Chapter 1392: He Ling Awakens
The resolve that arose in his heart did not weigh heavily on Yun Che's mind, but instead brought about a strangely clear sense of relief.
His entire life had been entangled by countless emotions for an immeasurable amount of time. Every step he took carried with it numerous attachments, and they only grew with each passing day. At the beginning, his world was only within the Tian Xuan Continent... then he went to the Huan Yao Realm and the Cang Yun Continent, and later, he stepped onto the Divine Realm in pursuit of Mo Li, forcing him to leave everyone around him... and in the Divine Realm, he nearly failed to return.
Through this process, he had experienced far too many moments of hesitation, confusion, being tied down, not knowing where to go, not knowing what to do...
Because there were too many who could easily control his fate, he had to constantly conform to and obey the rules they set, moving cautiously and fearfully under forces he could not resist... just like that one year in the Reincarnation Forbidden Land, where he could only hide inside, unable to enter the Zhou Tian Divine Realm, unable to return to the Yin Xue Realm, and even less able to go back to the lower realms.
...
Then, why couldn't I... be the one to set the rules of this world!?
To make everyone adapt to the rules I set!?
During that time in the Reincarnation Forbidden Land, Shen Xi had been telling me this in different ways—telling me that I was the most qualified to say and do such things...
And even if I didn't want to, even if I was unwilling, fate would force me to do so time and again...
If that's the case...
...
Yun Che's clenched left hand suddenly flickered with a green light for an instant. Amidst his surging thoughts, he immediately detected it and lowered his head sharply, his heart stirring violently.
Just as he was about to try sinking his consciousness into the Heavenly Poison Pearl, a beautiful girl's figure slowly appeared before him... She had emerald-green hair and emerald-green eyes... filled with the most crystalline and pure tears in the world.
"He... Ling..." Yun Che murmured softly, as if it were a lifetime away.
"Master..." He Ling called out, tears flooding her eyes. She rushed forward, throwing herself onto Yun Che, wrapping her arms tightly around him, her slender shoulders trembling in excitement and lingering fear: "I finally... finally... wu... I thought... I'd never... wuwu... wuwuwu..."
She wept unrestrainedly against his chest for a long time, unable to form coherent words. During that year and a half, every moment had been spent in fear and darkness—an endless fear and darkness. Now, she had finally emerged into the light like a dream.
Yun Che's hands paused in mid-air, then gently closed around her trembling, crying body, holding her tightly. He said softly, "As long as you're alright, that's what matters. I thought... I had already caused your death... As long as you're safe."
He Ling's crying lasted for a very long time. If not for the fact that only Yun Che could hear her voice, the entire Xiao Sect courtyard would have been alarmed.
After crying her face completely soaked, the Wood Spirit girl finally managed to vent some of her excitement and fear. She sniffled, wiped away her tears, and then didn't dare to lift her head to look at Yun Che for a long time.
"He Ling, during this time, were you in a deep sleep?" Yun Che asked gently. He had thought that when he died in the Xing Shen Realm, He Ling had perished along with him. But now that his strength was recovering, he had sensed the presence of the Heavenly Poison Pearl again and had seen He Ling once more.
This was undoubtedly too great a surprise for him.
He Ling's eyes were red as she gently shook her head: "During this time, I've actually been awake the whole time, always by Master's side, watching Master every day."
"Eh?" Yun Che was taken aback.
"But it was as if I was trapped in an invisible cage. Although I could see Master and the outside world, I couldn't manifest myself, couldn't connect with Master's soul, and couldn't let Master hear my voice."
Yun Che: "..."
"I thought... that it would always be like this from then on. Every day, I was so afraid." As she said this, He Ling couldn't help but sob again.
After deciding to abandon everything and become Yun Che's Heavenly Poison Poison Spirit, she was destined to follow him for life, sharing life and death. From then on, her world would be only him. Now that Yun Che had been reborn, her world would no longer be eternally lonely.
Yun Che reached out and gently patted her shoulder, comforting her: "It's over now. No more fear from now on."
To have a clear consciousness yet be locked in an inescapable prison—that was undoubtedly far more terrifying and cruel than sleep.
Looking at the Wood Spirit girl who had entrusted everything to him but whom he had utterly failed, a deep sense of guilt and heartache welled up in Yun Che's heart.
Wait...
She had been able to see him and the outside world all this time?
Uh...
"Mhm." He Ling nodded, trying hard to force a faint smile dotted with tears: "Congratulations on recovering your strength, Master."
As she spoke, she noticed that Yun Che's expression was somewhat strange. She thought he must be worried about Yun Wuxin, and immediately said, "Master, I know you're upset about the young master today, but there's no need to worry anymore. Have you forgotten the Life Divine Water and Longxi Jade Liquid that Master Shen Xi left with us?"
He Ling's words made Yun Che's expression stiffen. Then, as if pricked by a needle in the rear, he jumped up and grabbed her shoulders: "Quick... quick, quick! Give it to me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he remembered that these items were inside the Heavenly Poison Pearl, easily retrievable. So he abruptly let go and directly took out the Life Divine Water from the Heavenly Poison Pearl, about to dash into the room.
"Ah! Master!" He Ling quickly reached out and grabbed him: "You... are you going to use it on the young master right now?"
"Of course!" Yun Che said impatiently. Yun Wuxin had lost all his Profound Force and suffered severe damage to his vitality. He didn't want to waste even half a breath.
"But..." He Ling still held him back: "Life Divine Water can immediately make the young master well again, but with the assistance of Master's Light Profound Force, the effect can be maximized, helping the young master achieve the Divine Path in one go. But Master's strength hasn't fully recovered yet. If used now, a large part of its spiritual power will be wasted."
