The deflated cultivator refused to give up and vowed to turn the tables.

"Zinong, Zinong!" Mo Xiaohua called out repeatedly, shaking Su Zinong until he slowly woke up.

Despite his extreme caution, he still contracted the cold poison. Fortunately, having consumed a hundred red crystal fruits, a warm current automatically surged from his body, protecting his internal organs and forcing the cold poison to the periphery to prevent damage.

After this experience, Su Zinong dared not help Mo Xiaohua circulate her internal energy for too long, and would only help her circulate it for half an hour each time before stopping.

This greatly slowed down the progress, but fortunately the two of them weren't in a rush.

After enduring a month by the volcano, most of the cold poison in Mo Xiaohua's body was eliminated.

"Just another half month, hang in there a little longer," Su Zinong said.

"I'm fine. Although it's uncomfortable, I'm used to it." Mo Xiaohua said, wiping away sweat. It was just too hot.

It is precisely because this place is hot, with abundant pure Yang energy, that it can be used to clear away cold toxins. If you were in a more comfortable place, it wouldn't have the same effect, and you might not be able to wash it off even after a year or two.

Half a month later, Su Zinong helped Mo Xiaohua circulate her internal energy for the last time. He found that there was no longer any cold poison in Mo Xiaohua's true energy. He checked her pulse and there were no signs of poisoning. He breathed a long sigh of relief, but this time it was Mo Xiaohua's turn to collapse.

She suffered from heatstroke.

Sigh, Su Zinong thought, "Couldn't he have held on a little longer?" He ran a mile before finding some cool water, which he put in a small plate and quickly ran back to pour over Mo Xiaohua, instantly waking her up.

"Why did you splash water on me!" Mo Xiaohua said angrily.

"Shouldn't you thank me for saving you? You were just fainting from the heat," Su Zinong said.

"Hot, hot, hot! You're a doctor, you have a hundred ways to save me. Why didn't you just prick me with a needle? Why did you have to splash water on me? You've clearly been holding in resentment for so long and are just taking this as an excuse to vent!" Mo Xiaohua said through gritted teeth.

"Yes, you're right, I did it on purpose." Su Zinong wasn't going to talk to her so nicely; she was simply being unreasonable. He turned around and walked westward.

"Hey, where are you going? Wait for me! Su Zinong!" Mo Xiaohua called out as she waved and chased after him.

About 100 miles from the volcano, there is a small town called Wuhua.

It's still hot here, but much cooler than next to the volcano.

"How long are we going to stay here?" Mo Xiaohua asked.

“You don’t need to stay. Your cold poison has been completely cured. You can go back first. What if your master asks you for a favor again?” Su Zinong said calmly.

"Hey, you're so unpredictable, one minute you're good and the next you're bad," Mo Xiaohua sighed.

“I’ve always been like this!” Su Zinong said, taking a sip of water. “Why should I suppress myself when I feel like it?”

Just as Mo Xiaohua was planning to stay for a few days, Su Zinong packed his bags the next morning and continued westward along the coastline.

He didn't have any particular reason for going anywhere; he simply wanted to reach the far south. So, by following the coastline of the blue sea, he could reach the far south.

They had only walked about five miles when they discovered a place with an extremely rich spiritual energy.

"It's a bit like the Five Directions Altar in the far north!" Su Zinong exclaimed to himself.

It's not just similar, it's exactly the same. There's a square rock, even the size is exactly the same, only the spiritual energy emanating from it seems to be even hotter.

"Alas, fate is cruel!" Su Zinong sighed. "If I had known there was such a place here, why would I have spent a month and a half expelling your cold poison?"

Su Zinong discovered that this unusually dense pure Yang spiritual energy would dissipate all of Mo Xiaohua's cold poison if she cultivated here for a month.

Having learned from his previous experience, Su Zinong cautiously looked around to see if there were any elderly men with white hair and beards.

But after waiting for a long time without finding anything, he settled down and sat on the Five Directions Rock to cultivate.

The two practiced for half a month straight, eating fish or dry rations when they were hungry. They practiced for ten hours every day, and their cultivation speed increased tenfold.

But on the sixteenth day, an old man did appear. His hair was white with a slight red tinge, and his face was flushed. He had a loud voice and was not tall. He quickly walked over and thumped the stone, saying, "Hey, young man and young woman, how long have you two been here?"

“Ah, immortal, we’ve been here for several days,” Su Zinong replied.

"I will cultivate and guard this place. Since you're already here, you can practice for a while, but don't stay for more than a month. Once you've finished, leave on your own and don't tell anyone!" The old man spoke quickly.

“Okay!” Su Zinong nodded and said, “We will leave after we have trained for a month.”

But Su Zinong was reluctant to leave; he didn't want to go unless someone chased him away.

So he originally planned to practice for fifteen days, but he only counted it as five days. Then he practiced for another twenty-five days before reluctantly leaving.

The red-faced immortal did not reappear, but Su Zinong seemed to sense that he had arrived nearby, so he had no choice but to leave.

"It seems your cultivation level has increased," Mo Xiaohua said.

“We absolutely have to go. We’ve come all this way to the far south, enduring the scorching heat and cultivating in seclusion without even having time to play. We’ve found a place ten times better for cultivation and have been training for almost a month and a half. How can we not advance our cultivation level and live up to the blessings of heaven?” Su Zinong said with a smile.

"It really feels like I've been practicing for a few years. I've also advanced a small realm and am now at five stars. Haha, thank you, Zinong!" Mo Xiaohua smiled.

"What's there to thank me for? I've also advanced a minor realm myself, reaching the peak of the five-star level," Su Zinong said.

Su Zinong thought to himself, "If Huang Chenghe knew that he had advanced another realm, he would be very happy." He continued, "Never mind, he's probably still with Danfeng right now. What happened to Chaoxia? Has she returned to the mountain? I should have brought Chaoxia along; her cultivation method is fire-based, which is very suitable for this far south."

"Hey, what are you thinking about?" Mo Xiaohua patted him and asked.

“I remember there is a Five Directions Altar in the far south, so there should be one in the far west and far east as well,” Su Zinong said, gazing into the distance.

"Then let's hurry up and go, lest someone else beat us to it," Mo Xiaohua urged.

"What's the rush? Isn't your master very powerful? Why don't you let him teach you the methods of cultivation? I'm different; I don't have a master, so I can only rely on myself to find opportunities everywhere," Su Zinong said impatiently.

"Even with a master, who would complain about having too many opportunities!" Mo Xiaohua said dismissively.

“I can’t take you with me, I’ve already made plans with other girls,” Su Zinong said truthfully. He wasn’t lying; he had indeed promised Ou Ruo at the time.

"Why are you such a womanizer? You're always taking different girls here and there." Mo Xiaohua was very angry.

“It’s none of your business,” Su Zinong said. “It’s my freedom to take whomever I want and wherever I want to go.” Su Zinong said emphatically.

Mo Xiaohua was speechless.

I really don't have the status or right to say anything about him. According to Su Zinong, he and I are just ordinary friends.

“Let’s head north back first. I’ve made plans with a friend that once my cultivation improves, I’m going to find Mo Mo, one of the Four Extraordinary Women, and get my revenge,” Su Zinong said. “Don’t let her know.”

"Huh? Do you and your friends have a grudge against Mo Mo?" Mo Xiaohua asked in surprise.

Su Zinong nodded and said, "Of course we have a grudge. Mo Mo's house was full of vicious traps, which caused my friend and me to fall and hurt our butts. We had already agreed to go find Mo Mo and make her fall and hurt her butts!"