A pit several hundred ters deep appeared before everyone.
Thankfully, the explosion impact was directed from above downwards towards the ground, and a solid barrier surrounded and blocked most of the shockwaves and aftershocks, otherwise half of Tianyi City would have been flattened by the explosion.
Despite this, most of the people gathered in the square were injured, with the elders closest to the explosion sustaining the most serious injuries.
Chen Luxi and Jiang Hongfei were lightly injured and, after consuming a healing potion, were barely able to move. They directed several Healing Masters and Tower Guardians to treat the nurous injured, while Ji Jingtang led Shen Tuwei to jump into the pit to search for Li Xing and Chu Yunyi.
At this mont, the pit was filled with dust and smoke from the explosion, making visibility very low.
Ji Jingtang had not expected that even after Mingzhen’s death, the water mirror he left behind could still harm people.
In the blink of an eye, he had no ti to rescue and could only watch helplessly as the Lord Li was engulfed by flas. After the explosion, Li Xing’s aura also disappeared, leaving it uncertain whether she was alive or dead.
Soon, Ji Jingtang found a yellowish bump in the southeast direction near the pit wall at the bottom of the pit, which looked like soone curled up there.
"Elder Shen Tuwei, over here—!"
Ji Jingtang swiftly flew over and tremulously reached out to manipulate the Earth Elental Power, causing the rocks and soil on the surface to fall away, revealing the person underneath.
He had lived for hundreds of years and survived countless battles, having seen all kinds of bloody scenes, but never felt as tense as he did now. He feared the underneath dirt would reveal Li Xing’s incomplete corpse. Having awaited his master for thousands of years, it was hard for anyone to accept losing her before she even settled in.
Once the dirt was completely removed, Li Xing’s body was finally revealed.
Her eyes were closed, and she lay prone on the ground. Her entire back was bloodied and mangled by the explosion, with areas where the muscle was thin revealing white bones through the blood mixed with mud, making the wounds seem even more grueso and terrifying.
The fear in Ji Jingtang’s heart eased greatly upon seeing Li Xing. Although she looked wretched, her limbs were intact, and her internal organs hadn’t spilled out, much better than he had anticipated.
Shen Tuwei also breathed a sigh of relief and softly called, "Lord Li, Lord Li! Wake up—"
Feeling Li Xing’s extrely weak aura, Shen Tuwei dared not move her rashly, using healing techniques to repair the wounds on her back while infusing Elental Power into her body to help her quickly regain consciousness.
Under Shen Tuwei’s care, the bleeding on Li Xing’s back soon stopped. Shen Tuwei was continually amazed: despite such a powerful explosion, there was no sign of internal organ rupture. Lord Li truly lived up to being a cultivator, with a body far more resilient than theirs on the Qianyuan Continent!
Li Xing’s eyelashes fluttered slightly before she slowly opened her eyes, bringing great joy to Ji Jingtang and Shen Tuwei, who exclaid in unison, "Lord Li, you’re awake!"
Li Xing slowly rose, and Ji Jingtang and Shen Tuwei then noticed that beneath Li Xing lay Chu Yunyi.
Compared to Li Xing’s wretched state, Chu Yunyi seed peaceful and serene, as if sleeping soundly, with his clothes neat and even the flower brooch on his lapel undisturbed.
Shen Tuwei gently supported Li Xing and softly asked, "Lord Li, do you feel dizzy, nauseous, or have turbulent blood flow? I brought Heaven Rank healing potions, would you like one?"
"No need, I have my own."
Shen Tuwei respectfully lowered her head, not feeling at all that it was inappropriate for Li Xing to decline her potions.
Compared to Lord Li’s dicines, hers couldn’t compare; since Lord Li had her own, there was no need to embarrass herself by offering them.
Shen Tuwei finally realized that Li Xing’s alchemy skills were extraordinary because she was a genuine cultivator practicing genuine Alchemy Techniques, far superior to their fringe Healing Masters.