Yun Che stopped in his tracks. He scratched his head and exhaled: "Right... right, right. My strength hasn't fully recovered yet... Hoo, my mind really is messed up."
He had been furious, deeply ashamed, resentful... and losing his wits all day long. His brain was a complete mess.
"I must concentrate and recover my Profound Force as quickly as possible." Yun Che tried to calm his mind. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "How much Life Divine Water and Longxi Jade Liquid do we have?"
"Seventeen drops of Life Divine Water and ninety-one drops of Longxi Jade Liquid." He Ling answered accurately.
"Mhm." Yun Che nodded.
Longxi Jade Liquid can purify and strengthen the physique and Profound Veins, allowing a profound practitioner to be reborn. Its benefits for cultivation are unimaginable to ordinary people... Simply put, it can greatly enhance a person's physique, lifespan, and talent for the profound path after birth.
As for Life Divine Water... one drop is enough to allow Yun Wuxin, who currently has no Profound Force at all, to achieve the Divine Path in a single day.
That's no exaggeration at all.
To lower-realm practitioners, this would undoubtedly sound like a fantasy. But in the vast Divine Realm, among the countless spiritual medicines for the profound path, there are many that, in terms of pure medicinal power, would allow a mortal to achieve the Divine Path when released—not only do such medicines exist, but there are quite a number of them, some even surpassing Life Divine Water in potency.
For example, the Qiankun Five Jade Pill that Yun Che had swallowed back then.
But that's just pure medicinal power.
Such spiritual medicines for the profound path can never, ever be used on practitioners who haven't yet entered the Divine Path, let alone on mortals without any Profound Force. If swallowed, even with a Divine Lord... even with a Daluo Golden Immortal assisting on the side, they would instantly die from explosive backlash.
With Yun Che's absurdly resilient physique, when he forcibly swallowed the Qiankun Five Jade Pill back then to improve himself... if it hadn't been for Mu Xuanyin, even he might have died from explosive backlash.
But the Life Divine Water and Longxi Jade Liquid given by Shen Xi... their greatest strength is that they have no side effects!
Their medicinal power is so gentle that no one can understand it.
Because these spiritual liquids come from the strange flowers of the Reincarnation Forbidden Land, refined and cultivated by Shen Xi, the only one in the world with Light Profound Force, using the 'Life Miracle.' Light Profound Force is divine, benevolent, redemptive, and pure... Therefore, its medicinal power only grants blessings to living beings and never causes any harm.
Even if a mortal takes it!
Those at lower levels naturally have no right to know of the existence of such spiritual liquids. But at the level of the upper star realms and king realms, they know that the most magical and highest-grade spiritual medicines for the profound path all come from the Reincarnation Forbidden Land of the Dragon God Realm.
Whether it's Life Divine Water or Longxi Jade Liquid, even in the king realms, they are true holy relics—things that even Divine Emperors dream of obtaining. In the past, Shen Xi would grant such spiritual liquids to the Dragon God Clan at intervals, and every drop was a treasure of the Dragon God Clan. Only when a king realm was carrying out a great event or ceremony would they occasionally be gifted a single drop... and even then, only to king realms, which would be overjoyed.
One drop of Life Divine Water can elevate the starting point of someone with excellent innate talent to the Divine Path overnight... What kind of concept is that?
One drop of Longxi Jade Liquid can postnatally enhance all of a practitioner's talents. Every drop is equivalent to creating a miracle.
At Yun Che's level, Life Divine Water still has significant effects. The fact that he could become a Divine King in just one year at the Reincarnation Forbidden Land was largely thanks to Life Divine Water.
And if the Dragon God Realm knew that Yun Che had drunk a full twelve drops of Life Divine Water in a single year, they would probably want to swallow him whole.
Because Shen Xi, on average every three thousand years, would give the Dragon God Clan only about ten drops of Life Divine Water and about twenty drops of Longxi Jade Liquid.
Yun Che wasn't actually aware of this. Subconsciously, he still thought that these were things easily obtained in the Reincarnation Forbidden Land.
Nor did he know that the seventeen drops of Life Divine Water and ninety-one drops of Longxi Jade Liquid that Shen Xi had entrusted to He Ling were everything she had... not a single drop left.
Thinking that Yun Wuxin could immediately recover his Profound Force, and at a level hundreds or thousands of times stronger than before—perhaps even matching or surpassing Feng Xue'er—Yun Che found it hard to suppress his excitement. Although the lost Evil God talent couldn't be restored, at least the guilt and regret in his heart were somewhat alleviated.
I must recover my strength as quickly as possible... Yun Che thought to himself, then looked at He Ling and suddenly said, "He Ling, after I recover my strength, I will find an opportunity to return to the Divine Realm. I will definitely fulfill the promise I made to you back then."
"Ah?" Yun Che's words made He Ling freeze in shock. Then she shook her head in fright: "Master, you... what are you saying? You're talking about returning to the Divine Realm?"
"Exactly." Yun Che nodded very seriously.
"No, no need... no, no need." He Ling waved her hands, waving them very hard: "Master, you finally came back. In this world, you have your family, friends, wives... and daughter, all by your side. You can live very well, carefree and without worries. You don't need to... you really don't need to go back to that dangerous place for me."
"Haha," Yun Che laughed lightly, looking at He Ling's expression, a deep sense of gratitude welling up in his heart: "It's not just for you. I'm going back for myself. And... I must go back."
As he spoke, he lifted his head and looked up at the night sky.
"Why...?" He Ling murmured, finding it hard to understand for the moment. In this world, everything was truly harmonious for him. Now that he was beginning to recover his strength, even if people from the Divine Realm happened to come here, they wouldn't pose the slightest threat. So why did he suddenly say... and so seriously, that he wanted to return to the Divine Realm?