Chapter 649: Soul-Returning Liquid

Everyone at the Golden Academy knows who Li Yi is.

After the Heaven's Collapse incident, cultivators from the Xuan Immortal Continent came to the Golden Academy and tyrannized the place, tormenting and humiliating countless evolvers—until Li Yi acted, shattering that stalemate.

Everyone knows Li Yi was the first to wage war against the cultivators, wiping out countless Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators in one go. Though he was forced into frequent cross-realm disappearances due to angering the Xuan Immortal Continent, there's no denying Li Yi is extremely famous within the Golden Academy.

"Is that really Li Yi? He's truly extraordinary—I can feel the gap in life-tier even from this distance."

"Just his leaking aura is surrounded by lightning—how strong is he? Soul God Realm? Already crossed the Tribulation? Or perhaps he cultivates multiple paths, making his power impossible to measure by ordinary standards."

"I didn't expect the injured woman actually knows Li Yi—this is going to be disastrous for the Medical Department."

Other patients on their beds began whispering among themselves at the sight.

But hearing these murmurs, Liu Guanghui, as the supervisor, grew even more terrified.

Because if this man was Li Yi, then his refusal to authorize treatment and his failure to save a life would be pinned squarely on him—no way to shift blame.

Li Yi said nothing, only stared at the Life Restoration Chamber.

The machine was active; Lin Yue's wounds were healing at a visibly rapid pace, but he knew this only repaired external injuries—her actual condition was far worse than imagined.

"It wasn't just heart's blood used—she also took a blow from some powerful being; her body nearly shattered. Fortunately, she was only caught in the crossfire, not targeted—otherwise she wouldn't have survived. Moreover, her soul seems severely wounded; otherwise she could have easily let her soul exit her body."

He furrowed his brow deeply.

Lin Jie is only at the Soul Realm—she entered the Golden Academy to cultivate; logically, she shouldn't have encountered any powerful enemies.

Fortunately, as the Life Restoration Chamber continued treatment, Lin Yue's condition stabilized—at least her life was no longer in immediate danger—but this was merely surface-level; the true key to her survival lay in her soul.

Because Li Yi didn't know the current state of Lin Yue's soul.

And he had no soul-repairing pills—he once obtained Nine Revolutions Soul Spirit Pills in the Four Seas and Eight Continents, but he'd already consumed them all.

"If all else fails, I'll have to send Lin Jie to the World of Incense Deification—let her receive incense offerings to preserve her soul." Li Yi's gaze flickered; this was the only relatively safe method he could think of.

As long as even a breath remains, the power of incense belief can rescue a person—better to abandon the body and become an incense deity.

Moments later.

The Life Restoration Chamber completed its work.

Lin Yue's body was restored to perfect condition, unharmed—yet her face remained pale, but that was merely due to depleted blood and qi, which posed no problem for Li Yi; restoring blood and qi was quick.

What he cared about was whether her soul would awaken properly.

Looking at the still-unconscious Lin Yue, Li Yi raised his gaze toward the supervisor, Liu Guanghui, nearby.

Liu Guanghui trembled violently, as if pinned by a tiger—his hair stood on end, and he dared not move.

"Why didn't you treat her in time? I recall the Medical Department has Life Restoration Chambers." Li Yi fixed him with a stare.

"Th-this was a misunderstanding—I was about to grant access to treat this student. After all, there were other patients waiting in line. I didn't know her condition would suddenly worsen—she was conscious and speaking just moments ago." Liu Guanghui forced an explanation, but the more he spoke, the less convincing he sounded.

Because many knew the full story—it was nearly impossible to deceive—and lying to a powerful evolver was tantamount to suicide.

But telling the truth would be worse.

"So this is how it was?" Li Yi stared at him.

Liu Guanghui turned pale, stammering, unable to speak.

"You're also medical staff—you should know what happened. Tell me, was it really like this?" Li Yi pointed at Wei Shaoxing.

"The truth is this," Wei Shaoxing dared not lie—he recounted the entire incident exactly as it occurred.

He knew full well how dangerous it was to deceive a powerful cultivator.

Moreover, the truth was easily verifiable—lying served no purpose whatsoever.

"Done for." In Liu Guanghui's mind, that was the only thought left.

He felt utterly hopeless—if he'd known this patient truly knew Li Yi, he'd never have dared to withhold treatment. Why had he been so unlucky as to encounter Li Yi today?

Li Yi was constantly crossing realms and spent very little time at the Golden Academy.

"You deliberately delayed treatment?" Li Yi, after learning the full story, let out a cold laugh, then turned his gaze to Supervisor Liu Guanghui.

"Fine. Very fine. I never expected the Golden Academy harbored a creature as repulsive as you. I won't make things hard for you—kill yourself. I'll leave your corpse intact."

He was no benevolent man—if someone dared harm another, they must be ready to die.

