novelraw Chapter 996: As long as I can save her, I have no regrets facing death
Chapter 996: As long as I can save her, I have no regrets facing death
Zirong sat cross-legged under Doctor Sun’s guidance, starting to gently circulate Qi using the method taught by him. To heal Yu Qingwan, his Qi wasn’t necessary, but to awaken the power of life origin for Yu Qingwan’s use, Qi was indispensable. Fortunately, he had reached the Realm of Great Swordsmen; otherwise, anyone weaker wouldn’t even have the right to stake their life on such a risky endeavor."Young Master Zi, you must think carefully. The Meridian Replacement technique can only be used once. In saving Miss Yu, the venom will remain in your body forever. There’s no cure, and your lifespan will depend on how long Young Master Ye’s seal holds. Once that seal is affected by the venom, even a Heavenly God descending couldn’t save you." Doctor Sun reminded everyone once more when they were all prepared.
He had mentioned this while teaching the Sealing Technique and Energy Movement to Ye Lanfeng and Zirong. Emphasizing it again was perhaps a precaution for Zirong if he regrets when the poison affects him in the future.
Although Zirong’s strength was far less than Ye Lanfeng’s, coming from a guard background, he had attained cultivation of a Great Swordsman at a young age, showing talent significantly surpassing ordinary people and even many noble family’s sons. It would indeed be a pity to see such a Sword Dao genius end his life prematurely.
"Doctor Sun, please proceed. I’ve made up my mind long ago; if I can save Qingwan, I have no regrets even if I die." Zirong said with determination.
"Alright, then I shall proceed." Seeing his resolute intention, Doctor Sun refrained from further talk, producing a six-inch-long golden needle.
The length of the needle made Huayue and others shiver instinctively. Though they had seen needle techniques before, such a long gold needle was unprecedented.
As everyone was expecting the gold needle to be used on Yu Qingwan, Doctor Sun suddenly flipped his wrist, plunging the needle into his own Heavenly Spirit.
Immediately, his body trembled, his face showing pain. However, his eyes became even more brilliant, shooting forth beams of light, and the energy on his body became more condensed.
"My craft isn’t refined, and my cultivation is limited. Without employing this Golden Needle Soul Piercing Technique to forcibly condense Divine Sense, cutting off Miss Yu’s meridians at the right places while leaving a thread connecting them would be difficult." Doctor Sun explained, seeing the surprise and doubt on everyone’s faces.
Mu Hanyan and others now realized why he hesitated before agreeing despite gritting his teeth. It was due to his insufficient strength, requiring the Golden Needle Soul Piercing Technique to awaken the body’s potential and enhance Divine Sense forcibly.
Though Doctor Sun spoke rather calmly, observing his trembling jaw showed how painful the technique was, most likely causing severe depletion of his Primordial Energy and even damaging his cultivation.
Thinking of this, Mu Hanyan and others felt immense gratitude towards Doctor Sun.
He explained this briefly and said no more, his two hands brushing past Yu Qingwan’s body, inserting substantial Qi into her meridians.
Beside them, Ye Lanfeng quickly formed a Hand Formation, creating a translucent Barrier, enveloping Zirong and Yu Qingwan within.
Zirong gently held Yu Qingwan’s left hand, his brows revealing a strange red glow that extended down his nose, arm, and fingertips, merging into Yu Qingwan’s body.
Yu Qingwan’s previously pale and haggard face began showing a hint of redness, whereas Zirong’s complexion turned pale. Evidently, the strange red glow was Zirong’s power of life origin.
From this moment, his life was entirely intertwined with Yu Qingwan’s. If Yu Qingwan was saved, it would be well for him. Though he would bear her peculiar poison, he could still rely on Ye Lanfeng’s seal to continue living. If Yu Qingwan encountered any unexpected mishap, he would suffer the backlash and die without doubt.
On the other side, Mu Hanyan grasped Yu Qingwan’s right hand, slowly injecting her Heavenly Heart Energy into Yu Qingwan’s body. She distinctly sensed that as Doctor Sun cut off Yu Qingwan’s meridians, the mysterious force within her became extremely erratic and restless, almost breaking free.
Although it wouldn’t harm Doctor Sun, it could cause greater harm to herself. More importantly, once this force was triggered, Doctor Sun would likely struggle to continue cutting off her meridians.
Fortunately, upon noticing the ominous situation, Mu Hanyan accelerated her pace, enveloping the mysterious force tightly with Heavenly Heart Energy. That force quickly regained calm, retreating slowly back to the depths of the Qi Sea.
Doctor Sun also noticed the anomaly within Yu Qingwan’s meridians. Initially somewhat worried, seeing Mu Hanyan’s intervention causing the mysterious power within her to peacefully recede, his confidence grew, swiftly executing techniques one after another, severing Yu Qingwan’s meridians.
Soon, faint black energy surfaced on Yu Qingwan’s face, followed by exposed skin on her arms, indicating that the severed meridians had released the peculiar poison.
Ye Lanfeng formed another Hand Formation, creating a sealing pattern outside Zirong’s Qi Sea. It contracted inward, through his clothes, imprinting into his Qi Sea.
The black energy on Yu Qingwan’s hand seemed attracted, converging on Zirong’s body. Clearly, this was the peculiar poison drawn from Yu Qingwan into Zirong.
Huayue, Qu Shanling and others stood guard around them, their hearts pounding.
But seeing no change in Zirong or the unconscious Yu Qingwan, and no indication of anomaly from Doctor Sun, Ye Lanfeng, or Mu Hanyan, their tense hearts began to ease.
At this rate, Yu Qingwan should soon be cleared of the peculiar poison and awaken, whereas Zirong, despite having latent issues, could rely on Ye Lanfeng’s sealing technique to live without illness for decades.
With those decades, they might discover other ways to cure him. Even if they didn’t, living a lifetime with his beloved would leave no regrets for Zirong.
Thinking thus, they displayed faint smiles of relief.
Seeing everything proceed smoothly without any mishap, Doctor Sun and Mu Hanyan’s prior tension dissipated into a relaxed ease.
Just then, Yu Qingwan uttered a low groan.
"She’s awake!" Jiang Yuzhe and Huayue turned their gaze, delighted.