93: Chapter 93 From this point on, I will look at you with new eyes.

The Disciples of Xueyan Cliff were exhausted to their limits and were all squatting on the ground, circulating their Qi to recover.

The Inner Sect Disciples from other peaks only now noticed that these people were all listless, as if someone had drained their blood and Qi.

The clever ones suddenly thought, "What if our own Elders also spared no cost? Wouldn't that mean..."

Their hearts couldn't help but skip a beat.

They no longer felt any excitement and began to feel fear.

Sect Leader Wu Yin did not have the patience to wait for them to rest well.

He directly interrupted Wang Xinhao's cultivation: "Deacon Wang, there is no more danger now. Tell me the true situation inside the Forbidden Ground."

Wang Xinhao's face was pale. He forcibly stopped his cultivation and said in a low voice: "I was in the Pavilion the whole time and did not participate in searching for the poisonous herbs. I was only responsible for ringing the bell, while Junior Sister Liu Tingting was responsible for the Formation."

He had rung the bell until he was almost Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, and he only knew about matters related to ringing the bell.

"The Elder gave me a Medicinal Pill to enhance my body's resilience, but it could only support me for about two hours. For the rest of the time, I was relying on willpower to hold on."

The Elders silently made a mental note: One person is needed to be responsible for activating the Formation, one person is needed to ring the bell, and the person ringing the bell needs support from a Medicinal Pill.

Wang Xinhao looked listless and really couldn't say anything more. Sect Leader Wu Yin left him aside and turned to ask Deacon Qin Wen: "Deacon Qin Wen, you tell us."

Deacon Qin Wen was much clearer about the actual situation in the Forbidden Ground.

He told everyone that within the range of the Protective Array at the Pavilion, the monsters' strength was very low, and those at the Lower Stage of Qi Refining could barely handle them.

Four types of poisonous herbs were found within the range of the Pavilion's Formation, while the sword poison fruit was in the valley outside the Protective Array.

Only one monster was encountered in the valley, but it could be confirmed that there were an unknown number of powerful monsters outside the valley.

The monsters over there did not seem to run into the Pavilion's range casually, unless they were attacked.

Sect Leader Wu Yin had seen the strength of the monsters with his own eyes and couldn't help but frown.

The Foundation Establishment Sect Head from hundreds of years ago sealed the Forbidden Ground precisely because he knew his Disciples could not defeat such monsters.

Back then, he also didn't expect that the Chiyan Sect would become so incompetent and have no more Foundation Establishment cultivators, which is why it remained sealed for hundreds of years.

"Do you mean that four of the poisonous herbs are relatively easy to find, but the sword poison fruit is on the dangerous side?" Sect Leader Wu Yin asked.

"As far as I can see, that should be the case."

Everyone was instantly speechless.

If that was really the case, finding four types of poisonous herbs would be useless!

Dozens of people from Xueyan Cliff could not easily eliminate one monster; if there were several more, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Deacon Qin Wen specifically mentioned Xia Shaoxin: "Junior Brother Xia Shaoxin performed a great service. Not only did he find the mountain essence, but he also cooperated with Elder Qian to obtain the sword poison fruit."

He briefly described the process of how Xia Shaoxin and Elder Qian went to the valley to snatch the sword poison fruit.

"Oh?"

Sect Leader Wu Yin raised his eyes and looked at the Disciples of Xueyan Cliff.

"Which one of you is Xia Shaoxin?"

Deacon Qin Wen hurriedly said: "Junior Brother Xia Shaoxin carried Junior Sister Liu Tingting back."

Just now, in the chaos, no one noticed that Xia Shaoxin had run off.

Elder Huang asked in surprise: "Is this Xia Shaoxin you are talking about the Bug Catcher, the one who only successfully reached Qi Refining when Yue State came here to demand people?"

Senior Brother Shao Junwei opened his eyes and couldn't help but reply: "Yes, that's him."

Sect Leader Wu Yin turned his head: "How high is this person's cultivation?"

"Only Level 2 Qi Refining." Senior Brother Liang Ruoran answered weakly.

"Ah—"

The Disciples let out strange cries. Was this Bug Catcher at the Lower Stage of Qi Refining really that lucky? It was truly amazing that he could perform such a service for the Sect.

