Supported by Dongfang Hui, Xu Qingtong walked into the West Wing, sat cross-legged on the stone couch, took out a Spirit-Nourishing Pill, and put it into his mouth. He began circulating his cultivation technique to regulate his breathing.
Only after ten or so days had passed did Xu Qingtong fully recover.
During those ten-odd days, Dongfang Hui went to the room inscribed with a formation in the main hall every day to study the diagrams carved on its walls. When she grew tired, she returned to the West Wing to keep Xu Qingtong company.
Xu Qingtong finished meditating, rose to his feet, and slowly walked out of the West Wing to the main hall.
"Senior Sister Dongfang, have you gained anything from your studies these past days?"
Seeing Xu Qingtong, Dongfang Hui hurriedly stood up and said with delighted surprise, "Qingtong, have your injuries completely healed?"
"Yes, completely. Sorry to have made you worry, Senior Sister!"
"The formations described here are vast and profound, completely different from what I learned in the Central Province. I've studied them for over ten days without gaining much!"
Xu Qingtong thought for a moment and said, "Senior Sister, the formation here reflects attacks back at us. That means we can't attack it. Without finding a way to break it, we won't be able to leave!"
After a moment's thought, Dongfang Hui said, "I think I'm beginning to understand! This Tranquil Heart Hall might have been used to confine or punish disciples of the sect. It's easy to enter but hard to leave! Unless they recognized their mistakes and repented before the ancestors, they could only leave with the ancestors' approval. Alternatively, if they thoroughly comprehended the cultivation techniques and arts in the main hall, they could use several of those techniques and arts to