Chapter 512: Healing
Translator: _Tat_ Editor: Fish_Creek
The inside of the Painting of the Nine Immortals was scenic like a painting – tranquil and peaceful.
On top of a Mount of the Healing Soul, the Immortal of Alchemy's eyebrows were tightly locked as he stared at Ling Xian, who was sitting in a lotus position. He found it hard to hide his worries.
Behind him, Feng Qing Ming appeared troubled and sighed, "This is the first time I've seen him so hurt."
"Half of his bones are broken and his golden Dan is cracked. Based on his capabilities, he must've experienced an extremely hard battle." Liao Cang Qiong sighed deeply.
"There is no need to worry. Even though he is hurt, his life is not endangered."
Liao Cang Qiong soothed, "He returned alive proved that he had won. You should be happy."
"Happy?"
Liao Cang Qiong smiled bitterly, "I rather he lives his life peacefully and never fight again than have him spend his life amongst battle fires."
"Unwrought gems are not useful. Don't forget, the future is on his shoulders. That is a giant burden."
Feng Qing Ming's expression was serious as he continued, "The moment you chose him, it was decided that he would have to be responsible for this. Therefore, the hardships he is facing now are hardships he has to face."
"I understand." Liao Cang Qiong was silent for a while, "But, we never asked him for his opinion."
"Must we ask? Once he gets there, he will have to accept. It will be for his own good, and for his family and friends." Feng Qing Ming grinned softly, "If he can complete that task, then he will truly become the ruler of the universe. I believe he will accept it."
"But, that task is too hard." Liao Cang Qiong sighed and drifted into his own memories.
Imagines of cruelty and ruthlessness appeared before his eyes – they scared him still.
"It is because it's too difficult, that's why he must fight hundreds of battles." Feng Qing Ming sighed and waved his hand, "Let's stop this conversation. Ling Xian is so hurt, as his master, aren't you planning on doing something!"
"As a mere soul with no spiritual medicine, what can I do?"
Liao Cang Qiong shook his head with a wry smile, "That young man, he doesn't practice alchemy normally and when he is hurt, he would try and heal himself. If he didn't have his divine ancient blood, he would've died so many times."
"I support his decision to self-heal. No matter how good a medicinal Dan is, once accumulated, it poisons the body."
Feng Qing Ming softly smiled and complimented, "If one heals oneself using only the natural energy from Heaven and Earth, there would be no poison invading the body and the physical body would get stronger. Every time one heals, the physical body improves a little. Though the benefit is not immensely dramatic, after a while, it becomes obvious."
"That is true. But normal people wouldn't dare. Only those with a physique stronger than others would dare." Liao Cang Qiong grinned and peeked at Ling Xian praisingly.
He was very satisfied towards this apprentice of his. Both his natural talent and his personality make him smile so much he can't even shut his lips.
"Then let us wait quietly. The spiritual energy in the Painting of the Nine Immortals is very dense and high in quality compared to the outside world. He will heal very quickly." Feng Qing Ming flapped around his sleeve, "Let me help him."
Then, strange air began to exude out of him. Heavy amounts of spiritual energy concentrated on his finger tip, and transformed into a giant spiritual array.
One has to admit that Feng Qing Ming was truly the Pioneer of the Ancient Arrays, to be able to create a giant array in the blink of an eye. Since the history of time, very few people can accomplish this.
"Go!"
Flicking his finger, a giant array descended and circled around Ling Xian.
Immediately, the spiritual energy in the area increased dramatically and was close to solidifying into a rain like state.
Luckily, nobody else was here, or else they would be cheering for him.
After being nourished by the spiritual energy, Ling Xian, who was sitting cross legged on the ground, opened his eyes. He faintly smiled, knowing that other than Feng Qing Ming, nobody else here can formulate a giant array that accumulated spiritual energy.
"The spiritual energy around me multiplied by at least tenfold. It is no wonder it's called the Spirit Converging Array."
Ling Xian continued to beam and closed his eyes again. He formed a hand seal and allowed the heaven and earth energy to replenish his body.
Rays of spiritual energy roared out of him like giant ocean waves. Under his control, they entered his body and nourished his organs and meridians.
At the same time, his ancient blood began to boil to help aid its master's body.
After this battle, Ling Xian was gravely hurt. His bones were broken, his veins were ripped, the worst part of it was that his perfect golden Dan was cracked!
Golden Dan is the most important object to a completion levelled cultivator. From certain angles, it is as important as one's life. Not only does it represent the source of spiritual energy, it also determines whether or not one can breakthrough to the original level.
If the golden Dan is cracked, it means the person is extremely injured. If that person doesn't rest up, then they won't be able to be advance to the original level ever in their life.
