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Li Wei watched for a while, and then Granny Wang came in to take Zhao Yuqing's pulse and channel some healing energy into her.

"This prescription should be simmered over low heat for one hour and taken twice a day for one week."

Granny Wang wrote out a prescription, and immediately a maid took it to the pharmacy in the princess's residence to get the medicine.

Not only does the princess's residence have a pharmacy, but Granny Wang also frequently provides free medical consultations at the entrance, so of course there's no shortage of medicinal herbs.

Li Wei took this opportunity to return to the Baron's mansion and bring breakfast for his senior sister.

"Why didn't you come back last night?" Shang Xueyan asked.

"Something happened..."

Knowing that Shang Xueyan was knowledgeable and experienced, Li Wei told her about what had happened last night, including Zhao Yuqing's sleep talking that morning.

Of course, he didn't mention his relationship with the princess's residence or Long Bilin's affairs.

He only said that he stayed with Zhao Yuqing at the clinic for one night.

"This generation's Heavenly Maiden really only has the Qi Sea cultivation level..."

"The cultivator you encountered should be a protector-level figure of the Longevity Sect, and he was probably using a seventh-order palm technique, the Great Sun Tathagata Palm."

"This palm technique was brought to the Longevity Sect by the traitor Liaojue from Donglin Temple. Many people in the Longevity Sect practice it, so it's impossible to determine the other party's identity."

"As for what Zhao Yuqing said, it does confirm some of my master's guesses."

At this point, Shang Xueyan's expression turned somewhat wistful and emotional.

Li Wei couldn't help but become curious. "What guess?"

"The celestial maidens of all ages are actually the same person, constantly reincarnating."

Shang Xueyan said something that almost shattered Li Wei's worldview: This world actually has reincarnation?

"As far as I know, Zhong Kuiying is the second Heavenly Maiden, while Ji Ling'er is the previous Heavenly Maiden."

"And the meaning behind Zhao Yuqing's words in her dream is as if she used to be called Ji Ling'er, but believed that she was Zhong Kuiying."

"If they are essentially the same person, then all of this makes sense."

"My master thought about this question a long time ago. What methods does the Heavenly Maiden lineage use to enable a person to reach the Eternal Tribulation Realm before the age of twenty, and to cultivate eight such people in succession?"

"Whether reincarnation exists in this world, my master doesn't know either, but after much thought, she concluded that only reincarnation and rebirth could achieve a similar effect."

"Moreover, these eight celestial maidens were indeed born with knowledge, which fits the characteristics of reincarnated beings."

"I just don't know how they retained their memories or even their cultivation levels during reincarnation, and how they managed to come out alive after entering the Demon Tomb?"

"Could the path to reincarnation be hidden within the Demon Tomb?"

Shang Xueyan became extremely interested in this matter, knowing that the Kongsang Sect had an unsealed demon tomb.

If entering the Demon Tomb results not in death and annihilation but in retaining memories and stepping onto the path of reincarnation, what is there to fear from the Demon Tomb?

After they finished talking, Li Wei told Shang Xueyan that he still had to go and take care of Zhao Yuqing. He had already instructed the maid to deliver his lunch to his room at noon, and told her to pick it up herself after noon. Then he left.

Back at the princess's residence, Zhao Yuqing had already woken up.

Li Wei looked at the girl in front of him, who seemed to be a reincarnation, and felt a little curious.

He himself is a reincarnation in some sense, and of course he would not deny the possibility that the celestial maiden has been reincarnating.

It should be noted that the first Heavenly Maiden was a figure from ten thousand years ago.

If that's really the case, then the girl's real age is...

That's not quite right. Celestial maidens only appear once every thousand years or so, and almost all of them enter the Demon Tomb before they even reach the age of thirty.

Even if she remembers all her memories of being alive in nine lifetimes, she would only be a little over two hundred years old.

Moreover, Li Wei didn't know whether she had a perfect fusion of memories from two lifetimes like him, or whether she had some kind of mental split.

Based on the theory that each generation of Heavenly Women has a different personality, it's most likely the latter...

Just as Li Wei's mind was racing, Zhao Yuqing spoke.

"Did you carry me here last night?"

She vaguely remembered what happened last night, but the memory wasn't very clear.

"Yes. Oh, the clothes you're wearing were changed by the maids here; I didn't see anything."

Li Wei looked directly into her eyes and explained.

Zhao Yuqing breathed a sigh of relief; she naturally had ways of knowing whether Li Wei was telling the truth.

"That was the 'Great Sun Tathagata Palm' last night," she said, squinting.

"Donglin Temple must give me an explanation for this matter."

Li Wei understood what she meant; she wanted to use her identity as a celestial maiden to coerce Donglin Temple into helping to capture the person who had made the move.

This technique originated from Donglin Temple, so they should indeed bear some responsibility.

Li Wei thought to himself, "Your Majesty, you seem to overestimate your influence," and was about to roll his eyes.

"Sigh, never mind. With demonic desires burning brightly throughout the land, these sects probably won't obey my orders anymore. My strength is still too weak; the title of Heavenly Maiden ultimately needs to be backed by real power."

"At least he has some self-awareness," Li Wei silently commented.

"Once I recover from my injuries, you can spar with me. I need to break through to the Qi Sea Perfection stage as soon as possible."

With Zhao Yuqing's keen eye, she could certainly see Li Wei's formidable strength at the Qi Sea realm.

Although she is still far inferior to her, she can still serve as a sparring partner.

"Ah, me?"

Li Wei couldn't help but feel a chill when he recalled Zhao Yuqing's previous feat of killing two Qi Sea martial artists and crippling a Spirit Bridge cultivator with a single strike.

"If you agree, I'll teach you how to break through the limits of your physical body."

Zhao Yuqing's eyes darted around; she was considering cultivating Li Wei as her follower.

"Okay, I agree!" That's exactly what Li Wei needs right now.

Although he could ask Long Bilin and his senior sister for other third-tier cultivation techniques to enhance his physical strength, he felt that the improvement he had received from the third-tier cultivation techniques he had learned was not as significant as it had been during his previous body tempering and meridian opening techniques.

This result is likely due to the fact that the focus of the Qi Sea Realm cultivation method is on improving the cultivation level and efficiency of true qi.

In short, this method is not cost-effective and has a very low utilization rate of recharge points.

"In fact, a martial artist's physical strength can be maximized at the Meridian Opening Realm. The next major improvement will be achieved at the Divine Treasure Realm."

Zhao Yuqing opened with a viewpoint that Li Wei had never heard before.

"Most of the power in the Qi Sea Realm is not generated solely from the physical body, that is, the power of Qi and blood, but rather from the enhancement of the physical body by true Qi. That is why the power-enhancing effects of certain second- and third-tier cultivation techniques can be superimposed on each other, because their principles are fundamentally different."

"True Qi accounted for the majority of the power source for martial artists during this period, which is why many martial artists with Qi Sea in their cultivation level cannot even perfectly control their own power."

"And the method I'm about to teach you will further temper your physical body, allowing you to break through your limits."

"Listen carefully..."

Then Zhao Yuqing recited a passage of mental cultivation technique.

"Not adopting external methods is not the Great Way; only I, the Star-Swallowing One, forge a golden platform. The powerful energy from other mountains enters my body, burying all spiritual light and Daoist charm. Meridians are like knives, slicing away foreign forces; marrow is like a furnace, forging dust. The body becomes the ultimate void, where all methods ultimately lead to one material..."

[Ding! 'The Power of Returning to Nothingness' has been recorded. Do you wish to spend 64000 recharge points to add it to the database?]

"How many?!!!"