Novel Full Chapter 79 It Was Supposed to be a Healing Pill
Chapter 79: Chapter 79 It Was Supposed to be a Healing Pill
The air was heavy, tense, and charged with the quiet power of Li Ruoxi’s master’s presence.
For a long moment, neither spoke.
Li Ruoxi remained on her knees, hands folded, eyes lowered, acutely aware of every breath, every subtle movement in the shadows.
She could feel her own pulse racing in her chest, her heart still trembling from the memory of Lin Feng’s unimaginable strength.
Finally, her master’s voice cut through the silence, soft yet sharp, carrying with it a weight that made Li Ruoxi’s knees tremble slightly.
“You have observed carefully, Midnight. This Lin Feng… he is no ordinary cultivator. In my estimations, what you witnessed is only a fraction of his true power. Remember this, and do not allow your pride or arrogance to blind you in the future. Guard your dao heart well. The next master you meet might not be as lenient as Lin Feng.”
Li Ruoxi bowed even lower, a shiver running down her spine as she whispered, “Yes, Master. I understand.”
Another silence followed, long and profound, as the shadows swirled and pulsed slowly around her master, reflecting the gravity of the revelation and the enormous gap between her own abilities and the one she had just encountered.
After this long, suffocating silence, Li Ruoxi’s master finally spoke again.
“Midnight,” she said, her voice calm yet carrying an invisible pressure of its own.
“Yes, Master,” Li Ruoxi replied immediately, straightening her posture and lowering her head in respect.
“Can you compare my spiritual pressure to Lin Feng’s?” her master asked.
“I will do my best, Master,” Li Ruoxi answered. She took a deep breath, quietly preparing herself for what was about to happen, her heart tightening in anticipation.
Three breaths passed.
Then her master released her power.
Bang!
A terrifying spiritual pressure descended upon the chamber like a collapsing mountain.
In an instant, it engulfed the entire room, crushing the air, warping space, and causing the shadows to writhe violently.
The pressure was thousands of times stronger than what Li Ruoxi herself had displayed earlier that morning.
Her knees trembled, her breath grew heavy, and her mind went blank under its sheer weight.
This was the first time Li Ruoxi had seen her master go all out, and what she witnessed almost made her pass out from the sheer might and terrifying pressure at such close proximity.
For fifteen breaths, the chamber existed beneath that overwhelming presence.
Then, just as suddenly, it vanished.
The room returned to silence, but Li Ruoxi was still trembling, her heart pounding violently in her chest.
“So,” her master asked calmly, “what’s the verdict?”
Li Ruoxi did not hesitate. The answer left her lips almost instantly, without a single trace of doubt.
“Your power is like a drop of water compared to Lin Feng, who is like the entire ocean, Master,” Li Ruoxi said.
She had been trained from childhood to be loyal and more importantly, to be honest with her master above all else.
“I see. So that’s how it is,” Li Ruoxi’s master muttered softly, her voice carrying a weight of deep contemplation.
She was neither angry nor offended… it was as if she had expected this answer all along.
Another long silence descended upon the chamber.
The shadows continued to coil and shift around her, as if mirroring the storm of thoughts within her mind.
Time seemed to stretch, each breath heavy with unspoken calculations.
At last, her master spoke again, her tone calm but deliberate.
“Who is the most beautiful woman in our clan today?” she asked.
The question caught Li Ruoxi off guard, but only for a brief moment.
The answer came quickly, for there was only one name that truly fit.
“That would be Li Zhiyan, Master,” Li Ruoxi replied. “What makes her most impressive is not merely her beauty, but her exceptional talent as well. With her Ethereal Void Dao Enlightenment Medicine Root Bone, she is a rare prodigy in the Pill Dao. She is already an Earth-grade pill master, and her cultivation is not lacking either… she has reached the seventh stage of the Qi Condensation realm. Moreover, she is only twenty-four years old. I’ve also heard rumors that she intends to walk both the Pill Dao and the Martial Dao at the same time.”
Li Ruoxi spoke in detail, her voice steady, her knowledge of the Li clan’s internal affairs thorough and precise.
“To master even one path is already an arduous task. To pursue both is ambitious… bordering on madness,” her master said calmly.
“Still, it is better that the seeds of my Li clan are bold rather than cowardly or lazy.”
Her voice then hardened slightly, taking on a tone of command.
“Have Li Zhiyan go after Lin Feng. She must capture his attention. It would be best if she became his first wife but a concubine is acceptable as well. At the very least, she must become his woman or his bitch. I don’t care about the distinction. We must cling to this thick thigh while others are still blind, deaf, and mute to Lin Feng’s true power.”
The chamber fell silent once more, the weight of the command lingering heavily in the air.
“Master, Li Zhiyan already has a fiancée. If nothing goes wrong and everything proceeds according to plan, their wedding is set to take place next year,” Li Ruoxi reported carefully.
“So?” her master replied coldly, without the slightest hesitation.
“Have the Patriarch cancel the engagement. This mission is more important than anything else we have in the clan right now. Hidden masters like Lin Feng do not reveal themselves easily, but once they do, every movement they make is enough to shake the entire continent.”
Li Ruoxi hesitated for a brief moment before speaking again.
“I… I fear that Li Zhiyan would actually not be happy to do this, Master.”
“Happy or not, she is from our Li clan,” her master said, her voice turning sharper.
“She will do it. Otherwise, everything that has been given to her… resources, protection, status can just as easily be taken away. Even that precious root bone of hers. The clan does not raise useless pieces.”