"It is hard to imagine that Divine Son Qin Fengming truly managed to protect Xue'er through her Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation. I am deeply impressed," Zeng Ping said sincerely, her face full of joy.
"Xue'er and this Qin hit it off. Since she has acknowledged me as her newfound elder brother, I naturally cannot let her down. For Xue'er's sake, I would spare no effort."
Hearing the words "Divine Son," Qin Fengming felt a little sheepish. What sort of Divine Son was he, really? Shi You, Ji Jin, and the others all knew the truth. Still, he accepted the title with an easy conscience.
After speaking, Qin Fengming immediately turned his gaze toward the beautiful yet sickly female cultivator before him.
"Fairy Zeng, judging by your complexion, are you unwell?" Qin Fengming had long harbored this question and could not rest until he voiced it. Now, he asked outright, despite the abruptness.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, you may not know this, but my aunt has suffered from blocked and incomplete meridians since childhood. Father and several seniors worked together to clear and suppress the condition, opening up most of them, but there were still three places through which energy could not pass. Later, they took another path and forcibly reconnected the meridians in her body, allowing her cultivation to advance. But this also left her with an ailment that cannot be eradicated. Fortunately, her talent is astonishing. Her cultivation never faltered, and she advanced to the Immortal Realm."
Ye Shuang spoke, clearing up Qin Fengming's doubts.
To think she had cultivated to the Immortal Realm despite incomplete, blocked meridians. Qin Fengming could not help looking at her a few more times. Even sluggish circulation, let alone blocked meridians, would force a cultivator to endure unimaginable pain while cultivating. That she had