37: Thank you for your guidance, senior.

Bai Tang waved his hand and said, "Alright, I still need to go find medicine for the Sect Master, so I won't stay any longer. Kid, I hope we have a chance to meet again."

Li Pingan hesitated for a moment and said, "Senior, this Junior has something I wish to give you, to repay your life-saving kindness."

He pulled a Porcelain Bottle out of his embrace!

Inside was a Nourishing Origin Pill. Chen Xuan had given it to him before, and he hadn't taken the remaining two pills yet.

Bai Tang scoffed, "Do you think I'm the kind of person who would covet your small token of gratitude? Besides, what could you possibly have..." Before he finished speaking, the expression on his face suddenly became much more serious.

He sniffed the rich medicinal fragrance in the air, his face filled with disbelief.

"blood marrow pill? The fifth-grade elixir, blood marrow pill!" Bai Tang cried out in surprise.

Li Pingan was stunned for a moment. He glanced at the Senior before him and awkwardly explained, "Senior, this item is not the blood marrow pill."

"Impossible. If it's not the blood marrow pill, how could it have such a rich Qi and blood Aura?" Bai Tang shook his head firmly. With his expertise, it was impossible for him to be mistaken.

Li Pingan whispered, "Senior, this is the sixth-grade elixir Nourishing Origin Pill. It truly isn't the blood marrow pill!"

"Sixth-grade?"

"This is a sixth-grade elixir?" Bai Tang exclaimed, his previous demeanor as a Senior instantly crumbling.

Li Pingan nodded, "Senior, do you still want this item?"

Bai Tang fell silent. With this Medicinal Pill, the Sect Master's injuries could easily recover. But if he took this Medicinal Pill, where would he put his face as a Senior?

The dignified Second Elder of the Bamboo Mountain Sword Sect, a powerhouse at the Second Layer of Golden Core Stage, actually accepted a gift of gratitude from a young boy!

Most importantly, he had spoken so confidently just moments ago!

The injured Sect Master, the sixth-grade elixir, and his own face.

At this moment, the opportunity was right before him; if he missed it, he might regret it forever.

Bai Tang gritted his teeth and pulled out a Communication Talisman from his embrace: "Consider this a favor I owe you. If you ever run into trouble in the Eastern Domain in the future, you can use this Talisman immediately."

...In the air, flying toward the Bamboo Mountain Sword Sect!

Bai Tang looked at the Porcelain Bottle in his hand, his heart filled with mixed emotions. Who exactly was that young boy's Revered Master, to be able to produce a sixth-grade elixir?

Just as he was pondering, he suddenly noticed a Woman in White Dress appearing ahead of him.

Her figure was graceful, and her appearance was exquisite!

Bai Tang scanned the woman before him, astonished to find that he couldn't discern her cultivation base Realm. He speculated she must have used a Magic Treasure to conceal her Aura.

He grasped his Long Sword and sternly questioned, "Who is Your Excellency? Why are you blocking my path?"

The person who had arrived was none other than Fairy Qiyue. At this moment, she had a surge of anger inside that needed to be vented.

Earlier, when Bai Tang said he wanted to take Li Pingan as a Disciple, she had almost failed to restrain herself from teaching a lesson to this little Golden Core Cultivator who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth and dared to come to Dao Seeking Sect to poach a Disciple.

The Sect Master's Disciple—is that someone you can even think about?

Fortunately, Li Pingan refused decisively; otherwise, this was her first time executing a Sect mission.

If the Sect Master's Personal Disciple had been poached right under her nose, Fairy Qiyue wouldn't have known how to return to the Sect and report.

Could she possibly offer her own Disciple to the Sect Master as compensation?

She looked at the man before her and said coldly, "Do you like bullying people?"

The moment her words fell, Fairy Qiyue displayed no earth-shattering phenomena around her, yet Bai Tang felt the surrounding air suddenly solidify, as if an invisible mountain peak was pressing down upon him.

