu asked.
Old Man Liu gave a self-deprecating smile, "How is that possible? If I possessed Immortal Marrow, how could I have this level of comprehension and Cultivation Level?"
But Ji Qingqing hesitated and spoke up, looking down at her Sword, "However... what Weiwei said about me was correct. Although the material for this sword is good, it was the first Magic Tool my ancestor ever forged, so the Skill was inevitably a bit unrefined. If I were to have a skilled Artifact Refiner re-forge it, the value could indeed increase tenfold."
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
"This, it's probably just a coincidence."
"It must be; she said so much, it's bound to be a lucky guess."
"That's true, she is only an infant; even if she has great Talent, how could she predict everything?"
Ji Qingqing wanted to say that Mo Jiuwei being so accurate was likely not just a simple guess.
But seeing that no one else believed it, she didn't say anything more.
"It's getting late today, everyone go get some rest. I will take care of Weiwei," Chen Lan said.
She had given birth before, so among these people, she was the most suitable to take care of the baby.
Moreover, seeing Mo Jiuwei reminded her of what her own daughter looked like when she was born, and her heart softened completely.
The next morning, Du Yue ran to the Yu Family to get deer milk.
She had gone late yesterday, so the amount she got wasn't enough for Mo Jiuwei to drink.
The Yu Family was in the business of selling Pills; they were not only wealthy but also very kind-hearted.
Otherwise, if it were any other family, she wouldn't have been able to get the deer milk even if she ran until her legs were broken!
"The baby survived, right?" The Shop Assistant guarding the Yu Family gate asked with a smile when he saw Du Yue approach.
Du Yue looked grateful, "Yes, she survived. Thanks to your family's deer milk, I am extremely grateful."
The Shop Assistant waved his hand, "It's a life after all; I help where I can."
It was also at this moment that someone on the road suddenly shouted, "Really??"
Du Yue turned her head in curiosity and looked over.
"Really! It was such a huge Sunny Tiger Beast; I've never seen one grow so strong. It opened its mouth and swallowed that person whole! Even after the person disappeared, I could still hear his screams."
"Hiss... that's unlucky. Out of so many people, it only ate him. By the way, do you know who that person was?"
"I don't know, but someone at Qingfeng Slope knows; it seems they called him something like... Fellow Daoist Zheng?"
Du Yue was stunned in shock.
"Fellow Daoist Du? Fellow Daoist Du!"
The Shop Assistant handed the bottle containing fresh deer milk to Du Yue, but seeing her looking at the street as if seeing a ghost, he couldn't help but reach out and push her.
"Ah... thank you!"
Du Yue suddenly came back to her senses, hurriedly took the deer milk, and after thanking the Shop Assistant again, she bolted toward the middle of the road to ask the two people who were chatting.
"Two brothers, what were you saying just now? What Sunny Tiger Beast? What Qingfeng Slope?" she asked anxiously.
"Oh, it was just this morning. When I was returning from Qingfeng Slope, I saw from afar a giant Sunny Tiger Beast swallow a Cultivator. Tsk, how miserable. I don't know how that person provoked it," the Male Cultivator shook his head and sighed.
"Swallowed raw?" Du Yue's eyes went blank.
"That's right, swallowed raw. It opened its mouth and ate the person without even chewing."
"You said, what was that person's surname?" Du Yue asked again.
"It seems to be surnamed Zheng; his companion shouted it several times."
Surnamed Zheng...
Qingfeng Slope.
Sunny Tiger Beast!
Du Yue swallowed her saliva, hurriedly thanked them, and then rushed back to the Xianlai Sect, panting all the way.
When she returned to the dilapidated sect, everyone was standing in a circle around Mo Jiuwei, looking at her with amusement and doting eyes.
Mo Jiuwei felt a bit hopeless because... she had just wet the bed again.
There was nothing she could do about it; this body was too weak, and this instinct was almost beyond her control.
Fortunately, this was the Cultivation World; a single spell could make clothes clean, saving the trouble of washing.
"Junior Sister Du is back. What's wrong?" Chen Lan, who was holding Mo Jiuwei, looked at Du Yue.
"Zheng Cheng, he died!" Du Yue said with a trembling voice.
"What?"
"What did you say?"
"Zheng Cheng died??"
Everyone suddenly looked over.
Du Yue nodded, "It's very likely him... I heard it from passersby when I was getting deer milk just now. There was a giant Sunny Tiger Beast at Qingfeng Slope this morning that swallowed a Cultivator in one bite, and that person was surnamed Zheng."
She glanced at Mo Jiuwei, holding back a thought—
This was exactly the same as what Mo Jiuwei had said yesterday!
Although she didn't say it, everyone understood immediately.
"How could this be..."
"Did Zheng Cheng really die? But he was fine yesterday!"
"Could it be a mishearing? Besides, there are many people surnamed Zheng; it's not necessarily Zheng Cheng, right?"
They were both shocked and full of doubt.
Mo Jiuwei, however, was not surprised at all.
【It's definitely Zheng Cheng; he is already completely dead now.】
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