639: Mysterious Soul Condensing Pill

The caravan had stopped at a relatively flat open space by the roadside to rest.

Yun Ruoning was not inside the carriage; instead, she stood beside a clean bluestone, gazing at the vast, boundless mountains in the distance.

"Young Miss, the person has been brought back." Cang Bai's voice rang out.

Yun Ruoning turned her head, her gaze falling upon the blood-soaked figure that Cang Bai was carrying, whose life or death was unknown. Her delicate brows remained slightly furrowed.

"Uncle Bai, how is it? Is he a member of the Nine Nether Sect?"

Cang Bai carefully placed Yao Delong on the clean grass nearby and shook his head, saying:

"Young Miss, this person is likely not a disciple of the Nine Nether Sect. The severe wound on his back was left by the Nine Nether Sect's signature ultimate technique, the 'Nine Malevolent Thunder Spears'! His aura is weak, his Primordial Spirit is exhausted, and his injuries are extremely severe. I fear he was hunted here by the Nine Nether Sect."

Upon hearing that he was "hunted by the Nine Nether Sect," the trace of displeasure and indifference in Yun Ruoning's eyes instantly dissipated, replaced by a touch of sympathy.

Her animosity toward the Nine Nether Sect largely stemmed from their conduct, which was no different from the Devil Heads in the Demon Territory who would massacre cities and exterminate clans at the slightest provocation; in fact, some of their clandestine dealings were even more despicable.

"Since he was harmed by the Nine Nether Sect..." Yun Ruoning sighed softly, her voice softening, "then first give him some healing Medicinal Pill and place him in one of the caravan's empty carriages. Once his injuries improve and he can move, we will simply let him leave on his own." She had already done all she could.

"Young Miss," Cang Bai said with a troubled expression, "I just fed him a Rank 6 Rejuvenation and Pulse-Continuing Pill, but the effect was minimal. There seems to be an extremely potent residual force of a Rank 7 Medicinal Pill within his body, slowly repairing his Physical Body, but his Primordial Spirit is too severely exhausted. Ordinary Medicinal Pill are ineffective, and I fear... he won't be waking up anytime soon."

"Oh? Even a Rank 6 Medicinal Pill has little effect?" Yun Ruoning felt a genuine trace of surprise.

She took light steps, moving to Yao Delong's side, preparing to take a closer look at this severely injured young man.

At this moment, Yao Delong lay on his back on the grass. His jet-black long hair was matted against his forehead and cheeks by sweat and blood, obscuring most of his face and making him look incredibly disheveled. Beneath his tattered fire qilin armor were shocking wounds. His aura was weak, as if it could be extinguished at any moment.

When Cang Bai carefully brushed aside the messy hair matted with blood on Yao Delong's face, that face—which, even in the disarray of unconsciousness and severe injury, remained as handsome and peerless as if carved by the stars—was completely exposed to her eyes—

"Yao Delong?!?" Yun Ruoning could no longer restrain herself and exclaimed in shock!

Her voice was filled with an unbelievable shock and a sense of fated destiny!

Beside her, Cang Bai was completely stunned! He had never seen his Young Master, who was always gentle and composed, unfazed even if Mount Tai were to collapse before her, lose her composure like this!

"Yao Delong? Young Lord... do you know this person?" He asked cautiously, his gaze toward the unconscious person on the ground instantly becoming unusual—this kid could actually make the Young Lord address him by name? What kind of background could he possibly have?!

Yun Ruoning took a sharp breath, forcibly suppressing the tumultuous emotions surging within her, but the light flickering in her autumn-water-bright eyes betrayed her inner excitement.

She did not answer Cang Bai's question directly, but instead said in an unquestionable tone, speaking urgently: "Uncle Bai! Quick! Carry him into my carriage! Be careful! This person... once did me a great favor!"

Cang Bai's heart shook violently! 'He did a favor for the Young Master?!' The White Cloud Merchant Guild! What kind of noble status was that? To make the Young Master personally admit to a "great favor" and, in such circumstances, not hesitate to use her own carriage—could this young man... have saved the Young Master's life?!

