Chapter 638 - 638 14 Lifebound Artifact Master_2
638: Chapter 14 Lifebound Artifact Master_2 638: Chapter 14 Lifebound Artifact Master_2 Jiang Miaoyin listened silently.
“Senior brother feels that the future catastrophe of the Sword Palace will originate from within…”
Jiang Miaoyin softly said, “Among the peaks, there hides a great internal threat.”
“It’s just speculation, without evidence.”
Xie Xuanyi said, “After dying once in the North Sea, I constantly recall the scenes of that year.
If I could have anticipated this calamity and made arrangements earlier, the final outcome would definitely be different.”
Now he lives again.
The elusive catastrophe of the Sword Palace within the River of Destiny, isn’t it just a second occurrence of the North Sea disaster?
“Ten years ago… it was all my fault.”
Jiang Miaoyin’s expression was sad.
She was unwilling to recall the heartbreaking events from ten years ago.
The senior brother’s misfortune in the North Sea ultimately stemmed from herself.
“No.”
Xie Xuanyi calmly said, “‘Qing Zhu’s’ issue was just an accident.
I never blamed you.”
Jiang Miaoyin’s Heart Lake trembled, she slowly raised her head.
“Qing Zhu grew up with you.
Though master and servant, you were as close as sisters.
In that crisis, sending her out was the optimal solution.”
Xie Xuanyi continued, “But now looking back, wasn’t Qing Zhu’s betrayal a bit too coincidental?”
“What do you mean?”
Jiang Miaoyin was stunned.
“In this life of rebuilding, I encountered a very peculiar Taoist.”
Xie Xuanyi took a deep breath and said, “That guy’s name is Lu Yuzhen.”
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“Achoo—”
Tonight, the Great Yue hung high over the South Border, the mountains swept by the wind, lifting countless white sheets of paper.
Lying sideways in mid-air, Lu Yuzhen rubbed his nose and slowly opened his eyes.
Before him, unbeknownst to him, stood a tall figure in a red robe.
“Dao Jiu, how many times have I told you…”
Lu Yuzhen raised his gaze and sighed, “If you want to become ‘human,’ first you must learn to ‘be human,’ speak human words, do human things.”
As the wind ceased, the white sheets settled.
Dao Jiu, in his loose red robe, had an expression of bewilderment.
“Be honest… did someone just say something bad about me?”
Lu Yuzhen raised an eyebrow, speaking with an irritable tone.
“No.”
Dao Jiu was somewhat confused and said, “You saved me, why would anyone speak ill of you?”
“…”
Lu Yuzhen rubbed his nose again, muttering, “I always feel someone is thinking badly of me.”
“Plop.”
Before he could speak again.
A dripping wet head was flung by Dao Jiu, landing at his feet.
Lu Yuzhen frowned.
“The task is completed.”
Dao Jiu’s voice was wooden, “Chu Man and I lurked in the Hehuan Sect for sixty-one days… and severed the head of ‘Qian Yuan Taoist.’
“Sixty-one days?”
Lu Yuzhen seemed to have little concept of time.
He raised an eyebrow and chuckled, “You were faster than I imagined.
Qian Yuan Taoist is a Yin God, and yet he’s killed?
It seems your strength has recovered quite a bit.”
“Recovered seventy percent.”
Dao Jiu’s face showed no sign of joy.
He sat cross-legged, his head slightly tilted, “So, what’s the next task?”
“No rush.”
Lu Yuzhen slowly straightened his body, looking at the severed head before him with some disdain, “It’s severed and done.
Next time, throw it directly into the Copper Fire Hall’s Refining Furnace, no need to specifically report to me… Hehuan Sect cultivators love bone-chopping and marrow-sucking, their brains are filthy.”
“The Refining Furnace doesn’t want to see me.”
Dao Jiu’s tone was wooden, “It knows you’re crafting a body for me.”
“That’s just its temper.”
Lu Yuzhen shrugged nonchalantly, “It won’t be long before everyone has a body of their own… If the Refining Furnace still refuses to see you, let Chu Man see it.”
“Chu Man is seriously injured.”
Dao Jiu finally spoke, “She’s about to die… immersed in the Longevity Pool now.”
