Shen Wen'an swiftly moved to support her, and retrieved a healing elixir from his storage bag with a reverse hand motion.

"Senior Sister Wei, please take the elixir first."

Pushing the elixir into Wei Qiuling's mouth, Shen Wen'an wanted to set her aside but saw that the surroundings were all swamp mud, so he could only hold onto her, gazing at the two Fetal Breathing Realm experts from the Suihuo Sect ahead.

The medicinal power of the healing elixir melted within her, and Wei Qiuling barely regained some consciousness, hastily speaking: "Junior Brother Wen'an, be careful. The slightly taller one on the left is a Fetal Breathing expert who refined some special innate spiritual energy."

"His spiritual power contains an extremely domineering fire poison that can scorch the meridians."

Shen Wen'an slightly nodded.

"Can Senior Sister Wei stand?"

Wei Qiuling nodded and immediately stabilized her body, stumbling backward a few steps.

Without her by his side, the Sword Element Power within Shen Wen'an's body slightly surged, and the golden Dragon Soul Magical Sword flew out from his body, quietly hovering in front of him.

"Sword Cultivator?"

Opposite them, the two Fetal Breathing Realm cultivators from the Suihuo Sect looked at Shen Wen'an, their faces revealing a hint of seriousness.

Sword Cultivators are recognized as the strongest in terms of offense among cultivators.

Although the two were in the Middle Stage of Fetal Breathing, one realm higher than Shen Wen'an.

They didn't have absolute confidence in defeating him.

More importantly, this was the Jinghe Swamp, and not far away was the Jinghe Market.

The two knew there was an even more terrifying presence in the market!

Qi Dashan, a Fourth Realm Body Cultivator from the Vajra Sect!

That was a madman!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Just as the two hesitated whether to strike, two more flame-like streamers flew in from afar!

After landing, the two flame streamers immediately approached the pair.

"Who is this person?"

One of the elderlies, skinny and short with a strange mask, glanced at Shen Wen'an and asked gravely.

"The swordsmanship genius of the Shen Family."

One of the two who had first arrived, the Fetal Breathing Realm cultivator who had struck Wei Qiuling before, spoke grimly.

He seemed aware of Shen Wen'an's existence.

"Sword Cultivator?"

The skinny elder spoke with a heavy interest, as scorching spiritual power surged within him, he took a step forward, appearing intent on exchanging blows with Shen Wen'an.

"Brother Qu, don't be impulsive."

"This place is near Jinghe Market, and there is a madman from the Vajra Sect inside there."

"We have collected enough things now; it's unwise to cause trouble."

Upon hearing this, the skinny elder retreated his foot and his body's scorching spiritual power gradually receded.

From beneath his mask, his eyes revealed a hint of unwillingness as he murmured: "What a pity we couldn't kill the little girl from Luoxia Mountain."

"Brother Qu, rest assured, given her Qi Cultivation Realm strength, it's not easy to clear the fire poison brought by the Earth Flame Spiritual Qi. This delay is enough to destroy her foundation completely, preventing her from reaching prominence in the future."

The four glanced at Shen Wen'an, then at Wei Qiuling far away, ultimately deciding not to strike, transforming into four streaming flames disappearing into the night sky.

Seeing the four already gone, Shen Wen'an retrieved his named flying sword and turned toward Wei Qiuling.

At this moment, a flying shuttle quickly approached from a distance.

"Senior Sister!"

"Qiuling!"

From the flying shuttle, Luo Yao and Yu Jin hurriedly came to Wei Qiuling's side.

"Master Luo."

Wei Qiuling's face was pale yet she forced a slight smile.

"Don't speak for now."

Luo Yao supported her, let spiritual power wander within her body for a moment, and her face instantly turned solemn.

"Earth Flame Spiritual Qi, it's Cheng Yang from the Suihuo Sect!"

"This is trouble!"

