Chapter 118: Soul-Saving Bamboo and Xuan Turtle Molting
It is truly hard to imagine unless seen with one's own eyes, a Golden Core True Man using his own essence blood and mana to help a Foundation Establishment resolve a predicament.
Su Yu's face showed a very clear expression of surprise, and she finally understood why this Taoist friend was so anxious; it turned out that there was a bloodline relationship involved.
In that case, she could understand.
If her own brother Su Ya encountered any trouble, she would certainly pay some price too.
However…
The Soul-Saving Bamboo grew on Wei Qingye's body, and this strange Spirit Plant was used for soul nourishing.
She glanced at Li Ye and transmitted the situation of the Soul-Saving Bamboo to him.
After understanding this information, Li Ye basically knew what was going on; this Taoist Friend Wei seemed to want to nurture the spirit of his fellow disciple.
Truly insane.
Li Ye nodded to her, taking a deep breath.
He gently pointed his finger.
Drops of glowing Spiritual Water started seeping from his fingertips.
The Spiritual Water poured like raindrops, each drop precisely landing on the Soul-Saving Bamboo on Wei Qingye's body.
In that split second.
The Water of Life urged the growth of the Soul-Saving Bamboo.
It could be said that the bamboo grew rapidly at an unbelievable speed, and within a few short breaths, they withered.
The withered Soul-Saving Bamboo exuded black mist, and death qi surged like a tide.
The cycle of withering and flourishing repeated endlessly.
The essence blood and mana belonging to the Golden Core True Man were also rapidly consumed.
The spiritual power from the Water of Life, the essence blood and mana of the Golden Core True Man, these two immensely vital energies couldn't conceal the death qi released during the growth of the Soul-Saving Bamboo.
It wasn't just death qi either.
Li Ye could even see the desolation flowing with "Mo" and a bit of golden light from merit.
After confirming that collecting the "Mo" wouldn't affect anything, Li Ye began collecting this ink, continuously storing them into his Storage Ring.
The quantity each breath could be measured in jin.
It could be seen how lush these Soul-Saving Bamboos were growing.
Of course, he didn't miss collecting the merit as well; he gathered it all.
Time passed breath by breath, the Water Clock beside ticking away, and a tea's time had already gone by.
Su Yu's face became increasingly solemn, and she spoke out:
"Do not let this matter harm your foundation."
Being able to urge the growth of spirit plants in the Foundation Establishment Stage must have involved some special method, and Su Yu was genuinely worried about whether Li Ye's foundation would be affected, which would be irreparable regardless of any personal favors.
"It's okay."
During this time, Li Ye had accumulated quite a bit of Water of Life from the Jianmu, and since it could be produced continuously, exchanging it for some ink and personal favors wasn't a big deal.
"Besides, it has succeeded."
"But Uncle Master Su…"
Before he could finish, Su Yu had already thrown dozens of Pills, shimmering with starlight, forming a spirit shield in the shape of a turtle shell, connecting seven beams of starlight around Li Ye.
Protected inside the spirit shield, Li Ye finally sighed in relief, silently stepping back a few steps, directly hiding behind Su Yu.
Su Yu: "…"
She couldn't help but glance at Li Ye, who smiled ingratiatingly and cupped his hands.
"You child."
Su Yu shook her head helplessly and stepped forward to stand in front of her nephew.
For at this moment, the Soul-Saving Bamboo on the recumbent Wei Qingye on the jade bed had started its final growth, and the withered yellow bamboo leaves and pitch-black bamboo trunk emitted intensely strong death qi.
The surrounding death qi formed a small portal.
Inside, a faintly discernible figure seemed to be walking this way from the edge of death.
"Taoist Friend Wei." Su Yu's expression turned serious: "Your brother intends to use the Soul-Saving Bamboo for soul nurturing, how do you plan to act?"
Having spent an unknown amount of essence blood and mana, True Man Wei straightened up, took the long sword in hand, and although his face was pale as paper, his sharpness remained undiminished.
"Alas."
"What can be done, we too have times of making mistakes."
"Especially since this kid is my own brother, I can only bail him out."
He spoke as if there was nothing to complain about in his tone, even carrying a hint of a smile on his face.
In his view, making a fuss didn't seem to be a bad thing, and as an elder, he had long prepared for such a scenario.
Su Yu nodded in agreement: "Indeed, I have nothing to give you, only this."
She flicked a Pill to True Man Wei with a finger.
"Thank you!"
The latter took the Pill without a glance, swallowing it in one go, and a flush of color immediately appeared on his face.
His body transformed into a beam of spiritual light, rushing into the portal about to close completely.
Inside, the snow-like Sword Qi even tore through the shadows of death qi, like a silver light bursting in the sky.
Such terrifying Sword Qi even made Li Ye, staying inside the spirit shield, feel a slight sting on his skin.
It was then that Li Ye spoke and asked: "I heard you say, Uncle Master, that this seems to be a Spirit Plant involving the Demon Path."
Su Yu, with her back to him, couldn't see her expression, but her voice was very calm:
"The Soul-Saving Bamboo in the Demon Path is a demon used to fix souls within certain areas for reincarnation.
But if used well, it can indeed allow one's relatives and friends to reincarnate in certain places, even retaining some memories.
The law is neither good nor evil; Wei Qingye's mistake was using his own body for soul nourishing and hiding it from the sect's elders, resulting in a mishap that still required his own brother and senior brother to clean up.
Li Ye, you must not do this."
"I understand." Li Ye understood True Man Su's point, and he nodded.
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