Chapter 1170: Chapter 1170: Sky Blue Phoenix
"Um."
Not knowing how much time had passed, Xiao Yi slowly awoke.
The moment he woke up, pain flooded his entire body, causing him to let out a soft, low moan.
Before he fainted, he was already aware of how bad his physical condition was.
Three terrifying auras were using his body as a ’battlefield,’ clashing against each other.
Although the two flame auras ’won,’ his body was already in shambles.
Now, naturally, he was in pain all over.
"Master is awake?" Just at this moment, a gentle voice slowly reached him.
"Hmm?" Xiao Yi was taken aback and only then noticed that a woman was sitting beside him.
And the place he found himself now was not where he had been meditating but inside a mountain cave.
The woman was roughly twenty-one or twenty-two years old and dressed in a blue robe.
Xiao Yi instinctively raised a hand to pat himself, forcefully sitting up.
"Hiss." Xiao Yi sucked in a cold breath; his entire painful body couldn’t withstand such a large movement.
He endured the pain and leaned back against the cave wall.
"Master, do not be afraid." The woman stretched out her hand but remained seated without moving.
"Hmm?" Xiao Yi glanced at the woman, furrowing his eyebrows.
A white silk was covering the woman’s eyes.
"Miss’s eyes?" Xiao Yi asked.
Feeling that the woman bore no ill intent, Xiao Yi slightly relaxed his guard.
"I cannot see." The woman shook her head and let out a gentle laugh.
"However." The woman spoke with some embarrassment, "Master waved his hand before my eyes; I can feel it."
"There is wind."
"Ah." Xiao Yi awkwardly withdrew his hand.
Earlier, he had instinctively waved his hand in front of the woman’s eyes.
"Thank you, miss." Xiao Yi said, clearly noticing the bandages all over his body.
His broken and battered body was wrapped in white gauze.
There were decent healing medicines on the bandages, stabilizing his condition.
"No need to thank me." The woman shook her head.
"Is Miss an Alchemist?" Xiao Yi asked.
He could see that the bandaging on his body was extremely well done.
The medicines within were applied perfectly.
Some of the healing medicines were quite high in quality; the woman in front of him was at least a Ninth-grade Alchemist.
"Yes." The woman nodded.
After speaking, the woman stood up and said, "Since Master is awake, I will not stay here any longer."
"Wait." Xiao Yi said, "May I ask, how long have I been unconscious?"
The woman thought for a moment and responded softly, "About half a day."
Xiao Yi glanced outside the cave; the sky was dark, and inside the cave, there was a bonfire.
Calculating the time, he must have fainted in the afternoon, and now it was indeed about half a day later.
Xiao Yi smiled; this matched his guess.
"May I ask the lady one more thing?" Xiao Yi continued, "Do you know what caused you to lose your sight?"
The woman’s originally calm expression suddenly turned somber, but she still said, "Are you also an Alchemist?"
Xiao Yi realized that asking such a direct question was indeed inappropriate.
"Please do not misunderstand, I am merely inquiring to see if I can be of help." Xiao Yi said with a serious tone.
The woman shook her head, "It’s a condition, but Alchemists cannot cure it."
Xiao Yi also shook his head, "It’s not that Alchemists can’t cure it, but rather a matter of skill."
"If Miss trusts me, could you wait an hour?"
"An hour?" The woman was surprised, then nodded.
The woman’s actions were gentle and sophisticated as she slowly sat down.
Xiao Yi nodded, then paid no further attention.
Inside his body, the Golden Flame Sacred Fire condensed in an instant, swiftly moving through the damaged organs and limbs.
Now that the Cold Ice Aura had dissipated.
The injury on his wrecked body, while severe, was not difficult for Xiao Yi to treat.
In fact, when Xiao Yi fainted, he felt uneasy.
Because with his severe injuries, even if the Cold Ice Aura had disappeared, if he didn’t treat them promptly, there would be hidden dangers.
The explosions of aura had worsened his injuries, causing him to faint.
If this woman hadn’t bandaged him and stabilized many of his injuries.
Even if he woke now, the severe injuries would have caused him great trouble.
If the internal meridians and organs suffered for so long under such severe injuries, it could result in complete destruction of meridians at best or significant loss of Cultivation at worst.
Without several months of recovery, treatment would be impossible.
But this woman had stabilized his injuries, saving him from such troubles.
Now, he only needed to treat the injuries completely to be at ease.
An hour passed in a flash.
The injuries inside Xiao Yi’s body had completely healed.
"Hoo." Xiao Yi took a deep breath, clenched his strong fists, filled with joy.
He looked at the woman, who sat quietly beside him, never moving, tranquil and natural.
On her delicate face, there was occasionally a frown, sometimes a look of contemplation.
"Miss, how did you find me?" Xiao Yi gently asked.
The woman gave a gentle laugh and replied, "I happened to be searching for Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures nearby and discovered you."
Though this place is deep in the mountains and forests, there are many Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that have grown for hundreds and thousands of years.
This woman was an Alchemist, so it was normal for her to be here.
"Miss, since you can’t see, aren’t you afraid of danger?" Xiao Yi asked again.
The woman smiled, "I’ve visited this mountain many times; there are no demon beasts, only wild beasts."
"I have my own cultivation, what is there to fear."
"But you, Master, seem very cautious."
From Xiao Yi’s awakening and sudden movement to now asking so many questions, all were prudent actions.
"You misunderstand." Xiao Yi smiled and stepped slowly toward the woman.
"May I ask, what condition do you have? Could you let me sense it?"
The woman thought for a moment and nodded.
Xiao Yi gently reached out and lightly touched the woman’s shoulder, starting to sense.
"Hmm?" After a moment, Xiao Yi furrowed his brow.
"Miss has no illness, this..."
"I said." The woman clearly showed a trace of disappointment but still smiled gently, "This condition cannot be cured by Alchemists."
"I have studied the path of alchemy since childhood, now reaching Holy-grade, yet I have no solution."
"But, still, thank you, Master."
With that, the woman rose to leave.
"Wait." Xiao Yi furrowed his brow, "Miss, since you know you have a condition, you must know what it is."
"Could you tell me what it is?"
The woman nodded, "It’s an illness of the Martial Soul; when I was young, my sight was clear."
"After my Martial Soul awoke, I lost my sight."
"Have you heard of the Sky Blue Phoenix?"
"Sky Blue Phoenix? Is this your Martial Soul?" Xiao Yi asked.
The woman nodded.
Xiao Yi suddenly realized, the Sky Blue Phoenix is a rare kind of demon beast, born without eyes but skilled in perception, possessing a strong Wind Control Ability.
In terms of Martial Souls, it’s ranked purple and among the rarest types.
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The second Chapter.
