Soul Emperor Martial God

Xiao Yi walked to the edge of the bed.

"Young Valley Master, I must apologize," Xiao Yi said indifferently.

Then, a hand was placed over Qianmo's Dantian.

Next, he closed his eyes and sensed the condition inside Qianmo's body.

It was just as he had checked before.

There was absolutely nothing wrong with Qianmo's body; it was only that her life force was continuously ebbing away.

The place to which this life force was disappearing was traceless.

At this time, Xiao Yi's perception reached out to Qianmo's Small World.

A Martial Artist's Small World is generally located near the Dantian.

Xiao Yi extended his perception inwards.

But he encountered resistance from the Small World.

The Small World was under the absolute control of the Martial Artist themself.

Without the permission of the Martial Artist themself, it was almost impossible for others to investigate.

However, Qianmo was currently unconscious and her Small World was merely resisting passively.

As long as one had a higher strength than Qianmo, it was possible to forcefully break through this resistance.

It didn't take long for Xiao Yi's perception to break through the resistance of the Small World.

His perception thus entered Qianmo's Small World.

Qianmo's Small World was very large.

The Qi Spring was six hundred feet tall.

Inside it was a rich Wood Attribute Elemental Power.

Above the Qi Spring was a massive vine radiating a light purple glow.

Yes, the Longevity Vine, a Purple Rank Martial Soul, albeit only a light purple.

This was clearly recorded in the notes left by the predecessor from Medicine King Valley.

Although it was only light purple, a Purple Martial Soul was still the highest level Martial Soul among the Seven-Colored Martial Souls on the Flame Dragon Continent.

Precious and powerful.

No wonder Su Zhenxuan was previously reluctant to bring out that record.

Xiao Yi looked at the massive vine.

The vine grew towards the sky.

It was divided into six sections, with each section connected to the next, and each successive section longer than the last.

It was these six connected sections that created the massive vine.

At the same time, at the very tip of the vine, one could clearly see that it was growing at a slow rate.

Around the tip, there was a vast power.

It was the Power of Vitality.

And this vitality was precisely emanating from Qianmo.

Qianmo was currently unconscious and even in imminent danger, all because of the Longevity Vine Martial Soul.

Perhaps, to put it simply, in a sense, although the Longevity Vine Martial Soul was powerful, it was more of a curse than a blessing.

According to the records of that predecessor from Medicine King Valley.

The Longevity Vine Martial Soul needed life to nurture the soul.

At the same time, there was a saying about the Longevity Vine Martial Soul, "One section for each realm."

When first awakening, there was only one small section.

At that time, the Martial Artist was in the Mortal Realm.

Afterward, as the Martial Artist cultivated and broke through each Great Realm, the Longevity Vine would grow by one section.

The Longevity Vine thus soared section by section.

Six sections indicated that Qianmo was currently in the Earth Origin Realm.

But apart from the Martial Artist's daily cultivation,

The Longevity Vine Martial Soul would continuously absorb the Martial Artist's life force for growth.

And this rate of absorption was quite fast.

That is to say, Qianmo didn't even need to cultivate, the autonomous growth of the Longevity Vine Martial Soul alone could allow her to break through realms of Cultivation.

If she added her regular cultivation to that,

Her progress through the realms and the growth of her strength would be terrifyingly rapid.

Only, the price was her own life force.

Another point, those who possessed the Longevity Vine Martial Soul cultivated the Dao of Immortality.

This Martial Path was said to be the most compatible with the Alchemy Technique.

Hence, the Elixirs refined were much more potent.

Therefore, one who possessed such a Martial Soul was bound to be a great power in Alchemy.

Like that predecessor from Medicine King Valley.

Before reaching the age of twenty, their Alchemy Technique was even stronger than that of the current Master Su.

Regrettably, a healer could not heal themself.

Even with the predecessor's powerful Alchemy Technique, they ultimately could not save their own life.

They could not live past twenty years old.

"Sigh," Xiao Yi exhaled.

He already understood what was going on.

He withdrew his perception and opened his eyes at the edge of the bed.

"Elder Yi Xiao, how is it?" Su Zhenxuan anxiously asked.

"She can be saved," Xiao Yi nodded.

"Really?" Su Zhenxuan's face was suffused with surprise and delight.

