Abnormal Severity Coefficient

Seeing the results, Luo Jun finally understood why Tie Jingang had summoned him.

Of the four punishments mentioned, the others are all manageable, but the third one, the backlash of internal energy, is extremely dangerous for Cultivators.

This is a special situation that can occur when breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. Most of the time, the consequences of failing to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm are the same as those of failing to break through to the Body Refinement Realm: entering a period of stagnation and becoming unable to use one's vital energy. However, occasionally, due to improper operation during the breakthrough, one's internal energy may become uncontrollable, backfiring and causing serious injury, and in severe cases, even death.

Therefore, everyone is very careful when breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, trying to maintain the best state and reduce mistakes. But even so, backlash still occurs from time to time, and usually the higher the spirituality, the more difficult it is to control the Qi, the greater the probability of backlash, and the more serious the damage.

One of the effects of the Wheel of Fate is Life Regression. If this effect is randomly selected, Ying Er will naturally have a chance of being healed. However, at the same time, she will have to bear a one-in-four chance of backlash, which means she will be at risk of her life.

However, Luo Jun is different. He is the only one at the Body Refinement Realm present, and he has no internal energy. So there is no question of backlash. Even if he were to reach this stage by chance, at most he would only temporarily seal his vital energy, and at least he would not be injured.

That's why Tie Jingang approached him, because he was the most suitable person to use this Noble Phantasm...

"Martial Uncle Tie, is it appropriate for me to go?" Luo Jun asked hesitantly.

"I know you and Ying Er have some past grievances..." Tie Jingang advised, "It's all just a small misunderstanding. This girl is a bit headstrong, but she hasn't really done anything to you. If we really heal her, obtaining the Divine Sword Token is one thing, but it will also bring the Hundred Rivers Sect and the Sword Saint Sect closer, which will greatly benefit our future actions in the Martial World... Just think of it as doing it for the sect..."

Upon seeing Luo Jun, Liu Moyean's eyes flickered slightly, Wu Xiong also stood up, and Li Xinyu was guarding the door, looked puzzled.

"Memories can be erased too?" Luo Jun was secretly surprised. This seemed even more thorough than the Heaven Returning Realm, though it wasn't as convenient...

"I mean, they already suspected I was the one who poisoned them, and now that I've gone in and cured them, doesn't that confirm it?"

After discussing the matter, the three went into the room.

"That's not what I meant..." Luo Jun waved his hand. After all these years of growth, his mindset was completely different. He didn't take the rant of a Huang Mao to heart at all.

"Besides, this girl already dislikes me. If she sees me the first thing when she wakes up, won't she draw her sword?"

"Don't have too high hopes..." Lao Miao Miao said, "This method only has a 20-30% success rate. If it still doesn't work, there's nothing we can do."

Tie Jingang nodded. "By the way, this thing requires One Hundred Breaths Vital Energy of vital energy. Do you have enough?"

"Don't worry about that," Lao Miao Miao waved her hand and said, "If it really succeeds, it won't just be her physical condition that's reversed, but also her memories of this day will be wiped clean. She won't remember you at all."

"The Body Refinement Realm?" Liu Moyean looked surprised, seemingly not expecting Luo Jun's realm to be so low.

"To be honest, I wouldn't have helped if my Martial Uncle hadn't begged me!" Luo Jun snorted. "Your junior sister was trying to slap me and make me kneel down and kowtow, I wouldn't want to save her anyway!"

"Thank you, Teacher Tie." Rare treasures weren't that appealing to Luo Jun; he was just being polite, taking the revolving wheel and saying, "I'll give it a try."

"As for the doubts, I will help you explain," Tie Jingang said. "Of course, if we succeed, the sect will not treat you unfairly. I can make a promise that both of you will receive at least one Rare-level treasure each when you return!"

"We have the Last One method we can try," Tie Jingang explained. "However, we need this disciple's help... Don't misunderstand, your junior sister's poisoning is indeed unrelated to him, but this method can only be used by those at the Body Refinement Realm."

"Don't worry about it." Luo Jun took out the Qi Storage Spirit Stone: "Teacher Tie will replenish it for me later."

"It's good that there's hope!" Wu Xiong nodded hurriedly.