"Li, Li Yi, you can't kill me—I'm a member of the Cross-Realm Alliance! If you kill me, you'll bring trouble upon yourself!" Liu Guanghui's mind raced frantically as he shouted.

"Cross-Realm Alliance? Never heard of it. And in the Golden Academy, there's no one I can't kill. Since you refuse to kill yourself, I'll send you to your death myself." Li Yi had no patience for such a worm.

He flicked his hand—dense silver lightning wove into a net.

Liu Guanghui froze in shock. He didn't try to flee—instead, a soul-light burst from his body and shot straight toward a wormhole, attempting to escape across realms.

Only this could save him from Li Yi's pursuit.

But it was too late. Had he chosen soul-crossing the moment Li Yi began treating Lin Yue, he might have had a chance—but now, not even a sliver remained.

The silver lightning instantly reduced his body to dust, and his soul, trapped in the lightning net, was seized without escape.

A single piercing scream.

The weak soul vanished utterly.

A Soul Realm evolver had been killed so easily—right inside the Golden Academy.

Clearly, Li Yi didn't care about the Golden Academy's rules.

Remember, the Golden Academy's high-ups had stationed two Three Flowers Realm experts—Wu the Taoist and Xuan Yuezi. Let alone killing a petty man like this—even if Li Yi wiped out the entire Golden Academy, no one would dare come after him.

That's the advantage of having powerful backing.

Seeing Liu Guanghui dead, the others flinched but remained silent.

Everyone understood—he deserved to die.

!

Moreover, given Li Yi's displayed power, no one dared speak up.

After eliminating the worm, Li Yi turned again to the medical staff member, Wei Shaoxing, and asked: "Does the Medical Department have any medicine to heal the soul?"

Wei Shaoxing thought for a moment, then replied: "Yes—Soul-Returning Herb. It's a herb discovered by Golden Academy evolvers in the Danger Zones. After ingestion, it strengthens the soul. Many students collected it and sold it to the Academy; the Medical Department received a batch and, through purification, extracted Soul-Returning Liquid. Though the quantity is small, it's enough to treat one person without issue."

"Go get it," Li Yi said immediately.

He hadn't expected soul herbs to appear on Earth—indeed, places rich in spiritual energy were simply different.

"I don't have authorization—only the supervisor can open the medicine vault," Wei Shaoxing hesitated.

Li Yi casually tossed down a top-grade magic treasure—a sword, shimmering with radiant light: "This is your authorization. Break open the vault door, retrieve the Soul-Returning Liquid. This top-grade magic treasure is yours. Any trouble afterward—I'll handle it."

"I'll go right away!" Wei Shaoxing seized the sword and rushed out, trembling with excitement.

The other injured patients watched, filled with envy.

Just running an errand and he got a treasure—how could anyone not be jealous?

But Li Yi was too generous—handing out top-grade magic treasures to anyone?

How rich was he?

In truth, Li Yi was now extremely wealthy—a magic treasure meant nothing to him. Besides, with Bald Taoist around, even Dao Treasures wouldn't be lacking.

And this matter concerned Lin Jie's life—this was no time to save money.

If you don't offer rewards, how can you expect others to risk themselves for you?

Not long after.

Wei Shaoxing returned swiftly, carrying a medicine case.

"Got it! I've got the Soul-Returning Liquid!" He was thrilled—he'd finally completed the task. If anything went wrong, not only would he lose the magic treasure, he'd likely lose his life too.

As the case opened, a chill spread through the air. Inside were ten vials, each filled with a pale green liquid—like an extract from some herb.

"Lan Ji, inject Lin Jie with the Soul-Returning Liquid," Li Yi ordered.

"Yes, Master."

Lan Ji immediately controlled the Life Restoration Chamber, extending nanomachine arms to retrieve all ten vials.

The nanomachine arms then transformed into a single injection needle, absorbing all ten vials, merging them, and after a thorough scan, spoke again.

"Drug analysis complete. Confirmed non-toxic, no side effects, harmless to the body. Unknown energy detected. Proceed with injection?" Lan Ji's voice echoed.

"Inject," Li Yi confirmed again.

The Soul-Returning Liquid then flowed smoothly into Lin Yue's body.

As the liquid entered, a faint green glow enveloped Lin Yue.

This was the manifestation of some strange energy.

Though Li Yi didn't understand pharmacology, he could sense this pale green energy benefited the soul.

Clearly, Wei Shaoxing hadn't lied—the Soul-Returning Herb truly strengthened a cultivator's soul.

Whether it could repair soul damage, however, remained to be seen.

Li Yi stood motionless, watching Lin Yue's changes.

The pale green glow surrounding Lin Yue shifted from dim to brilliant, then began rapidly fading—as if the strange energy was being absorbed by her body. He also clearly felt her vital energy strengthening.

Her blood and qi began circulating rapidly.

This was a sign of awakening.

(End of Chapter)