Sword drawn from the constellations, poison as its edge.

Chapter 252 Azi's Level Up
"No, no, there's no need for such formalities." Li Qiushui waved her hands repeatedly, looking shy and timid: "You're going to heal my wounds, and I haven't even properly thanked you yet. How can I accept such a grand gesture from you first?"

The eight friends all laughed, thinking that this little grandmaster was indeed worthy of the name "little," so simple and kind.

Xue Muhua stepped forward and said, "Junior Grandmaster, there's no need for thanks. It's all within our duty as disciples. However, we'll need to examine your injuries to determine the specifics of how to perform the medical treatment."

Li Qiushui shook her head sweetly and said, "I'm very ugly, and I don't want so many people to see me."

Xue Muhua said, "What's so difficult about that? A clean room has been prepared in the back. Please, Junior Grandmaster, move there. It will be enough for me, Qinglu, and Mingzhe to accompany you."

Li Qiushui asked in confusion, "Who is Qinglu?"

Shi Qinglu immediately stepped forward and said with a smile, "Grandmaster Uncle, this disciple is Shi Qinglu."

Xue Muhua explained, “Each of us eight has our own strengths. Junior Sister Qinglu is best at tending to flowers and plants. Her technique is delicate and steady, making her a perfect assistant to the disciples. Moreover, she is skilled in preparing various medicinal herbs, which will also help in performing magic.”

Li Qiushui nodded, stepped forward and took Shi Qinglu's hand, saying, "Thank you so much. You are more beautiful than any flower. What flower is so lucky to have you tend to it?"

Seeing how kind she was, Shi Qinglu was delighted and flattered her, saying, "It is truly a blessing for this disciple to have the opportunity to serve Junior Grandmaster."

Li Qiushui smiled gently and looked at Jiang Mingzhe, saying, "You said you would find me some more Cold Jade Toad Ointment, have you gotten it yet?"

Jiang Mingzhe pulled Azi over and said with a grin, "Alright, alright, but the credit isn't mine. It's all thanks to my senior sister's hard work. She went through so much trouble and nearly died to finally get a bottle!"

Then, he said to Azi in a serious tone, "Senior Sister, Junior Grandmaster is a very kind person. If you give her the spiritual medicine, she will definitely offer you countless benefits. You must not accept them. At most, she can tell you about the Lesser Formless Skill, and that will be enough."

At first, Azi had a stern face, but after hearing what he said, she was all smiles.

Since leaving the Starry Sea, Jiang Mingzhe's cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds, which often worries Azi. However, Jiang Mingzhe's main cultivation technique, the Northern Darkness Divine Art, is extremely dangerous. Now that he has obtained the Lesser Formless Art, which is on par with it, Azi is naturally satisfied.

He hurriedly pulled out a small white jade box, held it in his hands with a smile, and said, "Yes, yes, as soon as I heard my junior brother say that this was for our junior grandmaster, I immediately risked my life to find it. But you don't have to feel sorry for me, junior grandmaster. As long as it can help us restore our old appearance even a little bit, I will be happy to go through all the trouble."

The two of them stood shoulder to shoulder, their faces beaming with ingratiating smiles, their four large eyes narrowed into slits, their expressions remarkably similar.

Zhong Ling pouted, pulled Mu Wanqing aside, and whispered, "Look at the two of them, can't you tell?"

Mu Wanqing stared at it for a moment, then asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Did you see something?"

Zhong Ling glanced at her sideways and said, "Do you see why you're the concubine now?"

Mu Wanqing glared at her fiercely and gritted her teeth, saying, "Foot-washing maid!"

Li Qiushui glanced at the jade box in A Zi's palm, and looked at her with a half-smile, saying, "Little girl, you think you can exchange a mere jar of medicine for my Lesser Formless Skill?"

Jiang Mingzhe raised his eyebrows, about to speak, when Li Qiushui glared at him and said, "Shut up! Let the little girl speak for herself. I want to see what she can come up with to dare to ask me for such an exorbitant amount!" As she spoke, she released a slight aura, trying to intimidate Azi.

Little did she know that with Jiang Mingzhe present, even though Azi was wary of her, she was also very confident.

He chuckled and said, "Although the Lesser Formless Skill is precious, in my opinion, the most precious thing in the world is my junior grandmaster's beautiful face! Now that we have Doctor Xue's medical skills and my spiritual medicine, oh my, my peerless beauty is about to reappear. On this day of universal celebration, it is not an exorbitant request from our junior grandmaster to make us disciples happy. At most, it is just a small request from a kitten."

