Eternal Life, Starting with Hextech Enhancement
Chapter 224

Calamity of the Moon Eclipse: Breaking the Agreement Midway

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"Don't come here!"

Su Li shouted, but watched helplessly as her master, with a loving smile on her face, came over to congratulate her on her breakthrough Nascent Soul.

Under the full moon on the fifteenth day, Moon Eclipse Curse used the spread of moonlight to infect all living creatures within a thousand miles of the sect.

She got up and walked out of the stone house, trying to drive away these bad memories.

Perhaps her innate destiny destined her to be Star of Heavenly Tribulation and Solitude.

From birth, she was abandoned by her parents.

At that time, Su Li's master had just given birth to her little sister, and was moved by the cries, so he moved Kind Thought to pick her back up.

Who would have thought that this would lead to the Calamity of the Moon Eclipse incident that spread thousands of miles.

From that day on, no other living things could exist around her, and even Fourth-Order Spirit-Nullifying Sinking Cloud Wood would be gradually eroded and turned into decay.

Directly Incarnation became a natural disaster that could move on its own.

The situation was very serious, and several major forces around it were having a headache.

Su Li is Nascent Soul True Lord, and it also comes with Curse, the taboo of High Antiquity. Without Spirit Transformation, no one can do anything to get her.

But the problem is, Spirit Transformation Great Power are busy practicing.

It can be said that Divine Dragon never sees the beginning, and it is almost impossible to find anyone.

But fortunately, in order to avoid hurting more people, Su Li voluntarily exiled himself to this extremely remote island to be with the statue.

The surrounding sects were naturally overjoyed.

They all contributed money and effort, and jointly built a huge Fourth-Order Illusion Array as a cover outside Secluded Doom Island to ensure that ordinary monks could not see the island at all, let alone come in.

The nearest Azure Sea Immortal Sect is Surveillance Array, and we also spent our own money to set up Surveillance Array.

Nominally, it is used to ensure that no one with evil intentions enters. In fact, the more important role is to monitor the movements of Inspector Su Li.

Once she can no longer stay on the island and wants to leave, she can find out in time and discuss countermeasures. Even if it doesn't work, she can let her disciples hide.

But in fact, on the first day he set foot on the island, Su Li silently swore to God.

Before Curse is released, she will never take a step forward Secluded Doom Island.

If she couldn't find a solution in the end, she would rather bear Curse alone and die here for the rest of her life than hurt any innocent people again.

"A greedy person should not be considered innocent."

Su Li glanced at the cave not far away and thought to himself, so using Xiao Chen to help him make a new statue should not be considered a violation of the oath.

For some reason, when she thought of this, she felt her heart suddenly relaxed a little.

After thinking about it carefully, it's probably because I can get a new statue right away.

Time flies by like a fleeting moment. In the blink of an eye, three days have passed since Xiao Chen first set foot on the island and came into contact with Curse carried by Su Li.

Another long night passed quietly, and a round of Great Sun slowly rose from the sea level in the distance.

The golden morning light penetrated the darkness and lit up the entire Secluded Doom Island.

Su Li As usual, he hugged his knees and sat on the rocks at the seaside, tapping the waves with his bare feet.

The morning light penetrated the mist and illuminated the cinnabar between her eyebrows, and when the snowy hair fell down, it glowed like Flowing Silver.

A few strands of hair fluttered gently with the sea breeze, playfully brushing her neck and shins as white as Mutton Fat Jade.

But Su Li was completely unaware of this, and her eyes subconsciously turned to Xiao Chen, who was on the beach, getting up early to make a statue.

"Bang bang bang!"

A familiar voice sounded, regular and powerful knocking sounds, which reflected that the maker was still strong.

Even compared to the previous two days, I seemed to be more energetic.

But today is already the fourth day.

Su Li The doubts in her eyes became more and more intense, her thin eyebrows wrinkled slightly, and she bit her lower lip unconsciously, her heart full of confusion.

