When Wan Qing woke up, she found herself floating in the center of a spiritual spring. The emerald-colored water supported her body, and countless points of light rose from the water, melting into her skin. To her astonishment, the wound on her wrist caused by the Soul-Devouring Blade had completely vanished.
Ling Xiao was by the bank, studying the changes in the Nine Dragons Pagoda. The fifth tier of the pagoda shone with brilliant light, and the previously blurred dragon patterns were now clearly discernible—it was a silver dragon coiled around an ancient tree, its eyes embedded with two dewy, verdant gemstones.
"You're awake?" Ling Xiao noticed the rippling water and spoke without lifting his head. "How do you feel?"
Chapter 174