38: Healing power - people remain the same

Hoo—

Gu Changsheng exhaled the stale Qi from his lungs, his face ashen.

After a fierce battle, the Blood Dragon in his spine was once again depleted, leaving only a blurry phantom.

The biggest problem, however, was forcibly activating the Divine Ability, Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Underworld Light, whose immense power had thoroughly messed up the Meridians in his body.

With his mere Foundation Building Realm cultivation, it was simply too strenuous.

Even Lord Qiantang had to rely on a True Core Realm Dragon corpse to barely use the Yellow Springs Underworld Light.

The power of the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Underworld Light was far superior to the Yellow Springs Underworld Light.

However, the greater the power, the greater the backlash.

If not for Gu Changsheng's astonishing Body Refining cultivation, comparable to the True Core Realm, any other Spirit Building Stage cultivator would have already died from the backlash.

“This time, I’ve suffered a huge loss… it’ll take at least a year and a half to fully recover…”

Gu Changsheng said with a bitter smile.

Suddenly, a chill ran down his spine, and a warning flared in his heart, prompting him to quickly transform into a bloody rainbow and evade.

Whoosh—

A slender silver needle, about an inch long, shot through the air, deeply embedding itself into the rock.

That was precisely where Gu Changsheng had been standing.

“Blood Transformation Divine Needle…”

Gu Changsheng recognized it, his face turning cold.

The White Lotus Saint Envoy had once used this item to ambush him, only to be counter-killed by him.

“Saintess, what is the meaning of this?”

Xuan Xin did not answer directly, merely saying coldly, “At this moment, your vital Qi is almost depleted. How much strength do you have left?

Hand over that bottle of Human Evil.

I can at least let you die a quick death.”

At this moment, the surging Blood Dragon river in the distance finally dried up, and the light from the Human Realm in the sky grew increasingly faint, signifying that the Nether Passage was about to close.

Xuan Xin was clearly anxious. Seeing Gu Changsheng remain silent, she directly spat out her True Core, and a white lotus Sword Qi streaked across the Void Realm, attacking Gu Changsheng.

Divine Ability—White Lotus World-Annihilating Sword Qi.

Its speed was as swift as a ghost, and Gu Changsheng only had time to cross his arms to protect his vital points.

Bang—

The Sword Qi pierced through his body, and Gu Changsheng was sent flying hundreds of meters away, only stopping when he crashed into the Yellow Springs Mountain.

“This damned woman, burning the bridge after crossing it…”

A searing pain came from his left shoulder, as the residual Sword Qi ravaged the wound.

The Sword Qi just now had pierced his left shoulder, exiting through his shoulder blade.

If not for Gu Changsheng dodging a vital spot at the last second,

it would have pierced his heart.

Whoosh—

A white-robed figure appeared before him.

Xuan Xin’s face was cold, her eyes filled with killing intent.

Torrential Sword Qi gathered at her fingertip, gradually forming a white lotus Sword Light.

This strike, she aimed for his head!

Suddenly, a swift, lightning-like faint light shot out from Gu Changsheng’s mouth, instantly piercing through Xuan Xin’s protective aura.

Immediately, Xuan Xin’s expression changed dramatically, and a tearing pain erupted in her Sea of Consciousness.

“This kind of Divine Ability…”

She vaguely had a guess in her heart.

She immediately transformed into a white lotus phantom, swiftly fleeing through the Void Realm and escaping the Nether Passage.

Ten breaths later, the Nether Passage completely closed, and only then did Gu Changsheng relax, spitting out a mouthful of congested blood.

“Finally scared her away…”

Just now, the forcibly activated Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Underworld Light was less than one percent of its normal power.

Otherwise, Xuan Xin would have already met the same fate as Lord Qiantang.

The Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Underworld Light specialized in attacking a living being’s Sea of Consciousness, severing souls and seizing spirits, ranking seventh on the Divine Ability Heaven Ranking.

Such a Divine Soul attack method, aside from a few special means or Magic Treasures that protect the Divine Soul, was almost irresistible.

Even a powerful figure like Lord Qiantang, who consumed all his vital blood to summon the phantom of the Yellow Springs Great Emperor, had that sliver of soul connection severed and perished on the spot.

“Now, my injuries are even worse…”

Upon internal inspection, Gu Changsheng’s internal organs had all sustained varying degrees of injury, with many organs seeping blood.

He had to recover as soon as possible!

Gu Changsheng pulled out a string of pre-roasted demon beast meat from his yin toad pouch and began to eat it.

As soon as it entered his stomach, the demon beast meat transformed into boiling vital Qi energy, circulating throughout his body. At the same time, his injuries gradually stopped worsening.

