Heavenly Derivation Sect, Pearl-Gem Peak.
Perhaps the Mountain-Guarding Grand Array was powerful enough, or perhaps sufficiently dense Spiritual Power could change the seasons.
The weather in the Heavenly Derivation Sect always seemed the same. The lush green trees, rich in Spiritual Power, showed not a hint of yellow, and the flowers bloomed just as brilliantly.
Chen Baiqing raised a hand and picked up a Go stone. Looking at Bai Xuanling's leisurely expression across from her, she asked softly:
"Wouldn't resting more at a time like this make you feel more comfortable?"
Bai Xuanling raised an eyebrow at that and laughed.
"I'm already taking your Master's pills. How much more comfortable could I possibly get?"
Chen Baiqing could only fall silent. Although she had never personally tried her Master's pills, not one person who had taken them had failed to go mad.
That was not quite right, though. The sole person who could still look leisurely was Bai Xuanling, sitting across from her right now.
Chen Baiqing fell silent for a moment before asking:
"Did Sect Leader Lü's method have no effect?"
"No effect." Bai Xuanling held a stone as she pondered. "That's why, although everyone usually turns up their nose at Chu Xingchen's pills, at a critical moment, we still have to count on them to work a miracle."
"But taking too many really does have side effects."
Chen Baiqing asked with concern, "What side effects? Master didn't tell me about any before he left."
"They taste so awful, of course. Take too many, and you start feeling that being dead would be easier than being alive." Bai Xuanling placed her stone, then looked up at Chen Baiqing's concerned expression and continued with a smile,
"I'm joking, of course. Before Chu Xingchen left, he sent me word that he had