"Really," Xiao Yi nodded in kind.

"You're lying to the devil," sneered Mu Qingyun standing beside them, "even the Valley Master has no solution."

"You sense around the Young Valley Master for a moment and then you say you have a way?"

Xiao Yi frowned, paying him no heed.

Instead, he turned to Su Zhenxuan and said, "Master Su, I truly do have a method."

"However, it involves some of my secrets and techniques."

"Therefore, I ask that everyone please leave."

"Leave?" Su Zhenxuan furrowed his brows.

Mu Qingyun said repeatedly, "Master, you absolutely must not."

"Let's not even discuss whether he actually has a method."

"Just consider that the Young Valley Master is currently unconscious."

"If this young man harbors evil intentions, the Young Valley Master is in peril."

Mu Qingyun, always defensive on one side and suspicious of evil intentions on the other, had been overtly disdainful from the start.

Xiao Yi's heart swelled with discontent.

"Mu Qingyun," Xiao Yi said coldly, "previously I did not deign to quarrel with you."

"But that does not mean I am a good-natured person."

"Do you truly wish to provoke me?"

"You are out of line..." Mu Qingyun began to retort.

Su Zhenxuan interrupted, "Elder Yi Xiao, having seen the records, you probably know the reason for Qianmo's coma."

"It's due to the Longevity Vine Martial Soul."

"Martial Souls, being the manifestations of the Heaven and Earth Rules, are not easily vexed by common means."

"Do you truly have a way?"

"Yes," Xiao Yi replied earnestly with a nod.

"Good, I will trust you this once." Su Zhenxuan nodded gravely, then turned to Mu Qingyun.

"We will follow Elder Yi Xiao's direction."

With that said, Su Zhenxuan left the room with Mu Qingyun and Elder Mu.

"One moment," Xiao Yi called out with a heavy voice, "the senior hiding in the shadows, please leave as well."

"Hmm?" Su Zhenxuan and the others were slightly startled.

The next second, a middle-aged man in white clothing appeared suddenly in the room as if from nowhere.

The newcomer stood with his hands behind his back, his bearing exceptional.

"You've come too?" Su Zhenxuan's eyes flashed with displeasure.

"You've never cared about the life or death of Qianmo, have you?"

The middle-aged man gave a wry smile but offered no explanation.

He silently followed Su Zhenxuan out of the room.

Xiao Yi glanced at the middle-aged man, startled by the thought, "What a strong aura."

The aura of this person was on par with Su Zhenxuan's, far surpassing that of Blood River and others.

Everyone had left.

Xiao Yi was alone in the room.

Now, Xiao Yi looked seriously at Qianmo, who lay unconscious.

In his mind, he recalled the fun times they'd had exploring together through the Thundering Desolate Marsh.

"You too have a day so quiet."

"Yet, I'd rather see you causing trouble."

Xiao Yi chuckled to himself, stirring up a wave of Purple Flame in his hand.

A Purple Flame Barrier enveloped the area for several meters around.

A Purple Flame that incinerates all.

Even auras and sensations used for scouting could get burned away.

If anyone tried to forcefully break through his Purple Flame Barrier with their sensation, he would immediately feel it.

The next moment, a change came over Xiao Yi's eyes.

His left eye deep and abyssal as ink, revealing a coldness of the Endless Abyss;

His right eye blazed like fire, with pupils red as though containing a round of Sun Stars.

They were the Taiyin and Taiyang Eyes.

His sensation once again entered Qianmo's Small World.

The massive vines continued their slow growth.

At their summit, the life force that belonged to Qianmo was still being absorbed, serving as nourishment.

Qianmo's life essence had vanished without a trace – all consumed by it.

Moreover, the method of absorption was incredibly strange, leaving no traces to follow.

If not for the records written by that senior from Medicine King Valley, Xiao Yi would not have known the cause was here.

In truth, Su Zhenxuan and the others were aware of the cause but were helpless to intervene.

But their inability to intervene did not mean that Xiao Yi was without options.

"Break for me," Xiao Yi commanded in a low shout.

An invisible vortex suddenly appeared at the top of the massive vine.

The vortex surprisingly began to rapidly tear at the sixth section of the vine.

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Third update. (Three updates from yesterday)