Bai Her consumed the medicine pill and couldn't believe her entire cultivation had instantly recovered. This was simply incredible! She was originally from the Cultivation World, and although she hadn't seen every kind of medicine pill, she was rather knowledgeable about the typical ones.

After all, her mother was the Sect Master of the Immortal Sect, and she had taken quite a few medicine pills herself, including mid-level and even Seventh Grade advanced medicine pills. The feeling of consuming the Seventh Grade medicine pill was still fresh in Bai Her's memory; it was simply marvelous, its powerful effects felt in just a short moment.

Yet this time, the medicine pill given to her by Xiao Cing's friend not only broke the seal within her body in an instant but also pushed her True Qi to the peak level. The effect was even faster than that of the Seventh Grade advanced medicine pill, which was simply unbelievable!

Bai Her felt a bit regretful that she hadn't inspected the pill more closely before taking it. That pill must be extraordinary. It certainly wouldn't be inferior to a Seventh Grade pill!

"Could this medicine pill possibly be an Eighth Grade pill?" Bai Her couldn't suppress her curiosity and asked.

"No. We shouldn't linger here. Let's go!" Ding Fan simply replied without much explanation. The medicine pill he gave was just a Seventh Grade pill he had refined himself. However, as a Grade Nine Alchemist, even the Seventh Grade medicine pills he refined had effects comparable to typical Eighth Grade pills. Thus, it wasn't surprising that Bai Her had that impression.

Then Ding Fan took Bai Her and left Panyang Mansion directly, heading toward the inn where Qing Wen was staying.

After walking for a while, Bai Her couldn't help but express her gratitude to Ding Fan:

"Thank you for saving my life!"

"You saved Qing Wen's life; it's only right I save you." Ding Fan said flatly, continuing to stride quickly. When Ding Fan first saw Bai Her, he noticed she was indeed a beauty, which explained why that middle-aged man spent tens of thousands of Spirit Stones to buy her.

Although tens of thousands of Spirit Stones were like a drop in the ocean to Ding Fan, for ordinary cultivators, it was an immense sum.

Ding Fan speculated that the Immortal Sect primarily consisted of women because at the auction, there were clearly more female slaves than male ones. He assessed Bai Her and found her to be at the Nascent Soul Early Stage in cultivation, which was already quite good.

Knowing she was the Immortal Sect Master's daughter, it's no surprise she had such a cultivation level. Through Bai Her, Ding Fan gleaned some understanding of the now-destroyed Immortal Sect. While it may not have been a very famous sect, it was certainly a Great Gate Sect.

After all, for the daughter of the sect master to be so young and already at the Nascent Soul Early Stage, it was indicative of the sect's strength.

"I want to ask, what rank was the medicine pill you just gave me?" Bai Her hadn't let go of the matter about the medicine pill. Clearly, she was extremely impressed and curious about that pill.

"Just a Seventh Grade medicine pill," Ding Fan said, noticing her lingering curiosity and told her straightforwardly.

"Oh! A Seventh Grade medicine pill! That's quite valuable! Thank you so much..." Bai Her was deeply shocked by his words, realizing he casually handed her a Seventh Grade medicine pill. She hadn't fully grasped the significance of a Seventh Grade medicine pill before.

Ever since her mother had gone through great efforts, spending millions of Spirit Stones to obtain a single Seventh Grade medicine pill for her, Bai Her had a profound impression of such pills. A Seventh Grade medicine pill already counts as a high-level pill, not something the average cultivator could easily obtain.

Bai Her knew clearly that even when their sect existed, they couldn't produce enough Spirit Stones to purchase several Seventh Grade pills. They were incredibly precious!

"It's nothing! You saved Qing Wen's life; saving you was the least I could do." Ding Fan said calmly, not considering the Seventh Grade medicine pill a big deal. To him, such pills were nearly at the minimum grade he dealt with. He even had many Supreme Quality medicine pills. But the Seventh Grade pill was enough to unseal her body's seal and fully restore her cultivation, so he didn't give out the Supreme Quality pill.

Although Supreme Quality pills meant little to Ding Fan, he couldn't casually hand them out. If any strong cultivators coveted them, it could put him in danger, as even Tribulation stage cultivators coveted such pills. If they found that he possessed many Supreme Quality pills, they might aim to kill him, and he wouldn't stand a chance against a Tribulation stage cultivator.

Moreover, a single Supreme Quality pill was essentially priceless, and Ding Fan wasn't generous enough to treat tens of millions of Spirit Stones as dirt. His sect, the Dayang Sect, was still in a critical development phase, and there were many areas that required large amounts of Spirit Stones, so he naturally needed to conserve.

"But this Seventh Grade medicine pill is much stronger than an average Seventh Grade pill..." Bai Her still had lingering doubts and muttered to herself. Nonetheless, she had the discretion not to press Ding Fan further and instead chatted casually with him along the way.

