After the mind-reading cripple junior sister, the entire sect rose to prominence.

Chapter 159 Senior Brother Qi

The black thing was covered by mud, looking like a pitch-black mass, and was impossible to distinguish, but a faint fragrance wafted out.

Ling Qing's expression shifted, "Heavenly Saliva Fragrant Mushroom."

This thing is rare; not many people recognize it, let alone when it's encased in mud.

However, the Bu Shen clan has a unique talent in this area. When it comes to recognizing spirit herbs and plants, probably no other clan is more proficient than them.

"There are actually Heavenly Fragrance Mushrooms here?" The woman's eyes widened.

She's only met him once!

"Wait, look at this dog!"

The spotted dog casually pulled out the Heavenly Saliva Mushroom, not even bothering to sniff it.

The next instant, the mud-covered Tianyanxiang mushroom vanished into thin air.

"Oh no, it ate it?" Xiao Ling asked anxiously, tugging at Uncle Lin's sleeve.

That was a rare and delicious mushroom! How could a dog just eat it like that?
It didn't even move its mouth; isn't that just swallowing it whole?
"No, it was stored in the Qiankun Bag," Ling Qing replied.

"Oh, that's alright... wait, a dog? A Qiankun bag?" Xiao Ling was starting to have an existential crisis.

He recognizes each word individually, but why can't he understand it when they're put together?
Can dogs have magic bags?

Dogs can use magic bags?
Despite his suspicions, he still looked at the dog and, sure enough, found a pendant around its neck.

The pendant is strung on a very ordinary chain, making it look like an ornament, but it is actually a storage space.

Moreover, this type of Qiankun space is much more expensive than the most common Qiankun bag.

Xiao Ling couldn't help but clutch her chest—

Even he can't afford a necklace-style Qiankun bag, how could this dog have one?!

"Since it has a Qiankun bag, it must be a dog from the Immortal Sect. It was even instructed to pick Heavenly Saliva Mushrooms and put them into the Qiankun space... Has this dog developed intelligence?" someone exclaimed.

Ling Qing hummed in agreement, a glint of light in her eyes that vanished almost instantly. "Xianlai Sect... truly a blessed land."

……

"By the way, Senior Sister Chen, shouldn't Spot have gone to the back mountain by now? What if she runs into the Bu Shen Clan?" Du Yue and Chen Lan suddenly thought of something when they came to visit Mo Jiuwei.

"Maybe, if we bump into each other, we bump into each other, it's only a matter of time," Chen Lan said nonchalantly.

At first, Spot led the way, and everyone followed it to collect the Heavenly Saliva Mushrooms. But after a while, everyone realized that Spot was a little too clever.

It can understand everyone's conversation!
Actually, Dalmatian was smarter than ordinary dogs in the beginning, and could understand some simple commands, but it was nowhere near as exaggerated as it is now.

At that time, everyone knew that the dog seemed to have undergone some kind of mutation at the Immortal Sect, such as gaining intelligence or some other change.

This change might be due to the rich spiritual energy of the Xianlai Sect, or it might be because the spots had consumed too many Tianxianxiang mushrooms.

Meng Ling suggested that they equip it with a Qiankun bag, so that it might be able to find the Heavenly Saliva Mushrooms and bring them back on its own.

This not only frees up manpower but also increases efficiency.

Everyone thought it was feasible, and after trying it, it actually worked! The only downside is that without supervision, the dog might steal some of the Heavenly Fragrance Mushrooms, but even that's fine; the loss is still within acceptable limits.

The effects of consuming the same spiritual substance will gradually diminish if done in excess. The dog ate quite a bit of it a few days ago, so it was able to resist its temptation to some extent.

After trying this for some time, Spot was left to collect the Heavenly Fragrance Mushrooms. It would collect them every day and give them to Du Yue, who would then reward it with delicious treats.

“Yes, it’s okay,” Mo Jiuwei said.

We've already brought people to the Immortal Sect, so why are we afraid they'll discover the Spotted Mushroom and the Heavenly Saliva Mushroom?

She was fully aware of the situation and remained completely calm.

As they were talking, their communication talisman rang; it was from Hu Jiu.

"Come to the main hall immediately! Something has happened to Qi Heng!"

The three exchanged a glance, then hurriedly headed towards the main hall.

The seven maids were unable to help; it was Du Yue who carried Mo Jiuwei there directly.

"What's wrong? Where is Senior Brother Qi?"

"What happened?"

When they arrived, the other senior and junior brothers and sisters also arrived one after another, and everyone looked anxious.

Qi Heng is the only disciple who has not yet returned to the Immortal Sect.

Mo Jiuwei had heard that this senior brother had been in seclusion at her home for ten years, preparing to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, and that they had been out of contact during that time.

Qi Heng was at the late Golden Core stage at that time, the most powerful among all the disciples of the Immortal Sect, and the most valued by the sect leader. Moreover, he was not even a hundred years old, which shows his excellence.

If they can truly break through and reach the Nascent Soul stage in one fell swoop, they might be able to reverse the decline of the Immortal Sect, buy more time for development, and avoid the regret of closing down the sect and ending in desolation.

However, things don't seem to be going well with Qi Heng; there's been no movement since he went into seclusion!
If the Immortal Sect hadn't kept his life tablet and known that he had always been alive, they probably would have thought he...

Unexpectedly, news about him came out today.

"Senior Brother Qi just sent me a telepathic message, containing only the six words 'Cangming Lake Yiling Vine'. His voice sounded off, like he was about to collapse."

Hu Jiu was very anxious. "I then asked him what had happened and how he was doing, but he didn't reply. I immediately checked his divination mark and found it was flickering, which was a sign of impending death. He must have met with disaster!"

Liu Feng pushed Xu Yihan's wheelchair in from outside. "Cangming Lake is on the west bank, and Yiling Vine is a treasure that can purify spiritual roots. How could Qi Heng be there?"

“Senior Brother Qi’s home is in Yueyuan City, not far from the West Bank. Could it be that he learned about Yi Ling Teng and went there to find it, and then encountered danger there?” Chen Lan asked.

“No.” Liu Feng frowned. “Qi Heng is the most composed person. Unless he is absolutely certain, he will not be tempted by news of treasures. Besides, he has been in seclusion. We sent him many messages in the meantime, but he did not reply. If he had come out of seclusion normally, he would have contacted us first.”

"...Could it be that Senior Brother Qi originally didn't want to contact us anymore, but because of the unexpected incident, he sent this message at the end?" Meng Ling asked tentatively.

Her thinking might be a bit pessimistic, after all, ten years have passed, and there could have been too many changes in that time.

For example, Qi Heng had already broken through to the Nascent Soul stage in the past ten years, but he disliked the Immortal Sect and did not want to return, which is why he deliberately ignored the telepathic message.

The fact that he suddenly posted this today might mean that he actually posted it to many people, not just the Xianlai Sect.
The reason for this speculation is that Meng Ling was young, and Qi Heng had already gone into seclusion and left the sect when she entered the sect. Therefore, she had only heard about Senior Brother Qi, but had never met him in person.