Chapter 466 - 424: Jade Bracelet

Chapter 466: Chapter 424: Jade Bracelet

Fang Hui nodded, then shook his head, leaving Lu Qian bewildered.

"Sect Leader Lu, the principle behind this treatment actually exists. If we were to compare this anomaly of your Divine Soul to a physical symptom, it’s like a person born with six or seven fingers. There are only two ways to address this: one is to directly cut off the extra fingers, the other is to find a way for the body to absorb the extra fingers itself."

"But given that a Divine Soul is fundamentally different from a physical body, any disturbance to the Divine Soul may lead to extremely dangerous consequences, so directly removing overlapping redundant parts surely won’t work."

"Therefore, there’s only one way, which is to stimulate the Divine Soul to wriggle and operate on its own, clearing blockages, so that this overlapping section is slowly digested and absorbed, much like how a body absorbs and dissolves bruises and blood clots."

Lu Qian nodded slightly and listened as Fang Hui continued, "Though understanding the principle, implementing it practically is not the work of a day. Even after so many years of research, I do have some methods that act on the Divine Soul, but since I’ve never encountered your condition before, I need a long time to experiment slowly, and I can’t guarantee a solution."

Regardless, identifying the crux of the problem is already a significant success.

Wait a second... Lu Qian suddenly recalled the time when, after completely exhausting his Divine Sense, he took the Star Dew Nourishing Spirit Pill given by Fang Hui, which resulted in a further advancement of his Divine Sense.

What principle was this based on?

Seeing Lu Qian lost in thought, Fang Hui thought Lu Qian was still hesitating, so he hurriedly encouraged, "Sect Leader Lu, I assure you, I will proceed step by step, never rashly, experimenting little by little without any detriment. If we can successfully address this, your Consciousness Collection will return to normal, and your Divine Sense will naturally see huge improvement."

"Given the strength of your Consciousness Collection, perhaps it could rival a Golden Core!"

Lu Qian looked at Fang Hui, seeing his anxious and hopeful expression, understanding that as a seasoned researcher of Divine Sense, Fang Hui was excited by the opportunity, and also wished to gain more experience from treating Lu Qian’s anomaly to refine his research, utilizing this as a stepping stone back to the Danxia Sect.

"Of course, treatment should be gradual, and I’ll rely on Honored Guest Elder Fang to proceed carefully, and I’ll cooperate fully," Lu Qian’s words made Fang Hui instantly overjoyed, "I just suddenly remembered something, though I’m not sure if it might help with the treatment?"

Then he narrated the past event, with Fang Hui listening intently, his brow gradually furrowing.

"How strange, how strange indeed, this makes no sense! The Star Dew Nourishing Spirit Pill is merely an elixir for replenishing Divine Sense during the Qi Cultivation Stage; it shouldn’t enhance Divine Sense."

"Moreover, Sect Leader Lu’s Divine Sense anomaly was triggered by a problem with his Divine Soul, can the Star Dew Nourishing Spirit Pill really treat this?"

"Yet, if so, why did subsequent ingestion have no effect?"

"I have to try, I must try this..."

Seeing him so perplexed and unsettled, it appears that this research and treatment are still far from complete.

Meanwhile, in front of a small building in Lingsha City, Li Da loitered for quite some time in the corner.

This was the personal residence Jiang Baitao enjoyed after advancing to True Disciple. While wandering outside the building was easy, the thought of knocking on the door and entering made Li Da, who was normally deft and smooth among his fellow disciples, experience nervousness and timidity for the first time, with his mind taut.

Several times he steeled his heart, gathered his courage to rush to the door to knock, only to hear the voices of fellow disciples passing by, causing Li Da to instinctively retreat back to the corner, prompting another round of self-encouragement.

He kept his hand in the sleeve, where he had a delicate brocade box ready to be taken out at any moment.

His mind was a whirlwind of imagined scenarios, and the impulsiveness he felt upon seeing the bracelet slowly faded away.

Even if I manage to enter, what should I say? It’s rather bizarre to give someone a bracelet without an occasion.

When is her birthday? I should find an excuse, wait until her birthday, then give it.

Thinking this way, Li Da felt much more at ease and prepared to descend the slope to make a graceful retreat.

Suddenly, a bright voice called out, "Sneaky, what are you doing!"

Li Da broke into a cold sweat, looked up, and saw a little girl with a round face and round eyes, her flushed cheeks; feeling embarrassed and irritated, he replied, "Linglong, why are you shouting? You scared me!"

Cui Linglong was coming to play with Jiang Baitao. When she saw Li Da standing in the corner, she scrutinized him suspiciously up and down, "Oh! Senior Brother Li, why are you hiding in the corner?"

Then, seemingly thinking of something, her round eyes widened even more, and her face turned pale, "Oh! Are you, by any chance, one of those people the tales speak of—a peeping tom!"

Li Da’s face flushed red, he rebuked, "Who is peeping, I’m just preparing to discuss something with Junior Martial Uncle Jiang here, organizing my thoughts. Stop reading those messy tales!"

Having said that, he quickened his steps to escape, but then he heard Jiang Baitao’s perplexed voice rising behind him, "Li Zi? Linglong? What are you quarreling about at my door?"

Li Da’s heart raced abruptly. Before he even decided whether to proceed or retreat, Cui Linglong already shouted, "Junior Martial Uncle Jiang, Senior Brother Li said he’s here to discuss something with you."

Muttering a silent curse in his heart, Li Da stiffly turned around to see Jiang Baitao standing at the door, looking inquisitively at him.

Meeting those clear eyes, Li Da’s heart skipped a beat.

Jiang Baitao is fifteen years old now.

The budding young girl stood quietly under the moonlight, her snow-white skin emitting an ethereal glow, causing Li Da to feel a sense of inadequacy and quickly shift his gaze.

Jiang Baitao raised an eyebrow, "Li Zi?"

Li Da hesitated, his fingers clutching the brocade box in his sleeve tightly before finally making up his mind.

He raised his head, right when Baitao lifted her arm to tuck the loose hair by her ear.

On her delicate and tender white wrist, a fiery red bracelet radiated a glimmering light from the sunset, so beautiful yet so glaring.

Li Da stood there in a daze, feeling as though everything around him was rapidly receding, with even the sound becoming blurred.

"Wow!" Cui Linglong exclaimed in admiration and squeezed Jiang Baitao’s wrist, "What a beautiful bracelet, Junior Martial Uncle Jiang, where did you buy this?"

Jiang Baitao didn’t seem to care, saying casually, "Oh, Shitou gave it to me, he certainly has sincere filial intentions."

Cui Linglong stroked the jade bracelet, her eyes gleaming brightly, "This looks very valuable, at least several hundred Spirit Stones. Senior Brother Wang struck it rich? I wish someone would give me such a present someday."

Jiang Baitao furrowed her brow. Apart from the half-year harrowing escape, after the Yunshan Sect was reestablished, her food, clothing, and use have been top-notch, often given privileges, so she had little concept of the value of items, merely considering it a pretty bracelet.

Upon hearing Cui Linglong say so, she felt a bit uncomfortable.

"Is it really expensive? You can’t accept gifts without merit, I’ll give Shitou the Spirit Stones tomorrow then."

The two chatted for a moment before recalling Li Da, and when they looked up, Li Da had already left.