The backyard of the Pill Workshop.
Chen Sheng lay on the bamboo chair.
He held a thick ancient book in his hand.
"Banmen Great Success Mechanism Skill"
This is the secret knowledge of a renowned mechanical school in the mundane world, an ultimate martial art in the secular world.
Not long ago, Chen Sheng spent half a Spirit Stone to pick it up from the garbage heap in the Market.
Cultivators enlighten their Spiritual Sense, greatly enhancing their comprehension.
Being able to remember at a glance is also quite easy.
At this moment, Chen Sheng was flipping through this mundane 'extremely difficult to learn' mechanical secret technique.
His eyes swept over the words, finding them all clear and comprehensible, with the vast knowledge presenting itself in his mind.
After thoroughly reading it, all the words remained engraved in his memory, and he understood most of the mysteries, with the learning process going smoothly.
Chen Sheng nodded slightly, thinking to himself:
"Compared to formation arts, this mundane mechanical technique is much simpler."
Thinking like this.
He took out a Jade Scroll from his Storage Pouch.
This was something he bought from an auction last year.
He pressed it against his forehead, sweeping it with his Spiritual Sense.
"Array Introduction"
This is the most basic knowledge of formation arts.
But Chen Sheng found it extremely difficult to comprehend.
He has yet to even enter the basics.
The obscure knowledge, with just a glance, gave Chen Sheng a headache, forcing him to press his temples.
"Among the hundred arts of the Immortal Dao, formation arts are truly the foremost!"
"Without a master to guide me, decades might pass without grasping the basics."
These were the thoughts in Chen Sheng's mind.
Just at that moment.
A sudden heat came from his sleeve.
"What's this?"
Chen Sheng fetched a piece of yellowed talisman paper from his sleeve.
Communication Talisman!
Not long ago.
Steward Li from the Cyan Wood Commerce Association gave him this Communication Talisman, saying that once the caravan returned and passed by the Thousand Machines Workshop, they would send him a message.
At this moment, the edges of the talisman paper were glowing red, with the cinnabar-drawn Spirit Patterns faintly radiating.
This was a signal from the other party inviting him over.
Chen Sheng's heart was immediately stirred.
He hurriedly made his way to the Commerce Association.
...
Before long.
Cyan Wood Commerce Association.
An inner hall.
Steward Li brought Chen Sheng to face a cultivator with thick eyebrows in yellow clothes.
This person was the leader of this caravan, the Qi Cultivation Perfection Cultivator Zhou Chun, known as Old Zhou.
Zhou Chun slowly took out a Jade Scroll from his bosom:
"Master Tang, this is the information I bought from the most famous Fengyu Tower in Linglong City about your daughter."
"It cost a hundred Spirit Stones."
Chen Sheng clasped his hands and took out two hundred Spirit Stones from his Storage Pouch, handing them over:
"Thank you, Brother Zhou."
Zhou Chun accepted the Spirit Stones, his expression somewhat somber, he nodded lightly:
"Please accept my condolences, Master Tang."
Upon hearing these words.
Chen Sheng's heart skipped a beat.
He quickly pressed the Jade Scroll against his forehead.
He scanned the information within.
Chen Sheng's body suddenly trembled, his gaze staring into the air, dazed for a long time.
His fingers gripping the Jade Scroll turned white, the friction with the jade causing pain, yet he was completely unaware.
After a good while.
Chen Sheng finally came back to his senses.
He slightly clasped his hands towards the two:
"Thank you, I'll take my leave now."
"Master Tang, take care."
...
Pill Workshop.
Chen Sheng returned with a heavy expression.
Huang Wangyou quickly came up to him, seeing Chen Sheng's appearance, she hastily asked:
"Is there news of Chen'Er?"
Chen Sheng sighed softly.
This news could not be hidden.
He slowly handed over a Jade Scroll.
Huang Wangyou quickly took it, scanning with her Spiritual Sense.
The words within immediately manifested.
[Early July, Cloud Covering Sword Tang Xichen was suspected to have obtained the main ingredient for the Foundation Establishment Pill, a stalk of Profound Essence Ginseng.]
[Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Chongyun Lin Clan, Lin Tunan, learned of the news and personally pursued her for a thousand miles into the depths of the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.]
[In August, Lin Tunan returned, seeking Alchemy Master Song He to refine several Foundation Establishment Pills with the Treasure Ginseng, and Cloud Covering Sword's whereabouts became unknown.]
"Smack!"
The Jade Talisman immediately fell to the ground.