In the past hundred years, whenever a living being came close to her, Curse, like a gangrene attached to the bones, would quickly infect the other party.

In less than three days, the infected person will become deformed in intense pain and eventually die miserably.

But the Xiao Chen in front of him was not only still alive and well, but there was not even a trace of being affected by Curse.

Su Li stared at Xiao Chen, eyes unblinking, as if to see the answer from him.

Strange, why hasn't Curse had an attack?

Could it be that after a hundred years, her Curse Power has weakened?

Su Li felt a glimmer of hope in his heart.

But she immediately took the initiative to put an end to the idea. It was impossible. How could this be possible?

Over the years, she has tried countless methods, but she has never been able to get rid of the haze of Curse.

This is nothing more than a fantasy born out of wishful thinking when I desperately long for relief.

Thinking of this, her eyes dimmed again.

"Boom boom boom!"

Xiao Chen changed from tapping to minor trimming.

Su Li stared at his figure walking back and forth around the wood, and suddenly thought - could it be that Xiao Chen was carrying some kind of special Law Treasure, which could just resist Curse?

However, when she looked carefully, she found that Xiao Chen did not have any Spiritual Power fluctuations emitted by Law Treasure.

It's really ridiculous. How can there be Law Treasure for one Golden Core cultivator? She is probably really confused.

Is it possible that Xiao Chen is also pregnant with Special Physique?

Su Li felt like his heart was overflowing with all kinds of thoughts.

Her fingers wrapped around the ends of her hair unconsciously, twisting her snowy hair into tiny knots, and she continued to stare at Xiao Chen unconsciously.

This look lasts all day.

Night falls, but with the carving sound of "ding ding dong dong", the usually cold moonlight becomes three points softer.

"Wouldn't it be great if it could continue like this?"

Su Li A strange thought suddenly came to my mind, wouldn't it be great if every day in the future was like today?

But this is destined to be impossible.

She raised her head and glanced at the moon in the sky. It was another fifteenth day and it was time for Moon Eclipse to attack again.

Su Li's brows frowned unconsciously and were tightly twisted into a knot.

"Why are you frowning? Am I doing something wrong?"

Xiao Chen quietly glanced at the reef, feeling puzzled.

After absorbing Blood Pool, he continued searching in the forest to no avail, so he carried the newly cut spiritual wood and returned to the beach to continue carving.

But strangely, he found that Su Li's behavior was becoming increasingly incomprehensible.

I just stared at the statue in a daze for the first two days, but in the past two days, I started paying close attention to his carving process frequently.

Especially today, during the carving break, whether Xiao Chen raised his head intentionally or pretended to be inadvertent, he could always meet a pair of starry eyes.

At first, he just thought it was this senior Nascent Soul who was paying attention to his carving progress.

But gradually he felt that there seemed to be something indescribable in the eyes of Su Li looking at him.

This made Xiao Chen start to wonder, what does she mean?

Isn't it just that I broke a log of yours the day before yesterday? There are obviously so many more in the forest, but you, Nascent Soul Cultivator, are you like this?

Seeing Su Li staring straight at him, Xiao Chen frowned slightly.

It is said that some Nascent Soul monsters have strange habits. Is she thinking about something strange now?

As soon as this thought appeared, his back felt slightly chilly, as if a cold wind was blowing through him.

Hiss~!

Xiao Chen took a deep breath and quickly sped up the movements in his hands.

Now he just wants to complete the statue as soon as possible and fly away with the remaining Moon-Dyed Jade Marrow Mushroom.

Although he broke the wood once due to a mistake before, he had completed the first statue in four days and completed half of the task.

And with the improvement of proficiency, Xiao Chen is confident that he can solve the second statue within two days.

If everything goes well, on the night of the sixth day, he can deliver the new statue and exchange it for Moon-Dyed Jade Marrow Mushroom.

He has already thought about it. After getting spirit medicine, he will not stop and leave here overnight.

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"Something's wrong, my cultivation is increasing abnormally."

On weekdays, Su Li's favorite thing to do every day is to sit on the rocks by the sea and watch the sunrise.

