Chapter 2891 — Tianchan's Decision

"Yes, Tianchan, you have done well. Though the plan can no longer be carried out, properly managing and developing the Xuandan Sect is also a fine way forward. I have high hopes for you!" Elder Ancestor Xuanchen said.

"Yes. In the future, I ask for your guidance, Martial Uncle!" Tianchan said, cupping her hands in salute.

"Very good. You may go now. Make haste and give that Earth Drill Star your reply—don't keep him waiting. After all, he is our ally, is he not?" Elder Ancestor Xuanchen instructed.

"This disciple will go to him at once!" Tianchan answered hurriedly.

Tianchan returned to her quarters and casually glanced at her phone. She did not know why, but ever since she had come back from the trial, she had acquired the habit of checking her phone—not checking it left her uneasy, yet checking it left her somewhat disappointed.

In the past, Tianchan would not look at her phone even once in half a month, and would not even turn it on, because the Xuandan Sect still preserved many ancient customs—whenever there was a matter, it was passed along by disciples and servants.

Seeing that there was actually a missed call on her phone, Tianchan was slightly taken aback. She hurriedly checked it in a fluster—it was a number she recognized!

He... had called her? She had been meaning to call him herself, to explain to him the pros and cons of this matter, but she had not expected him to call first. At this thought, Tianchan hastily pressed the callback button.

"Tianchan?" Wei Zhao had not expected Tianchan to call back so quickly, and he hurriedly picked up.

"Yes... it's me..." Hearing that familiar voice, Tianchan felt a certain special sensation in her heart. "You were looking for me?"

"Yes. Are you doing all right...?" The words were on the tip of Wei Zhao's tongue, but they came out as a question.

"Yes, quite well. And you?" After asking, Tianchan felt it was a superfluous question—she knew nearly every move Wei Zhao had made since returning to the Xuandan Sect inn. There was no need to ask at all.

"I'm doing quite well too..." Wei Zhao said.

"You didn't call me just to ask that, did you..." Tianchan suddenly laughed. "What is it?"

"There is something I wanted to ask you—it's about the claw of the Five Baleful Dragon that I obtained earlier. You know about it, right?" As he spoke, Wei Zhao recounted Little Nine's illness to Tianchan in detail. "Do you know how to use the claw of the Five Baleful Dragon?"

"You... want to know how to use the claw of the Five Baleful Dragon?" A most peculiar expression immediately appeared on Tianchan's face—a look of not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"That's right. You know?" Wei Zhao was suddenly rather excited. From Tianchan's tone, it seemed she did know how to use the claw of the Five Baleful Dragon.

"Yes, I know," Tianchan said with certainty. "Things from earth-attribute spirit beasts must be paired with a mate and a medicinal catalyst before they can be used on cultivators who have earth-attribute problems in their bodies. This catalyst exists only at the Loess Plateau Sect in the Western Regions. That place is the birthplace of the earth attribute. At the Loess Plateau Sect there is a hundred-million-year-old underground karst cave, and inside it is a stalactite that is the very essence of earth-attribute power. The stalactite liquid dripping from it is earth-attribute essence liquid—extremely precious!"

"Oh? You mean I have to go to the Loess Plateau Sect to beg for this earth-attribute essence liquid?" Wei Zhao asked at once.

"Correct. But this earth-attribute essence liquid is exceedingly rare and precious—only one small bottle can be collected every hundred years, and that is enough for a single use..." Tianchan said.

"Uh... you can't be serious? That rare? Then wouldn't it be very hard for me to obtain?" Wei Zhao could not help but smile wryly. Why did every quest for a spirit medicine follow such similar plots? It had been the same when he went to the Ice Palace before...

"It is indeed very hard to obtain. However, compared with the life of Earth Overlord, the young sect master of the Loess Plateau Sect, that small bottle of earth-attribute essence liquid is nothing but a drop in the ocean. Even ten or eight bottles—if you could save the young sect master of the Loess Plateau Sect, they would give them to you without the slightest hesitation!" Tianchan said. Previously she had not known how to tell Wei Zhao to go and treat Earth Overlord, but now all that needed no saying—it had become entirely a matter of course!

"Oh?" Only then did Wei Zhao recall that Earth Overlord, the young sect master of that Loess Plateau Sect, had been beaten by Zhang Naipao at the restaurant entrance. "Earth Overlord isn't dead yet?"

"They're keeping him alive with Great Restoration Pills!" Tianchan said. "He won't die for the time being, but he can't live either..."

Wei Zhao drew a deep breath and carefully weighed the pros and cons of this matter, yet he still said firmly, "All right, I'll treat him! I'll go find the people of the Loess Plateau Sect to discuss this in a little while!"

True, healing Earth Overlord's injuries would expose Wei Zhao's healing ability—but compared with Little Nine's life, that hardly mattered. Wei Zhao already had enough enemies as it was, and he stood in a position strong enough that even if people learned of this ability, it would merely add one more advantage for others to covet.

The present Wei Zhao was like a hedgehog, seeking a balance among all levels and factions: I will not go out of my way to prick you, but if you come for me, I will prick you. And so, for the time being, all was peaceful.

"That won't be necessary. There's a saying—'a deal that must be chased is no deal.' If you go to him of your own accord with a favor to ask, they will not remember your kindness. But if you make them come to you, that is a different matter," Tianchan said.

"But how do I let him know that I can heal Earth Overlord?" Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback.

"Leave that to me. You just wait in your room, and when the time comes, be appropriately reserved about it. What you gain will be more than just the earth-attribute essence liquid," Tianchan said.

"This... then thank you!" Wei Zhao was somewhat astonished. He had not expected Tianchan to possess such great influence as to arrange for the people of the Loess Plateau Sect to come looking for him—but when he thought of Tianchan's background with the Five Luminaries Sect, it was hardly surprising.

"Saying thank you to me... I'll kick you!" With that, Tianchan hung up. Her face was flushed and her heart racing—especially when she said that last sentence, Tianchan found that she was terribly nervous...

"..." Wei Zhao was somewhat speechless. Thanking her got him kicked?

After hanging up, he turned his head and saw Yang Qiqi staring fixedly at him. Wei Zhao felt rather awkward—earlier he had not asked about Little Nine's matter, and had instead been exchanging pleasantries with Tianchan. He wondered whether Yang Qiqi was displeased.

"This... Little Qi..." Wei Zhao did not know what to say.

"Brother A-Yi, Little Nine can be saved now, right? That Sister Tianchan you know is so amazing—she even knows people from the Loess Plateau Sect?" Yang Qiqi looked at Wei Zhao excitedly!

Wei Zhao was taken aback. Only then did he realize that Yang Qiqi had probably heard his entire conversation with Tianchan. In this room there were only the two of them, and it was very quiet—it was hardly surprising that she could hear Tianchan's words...