Chapter 558 - 237: You Can Question My Character, but You Cannot Doubt My Mind
Chapter 558: Chapter 237: You Can Question My Character, but You Cannot Doubt My Mind
DING!
The Red Thread Bell rang. Su Li sat on a reef by the sea, just as she always did, her bare feet dangling in the waves.
The only difference was that now, her gaze was always fixed on the young man meditating and cultivating in the distance.
He was busy practicing various Cultivation Techniques for at least eighteen hours a day.
They barely had any time to talk.
But Su Li actually admired him for it. After all, most Cultivators could never achieve such focus.
In her early years, she had also tried ascetic training but found she couldn’t maintain it for so long every single day.
Xiao Chen didn’t look very old, yet he pursued the Dual Cultivation of Body and Technique and had achieved an impressive level of Cultivation in both. ’It must be due to his persistence.’
Sometimes, Su Li even thought he looked rather handsome when he was so focused on his Cultivation.
In the blink of an eye, it was the night of the full moon. On any other day, she would have already started suppressing her condition in advance.
But today was an exception. The two of them had agreed to try another method to deal with the Moon Eclipse Spell.
WHOOSH~!
Xiao Chen looked up during a break in his Cultivation. It was just after 9 p.m.
He slowly regulated his breathing and ended his day’s Cultivation early.
Thanks to a plentiful supply of Replenishing Essence Pills, the dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi of the Compassion Sea, and the daily aid of two Tier Three Spirit Fruits and a bowl of White Jade Little Cyan Dragon,
even though he was now in the Middle Stage of the Golden Core realm, Xiao Chen still maintained the incredible Cultivation speed of expanding one stream of True Essence every two days.
This pace was more than a hundred times faster than an ordinary Golden Core Cultivator.
Yet, when he turned to look at Su Li, who seemed to be in a daze behind him again,
Xiao Chen felt the usual pang of envy. He now knew she wasn’t meditating on the heavens and the earth; she simply didn’t need to cultivate on her own.
’No matter,’ he thought. ’Tonight, I can obtain another Blood Crystal.’
They walked side-by-side to the very center of the island, waiting for Midnight to arrive.
For some reason, a strange sense of anticipation stirred in Su Li’s heart.
’In the past, the Lunar Eclipse was the last thing I ever wanted to face. And we still haven’t even found a way to break the curse.’
"Ngh~!"
Su Li let out a muffled groan, subconsciously clutching her chest.
The midnight moon pierced through the sparse clouds, its light spilling directly onto the island. The Witch Blood inside her was instantly awakened, boiling uncontrollably.
In the process, she was essentially undergoing a passive round of Body Forging.
Scalding blood coursed through her body, strengthening her physique while also bringing a pain like being doused in boiling oil.
The familiar, intense pain made Su Li’s body tremble slightly. In response to her emotional turmoil, Mandala Flowers swelled and burst from the ground.
A strong wind blew, sending a storm of petals into the air.
"It’s not working?"
Xiao Chen frowned slightly as he held her hand.
He had originally wondered if he could use the Divine Protection Veil to end the Lunar Eclipse directly, but now it seemed ineffective.
As a passive ability, it only worked on him and could not affect others.
"Su Li?"
"Shh~!"
A soft figure suddenly crashed into Xiao Chen’s arms, and they embraced under the moonlight.
Even through her Feather Robe, he could clearly feel Su Li’s scorching body temperature.
The tyrannical Lunar Eclipse Power, along with her searing heat, was conducted into Xiao Chen’s body, where it instantly dissipated without a trace.
As the endless stream of Lunar Eclipse Power vanished, the curse’s effect was immediately impacted.
The surrounding wind suddenly fell silent. The Mandala Flowers on the ground stopped growing and even began to wither prematurely.
Su Li’s body temperature also dropped rapidly. Though she was still somewhat feverish, it was a great improvement from before.
"If you can’t handle too much Curse Power, just tell me."
Su Li tilted her head up slightly. "Don’t push yourself too hard."
She said this because, during a previous conversation, the topic of how Xiao Chen could resist the Lunar Eclipse had inevitably come up.
Of course, he couldn’t tell her the real reason.
So, struck by a flash of inspiration, Xiao Chen had said, "You can’t generalize about people’s constitutions."
"I once discovered by accident that I seem to be naturally immune to all kinds of curses. Perhaps I have some kind of hidden bloodline."
An ordinary person might not have believed such a vague explanation. ’A constitution like that actually exists?’
But Su Li was willing to believe him, because her own Nine Yin Calamity Spirit Body was just as rare in the world.
"Ahem, I’m actually fine."
Xiao Chen instinctively averted his gaze. "You don’t have to worry about me. No amount of Curse Power is a problem."
A beam of moonlight, so solid it seemed tangible, descended from the distant horizon.
It unlocked the Witch Race inheritance that had been sealed within Su Li’s bloodline for millions of years.
Perhaps because the Curse Power had been weakened, this stage of the process, which usually brought on a splitting headache, was now much more bearable.
A torrent of images flashed before Su Li’s eyes, but compared to the previously overwhelming pace, they had now slowed to a mere one-fifth of their original speed.
"Huh?"
Xiao Chen was stunned. Just a moment ago, some faint images had flickered before his own eyes.
’An illusion?’
’Impossible!’
’Could it be...?’
He tried hugging the woman in his arms a little tighter, and the images immediately grew much clearer.
Xiao Chen instantly focused all his attention, beginning to memorize the information contained within the visions.
’This is an ancient inheritance!’
Forget the present day; even back in those ancient times, this was a supreme secret that not just anyone was qualified to receive.
Even a superficial understanding would bring immense benefits.
For one, he could learn from its strengths to overcome his own weaknesses.
For another, even if it just broadened his horizons and let him glimpse some secrets of cultivation, that would be more than enough.
Learning more esoteric knowledge was always a good thing; you never knew when it might come in handy.