"Um… Miss Yunli, is your arm really okay? Why don't you bandage it simply first and then go see a physician at the Alchemy Commission?"
Looking at Yunli's bleeding arm, a trace of guilt rose in Yanqing's heart. Had his sword strike just now been too heavy?
"It's fine. There's no need for you to worry about that. You should worry about yourself first."
Hearing this, Yunli shook her head lightly. She stored "Old Mettle" into her extradimensional space. Under Yanqing's dumbfounded gaze, a purple-gold flowing light emerged at the girl's wound. In the next second, the originally severe penetrating wound healed as if time had flowed backward, returning to perfect condition.
Is this the power of Abundance? No, that's not right. The Path cannot lie. There was no Abundance aura just now. Then what exactly is this…
"I'll be leaving first. You lost again this time, Cloud Knight Yanqing."
Without caring what Yanqing was thinking at the moment, Miss Yunli turned around and walked out of the training ground. The outcome of this battle had already been decided. There was no point in staying here any longer.
Hearing Yunli's words, Yanqing, who was still lost in thought, raised his head and watched the girl leave.
'Tap, tap, tap…'
Yunli's soft footsteps met the ground. The sound was very light, almost completely silent. Yet these tiny sounds struck Yanqing's heart like the giant hammer of the Amber King, making his heartbeat pulse in time with the rhythm.
"What a strange feeling. What's wrong with me? My heart feels a little itchy. Maybe I should go see a doctor…"
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On the spectator platform of the training ground, Jing Yuan kept recalling the scene of Yunli healing her wound in his mind. After a long while, he let out a long breath.
"Just as I thought."
Jing Yuan's words reached Huaiyan's ears. He first frowned slightly, then analyzed thoughtfully.
"The power just now should not be [Abundance] power. I did not sense the aura of the 'Plague Author' on the girl. However, aside from [Abundance], there should be no other Path that possesses the ability to heal."
"Hahaha!" Jing Yuan laughed heartily, withdrew his gaze, and spoke to Huaiyan.
"General Huaiyan, that was indeed not the power of the 'Plague Author.' Moreover, what Yunli did just now has absolutely nothing to do with the word 'healing.'"
"Nothing to do with healing?"
Hearing Jing Yuan's words, Huaiyan was first stunned, then his brows furrowed even deeper.
Just as General Candle Dragon was deep in thought and unable to figure it out, Jing Yuan suddenly offered a hint.
"General Huaiyan, why don't you try thinking from a different angle?"
"The Xianzhou has soared for eight thousand years. Its culture and arts are profound, extensive, and have a long history. There is a phrase called 'broken mirror rejoined.' I wonder if General Huaiyan can think of anything?"
"Broken mirror rejoined… broken mirror rejoined…"
Repeatedly chewing on Jing Yuan's words, Huaiyan seemed to realize something after a long time.
"If it has nothing to do with healing, then could this power be… 'retrospection'? Is this the power of [Causality]?" Huaiyan asked tentatively.
'Clap clap clap!'
Jing Yuan smiled and clapped.
"As expected of General Huaiyan. With just a simple hint, you arrived at the answer yourself. I am impressed. What Yunli used just now was indeed the power of [Causality]. It is clear that she has successfully stepped onto the [Causality] Path."
"Yunli has become the second [Causality] Pathstrider of the Xianzhou Alliance after Qingque."
At the same time, at the Alchemy Commission of the Luofu…
"Ha, today is another peaceful and calm day. Days like this are pretty nice too."
Gazing at the cloudless sky with rippling blue waves, a Cloud Knight guarding the Alchemy Commission could not help but sigh.
"Yeah, another peaceful and calm day. I'm still not quite used to days like this." Another Cloud Knight agreed.
"…Have you heard? It seems our Alchemy Commission is getting a new Cauldron Master dropped in from above. They say it was personally appointed by the Alliance." The first Cloud Knight said quietly.
"Really? Hasn't the Cauldron Master position been vacant for a long time? Even the previous one was only an acting Cauldron Master. Dropping someone in… hiss, the more I think about it, the more terrifying it sounds."
"..."
The two chatted back and forth, moving from the new Cauldron Master's background to gender, then from gender to appearance, then from appearance to…
"Hehe, I heard the new Cauldron Master is a great beauty from the Vidyadhara race, and you know, Vidyadhara don't… Ah! What is that?!"
'Whoosh——!'
In the Cloud Knight's sight, a blue meteor like thunder and lightning streaked across the sky, hurtling toward the Alchemy Commission at a speed surpassing sound.
"What are you standing there for? Dodge!"
The other Cloud Knight hurriedly pulled his still-dazed companion and fled quickly to the side.
What time was this? Why the hell are you still spacing out here! We're racing against the god of death right now. Even one second late and you might die without a grave!
The blue meteor plummeted with unstoppable force. In just a few breaths, it landed in front of the Alchemy Commission's main gate.
Unexpectedly, although the meteor's momentum was extremely grand, it caused no damage or loss whatsoever. Not even a single floor tile in front of the Alchemy Commission's gate was damaged. Truly strange.
"We… we seem to be fine?"
The Cloud Knight soldier who had survived the ordeal removed his helmet and touched his cheek in disbelief.
"Look over there!" Another Cloud Knight suddenly shouted.
Following the soldier's gaze, they saw that at the spot where the meteor had landed, cyan-blue energy was gradually dissipating. In its place stood a silver-haired woman with fox ears and a heroic bearing.
The fox-eared woman wore tight shorts and a cyan-green top resembling a qipao. Noticing the Cloud Knights' gazes, she tossed her hair and flashed them a bright, hearty smile.
"What a beautiful fox-eared la—"
'Smack!'
Before the soldier could finish, his companion reacted quickly and delivered a heavy chop to the back of his neck.
"Ouch! What are you doing?! That hurts!"
"Shh—!" Before the struck Cloud Knight could complain, his companion hurriedly made a silencing gesture, his expression extremely serious.
The soldier was no fool. Seeing his companion's expression, although he did not quite understand, he said nothing more.