Chapter 258: The Curse of the Nine Heart Begonia, Ye Lingling, I Want You to Assist My Cultivation!
Chapter 258: The Curse of the Nine Heart Begonia, Ye Lingling, I Want You to Assist My Cultivation!
Lin Qingmo looked at the messages in the group and didn’t think much of it.
His mind was currently occupied by that green stone embedded in his Spirit.
"Since I can’t find any relevant records..."
"Instead of wasting time thinking here, it’s better to go test it myself and see what secrets this stone is hiding."
He focused his mind, closed the group chat, stood up, and walked toward the training ground of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
...
The Royal Fighting Team’s exclusive training ground was the highest-spec facility in the academy.
It was empty inside, without the expected clamor of people.
Lin Qingmo stepped inside.
His gaze fell upon a corner of the training ground, where a slender figure was standing.
It was Ye Lingling.
She was wearing the Royal Fighting Team uniform, her figure slender and frail as she stood quietly in the shadows of the corner.
He could see her reddened eyes and the undried tear marks at the corners of her eyes.
She had clearly just been crying.
Lin Qingmo paused for a moment but still walked toward her.
She had a quiet and introverted personality, spoke very little, and had always been a character who contributed silently within the team.
She never showed such a vulnerable side in front of others.
"Lingling."
Lin Qingmo walked up to her and greeted her.
"Why are you here alone? Have you been crying?"
Hearing his voice, Ye Lingling’s body trembled slightly.
She quickly turned her face away and wiped the corners of her eyes with her fingertips.
When she turned back, her face had regained its usual calm, though the redness in her eyes had not yet faded.
She remained silent for a few seconds, her voice very soft and carrying a hint of imperceptible hoarseness.
"Captain... Yanzi and Yu Feng went to rest."
"I’m fine, it’s just... I miss my mother a little."
As soon as those words were spoken, Lin Qingmo understood instantly.
It was the curse of the Nine Heart Begonia.
The strongest HealingSpirit on the continent, yet it carried the most vicious and unsolvable shackles of Legacy.
The Nine Heart Begonia lineage was passed down to only one person per generation.
There was an iron rule carved into their Bloodline—at any given time, only two Nine Heart BegoniaSpirit Masters could remain alive in this World.
The moment a child of the new generation awakened the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, the Spirit Master of the generation before the last would perish on the spot, without exception.
In the current World, there were likely only two people with the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul: Ye Lingling and her mother.
This meant that when Ye Lingling eventually married and had children, once her child awakened the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, her mother would immediately die.
This curse was like a blade hanging over her head.
From the day she awakened her Spirit, it had been hanging there, never falling.
Yet it tortured her every moment.
She was nearly an adult, reaching the age where marriage was considered, but she didn’t even dare think about it.
Her Family needed her to continue the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul.
But Ye Lingling was afraid that her own happiness would personally take her mother’s life.
This double-edged dead end, this pain that could not be spoken of to outsiders, weighed on her until she could barely breathe.
She could only hide alone in the deserted training ground and secretly shed tears.
Looking at her forced calm, a ripple of emotion stirred in Lin Qingmo’s heart.
He had read the original work and knew of the Nine Heart Begonia’s curse.
He also knew this girl was trapped by these shackles for her entire life.
In the original work, Ye Lingling, as a side character, was never mentioned again toward the end.
Without the help of the protagonist Tang San’s Immortal Herb, Ye Lingling would likely have to continue bearing the curse of the Nine Heart Begonia.
A thought popped into his mind without warning.
Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could evolve into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda through the medicinal power of the Qiluo Tulip.
In one stroke, it broke the iron rule that the spirit power of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile PagodaSpirit could not exceed rank seventy-nine.
Could the Nine Heart Begonia also rely on the power of an Immortal Herb to complete a Spirit evolution and directly break this death curse that had been passed down for generations?
He happened to have Immortal Herbs produced by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in his possession.
Every single stalk had the Heaven-Defying ability to change one’s fate.
It was not impossible to change the essence of a Spirit.
But as soon as this thought appeared, he suppressed it.
There is no such thing as a free lunch in this World.
Every stalk of Immortal Herb from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was a priceless treasure, and he had a limited number of them.
Naturally, it was impossible to give them away for no reason.
This favor, capable of rewriting destiny, was too heavy to be given lightly.
Unless Ye Lingling could bring him equal value.
He did not voice this thought.
Seeing him remain silent for a long time, Ye Lingling’s eyelashes trembled slightly as she asked.
"Captain, why have you come here so late? Are you here to train?"
Lin Qingmo snapped out of it, suppressed his thoughts, and responded:
"I’m here to test my Spirit; some unexpected changes have occurred with my Spirit recently."
His gaze landed on Ye Lingling, and a thought suddenly occurred to him.
His Blue Silver Grass was a vessel for life.
Ye Lingling’s Nine Heart Begonia controlled the top-tier life-Healing power on the continent and also possessed life energy used for Healing.
Perhaps the life energy of the Nine Heart Begonia could stimulate that stone.
"Lingling, can you do me a favor?"
Lin Qingmo spoke, his tone carrying a hint of seriousness.
"Eh? Captain, what can I help you with?"
"Use your Nine Heart Begonia to release a HealingSpirit Ability on me."
Ye Lingling was stunned for a moment, then nodded immediately.
"Okay, Captain, I’ll help you."
Her voice was soft, yet filled with absolute seriousness.
The Captain needed help; she had no reason to refuse.
Moreover, she was also curious about what kind of change had happened to the Captain’s Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul to make him so cautious.
There was no further preamble.
The two walked to the center of the training ground and stood facing each other.
"Are you ready?"
Lin Qingmo asked.
Ye Lingling nodded, took a deep breath, and steadied her mind.
In the next breath, both of them simultaneously circulated their spirit power and released their Spirits.
Lustrous blue Blue Silver Grass spread out from Lin Qingmo’s palm.
The dense grass leaves carried a faint aura of life, slowly drifting around him.
At the root of the Spirit, that deep green stone was quietly embedded. There was still no trace of energy fluctuation, as if it were merely an inconsequential decoration.
On the other side, above Ye Lingling’s palm, a vivid red Nine Heart Begonia slowly bloomed.
Layer upon layer of petals slowly unfurled, and a holy, dense aura of life instantly filled the entire training ground.
"Lingling, use your HealingSpirit Ability on me."
Lin Qingmo spoke in a steady tone.
"Start with the lowest intensity."
"Okay."
Ye Lingling responded, spirit power flowing through her fingertips as her First Spirit Ring lit up.
"Healing."
Gentle and pure life energy surged from the Nine Heart Begonia, turning into a lustrous white stream of light that slowly flowed into Lin Qingmo’s body.
This energy was very mild, carrying the unique Healing aura of the Nine Heart Begonia as it flowed through his limbs and bones.
It made Lin Qingmo’s entire body feel a sense of comfort.
He concentrated all his focus, his spirit power scanning his entire body to carefully investigate the green stone within his Spirit.
The result, however, left him somewhat disappointed.
That stone remained quietly embedded at the root of the Blue Silver Grass, without any reaction.
Aside from the overall comfort, there wasn’t the slightest abnormality.
Lin Qingmo’s gaze narrowed as he spoke: "Lingling, pull the Healing amount to the maximum, use your strongest HealingSpirit Ability."
(End of Chapter)
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