Compared to the physical injuries, the golden Dan was way more important. Therefore, he decided to repair the golden Dan first. If he can repair it back to normal, then the rest of his injuries wouldn't be as grave.
Therefore, Ling Xian's expression was serious as he carefully called out his ancient blood to repair the cracks in his Dan.
Without a doubt, this was going to be a long and difficult process.
What could he do? The six powerhouses were extremely strong. Anyone else would've been ripped to shreds. He himself killed two and defeated six.
To only have sustained a few cracks is already hard evidence of his strong physical body.
"I need to wait patiently. But before then, I must get rid of my congested blood." Ling Xian sighed and manipulated his Qi to force the congested blood out.
Retch!
He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. Ling Xian's face turned white, but his breathing improved. Then, he endured the agony he was filling and spat out seven mouthful of blood consecutively.
After that, his face whitened even more, though his body relaxed. The congested blood in his body was really hurting him, if he didn't spit it out, it would've hurt his recovery.
"Now I can finally heal in peace." Ling Xian exhaled deeply and closed his eyes.
He knew very well that his injuries were really serious this time. To put it conservatively, he will need several months to completely heal. Therefore, he concentrated on healing.
The result was just as he predicted. After roughly two months, the golden Dan in his body finally reformed. His overall Qi strengthened as well.
Though his golden Dan repaired, his bones and meridians were not completely back to normal and more time was needed.
After another month like that, his bones finally regrew and his meridians returned to normal. He was re-energized and if you look closely, you will find his body looking like a flawless jade.
"As expected, healing the body naturally strengthens one's physique. Though not by much, time after time, it will help one to stand out amongst those of the same level."
Ling Xian slowly opened his eyes. Feeling his stronger body, he couldn't help but to reveal a soft grin.
"Sadly, legend has it that the original level cultivators can always be reborn as long as they retain their original soul. Even if their heads are chopped off, they can live on." Ling Xian shook his head softly and thought of the legends recorded on ancient records.
Legend had it that original level cultivators can be reborn. Even if their physical bodies are crushed into pieces, their bodies can still be restructured. Of course, it must be under the condition that their original soul is retained. Because if the soul evaporates, then their bodies wouldn't be restored.
At the original level, the battles are even more ruthless. The raise of a hand can destruct all space and knock down a mountain. Even a drop of blood has an immense amount of strange powers that can kill a group of foundational levelled cultivators.
Even the normal completion levelled powerhouses can barely defend against a drop of blood from the original level. In other words, once this level is reached, it's harder to find someone stronger.
Therefore, Ling Xian had to think far and set goals. However, he understood that he was very far away from that level. Therefore, he once again stuffed that dream of his deep inside and focused on his gains from this trip.
The battle this time was the combination of both fortune and misfortune. Even though this battle endangered him and almost killed him, the gain from it was just as shocking. After he returned home with all the treasures he gained, he will be called the most powerful man in Yunzhou.
To have single handedly defeated six Heaven's Favorites of the same level and to have defeated four of them was an act that was heaven defying. If he doesn't count as the powerhouse of the same level, nobody else deserves that title.
Of course, Ling Xian didn't see the title as the most important. What he cared about was the three pages of the Divine Book of Gensis.
"Even though I almost died, I have three pages of the Divine Book now and everything is now worth it." The corner of Ling Xian's lips curled up. His smile was very satisfying.
How valuable was the Divine Book of Genesis?
It can be described as invaluable. Even the original monsters would pay everything they have to acquire it!
Since the history of time, the pages for the Divine Book of Genesis are rare and every time it appeared, it is accompanied by bloody storms and mountains of bones. Therefore, in the cultivation community, there was an old saying.
One page, one mountain.
This mountain means a mountain of gold and a mountain of humans. The meaning of it is that in order to acquire one page of the Divine Book of Genesis, they either need to pay with a mountain of gold or a mountain of human corpses.
From this, it became apparent how valuable a page of the book was. At this moment, Ling Xian acquired three, how could he not be excited?
Even though he experienced a very difficult fight, he was willing to pay even more to get what he had gotten!
This was all because he acquired the Divine Book of Genesis!
"Legend has it to get a single page I would need a mountain of gold, I cannot believe that I would be able to get three at once." Ling Xian smiled in satisfaction and decided to start enlightening using the pages.
Just then, an intense amount of energy roared out of his body and began to boil. His white robe and black hair began to tussle in the wind, exuding a terrifying amount of power.
This sudden change made Ling Xian frown and his eyes appeared questioning. However, very quickly, he understood what was wrong and his face was flooded with joy.
"I am… having a breakthrough?"