Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 1608 - 1608 0948 Feeling Hurt

Chapter 1608: Chapter 0948: Feeling Hurt Chapter 1608: Chapter 0948: Feeling Hurt Chapter 0948: Feeling Quite Injured

At this moment, the male cultivators surrounding the injured female cultivator seemed to realize that their goddess had been hurt, and someone immediately cried out.

“You’ve got some nerve to injure the Immortal. Don’t hesitate to apologize to the Immortal, compensate for her losses, and seek her forgiveness. Otherwise, don’t blame us for being rude. Be careful; we’ll break your bones and destroy your Gold Core. Then, forget about participating in tomorrow’s Holy Land competition; you might not even be able to save your own life.”

“Everyone shut up.” The female cultivator, enduring a headache, yelled in reproof, “A bunch of useless trash. When I was in trouble earlier, none of you remembered to help me. Now that I’m hurt, you think of standing up and acting tough? All of you get back here; I’m still embarrassed if you aren’t ashamed.”

The group of male cultivators around her instinctively shrank their necks, deeply influenced by the female cultivator’s charm. In their eyes, her words were far more effective than an order from their own fathers. Although somewhat resentful, they dared not disobey her commands.

The female cultivator gave Qi Tian and the others a deep look. She had suffered a setback and naturally wanted to recover her position, but today’s occasion was inappropriate. The expert who had injured her had formidable spiritual power. Since he had managed to hurt her once, he could possibly do so again. If she were to truly anger him, her spiritual power would suffer more than a slight injury; if she damaged the foundation, it could jeopardize her performance in tomorrow’s Holy Land competition, which would be putting the cart before the horse.

The female cultivator desperately hoped to identify the culprit among Qi Tian and his companions, but she couldn’t recognize anyone. Everyone looked suspect but also not, so she could only memorize their appearances. If she encountered Qi Tian and his group during the Holy Land competition, she would certainly be cautious and strike with all her might. Then, she would show the culprit how formidable she was.

“Let’s go.” The female cultivator led her companions away.

Gao Yuqiu did not continue to linger either, but headed towards their booth. She had been pushing herself the whole way, and as soon as she entered the booth, her body weakened, and she fell directly to the ground. Her spiritual power had been greatly depleted, and up until now, she had been forcing herself to keep going. Now, secluded in the booth and away from prying eyes, she could no longer hold on.

Xiu Zhengyu immediately rushed forward, lifted Gao Yuqiu, and placed her on the dining table.

“Step aside, don’t crowd around here. Let the Immortal breathe some fresh air.”

Qi Tian did not crowd forward; he was well aware of Gao Yuqiu’s condition and knew she was not facing any serious problems, so naturally, he had nothing to worry about.

All the onlookers were cultivators at the peak of the Gold Core Realm with extraordinary insight, and they soon determined the reason for Gao Yuqiu’s collapse.

On one hand, Xiu Zhengyu was deeply infatuated with Gao Yuqiu; on the other, he wanted to make up for his earlier failings, so he took all the pills for restoring spiritual power from his Storage Bag and directly popped them into Gao Yuqiu’s mouth.

Gao Yuqiu kept her lips tightly shut, refusing to open her mouth.

Xiu Zhengyu’s face was full of regret as he pleaded, “Fairy Yuqiu, it’s all my fault. Whether you want to hit me or scold me, don’t punish yourself this way. Just swallow these pills quickly so you can regain your spiritual power and have the strength to punish me.”

Gao Yuqiu turned her head to one side, her voice weak as she said, “I don’t blame you. It’s just that my cultivation method is quite unique, and taking ordinary medications for restoring spiritual power has very limited effects.”

Xiu Zhengyu actually took Gao Yuqiu’s explanation seriously and quickly said to Qi Tian and the others, “Does anyone have high-grade medicine for restoring spiritual power? If so, bring it out quickly and let Fairy Yuqiu take it.”

The onlookers fetched various such pills, and whether because such pills were inherently precious or for other reasons, the pills they offered were all quite ordinary—in quality, they were even inferior to those Xiu Zhengyu had produced.

Xiu Zhengyu stomped his foot in frustration and said, “What time is it, and you’re still keeping secrets? Fairy Yuqiu is the core of our team. If she’s injured, it’ll affect us all. Fine, if you don’t understand this, I’ll buy it. Is that acceptable? I’m willing to pay a high price for the high-quality pills you have that can restore mental power, or for natural treasures. Name your price, as long as it can help recuperate Fairy Yuqiu, I’m willing to pay.”