Witness the dawn and break through the boundless darkness.

But today, she couldn't care about it anymore.

Although she had not practiced any practice, she clearly felt that the true energy in her body was surging uncontrollably, and the overall amount had increased.

"Is Curse going to have an early attack again?"

Under the cover of night, Su Li murmured to himself, with a trace of fear in his voice that he was not aware of.

In the first few decades, every time [Moon Eclipse] happened, Su Li's cultivation level would increase inexplicably.

After hundreds of years, she was pushed to Nascent Soul Late Stage without any active cultivation.

At the same time, as the realm breaks through, Curse Effect becomes stronger and stronger, and the scope of its influence becomes wider and wider.

It has even begun to affect the surrounding sea areas, infecting Sea Fish passing by.

Fish schools within the influence range of Moon Eclipse will form many strange Mutant Species.

They become extremely violent and attack other Sea Fish crazily until they are hunted or die from exhaustion.

In the face of the increasingly serious Curse, Su Li has also tried various methods over the past century to try to reduce the impact of Curse or suppress the occurrence of Curse.

But perhaps due to her resistance and suppression, Curse seems to be becoming more and more unstable, often losing control in the past few years.

More than half a year ago and three months ago, there were even outbreaks several days in advance.

"Bang bang bang!"

A familiar voice sounded, making Su Li feel nervous.

Once Moon Eclipse occurs, the power of Curse will be dozens of times greater than usual.

Even if Xiao Chen seems to have some differences, it will inevitably be inevitable.

Thinking of those figures that had struggled and twisted in pain under Moon Eclipse, a trace of pain and intolerance flashed in Su Li's eyes.

His hands unconsciously clenched the corners of his clothes, and his knuckles turned white from the exertion.

Before hesitating, the sun has quietly set in the west, and the night is like a huge curtain, covering the world again.

The moon will rise soon!

"Enough!"

Su Li There was an imperceptible tremor in her cold voice, and she raised her head slightly. "No need to carve anymore, you can go."

Huh?

Xiao Chen was studying the sculpture in front of him, and Flying Sword paused when he heard this.

You actually broke the contract!

Okay, okay, let's play like this, right? I'm already half done and you regret it again. If you weren't Nascent Soul True Lord, I would definitely make you look good today.

As the saying goes, the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to lie.

Xiao Chen Looking at Su Li's appearance, one can guess that she probably means what she says.

Fortunately, he was more skilled and had already obtained a Moon-Dyed Jade Marrow Mushroom in advance, so his work would not be in vain in the end.

"Okay, junior, take your leave."

Although he was unhappy in his heart, Xiao Chen still looked calm on the surface. He immediately bowed his hands and saluted, then turned around and left without any hesitation.

He knew very well in his heart that Cultivation World was like this, and people with high realms had the final say.

The most correct thing to do at the moment is not to argue, but to leave quickly to prevent the other party from regretting it and taking back the Moon-Dyed Jade Marrow Mushroom.

Don't think it's impossible for something like this to happen. There are many precedents for Cultivation World to kill people and silence them.

If you don't take care of yourself when you go out, you will be eaten up and wiped clean sooner or later.

Su Li looked at the back, feeling inexplicably empty in his heart, as if he had suddenly lost something important, and subconsciously shouted, "Wait a minute!"

Huh?

Xiao Chen paused in his steps and secretly screamed in his heart: It's broken!

Things will often develop in the bad direction you think, as long as there is this possibility.

His eyes narrowed, Su Li, wouldn't Su Li really want to go back to Moon-Dyed Jade Marrow Mushroom?

If she dares to say this, even if she offends local forces, Xiao Chen will never compromise today.

There are some things that can be tolerated, such as chopping wood and working, being respectful in your address, and other frivolous things.

But it concerns Rank-Breaking Spiritual Medicine, even if it offends the entire Compassion Sea, it's still worth it. At worst, it's just a new place, which is just a few more months of salty wind at sea.

