Chapter 193: Chapter 193

After Cailian left, Zhao Letian struggled to summon a trace of True Essence Power and opened his storage ring, retrieving a bottle of elixir to replenish Essence Blood and poured several pills directly into his mouth.

After that, he took out a flask of Qingluo Wine, tilted his head back, and gulped down mouthfuls of it.

Qingluo Wine has potent restorative properties, with effects on replenishing Essence Blood that are even stronger than those of elixirs. Using Qingluo Wine together with the Power of Elixir, it wouldn't be long before Zhao Letian would be healed.

However, even if he were healed, he wouldn't be able to confront the entire Black Hawk Tribe with his strength alone; he would need to make additional preparations.

"The only way to protect the Baihua Tribe is to rely on the power of Arrays."

Zhao Letian sat cross-legged, digesting the effects of the Qingluo Wine and elixirs while pondering.

With his Array Formation Proficiency, he was already capable of setting up an Array that could counteract a Middle Stage True Martial practitioner. With some more study, he could certainly arrange an Array strong enough to withstand a High-level True Martial opponent.

Thus, Zhao Letian began to delve into the Array methodologies contained in his inherited memories, continuously guzzling Qingluo Wine as he did so.

Before he knew it, it was already noon.

"What a strong smell of alcohol, Zilong, how can you drink wine? Drinking harms the body, your body is already very weak, drinking more will make your recovery even more difficult."

Cailian walked in with a bowl of medicinal soup, immediately smelled the strong scent of alcohol pervading the air, and seeing Zhao Letian's face turned slightly red from drinking, her eyebrows furrowed and she spoke with a gloomy expression. The g.enu+in-e art+ic$le re^s!i@des% on M|#V^|@L&$E&MP-Y^R$.@

"Cailian, what I'm drinking is a medicinal wine that greatly nourishes the body, it's not ordinary alcohol. Far from harming my body, it actually helps me recover faster."

Zhao Letian replied with a calm smile, explaining.

"Really? The depletion of your body's Essence Blood is severe; not just any medicinal wine is suitable for consumption. What wine are you drinking? Let me see."

Cailian, taken aback for a moment, put down her medicinal soup and stretched out her delicate hand, indicating her need to investigate personally—being a healer, she didn't believe that there could be any wine that would help Zhao Letian recover; she wanted to check it herself.

"Try it and you'll know."

Zhao Letian shook his head with a smile, and then took out another flask of Qingluo Wine from his storage ring and handed it to Cailian.

As a daughter of the plains, Cailian had been exposed to alcohol from a young age, grabbed the flask, and began to gulp it down.

"This wine is so strong, I never imagined such a rare prestige in the world."

After a swig of Qingluo Wine, Cailian immediately showed a look of pleasant surprise—she had never tasted such fine liquor in her life.

Most importantly, this wine was, just as Zhao Letian described, incredibly beneficial to Martial Artists and exceedingly precious, its effects even more potent than the medicinal soup she had personally prepared.

"This wine is called Qingluo. If you like it, I'll give you a few more flasks."

Zhao Letian smiled nonchalantly and took out ten flasks of Qingluo Wine, handing them all to Cailian.

"Qingluo Wine? Nice name, but this is too valuable. I cannot accept it."

Hesitation showed on Cailian's face; although she truly liked the wine, she could not easily accept it, knowing that such quality wine could fetch an exorbitant amount of Primordial Stones per flask. The ten flasks combined might even be enough to purchase their entire tribe.

"Compared to the life-saving grace, what are a few flasks of wine? Take them."

Zhao Letian shook his head with a smile, seemingly unconcerned as he said.

"Alright then, I won't be polite."

As a daughter of the grasslands, Cailian was not a pretentious person. Since Zhao Letian truly didn't care for those few bottles of fine wine, there was no need for her to decline any further. She directly stored the ten jugs of Qingluo Wine into her storage ring.

"Cailian, there's no need for you to bring me medicine in the future. Just take care of your own matters."

Zhao Letian said with a smile. After giving it some thought, he felt it wasn't right to let Cailian waste her time on him for nothing.

"That makes sense. With such fine wine, there's no need for my rudimentary soup. Rest well, I won't disturb you any longer."

Cailian responded with a bittersweet smile and a nod, then proceeded to pick up the soup to leave.

"Hold on. Since you've already brought it, it shouldn't be wasted."

Zhao Letian walked over, took the bowl of soup, and drank it all in one gulp. Even though the medicinal effect was negligible to him, it was still a kind gesture from Cailian which he didn't want to waste.

"You are quite thrifty. Heal up, I'll visit when I have time."

Watching Zhao Letian drink every last drop of the soup she had prepared, Cailian suddenly felt a surge of unusual emotions, a faint blush appeared on her cheeks, and she lowered her head slightly before quickly leaving the tent.

Watching Cailian's graceful departing figure, Zhao Letian smiled bitterly and furrowed his brows.

He had noticed Cailian's reaction just now. The intentions of the young girl were clear to him, but alas, his own path was not yet complete, his cultivation insufficient, and enemies seeking his life were everywhere. His situation was incredibly dangerous, and he couldn't even ensure his own safety, let alone entertain thoughts of romantic affection. He could only store Cailian's feelings in his heart for now.

The stars shifted, the sun rose and fell.

In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.

This morning, Zhao Letian stepped out of his tent for the first time. Compared to ten days ago, his complexion had greatly improved, hardly distinguishable from that of a common person, and the sharpness in his eyes was now hidden, his cultivation mostly recovered.

Most importantly, after ten days of relentless study, his proficiency in Array Formation had broken through significantly. He was finally able to set up Arrays powerful enough to contend with High-level True Martial Realm cultivators. He believed that with these Arrays, he could sufficiently defend against the Black Hawk Tribe.

Standing outside the tent, as far as the eye could see, the Baihua Tribe was located on a slightly elevated high ground, with white tents sporadically erected, very far apart from one another.

"Let's set up the Earth Evil Demon Destruction Formation first, then go find Cailian."

After surveying the terrain, Zhao Letian's figure flickered, activating the Body Technique Carefree Travel, disappearing from his spot like a ghost.

The Earth Evil Demon Destruction Formation was a First-level High-stage Array. Even a cultivator at the ninth level of the True Martial Realm would find it difficult to break through. He was confident that it would undoubtedly hold against the Black Hawk Tribe.

The territory of the Baihua Tribe was vast, and it took Zhao Letian a full half hour and over a thousand Mid-Grade Essence Stones to set up the massive Earth Evil Demon Destruction Formation, enveloping the entire tribe.

After confirming that the Array was set up flawlessly, he then expanded his Divine Thought Power and quickly located Cailian.

However, at this moment, a man was pestering Cailian.

Zhao Letian's eyebrows instantly furrowed, and he transformed into a shadowy figure, rushing over swiftly. Cailian was his life-saving benefactor, and he would not allow anyone to harass her, especially not men.