Deacon Qin Wen said: "It is precisely because he is a Bug Catcher that he is naturally adapted to the poisonous Qi under the Forbidden Ground. We couldn't hold on after two or three hours even after taking the Elder's Medicinal Pill, and even the Elders had to take a second one, yet he was able to hold on until the end."

"Ah!" Sect Leader Wu Yin was even more surprised.

The Elders behind him were also very surprised.

This matter greatly exceeded their understanding.

"A Bug Catcher successfully reaching Qi Refining is something I have never heard of. I thought it was an exception, but I didn't expect him to have such extraordinary qualities!" Elder Huang fell into deep thought.

Xia Shaoxin had always been very low-key. Elder Huang had only seen him once and could no longer remember what he looked like.

"Hmm, a special person must have special qualities." One Elder said, shaking his head.

"I must meet this person and treat him well." Another Elder also said with a smile.

...

Xia Shaoxin ran wildly all the way while carrying Liu Tingting.

He kept sneezing along the way.

He did not know that his name was being repeatedly mentioned by a group of Senior Brothers at Zhuyun Courtyard.

When he arrived at Liu Tingting's courtyard, because there was a Formation set up, he was rebounded by a mysterious force and almost fell.

Liu Tingting opened her eyes and said softly: "Junior Brother, you..."

"You're awake?" Xia Shaoxin asked with pleasant surprise.

Liu Tingting's expression was extremely haggard, and she said in a low voice: "You ran for dozens of miles; it wasn't comfortable at all being carried by you. I was woken up by the jolting a long time ago, but my body was extremely exhausted, so I was lazy and didn't speak. You won't blame me for letting you carry me for so long, right?"

"How could I?"

Liu Tingting straightened her body, jumped out of Xia Shaoxin's arms, placed her hand on the courtyard gate, and her fingers moved rapidly to activate the gate's Formation.

Xia Shaoxin watched, dumbfounded. It was just a home, why go to the trouble of setting up such a complex Formation?

The courtyard gate opened, revealing a crack.

Liu Tingting turned back and squeezed out a miserable smile: "Junior Brother Xia Shaoxin, thank you. Today's expenditure was too great; I need to go rest. See you another day."

Her pale face and withered yellow lips were indescribably painful to look at.

Watching Liu Tingting go inside, the courtyard gate closed automatically. Xia Shaoxin finally set his mind at ease and turned towards his own residence.

After a while, the Disciples of Xueyan Cliff returned one after another.

Xia Shaoxin was restless. He pushed the door open and came out, seeing Senior Brother Shao Junwei and Senior Brother Liang Ruoran walking over together. The last big stone in his heart finally fell.

When the three of them met, there was a sense of tragic heroism about having survived a near-death experience.

"Little Xia, I didn't expect you to have the greatest contribution today. The Elders will definitely reward you heavily."

"The Sect Head also knows about your deeds and announced publicly that he will reward you heavily."

Xia Shaoxin hurriedly said: "Two Senior Brothers, we are a group; the credit belongs to everyone. Besides, you contributed a lot too. Without you, I wouldn't have dared to walk around in the Forbidden Ground."

Senior Brother Shao Junwei said: "You also saved me once in the Forbidden Ground."

Senior Brother Liang Ruoran smiled and said: "We protected you, that was a service to you, but regarding the Elders, I really don't have much credit."

Xia Shaoxin said solemnly: "You can't say that. If there is a reward, I will definitely share it equally with the two Senior Brothers."

"Haha, good!"

A Senior Sister walked up and suddenly cupped her hands towards Xia Shaoxin: "Junior Brother Xia Shaoxin, Senior Sister has rarely interacted with you in the past, but we must interact more in the future."

In fact, it wasn't that they rarely interacted; they had never spoken at all.

Faced with this sudden enthusiasm, Xia Shaoxin was a bit unaccustomed to it.

The few Senior Brothers who walked by afterwards also greeted him one after another.

After today's incident, everyone re-evaluated Xia Shaoxin. How much they had despised him before, they now admired him just as much.

Everyone was very tired and didn't say much, each returning to their rooms to rest.

Xia Shaoxin returned to his courtyard, closed the door, sat on the meditation cushion, calmed his mind, and carefully reviewed today's events.