The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple

"Got it, got it." Cao Aman waved his hand repeatedly.

Mrs. Sun gave a few more instructions before turning to leave.

Cao Aman then turned around, picked up a damp towel, and gently wiped Zhou Qing’s forehead sweat.

Looking at Zhou Qing’s tattered clothes, which still bore traces of battle, he couldn’t help but sigh:

"Brother, they say that having survived a great disaster will surely bring future blessings. You must hold on."

...

Zhou Qing only felt his consciousness drifting in darkness, slumberous and hazy.

It seemed there was something extremely important he had to do, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t remember.

Faintly, he heard the sound of water dripping, as if it came from far away.

His eyelids felt as heavy as if they were pressed by a thousand-pound stone, and he struggled to open a sliver.

In his blurry vision, it seemed he was inside a simply decorated room.

"Uh..." He tried to make a sound, and a strong herbal smell invaded his nostrils, clearing his muddled mind a bit.

As he awakened, the four-colored flowers that slowly rotated in his sea of consciousness finally sped up somewhat.

"Where...is this..." he murmured to himself, as the spiritual power in his body slowly started to flow, his mind became clearer.

"Li Wusheng, Array within Array, Deadly Poison..."

Fragments of memory kept flashing through his mind.

He suddenly opened his eyes wide, forcing himself to sit up, and cautiously looked around.

After confirming it was an ordinary home, he finally let out a long breath.

Outside, the faint sound of voices could be heard.

"Why are you so ugly, people say spirit pets resemble their owners, your owner is almost as handsome as me, yet you just serve as a contrast."

"Hurry up and eat something, you overfed little fat chicken."

"Oh, mother, you’re back. Where’s the Pill Master?"

A woman’s voice followed immediately.

"Don’t mention it!" The woman’s voice was obviously unhappy, "Each wanted five mid-grade spirit stones just for one trip, as if they think too highly of themselves!"

"What? So expensive?" The young man was surprised, "What should we do then?"

The woman sighed: "I used the few spirit stones I had left to buy a piece of mid-grade antitoxic pill to try out."

Footsteps approached, and the door creaked open.

When the Cao family mother and son saw Zhou Qing sitting up, their eyes instantly lit up.

"Brother, you’re awake?" Cao Aman hurried forward.

Zhou Qing looked at the two of them: "You two saved me?"

Mrs. Sun let out a long breath: "To put it that way, it was actually you who saved this foolish child of mine."

Then, she briefly explained the situation.

Zhou Qing, having listened, finally pieced together the events.

In any case, this mother and son saved him, and this place should be safe.

"Thank you!" Zhou Qing expressed his gratitude.

"What’s with the thanks, we are like brothers in adversity." Cao Aman grinned, "I’m Cao Aman, what’s your name, brother?"

"Zhou Qing."

"Ah, it’s Zhou, a good name, I..." Cao Aman didn’t finish before Mrs. Sun pulled his sleeve.

Mrs. Sun took out a small cyan jade bottle from her bosom and handed it to Zhou Qing: "You seem to be of similar age to my Aman, let’s just call you Little Zhou."

She gently shook the jade bottle, "This is an antitoxic pill. Although you are awake, residual toxins remain in your body. I’m not sure exactly what poison you’re affected by, let’s just try it."

Zhou Qing did not refuse; he took the jade bottle, knowing from the previous conversation outside that this elixir was hard-earned.

"Thank you." He sincerely thanked her, holding the jade bottle in his palm.

Mrs. Sun nodded slightly and then led the still talking Cao Aman out of the room: "We won’t disturb you, take care and call us if you need anything."

She added, turning back: "By the way, your spirit bird is outside, we’ve taken good care of it."

"Thank you kindly." Zhou Qing thanked them again.

Cao Aman staggered as he was pulled, still insistingly turning his head: "Zhou, when you..."

Before he could finish, Mrs. Sun dragged him out the door.

As the door closed, Zhou Qing placed the medication bottle at his side, immediately sat cross-legged, and began practicing the Yin Yang Skills.

Soon, he let out a long breath, showing a thoughtful expression.

"So that’s how it is..." he murmured.

The poison Li Wusheng set in the second array was quite peculiar, seemingly only causing temporary unconsciousness and sealing off cultivation.

It seems it was a precaution in case the void beast he summoned exceeded what he could handle, a second plan he prepared.

Now, the poison was dissipating on its own, and with his regained consciousness flowing spiritual power, he would recover his Spirit Severing Realm cultivation in at most three days.

"Loose Cultivator..." Zhou Qing sighed softly.

To reach Spirit Severing Realm by self-cultivation, one’s temperament, preparations, and combat experience greatly surpass those cultivators of sect families at the same level.

Evidently, his benefactor turned on him out of greed.

Fortunately, he was ultimately the one who survived.

Then, he took out Li Wusheng’s storage bag, easily opened it, and could not help but shake his head: "Indeed a loose cultivator..."

Aside from some sundries, there were only about a dozen top-grade spirit stones and the Five Prison Soul-Attracting Grass used to lure the void beast.

Zhou Qing carefully stored them away; after all, these items seemed hard to obtain.

Then he took out an irregular top-grade wood attribute spirit stone to begin restoring his cultivation.

...

The next morning, his cultivation had returned to the Divinity Transformation Realm, at last giving him some self-preservation power.

Opening the window, the blue sky and white clouds greeted him, and he took a deep breath of fresh air.

"One hundred and fifty years..." Zhou Qing exclaimed with deep emotion, "Finally managed to escape, never going back again..."

Saying this, he suddenly thought of something and quickly muttered "phew phew phew," "Must never say such words..."

This time he managed to escape was truly by luck.