359: Chapter 359 Fatal Backlash! This deathly aura had to be forced out with yang energy.

A purple-gold stream of light tore through the dim, oppressive sky, like a meteor streaking upward, rapidly traversing the gray firmament deep within the Forbidden Zone of Life.

Xu Chen held the beauty in his arms very tightly.

The wild wind howled past his ears, and the large red cloak wrapped Ji Qingyun tightly, shielding her from the raging Yin winds and Death Qi outside.

But this could not stop the rapid fading of the life force within her body.

Through the gaps in the cloak, Xu Chen could clearly see that Ji Qingyun's face, originally as fair as frost and snow, was now covered with fine, spiderweb-like gray-black patterns.

That was the malicious Death Qi that had accumulated for tens of thousands of years in the Blood Pool of Ten Thousand Bones, frantically backlashing against this pure Physical Body that had just condensed and was completely defenseless.

He had to find a place to extract the Death Qi for her as soon as possible!

Xu Chen's golden-glowing Heavenly Dao Divine Pupils scanned the area below rapidly.

After passing over two bare black stone mountains, a dried-up Rocky Valley surrounded by mountains on three sides with hidden terrain came into view.

The Laws within the Rocky Valley were relatively stable, and the gray mist permeating the air was much thinner than outside.

"This is the place."

Xu Chen's figure shifted, and he landed steadily deep within the Rocky Valley.

Holding Ji Qingyun with one hand, he used his free right hand to quickly tap several times in the Void Realm.

Three Extreme Yang Formation Plates, which he had swiped from the Family's treasury before leaving, flew out as streams of light and were pinned into three positions in the Rocky Valley.

A layer of pale gold translucent light shield rose instantly, firmly enveloping the space within dozens of yards. The dark gray death mist outside that tried to seep in made a slight melting sound the moment it touched the light shield, turning into wisps of green smoke.

After finishing this, Xu Chen immediately took out a communication jade talisman and crushed it.

"Commander Xu Zhan, take your team of Pojun Imperial Guards and immediately move to my coordinates. Set up a defense thirty miles outside the Rocky Valley. Not even a single fly condensed from Death Qi is allowed in."

Commander Xu Zhan's steady and powerful voice soon came back from the jade talisman: "Your subordinate obeys! I will ensure the Young Lord's absolute safety!"

With the Pojun Imperial Guards acting as sentries on the periphery, this temporary camp was now completely secure.

Xu Chen flipped his wrist and took out a thick, soft, snow-white beast skin blanket from his Natal Space, spreading it out on the flat rock. Then, he carefully placed the semi-conscious Ji Qingyun onto it.

The red cloak spread slightly, revealing her slender, swan-like white neck and exquisite collarbones.

But at this moment, within this stunningly timeless beauty, there was a heartbreaking aura of death. Those gray-black patterns had already spread to her heart, her long eyelashes trembled violently, her brow was tightly furrowed, and her cherry lips were bitten to reveal a trace of crimson blood.

"Such overbearing Primordial Death Qi."

Xu Chen knelt beside the beast skin blanket, extended two fingers, and gently placed them on Ji Qingyun's slender, ice-cold wrist.

A strand of Divine Thought probed into her body.

Xu Chen's brow instantly furrowed into a deep frown.

The situation was even worse than he had expected.

Ji Qingyun's life Origin was indeed startlingly vast, but she had just transformed into human form, and her Meridians and Dantian were as fragile as thin paper.

The Death Qi she had contracted from the blood pool was like a pack of hungry wolves rushing into a sheepfold, rampaging through her Eight Extraordinary Meridians.

If he used conventional methods like transmitting spiritual energy from outside the body, most of the medicinal power and life force would dissipate into the air. The remaining strength would not be enough to completely extract this deep-rooted Death Qi.

There was only one way.

Using the Hongmeng Creation Origin Body as a medium, he would mobilize the purest Pure Yang Qi in his body and pass it into her heart Meridians without any obstruction through close physical contact, forcing the Death Qi out bit by bit from the inside!

This meant there could be no clothing or distance between the two.

Xu Chen looked at this cold, holy descendant of the Demon Emperor who looked like a banished immortal, and took a deep breath.

A healer has the heart of a parent, not to mention this was the perfect wife determined by the System. If he cared about formalities at this time, he would be joking with his woman's life.

"Pardon me."

Xu Chen said in a low voice and reached out to grasp the large red cloak wrapped around Ji Qingyun.

Seemingly sensing the movement outside, Ji Qingyun, who was originally semi-conscious, suddenly trembled her long eyelashes and struggled to open her eyes, which were like autumn waters.

When she saw Xu Chen's hand on the edge of the cloak, a sense of instinctive resistance and shame instantly welled up in her heart.

"No..."

She let out a protest as weak as a kitten's, used all her remaining strength, and reached out her cold little hand to tightly grab Xu Chen's sleeve.

Those clear eyes were full of panic, defensiveness, and a hint of pleading.

In her long years as a plant, she had never had such close contact with any living being.

Moreover, her newly transformed body had nothing inside except for this cloak.

"Be good, let go."

Xu Chen did not forcibly pull the cloak away but instead held her ice-cold little hand.

His voice was low and magnetic, with an unquestionable dominance, yet mixed with an irresistible tenderness.

"The Death Qi in your body has attacked your heart. If we don't force it out, you won't survive tonight. Since I, Xu Chen, said I would protect you, I will never break my word. Close your eyes and leave everything to me."

Xu Chen's gaze was open and deep, like a bottomless ancient well, instantly absorbing the panic in Ji Qingyun's eyes.

