Half-Dead

Readers have reported update issues, so I thought I'd explain: The company has hired experts and teachers to give lectures, and to maintain my salary, I need to study hard to pass the upcoming exams. Otherwise, failing would mean less money, which would be a problem. After all, I can't make a living writing this book, unlike those who earn income from it. So, updates have been a bit unstable these past few days, and I ask for your understanding. The exams are in a few days, and once I've dealt with them, updates will definitely be more stable! Thank you to all my readers for your continued support! I reiterate that I will not abandon this project!

When he reappeared, he was on a small hillside outside Twilight Valley, the very spot where He Li stopped before bringing him Twilight Valley. Looking around, it was utterly quiet. His foot brushed aside some soil, revealing a silver ball. Yue Qianchou scraped the soil away and covered it again. When he and He Li stood there, he had secretly taken precautions, just in case!

With a clang, the longsword was drawn, a white light tracing an arc Yue Qianchou stepped onto it, carrying him leisurely towards Shuntian Island. Was it truly leisurely? Probably not. The Thousand Mile Flat Lake was a deep, azure blue, its secrets unknown, a place even Bi Changchun couldn't fathom. A streak of light swept across the sky above the lake, Yue Qianchou's mind racing.

Despite rushing, he still lost several days. He didn't know if Bi Changchun had returned yet. Whether he came or not, he needed to carefully consider what to say and what to do. For him, this was a huge challenge with both risks and opportunities. He and He Li were bound to suffer the consequences, and the key depended on Bi Changchun's attitude.

If what He Li said was true, and Bi Changchun really did have feelings for him, then his chances of success on this adventure were quite good. The thought of one day reaching the Spirit Transformation stage was exhilarating. Yue Qianchou let out a long breath, thinking, "If you want something, don't be afraid to pay the price. I'm not afraid of anything; I can just run away."

The flying sword accelerated, shooting forward relentlessly...

After safely arriving Shuntian Island, Yue Qianchou glanced down and was immediately terrified, his limbs going numb and his heart pounding. In the open space in front of a house in the center of the island, two people were looking up at him. Bi Changchun, who had changed from his farmer's attire to a plain robe, stared at him expressionlessly. Standing beside him, He Li looked grim, his expression unreadable as he gazed at Yue Qianchou above.

As the saying goes, fortune favors the bold! Yue Qianchou steeled his resolve, his face contorted in mid-air, and wailed, "Senior Bi, I'm innocent... Damn it!" Before he could finish his lament, a familiar, immense pulling force yanked him down from the sky, sending him hurtling towards the ground. This time, he was well-prepared, unlike last time when he was panicked. In the instant of his fall, his Divine Sense had already locked onto the golden bead, ready to escape at any moment.

But he didn't do that. At the crucial moment, he resolutely gave up. What would running away mean? It meant potentially giving up the Nascent Spirit Transformation stage, which every cultivator in the cultivation Cultivation World dreams of, and perhaps never having a second chance. For the dream he had so desperately pursued! He decided that he would never give up until his very last breath!

With a loud thud, the figure crashed heavily to the ground, shaking the entire area. A pool of blood splattered outwards from Yue Qianchou. This time, the pulling force was much greater than the last. An ordinary person would have been smashed into a pulp long ago. Fortunately, he was no ordinary person; his cultivation level provided some degree of protection.

A wave of dizziness washed over Yue Qianchou, and he felt as if his body no longer belonged to him. He clearly felt that the powerful pulling force suddenly disappeared the moment he hit the ground; there was even a slight force that slowed his descent. He simply crashed to the ground due to the immense inertia. In that instant, he once again gave up his last chance to escape. What did this mean? It meant that Bi Changchun had shown mercy! It also meant that a fleeting hope had vanished. At the moment of impact with the ground, he smiled!

This is the last chance! I absolutely cannot give up! Yue Qianchou mustered all his willpower to resist the overwhelming wave of unconsciousness washing over him. Lying on the ground, submerged in a pool of blood, he grotesquely and incredulously raised his stubborn head slightly. His entire body was paralyzed, except for the cracking sounds of his neck bones twisting. His bulging, bloodshot eyes stared intently at He Li, and he uttered a barely audible voice, "Senior Bi, I'm innocent..."

His eyes held a look that suggested he and He Li were mortal enemies, a look that seemed to say, "I'll haunt you even in death." After saying this, his last thought was, "I'll bet on winning this time..." His head finally made direct contact with the blood-soaked ground, and Yue Qianchou completely lost consciousness.

The stubborn expression on his face as he uttered his last words caused even Bi Changchun, who had been single-minded for over two thousand years, to twitch slightly. He silently stared at the unconscious young man lying in a pool of blood, gave He Li cold, meaningful glance, and then looked at Yue Qianchou.

He Li was terrified by Yue Qianchou's dying words. He could feel his master's gaze, which seemed almost tangible, had just swept over him. He turned around, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Master, Yue Qianchou's unauthorized escape from Shuntian Island is no loss. I will throw him into the lake to feed the fish, so as not to defile this place."

"As long as he has a breath left, just leave him here and don't worry about him." After Bi Changchun released his Divine Sense to examine Yue Qianchou, his brows twitched inadvertently, and his eyes showed a slight surprise. He then turned and walked into the house, sighing, "If Heaven has feelings! Whether he can survive or not depends on his own fate."

"Understood, Master!" Although He Li was somewhat displeased, he didn't show it in his tone or expression. Seeing Bi Changchun sit cross-legged in the main hall, facing them with his eyes closed, he glanced at Yue Qianchou with a complicated look, then retreated helplessly. He didn't dare to try anything funny in front of Bi Changchun.

Within Yue Qianchou's unconscious body, the dormant golden bead in his Dantian emitted a dazzling golden light, and waves of warmth began to surge from his Dantian to his limbs and bones, repairing the severely damaged meridians and limbs...

As night fell, Yue Qianchou, lying on the ground, suddenly let out a barely audible groan. Though weak, the sound did not escape Bi Changchun's ears. Bi Changchun released his Divine Sense, quickly locking onto Yue Qianchou's body and examining the changes within him. A moment later, Bi Changchun abruptly opened his eyes, his gaze gleaming sharply in the darkness. He hadn't expected that Yue Qianchou, despite suffering such severe injuries, would recover so quickly. The boy hadn't received any treatment or taken any medicine; his body was actually healing itself.

When Yue Qianchou first fainted, he had used his Divine Sense to examine him. Yue Qianchou's bones and meridians were almost completely shattered, leaving him barely clinging to life. Just as He Li had told Yue Qianchou, anyone who entered the Demon Ghost Domain would be treated with leniency by Bi Changchun, unless they went too far. He wouldn't be as ruthless as he was with demons and ghosts, killing them without mercy at every turn!

However, it was this small amount of face that made Bi Changchun discover Yue Qianchou's abnormality. With his meridians and bones shattered, his True Essence should not be able to circulate at all, but an incredible thing happened - this young man's body had the ability to heal itself!

This is all thanks to the unknown, miraculous effects of the golden bead. Bi Changchun discovered that the mysterious power repairing Yue Qianchou's body came from his Dantian, but with his cultivation level, he couldn't find the golden bead within Yue Qianchou 'Dantian, leaving Bi Changchun completely baffled. In truth, who could know, including Yue Qianchou himself, that with each improvement in his health, the purple chaos within Utopia diminished? Of course, that diminishing amount was insignificant compared to the vast amount within Utopia.

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