“Huh?”
The initially lazy and relaxed expression of Lu Yuzhen abruptly became grim.
Lu Yuzhen placed a hand on Dao Jiu’s shoulder.
In an instant, the two vanished in the moonlit mountain.
“Swish!”
In the next moment, countless white papers fluttered in the dark underground hall, and the two figures reappeared.
The hall was ablaze with scorching crimson flames.
A massive copper furnace was operational, exuding radiant light.
This copper furnace was enormous, like a giant mountain, nearly filling the entire hall.
All around the copper furnace, numerous figures were laboring.
Headless bodies carrying baskets, collecting “dregs” condensed from the radiant light, then trudging towards the mountain’s summit, each step leaving deep footprints.
The closer to the summit, the denser the mist.
If someone activated primordial energy to observe, they’d see the summit embedded with countless heads, their features blurred as if obscured by gauze, the only clear aspect being those oversized, vivid lips.
Each living face was striving to inhale the blood-red mist emitted from the furnace top…
At this moment.
Lu Yuzhen’s figure appeared.
Copper Furnace Mountain grew noisy and turbulent.
“Master Dao!”
“Greetings, Master Dao!”
The laborers carrying the heavy baskets knelt on the ground, bowing ceaselessly.
The towering copper furnace also issued a deep hum.
“Continue your work.”
Lu Yuzhen ordered in a low voice, his face impassive, then quickly approached a spring at the base of the Copper Furnace Mountain.
The entire hot spring was stained a blood-red color.
A naked, beautiful body was soaking in the Longevity Pool, Chu Man’s face pale as paper, unconscious, her neck nearly severed, held by a thin layer of flesh.
“Master Dao, you’ve finally arrived.”
The Longevity Pool emitted a sigh of relief.
A stunning woman in tight white clothes slowly emerged from the mist, with phoenix eyes and almond-shaped cheeks, her long hair tied up.
She was the Artifact Spirit of the Longevity Pool, her expression complex as she glanced at Dao Jiu, then respectfully bowed.
“Hmm.”
Lu Yuzhen had no desire to speak.
He stared at Chu Man’s wound for a long time, then extended his hand, gently drawing with his fingertip.
A drop of snow-white liquid fell into the pool.
The drop of Undying Spring merged into the pool water, Chu Man’s nearly ruptured thin layer of flesh slowly healed under the dense vitality.
“Master Dao…”
The Longevity Pool’s spirit couldn’t help but moan softly, her body trembling, cheeks blushing.
“Chu Man cannot absorb all this Undying Water Vapor.”
Lu Yuzhen said expressionlessly, “The rest is yours.”
“Thank… Thank you, Master Dao!”
After saying this, the spirit of the Longevity Pool dispersed.
Lu Yuzhen spent half an incense stick’s time healing Chu Man.
During this time, Dao Jiu stood by the pool, wondering if it was a trick of the mind, but he sensed the “Faceless Five Senses” atop Copper Furnace Mountain had grown eyes.
He looked at the pitch-black hall, and the hall looked back…
After a while.
Lu Yuzhen stood up.
He gazed with pity at the woman before him, feeling reluctant.
A voice echoed in Dao Jiu’s Heart Lake.
“Why didn’t you report Chu Man’s severe injury sooner?”
The wind swept through the hall.
The water sounds near the Longevity Pool gradually quieted.
Lu Yuzhen chose not to question publicly, instead communicating silently.
Unfortunately, Dao Jiu did not heed this intended communication.
“This wasn’t an accident, but meant to be.”
Dao Jiu calmly said, “To kill Qian Yuan Taoist required a price… Though she’s merely in the Cave Heaven Realm now, accomplishing the task was enough.”
His voice did not spread.
During the transmission, countless white sheets flew out from Lu Yuzhen’s sleeve, enveloping them, forming a separate world.
“After all, she is your Lifebound Artifact Master.”
Lu Yuzhen said helplessly, “If she dies, you lose your master.”
“She won’t die.
You can save her.”
Dao Jiu slightly tilted his head, “Moreover… If she dies, I can find another master.”
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If you don’t stay up late, don’t wait.)