The strange man said, "Though Heavenly Ghost Flowers are nothing rare, if you take them over a long period and miss even a few days through some mishap, it will still cause trouble. What is more, there are so many Heavenly Ghost Flowers here, and they are so fresh."
As they spoke, a cloud of black qi rose over the youth's face, and pain twisted his features. The strange man hurriedly plucked three Heavenly Ghost Flowers and handed them to him. The youth stuffed the flowers into his mouth and chewed them vigorously. Yan Chihuo was startled—when the strange man had reached for the Heavenly Ghost Flowers earlier, he had nearly picked him up as well.
After the youth swallowed the Heavenly Ghost Flowers, the pain on his face eased somewhat, and the black qi slowly receded. Yet Yan Chihuo noticed a faint trace of soul force dissipating from the youth's body.
The strange man said, "With so many Heavenly Ghost Flowers here, together with what we usually buy, there should be enough to last until you advance to the Dao Foundation Stage."
The youth asked, "Father, will my Soul-Rending Affliction be cured once I reach the Dao Foundation Stage?"
The strange man replied, "No Dao Foundation Stage cultivator has ever suffered from this Soul-Rending Affliction. Therefore, I believe that once you reach the Dao Foundation Stage, it will naturally heal itself."
"Soul-Rending Affliction?" Yan Chihuo understood at once why the youth needed to consume Heavenly Ghost Flowers. The so-called Soul-Rending Affliction referred to a person being born with a missing portion of their soul. There was only one way to treat it: use spirit medicine to reshape the missing soul. Yet doing so planted another hidden danger.
After all, a soul reshaped with spirit medicine differed from the original