Everyone looked calm and did not withdraw their medications or switch them for other pills because of what Xiu Zhengyu had said. Someone even said, “Captain, please don’t misunderstand us. Recovery pills for mental power are not easy to obtain. If we really had better pills, would we need to go through all this trouble and travel thousands of miles to participate in the Holy Land competition?”

Xiu Zhengyu knew their words made sense, and even if they were truly keeping secrets, he couldn’t just seize their Storage Bags and search each one. That would certainly incur everyone’s wrath.

Xiu Zhengyu’s gaze swept over and landed on Qi Tian. With a sudden thought, he hurriedly said, “Qi Tian, Fairy Yuqiu values you the most. Now that Fairy Yuqiu has ended up like this, why haven’t you said a word? And, everyone is sharing their mental power recovery medicines. Why haven’t you shown any reaction? Do you not consider Fairy Yuqiu a teammate? Or do you think we are not worthy to be in the same team as you?”

Xiu Zhengyu was trying to provoke hostility towards Qi Tian, whom he had long disliked. Whenever an opportunity arose, he would try to trip Qi Tian up, creating obstacles for him.

Qi Tian just smiled and said, “Captain, you’re wronging me. As everyone knows, the best way to recover mental power is through rest. Although Fairy Yuqiu’s mental power has been significantly depleted, her duel with that female cultivator was not beyond her limits and did not harm her fundamentally. Therefore, she just needs to rest. Taking any kind of pill could leave behind some issues, which won’t benefit Fairy Yuqiu’s health significantly. You should be more aware of this than I am. I don’t understand why you are so anxious for Fairy Yuqiu to take medicinal pills.”

Xiu Zhengyu didn’t expect his attempt to trip up Qi Tian to not only fail but also to have Qi Tian turn the tables on him. He quickly retorted, “Don’t talk nonsense. I of course know that rest is the best way to recover mental power, but the Holy Land competition is tomorrow. Fairy Yuqiu must enter it in her peak condition. Her current unwell state is not good for her or for us.”

Qi Tian shrugged and said, “I don’t feel that Fairy Yuqiu’s current state is a burden to me, nor do I think she must take medicinal pills now for the sake of tomorrow’s Holy Land competition. Looking at the bigger picture, starting her rest now is the most appropriate method. Even if her mental power is a bit less tomorrow, since we are with her, can’t so many of us protect her? Captain, your panic and insistence on Fairy Yuqiu immediately regaining her peak condition regardless of the consequences is something I cannot agree with.”

Xiu Zhengyu was left speechless by Qi Tian’s rebuttal, unsure how to argue further. After all, Qi Tian was always considering issues from Gao Yuqiu’s perspective. If he continued to argue, he didn’t know what negative thoughts Gao Yiqu might harbor against him.

All he could do was turn to Gao Yuqiu and say, “Fairy Yuqiu, please do not be swayed by Qi Tian’s instigation. Whatever I say or do, there’s no ill will towards you, and it all comes from considering your perspective. Please believe that.”

Gao Yuqiu, looking somewhat frail, said, “Stop arguing. I know what to do. Please give me some time to recuperate.”

Speaking thus, Gao Yuqiu closed her eyes and began to circulate her cultivation techniques to restore her mental power.

Everyone quickly dispersed, finding seats around the suite. Xiu Zhengyu sat closest to Gao Yuqiu, alternating between watching her as she recovered and glaring fiercely at Qi Tian.

It didn’t take long for Gao Yuqiu to open her eyes. She sat up, reached into her Storage Bag, took out a pill, and swallowed it.

She acknowledged that Qi Tian’s point had merit; resting was indeed the gentlest way to recover mental power without any damage. However, it was too slow. Before her mental power fully restored, she would be very weak, significantly affecting her combat ability. Her safety, even her life, might be compromised, a result she did not wish for.

After all, any cultivator faced with her situation would first choose to recover quickly. Compared to that, the potential damage from taking pills was negligible.

Moreover, the pills she took were ones she prepared herself, so she knew exactly what they were. There were no fears of tampering, and since they were suited to her constitution, she felt more secure in taking them.

Seeing Gao Yuqiu publicly taking the pill, Xiu Zhengyu couldn’t help but look triumphantly at Qi Tian. Gao Yuqiu’s actions clearly indicated that his approach was what she favored, while Qi Tian’s words were simply cunning rhetoric. However, Xiu Zhengyu then felt somewhat depressed. Despite having brought out the best recovery medicines, Gao Yuqiu had barely glanced at them, which wounded him deeply.