Above the Great Dao

"She noticed me."

In the depths of the Upper Realm, pairs of eyes withdrew to avoid meeting the gaze of the white-clad female immortal.

Layers of clouds rapidly gathered, forming a thick barrier to block the gaze of the white jade female immortal.

A deep voice resounded: "She is indeed injured, but her wounds are healing quickly. There is something peculiar about her, it seems as if she has entered the Mortal World from another realm, truly gaining a new life."

Another voice said, "She no longer exudes a sense of hopelessness."

"It seems she has shed her state of evil transformation. So strange."

"An immortal from the previous era, resurrected from death. She warrants study."

...

Chen Shi withdrew his gaze. The Upper Realm was boundless, shrouded in mist ahead; he was also unsure what the white-clad female immortal meant by 'kindred.'

He didn't know the origin of the white-clad female immortal. During the Immortal Bridge Transformation, he entered a state of enlightenment, comprehending the Wind and Thunder Transformation, Water and Fire Transformation, and Mountain Marsh Transformation. When he gained an insight and awoke, he found the white-clad female immortal had turned into a bloodied figure, lying beneath a rock at his feet.

Chen Shi thus speculated that she might have been a scholar participating in the Imperial Examination, affected by the Immortal Bridge Transformation and fell into a coma.

However, the subsequent events involving the white-clad female immortal led him to suspect that this woman was likely not a scholar participating in the Imperial Exam.

She could help Chen Shi regulate his Qi-Blood and improve his cultivation. As long as she sat on the Divine Shrine, Chen Shi's cultivation would become exceedingly pure, even more effective than that of the Stone Rock Lady.

She could also remove the evil fur from the evil-transformed Chen Shi, eradicating the root cause and preventing recurrence.

It was for these reasons that Chen Shi noticed her peculiarity. Therefore, on a Fog Month night when the Innocent Taoist underwent evil transformation and was driven into a corner, Chen Shi summoned the white-clad female immortal. Meeting the seemingly invincible fleshy wings of the evil-transformed Innocent Taoist, she shattered the wings with one blow, forcing the evil-transformed Innocent Taoist to retreat and avert a deadly crisis.

It was then that Chen Shi realized the woman he saved could likely have an extraordinary background.

Chen Shi once suspected she might be the Ghost Immortal of Qixia Temple who triggered the Immortal Bridge Transformation.

Chen Shi had learned about the Immortal Bridge Transformation; it was said that the Immortal Bridge Blessed Land collided with the Ghost God Domain of Qixia Temple, and the Ghost Immortal took the opportunity to press a white jade long bridge onto the Immortal Bridge Blessed Land, attempting to enter the Mortal World from another realm and seek rebirth. The Cabinet Minister invoked the True King Nine Palaces to severely wound the Ghost Immortal of Qixia Temple.

But observing the white-clad female immortal, Chen Shi found she seemed nothing like the Ghost Immortal, utterly devoid of any evil aura.

Yang Bi interrupted his musings, inviting him into the palace hall behind, arranging accommodations.

This palace, named Bai Lang, was not the traditional red walls and blue tiles but white walls and black tiles, exuding the charm of ink-wash landscapes. The mountain shapes in the palace were mainly in abstract forms, with vegetation merely serving as embellishments, evoking the leaving of space in ink-wash landscapes, offering a unique scenery.

"Top scorer Chen can rest and recuperate in Bai Lang Palace for a period of time,"

Yang Bi said, "If you need any spiritual herbs, just let us know. The Upper Realm has many top-grade spiritual herbs, no less than those in Qing Province."

Hearing him mention Qing Province's spiritual herbs, Chen Shi smiled slightly and said, "I also have some spiritual herbs from Qing Province with me."

Yang Bi chuckled, "I have a general understanding of what you and Li Tianqing did in Qing Province. Rest and nourish yourself; it won't be too late for us to have a contest once you've recovered to your peak."

Chen Shi nodded gently.

Yang Bi glanced at Zhang You and Li Qianyun, who rose, intending to depart with him.

Suddenly, Yang Bi stopped again, asking, "Top scorer Chen, I'm still a bit curious. Did your body undergo any abnormal changes when you stepped into the Unification Realm?"

Chen Shi smiled and replied, "Yes, it did. But I've resolved it, and it currently doesn't affect me much."

Yang Bi's heart spirit was slightly startled, he nodded silently, turned, and left.

After they left, only then did Chen Shi let out a sigh of relief, immediately laying on the bed.

His bones were broken, not yet healed, only suppressed by his cultivation. Healing the broken bones was still the urgent matter.

A few ginseng herb dolls ran out from his small temple, climbed onto his body, mimicking checking Chen Shi's injuries, some prying open his eyelids to check his eyes, others opening his mouth to check his teeth, some even sticking to his chest to listen to his heartbeat.

But there was a reliable one, babbling, calling other ginseng herb dolls, pointing out that Chen Shi had damaged bones and internal organs.

The ginseng herb dolls returned to the small temple, accompanied by Chen Shi's primordial spirit, selecting herbs from the medicinal field outside.

They were well-versed in herbal properties, advising Chen Shi to pick some fruits or leaves, twigs and stalks for direct consumption.

Using his primordial spirit, Chen Shi directly delivered these herbs to his physical body's stomach and intestines, urging the medicinal power, which gradually spread, reconnecting the broken bones, and the injured internal organs gradually started self-repairing.

After seeing him consume the spiritual medicine, the ginseng herb dolls relaxed and took root back in the medicinal field.

Chen Shi refined the medicinal power, taking a long time before opening his eyes, his injuries having improved somewhat.

The white-clad female immortal, seeing he was not in any grave danger, hid back into her small temple behind his head, assisting him in regulating his qi for a faster recovery.

After a long time, Chen Shi attempted to get out of bed and walk; as long as he didn't walk too fast, his bones shouldn't break.

Chen Shi left the room, hesitating for a moment, and didn't choose the Blood Lake Scripture, which was the fastest for healing.

The Blood Lake Scripture was the fastest self-healing Cultivation Technique he'd ever seen, capable of restoring bones shattered to fragments in a short time.

Chen Shi's Skull Body in the underworld was a grandmaster in refining this art, well aware of the formidable nature of this Cultivation Technique. However, the Blood Lake Scripture progressed too quickly, requiring a large amount of fresh blood to practice, even necessitating the killing of other experts to fill the Blood Lake Hell, to advance to the next realm.