82: Chapter 82 War in the Southern Continent

On this very day, countless Yin Souls rushed out of the Earth Abyss and began to sweep across Nanzhou, plunging the region into endless warfare.

Several cities and factions near the Earth Abyss were caught off guard; they were completely slaughtered, becoming blood food for the Yin Souls.

Subsequently, they swept through half of Nanzhou. Countless Cultivators died at the hands of the Yin Souls. Under such an onslaught, the remaining Cultivators fled one after another, ceding half of Nanzhou to the Yin Souls.

As the three major powers of Nanzhou, the Heavenly Soul Sect, Wind Thunder Manor, and White Cloud Mountain stood up in time to halt the Yin Souls' advance, preventing all of Nanzhou from falling into their hands.

This catastrophe embroiled all the powers in Nanzhou, leaving countless Cultivators jumpy and terrified.

Half a month after the Yin Souls swept through Nanzhou, the two sides engaged in a massive melee on a thousand-mile plain. Nearly a million people were deployed in total, and they fought for nearly ten days. The slaughter turned rivers red with blood and dimmed the sun and moon.

But at the critical moment, the Heavenly Soul Sect suddenly defected, assisting the Yin Souls in a massive slaughter. Countless Cultivators didn't even know how they died.

Afterward, the Void Refining Cultivators of Wind Thunder Manor and White Cloud Mountain intervened, timely stopping the massacre by the Yin Souls and the Heavenly Soul Sect.

However, Old Man Tian Hun and Soul Land appeared simultaneously, engaging in a great battle with the Void Refining Cultivators of the two major factions.

The result was that because Soul Land had been previously injured, his strength was greatly reduced. Lacking the power to continue, he could only retreat temporarily with Old Man Tian Hun.

After this battle, Soul Land hated Ning Yuan even more. If it weren't for Ning Yuan, how could he have been defeated?

Immediately, Soul Land issued a bounty for Ning Yuan across all of Nanzhou, and of course, Tao Yao and Du Jiaojiao were not spared either.

The Thousand Charms Pavilion also suffered a devastating blow because of this; while not everyone was killed, very few remained.

Later, it was revealed that Old Man Tian Hun was actually a Yin Soul named Heavenly Soul. Ten thousand years ago, he had merely taken the Opportunity to infiltrate human society to prepare for a future internal and external coordination.

The result was obvious: Heavenly Soul had succeeded!

The battle on the plain caused heavy losses to Nanzhou's active forces. They were unable to launch another counter-offensive and could only passively fall into a defensive stance.

Thus, the two sides reached a stalemate!

...Ning Yuan only learned of this news a month later. After escaping from the Earth Abyss, he had fallen into a coma shortly after due to the backlash on his Divine Sense.

After Ning Yuan woke up, he couldn't help but feel extremely fortunate. Fortunately, he hadn't truly turned into an idiot, otherwise... however, there were still aftereffects. His Divine Sense was shattered, and without a special Opportunity, it would likely take several years to recover.

But in his current situation, he didn't dare leave the Poison Refining Sect for a single step, or else death would be the only outcome.

Moreover, as time passed, the Poison Refining Sect might not remain safe; it would be discovered sooner or later.

Fortunately, in the Poison Refining Sect, only the Poison Refining Old Ancestor and a dozen or so Golden Core Cultivators knew of him; otherwise, how could he still stay here?

Furthermore, because of the war, not many people came to the Poison Refining Sect anymore. Aside from those staying behind, there were only Ning Yuan and his group... On this day, inside the cultivation room.

“Qingyao, are you ready?” Ning Yuan took out Mu Qingyao's Physical Body, gently placed it on a stone bed, and asked as he looked at Mu Qingyao beside him.

“I'm ready!” Mu Qingyao nodded heavily with a solemn expression, her heart racing uncontrollably.

A month had passed, and the nine yang soul returning ganoderma had been completely absorbed. Mu Qingyao had gone from being a mere remnant soul to being as solid as a physical entity, perhaps even slightly more so.

Now it was time for her to be reborn. It made all his hardships in finding the nine yang soul returning ganoderma worthwhile, and he had also fulfilled what Senior Mu had entrusted to him.

“Go!”

Mu Qingyao nodded slightly. After taking a deep breath, her form quickly turned into a streak of light and entered the Physical Body.

The moment Mu Qingyao entered the Physical Body, it shuddered, but calmed down in the blink of an eye. At that same moment, Mu Qingyao's entire body emitted a brilliant golden light, and a surge of Supreme Yang Power radiated outward.

The remnant soul had been repaired by the nine yang soul returning ganoderma, so during the Fusion with the Physical Body, Supreme Yang Power would unconsciously emanate.

After her revival, perhaps this Supreme Yang Power could bring her unique changes; she might even master the Supreme Yang Power.

Afterward, Ning Yuan took out many Medicinal Pills for restoring vitality, crushed them one by one, and used spiritual power to drive them all into Mu Qingyao's body.

The Physical Body had originally been soaked in thousand-year stone milk, preserving a trace of vitality, but it wasn't enough; to be fully revived, even more vitality was required.

These Medicinal Pills had been generated by the System, with grades starting at at least the fourth rank, which was more than enough.

With the help of the Medicinal Pills, the trace of vitality in Mu Qingyao's body gradually grew stronger, and soon, noticeable changes began to appear in her body.

Her body temperature gradually returned to that of a normal person, and then her heartbeat, breathing, and so on, gradually returned to normal.

Throughout this process, Ning Yuan continuously crushed Medicinal Pills to provide the vitality Mu Qingyao needed for her recovery.

After several hours, the vitality in Mu Qingyao's body was no different from that of a normal person. At this moment, she looked as if she were in a deep sleep, her chest rising and falling with her breath.

Next was the Fusion process. As long as it was completed successfully, Mu Qingyao would truly be reborn.

Seeing her successfully enter the Fusion state, Ning Yuan breathed a long sigh of relief. He wouldn't have to worry after this; everything depended on her now. He just needed to stay by her side to prevent any accidents.

“Qingyao, I've sacrificed quite a lot to save you. You'll have to repay me well later!”

Ning Yuan whispered in her ear, then sat cross-legged nearby and began to rest his eyes. The cultivation room then fell into silence, with only the sound of two faint breaths audible.

More than half a day passed while his eyes were closed. Ning Yuan suddenly opened them, frowning as he looked at Mu Qingyao on the stone bed. So much time had passed, yet there was no movement at all.

Ning Yuan slowly stood up and walked toward Mu Qingyao, but before he could take more than a few steps, he suddenly felt a surge of Supreme Yang Power rushing toward him.

This feeling was just like facing the nine yang soul returning ganoderma, but it was indeed coming from Mu Qingyao, with no deception involved.

As expected, something went wrong!

Ning Yuan rushed forward in a few quick steps and then examined her carefully. The conclusion was that the medicinal effects of the nine yang soul returning ganoderma were too strong, leading to this situation. To put it simply, she had been over-supplemented.

Perhaps Mu Qingyao vaguely sensed Ning Yuan's approach, as she suddenly opened her eyes and stared straight at him with a burning gaze.

“You're awake. How do you feel?”

Ning Yuan was startled by her sudden awakening, but he quickly asked. It was better to resolve the issue as soon as possible; who knew what would happen if he delayed.