Noon.
It was now the third day since Bai Xuanling had left.
Zhang Yuanshan's pain had greatly improved. From being able to do nothing but lie motionless, he could now just barely sit up.
Presumably, recovery was not too far off.
A Golden Core True Person could practice grain avoidance, and in his condition, eating was worse than not eating anyway.
So Zhang Yuanshan was cheap to care for. They only had to wheel him outside when the sun came out, let him bask, and have him do a little photosynthesis.
Though paralyzed and immobile, he was little trouble.
Li Xingtian had indeed brought back plenty of good things, everything from spirit plants to small Dharma Treasures. He had thought they could fill the gaps in his sect's resources.
But when he saw that his sect now had a sizable spirit field, and the expensive spirit plants growing in it...
He still fell silent, with quite the feeling that everyone else seemed to be advancing by leaps and bounds while he alone remained where he had started.
But what left him most speechless was that his master had actually managed to sell the pills he refined at high prices.
In this day and age, everyone really did have their own path forward.
His master no longer seemed to be worrying about Spirit Stones either. Everything seemed to be getting on track.
Whatever the case, it was always good for their sect to develop.
Some of the things Li Xingtian brought back were genuinely useful. After sorting through them, they kept everything of use.
A few rather underhanded-looking little trinkets, however, were taken away by Cui Hao to study.
The sect had changed greatly, so greatly that Li Xingtian felt a little lost, almost unable to recognize it.
Yet what truly