"Senior, do you have any other instructions?"

Xiao Chen turned around, his face was as usual, and he asked in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

Su Li opened his mouth, his throat seemed to be choked by something, and he hesitated to speak, feeling tangled in his heart.

My fingers unconsciously rubbed back and forth on the hem of my clothes. Maybe this month's Curse won't attack early?

After all, the previous two times were rare cases. Most of the time, Curse would break out on the fifteenth day.

Today is only the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, and there are still several days until the full moon night. It should be too late to drive him away tomorrow.

But what if?

"Take those Moon-Dyed Jade Marrow Mushroom flowers."

Su Li bit his lower lip, leaving a deep mark. "Spirit Herb You can take whatever you want from the island, but you have to move quickly. You must leave here before Zi Hour tonight."

"Remember, never come back again."

"Next time we meet, I will never let you go."

Huh?

Xiao Chen is a bit confused, what is she doing?

To be honest, Su Li gave him a weird feeling and he couldn't understand it at all.

Since you are not prepared to break the contract, why did you suddenly suspend the transaction?

For no reason, it doesn't make sense.

What happened in the past two days?

Xiao Chen suddenly thought of the picture of Su Li staring at the first statue he carved last night with his brows furrowed.

Hiss~, maybe she thinks the statue I made is too ugly, right?

He glanced at his 'masterpiece'. Although I have never studied sculpture, it shouldn't be that bad, right?

People from powerful backgrounds are really difficult to serve.

I don't even want to chop down a piece of wood myself, and I hate what others do that doesn't look good.

But then again, although Su Li is picky, she is willing to pay the agreed remuneration, as well as additional rewards.

That's okay.

The pursuit of art should indeed strive for excellence, there is nothing wrong with it!

Xiao Chen immediately respectfully bowed his hands in greeting. "Thank you, senior, I understand."

She said it herself, Spirit Herb can take whatever he wants from the island, so it shouldn't be a problem for him to chop two Spirit-Sealing Sinking Cloud Wood later, right?

That's Fourth-Tier Spirit Wood, don't give it up for free.

In order to prevent further complications, Xiao Chen deliberately accelerated his pace this time, taking three steps and two steps at a time, and disappeared from Su Li's sight in the blink of an eye.

"He is indeed a greedy little thief!"

When I heard that spirit medicine can be picked, it felt like the soles of my feet were oiled.

Su Li looked in the direction where Xiao Chen disappeared and was slightly lost in thought.

He seems to like those things, and she doesn't need them anyway...

Wrong!

She had obviously been looking at those things as an eyesore for a long time, and she just let this greedy little thief clean up the useless garbage.

Now that things have come to this, she should make some preparations in advance for the possible arrival of Moon Eclipse.

After so many years, Su Li is no longer as helpless as she was at the beginning. She has gradually figured out some rules related to Curse on her own.

This Curse is most likely related to the Ancient Witch Clan.

She may have experienced the legendary and extremely rare Bloodline Ancestral Return phenomenon, becoming a being similar to Mutated Spirit Beast.

According to many observations of Su Li, a few special types of High-grade Spirit Herb can survive the influence of Curse for a long time.

To be more precise, they can significantly shorten the time from germination, growth, maturity to withering.

This is because Curse actually carries a lot of vitality.

And this vitality has a lot to do with her own condition.

Although Su Li feels that the word appearance may have nothing to do with him in this life.

But Moon Eclipse Curse really allowed her to maintain her undue vitality, as if her age and skin had stayed in the year when she broke through Nascent Soul.

If Curse can be solved, these vitality will actually have a big effect.

Unfortunately, Moon Eclipse Curse is too overbearing and cannot be used effectively.

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"Huh?"

Xiao Chen looked stern, stretched out his hand to push away the dark green vines, looked at the three Moon-Dyed Jade Marrow Mushroom in front of him, and couldn't help but be slightly startled. "Why is there an extra one?"

Damn it, in just a few days, a new Jade Marrow Mushroom has grown here.