After about an hour, Ding Fan and Bai Her returned to the inn. By now, Bai Her had gained some understanding of Ding Fan and had a renewed perception about Xiao Cing, learning that her real name was Gusu Qingwen and that she came from Earth, not from the Cultivation World.

These revelations shocked Bai Her, but they didn't hinder her deep friendship with Qing Wen.

"Xiao Cing... you nearly scared me to death..."

Bai Her entered the inn's room and immediately rushed over to embrace Qing Wen, recounting the terrifying experiences she had gone through, once again crying bitterly. Qing Wen, comforting her, was also affected by the deep sorrow, tears streaming down her face. It was clear that they had suffered so much pain and hardships during this time.

Especially Bai Her. If Ding Fan hadn't appeared in time, even her chastity might have been violated by that despicable middle-aged man.

...

Seeing this scene, Ding Fan felt deep heartache for both Qing Wen and Bai Her. Having experienced the destruction of his own sect, Ding Fan understood their feelings. But as a man, he had to remain strong, while Qing Wen and Bai Her, being two vulnerable women, would surely feel an even greater impact.

Just as Ding Fan was about to close the door for them, Bai Her suddenly called out to him:

"Brother Ding Fan, please don't go yet. I have a request. Please, Brother Ding Fan, you must help!" Bai Her, while holding Qing Wen in her arms, turned her head to look at Ding Fan, her face showing a genuine and sorrowful plea.

During the journey, Bai Her had gotten to know Ding Fan somewhat, though not extensively. She could tell that Ding Fan was an exceptionally strong cultivator; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to rescue her at the Panyang Mansion since typical cultivators couldn't even enter that place.

And the way he effortlessly knocked out the middle-aged man who was about to violate her also indicated his strength. Although that man wasn't highly cultivated, he was still at the Emergence Stage. For an ordinary cultivator to knock him out so easily was impossible. Bai Her guessed that Brother Ding Fan's cultivation level was at least at Nascent Soul Mid Stage or even higher!

Even Bai Her couldn't quite discern it. But just thinking about it was already astonishing. Though Ding Fan seemed only slightly older than her, his young age combined with such a high level of cultivation was truly terrifying!

Therefore, the matter that Bai Her's Heart Sect had been most concerned about could only be entrusted to Brother Ding Fan.

"Bai Her, you're talking about the Immortal Sect, right?" At that moment, Gusu Qingwen heard Bai Her's words and, seeing her serious expression, knew it must be about the Immortal Sect, which was also something Gusu Qingwen was very eager to learn about.

Upon hearing Qingwen's words, Bai Her nodded, unable to hide the sadness on her face.

"Speak plainly, and I will help."

Ding Fan saw the scene between Qing Wen and Bai Her and spoke directly.

"I want to trouble Brother Ding Fan with something. Could you help me investigate why our Immortal Sect was suddenly destroyed almost overnight? I believe there must be some special Nascent Soul involvement here. After all, the Immortal Sect was a Great Gate Sect, and it was wiped out overnight. Don't you think it's unbelievable, Brother Ding Fan?"

Bai Her said sadly, filled with doubt.

Ding Fan nodded. It was clear that there was a problem if a Great Gate Sect could be destroyed overnight. He then closed the door and sat down, ready to ask Bai Her and Qing Wen about what they had seen.

Through Bai Her and Qing Wen's descriptions, Ding Fan managed to gain some understanding of the process by which the Immortal Sect was destroyed. It was somewhat similar to how the Dayang Sect was annihilated; they were both forcibly attacked by several sects, and Dayang Sect was wiped out in just a few days, with most of its disciples slaughtered.

In comparison, the Immortal Sect was smaller than the Dayang Sect, yet it was destroyed in just one night. Most of the sect's disciples were either killed or captured, like Qing Wen and Bai Her. Ding Fan learned from their account that at the time of the attack, everyone in the Immortal Sect had been sleeping, and nothing unusual had happened that day. But suddenly, at night, the sound of battle erupted, and the entire sect was obliterated in a short time. The sect master and many elders were also slain.

Ding Fan pondered over whether this might be related to the Wild Wolf Gang, though he wasn't sure. It seemed this area was already quite remote in the grand scheme of the Donglai Continent, and it was unlikely the Wild Wolf Gang would get involved here.

"Don't worry, leave this matter to me. I'll start investigating tomorrow. In the meantime, you should stay here at the inn." Ding Fan promised.

Bai Her felt immense gratitude upon hearing Ding Fan's words and quickly expressed her sincere thanks:

"Brother Ding Fan, thank you, thank you so much…"

"No need. You've saved Qing Wen, and that's more than enough reason!" Ding Fan shot a deep look at Qing Wen as he spoke.