Although his words were unpleasant, they dispelled the last trace of doubt in Liu Moyean and Wu Xiong's minds. The two of them politely stepped aside, saying, "It's just that our junior sister is a bit immature. Please be magnanimous and don't take it to heart."

"What, you look down on those with lower cultivation levels?" Luo Jun curled his lip, thinking to himself, "When I killed you, I was two levels lower than you are now!"

Luo Jun arrived at Ying Er's bedside, looking at the girl whose body was covered in sores, resembling a rotting corpse. He took out the Wheel of Fate, thinking to himself, "What a lucky break, you've come to the right person..."

Activate the Dice of Heavenly Secrets.

Use Intermediate Point Correction.

"Time rewind effect!"

He was willing to help not only because of the request from Teacher Tie and the sect, but also because of the experience gained from the Dice of Heavenly Secrets.

Regardless, it's a human life at Severity Coefficient of saving it wouldn't be low, and considering the one-in-four chance of success, he could probably earn three or four hundred experience points. For Luo Jun right now, that's a considerable income.

"Ding! Event Difficulty: 76 points; Final Points: 82 + 15 points; Event Success!"

Just kidding, with Intermediate Point Correction, a Level Seven Luck, and Double Insurance, the success rate is about 70%, it couldn't be easier!

As the notification sound rang out, Luo Jun took out Qi Storage Spirit Stone and activated the Wheel of Fate. As the wheel stopped spinning, it finally pointed to an hourglass pattern.

Meanwhile, urged on by the Wheel of Fate, Luo Jun placed his hand on the wheel of punishment...

"Punishment for drawing a blank space."

"Ding, Event Difficulty 76 points, Final Points 56 + 15 points, Event Failed..."

It failed?

Regret.

"Ding, Event Difficulty 76 points, Final Points 43 + 15 points, Event Failed..."

Um... it's not as good as last time...

Left with no other choice, Luo Jun had to accept his fate. The punishment roulette wheel spun and eventually landed on a wavy pattern.

This represents a delay penalty; the Cooldown Time for this roulette wheel has been increased tenfold. You'll have to wait ten days to use it again.

Seeing this, Lao Miao Miao frowned slightly. Liu Moyean and Wu Xiong, who were standing nearby, immediately felt their hearts leap into their throats. "What's wrong? Is the result not optimistic?"

"No..." Lao Miao Miao shook her head. "It's a success..."

"It worked?" Both of them showed expressions of surprise and delight.

Before the words were finished, a beam of light appeared on the wheel and enveloped Ying Er. Then, the decay on her body began to recede at a visible speed, and her skin changed from purplish-blue to fair and rosy. Her body began to change in a way that seemed to accelerate the reversal of time.

This scene brought Wu Xiong and Liu Moyean to their joy and excitement.

The time reversal lasted for about a minute. When it ended, Ying Er had fully recovered, slowly opened her eyes, and woke up.

"Huh? Where am I? Who are you? What are you doing by my bed...? No, I'm lying in bed. Weren't we just on our way...?" Ying Er was completely bewildered. Tie Jingang, standing beside her, explained, "This healing Secret Method will cause her to lose one day's memory. She probably thinks it's still last night..."

"What treatment? What happened to me? Why do I need treatment...?" Ying Er was full of confusion. Liu Moyean rushed over and hugged her, "You scared your senior sister to death... You were poisoned by some kind of strange poison and almost died... Thanks to this... Young Hero, he pulled you back from the Ghost Gate Pass..."

The Senior Brother students all chimed in, explaining Ying Er's ordeal, omitting her conflict with the Hundred Rivers Sect. Ying Er listened, confused but aware that she had encountered a great calamity. She got out of bed and bowed to Luo Jun, saying, "Thank you... thank you so much for your help."

Tch, isn't she quite well-behaved? How come the words coming out of the same mouth are so different...?

Luo Jun shook his head, when suddenly a settlement notification popped into his mind.

"Successfully drawn ' Life Regression ' event, base experience 76 points, Severity Coefficient 12 times, gained 912 Experience Points points!"

"Failed to draw a blank penalty event, gained 1 Experience Points point."

The settlement notification made Luo Jun's eyes widen, and he exclaimed, "Wait!"

(End of this chapter)