The Vice Dean, without a word, produced a pill and fed it to Hu Yue. A gentle aura emanated, guiding the pill down her throat into her stomach.
A soft medicinal power spread through Hu Yue’s body, faintly radiating from her skin, stabilizing her faint aura.
“Vice Dean…” Lin Xiao, slightly stunned, began to speak, but the Vice Dean interrupted, “She used an overly domineering technique her body couldn’t handle, entering a critically weakened, near-death state. But with timely aid, she can be saved.”
Lin Xiao nodded. With the experience of the Heaven-Devouring Spirit Emperor, he could see this too. The Vice Dean, not a spiritual controller, had instantly discerned it, proving his formidable strength.
“This is a seventh-grade pill, the Great Void Spirit Restoration Pill. It stabilized her injuries. Her technique or body seems unique, with an innate ability to turn death into life, preventing her vitality from fading completely. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have lasted.” The Vice Dean spoke slowly.
“Great Void Spirit Restoration Pill!” Lin Xiao was shocked. The Heaven-Devouring Spirit Emperor knew this pill—a supreme healing pill, at least seventh-grade initial level.
A single seventh-grade Great Void Spirit Restoration Pill could save a dying Martial Emperor! Despite its potency, it was gentle, suitable for Martial Kings and above.
With this pill, Hu Yue’s crisis was under control.
Seeing Hu Yue’s aura gradually strengthen, Lin Xiao sighed in relief. If anything happened to her, he couldn’t bear it.
“What technique did she use to reach such a state… an innate ability to turn death into life? Could it be the Nine Cycles Heavenly Art?” Lin Xiao wondered. In Junzang, when Hu Yue gained the Heavenly Spider Demon Silk, she inherited the Nine Cycles Heavenly Art, which indeed had abilities akin to the Phoenix’s Nine Tribulations Nirvana.
It seemed likely to be the Nine Cycles Heavenly Art.
But it was just a guess; even the Heaven-Devouring Spirit Emperor hadn’t seen a true Heavenly Spider.
“Or perhaps a mysterious technique from Junzang’s inheritance peak?” Lin Xiao mused.
Besides the Nine Cycles Heavenly Art, Hu Yue had gained another inheritance at Junzang’s final trial peak.
She never spoke of it.
That inheritance was likely no weaker than the Yaoguang inheritance.
But the technique didn’t matter now.
Hu Yue’s stabilized condition was Lin Xiao’s greatest wish.
“Vice Dean, this Great Void Spirit Restoration Pill is a life-saving treasure even for Martial Emperors, incredibly precious. I’m sorry we caused such expense,” Lin Xiao said apologetically.
If he’d arrived sooner, Hu Yue wouldn’t have needed to use such a heaven-defying technique, risking her life and wasting the pill.
This pill, cherished by Martial Emperors, was surely a vital treasure for the Vice Dean. Lin Xiao felt deep gratitude and guilt for its use.
The Vice Dean shook his head. “A once-in-a-century genius—how could I let her fall for a mere pill? Besides, this pill was prepared for you.”
“What?” Lin Xiao was stunned, confused.
“Though Shengyuan Academy has vast resources, we don’t have this pill. Master An Miao left it for you, hoping for a miracle… and miraculously, you returned, and you don’t even need it.”
The Vice Dean sighed, his gaze on Lin Xiao filled with astonishment.
“Master An Miao?” Lin Xiao’s heart jolted. She had left him a Great Void Spirit Restoration Pill?
“Let’s find a place to talk,” the Vice Dean said, feeling words couldn’t fully express seeing Lin Xiao alive. He turned to Xiahou Lan, his eyes cold, voice low. “You nearly destroyed Shengyuan Academy’s most outstanding disciples in a century, perhaps ever.”
Xiahou Lan’s face changed, and she hurriedly bowed. “Vice Dean, forgive me! I was too eager to defend against enemies, nearly making a grave mistake.”
“Hmph!” The Vice Dean snorted, waving his hand to sweep Lin Xiao and Hu Yue away, disappearing.
After he left, Xiahou Lan exhaled in relief, but she felt the Vice Dean’s chilling intent.
Regaining her composure, she was more shocked and angry. Lin Xiao was alive, emerging from the thunderstorm in the Mysterious Domain battlefield.
“How could he survive that space? He must not be spared… Right, he carries the Youtian Demon Pillar. I must report this to Youtian Demon Palace!” Xiahou Lan thought.
“This guy’s alive—the Holy City will explode with this news…” Wei Sheng muttered, equally shocked.
…
Soon, Lin Xiao and Hu Yue were brought to the Vice Dean’s cultivation retreat, a place of dense spiritual energy, shrouded in mist, serene.
The mountain housed an extraordinary cave mansion.
Entering, Lin Xiao felt even denser spiritual energy. The cave was simple, with only stone tables and chairs.
In one corner was a stone chamber with a stone bed, where spiritual energy was thickest, mist swirling. The Vice Dean had Lin Xiao place Hu Yue on the bed, then they left, sealing the chamber.
With the Great Void Spirit Restoration Pill, Hu Yue’s recovery would take months. The pill not only healed but could enhance her cultivation.
This was a chance for Hu Yue to turn death into life.
The stone chamber, the Vice Dean’s seclusion spot, was impregnable to ordinary Martial Monarchs, ensuring Hu Yue’s safety and undisturbed recovery.
“How did you survive the Mysterious Domain battlefield, emerging a year after its end, after being thrown into the thunderstorm?” The Vice Dean, now curious, asked Lin Xiao.
Even he was puzzled.
“I crushed a defensive talisman and used a thunder-avoidance pill from the thunderstorm…” Lin Xiao, trusting and grateful, recounted everything inside the thunderstorm.
The Vice Dean was slightly surprised. The thunderstorm had given Lin Xiao a chance to survive.
“Vice Dean, actually, there was a Nine Heavens Thunder Dragon Spirit Energy in the thunderstorm,” Lin Xiao said, revealing something that nearly made the Vice Dean jump in shock.
