Flowers Bloom, Love Sealed, Lovesick Heartbreak (IV)
My nose suddenly stung, and tears streamed down my face without warning.
"Brother Lin Chen..." She sniffed, tears streaming down her face, "You... how can you be so good to me..."
She used to think that she was always following him around, bothering him, and dragging him down.
But it turned out that he had already considered everything for her, even the most dangerous potential threat to her identity, and had secretly thought of a solution for her.
"Silly girl, why are you crying?" Lin Chen quickly put down the herbs, reached out to wipe her tears, and gently stroked her cheek with his fingertips, his tone incredibly soft, "Isn't this what I should do? You're with me, I can't let anything happen to you."
"But... but this is too precious..." Xiao Wu buried her face in his chest, her shoulders shaking with sobs. "What if we fail? What about you..."
"It won't fail." Lin Chen gently patted her back. "With me here, nothing will happen. Once it's refined, we won't have to worry about being found out anymore. We can live peacefully forever."
Xiao Wu hugged his waist, nodded vigorously, and her tears soaked a patch of his clothes.
The wind swept through the valley, carrying a mist of ice and fire that gently enveloped the two figures.
The bright Lovesick Heartbreak Red and the translucent Crystal Snow Dragon Ginseng were placed on the nearby rock, gleaming faintly.
This promise, made in the name of longing, has only just begun to be fulfilled.
As the sun gradually set in the west, the light in the valley dimmed.
Lin Chen glanced at the sky and knew he couldn't wait any longer, as the spiritual energy of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well would decrease after sunset.
"Come, sit here." He led Xiao Wu to a flat rock in the center of the spring, where the flow of ice and fire met, making the spiritual energy most refined.
Xiao Wu obediently sat cross-legged, watching Lin Chen place the two medicinal herbs in front of her knees, and couldn't help but ask again, "Brother Lin Chen, will it hurt a lot?"
"It's a little, but you'll bear it." Lin Chen sat behind her, his hands resting on her back, his tone steady. "Don't resist, just follow my Soul Power. If you feel uncomfortable, just say so, don't try to tough it out."
"Yes!" Xiao Wu nodded emphatically.
Lin Chen took a deep breath and calmed his mind.
The Chaos Pearl within her dantian began to spin rapidly, and gray Chaos Soul Power surged from her palm, slowly flowing into Xiao Wu's body.
At the same time, with a thought, the two medicinal herbs in front of his knees slowly floated up. Enveloped by Chaos Soul Power, they gradually transformed into two streams of medicinal liquid, one red and one white, which slowly seeped into Xiao Wu's Baihui acupoint on the top of her head.
boom--
The moment the medicine entered her body, Xiao Wu trembled slightly.
First, a warm current spreads along the meridians, like soaking in warm water, making the limbs and bones feel relaxed; then a cool breeze surges up, the alternation of hot and cold is indescribably comfortable.
The medicinal power of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red slowly seeped into the depths of the meridians, gradually erasing the mark of the Soul Beast's origin, Crystal Snow Dragon Ginseng nourished the flesh and bone marrow, slowly replacing the original blood and energy.
Lin Chen held his breath and focused his mind, precisely guiding the medicinal power with his Chaos Soul Power, preventing even a fraction from escaping.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was also drawn over, and two streams of energy, one red and one blue, flowed around his body, replenishing his consumed Soul Power.
Even so, the consumption was still astonishingly fast. Guiding and refining the Chaos Soul Power was already extremely mentally taxing, and he also had to suppress the medicinal power so as not to damage his meridians. In less than half an hour, fine beads of cold sweat appeared on Lin Chen's forehead.
Xiao Wu gradually got into the zone.
With her eyes closed, a Sisi pink halo emanated from her body. The aura of her Soul Beast origin emanated from her pores, only to be pulverized by the medicinal power and transformed into pure energy to nourish her meridians.
With the nourishing effects of the medicine, his cultivation level of level 34 began to slowly increase.
