The woman who grabbed Lin Mo was his third junior sister, Yin Sushu.

She had been out training for the past couple of years.

In Lin Mo’s memory, this third junior sister was a good person—she had always treated him with respect and courtesy.

He wasn’t surprised to hear that Shen Ke’er was in trouble.

Yin Sushu’s face was full of urgency as she said, “Senior Brother Lin, Junior Sister Shen has been poisoned by multiple deadly toxins, the most severe being the venom of the Redwood Spider.”

“I remember that you’ve cultivated some detoxifying spiritual herbs, Senior Brother. There’s no time to waste, let’s hurry and save Junior Sister Shen!”

As she spoke, Yin Sushu grabbed his arm, but she quickly realized Lin Mo wasn’t moving.

“Senior Brother?”

Lin Mo’s expression was cold. “Those spiritual herbs were sold recently.”

Yin Sushu scratched her head, looking in disbelief. “Sold? But… you always kept them to be prepared for emergencies.”

However, with a life at stake, Yin Sushu couldn’t help but press, “Senior Brother, who did you sell them to? Could we buy them back?”

Lin Mo shook his head. “I sold them to Zhenbao Pavilion. Even if they haven’t been sold yet, it would cost thirty percent more to redeem them. I don’t have that much!”

I have the spirit stones, but I don’t want to buy them back.

At this point, Lin Mo couldn’t care less about Shen Ke’er’s situation.

Yin Sushu, who knew the value of those spiritual herbs, glanced at her own pouch of spirit stones and reluctantly said, “I can cover the extra cost. I’ll pay the difference for Junior Sister Shen.”

Before going out on her training trips, Yin Sushu had been quite close to Lin Mo and Shen Ke’er.

Plus, over the past few years, she had saved up enough spirit stones. She could just barely afford to pay the extra thirty percent.

Lin Mo replied indifferently, “I spent all the spirit stones from the sale on buying other spiritual herbs and crafting pills to stabilize my cultivation.”

“I see…” Yin Sushu’s face showed disappointment.

But she didn’t say anything more.

To be honest, compared to Shen Ke’er, she felt much closer to this senior brother, who had always looked out for her and even saved her life.

Moreover, this was her first senior brother’s property. It was only natural that he would spend money for his own sake.

If anything, she felt happier that Lin Mo was thinking of himself for once.

Yin Sushu knew very well that this senior brother had put his heart and soul into Qingzhu Peak.

He was harsh on himself but especially kind and generous to the disciples of Qingzhu Peak—particularly Shen Ke’er and their master.

She took a pearl out from her storage ring and handed it to Lin Mo. “Senior Brother, congratulations on reaching the Golden Core stage. This pearl was something I found during my travels. It can help calm the mind and stabilize your mental state. I’m giving it to you as a congratulatory gift.”

The pearl was filled with abundant spiritual energy, making it a rare treasure.

Lin Mo remembered that his third junior sister would always bring him gifts whenever she went out on her journeys.

Yin Sushu was usually carefree and cheerful, but her gratitude and sense of reciprocity were unmatched compared to his ungrateful junior sister, Shen Ke’er.

Lin Mo didn’t refuse Yin Sushu’s kind gesture and accepted the spiritual pearl. “Thank you for your kindness, Sushu.”

Yin Sushu smiled broadly and patted Lin Mo’s shoulder. “Don’t mention it, Senior Brother. We’re family!”

Yin Sushu still remembered when she had been seriously ill and needed an extremely rare herb.

At that time, their master was in closed-door cultivation.

It was Lin Mo, without a second thought, who had ventured into the Great Mountain Range to search for the herb for her.

The next day, Lin Mo returned, covered in wounds. The first thing he did upon arriving was to make sure the herbs were given to her, not even caring for his own injuries. For the next three days, he stayed up without rest, taking care of her.

This kindness, Yin Sushu would always remember.

Recently, she was also close to reaching the Golden Core stage.

Her rapid progress in cultivation was largely thanks to her senior brother’s guidance.

Although her senior brother had always been very strict with their cultivation…

It was precisely this strictness that allowed her and Shen Ke’er to improve so quickly.

At this moment, Yuehua was treating Shen Ke’er, trying to heal her wounds and dispel the poison.

When Lin Mo and Yin Sushu arrived, they saw that Shen Ke’er’s face was pale, with no trace of blood. Her body was covered in wounds of varying severity, and the black blood vessels crawling across her skin were clearly visible, making her look horribly disfigured.

Ye Kai, full of concern, held Shen Ke’er’s hand, offering words of comfort. There were even tears in his eyes, though one could never be sure if they were real or fake.

Of course, this had nothing to do with Lin Mo.

Shen Ke’er’s face was contorted with pain, and when she noticed Lin Mo entering, her already red eyes began to moisten, giving the appearance that blood tears were about to fall—an eerie sight.

“Senior Brother…” Shen Ke’er spoke with great difficulty. Her voice, which was normally clear and sweet, was now hoarse and rough.

At the sight of Lin Mo, she seemed to see a glimmer of hope. Her bloodshot eyes showed a flash of excitement. She had already heard from Yuehua that to fully recover, she would need the rare spiritual herbs Lin Mo had cultivated.

Yuehua then turned to Lin Mo and said, “Mo’er, your junior sister’s life has been saved, but there are some lingering poisons that I am unable to remove. Only the spiritual herbs you cultivated can drive out the remaining toxins.”

“If we don’t eliminate these remaining toxins, your junior sister won’t be able to cultivate again, and her cultivation will be forever stalled. The poison glands on her skin will stay with her.”

Upon hearing Yuehua’s words, Shen Ke’er’s gaze toward Lin Mo became even more desperate. The poison glands on her body were ugly beyond compare. Not being able to cultivate was tantamount to severing her path to immortality. How could she accept that?

“As long as she survives, that’s enough.” Lin Mo’s expression remained indifferent, and deep inside, he even felt a little amused.

The original owner had repeatedly warned Shen Ke’er, but she still went off on her own, driven by vanity and her attachment to Ye Kai, to the Great Mountain Range.

It wasn’t even a matter of whether she had heeded the original owner’s warnings or not.

Lin Mo recalled that the original owner had left Shen Ke’er with several protective artifacts. If Shen Ke’er hadn’t been negligent in her training, with her abilities and those artifacts, escaping the Great Mountain Range safely wouldn’t have been a problem at all.

Everything that had happened now was entirely Shen Ke’er’s fault.

To be honest, Lin Mo didn’t care about this “white-eyed wolf” anymore. If she couldn’t cultivate, it meant she wouldn’t be able to extend her life, but she would still live for a few more decades—enough time to pass away peacefully.

He was also curious to see if Ye Kai would still treat Shen Ke’er the same way after this.

Yin Sushu, unaware of the rift between Lin Mo and Shen Ke’er, nodded in agreement with Lin Mo. “It’s truly fortunate that Junior Sister Shen survived.”

Yin Sushu had met Shen Ke’er when she was passing through the Great Mountain Range.

At that time, Shen Ke’er had already fainted and would never have been able to make it back on her own.

If Yin Sushu hadn’t passed by the Great Mountain Range, she would never have encountered Shen Ke’er.

With her condition, if she hadn’t been eaten by a demon beast, she would have succumbed to the poison.