Cang Bai's gaze toward Yao Delong instantly shifted from confusion to deep awe; he dared not show the slightest negligence. He immediately circulated his Yuan Qi and carefully lifted Yao Delong as if he were holding a rare, priceless treasure, gently and steadily placing him inside the luxurious carriage pulled by the Cloud-Treading Beasts.

Inside the carriage, Yun Ruoning looked at Yao Delong, who lay on the soft cloud blanket, his aura as weak as a flickering candle flame, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

'How could he appear here in the Xuan Ye Dynasty at the edge of the Demon Territory? And how did he forge such deep hatred with the Nine Nether Sect? Looking at these wounds of his... he clearly went through an unimaginable, fierce battle!'

At this moment, Cang Bai's previous words echoed in her ears—'His Primordial Spirit is too severely exhausted, I fear he won't be waking up anytime soon...' Primordial Spirit exhaustion!

Yun Ruoning's delicate brows furrowed tightly. Injuries to the Physical Body are easy to heal, but damage to the Primordial Spirit is hard to mend! While Rank 7 healing Spirit Pill can repair the body, the effect on severe damage to the Primordial Spirit is greatly diminished!

'No! He must wake up as soon as possible!' Yun Ruoning's gaze sharpened, and she instantly made a decision that made even Cang Bai gasp!

She flipped her slender wrist, and a pill the size of a dragon's eye, shimmering with seven-colored light and emitting a gentle yet incomparably vast fluctuation of Soul Power, appeared in her jade-like palm!

On the surface of the Medicinal Pill, fine soul patterns faintly swirled, as if sealing a miniature starry sky. Merely the aura it emitted caused the entire carriage to be permeated with a strange, fragrant scent that nourished the Divine Soul and soothed the Sea of Consciousness!

"Xuan Po Soul Condensing Pill?!?" Cang Bai exclaimed, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets! This was a top-tier Rank 8 Divine Pill! It was specifically used for repairing and nourishing the Origin of the Primordial Spirit! Its value was enough to trade for several supreme grade heavenly artifacts! It was a rare treasure among the entire inventory of the White Cloud Merchant Guild! The Young Miss had actually taken it out without hesitation to give to this severely injured young man to consume?!

Yun Ruoning did not hesitate in the slightest. With gentle yet firm movements, she pried open Yao Delong's lips and placed this priceless Rank 8 Divine Pill into his mouth.

The Medicinal Pill melted upon contact, transforming into a warm, vast torrent of pure Soul Power, like a flowing galaxy, which instantly surged into the depths of Yao Delong's nearly dried-up and cracked Sea of Consciousness!

'Yao Delong, the favor of one pill, I repay you today!' Yun Ruoning silently thought to herself; this was to repay the Profound Dao Pill that had helped her break through her Bottleneck back then.

But the more important reason was that she knew the weight of the man before her! Others might only think of him as a Prodigy, but as the Young Master who controlled the Merchant Guild's massive intelligence network, she had long since learned of that earth-shattering battle outside Jinling City that had shaken the Eastern Region!

One of the peerless figures who stirred the winds and clouds and shook the Void Refining Peak was none other than the unconscious Yao Delong before her. His potential, his strength, and the Karma that might be involved behind him were all worth the White Cloud Merchant Guild's full investment! Furthermore, he was her own savior; winning him over now would undoubtedly be a huge boost for her future succession to the position of Guild Leader!

The pure and vast Rank 8 medicinal power slowly dissolved within Yao Delong's body. His Sea of Consciousness, which was as dry as a desert and covered in cracks, began to be nourished and mended at a speed visible to the naked eye under the nourishment of the "Xuan Po Soul Condensing Pill," like a long-parched land meeting sweet rain. The gray fragments of consciousness were lit up, and the weak yet resilient light of his Primordial Spirit was beginning to revive from the dead silence.