Returning Laden, Drawing the Bow to Shoot the Moon, Facing Enemies with Dashing Valor, Unfathomably Powerful!

After the Nirvana Feast ended, the Venerable Phoenix Treasure Pavilion arranged boats to send every hero who had attended away. Li Xian and Tao Xiangrong boarded a boat, bid farewell to Xu Yuan and Su Bai, and went their separate ways. They encountered more boats upon the lake, all carrying guests from the feast. Inside their cabin were the "Moonshooting Bow," "numerous essential materials," the "Divine Dragon Elixir Formula," the "Fragrant Rejuvenation Balm," and other items.

Li Xian and Tao Xiangrong examined each item in turn, counting their treasures with great satisfaction. But when he calculated their remaining funds, his heart ached terribly—only "one hundred thousand taels of silver" remained. Tao Xiangrong cared nothing for money and felt no particular regret. If she could have stayed another day, she would gladly have thrown away those hundred thousand taels. Li Xian managed a livelihood and knew the value of money, so he could not help but be more calculating. Yet affection outweighed profit. As he traveled the lake with Tao Xiangrong, the words "money" and "gain" were cast entirely behind his mind.

The Fragrant Rejuvenation Balm gave off a faint fragrance. It was a precious beauty-preserving salve of considerable value. Li Xian helped Tao Xiangrong apply it over her neck, cheeks, arms, and other places. Her skin had already been like congealed cream, fair and luminous. With that lingering fragrance added to it, she was truly extraordinary.

It could delay the onset of age and preserve youth for years.

The lake water swayed gently, drifting along in leisure. It was already late July, when the summer heat grew increasingly intense. Heat rose from the lake, making it almost unbearable. Ice braziers had been placed around the cabin, dispelling the summer heat. The two crossed the lake by boat in contented ease,