"Junior Sister, it seems like my talent has enhanced! I broke through the Returning to Truth Realm! I've broken through! Look, this is Qi!"
"Senior Brother, you... you've also gotten stronger?"
"Huh? Junior Sister, could it be..."
"That's right, ever since recovering from the cold, it seems my talent has greatly improved. Initially, I didn't dare to speak of it."
As they walked further, he faintly heard similar sounds again.
Basically, everyone who was infected with the cold found it surprising. They recovered from their illness, their cultivation talent strengthened, and their speed of sensing Spiritual Qi accelerated.
But some cultivators who were already above the Returning to Truth Realm had persistent high fevers.
...
Li Xuan returned to his home in Hundred Flowers Town.
The Little Princess was sprawled in a star shape on the couch, looking like "Oh, I'm dead," clearly disoriented from prolonged cold exposure.
