When his sword was knocked from his hand, everyone wasn't particularly surprised since his cultivation was lower than Luke's. It was already impressive that he had managed to fight with him for so long.
However, Luke remained suspicious that this wasn't Ye Xian's true strength. His actual cultivation might not be limited to the seventh stage—it was possible he was concealing even more power, and his cultivation could be higher than the seventh stage. Luke harbored this doubt about Ye Xian.
For the time being, he didn't want to attract more attention by unleashing his full strength to surprise others even more — though, in a way, they were already surprised. In fact, even Luke Lament harbored doubts about him.
Suddenly, a piercing scream shattered the air. When they turned around, they saw Rainer collapsed on the ground, trembling in agony. Dark shadow-like marks had appeared on his hand, resembling black veins that crawled from his arm down to his fingers. Seeing this alarming sight, the students quickly gathered around him.
Ye Xian rushed to his side and saw Rainer groaning in excruciating pain. Noticing that Rainer was in no condition to speak, he turned toward Luke, whose face displayed clear embarrassment.
"What did you give him? This doesn't look like any healing pill," Ye Xian demanded sharply.
Luke replied nervously, "It seems I accidentally gave him the wrong pill. This is a Genesis Pain Amplification Pill. When this pill dissolves, its energy transfers to any damaged part of the body, intensifying the pain and causing further damage to the injured area."
When Ye Xian heard this, his eyes widened in shock. The other Azure Sky Academy students were equally stunned.
Just moments before, they had thought Luke was showing kindness by offering Rainer a pill, assuming he was trying to impress his fellow female disciple. They never expected him to be this cruel.
Luke Lament embarrassing spoke.
"Sorry, sorry! I mistakenly gave him the wrong pill. I don't have an antidote with me. You need to get him medical help immediately."
Ye Xian glared at him with intense fury. Instructor Jordan also approached and urged, "Quick, take him to the infirmary!"
The two male and one female disciples from the Moonlight Sect also appeared uncomfortable witnessing this disturbing situation. They hadn't anticipated such a cruel turn of events.
Ye Xian scooped up Rainer and swiftly departed. From behind, Luke called out that he would cover all treatment costs, but Ye Xian ignored him and hurried toward the infirmary.
Upon entering the academy's infirmary, he found it empty except for beds arranged throughout the room.
He gently laid Rainer on one of the beds, noting the absence of any medical staff. Rainer's body shook violently from pain as one hand clutched his injured arm before releasing it as he fainted from the overwhelming agony, though his face remained contorted in suffering.
Ye Xian could clearly see the snake-like shadow pattern spreading across his hand, crawling from his arm down to where the bone was broken.
Suddenly, he remembered that he had acquired the Light Element from Sheng Qianying and learned the Life Restoration scripture. He decided to employ these abilities.
He mentally communicated with Aureliana and asked, "Can I use the Light Element and Life Restoration Scripture I learned to heal him?"
Aureliana responded, "Yes, you could, but don't. Use your Heaven-Defying Reverse Taiji instead. Since your Reverse Taiji can absorb profound ki from ki stones and the environment, and profound ki is essentially a form of energy—it can also absorb other types of energy. Since this unstable energy is wreaking havoc in his arm, and it's also a form of energy, you can absorb it."
Ye Xian was slightly surprised by this revelation. He placed his hand above Rainer's arm and attempted to absorb the energy, but nothing occurred.
Aureliana explained, "You haven't developed enough proficiency to use it directly yet. You'll need to create a pathway—make a small incision or use another method to allow your profound ki to enter his body."
Scanning the room, Ye Xian spotted a small pouch containing dozens of silver needles. He quickly selected one and, after ensuring no one else was present, carefully inserted it into Rainer's arm where the snake-like shadow was most prominent.
Rainer, unconscious from pain, showed no reaction to the needle's insertion.
Ye Xian channeled a strand of profound ki through the needle and activated his Reverse Taiji formation.
Within his inner world, a mystical pond where both moonlight and obsidian fish began gracefully swimming around the edges, their tails flickering as a luminous white orb hovered above the pond's center.
