My best friend asked me if I was still doing system tasks.

After examining Ruan Chayan's body, Pan Zuomei said that her injuries were not serious. Although she had two broken ribs and some organ damage, she recovered quickly thanks to timely treatment and the robust health of cultivators.

Hearing this, Luo Hanying breathed a sigh of relief. However, Ruan Chayan asked Pan Zuomei to quickly take a look at Luo Hanying, since her Nascent Soul Realm body was injured like this, Luo Hanying must not be in much better condition.

Although Luo Hanying's injuries were not light either, at least she didn't suffer two kicks from the Jinshui lion like Ruan Chayan, so she was in better condition than Ruan Chayan.

The last time Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying felt this much pain was when they first came into this world, when they met Zhou Lihong and Qin Fansheng, and when they underwent a marrow cleansing.

The two tried to find some humor in their predicament, thinking that at least they now had the strength to fight against the monsters. If it were the old them, they might have already been swallowed up by the Golden Water Lily.

A cultivator riding on the back of a giant eagle flew towards the group from the sky. A female cultivator dressed in the robes of a Yuling Peak disciple jumped off the eagle's back and asked, "Yu Sheng, are you alright?"

Yu Sheng proudly raised his head: "Of course I'm fine! I'm Yu Sheng, all troubles will be easily resolved by me!"

The nun extended her arm for the shrunken falcon to perch on, and said, "It's good that you're alright. I thought you were in some danger and had sent me such a urgent message."

Pan Zuomei continued, "Danger did occur, but it was resolved."

Your friend is so lucky to have met these two fellow disciples.

After exchanging pleasantries and names, the female cultivator from Yuling Peak was named Dou Xueran, a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, and a personal disciple of the Third Elder, Sun Yu.

Upon hearing that Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying had been protecting Yu Sheng, Dou Xueran sincerely thanked them and offered them medicinal pills as a token of her gratitude.

After some polite exchanges, Ruan and Luo accepted the gifts.

Cao Minqing and Pan Zuomei probed a few more times, but the others kept their mouths shut and refused to reveal anything. The stone tablets at their waists could only be viewed with mutual permission. Unable to get the information they wanted, the two bid farewell and left to look for other opportunities.

The group chose a relatively open space, and after confirming that no one was around, they exchanged information.

Yu Sheng took out the white jade technique he had painstakingly dug up and showed it to the group. Then he took out a jade box engraved with a sealing array for the spiritual medicine, divided the white jade technique into three parts, and gave two of them to Ruan Luo and the other person.

Dou Xueran's voice had a delicate gentleness as she spoke softly: "You actually obtained the White Jade Technique, so are you going to prepare for a breakthrough in seclusion after leaving the secret realm this time?"

Yu Sheng nodded, proudly saying, "Of course, with the White Jade Technique, all my pills are ready."

"Find me a reliable senior brother or sister to refine pills, understand?"

Dou Xueran responded and took the box, saying, "Don't worry about leaving it to me."

"If I weren't so unfamiliar with Dou Xueran, I would have also asked her to help me find someone to refine pills."

Luo Hanying said regretfully, then cheered up and said, "I'll go ask my master later. Teacher Tong can definitely help a novice like me."

Ruan Chayan hummed in agreement and said, "I think so too. The elders all know other elders, and they might be the ones refining pills, so their skills will definitely be better than theirs. You're only at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, so there's no need to rush."

After resolving the matter, Yu Sheng bid farewell to everyone, saying that he would continue his exploration on his own, and his divination indicated that he should head east.

Everyone watched as Yu Sheng rode away on a magical artifact.

Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying were thinking that Dou Xueran should say goodbye to them, but then they heard Dou Xueran hesitate and say, "Thank you so much for helping Yu Sheng."

You two might not believe it, but Yu Sheng isn't a bad person.

I used to be more timid and weak than I am now, and he took good care of me back then.

Dou Xueran knew Yu Sheng's character and naturally knew that the two of them wouldn't have a good impression of him.

When Luo Hanying heard Dou Xueran say this, she bluntly said, "If you say so, it is true. Apart from his disgusting way of speaking, he is not a bad person."

After all, he didn't seem to take my insults to heart.

She touched her forehead sheepishly: "I apologize for my previous behavior. I shouldn't have judged people by their appearance."

Dou Xueran smiled with relief: "Yes, so I hope the two of you won't be prejudiced against him."

Ruan Chayan asked curiously, "You've done so much for him, are you two good friends?"

Why don't your good friends do things together?

Dou Xueran didn't know how to describe their relationship, so she said, "It's not really. We were both noble children from Zhonghan Shenzhou hundreds of years ago. Now, only we know each other's past. We cherish each other, so I don't want him to be misunderstood."

Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying then learned that Yu Sheng had contacted Dou Xueran to ask for her help as soon as they decided to go to the cave.

Although Dou Xueran was almost at her destination, she still turned back for the safety of her companion.

Dou Xueran gently reminded them, "I wonder where you two are going next?"

The natural treasures of this mountain range have probably been almost completely plundered. If you're still looking for any rare herbs, you'd better go check out Lanxi.

Ruan Chayan pondered for a moment and said, "Since there are no more spiritual herbs, I will take Xiaoxue to the place where spiritual beasts gather. Although Huajiao's combat power is already quite good, I still want to get to know some new spiritual beasts."

Dou Xueran looked pleasantly surprised. She had a good impression of the two people who had protected Yu Sheng, so she said her thoughts: "Then our goals are similar."

I once traveled down the mountain for a year, and my feathers were slightly injured during that time. Since then, it has always been sullen, feeling that it has not protected me well, and its temper becomes even more irritable during mating season.

I heard that a wind-winged falcon was once released into the Lanxi Secret Realm because it was unruly, so I came to try my luck. I wanted to find it a companion; maybe that would make it feel better.”

"Then can't we travel together?"

Luo Hanying had a very good impression of Dou Xueran. She was a gentle and kind young lady with high cultivation. If they could travel together, they probably wouldn't be in such a terrible situation if they encountered a monster like the Golden Water Lion again.

Ruan Chayan looked at the wind-winged falcon circling above Dou Xueran's head and suggested, "I wonder if Senior Sister Dou would like to join us?"

Dou Xueran smiled and said, "That would be perfect."