One hour, two hours, three hours.
It got completely dark.
The icy-fire spring at the bottom of the valley glowed, casting their figures in shifting light.
Lin Chen's breathing gradually became heavy.
The Chaos Pearl's rotation slowed down slightly, its Soul Power already seventy percent depleted, barely held aloft by the Ice and Fire Spiritual Energy. He could sense that the medicinal power within Xiao Wu's body had been pushed to its limit, and the marrow cleansing and blood transfusion had reached its most crucial moment.
But at that moment, something unexpected happened.
"Uh--" Xiao Wu groaned, her body tensing up suddenly.
After the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well weakened, the originally gentle medicinal power suddenly became violent, like a flood bursting its banks, rampaging through the meridians.
Her cultivation level began to soar: level 35, level 37, level 39... She broke through the level 40 bottleneck without any hindrance, stepping into the Soul Ancestor realm, and continued to rise, reaching level 41, level 42!
The Soul Power expanded wildly in the meridians, as if it would burst the body.
What's more troublesome is that the medicinal power of the cleansing and marrow-refining treatment continues to be released, forcibly drawing out the Soul Beast essence deep within the bone marrow, which mixes with the medicinal power, making it even more violent.
Xiao Wu's face was deathly pale, veins bulged on her forehead, and her whole body was trembling slightly; she had clearly reached her limit.
"Not good!"
Lin Chen's heart sank. He had underestimated the effects of the combination of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and the Crystal Snow Dragon Ginseng.
With the combination of two rare and precious herbs, plus the spiritual energy of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the medicinal power far exceeded expectations, and Xiao Wu's foundation simply couldn't withstand it.
Lin Chen originally thought that letting Xiao Wu absorb a better quality and older Soul Ring in advance would greatly improve her body's ability to withstand the strain, but he didn't expect it to still be far from enough.
Now that her cultivation has reached level 42, but she doesn't have a corresponding Fourth Soul Ring to support her Soul Power, if she continues to increase it like this, her meridians will definitely burst. Under these circumstances, it's clear that Xiao Wu can't condense Soul Ring on her own.
It's out of control, what should we do?
Lin Chen clenched his teeth, his mind racing with thoughts.
There's only one way left - sacrifice your own Soul Ring.
He was well aware of the consequences— Soul Ring were the foundation of Soul Master; forcibly removing and sacrificing them would cause his cultivation to plummet, damaging his foundation, and it was unknown how long it would take to recover. It might even leave hidden injuries, affecting future breakthroughs.
But looking at Xiao Wu, who was trembling and in great pain in front of him, he did not hesitate for a moment.
We can't let anything happen to her.
Absolutely not.
Whether we succeed or not hinges on this.
"Xiao Wu, calm down, don't resist!"
Lin Chen gave a low shout, his voice already somewhat hoarse.
He bit his tongue sharply, spitting a mouthful of chaotic blood essence into his palm. He formed a hand seal, and the Chaos Pearl in his dantian trembled wildly. The outermost black Ten Thousand Year Third Soul Ring, which had lasted for ten thousand years, slowly rose from beneath his feet.
"With my lifeblood as the guide, and my Soul Ring as the medium—Cross!"
As the deep incantation fell, the black, Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring peeled off from his feet, carrying an aura of chaos, and slowly floated to the top of Xiao Wu's head.
The moment the Soul Ring was stripped away, Lin Chen trembled violently, his face turned deathly pale, and his meridians felt as if they were being scraped by knives.
He gritted his teeth and persevered, channeling all his Soul Power into his hands to guide the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring to slowly descend and be placed on Xiao Wu's body.
Buzz--
The Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring landed at Xiao Wu's feet, and a black aura instantly spread out.
A powerful absorption force emanated from the Soul Ring, and the Soul Power that was expanding wildly in the meridians seemed to have found an outlet, being continuously absorbed into the Soul Ring.
Xiao Wu's tense body relaxed slightly, and her surging cultivation finally stabilized.