Chapter 38: Regrowing a Severed Limb?

"Right, I almost forgot." Xu Jiawei patted his forehead and pointed his finger at the long wooden box on the table, "Wang Lao, this is a gift for you from Miss Xiadie."

Wang Xian'er was stunned for a moment, thinking of what Xu Jiujiu had mentioned to her before coming here.

With a pull of soul power, the rectangular wooden box landed in her hand.

Because she had lost her right arm, Wang Xian'er used her soul power to lift the lid and open it.

What came into view was an arm that was slightly pale in color, yet looked extremely delicate.

"Use soul power to guide it and place it at the stump of your severed arm; the arm will automatically form a seal with your wound," Xiadie spoke up at the right moment.

"This is a Soul Guidance Device, isn't it?" Wang Xian'er was silent for a moment.

"It is not a Soul Guidance Device; the arm was created by my Alchemy," Xiadie said in a calm voice, "though it may have similarities to the Soul Guidance Devices you understand."

"Your Excellency can try it and see."

"I see..."

Wang Xian'er nodded gently.

She did not understand what Alchemy was, and if she did not try it herself, she probably would not be able to see the mystery within it.

The wooden box was tossed aside on the floor, and Wang Xian'er's soul power lifted the arm, slowly moving it to the interface of her right arm.

Soul power surged around her body, shattering the long sleeve that covered her severed arm and revealing the hideous, scabbed-over wound.

"It will be a bit itchy, please pay attention," Xiadie reminded her.

"Mm." Wang Xian'er nodded gently.

As soul power washed over the scab, and under the nourishment of the life force from her Healing Spirit Master martial soul, the original flesh and blood began to regain vitality.

The Prosthetic Limb moved closer and closer to the gap in the severed arm.

"Hum—"

The pale arm activated.

Array patterns emerged one after another, with the array connecting to the gap position acting as the lead.

The half-arm quickly fused toward the wound on Wang Xian'er's severed arm.

The severed arm's gap became compatible with the array, and the severed arm and the Prosthetic Limb bonded together.

The pale Prosthetic Limb gradually took on a flesh-like color.

The color of the skin became closer and closer to Wang Xian'er's own skin, until finally, it was indistinguishable.

Except for the thin line of the healing wound at the interface, it was impossible to tell any difference from her former arm.

Wang Xian'er gently clenched her right hand, then raised her left hand and clenched it as well.

On her calm face, a look of surprise gradually emerged.

"This... this is truly a miraculous technique."

Even a Healing Spirit Master like her, who was proficient in life force, could only detect a tiny bit of sluggishness in the arm; if it were an ordinary Soul Master, they would likely not be able to detect it at all.

"How is it?"

Xu Jiawei's voice rang out, his face full of curiosity.

From Wang Xian'er's expression, one could see her current surprise.

Xu Jiawei was even more curious about this Alchemy.

If the Star Luo Empire could master such power, the national strength might increase by several tens of percent.

Hearing Xu Jiawei's inquiry, Wang Xian'er came back to her senses, cupped her hands together, and bowed to Xu Jiawei.

"An unbelievable technique." Wang Xian'er's voice was excited; no one wanted to be a one-armed Soul Master, even if a Healing Spirit Master was not adept at combat.

"I feel that the compatibility of the arm can reach ninety percent of my original arm; if I were not a Healing Spirit Master proficient in the Life Attribute, I might not even be able to detect the subtle difference between this arm and my original one."

"Hiss—"

Wang Xian'er's words were like dropping a thunderbolt into water; if even ordinary Soul Masters could hardly detect the difference between the Prosthetic Limb and the original arm, what a terrifying Soul Guidance Device this was.

Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu looked at Xiadie with burning eyes; compared to strength, Xiadie's so-called Alchemy shocked them even more.

"Your Majesty, Sister Jiu Jiu."

