Chapter 127: About to Harvest?

The rumbling within the Divine Sea shook the ice layer, making it rustle, and Jiang Feng's Divine Awareness hovered in mid‑air, watching Su Xueyan's Cold Poison behave like a starving feral beast, frantically tearing at the aura of the Jue Yin Palm left by Lan Jue, his eyes shining astonishingly.

The Cold Poison carried a bone‑piercing fury, yet it deliberately avoided Jiang Feng's Divine Awareness and Kun Long, focusing only on gnawing the yin‑cold of the Jue Yin Palm.

Strands of pale black yin‑cold aura were pulled out, only to be instantly shredded into fragments by the Cold Poison.

They turned into fine energy; part was absorbed by the Cold Poison, and the rest dispersed in the Divine Sea, tightly enveloped by Jiang Feng's Golden Light Shield.

"Now!"

Jiang Feng let out a low shout, his Divine Awareness fully activating the Dragon‑Subduing Prison King Technique.

The Golden Light Shield suddenly contracted, trapping the dissipating energy together with the remaining yin‑cold of the Jue Yin Palm.

He could clearly feel that, although these yin‑cold auras were domineering, they carried the distinctive spiritual energy fluctuations of cultivators, and if refined properly, could become nutrients for enhancing strength.

Kun Long stirred beneath the ice layer as well, black waves of qi spilling from its scales, working with the Golden Light Shield to drive the last strand of Jue Yin Palm's yin‑cold into a corner of the Divine Sea.

The Cold Poison, like a shadow, pounced instantly, completely devouring that strand of yin‑cold, leaving not a trace.

The ice layer cracked and shattered, turning into countless ice crystals that dispersed throughout the Divine Sea.

The bone‑piercing cold wind vanished, replaced by warm spiritual energy; Jiang Feng's Divine Awareness instantly returned to its normal size, even a bit more solid than before.

He could feel his Inner Force in the dantian becoming richer, and the Dragon‑Subduing Prison King Technique operating at double speed.

The bottleneck that had been stuck before now showed faint signs of breakthrough.

"It's done!"

Jiang Feng's Divine Awareness excitedly waved a fist, but his consciousness was suddenly tugged by a force.

The scene of the Divine Sea before his eyes faded rapidly.

Jiang Feng snapped his eyes open, and what met his gaze was Su Xueyan's pale face.

She was lying on him, her lips still gently pressed against his, breath weak, long eyelashes hanging on her eyelids like tiny fans, her complexion as white as paper, even her lips devoid of color.

He instantly understood that the domineering Cold Poison in the Divine Sea moments ago had been voluntarily released by Su Xueyan to save him.

She used the Cold Poison to devour the yin‑cold of the Jue Yin Palm, but that also caused her own Cold Poison to erupt fully, plunging her into a coma.

A warm current rose to his heart, carrying guilt and emotion.

Jiang Feng carefully extended his hand, gently lifting Su Xueyan as if fearing to break a fragile treasure.

He placed her on the sofa beside him, draped a blanket over her, and his fingers lightly brushed her cold cheek.

"Silly girl, why are you pushing so hard…"

At that moment, the living‑room door was gently pushed open.

Su Lao, Sun Boyong and Hua Jing walked in.

Seeing Jiang Feng awake, Su Lao's eyes lit up instantly.

"Jiang Feng! You finally woke up! How do you feel? Any discomfort?"

Sun Boyong hurried over as well, reaching out to take Jiang Feng's pulse.

"Mr. Jiang, how do you feel now? Has your pulse returned to normal?"

Jiang Feng nodded, indicating he was fine, but his gaze fell on Su Xueyan.

"I'm fine; it was Xue Yan who saved me. That caused the Cold Poison to erupt, putting her into a coma."

"What?"

Su Lao's expression changed instantly; he hurried to the sofa's edge, looking at Su Xueyan's pale face, his heart aching, and gently touched her forehead, feeling a chill.

He turned his head toward Sun Boyong, his tone urgent.

"Doctor Sun, quickly check Xue Yan! How is she?"

Sun Boyong promptly crouched, placing his fingers on Su Xueyan's wrist, his brows furrowing tighter.

