Chapter 93 Critical Situation

"Quick! Put her on the soft couch over there!" Master Jiang commanded in a hurried, unquestionable tone.

As if grabbing onto a life-saving straw, Yun Bai carefully placed his sister on a bamboo couch covered with soft cushions in the cool shade of the courtyard.

Master Jiang immediately stepped forward, his movements as fast as lightning.

He first dipped his fingertip into a bit of blood near Yun Qian's ear, brought it to his nose to sniff, and his brows instantly furrowed.

Immediately, he placed three long fingers precisely on Yun Qian's wrist, which was so slender it seemed as if it would snap with a touch, and carefully probed with a stream of pure, gentle spiritual power. At the same time, his other hand lifted Yun Qian's eyelid to carefully observe the condition of her pupils, while his fingers gently brushed over her bleeding facial orifices, sensing the faint fluctuations of her Qi.

His brows furrowed tighter and tighter, his expression grew increasingly grave, and fine beads of sweat even seeped from his forehead, his eyes filled with unprecedented trouble and... a hint of helplessness.

Yun Bai held his breath, like a prisoner awaiting a final verdict, staring intensely at every subtle expression on Master Jiang's face.

He saw Great Master Jiang's furrowed brows, saw the shock and helplessness flashing through his eyes, and his heart sank bit by bit into a bottomless abyss of ice.

Time seemed to have frozen.

Every second felt as long as a century.

Finally, Master Jiang slowly withdrew his hand and let out a heavy sigh.

He raised his head, meeting Yun Bai's pleading eyes, and spoke: "Young Friend Yun Bai... the situation... is extremely grim."

"Great Master! I beg you! No matter the cost! Please, you must save her! She cannot be harmed! She cannot..." Yun Bai's voice was choked with sobs, even carrying a hint of humble trembling; he was almost ready to kneel.

Master Jiang's eyes were filled with the compassion of a healer facing a terminal illness: "Yun Qian's Sea of Consciousness... has suffered an extremely violent and malicious spiritual pollution attack! This impact has completely detonated the deeply hidden, long-fragile Foundation of her old illness within her Sea of Consciousness! The structure of her Sea of Consciousness... is on the verge of complete collapse!"

"The severity is far beyond my previous diagnosis!" He paused before struggling to pronounce that cruel verdict: "She... must take a Grade 4 soul-stabilizing pill within two hours, using the 'Soul-Stabilizing Divine Light' contained within the pill to forcibly stabilize the Origin of her Sea of Consciousness and lock in her dissipating Divine Soul! Otherwise... even if a god descended, it would... be impossible to save her!"

"Two... hours?!" Yun Bai felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

His vision went black, he stumbled backward, and could barely stand!

A massive fear instantly gripped him, "But... but Great Master, you said before that refining a soul-stabilizing pill requires at least three days of preparation and refinement! Two hours... how is that possible?!"

Master Jiang's expression was even worse than Yun Bai's: "Correct! The soul-stabilizing pill is a Grade 4 Medicinal Pill, its process is incredibly complex; it requires drawing upon the Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence, harmonizing Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, and even infusing a wisp of 'Soul-Stabilizing Divine Light'! Every step must be handled with extreme caution, allowing for not even the slightest error! Three days to complete the pill is the fastest speed I can achieve, only by exerting all my strength, burning incense, bathing, and clearing my mind! Two hours..."

Master Jiang slowly shook his head, "It is simply... impossible to refine!"

This final "impossible" was like a ruthless guillotine falling from the Nine Heavens, completely severing the last shred of hope in Yun Bai's heart.

The arms holding his sister began to tremble violently, the light in his eyes instantly extinguished, leaving only endless darkness and despair.

Two hours! A mere two hours!

This time, as fleeting as a white horse passing a crack, had now become an unreachable chasm of death lying between him and his sister's living life.

Master Jiang's words, like a final verdict, were like a flood of ten-thousand-year black ice, instantly extinguishing the last remaining spark of hope in Yun Bai's heart.

Two hours! As short as sand flowing through fingers, he could not grasp even a fraction of it despite his best efforts!

"No." Yun Bai muttered.

He suddenly raised his head, his eyes exploding with a near-mad obsession, "Cannot give up! Absolutely cannot give up! The State Religion! The State Religion must have a stock of soul-stabilizing pills! Brother Zhou! Yes, go find Supervisor Zhou Shengtai!"

In the desperate situation, this became the only straw he could grasp.

He carefully handed his sister, whose breathing was weak and who seemed ready to dissipate at any moment, to Jiang Shuanger, who was already tearful, and instructed in a hoarse voice: "Miss Shuanger! Please! Take good care of Qianqian! Wait for me! I will definitely return with the Medicinal Pill!"

He didn't even have time to see Jiang Shuanger nod through her tears before he turned into a blurred afterimage, carrying a piercing whistle that tore through the air, and rushed out of the Jiang family's courtyard regardless of everything!

At this moment, Chu Prefecture was already unrecognizable.

The bloody color of dusk was replaced by the shadows of the approaching night, but the air was not filled with the usual tranquility, but with a panic and murderous aura so thick it could not be dissolved.

The whole city was under martial law!

On the streets, there was a post every three steps and a sentry every five, everywhere were solemn, fully armed city guards and State Religion enforcement members with surging spiritual power.

Piercing alarm whistles rang one after another, temporary spiritual energy barriers blocked the main intersections, the inspections were unprecedentedly strict, and the heavy atmosphere made it hard to breathe.

Yun Bai was anxious, constantly holding his State Religion Squad Yi-34 badge high and roaring: "State Religion Xinyue Hall! Urgent military business! Move aside!"

Only then could he barely weave through the countless vigilant, scrutinizing, and even hostile gazes.

He arrived before the State Religion.

The once solemn and majestic State Religion square was now a mess. Huge craters, charred explosion marks, scattered broken bricks and stones, and wisps of Devilish Qi that had not yet completely dissipated, all told of the tragedy of the terrorist attack that had occurred not long ago.

Although the State Religion reacted quickly, relying on its powerful Foundation and Formation to quickly control the scene and disperse the main threat.

But at the edge of the square, one could still see some civilian casualties who had not been able to evacuate in time, their painful moans and cries adding to the misery.

"Dad! Dad, what's wrong with you, Dad!"

"A-Zi, hold on, hold on!"

Corpses were carried out, stretchers were carried out.

At this moment, the outer perimeter of the State Religion was surrounded by layers of enforcement Cultivators, impenetrable and guarded to the extreme.

"Move aside! I want to see Supervisor Zhou! Immediately! Right now!!" Yun Bai was like a mad bull, ignoring everything and trying to rush in, his voice hoarse from extreme anxiety and the consumption of spiritual power.

"Halt! The State Religion is under lockdown, no entry! Submit to inspection!"

The guarding soldiers immediately held their long spears horizontally, the cold spear tips flashing with a chill, their eyes vigilant and stern.

Yun Bai's eyes were bloodshot, emitting a dangerous aura: "Supervisor Zhou knows me! My name is Yun Bai! Xinyue Hall Squad Yi-34 Yun Bai! I have an extremely urgent matter concerning human life!"

Just as the two sides were at daggers drawn and a conflict was about to break out, a person walked out of the State Religion.

It was actually Zhang Huai from the State Religion's Personnel Hall.

"Everyone, Supervisor Zhou said to let him in."

The enforcers guarding the State Religion looked at each other, and finally put away their weapons, clearing a narrow passage.