Xiadie's voice carried a hint of dissatisfaction, "My level does not reach that of my teacher. If my teacher were to act, he could completely use Alchemy to help the Medical Immortal create a better Soul Container."

"Soul Container?" Xu Jiawei looked bewildered.

"That's right." Xiadie nodded and explained, "A true Soul Container is an arm that is manufactured and can be completely converted into an arm that is truly no less than the original."

"Of course, there is also a prerequisite, which is that the soul of the owner of the severed arm must still be complete."

"This arm is, after all, just a Prosthetic Limb; it has no problems with normal movement, but if it comes to combat, it can at most bear the soul power of a Soul Saint or below."

"Xiadie, can your teacher turn a fake limb into a real limb?" Wang Xian'er grasped the key point in Xiadie's tone.

"Yes." Xiadie nodded, "My level is far inferior to my teacher's."

"My teacher told me that if I want to reach his level, it will probably take twenty years, or thirty years if I am a bit slower."

"I have reached a bottleneck in both alchemy and Alchemy."

"This is also the reason why my teacher threw me out."

"He hopes that his clumsy apprentice might accidentally have an epiphany."

"Therefore, I want to gather the strengths of many experts to take my abilities a step further."

Xu Jiawei, Wang Xian'er, and Xu Jiujiu looked at each other in dismay.

Xu Jiujiu subconsciously raised her small hand and said cautiously, "Xiadie, how long have you been learning these abilities?"

"Me?" Xiadie lowered her head to think, "About six years, not too long."

"I wasn't a Soul Master at the time, so I didn't need to meditate and cultivate."

"I studied for about 16 hours a day, and occasionally working overtime for an hour or two was the norm."

"It continued like this for six years; my teacher said I was too much of a shut-in."

Working 16 hours a day, starting from the age of 6, and continuing for six years.

What kind of innate beast-of-burden constitution is this.

"Um, don't you feel bored halfway through?" Xu Jiujiu asked cautiously.

"Not at all." Xiadie shook her head.

Her words were true; what was a mere 16 hours of work a day?

She had lived like this for thirty million lifetimes.

Compared to the pressure of acting in front of Laigushi for thirty million lifetimes, the experience of being stabbed to death by Bai E over thirty million times, and the mental torture of watching her younger sister Bolüxiya see her, the elder sister, die over thirty million times.

These were all minor issues.

There aren't many normal people who can step onto a Path and become an Emanator.

Xiadie turned the topic back, her gaze shifting to Wang Xian'er: "Medical Immortal, when the time is right in the future, I will craft you a complete arm."

"This..." Wang Xian'er opened her mouth, and the words that came out were, "Then I thank you."

In reality, Wang Xian'er vaguely felt that this arm did not seem to be the Prosthetic Limb that Xiadie described, but might be what Xiadie mentioned—that teacher's achievement of transforming a Prosthetic Limb into a real arm.

However, she had no evidence.

"Hiding her true capabilities?"

Wang Xian'er thought to herself.

Since Xiadie had said so, Wang Xian'er simply stopped digging deeper.

After all, if this arm could turn into her original arm, she would be the one to benefit.

What else could be important?

Unknowingly, Wang Xian'er's focus had already begun to shift toward protecting Xiadie.

Xiadie smiled knowingly: "There is not much difference between a Prosthetic Limb and a normal arm, and cultivation will not be affected; the main thing is not to unleash soul power exceeding the Soul Emperor level in a short period of time."

"Alright, I will keep that in mind." Wang Xian'er nodded solemnly.

After discussing some matters of cooperation, Xu Jiawei had Xu Jiujiu take Xiadie around the Huang Gong to broaden her horizons.

At this moment, only Xu Jiawei and Wang Xian'er remained in the hall.

"Wang Lao, your right arm..." Xu Jiawei stopped mid-sentence.

"It is almost no different from a real one," Wang Xian'er said, "Xiadie will bring an incomparable future to the Star Luo Empire."

"I hope Your Majesty will consider this matter carefully."