After a while, he withdrew his hand and exhaled in relief.

"Su Lao, don't worry. Miss Xue's pulse, though weak, is steady; the Cold Poison has erupted but hasn't harmed the root, only over‑consumed her, causing a temporary coma. Rest well for a while and she should awaken."

"That's good, that's good…"

Su Lao sighed, sitting at the sofa's edge, looking at Su Xueyan with eyes full of concern.

Seeing Su Lao's expression, Jiang Feng felt deep guilt.

"Su Lao, rest assured, I will find a way to cure Xue Yan's Cold Poison completely, never letting her suffer again. This matter started because of me, and I will see it through."

Su Lao looked at Jiang Feng and nodded.

He knew Jiang Feng's character; with those words, he felt reassured.

The rest of the night, Jiang Feng stayed by Su Xueyan's side, occasionally using Inner Force to help her sweep the Cold Poison from her body.

Though he couldn't eradicate it completely, he could raise her body temperature a bit.

Su Lao and Sun Boyong also stayed, waiting in the adjacent room, occasionally coming over to check on her.

Early the next morning, as the sun rose, the villa's door was pushed open.

Su Xiaonuan rushed in carrying breakfast, her face full of anxiety.

"Grandpa! Jiang Feng brother! How is Sister Xue Yan? I heard yesterday she fell into a coma; I was scared all night and couldn't sleep!"

She ran to the sofa's edge, saw Su Xueyan still unconscious, her complexion pale, and her eyes instantly reddened.

"Jiang Feng brother, what exactly happened to Sister Xue Yan? She was fine yesterday, why did she suddenly fall into a coma?"

Jiang Feng sighed and recounted the events of yesterday to her in full detail.

He honestly explained everything—from Lan Jue Shitai's ambush using the Jue Yin Palm to Su Xueyan releasing Cold Poison to save him—without omission.

After listening, Su Xiaonuan's eyes flickered, and she subconsciously clenched the hem of her clothing.

"Sister Xue Yan is so foolish… she risked her own Cold Poison just to save you…"

Jiang Feng assumed she was worried about Su Xueyan, not noticing her unease, and simply patted her shoulder.

"Don't worry, I will definitely cure Xue Yan."

Su Xiaonuan nodded, said nothing more, and simply sat on the Chair beside, watching Su Xueyan, her gaze full of complexity, not knowing what she was thinking.

At noon, Su Xiaonuan said she would go home to fetch some items Su Xueyan often uses, and then left Su Family Villa.

She did not go home, but instead wound up in an abandoned warehouse in the outskirts.

Inside the warehouse the lighting was dim, with only a single incandescent lamp glowing.

The woman in a black cloak stood with her back to her at the center, the hood of the cloak hiding her face, with only a strand of silver hair visible beneath the brim.

Hearing the footstep sounds, the woman slowly turned around.

"How did Su Xueyan become unconscious?"

Su Xiaonuan lowered her head, fingers clenched tightly, and her voice carried a hint of trembling.

"She... she released the Cold Poison inside her voluntarily to save Jiang Feng, causing the Cold Poison to erupt and leaving her unconscious."

"Oh?"

The black‑clad woman's voice carried a hint of surprise, then immediately turned into excitement.

"Voluntary release? It seems the Cold Poison I planted has already fully merged with her body, even she can control it... Very good, extremely good!"

She raised her hand, and her fingertips exuded a faint black Qi.

"The Cold Poison's eruption means the Cold Poison has matured, and soon it will be time to harvest. Then I can not only use Su Xueyan's body to completely eradicate the hidden danger of going astray, but also absorb the Cold Poison's power and breakthrough to a higher Realm!"

Su Xiaonuan heard this, her body jolted, she lifted her head, and her gaze was filled with deep worry.

"But... Sister Xue Yan... if you absorb the Cold Poison from her, will something happen?"

The woman in black let out a cold laugh, her tone full of contempt.

"What importance does the life of an ordinary woman have? As long as it lets me breakthrough, even if she dies, it will be her honor."

Su Xiaonuan lowered her head, said nothing further, but her fingers clenched even tighter, her nails digging deep into her palm.