Xue Muhua and Shi Qinglu, who also coveted this divine skill, immediately said, "What this junior sister says makes sense."

Li Qiushui, flattered for so long, couldn't help but laugh heartily and said smugly, "Alright, alright, it turns out that all the fourth-generation disciples of our sect are skilled in using their tongues. So it's settled then. You healed the old wound on my face, and I'll pass on the Lesser Formless Skill to you."

Xue Muhua, Shi Qinglu, and Azi were overjoyed and bowed in unison, saying, "Thank you, Junior Grandmaster!"

Jiang Mingzhe smiled slightly. He was certain that Li Qiushui would agree. Otherwise, when it came time to perform the technique, whether she used anesthesia to knock them unconscious or Li Qiushui used her own Turtle Breathing Technique, it would be tantamount to handing their lives over to someone else. If it weren't for a divine skill manual of the Lesser Formless Skill level keeping them on the hook, how could she feel at ease?
Xue Muhua led the way, taking Li Qiushui to the clean room. He carefully examined the scars on her face and nodded, saying, "Cut open the wound, remove the scar tissue, restore the facial features, and suture in layers. This method should be effective. However, we must wait until dawn to perform this technique. Junior Uncle, please rest well. I will have my junior brother Feng Asan prepare the necessary tools."

Li Qiushui was unwilling to sleep. She remembered what Jiang Mingzhe had said before, that a golden knife and jade hook were needed, and immediately asked to see Feng Asan make a move.

Feng Asan was not intimidated. This was a jewelry store, and all kinds of tools and materials were readily available. He worked for an hour or so, melting gold to forge knives and cutting jade into hooks. Li Qiushui picked them up and examined them closely. The blades were sharp and the jade hooks were delicate and pointed, which made her very happy.

She took out a nearly transparent thread and handed it to Feng Asan, saying, "This is the Heavenly Silkworm Rope, made of twisted Heavenly Silkworm silk. Can you untangle it?"

Feng Asan's eyes lit up. He took the silkworm silk and examined it closely for a while. He nodded and said, "I soak it in hot water, then slowly knead it and separate it with a needle tip to extract the silkworm silk."

After saying that, he did the same thing again, and soon it was restored to a thread, so fine that it was invisible. It was Shi Qinglu who was skillful and threaded it into the hollow eye of the jade hook.

Li Qiushui was overjoyed and took Xue, Feng, Shi, Azi, and Jiang Mingzhe to the clean room. She passed on a portion of the Lesser Formless Skill to them, as if she were feeding the horse before it ran, so that they would work harder.

As Jiang Mingzhe listened to Li Qiushui explain the techniques, he thought to himself, "No wonder Wu Yazi was able to cultivate both the Beiming Divine Art and the Xiaowuxiang Art. The core techniques of the Xiaowuxiang Art are very similar to the Beiming Divine Art's transformation technique, both of which allow internal energy to be arbitrarily transformed into different attributes."

However, the internal energy cultivated by the Lesser Formless Skill is gentle and peaceful, making it extremely safe to cultivate. Therefore, the cultivation speed is also incredibly fast. No wonder even great masters like Ding Chunqiu and Kumārajīva couldn't help but switch to cultivating this skill after they obtained it.

Azi was even more radiant. What she valued was not the rapid cultivation of the Lesser Formless Skill, but the ability to freely transform attributes.

She had previously benefited from her father's influence in Dali by cultivating the Zhou Tian Xing Su Du Jie Jing, opening seventy-three fire element acupoints in one go. Later, with continued practice, she opened seven or eight metal element acupoints. If she had mastered the Xiao Wu Xiang Gong, she could have transformed her internal energy into a special characteristic, turning fire into metal. Opening acupoints later would have been much easier, and resonance and intermingling would have been a piece of cake.

Li Qiushui was also in high spirits. As she explained in detail, the group listened with great interest. Before they knew it, the sun was shining brightly in broad daylight. Li Qiushui laughed and said, "If you're not tired, then please save my face."

Xue Muhua and Shi Qinglu, having received great benefits, were extremely affectionate towards this "little grandmaster uncle." They personally boiled water to scald everything and washed their hands clean. Li Qiushui then used her turtle breathing technique, appearing as if she were dead, allowing Xue Muhua to work his magic on her face.

(End of this chapter)