783: Chapter 783 Lu Xueqi and Biyao (162)

When Su Han came last time, he could still see the patterns of the Formation clearly, but now, many of the patterns had been eroded by the Nether Qi until they were blurred and indistinct.

Su Han took out the Sealing Technique from his Storage Ring, that white jade pendant.

As soon as the jade pendant was taken out, it sensed the aura of the Seal and began to emit a soft white light. The white light grew brighter and brighter, shining upon the black Nether Qi; the Nether Qi, as if encountering its nemesis, dissipated rapidly.

Following the method recorded in the Jade Slip, Su Han placed the Sealing Technique at the core of the Seal. The jade pendant slowly sank and embedded itself into the Seal, fitting perfectly as if it had been designed specifically for it.

"I am going to begin." Su Han took a deep breath and turned to look at Fairy Yuehua, "Junior Martial Uncle, you should move further back."

Fairy Yuehua shook her head and said, "No, I want to stay here with you."

"Junior Martial Uncle," Su Han said, "The Nether Qi is too dangerous for you. Retreat to the flying boat; Master Wanjian's Sword Intent protects it, and it can withstand the erosion of the Nether Qi."

Fairy Yuehua still wanted to say something, but upon seeing the firm look in Su Han's eyes, she finally compromised.

"You must be careful." Fairy Yuehua said, her eyes filled with worry.

Su Han nodded and said, "I will."

Fairy Yuehua and Master Wanjian retreated to the flying boat, which hovered above the deep valley. Master Wanjian released his Sword Intent, forming an invisible barrier that kept the Nether Qi at bay.

Su Han sat cross-legged beside the Seal, placed his hands on the Sealing Technique, and began to inject his Chaos Power.

The golden Chaos Power poured into the jade pendant, and the jade pendant erupted with a dazzling white light. The white light spread along the patterns of the Seal, and wherever it passed, the patterns that had been eroded by the Nether Qi became clear again, and the power of the Seal began to recover.

But the counterattack of the Nether Qi also began.

The Lord of the Nether beneath the Seal seemed to sense that someone was reinforcing the Seal, and he began to frantically assault it. The entire Nether Cold Abyss was shaking, the earth was trembling, and rocks on both sides of the valley tumbled down, kicking up clouds of dust.

The patterns on the Seal that had just been repaired began to show cracks again under the assault of the Lord of the Nether.

Su Han gritted his teeth and desperately injected his Chaos Power. He knew this was a tug-of-war; whoever could hold on longer would be the winner. If he lost, the Seal would completely collapse, the Lord of the Nether would break free, and the Cultivation World would face an apocalyptic catastrophe.

The Chaos Power surged out like a tide, engaging in a fierce confrontation with the Nether Qi on the Seal. The golden light and black mist intertwined, emitting a "chi-chi" sound, like fire and water clashing.

Time passed minute by minute, and Su Han's spiritual power was being consumed rapidly. This time, his spiritual power was much more abundant than when he had performed the Fusion of the fragments last time, but the counterattack of the Lord of the Nether was also much more violent than before.

One hour passed.

Two hours passed.

Four hours passed.

Sweat began to bead on Su Han's forehead, but his eyes remained firm.

Six hours.

Eight hours.

Ten hours.

Su Han's complexion began to turn pale, but his hands remained steadily pressed on the Sealing Technique, and the Chaos Power continued to flow in without interruption.

Twelve hours.

A day and a night passed, and Su Han had already consumed nearly half of his spiritual power. Most of the cracks on the Seal had been repaired, but the last few largest cracks were still resisting stubbornly.

The Lord of the Nether seemed to sense that something was wrong, and his assault became even more frenzied. The entire Nether Cold Abyss shook violently, and several huge cracks split open in the earth, from which black Nether Qi surged out, shrouding the entire deep valley in darkness.

Fairy Yuehua on the flying boat looked down at Su Han, her heart twisting in pain. She could feel Su Han's spiritual power being consumed rapidly, but she could do nothing and could only watch helplessly.

"Hold on, Su Han, hold on." Fairy Yuehua prayed silently in her heart.

By the eighteenth hour, Su Han had consumed nearly eighty percent of his spiritual power. His body began to tremble, his face was pale as paper, and his lips were cracked and bleeding, but his eyes remained firm, and his hands were still steadily pressed on the Sealing Technique.

By the twenty-fourth hour, two days and two nights had passed, and Su Han's spiritual power was almost exhausted. His consciousness began to blur, and the world before his eyes began to distort, but he still did not let go.

The final crack, which was also the widest one, finally began to slowly heal.

Su Han injected the last bit of Chaos Power in his body into the Sealing Technique, and the jade pendant erupted with one final dazzling white light, illuminating the entire deep valley.

After the white light dissipated, everything returned to calm.

All the cracks on the Seal had disappeared, the patterns of the Seal became clear again, emitting a soft white light. The Nether Qi was pressed back beneath the Seal, the black mist in the deep valley gradually dissipated, and sunlight shone back in.

The Seal had been repaired.

Su Han looked at the repaired Seal, a smile appearing on the corner of his mouth. He wanted to stand up, but his legs would not obey him, and he collapsed onto the ground, gasping for air.

"Su Han!" Fairy Yuehua's voice came from above, and she jumped directly from the flying boat, ignoring Master Wanjian's attempts to stop her, and rushed to Su Han's side.

"You succeeded!" Fairy Yuehua said excitedly, tears streaming down uncontrollably, "You succeeded, Su Han!"

Su Han smiled weakly and said, "Yes, Junior Martial Uncle, we succeeded."

He reached out his hand, wanting to wipe away the tears on Fairy Yuehua's face, but his hand fell weakly halfway through.

Fairy Yuehua grabbed his hand and placed it on her face, sobbing uncontrollably.

Master Wanjian landed from the flying boat, looking at the repaired Seal with eyes full of shock and admiration.

"Good lad," Master Wanjian said, "You really did it."

Su Han lay on the ground, looking at the white clouds in the sky, his heart filled with peace.

The Seal of the Nether Cold Abyss was repaired, and the crisis of the Cultivation World was temporarily resolved. But he knew this was only temporary. Although the Sealing Technique could reinforce the Seal, it could not Seal the Lord of the Nether forever. One day, the Seal would break again, and the Lord of the Nether would awaken.

But that was a matter for a long time from now. Perhaps in ten thousand years, perhaps in one hundred thousand years, perhaps even longer.

By then, new powerhouses would surely emerge in the Cultivation World to take up his burden and continue to guard the peace of this world.

"Su Han," Fairy Yuehua's voice sounded in his ear, "Let's go home."

Su Han turned his head, looked at Fairy Yuehua, and smiled slightly.

"Okay, let's go home."

Three months later, Qingyun Sect.

Su Han's body had completely recovered, and as a blessing in disguise, under the extreme training of the Chaos spiritual liquid and two instances of spiritual power exhaustion, his cultivation showed signs of another Breakthrough.

Above the Peak of the Soul Transformation Stage was the Void Refinement Stage.

Once he achieved a Breakthrough to the Void Refinement Stage, he would truly become a top existence in the Cultivation World, standing on the same level as Master Wanjian and Immortal Master Xuanqing. (End of chapter)