A Powerful Backer

"Master, what's wrong with him?"

Faced with this unexpected situation from the Immortal Cultivation Realm, Lin Xiao habitually asked the system for its opinion first.

[Now that you are Nascent Soul Cultivator, why not try exploring it yourself?]

"Wouldn't it be faster and more convenient to ask you?"

[Friendly reminder: The host's cultivation has reached the Nascent Soul Realm. To ensure the host's mastery and application of their cultivation, please practice more and do not rely too much on the system's functions.]

"Okay, you're right." Lin Xiao picked up the burlap and the basket of food from the ground, and then first made a quick check to make sure that He Yi was unconscious rather than asleep, and that there were no signs of poisoning on his body.

The basic physical examination is complete, and there's nothing wrong with it. The next step is to Sea of Consciousness and the Golden Core.

Lin Xiao learned these basic diagnostic methods from Senior Liao and Sun Yigao.

Since the other person suddenly fell into a coma, his first thought was that it might be related to the brain, so he decided to start with the Sea of Consciousness.

Since this was the first time Lin Xiao had done this to a Golden Core cultivator who was unconscious and completely unprepared, he was extremely cautious, afraid that he might accidentally turn the cultivator into an idiot.

He first separated a small wisp of his own Divine Sense and carefully, little by little, entered He Yi's Sea of Consciousness to investigate.

Unexpectedly, the moment his Divine Sense Divine Sense touched He Yi's, a tremendous resistance instantly came from the point of contact between the two, and the force was Dayi that it completely ejected Lin Xiao's Divine Sense.

This is because a powerful being uses a portion of their Divine Sense as protection, preventing others from invading their Sea of Consciousness.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao withdrew a wisp of his Divine Sense and decisively spread his hands, saying to the system:

"Look, they're taking precautions."

Lin Xiao had somewhat anticipated this, since the other party was clearly a prodigy. Even if he wasn't well-liked among the disciples of the Talisman Sect, he would definitely have powerful figures protecting him.

This person must have countless ways to protect themselves.

How could a mere Nascent Soul Cultivator like him casually pry into such matters?

Moreover, he remembered hearing a few rumors at the Talisman Master Assembly that this person was backed by the sect leader of the Talisman Sect, the number one sect in the South Spirit Domain and North Spirit Domain. However, he didn't care at the time, didn't verify it, and didn't know if it was true or false.

Anyway, the opponent is very strong.

Judging from the force of that attack, the opponent's cultivation level was at least above the Void Return.

Although Lin Xiao had never come into contact with a Nascent Spirit Transformation cultivator, the system and Senior Liao had previously assessed him, saying that due to the blessing of Origin Qi and the high grade of his cultivation technique, with his current strength, he could easily fight against ordinary Spirit Transformation cultivators.

The fact that the opponent could repel his Divine Sense with just a wisp of Divine Sense guarding He Yi's Sea of Consciousness clearly showed that their strength was far superior to his own.

"It's so great to have a powerful backer!" Lin Xiao couldn't help but exclaim.

system:...

[Host, whether the investigation is successful or not is not important. What is important is that you get used to using your abilities; this is a common practice among cultivators.]

"Okay, I understand. Don't worry, I'll try my best to remember next time." Lin Xiao readily agreed.

Although the system had no one to rely on, it remained silent.

Lin Xiao waited for a while, and seeing that the system did not respond, he spoke up to remind it:

"Master, it's your turn."

System:... You promised you'd try harder to remember next time!

[According to the examination order, after the host's Divine Sense has been examined, it should be the turn of the Golden Core.]

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiao was speechless for once.

But I just agreed to the system's request.

Moreover, Tongzi is right; he really does need to cultivate these cultivators' habits.

So Lin Xiao could only mutter to himself, "They're protecting their Sea of Consciousness, how could they possibly miss their Golden Core?" as he obediently stepped forward and used his Origin Qi to probe He Yi's Golden Core.

Who would have thought that this time there would be absolutely no obstacles!

"Huh?" Lin Xiao was somewhat surprised.

"Why is this?" he wondered, quickly scanning the inside of He Yi's Golden Core.

The system ignored him.

But Lin Xiao himself quickly realized what was happening.

"Could it be that the other party is using Spiritual Power to protect his Golden Core, which has no effect on my Origin Power?"

The system still ignored him.

However, Lin Xiao also had a way to verify this.

After scanning it once, he carefully examined He Yi's Golden Core.

Nothing seemed amiss, except that there was an extremely tiny round bead inside this person's Golden Core.

This small, pure white bead, as if newly born, seemed unfamiliar with everything around it within the Golden Core.

If Lin Xiao gently touches it with his Origin Power, it trembles as if it were so fragile that it would break at any moment.

But after it trembled, it seemed to really like Lin Xiao's Origin Power, leaning softly against Origin Power in a very friendly manner.

Being compatible with Origin Power shouldn't be a bad thing. Lin Xiao carefully sensed what this round bead was, only to find that it was neither spirit nor Yuan, but something in between.

Apart from that, his Golden Core was perfectly normal.

So Lin Xiao left.

To verify his previous idea, he changed his Spiritual Qi to test whether he could detect He Yi's Golden Core.

As expected, his Spiritual Power was swiftly intercepted outside his Golden Core, leaving him unable to grasp even a trace of it.

Tsk, why do I suddenly have this feeling that my own Origin Power can do whatever I want to Spiritual Power cultivators?

That's weird.

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When He Yi opened his eyes again, He Yi looked at the unfamiliar bed curtains above him, still somewhat dazed.

He felt as if he had been in a completely different place for a very, very long time.

It took him quite a while to remember that he and Lin Xiao had been looking at Xiushui Village from the hill earlier.

But it always feels like that happened a long time ago.

But upon closer reflection, it seems that it must have been not long ago.

He did a quick calculation and realized that only three days had passed since then.

I've been unconscious for three days in a completely unfamiliar place, without any warning...

He got up and looked around, realizing he was still in Xiushui Village.

This is a guest room at the village inn.

He Yi walked to the window, looking out at the bright daylight and the bustling streets. He lowered his eyes, lost in thought, and stood there for a long time.

The first thing he did upon waking was to check himself over.

No one harmed him.

But... he discovered changes within his body.

It's not just the smooth, white, round pearl within the Golden Core.

The first thing he noticed was that his own Sea of Consciousness had changed.

Since He Yi's Sea of Consciousness Sea of Consciousness opened, most of it has been blurry, with only one concrete spiritual talisman in the blur, its body transparent and filled with flowing Spiritual Qi.

But now, it has undergone a complete transformation.

He still remembered the teachings of his elders when he first Sea of Consciousness.

When I was Foundation Establishment, my Sea of Consciousness opened up, and there was a vague, concrete image in the chaos.