That sense of intimacy originating from the Hongmeng Origin, combined with the strong masculine aura on Xu Chen, made Ji Qingyun's heart skip a beat for no reason. She could feel that this man truly cared for her.

The fingers gripping Xu Chen's sleeve gradually lost strength and finally let go dejectedly.

She closed her eyes as if accepting her fate, and a crystal tear slid from the corner of her eye, following her pale cheek into her hair.

Xu Chen no longer hesitated.

He lifted a corner of the cloak and sat cross-legged directly beside Ji Qingyun. Then he extended his arms, passing them under her armpits and knees, and pulled this boneless, yet exquisitely beautiful body tightly into his embrace.

To prevent any aura from leaking out, Xu Chen used the wide cloak to cover both of their figures from the outside, forming an absolutely private and narrow space.

The two were pressed tightly face to face.

Ji Qingyun inevitably let out a muffled groan of extreme shame.

Xu Chen's burning chest was like a blazing furnace, continuously transmitting startling heat across the nearly zero distance between them.

As the Creation Green Lotus, her body temperature was already low, and now being eroded by Death Qi, her whole body was ice-cold. At this moment, Xu Chen's embrace was both a fatal shame and an irresistible warm haven for her.

"Hold me tight. No matter how much it hurts, don't let go."

Xu Chen whispered in a low voice, his hot breath brushing against Ji Qingyun's white earlobe, instantly staining that crystal earlobe with a blood-like crimson.

He placed his wide right palm flat on Ji Qingyun's smooth and delicate back, accurately covering her heart meridian position.

Hongmeng Creation Origin Body!

A supremely noble and overbearing purple-gold Pure Yang Qi followed Xu Chen's palm, like a tiger descending from a mountain, forcefully rushing into Ji Qingyun's fragile Meridians.

"Ugh..."

Ji Qingyun suddenly tilted her head back, her slender white neck straining into a beautiful arc.

The sensation of pain and numbness intertwined submerged her like a tide.

Xu Chen's Pure Yang Qi rampaged through her body, accurately finding the Death Qi entrenched in various vital points. Two completely different forces launched a life-and-death struggle in her Meridians.

The Laws of death retreated steadily before the Hongmeng Origin and were forcibly stripped from the Meridians.

Fine beads of sweat began to seep from Ji Qingyun's frost-like skin. Along with the sweat, wisps of foul-smelling gray-black mist were forced out of her pores.

As soon as this Death Qi touched the air, before it could cause trouble, it was instantly burned into nothingness by the purple-gold halo surrounding Xu Chen's body.

This process was undoubtedly painful, but Xu Chen's Pure Yang Qi also brought a sense of extreme nourishment and numbness.

Ji Qingyun bit her lower lip hard, her hands instinctively wrapping around Xu Chen's solid back. Her nails clawed wrinkles into Xu Chen's dark gold robes.

As the Death Qi was continuously expelled, the coldness on her body gradually receded. It was replaced by an alluring heat.

She could clearly hear the steady and powerful heartbeat in Xu Chen's chest.

Every beat seemed to strike deep within her Soul.

As a cold demoness who had never touched secular love, this intense sensory stimulation left her mind blank.

Her eyes, like autumn waters, opened slightly, looking blurredly at the resolute face close at hand.

Shame, dependence, pain, warmth... various complex emotions intertwined, completely stirring her calm lotus heart into a pool of spring water.

Xu Chen was also suffering at this moment.

The body in his arms was incredibly soft, carrying a faint, unique fragrance of the Creation Green Lotus.

That slender waist that could be held in one hand, and those perfectly fitting curves, were testing his composure every second.

Fortunately, Xu Chen knew his priorities. He composed himself and concentrated all his attention on the precise control of the Hongmeng Purple Qi, clearing out the last remaining Laws of death bit by bit.

Time passed slowly in ambiguity and silence.

A full two hours passed.

When the last wisp of gray-black Death Qi was completely forced out of Ji Qingyun's brow and dissipated into the air, Xu Chen finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

He stopped the transmission of Pure Yang Qi and slowly opened his eyes.

Ji Qingyun in his arms was now completely limp.

The dark patterns on her body had completely disappeared, and her skin regained its delicate white glow, even showing a charming pink due to the heat and shyness just now.

She panted heavily, her black hair soaked with sweat and sticking to her beautiful collarbones.

In those clear eyes, the coldness and defensiveness from their first meeting were gone, replaced by a pool of spring water about to overflow, and a deep attachment she hadn't even noticed herself.

Xu Chen did not let go immediately.

He rearranged the large red cloak, wrapping Ji Qingyun tightly inside, only revealing her exquisite, blushing face.

"The Death Qi has been completely extracted."

Xu Chen reached out to tuck a strand of wet hair behind her ear, his deep eyes carrying a hint of doting.

"How do you feel? Still cold?"

Ji Qingyun leaned quietly against his chest, feeling the solid support. She shook her head slightly and, like a docile kitten, rubbed her cheek against Xu Chen's palm.

From the periphery of the camp, the steady footsteps of the Pojun Imperial Guards on patrol could be faintly heard.

Inside the Rocky Valley, however, it was a scene of silence and warmth.

Xu Chen held the beauty in his arms with one hand and snapped his fingers in the Void Realm with the other.

A bright and warm campfire jumped cheerfully above the rocks not far from them.

The orange-red firelight dispelled the surrounding darkness, reflecting Ji Qingyun's stunning face and making it look even more moving.