Huang Wangyou felt a sharp pain in her chest, a sweetness in her throat.
Her body wobbled, unable to stand steadily.
A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out!
Her vision went black, and she fainted straight away.
"Wangyou!"
Chen Sheng exclaimed in surprise, quickly supporting her and carrying her to the bed.
...
On the bed.
Huang Wangyou's face was deathly pale, her teeth clenched tightly, no matter how much she was called, there was no response.
Chen Sheng was helpless.
He quickly dispatched Qin Yuan to invite a Spirit Doctor.
Before long.
An elderly man in white arrived.
He was the most famous Spirit Doctor in the Market, Doctor Zhang.
"Please, Mr. Zhang!"
Doctor Zhang nodded, reaching out to check her pulse.
He began to diagnose.
Then he closed his eyes, concentrating for a moment.
He also lifted Huang Wangyou's eyelids to take a look.
Chen Sheng stayed by the bedside, his voice somewhat hoarse, hurriedly asking:
"Mr. Zhang, how is my wife?"
Doctor Zhang withdrew his hand, lightly sighed:
"This is due to a sudden heart attack, excessive emotional distress."
"The heart meridian is as tangled as a mess, and the Qi Sea roils endlessly."
While speaking.
Doctor Zhang had already picked up a pen and written a prescription on the paper, the sound of the pen tip scratching on the paper echoing clearly in the silence of the room.
"Use Calming Pill to stabilize the Heart Spirit, three times a day, taken with warm yellow wine."
He pointed to a few of the herbs on the prescription.
"Then take three qian each of Stabilizing Spirit Leaf and Milo Vine, boil it with Spirit Water into a decoction, and administer a bowl in the morning and evening, she should wake up soon."
"However..."
Doctor Zhang paused, his gaze sweeping over the patient on the bed, shaking his head:
"Medicines can only cure the body; a heart ailment needs a heart remedy. The lady's issue lies in 'thoughts', so Master Tang, you must help ease her mind."
Chen Sheng upon hearing this, offered the consultation fee:
"Thank you, Mr. Zhang."
For the next two days.
Chen Sheng stayed almost constantly by the bedside, carefully tending to his wife's hair and administering the decoction.
He rubbed her cold hand slowly, looking at her pale face, feeling increasingly heartbroken.
Chen Sheng silently prayed:
"Please wake up soon, Wangyou!"
He sighed deeply in his heart.
His wife's life had been smooth, but in these past two years, she had suffered one blow after another.
Not long ago, her father passed away.
And now her eldest daughter met with misfortune.
No wonder she suffered a sudden heart attack!
Thinking of the contents recorded within the Jade Scroll.
Chen Sheng was filled with bitter hatred.
"Chongyun Lin Clan, Lin Tunan!"
Chen Sheng secretly etched these names into his mind, setting his resolve on revenge.
"Live well."
"One day, I'll wipe out your entire clan!"
On the third day morning.
The paper on the window just began to show the first light.
Huang Wangyou's fingertips suddenly twitched.
An expression of joy suddenly appeared in Chen Sheng's eyes.
"Wangyou!"
Before long.
Huang Wangyou's eyelashes fluttered, and she slowly opened her eyes.
Yet at this moment, her eyes, once lively, were now dim and lifeless, as hollow as a dry well.
"Thirsty? Drink some water."
Chen Sheng quickly brought over a bowl of warm water.
After drinking the water, Huang Wangyou didn't speak.
Chen Sheng quickly comforted her:
"Wangyou, Chen'Er is just missing, perhaps she's hiding somewhere."
"Who knows, maybe one day, she'll succeed in Foundation Establishment and come out for revenge."
"She's so clever, she must have abandoned the Treasure Ginseng, putting the opponent in a difficult position and thus escaping."
...
As he spoke like this.
Chen Sheng didn't know if his wife had listened.
After a long time.
Huang Wangyou finally regained a bit of expression in her eyes, and she fixedly looked at Chen Sheng's haggard white hair at his temples, and suddenly raised her hand to touch it.
Her voice was hoarse as she spoke:
"Brother Yun, you've worked hard."
A genuine smile appeared on Chen Sheng's face:
"It's not hard, it's not hard."
"As long as you're okay, I'll do anything."
Time slowly passed.
Under Chen Sheng's care, Huang Wangyou finally began to recover slowly, the light in her eyes gradually returning.
Only occasionally did she sit in the courtyard, lost in thought, looking west, towards Linglong Immortal City.
...