That was clearly not the Spiritual Power fluctuation of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, but a deeper, grander oppressive force, like an abyss or a sea, carrying an irresistible, formidable Aura that instantly enveloped him.

Bai Tang's pupils constricted. He subconsciously wanted to draw his sword, but the hand gripping the hilt felt as heavy as if filled with lead. No matter how he circulated his Second Layer of Golden Core Stage Spiritual Power, the Long Sword that had accompanied him for years remained firmly embedded in the scabbard, unable to be drawn even an inch.

"How is that possible?"

A storm raged in Bai Tang's heart. Veins popped out on his forehead, and his face flushed crimson.

He was the Second Elder of the Bamboo Mountain Sword Sect, a powerhouse at the Second Layer of Golden Core Stage, and a well-known figure even in the Eastern Domain.

Yet, under the oppressive force of this mysterious woman, he found it extremely difficult even to move a finger. His legs involuntarily bent slightly, as if he was about to kneel down the next second.

Fairy Qiyue looked at Bai Tang's miserable state, a smile finally appearing at the corner of her mouth. She felt much more relieved: "You like drawing your sword? Go on, try again!"

Bai Tang clenched his teeth fiercely. The shock in his heart had long surpassed the humiliation. He couldn't understand when such a formidable figure had appeared in the Eastern Domain.

"S-Senior, this Junior does not know how I offended Senior. Please inform me," he asked with a trembling voice.

"Senior?" Fairy Qiyue frowned slightly!

The surrounding oppressive force intensified by another fraction.

Boom!

With a loud crash, Bai Tang, who had been flying on the wind moments before, plummeted vertically like a giant boulder, smashing a pit tens of feet deep into the ground.

Fairy Qiyue slowly floated down.

Bai Tang, who had previously been high-spirited and acting like a Revered Master, now had torn clothes and blood seeping from multiple spots. Although he looked extremely wretched, they were all superficial wounds that were not serious. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, cupped his hands, and bowed: "Thank you, Senior, for sparing my life!"

The oppressive force around him vanished, indicating that the opponent had no killing intent. Given the opponent's Realm, if she truly wanted to kill him, it would only take one move.

Fairy Qiyue frowned slightly, too lazy to fuss over the address "Senior." She said coldly, "You use a sword?"

Bai Tang was momentarily stunned, then nodded blankly.

Fairy Qiyue slowly raised her fingertip. Her jade-like finger was slender and seemingly delicate. But the moment her fingertip paused, an incomparably sharp Sword Qi suddenly erupted.

The surrounding air seemed to be instantly sliced into countless fragments, emitting sharp "hissing" sounds.

She lightly traced a line with her fingertip, and an invisible Sword Qi shot out through the air.

Wherever it passed, the hard bluestone slabs on the ground were sliced open like tofu, forming a gully several feet deep, as if cut by the sharpest Divine Weapon.

Even more astonishingly, an ancient tree several feet away, thick enough for two people to embrace, suddenly snapped in the middle without warning. The cross-section was perfectly smooth. The broken trunk crashed to the ground without scattering any debris, clearly having been instantly severed by that invisible Sword Qi.

"This sword strike is named 'Rift the Void'." Fairy Qiyue withdrew her fingertip and departed, riding the wind!

Only then did Bai Tang suddenly regain his senses, his face filled with incredulous surprise.

As the Second Elder of the Bamboo Mountain Sword Sect, he believed his understanding of Sword Qi was quite profound, but seeing Fairy Qiyue's sword strike today, he finally understood the meaning of "there is always a higher peak."

That Sword Qi was not only infinitely powerful but also carried an indescribable profundity, seemingly capable of slicing through space, leaving one completely defenseless.

Bai Tang suddenly looked up, but the woman's figure was long gone from the air.

Bai Tang suddenly straightened up, bowed deeply toward the direction Fairy Qiyue had departed, and said loudly, "This Junior thanks Senior for the guidance!"