Yin Xuanhe no longer dared conceal anything or play any tricks. He divulged the complete mental formula of the Serpent Bone Arcane Art, including its most secret intricacies, its unique methods of circulating qi, and even the insights and taboos he had accumulated over decades of practice.
He sought only a moment's peace in this plight where he could neither live nor die.
Lu Changfeng listened quietly, committing it all to memory.
By the time Yin Xuanhe's voice fell silent, his breath was a thread, and he was almost utterly spent.
Lu Changfeng slowly closed his eyes as well. When he opened them again a moment later, a sharp gleam flashed through them. He now thoroughly understood the mysteries of the Serpent Bone Arcane Art. He opened his hand, and with a thought, the Crimson Flame Wyrm coiled around his wrist released its tail from its mouth. It streaked across Yin Xuanhe's body in a flash of light, then returned, bringing back all the gu larvae.
At last, the maddening agony receded like the tide.
Yin Xuanhe lay sprawled on the ground like a puddle of mud, with nothing left but heavy, labored breathing, as though he had just crawled back from the brink of hell.
[Noble Physician's Canon activated.] [Target: Yin Xuanhe. Identity: Eight-Leaf Protector of the Great Vehicle Sect, Netherworld Doctor. Overall value: three stars.] [Ailment: Blazing Wind Gu (removed).] [Success reward: Heaven and Earth Great Shift.] [Failure penalty: none.] [Treatment successful. Distributing reward...]
In an instant, a vast, overwhelming torrent of thought poured directly into his sea of consciousness, carrying countless exquisite methods of channeling strength and applying force. Its fundamental principle lay in awakening and harnessing the potential stored within every individual.
The power hidden within the human body was immense; it simply could