Senior Brother Liu Hang entered the room, and the three chatted for a while longer.
Liu Hang examined Li Xiaoya's internal condition and gave him a bottle of pills to treat the aftereffects of Qi Deviation. After explaining how to take them, he instructed Li Xiaoya to take the medicine and heal his injuries, then left with Murong Qi.
Before leaving, Murong Qi also gave Li Xiaoya a fire-element Spiritual Artifact called the Fire Dragon Sword-and a high-grade one at that. He also gave him a white Jade Slip containing a cultivation method called the Spirit-Calming Art. He explained that it was a supplementary art for calming the spirit and nurturing the mind, one that helped strengthen divine sense. When the mind was unsettled, it could also soothe it and prevent Qi Deviation.
Li Xiaoya thanked both senior brothers and saw them out. Then he took the pills Senior Brother Liu Hang had given him and sat down to meditate and heal.
After Murong Qi and Liu Hang left Li Xiaoya's room, they did not fly away. Instead, with an unspoken understanding, they began walking along the path.
"Eldest Senior Brother! I've made up my mind!" Liu Hang suddenly said.
"You've really decided? You heard everything I just told our youngest junior brother?" Murong Qi asked meaningfully.
"Yes! You were right!" Liu Hang nodded firmly. Looking up at the blue sky, he said, "I've spent too long building a cart behind closed doors. Among us fellow disciples, my aptitude is the best, yet I still haven't broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm. Instead, you, the senior brother with the poorest aptitude, reached the Nascent Soul Realm first. In a little while, I'll head out and travel the world!"
"It comforts me greatly to hear you say that, Junior Brother.