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    "These pills are amazing,""Why didn''t you give me any before?"


    "Because the pills I have are far too strong for you. They wouldn''t do you any good and would only risk injuring you. Besides, it isn''t good to rely too heavily on pills and other cultivation resources. Especially in the beginning. It''s very easy to end up with an unbalanced cultivation base, and that''s a lot worse than advancing a bit slower,"


    "That makes sense, I guess,""Still... you were right to tell me to pick these pills. They''re great!"


    "I''m glad, kiddo. But it''s time for me to focus on my healing now. I''m confident you''ll train hard while I''m busy,"


    "Will you be okay? Is there anything I can do?"


    "I can''t make any promises, kiddo. I injured myself rather badly bringing you to my world and remaking your body. And for whatever reason, it''s getting worse. It''s not just an injury as I''d previously thought. I think there may be some kind of curse at work. With how pervasive and difficult it is to detect and cure... I have a feeling that the strange energy our mysterious helper put within me is the only reason I''m not already dead. But their help is slowly fading. I need to heal now, or I''ll die,"


    "Can''t we take you to a healer?"


    "I don''t know of any healers in this world with the strength to heal me, little one," "And I cannot afford to waste time searching for one. This world is my home, but it''s also far from the true centers of power. That''s why the elders chose it. It''s a great place to lie low and train. I''d travel to another world to get a healer, but I do not have the time or the energy to do so and I have no vehicles or formations to transport me. I''ll simply have to heal this myself."


    "Is there nothing I can do to help?"


    "If you want to help, you could bring me some food from the cafeteria every so often. It smells delicious. Other than that, there isn''t much you can do. Any healing pills you might get will be far too weak to be of use to me. I have a few lesser ones left that might help me, but even those are so far beyond anything in this pitiful place, I''m sure.


    "If these injuries were simple, I''d have healed them easily a long time ago... just promise me that if I fail to recover... you will not forget our deal. You must stop Fang Zhuyu''s followers. He cannot be allowed to return,"


    "I promise,"


    "Thank you. I know that my world and the way it works is quite a shock to you, but I promise there''s good here too. And though you''ve met some awful people, no evil anywhere in the universe can compare to Fang Zhuyu. He won''t stop with just mine. No world in the entire universe will be safe. Please. You must become strong enough to stop them from freeing him. No matter what happens. If you don''t do it for my world... for Xiannu... then do it for your own,"


    "We made a blood pact, remember? You just make sure you get better you big old snake!"


    "You rat! I''m the greatest dragon in the universe. You''re just jealous," "Train hard, kiddo."


    "Take this,"


    "A storage ring?"


    "Yes. It''ll adjust to fit you as you grow. It has far more storage than any of the rings these weaklings wear. And much better security. Within it is enough currency for you to purchase whatever you require and enough space to hold vastly more than you''re likely to need for a long while. Use it wisely,"


    "I will," "I won''t let you down. I promise."


    "I know you won''t,"