Chapter 571

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The white wind blew, lifting sand from the ground and swaying the white grass.

Li Youfei, lying upon it, remained motionless, like a corpse.

His five-zhang-tall body emitted a foul odor; even the blowing wind could not disperse it, and it could be smelled from far away, enough to make one retch.

One could see from afar that many parts of him had rotted down to the bone.

The entire person was shrouded in the aura of death.

What caused this change was not just the strangeness brought by the white wind, but also the eruption of the Red Moon curse within his body; all of this affected his body and soul.

Basically, he was already near death, or to be precise, he had already stepped into the Yellow Springs with more than half a foot; it seemed only a thread of unwillingness kept a wisp of vitality from dissipating.

But this struggle would only bring him more pain and torment.

Xu Qing walked to Li Youfei's side, looked at his injuries, and shook his head: he couldn't be saved.

Although Xu Qing had Soul-Easing Pills, this pill could now only resolve the continuous pain brought on before the curse fully erupted; it could not reduce the curse, and its theory was actually to increase the amount of the curse.

Therefore, if Li Youfei were to take a Soul-Easing Pill at this moment, it would not only be ineffective, but the wisp of vitality he was forcibly hanging onto would be instantly drowned by the surging curse.

Since he couldn't be saved, Xu Qing withdrew his gaze, summoned his shadow eye back, and prepared to leave.

But before he had taken a few steps, he suddenly paused, turning to look at Li Youfei's near-corpse-like body, a glimmer of deep thought in his eyes. "Something isn't right."

"With the Red Moon curse, in this eruption, he shouldn't have been able to persist for so long, nor should he still have a wisp of vitality."

This didn't make sense.

Xu Qing's interest was piqued, and he returned to Li Youfei's side.

This time he observed more carefully, and until a day later, Xu Qing's eyes shone with brilliance; he had found the reason and verified his conjecture.

"It's the white wind. The white wind's catalysis caused Li Youfei's body's vitality to continue surging in a disordered state. The purpose of this power was to provide nutrients for those insect eggs, allowing them to mature."

But it was precisely this point that caused Li Youfei's body to retain a wisp of vitality after the curse erupted.

In his body, the white wind power and the curse were in a certain degree of confrontation; although it was still inferior to the curse, it ultimately allowed Li Youfei to retain a wisp of vitality.

Xu Qing was moved. The white wind that could confront the Red Moon curse—what was its origin?

Xu Qing's eyes shone with brilliance. He crouched down and carefully opened Li Youfei's rotting flesh, taking out the sand-like insect eggs one by one, and the dandelions as well.

The process was very cruel, requiring the opening of countless flesh; some rotting meat turned into black water at a single touch, flowing in all directions and emitting a foul stench.

But Xu Qing was very patient; he was like a highly focused craftsman, not caring about the state of the materials, carefully carving.

Soon, under Xu Qing's actions, Li Youfei's body was covered in countless wounds; he simply cut off some parts directly with a knife, collecting the flesh that had fused the curse and the white wind.

And as the insect eggs were taken out one by one, losing the source that absorbed vitality, Li Youfei's body, catalyzed by the white wind, had more strength to confront the curse's eruption.

Although it was still inferior to the curse, Li Youfei's vitality finally continued in this curse eruption, and at this moment, it had not dissipated.

However, this actually wasn't of much use. According to Xu Qing's judgment, at most in three to five days, after Li Youfei's vitality was exhausted, he would still be swallowed by the curse.

But this gave Xu Qing a great inspiration. "Li Youfei is also lucky. With his current state, the Soul-Easing Pill might not be impossible to try." Xu Qing thought for a moment, took out a Soul-Easing Pill, and stuffed it into Li Youfei's mouth. Then, with a wave of his hand, hundreds of purple silk threads flew out, all piercing into Li Youfei's body. The Soul-Easing Pill was just the beginning; Xu Qing intended to deeply study this Li Youfei, using the materials from his body, following the method of refining the Soul-Easing Pill, to try and refine it.

In any case, it was highly likely he would die; if he could really survive, I could use the white wind as a direction in my subsequent research.

Xu Qing sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and while researching, he refined.

A month later, Xu Qing, who had penetrated deep into the western part of the Sacrifice Moon Great Domain, ended his refining of Li Youfei on a mountain valley that night. He withdrew all his silk threads and took out the Soul-Easing Pill made from Li Youfei's flesh, feeding it to him.

"Wake up, don't pretend to be dead." After feeding him the pill, Xu Qing spoke calmly. Li Youfei's body trembled, and he had to open his eyes, looking at Xu Qing with fear and complexity. He had actually woken up three days ago, but he discovered Xu Qing was researching him, and the fear in his heart made him dare not speak out, until he noticed Xu Qing had actually fed him strange pills during these three days, and the eruption of the curse in his body was continuously dissipating.

This scene shocked him incomparably. He wasn't stupid, and his experience was very rich, so he quickly guessed what the pill he had taken was.

And this guess made his mind go blank, and he couldn't recover for a long time.

In these three days, he clearly remembered that the other party had fed him eight pills. Selling myself wouldn't be enough to buy one...

