The injuries the Sect Leader sustained are not only in the Dantian and Meridians, but also due to the backlash of Spiritual Power.

Any one of these is difficult to heal.

That’s why she decided...to abandon treatment!

Su Xiyue didn’t directly say whether it was possible, but instead spoke of her own situation at that time.

"Did you really use the Forbidden Technique?!"

The Sect Leader was shocked.

With this said, the injuries would be much more severe than hers.

Since injuries from using a Forbidden Technique can recover, then these hidden injuries within her body should also be no problem.

Only she’s not sure...

"Sister Yin forcibly practiced Alchemy before and suffered backlash..."

Apparently knowing what Su Xihe was worried about, Su Xiyue added another sentence.

This sentence indirectly proved one thing.

Qin Yu’s Dao Companions all received fortuitous encounters!

Then, their Root Bone must have improved as well.

To say one isn’t envious would definitely be a lie.

The Sect Leader felt a mix of sourness and bitterness in her heart.

Her sister is like this.

And also that disciple who constantly claims to honor their teacher and talks about repaying the teacher’s kindness, yet doesn’t think about herself.

Is this how one repays a teacher’s kindness?!

"If you were to give me the fortuitous encounter, would it affect you in any way?"

Even when facing an opportunity to enhance Root Bone and heal injuries, Su Xihe still first thought of her sister.

Clearly, she considers Su Xiyue more important than herself!

Su Xiyue felt a surge of emotions, then shook her head.

"No effect?!"

The Sect Leader suddenly felt restless, but upon seeing her sister’s complex expression, she immediately understood something.

She glanced at her sister.

And thought of Leng Ruyu.

Inexplicably, she recalled what Liu Zixiao said to her.

"It’s just, it requires some...sacrifice."

When Su Xiyue said this, she didn’t even dare to look her sister directly in the eyes.

The so-called sacrifice was obvious, after all, Leng Ruyu was an example.

"He dares to ask me for sacrifice?!"

The Sect Leader’s eyes widened in anger, shouting, "I am his teacher!"

Her chest was heaving with rage, shaking violently.

Su Xiyue didn’t know what to say.

This sacrifice must be made, just like Lin Shuishui’s situation, without making sacrifices, she remains a Middle Grade Mortal Bone.

The Sect Leader paced back and forth in the room, growing angrier with each thought.

But Su Xiyue remained silent.

This outcome was expected by her. How could she not understand her sister’s temperament?

"Hmph!"

The Sect Leader coldly snorted, finally leaving a sentence, "These injuries, let them remain!"

...

Approaching nightfall, Qin Yu walked out of the Alchemy Room and saw Su Xihe in the front courtyard.

In the past, within his cave abode, the Sect Leader usually wore comfortable clothing that allowed him to feast his eyes.

But at this moment, she dressed very conservatively, not to mention seeing her Jade Foot; he couldn’t even see her curves, as if she was...guarding against a thief?!

Why is it like this?

He’s her disciple, how could she treat a disciple as a thief?!

Recently, he hasn’t done anything excessive.

"Master."

He greeted her tentatively.

However, the Sect Leader merely snorted lightly, glanced coldly at him, and didn’t respond further, behaving extremely aloof.

She believed in deep emotional ties of the teacher-student relationship, but this...the rebellious disciple...wanted to clash with her, the teacher!

How detestable!

She, Su Xihe, would definitely not let this rebellious disciple succeed!

Qin Yu left bewildered and embarrassed.

After he departed, Liu Zixiao approached and upon seeing the Sect Leader’s outfit, felt speechless and said, "Is that necessary? There are no outsiders here."

Not mentioning outsiders was fine, but bringing them up made the Sect Leader feel even worse.

To her sister and disciple, she’s just an outsider, isn’t that the case?

Seeing her face full of worry, Liu Zixiao became more puzzled and asked, "What’s wrong with you?"

"Alas!..."

The Sect Leader sighed, removed her thick clothing, and suddenly asked, "Zixiao, if you could enhance your Root Bone, what sacrifice would you be willing to make?"

"Enhance the Root Bone?"

Liu Zixiao almost instinctively replied, "I’m willing to pay any cost."

Back then.

The Sect Leader also thought so.

If given the chance, almost no cultivator would miss it.

However, this fortuitous encounter was held by the rebellious disciple!

She felt unpleasant in her heart.

"Where to? Let’s go soak in the hot springs."

...

Since that day, Su Xihe hasn’t mentioned this matter.

Clearly, she cannot accept what happened to Leng Ruyu happening to herself.

The time spent in cultivation passes quickly, and in the blink of an eye, two months have gone by.

First, the Life Rune advanced to the Third Layer, unsurprisingly, another Talisman split off.

[Life Rune: Third Layer (125-5000)]

Qin Yu’s cultivation speed has once again greatly increased.

[Cultivation: Late Foundation Establishment (46%)]

At this speed, breaking through to Golden Core within the timeframe is almost certain.

Due to such speed of advancement, it once made the two masters suspect he was not simply an Upper Grade Spirit Bone.

For this.

Liu Zixiao held his wrist to sense it.

The Root Bone didn’t enhance, but the speed of absorbing and refining Spiritual Qi was astonishing.

Leaving her perplexed.

This is the effect of the Life Rune, Qin Yu thought, he might still be using just the tip of the iceberg.

However, trying to further improve it would probably take at least one or two years.

On this day.

The Divine Body that Qin Yu had been contemplating was finally ready for enhancement.

[Pure Yang Divine Body: Second Layer (2003-2000) ready to break through]

"Breakthrough!"

Flames surged upwards, like fireworks, bursting with countless sparks, like a rain of stars falling down.

In his perception, an extremely intense energy emerged from his bones, his blood, inwardly to outwardly.

"Rumble, rumble, rumble!..."

This rumbling sound, vastly different from last time when rivers flowed through his body, was now a deep and breathtaking thunderous sound resonating from within Qin Yu’s body, vibrating every inch of skin, every cell.

This time not just within the veins.

He noticed that within his bones and organs, an indescribable heat flow was permeating.

At that moment, he was like a volcano ready to erupt, magma continuously rising, washing over his skeleton and organs repeatedly.

Under such circumstances, his bones, organs, muscles, and even each cell were tempered.

Yes, tempered.

Perhaps due to extreme heat, Qin Yu could see some finer impurities that couldn’t be expelled slowly disappearing in this heat.

This process lasted for nearly three hours.