The Formation Sealed the Beidou Ruins, Trapping the Gods; Jin Ling Awoke and They Discussed Reuniting

The Beidou Ruins, its outskirts—a temporary base shrouded by a Chaos Restriction.

Golden Spirit Holy Mother lay on a jade couch formed from Chaos Qi by Tongtian. Her eyes were shut tight, her face pale as paper, and her breath so faint she seemed like a candle flickering in the wind. Her once-opulent star-patterned Daoist robe was now in tatters, stained with dark red blood and dust. Her exposed skin was covered in crisscrossing wounds, some deep enough to show bone. In several places, stubborn star fiendish energy and Buddhist Golden Light lingered, constantly eroding her vitality.

Tongtian's expression was grave. He extended his right hand, bringing his index and middle fingers together. Pure Chaos Flow curled around his fingertips as he gently touched Golden Spirit Holy Mother's brow. The Chaos Qi reached into her body like the finest tendrils, cautiously probing her injuries.

The examination lasted a full incense stick. The more Tongtian probed, the heavier his heart grew, and the colder his gaze became.

Golden Spirit Holy Mother's injuries were far more severe and complicated than he had expected!

First, the backlash from forcibly detonating her natal star formation disk had nearly destroyed her Dao Foundation. Her meridians were severed, her dantian drained, and even the three flowers atop her head, which held her Great Dao Enlightenment, had dimmed and were close to withering.

Second, there was the lingering Jade Clarity Immortal Power from Venerable Lord of Primordial Beginning's strike from afar. This force was tyrannical and venomous, like a parasite clinging to bone. It had entrenched itself in the deepest part of her Nascent Soul, constantly wearing away at her core will and preventing her injuries from healing on their own. If Golden Spirit Holy Mother hadn't possessed such profound cultivation and a resolute will, this force