Reflecting on how they discarded the most orthodox thods of alchemy like trash and revered their inferior self-made thods as sacred, Shen Tuwei felt deeply ashad. Fortunately, Lord Li was unhard, and in the future, she must learn diligently, striving to bring Qianyuan’s dicine Making Skill back on track as soon as possible.
Li Xing took out a handful of healing pills, chewed them up, and swallowed. The elixir turned into a cool stream in her belly, quickly healing the flesh wounds and slightly easing the pain in her Dantian.
Li Xing exhaled softly and said to Ji Jingtang:
"Elder Ji, help lift Chu Yunyi and lay him flat."
"Yes!"
Ji Jingtang cleared away the rubble and soil, carried Chu Yunyi out of the pit, and placed him before Li Xing. Chu Yunyi was already breathless, lying quietly on the ground like a fine sculpture.
Ji Jingtang couldn’t help but lant, if Chu Yunyi weren’t dead, there would be no one more suitable for the Great Elder position than him, but alas...
Another top talent was lost to the Qianyuan Continent, and Mingzhen, that Outer Heaven Demon, truly deserved such a fate!
Ji Jingtang glanced at Shen Tuwei, who understood and whispered to Li Xing, "Lord Li, Chu Baili is gravely injured and unconscious, unable to manage things temporarily. Perhaps I should take Young Master Chu’s body out for Chu Family Master to arrange the funeral."
"No need, you two step back and guard for ."
Upon hearing Li Xing’s words, Ji Jingtang and Shen Tuwei imdiately and respectfully agreed, retreating to a distance of over ten ters from Li Xing, vigilantly surveying the surroundings.
Looking at Chu Yunyi’s profile, Li Xing’s emotions surged.
She had never encountered an Immortal Artifact-level Magic Treasure before, but the true form of the Netherworld Mirror frightened her deeply, awakening a fear she had never before felt.
All instincts warned her of the mirror’s extre danger; without using all her strength to defend, not only would she be unable to save Chu Yunyi, she might not even protect herself.
If her very cells were reduced to ashes in the explosion, the Eternal Green Technique, for all its power, couldn’t regrow her flesh from re dust.
At the critical mont, the multicolored Nascent Soul and the golden little Nascent Soul flew out of her Dantian, transforming into two layered light barriers, enveloping the two of them.
Li Xing used the last ten premium Vajra Talismans left by her ancestors, attaching them to the inner golden light barrier and cradled Chu Yunyi in her arms, making herself the final line of defense.
Although described in detail, all this happened in nearly an instant, followed by the explosion that knocked Li Xing unconscious.
When she awoke, she discovered that both her Nascent Souls were shattered, her Dantian had several cracks, and a small bean-sized fla cowered in a corner.
Hard-earned progress of over ten years gone in an instant.
Looking at Chu Yunyi’s profile, Li Xing couldn’t shake the lingering fear; had she been a fraction slower to react or lacked the twin Nascent Soul barriers, they would surely both have crossed the Naihe Bridge by now.
If only she had known Mingzhen would have such a desperate last-ditch thod, she would have prepared more Vajra Talismans; hindsight is always clearer.
There’s no point lanting now, all she can do is focus on summoning back Chu Yunyi’s soul.
After calming her breath and collecting her energy, Li Xing gently removed the Moon Cherry Hairpin from Chu Yunyi’s chest and, positioning her fingers like a talisman above it, began drawing a complex array of magic symbols.
Since her ti on the battlefield, Li Xing had realized the most disastrous outco and had pinned the Moon Cherry Hairpin on Chu Yunyi’s collar, so his detached soul would have a place to co back to.
With the incantation complete, Li Xing gently breathed onto the Moon Cherry Hairpin, directing the breath toward Chu Yunyi’s body.
The talisman on the hairpin began to emit a soft, white light, and the petals slowly transford into shimring stardust that rged into Chu Yunyi with Li Xing’s breath.
Once a faint blush returned to Chu Yunyi’s cheeks, Li Xing limply collapsed beside him.
"Chu Yunyi, you are now free to soar as you please."
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