And it is not a seedling that has just broken through the ground. It is almost half the size of the other two plants and looks as if it has been growing for forty or fifty years.

Faced with this situation, Xiao Chen could guess with his toes that there must be something giving birth to spirit medicine.

So he immediately began to carefully compare the surrounding situation.

Soon, he discovered that the soil layer where the roots of this newly grown Moon-Dyed Jade Marrow Mushroom were located was higher than the surroundings, as if something was buried underneath.

He didn't hesitate at that moment and dug it out decisively. He found a slightly red crystal that was only the size of a fingernail buried underneath.

"What is this?"

Xiao Chen reached out and picked up this small diamond-shaped crystal. In an instant, he felt the surging vitality contained in the crystal.

As soon as you come into contact with a living creature, the life within it instantly comes alive.

A large number of Vitality Power were like wild horses running wild, rushing into his body along his fingertips.

But the moment this energy and blood entered the body, it seemed to have become an ownerless thing just like it had been in Blood Pool before.

Xiao Chen didn't have time to think carefully about the reason, and instinctively ran Cultivation Method in his body, trying his best to refine the rich blood and energy that suddenly entered his body.

The effect of Body Refining this time is much stronger than that of Blood Pool before.

Not only did my whole body feel hot, it felt like I had taken a powerful tonic.

What surprised him even more was that he could vaguely feel that part of his energy and blood seemed to have 'melted' into his meridians and became part of his body.

Although it sounds a bit strange to say this, it is indeed the most appropriate description.

About half an hour later, the entire crystal had turned into Vitality Power and penetrated into his body.

Xiao Chen closed his eyes and concentrated, using Divine Sense Scan, he saw that five true essences were added to his Life Core again, which was equivalent to saving half a month of hard work.

At the same time, just like last time, the Qi and Blood Concentration in his body also increased significantly.

As far as self-perception is concerned, the increase this time is twice as much as the last time.

It seems that this kind of Mysterious Crystal has a more significant effect in improving Qi and Blood Concentration.

"Why can't it last a little longer?"

Xiao Chen slowly opened his eyes, looked at the empty palms, felt the majestic Vitality Power in his body, and once again experienced the unfinished feeling.

Such rapid improvement by 'taking shortcuts' is really intoxicating and difficult to extricate yourself from.

I don't know, what exactly is this Mysterious Crystal, and how can it have such a good body-building effect?

"Oh, I see!"

Xiao Chen quickly realized that this Mysterious Crystal should be a specialty of this island!

Su Li dignant Nascent Soul True Lord, why did you choose to clean it here?

It must be because this place has something unique that no other place has.

The puddle before and the spirit medicine here should all be related to this Mysterious Crystal!

Got it, now I finally get it.

Xiao Chen seemed to have discovered a new world, and immediately began to dig deep to see if there were any such special crystals around.

There was even a bold idea flashing through his mind: could there be a unique vein of spiritual mineral around him?

The effect of just one crystal is so good. If it can absorb a hundred and eighty crystals, wouldn't it be able to directly hit the Golden Core Great Perfection realm?

If you are very lucky and accidentally dig out tens of thousands of them, then Nascent Soul Realm will not be easy to come by, and even Spirit Transformation will have some hope.

Well, this may be a bit unrealistic.

Xiao Chen shook his head repeatedly, throwing away the strange thoughts.

It is not just a matter of luck, but mainly due to the fact that under normal circumstances, even if such heavenly materials and earthly treasures is born from the spiritual mine, it should be condensed at the core, and the total number will definitely not be very large.

But having said that, even if you can pick up one or two more, it would be a good thing.

Improving Total Vitality will make it easier for you to break through Minor Bottleneck in Body Refining in the future.

Unfortunately, even though he dug up the vines around him, he still found nothing, no clues related to Mysterious Crystal.

"Hey, forget it, I don't have this life."

Xiao Chen glanced at the sky and remembered Zi Hour's previous warning to leave.

I decided to seize the time to cut down two trees and leave here in time.

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