“It’s a good thing my Body Refining cultivation is strong, and my recovery ability far surpasses those of the same rank.

As long as my vital Qi is abundant, my injuries can slowly heal.

However, relying solely on vital Qi to heal on its own would take at least ten years.”

Ten years, for an immortal, was but a flick of a finger.

But Gu Changsheng had only Transmigrated to the Great Shang Dynasty a few years ago. Staying in such a wretched place for ten years would be sheer torment.

“In the future, I must find a way to cultivate healing-type Divine Abilities…”

There were tens of thousands of Divine Abilities in the world, with various effects.

Besides the mainstream offensive, defensive, and movement Divine Abilities, there were also healing, cultivation-assisting, and state-enhancing Divine Abilities, among others.

More common healing Divine Abilities, such as Flesh and Bone Regeneration or Verdant Wood Azure Light, nourished the body with vitality to restore injuries.

Additionally, there were some special types of healing Divine Abilities.

The most famous was undoubtedly ‘As Before’.

This Divine Ability itself had no healing effect and was quite restricted in its use, only effective on the Human Race.

Yet, this Divine Ability ranked fifth on the Divine Ability Ranking.

This was entirely because this Divine Ability could turn back time, forcibly pulling back people who had died in the past into the present, thereby achieving the effect of resurrecting the dead.

It is said that only the first Human Emperor had successfully cultivated this Divine Ability, and relying on the fearless Human Race army, he broke the Demon Realm’s cage of raising humans and established an immortal Dynasty.

However, with the passage of time, even the strongest Dynasty eventually declined.

Only legends were passed down by word of mouth, enduring to this day.

Nowadays, no one has successfully cultivated this Divine Ability, and even the cultivation conditions are vague and inconsistent.

“As Before has almost become a legend, so I shouldn’t think about it.

At this stage, Verdant Wood Azure Light is the most suitable for me.

Unfortunately, I don’t have the cultivation method for the corresponding Divine Ability…”

Unlike the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Underworld Light, the Yuanshan Body Fusion Technique had records.

Verdant Wood Azure Light belonged to the wood-elemental Divine Abilities and usually appeared in wood-elemental cultivation methods.

“Forget it… if it’s slow, it’s slow. At worst, I’ll just eat more meat…”

Precisely because he considered the possibility of being trapped in a dangerous situation, his yin toad pouch contained a large amount of roasted demon beast meat and water bags, enough to last at least a month.

Moreover, Gu Changsheng had a soul return talisman in his hand, allowing him to leave at any time.

As such, he was no longer in a hurry to leave.

His gaze shifted, looking towards the Immortal Cave cast in bronze.

“Those two fought to the death for the Opportunity of this Immortal Cave before me.

One died and one fled, and I ended up being the last one… Truly, the world is unpredictable.”

Looking at the Opportunity right before his eyes, Gu Changsheng did not immediately step forward to explore.

Who knew if the Immortal Cave harbored hidden dangers?

After all, this was Yellow Springs Mountain, and what Cultivator who cultivated Nether Qi was a benevolent person?

“No rush, I’ll recover from my injuries first, then explore…”

Gu Changsheng opened his yin toad pouch, pulled out a string of demon beast meat, and began to devour it heartily.

A month later, a black python-patterned Netherworld Beast let out a wail, its thick, barrel-sized body crashing heavily into the Nether Spring, splashing water everywhere.

Dark, foul blood seeped out, spreading in all directions.

A Sword Light flashed, and the most vital spinal meat of the black python-patterned Netherworld Beast was carved out, landing in Gu Changsheng’s hand.

This was already the fifteenth Netherworld Beast in these twenty days.

Each one was close to the True Core Realm, and their flesh and blood were greatly nourishing.

This, however, gave rise to a problem: there was simply too much demon beast meat to eat.

From initially cutting and packaging it, fearing it would be snatched by other Netherworld Beasts in the Nether Spring, to later becoming numb and only selecting the most vital Materials from the Netherworld Beast’s body.

Everything happened within just a few days.

To Gu Changsheng’s surprise, a Netherworld Beast that resembled an octopus, which he accidentally hunted on the tenth day, not only had delicious meat but also had the effect of nourishing the lungs and Dantian.

After he finished eating it, his injuries actually recovered by eighty percent.

The original ten years of recuperation time was sharply reduced to one-tenth.

His cultivation also advanced further, reaching the Peak of the Foundation Building Realm.

Unfortunately, in the following days, Gu Changsheng staked out that section of the Nether Spring but never saw a Netherworld Beast with similar effects again.

An hour later, Gu Changsheng wiped the oil from his mouth, tightened his loose waist, and looked into the distance.

It was where the Yellow Springs Cave Abode was located.

“It’s about time to explore it…”