"Qiuling is only in Qi Cultivation Realm now, and her spiritual power is wood attribute, unable to resist the scorching of the Earth Flame Poison."

Luo Yao looked grim, pondering for a while and said:

"Besides fire poison, her other injuries urgently need healing, excessive action is unwise."

"Fellow Daoist Shen, please take Qiuling back to the Shen family first; I must immediately return to Danzhou for the Sect Leader to find a way to purchase innate spiritual energy to help her breakthrough to Fetal Breathing."

"Only after breaking through to Fetal Breathing will she have the capability to slowly refine this fire poison."

Innate Spiritual Qi?

Shen Wen'an's heart slightly moved, but he did not speak, only slightly clasped his hands in agreement.

"Jin'Er, take good care of your senior sister."

With these words, Luo Yao flew toward Danzhou.

Shen Wen'an called forth the Dragon-Slaying Magical Sword, taking Wei Qiuling to the Shen Family Manor, while Yu Jin followed closely on the flying shuttle.

When the three returned to the manor, it was already late at night.

At this time, Shen Yuan and Shen Wenxing had not yet slept, father and son stood anxiously waiting at the door.

Seeing the three arrive, Shen Wenxing hurriedly greeted them.

After exchanging pleasantries, he quickly ordered hot water and clean clothes for Wei Qiuling and Yu Jin.

In the courtyard, Shen Wen'an pondered for a moment before speaking: "The fire poison within Senior Sister Wei is difficult to deal with."

"Elder Luo says she must break through to Fetal Breathing to be able to refine it herself, or prolonged delay will injure her foundation."

"Senior Sister Wei possesses a wood element spirit root."

After saying this, he looked at Shen Yuan.

Shen Yuan seemed to anticipate his intention, his eyes slightly narrowed, falling into contemplation.

"Ah Die, how about..."

Shen Wenxing pondered for a while and spoke.

Shen Yuan sighed: "Immortal Wei has been great to our Shen family, and if anything happens to her, Luoxia Mountain's attitude toward the Shen family might become unfavorable."

"It's not that I'm reluctant to part with that wisp of innate spiritual energy."

"It's just that sending out this innate spiritual energy, we'll need to think of an explanation for its origin."

Currently, the cultivators who can use that innate Wood Essence Qi in the Shen family are Shen Chongming and Chen Youran, but both still have a long way to reach Qi Cultivation Perfection.

It's also fine to bring it out for Wei Qiuling.

But while the innate Wood Essence Qi can be shared, the secret of the Little Pine Tree cannot be revealed.

Over the years, reading the cultivation realm insights hand-copied by Pei Zhao, Shen Yuan knows well, a natural treasure capable of continuously generating innate spiritual energy, even a Lower Grade Immortal Sect and some top sects would covet it.

After all, each wisp of innate spiritual energy is considered the foundation of a sect, and even a high-quality wisp might birth a Golden Core expert for the sect.

"Let's say it was obtained from the ruins." Shen Wen'an suggested: "Tell this to Immortal Wei."

After listening, Shen Yuan pondered slightly and then suddenly laughed.

"This explanation might not withstand scrutiny, but Immortal Wei probably wouldn't suspect Wen'an of lying."

The straightforward nature of Sword Cultivators and Shen Wen'an's "honest" image, Wei Qiuling would likely not realize it's a lie.

"Alright, Eldest Brother, go and fetch the innate Wood Essence Qi."

Shen Wenxing clasped his hands and headed toward the Black Water Pavilion.

A moment later, Wei Qiuling and Yu Jin, having washed up, emerged from the room.

"Brother Shen, Elder Patriarch."

"I need to trouble you to prepare a quiet room for Qiuling so she can meditate and heal her injuries."

Shen Yuan nodded, then smiled and said: "Immortal Wei, please wait a moment. Our Shen family has something to gift you."

While Wei Qiuling was curious, Shen Wenxing approached slowly holding a quaint porcelain bottle in his hand.

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