Return home!
These two words deeply touched the hearts of several people.
At this moment, hearing these words, for some reason, everyone felt a pang in their hearts, deeply moved.
So, this is what it feels like to yearn for home?
Without hesitation, Zhao Wu and Liu Xiaoxiao helped Han Lang onto the plane.
Ma Long, even faster, found a medical stretcher on the plane.
With Tang Geng's assistance, they carefully carried Tang Qin aboard.
Once everyone was seated on the plane, Ma Long returned to the pilot's seat and flew the aircraft away from this place of trouble.
As per the requests of Dan Nan and Han Lang, Ma Long landed the plane in a dense forest closest to Xia Country.
This location was both convenient for hiding and prepared for any unforeseen circumstances.
Han Lang cultivated for a full day.
After recovering slightly, he immediately began treating everyone.
First, he treated himself.
The battle with Dr. Sim had caused him significant internal injuries.
The same applied to Dan Nan, Tang Geng, and Zhao Wu.
Although their injuries were not as severe as Han Lang's, they were cultivators, after all.
Their natural self-healing abilities were already extraordinary.
Therefore, Han Lang unreservedly refined four top-grade Great Returning Pills.
After everyone took the pills, with the medicinal power of the Great Returning Pills, their injuries quickly healed by about seventy to eighty percent.
The remaining recovery could be achieved through their own careful conditioning.
Liu Xiaoxiao had no injuries, so she took on the responsibility of managing everyone's various living needs.
Ma Long's injuries were also not as severe. To help him recover faster, Han Lang specifically refined a Bone Strengthening Pill for him, allowing his arm to heal more quickly.
The most serious case was Tang Qin.
Although Han Lang had provided basic treatment, she was still in a coma.
To help her wake up faster, Han Lang refined a Ten Perfect Replenishing Pill for her.
After feeding it to her, he used the Eighteen Needles of Shen Nong to assist her absorption.
In just two days, she completely woke up.
Upon learning that their side had achieved a great victory, she was overjoyed.
Subsequently, everyone threw themselves into intense recovery.
Of course, during this time, Dan Nan also practiced Song Heguo.
He reported everything that had happened here truthfully to him.
Song Heguo immediately stated that everyone had excellently completed their mission and made invaluable contributions. They were to return to the country the next day after their rest, and their merits would be rewarded then.
Five days later...
Everyone had basically recovered.
Most gratifyingly, after such a fierce battle, Dan Nan, Tang Geng, Zhao Wu, Tang Qin, and Ma Long all had moments of enlightenment.
Dan Nan completely broke through to the middle stage of Nascent Soul.
Tang Geng and Zhao Wu, with the help of the Spirit Preservation Pills re-provided by Han Lang, sensed the bottleneck of the Nascent Soul stage.
Although they had not broken through, their strength had already greatly increased.
According to their own words, they would be able to completely enter the Nascent Soul stage with just one more sensation of breakthrough.
Ma Long and Tang Qin naturally entered the late stage of Golden Core.
Everything was cause for celebration.
"Deputy Officer Dan, did Commander Song say how they plan to investigate Xia Country's XS-class ability user modification base?"
Dan Nan pondered for a moment and replied.
"He did. The Commander said that if this base is within Xia Country, it must mean there is a traitor among our people. Our current strength is insufficient to apprehend them all at once, so to avoid alerting them, he only plans to inform the high levels of the country. They will conduct a secret investigation to prevent startling the snake!"
Han Lang nodded after listening.
"That's right! It seems to be the only way at present! Border conflicts cannot be neglected, and we don't have the strength to conduct a nationwide investigation."
"My main concern is that the longer it takes, the more disadvantageous it will be for us. This matter should ideally be communicated to the high levels of the country and the five major sects, and they should be prepared for combat at any time! We absolutely cannot let these XS-class ability users collude with the foreign ability user army!"
After Dan Nan voiced his concerns, everyone also became troubled.
"If only this wasn't the Age of Dharma Decline! As long as we can produce powerhouses beyond the Soul Transformation stage, the ability users will have no way to deal with us!"
"Alas, it's easier said than done! There are only six spiritual脉 in the country now, and for so many years, not even a single cultivator in the Soul Transformation stage has appeared. Where can we find a way to end this Age of Dharma Decline?"
Everyone fell into deep thought.
"That's right!" Ma Long suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
"Is it possible that, like our research on the environment for ordinary people, we can conduct some research on spiritual脉 and then create several artificial spiritual脉? This way, perhaps in a few years, the spiritual energy of the entire Blue Star can circulate again?"
Dan Nan smiled.
"This issue has long been considered by the high-level cultivators. Spiritual脉 are different from other natural products; they can even be said to be different from the oxygen in the air we breathe."
"For things like oxygen, at least we can discover what element it is. But for spiritual energy, we have researched it for many years, yet we still don't know its composition."
Han Lang also seemed thoughtful.
"Perhaps, spiritual energy itself is not a product of our world. Or perhaps, it is not what we imagine it to be, some kind of element!"
Discussing these matters, everyone became even more worried about the country and its people.
Ability user modifications could easily acquire XS-class ability users. If Xia Country cultivators couldn't surpass this level, the subsequent situation would only become more disadvantageous for everyone.
"Then..."
"What if we also start researching ability users?"
Liu Xiaoxiao's words stunned everyone.
"What are you saying? We are already enemies with ability users. How can we think of colluding with them? Isn't this a form of treason?"
Tang Geng and the others immediately voiced their objections.
But Han Lang and Dan Nan were thoughtful.
"I don't think this is necessarily not a way. Ability users can research cultivators, and we can also research ability users in return. High-level ability users are not controlled. As long as we can master this technology, perhaps we can use their own methods against them!"
Han Lang also agreed.
"I also think it's not without reason. After all, technology and cultivation are not wrong. Only the human heart is wrong!"
With Han Lang and Dan Nan saying this, everyone's minds were opened to a new perspective.
"However, even if we agree, most Xia Country cultivators may not necessarily accept it. This matter, I think we should discuss it with Commander Song after we return!"
"Then when do we go back?"
Han Lang looked at everyone.
"Since we have all basically recovered, shall we go back tomorrow?"
Dan Nan nodded.
"Alright! I'll inform the Commander first. After all, our plane is still from White Elephant Country. We don't want to be shot down as invading enemies!"