Li Youfei had been trembling in his heart for these few days, pondering the answer to this question.

At this moment, hearing the answer, Li Youfei's mind roared, and he asked tremblingly, "Then... how many did I eat?"

"Over the past month, nearly a hundred." Xu Qing calculated and looked at Li Youfei.

Hearing this, Li Youfei's eyes widened, and his Adam's apple moved several times. He knew the value of the Soul-Easing Pill; it was a pill that even Spirit Severing cultivators would go crazy for, and he had eaten over a hundred...

He believed this was true, because he had eaten eight in three days.

If this matter were to spread, it would surely cause a storm in the outside world, and for him, the feeling at this moment was as if he were a beggar, and one day a big brother came, looked at him, and casually gave him billions of spirit stones. At this moment, he didn't want to consider why, nor did he want to consider Xu Qing's purpose. He knelt down to Xu Qing tremblingly. "Master! No matter what you want to do to me, it doesn't matter, you really gave too much!"

Xu Qing looked at Li Youfei and was about to speak, but then his expression froze, and he looked into the distance outside the valley.

This was deep in the western part of the Sacrifice Moon Great Domain. At this moment, the sky was dim and there was no light in the eight directions. In the gloom, one could only vaguely see the weeds growing wildly inside and outside the valley.

And the night wind was slightly hard, blowing from the outside and turning into a whistling sound, also bringing over some noisy sounds of gongs and drums.

It seemed that many people were approaching outside the valley. Xu Qing's eyes flashed with deep light, and Li Youfei also sensed it. He hurriedly stood up from his kneeling position, looking like a loyal protector, snatching the position of the Jin Gang Sect ancestor.

The Jin Gang Sect ancestor also flew out, scanning Li Youfei with contempt, then stared at the valley entrance.

Soon, the noisy sounds intensified, and a group of figures walked out from outside the valley, appearing in Xu Qing's sight. Those figures were very special; they were actually mud people wearing robes, a full hundred of them.

In the front, they beat gongs, in the back, they beat drums, and in the middle, dozens of mud people carried a stone divine palanquin.

Inside the divine palanquin, a mud fox was enshrined, wearing a red robe, with rouge smeared on its face, motionless like a dead object.

Their appearance caused a cold wind to blow, sweeping through the valley and lifting the weeds and fallen leaves on the ground.

But they didn't seem to care about Xu Qing and Li Youfei. This group of mud people walked past them while beating gongs and drums. Xu Qing's gaze swept over these mud people. He was already used to the bizarre nature of this world, and he wasn't surprised at the moment. He understood that this kind of existence was generally bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and there was no need to pay too much attention to it. However, since he was blocking the way, there was no need to be too aggressive.

So he looked as usual, released his cultivation fluctuation, stepped back a few steps, and let them pass in front of him amidst the gongs and drums.

Until the divine palanquin they were carrying got closer and closer, and when it was directly in front of Xu Qing, the mud fox inside suddenly turned its head to look at Xu Qing and Li Youfei.

The mud-made eyes showed fluctuations at this moment, actually turning into something like gemstones, emitting a crystalline meaning, and there was a soul-stirring spirit flowing within.

Immediately after, a lazy yet charming woman's voice came from the mud fox's mouth, tinged with a hint of surprise, echoing out.

"Yuan Yang?"

"There is actually a Yuan Yang with Nascent Soul cultivation? And it's so pure, not having been harvested at all!"

"Rare in the world..." ===== CHAPTER 572 =====

Gongs were beaten in front, drums were beaten behind, and in the middle, dozens of clay figures were carrying a stone divine sedan.

Inside the divine sedan, a clay fox was enshrined, wearing a red robe, with rouge smeared on its face, motionless like a dead object.

Their appearance caused a cold wind to blow all around, sweeping across the mountain valley and lifting the weeds and fallen leaves on the ground.

But they didn't seem to care about Xu Qing and Li Youfei. This group of clay figures went on their way from in front of them. Xu Qing scanned these clay figures with his gaze. Regarding the bizarre nature of this world, he was already used to it, and at the moment, there was nothing surprising. He understood that this kind of existence was generally bullying the weak and fearing the strong, so there was no need to pay too much attention. However, since he was blocking the road, there was no need to be too aggressive.

So his expression was as usual, he dispersed his cultivation base fluctuations, retreated a few steps, made way, and let that group of clay figures pass in front of him amidst the beating of gongs and drums.

Until the carried divine sedan got closer and closer, and when it was directly in front of Xu Qing, suddenly the clay fox within turned its head to look at Xu Qing and Li Youfei.

The clay eyes appeared to fluctuate at this moment, actually turning into something like gemstones, dispersing crystalline intent, and even more so, there was a soul-stirring spirit flowing within.

Immediately following, a woman's voice, carrying charm amidst laziness, came from the mouth of this clay fox, carrying a trace of surprise, echoing out.

"Original Yang?"

"Actually, there is still Original Yang at the Nascent Soul cultivation base? And it's so pure, not having been harvested at all!"

"Rare in the world..."