"Ugh..." Qu Linshang let out a muffled groan, and the pill lingering in his mouth slid down his throat.
Immediately afterward, the remaining wood splinters in his wounds burned to ashes, and the congealed blood began to flow again as his heart revived.
Once his bloodline began circulating, the muscles that had been scorched by fire and chiseled by ice were reborn under the influence of the laws.
"I... what happened to me? Ningsui?!" Qu Linshang abruptly sat up, only to find me standing within his field of vision. "Senior Xia Qian? Where is Ningsui? Wasn't this junior dead?"
"Who told you the dead cannot come back to life?" A smile curled across my lips.
"Uh... many thanks to Senior Xia Qian for saving my life! Linshang has no way to repay such grace!" Qu Linshang tried to kowtow, but Space Law prevented him from doing so.
"You needn't repay me. After all, your death did let that child cast off all her lingering attachments." My answer was cold.
Qu Linshang was no fool. Even if he was merely an outer sect elder, he had risen through layer upon layer of selection. No matter how honest and simple-minded he might be, he was not so dense as to miss my hint.
"What else does Senior Xia Qian require of this junior? This junior will obey without question." Qu Linshang made his decision quickly.
"Return to Green Jade Mountain Sect. If the Hibiscus Jade Spirit Sect is destroyed, there will be no meaning in going to the Spirit Sect again."
"But... if even the Spirit Sect is destroyed by those villains, then our Mountain Sect will surely be next!" Upon hearing this, Qu Linshang's heart sank straight to the bottom.
"Then disband your Mountain Sect. What, am I supposed to look