Chapter 244: Purging the Sha
In its simplest terms, Yellow Sha is a malignant condensation of Earth Qi—a spiritual rot that refuses to let go.
If left to his own devices, the man on the bed would continue to accumulate this essence until his transformation was complete. He would become a “stone man,” a living statue of parched clay, indistinguishable from the dead long before his heart actually stopped beating.
He was lucky to be alive at all, and ironically, he owed his survival to the squalor of this Chamber. The wooden bed acted as a natural insulator, slowing the seep of Earth Qi from the ground, while the stagnant, fetid ditch outside served as a crude sink that dissolved a portion of the Sha energy. To have endured this long meant his fate was not yet meant to be severed.
Xiao Taohong stood dazed, the technicalities of the affliction far beyond her. She could only cling to Jiang Chen’s words like a lifeline. “How… how do we purge it?”
Though Jiang Chen had yet to awaken his own Earth Spirit Root, his mental library was vast. He spoke with the quiet confidence of a master. “There are many ways to purge Sha. The most common involves altering the terrain—shifting the Feng Shui to break the flow of malevolent energy.”
In truth, this was the domain of Earth-attribute Formation Masters. They were the specialists of the land, a fact that earned them a status within the Immortal Sects far above that of Spirit Farmers, Talisman Masters, or even most Alchemists.
Xiao Taohong’s vision blurred as tears threatened to fall again. “I don’t understand any of that, Perfected Master. Please, just tell me what I must do.”
Jiang Chen nodded. “Tomorrow, find a carpenter. Have a coffin crafted from cypress wood. Place him inside to isolate him from the earth’s pull. At the four corners of the coffin, set four bowls of water, each with an ancient copper coin pressed into the bottom.”
By the time I return next month, he should be well on his way to recovery, Jiang Chen thought.