The chaotic energy in Rainer's arm, which looked like a snake-shaped shadow, started gathering around the spot where the needle was inserted. Through the needle, the harmful energy flowed out and moved into Ye Xian's finger, being pulled straight into his Reverse Taiji formation. As the troubling energy was purified and absorbed, it slightly increased his cultivation.
Gradually, the unstable energy in Rainer's arm started to fade, and the snake-shaped shadow slowly disappeared. After a few moments, it was gone completely, leaving his arm looking normal with no sign of the harmful energy. But then Ye Xian felt his Reverse Taiji begin to pull profound ki directly from Rainer's body. Realizing this, he quickly removed the needle to stop absorbing Rainer's cultivation.
This experience showed Ye Xian a dangerous possibility—he might be able to absorb other people's cultivation by drawing out their profound ki using Reverse Taiji. In the same way, he could also absorb elemental attacks or other types of energy with this technique.
Rainer's expression had become peaceful. Ye Xian gently placed his hand over Rainer's broken hand and silently began reciting the Life Restoration Scripture in his heart.
A glowing white orb hovered in the center of the pond within Ye Xian's inner world, and from it, white strands of light flowed outward.
His hand started to give off a gentle glow as he used the Light Element and Life Restoration Scripture. When the healing light touched Rainer's injury, it slowly eased the swelling and faded the discoloration.
Inspired by an idea, Ye Xian decided to utilize the reserve Yin energy he had obtained from Sheng Qianying during their previous love session.
Until now, he had not used it to enhance his cultivation. He channeled the reserve Yin energy in place of his own profound ki. The healing process accelerated dramatically, visibly mending Rainer's hand at a remarkable rate until it was fully restored.
After this, Ye Xian felt relieved when he saw that his friend Rainer was now okay. Rainer had a peaceful expression on his face, showing he had recovered completely, and he was sleeping soundly.
Before leaving, Ye Xian picked up the pouch of silver needles and placed it in his spatial ring.
After some time, a Moonlight Sect disciple entered the infirmary room. She saw Rainer lying there with his arm and hand healed. There was surprise in her eyes, and with her was an elder. The elder examined Rainer and said, "He seems fine now."
This elder was in charge of the Azure Sky Academy infirmary. He usually let his assistants handle injured or sick students while he enjoyed a quiet day. But this time, a certain Moonlight Sect disciple had personally asked—well, forced—him to come here. Faced with such a "request," he had no choice but to obey. After examining Rainer, he stroked his beard and said.
"It seems there was some unstable energy damaging his arm, but now there's no trace of it."
Hearing this, the female disciple didn't respond to the elder and simply left without a word. The elder clicked his tongue, thinking that the Moonlight Sect disciples were exceedingly arrogant.
The elder woke up the sleeping Rainer. Rainer was surprised and confused. When he had fainted earlier, his hand had been completely broken, and the intense pain had nearly made him lose consciousness. But now, not only had the pain disappeared, his broken hand had also healed completely.
He couldn't help but think that the pill Luke Lament had given him might have healed his injury, though its side effect had been the intense pain.
As Ye Xian was preparing to depart, he approached Instructor Jordan and asked, "Instructor, regarding the treatment fee — did Luke Lament not say he would cover it on Rainer's behalf?"
Jordan let out a cold snort, his gaze darkening. "Hmph. That one and his fellow sect disciples left without settling their debts."
Hearing this, Ye Xian cursed Luke in his heart and left the azure sky academy as this was the lecture of today.
While walking, Ye Xian sensed someone following him. When he turned around, he saw a Moonlight Sect female disciple was following him. Ye Xian had seen her earlier - she was the same one Luke Lament had been trying to impress earlier.
She had brown skin, almond-shaped eyes, and beautiful lips. This disciple was about the same age as Ye Xian, but her cultivation was clearly higher than his. Despite the emotionless look on her face, the curves of her figure couldn't help but draw lingering glances from those passing by.