Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

In the alchemy room, Li Zhi sat cross-legged, his aura calm and restrained.

He slowly spread out his palm, and a pink pill emitting a warm glow lay quietly in his palm.

This holy medicine for healing - Jade Dew Pill, was carefully refined by him with great effort.

Since he had made the pill himself, Li Zhi knew the effects of the pill very well. He just took a quick glance and threw the Jade Dew Pill into his mouth without hesitation.

As soon as the pill entered his body, it instantly transformed into a powerful medicinal force, slowly flowing along his meridians.

Li Zhi immediately activated the five internal organs' meridians, trying his best to catalyze the medicinal power so that the energy contained in it could be fully stimulated.

Under the nourishment of the powerful medicinal effect of Yu Lu Dan, Li Zhi's meridians, which were originally severely damaged, finally showed signs of being repaired.

The meridians that were once as broken as a thousand holes began to heal slowly under the influence of the medicine, which made Li Zhi, who had been worried, finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Before this, he had been worried that the Jade Dew Pill would not be able to repair his strange and difficult-to-heal injuries. Now it seems that there has finally been a turn for the better.

In this way, Li Zhi relied on the magical medicinal effect of Yu Lu Dan and the synergistic effect of the living wood qi in his body. The two complemented each other and worked together to gradually repair the damaged meridians.

But Li Zhi was a cautious person. To be on the safe side, he stayed in this room to recuperate. He waited until his injuries were completely healed before he slowly stood up, opened the door and walked out.

Zhong Qing seemed to have been waiting outside the room for a long time, his eyes fixed on the door.

When he saw Li Zhi appear, a joyful smile instantly spread across his face. He quickly stepped forward and asked with concern, "Fellow Daoist, have you recovered from your injuries?"

At this time, five days had passed since Li Zhi entered the room to recuperate.

During these five days, Zhong Qing never disturbed Li Zhi except for quietly asking him outside the room every day whether he needed water and food, giving Li Zhi enough space to recuperate quietly.

Li Zhi was originally wary of Zhong Qing, but the other party's thoughtful and considerate care made him relax his guard and feel touched.

Li Zhi stepped out of the room, looked at Zhong Qing, and said solemnly: "This time, thanks to your help, fellow Daoist, I am grateful for your kindness. If you need any help from me, please feel free to ask. As long as I can, I will do my best."

Zhong Qing seemed to have been waiting for Li Zhi to say this. Upon hearing this, the smile on his face became even brighter, and his voice trembled with excitement: "To be honest, fellow Daoist, I do have a favor to ask of you!"

Li Zhi's face showed no trace of surprise. He nodded calmly and said, "Fellow Daoist, please feel free to speak."

Zhong Qing looked up at Anu who was playing not far away, sighed softly, and said slowly: "Actually, I am from Medicine King Valley..."

"Yaowang Valley?"

Li Zhi frowned slightly. He had been active in Yongguo and knew very little about the immortal sects in the outside world. However, Li Zhi guessed from the name and the fact that Zhong Qing knew how to grow herbs and understood the principles of alchemy that this Medicine King Valley must be closely related to herbs and the principles of alchemy.

As expected, Zhong Qing continued, "Medicine King Valley is very different from other immortal sects. The people in the valley mainly focus on growing herbs and refining pills..."

"My master was once an elder in Medicine King Valley, highly respected within the valley. But after my master passed away, someone in the valley coveted the things he left behind and plotted to frame me. I was outnumbered and unable to defeat him, so I had no choice but to flee Medicine King Valley."

Zhong Qing's face showed a look of sorrow. He continued, "However, not long ago, I found myself being targeted by the soul-chasing bees he released. These soul-chasing bees are extremely powerful. Once they lock onto their target, no matter how far they flee, they will track them down. I'm afraid it won't be long before that person follows the bees' lead and finds his way here."

Hearing this, Li Zhi frowned slightly and couldn't help but interrupt, "If that's the case, why don't you leave here quickly and find somewhere else to hide?"

Zhong Qing looked helpless, smiled bitterly and shook his head, then gently pulled up the sleeves of his robe. His hands were wrapped in bandages.

Zhong Qing slowly untied the bandage and then stretched the back of his hand in front of Li Zhi.

Li Zhi looked closely and saw a very obvious needle hole on the back of Zhong Qing's hand.

The needle hole seemed to be coated with some herbal juice, but it was still obvious that the area around the needle hole was red and swollen, and the color was dark. Li Zhi got closer and could even smell a slight fishy smell. It was obvious that he had been poisoned by some kind of poison.

Zhong Qing explained, "I was stung by a soul-chasing bee. It will take about three days to remove the mark left by the bee venom. During this time, no matter where I escape to, that person will be able to find me through the soul-chasing bees."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhi stared at Zhong Qing and asked, "So, do you want me to protect you during this time? Or do you want me to help you get rid of that enemy?"

Zhong Qing waved his hands quickly and said anxiously, "How dare I trouble you to kill someone for me! That person has great influence and extensive connections in Medicine King Valley. If you kill him, you will definitely cause a lot of trouble. How can I let you get into trouble for my own sake?"

Li Zhi didn't say anything, but just looked at Zhong Qing quietly, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Seeing this, Zhong Qing continued, "I only ask that you, fellow Daoist, protect me here for a few days. Once I have completely removed the mark of the Soul-Chasing Bee, I will be able to escape on my own and fly far away, without having to worry about being hunted by it again."

Li Zhi did not agree immediately, nor did he directly refuse.

Although his face was calm, he was secretly thinking in his heart whether what Zhong Qing said was true or false. Li Zhi still didn't know.

But looking at the injury on the back of his hand, it was indeed not fake, and he did do me a favor. Now it was not an excessive request to ask Li Zhi to guard him for a few days.

However, Li Zhi knew nothing about Medicine King Valley, nor did he know its power or the strength of his enemy, Zhong Qing. If he agreed to help, he would face dangers beyond his expectations.

Seeing Li Zhi's silence, Zhong Qing felt anxious and said quickly, "Don't worry, Daoist friend. We in Yaowang Valley have always focused on refining medicine and are not good at fighting. Therefore, the people chasing us this time are definitely not very strong. With Daoist friend's ability, we will be able to deal with them easily."

After hearing what Zhong Qing said, Li Zhi thought for a moment and finally replied, "Okay, I'll stay for a few more days and protect you."

Zhong Qing was overjoyed, his face filled with gratitude. He bowed solemnly to Li Zhi and said loudly, "Thank you so much for your help! I will never forget your kindness!"

Outside the house, Anu, who was having fun, suddenly stopped playing.

She stood there quietly, looking straight at Li Zhi and Zhong Qing in the room, with a strange look in her eyes...