Chapter 38. The Jade Pendant Has a Problem

Chapter 38. The Jade Pendant Has a Problem

Su Kexin borrowed another book, “Foundation Recovery,” from the library. After returning home, she followed the contents of the book to train. After a period of practice, she successfully repaired her damaged spiritual veins and then practiced the “Yin-Yang Art,” which indeed showed good results, allowing her to balance and control the Yin-Yang Qi.

“Sure enough, my senior brother is incredibly knowledgeable. The foundation of spiritual veins is fundamental, and the techniques in ‘Foundation Recovery’ have indeed solved my problem.”

Su Kexin thought about Lin Nuo and couldn’t help but smile foolishly, though she wasn’t sure if Lin Nuo really intended to hint at anything; it was just her and Zhao Yuedong’s speculation all along.

Regardless, she felt thankful to her senior brother for helping her realize her shortcomings.

“By the way, I need to finish brewing the medicine; it’s time to find a physician.”

Finishing her Qi practice, Su Kexin adjusted her posture, got off the bed, tidied up the three books, and groomed herself before changing clothes.

Recently, she had been paying special attention to her appearance and behavior, particularly in case she ran into Lin Nuo; she always made sure to dress up carefully before going out.

Although she was naturally beautiful, with fair and smooth skin, she still sought advice from Zhao Yuedong on skincare methods and asked someone to buy various lotions and creams from the town.

Of course, besides outward appearances, she also focused on improving her strength. After all, she couldn’t just be a pretty vase; joining the Xuanyun Sect was primarily for self-improvement. Only by enhancing her abilities would she have the confidence to approach her senior brother.

Su Kexin arrived at the pharmacy, a small room heavy with the scent of herbs, where an elderly apothecary was responsible for concocting various medicines.

“Master Guo.”

The door wasn’t closed, so Su Kexin gently knocked.

The old apothecary turned around, saw Su Kexin, and flashed a kind smile.

“Ah, Kexin, you’re here. Have a seat; let me pour you some tea.”

“No need to be polite, Master Guo. I’ve used up all my medicine. After the treatment, I feel that the positive spirit energy in my body has completely balanced out. I came to ask you what I should do next to maintain my health.”

“Child, your positive spirit energy is too strong and needs to be prolonged through herbal decoctions; it can’t be fully balanced out at this point.”

The old physician chuckled lightly.

“Come, let me check your Qi and see how your positive spirit energy is doing.”

The kindly old physician guided Su Kexin to a Qi vessel, which had a handprint on it. Following his instructions, Su Kexin placed her hand on the imprint.

Gathering her Qi, it flowed within the vessel, emitting a faint spiritual glow.

After a while, the condition of her Qi was displayed in the vessel, and the old physician looked on with astonishment.

“This… should not be the case…”

“Master Guo, what’s happening? Am I in trouble again?”

Su Kexin felt anxious, as things had not been going well lately.

“It’s not that, child; it’s good news, but it’s not quite logical. Your excessive positive spirit energy has almost been completely balanced, and your Yin-Yang Qi and blood balance are just perfect. Logically, this shouldn’t happen so quickly.”

The old physician surnamed Guo had decades of experience; he had encountered situations where positive spirit energy was too strong before, and those were typically handled with herbs that had a more Yin and cold nature to balance it out. It couldn’t be rushed and required gradual adjustment over time.

However, Su Kexin’s situation was completely beyond his expectations, with progress occurring far too quickly.

“Child, you haven’t taken any other medicines recently, have you?”

“No, I’ve only been taking the medicines from you, Master Guo.”

“Has anyone used techniques to help balance your Yin and Yang Qi?”

“No.” Su Kexin shook her head. “I have practiced some techniques, ‘Foundation Recovery’ and ‘Yin-Yang Art.'”

“Those two techniques shouldn’t have that effect.”

The old physician stroked his long beard thoughtfully, pondering what could be the reason.

If the excessive positive spirit energy was balanced out in a short time, it must correspond to the Yin cold energy.

But there was none of that Yin cold environment in Tianling Mountain.

If it was brought in from the outside…

“Child, do you have a jade pendant or bracelet that can contain spiritual energy? May I see it?”

“I have a jade pendant.”

Su Kexin took out the shimmering jade pendant and handed it to the old physician.

The old physician took the pendant, examining it closely. He noticed that there was a slight dullness in some areas of its vibrant green luster.

Normally, he would have deemed the pendant fine, but with Su Kexin’s excessive positive spirit energy, it must have affected the pendant; its normally bright color had a hint of dullness, which was unreasonable.

“Child, I’ll borrow this for a moment.”

“Okay.”

Holding Su Kexin’s jade pendant, the old physician placed it on the edge of a rotating platform, swirling it around a central crystal sphere.

As the platform rotated faster and faster, soon it came to a stop, and the surface of the crystal sphere appeared covered with a thin layer of dust.

“I see.”

Looking at the layer of dust, the old physician came to a conclusion.

“Master Guo, this is…?”

Su Kexin asked, puzzled, feeling it was rather mysterious.

The old physician turned around, his expression serious: “This pendant contains Demon Qi.”