Chapter 887: Soul Enters the Body

Wind Rises Across Kyushu

A bottle of Soul Cleansing Water like this, containing at least twenty to thirty drops, is truly a priceless divine item.

And this is only half a bottle.

Suddenly, Nian Yuexian realized something. She looked up and asked, "Has he taken this before?"

Yiyi nodded. Not only had he taken it, but he took it frequently. While this item was extremely precious to others, to Lu Ye, it was nothing special.

"No wonder," Nian Yuexian exhaled a long breath. On the way back, there had been something she couldn't figure out.

In his fury, Wanzhang Gang launched a soul attack on Lu Ye. Logically, with such a vast difference in cultivation, Lu Ye shouldn't have been able to resist at all. The outcome shouldn't have been mere unconsciousness; the greatest possibility was his soul shattering, leading to instant death.

But in fact, Lu Ye didn't die; he merely fell unconscious.

From this, it could be inferred that Lu Ye's soul was stronger than that of an average True Lake Realm cultivator.

At this moment, Nian Yuexian finally understood the reason.

He had taken Soul Cleansing Water before, which was the reason for Lu Ye's strong soul. And he must have taken it more than once!

Her tense mood immediately relaxed. The most troublesome aspect of Lu Ye's current condition was his soul injury, but now that there was Soul Cleansing Water, the problem could be easily resolved.

Furthermore, since his soul was already strong, his injury was certainly not as severe as she had imagined.

With a raised hand, she pointed, and a drop of Soul Cleansing Water, enveloped in spiritual power, was drawn out. Nian Yuexian then reached out and gently opened Lu Ye's mouth, placing the drop of Soul Cleansing Water into his mouth.

Her body suddenly swayed.

Her mind had been tense until now, and she had completely forgotten about her own injuries. Now that her mind relaxed, boundless fatigue and pain assailed her simultaneously.

Yiyi quickly stepped forward and supported her.

"Sister Xian, you should rest. I'll take care of Lu Ye."

Nian Yuexian nodded gently. "Then I'll leave him to you."

After saying that, she walked to the side, sat down cross-legged, and took out a healing spiritual pill from her storage space to consume.

She did not leave because she needed to guard against a counterattack from Wanmoling, although the possibility was small.

During the night, a whooshing sound suddenly pierced the air. Yiyi was startled awake, and Amber let out a low growl.

Nian Yuexian opened her eyes. "Don't be nervous. Your second senior sister is here."

No sooner had she spoken than a familiar figure darted in through the window. Who else could it be but Shui Yuan?

"Second Senior Sister," Yiyi quickly went to greet her.

"How is the situation?" Shui Yuan didn't even greet Nian Yuexian, and quickly went to the bedside to check on Lu Ye's condition.

Yiyi stood to the side and softly gave a brief account of Lu Ye's situation. After a careful examination herself, Shui Yuan's grave expression finally relaxed.

"It's nothing serious," she said. "He should wake up before long."

Hearing her say this, Yiyi finally felt completely at ease. Yiyi wasn't sure how skilled Shui Yuan's medical arts were, but in her heart, her second senior sister's medical skills were the best in the world. If she said it was fine, then it truly was fine.

Shui Yuan stood up and turned her head, looking coldly at Nian Yuexian, who was sitting cross-legged in the corner. She said, word by word, "Give me an explanation!"

It was precisely because there wasn't much major fighting here that Shui Yuan had specifically sent a message to Nian Yuexian, telling her to retrieve someone from Haotian City. Who would have thought that after only a few days apart, her junior brother would be severely injured and unconscious?

If she had known this, how could she have sent her junior brother here?

Nian Yuexian lowered her head, her beautiful hair falling across her chest. She remained silent.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Yiyi quickly spoke up, "Second Senior Sister, it's not Sister Xian's fault..."

She briefly recounted everything that had happened.

Hearing this, Shui Yuan was both annoyed and amused. She turned to look at Lu Ye, who was lying in bed, gnashing her teeth.

So young, yet not learning good things, knowing nothing but how to be a hero saving a damsel in distress! And almost costing him his own life.

To be fair, in a battle involving Soul Sea Realm cultivators, ordinary True Lake Realm cultivators would stay as far away as possible. Yet Lu Ye dared to boldly intervene.

What was even more bizarre was that he actually managed to rescue her.

Yiyi's explanation had many unclear points. Some were due to her deliberate omissions, such as Lu Ye's greatest secret, known only to her apart from Lu Ye himself.

There were also some things she wasn't too clear about, for example, the 'Colorful Phoenix Dual Flight' spirit pattern.

"Second Senior Sister, Lu Ye actually has a life-saving method," Yiyi quickly explained, seeing that Shui Yuan's anger had not completely subsided. "He also has a Golden Body Token on him."

Upon returning from Wushuang Continent, a special reward bestowed by the Heavens allowed Lu Ye to choose any treasure from the War Merits Pavilion.

Lu Ye chose nothing else but the Golden Body Token. This item was worth two hundred thousand War Merits in the War Merits Pavilion, and Lu Ye had experience using the Golden Body Token, knowing that it was a true life-saving divine item.

During this crisis, it was almost activated several times, but it was interrupted at crucial moments.

