My Cultivation Starting from Archery

"..."

Chen Sansi finally realized and put away the Upper Purity Sword before leaving the side of the pool.

Just now...

Was Senior Sister Jiang using the jade pendant to heal Second Senior Sister?

And the formation by the poolside also seemed to be for healing.

A regularly prepared healing formation—does Second Senior Sister often get injured?

"Junior Brother."

Through the frosty mist, Jiang Qiongsu's voice sounded again: "If I remember correctly, you cultivate Fire Techniques? Come back please."

Chen Sansi returned to the poolside, and as he passed through the frosty mist, he saw the blind woman already immersed in the pool water.

Originally, the continually boiling pool water had unknownly completely cooled, like the arrival of dead winter, with the surface frozen three feet thick.

The blind woman was frozen in the middle of the ice layer, her fair, slender neck covered in a thin layer of frost, like an ice sculpture.

Chen Sansi asked, "What do you need me to do, Senior Sister?"

Jiang Qiongsu's face was noticeably paler than before; she stopped her actions and tossed the jade pendant into his hand, instructing, "I'll teach you the mantra to activate the Fire Techniques within you to heal Xi Yue."

"Alright."

Chen Sansi did as instructed.

He activated the Burning Sky Fire, sending it through the jade pendant's Eight Diagrams Array Seal into the center of the pool, transforming into sparkles of spiritual light that landed on the surface of the blind woman's body.

At the same time, the surrounding formation began operating again, resonating with the Red Lotus Karma Fire at the bottom of the pool.

Under this dual enhancement, the 'ice sculpture' at the pool's core began to melt at a visibly noticeable speed.

"Burning Sky Fire?"

Jiang Qiongsu recognized the flames and inquired, "I heard from the Master that you are someone who practices Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation; this Burning Sky Fire is the Fire of Martial Arts True Power, so you should be proficient in another type of flame as well?"

"More than one."

Chen Sansi formed seals with his hands, and the flames he conjured subsequently transformed into Ten Thousand Beasts Fierce, followed by Yin Soul Netherworld Fire.

He quickly discovered that alternating between these flames seemed to hasten the melting of the frost.

Within the ice sculpture, the crimson-red light within the unconscious blind woman also grew dimmer under the flames' suppression.

Seeing this, a look of joy appeared on Jiang Qiongsu's weary face.

The entire healing process lasted the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn.

Only after Chen Sansi had expended most of his mana did all the ice and snow completely melt, and the surroundings of the pool returned to their usual state.

And the blind woman remained peacefully and silently soaking in the water.

"That's enough."

Jiang Qiongsu halted him and led him away from the poolside: "Thank you, Junior Brother, for stepping in just in time to stabilize Xi Yue's condition."

"Second Senior Sister...?"

Chen Sansi asked, "Why did this happen?"

"Your Second Senior Sister was born with a mysterious illness that requires suppression with Fire Techniques administered through the jade pendant when it flares up."

Jiang Qiongsu looked at the jade pendant and explained, "This jade pendant is originally a pair, capable of resonantly supporting each other to help suppress the illness. Before you arrived, I had also crafted a replacement piece."

She said this while taking out a cracked, dim counterfeit piece.

"At birth... it's there?"

Chen Sansi had heard before that some people are born with things due to the unique conditions of the environment they are in, be it beneficial or harmful.

"This matter could affect the inner sect's assessment of a disciple's qualification, thereby influencing resources."

Jiang Qiongsu reminded, "Therefore, please keep this between us."

"I understand, Senior Sister."

Chen Sansi pondered.

Could it be that the talk by Xue Xianrong and others about falling into the Demon Path is actually referring to this illness?

Taking this opportunity, he relayed his knowledge firsthand.

After Jiang Qiongsu heard him out, she did not seem surprised or angry, merely remarking, "Thank you, Junior Brother, for the warning; I am aware of this, and I will report to the Master later to discuss how to handle it."

"Tomorrow morning, you are to leave with the inner sect disciples on the flying boat bound for Dragon Elephant City; having expended so much today, you should rest early."

With that reminder, Chen Sansi felt a weight lift from a matter on his mind.

He returned to the Cave Mansion, unprecedentedly did not cultivate but lay down on the stone bed for a rest.

The next morning at the hour of Mao.

All disciples received the summons and gathered on the path to the Flying Peak early.

Qingxu Sect has a total of forty-nine peaks, of which eight belong to inner sect disciples, and only the inner sect venues have a Golden Core Elder seated.

At the request of the Yingsheng Sect, every one of the eight inner peaks was to send two Foundation Establishment cultivators, making a total of sixteen Foundation Establishment cultivators.

In addition, there were to be three thousand early-stage Qi Refinement cultivators, two thousand in the middle stage, and another thousand late stage, making over six thousand cultivators altogether.

With so many cultivators gathered together, it was indeed a grand scale.

Once everyone arrived, the current Sect Leader of Qingxu Sect, who was also the Supreme Elder's martial uncle, Daoist Xuancheng, came to deliver his address.

Daoist Xuancheng's appearance was that of a white-haired, white-bearded elder, yet with a childlike face and rosy complexion, seated atop a jade lion, he appeared very much like a sage.

As for the content of his speech, it was none other than the cliché phrases like "exorcising demons, upholding justice."

Finally, the leader of this group of cultivators was Elder Xue Jingfeng from Flowing Cloud Peak.

The entire preparation process was not particularly lengthy; by around noon, the first batch of cultivators began to set off.

One after another, giant flying boats rose steadily over Qingxu Sect, then flew westward.

Meanwhile, there was a faster medium-sized flying boat specifically for Foundation Establishment cultivators.

As for Elder Xue Jingfeng, he transformed into a streak of Light of Escape and departed ahead of time.

These sixteen Foundation Establishment cultivators, including those from Baihua Valley where Chen Sansi belonged, totaled twelve men and four women, with varied ages and different statuses and positions.