I forced down my discomfort, found a relatively flat boulder near the entrance of the valley, and sat cross-legged. Running my cultivation technique, I tried to use my spiritual energy to dispel the miasma that had invaded my body. Strangely enough, this miasma seemed to cause harm only when penetrating the human body; once inside the meridians, it felt as docilve as ordinary spiritual qi, though dispersing it was quite troublesome.
After who knows how long, I suddenly heard the faint sound of footsteps behind me. My heart skipped a beat, and I snapped my eyes open, turning around to see a graceful figure slowly walking toward me... It was Zhou Wan! She had entered too?
With one hand covering her nose and mouth and her delicate brows tightly knitted, she was clearly suffering greatly from the miasma. Upon seeing me, she froze visibly, but quickly recovered her aloof expression, let out a soft snort, and walked over to sit on a rock opposite me, likewise beginning to circulate her cultivation technique to resist the miasma.
Chapter 23