"A Golden Body Token..." Shui Yuan couldn't help but be moved. "No wonder he's so bold! But a Golden Body Token isn't foolproof. While the Golden Body protection is impenetrable, a Soul Sea Realm cultivator might not be able to break through the Golden Body, but they could trap him. And once the Golden Body disappears, he'd still die!"

Yiyi nodded her head like a pecking chick. "I know. I'll keep a close eye on him next time!"

Shui Yuan's expression softened slightly. She knew her reaction had been a bit excessive.

A cultivator's journey cannot always be smooth; if it were, they wouldn't achieve much.

She was just annoyed that her junior brother had only been here for such a short time and had already encountered such a crisis. She considered whether to transfer him to another pass, but if she did, he might be targeted by someone hostile to the Crimson Blood Sect. It was safer to keep him with Nian Yuexian.

Saying no more, she first began treating Lu Ye's injuries.

She then walked up to Nian Yuexian, looking at her exasperatedly. "You're always like this. When others scold you, don't you know how to talk back?"

"It's my fault for not taking good care of him," Nian Yuexian replied softly.

Shui Yuan sighed, sat down in front of her, and examined her injuries.

She quickly felt surprised because she detected Lu Ye's aura and vitality within Nian Yuexian's body. Suspiciously, she glanced at her long-time close friend, unable to understand why this was.

Surely, these two haven't done anything unspeakable...

As if seeing through Shui Yuan's confusion, a faint blush appeared on Nian Yuexian's pale face. "Don't think too much. This junior brother of yours is quite extraordinary. He seems able to use some very special spirit patterns."

"What?"

Nian Yuexian then told her all about what happened after Lu Ye activated the 'Colorful Phoenix Dual Flight'.

Shui Yuan immediately showed a surprised expression. A spirit pattern that could allow two unrelated individuals to share their physical foundation — she had never even heard of such a thing, let alone seen it.

After thinking for a moment, Shui Yuan said, "Junior brother once obtained a Spirit Master's legacy in the Spirit Creek Battlefield. Perhaps it's a gift from that legacy."

Nian Yuexian then realized.

Relatively speaking, both Nian Yuexian's and Lu Ye's injuries were severe. However, one was in the Soul Sea Realm, and the other had abundant vitality within him, so despite being severe, their injuries would not affect their foundations. They only needed a period of recuperation to recover completely.

Time passed, and under Shui Yuan's careful treatment, Lu Ye's and Nian Yuexian's injuries completely recovered in just three days.

However, to everyone's distress, Lu Ye was still in a coma.

After another examination, Yiyi anxiously asked from the side, "Second Senior Sister, why isn't Lu Ye waking up yet?"

Logically speaking, even though Lu Ye's soul was injured earlier, after these few days of recuperation and taking Soul Cleansing Water, he should have fully recovered and woken up by now.

But for some reason, he remained in a coma. Shui Yuan couldn't understand this situation, and had never encountered it before.

"Soul injuries are extremely complex," Shui Yuan said, her words trailing off. "I can't say for sure what exactly is causing his condition. If you want to get to the bottom of it, unless..."

Yiyi didn't know what she was going to do, but Nian Yuexian, who was beside them, realized. "You want your soul to enter his body?"

Shui Yuan nodded. "Only then can I examine it clearly!"

"It's very dangerous," Nian Yuexian said with a solemn expression. Shui Yuan looked up at her and said calmly, "He's my junior brother. Of course I know the danger."

Why are you so nervous?

The danger was for Lu Ye. After all, he wasn't a Soul Sea Realm cultivator, he didn't have his own divine sense, and his soul's defense wouldn't be too strong. If an external force invaded, there was a high possibility of damage.

Nian Yuexian looked aside... "Set up formations, protect me!" Shui Yuan was a decisive person; once she made a decision, she didn't procrastinate.

Nian Yuexian flashed out.

Immediately, whooshing sounds came from outside. Clearly, she was setting up large formations.

A full hour later, she returned and gave Shui Yuan a slight nod.

With a Soul Sea Realm cultivator like her stationed there, and numerous large formations, even if a strong cultivator from Wanmoling truly came to attack, they could ensure safety for a time.

Only then did Shui Yuan take a deep breath, raised a finger, and tapped it on Lu Ye's forehead.

The next instant, she closed her eyes, and her divine sense surged. For a Soul Sea Realm divine sense to invade a True Lake Realm cultivator's mind was naturally effortless, but this time, Shui Yuan clearly sensed a very powerful resistance. It seemed as if an invisible force was blocking the way, preventing her from entering Lu Ye's body immediately.

This situation was unexpected for her, and she couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

She needed to thoroughly investigate Lu Ye's current condition to understand why he remained unconscious, and to do so, her soul had to enter his body for a thorough examination. But if she couldn't even manage to invade, how could she possibly investigate?

In such a situation, unless she forcefully broke through. But if she did that, it would undoubtedly cause irreparable damage to Lu Ye, just as Wanzhang Gang's divine sense attack had affected Lu Ye earlier.

Her junior brother, a cultivator who had just advanced to the True Lake Realm, actually had such powerful soul protection? Moreover, this was the soul's autonomous defense, not an active measure.

The first step of her plan had fallen into a dilemma, and the situation was somewhat awkward.

Since she couldn't forcefully break through, she could only temporarily retreat and think of another method.

Just as Shui Yuan was about to do so, the force blocking her divine sense's invasion suddenly vanished without a trace, as if it had actively opened a pathway for her.