The Transmigrator's Cultivation Arc 16: Tai Gu Desert | Chapter 320: Jile to Death

Arc 16: Tai Gu Desert | Chapter 320: Jile to Death

The figure moved incredibly fast; as soon as he appeared, he grabbed Yun Lie’s arm. With a flash of black light, he was already in front of Xu Ziqing. He pushed Yun Lie toward him and chuckled softly, “I’m late, so catch your s.h.i.+xiong.” After speaking, he flashed again and stood suspended in mid-air.

Xu Ziqing, stunned, caught Yun Lie, his heart filled with uncertainty. He recognized the figure immediately; it was Nan Zhengya disguised as the man in black, the one who had taken him to an underground auction. How did he know they were in danger, and how did he come to help? But soon, he stopped pondering and focused all his attention on the s.h.i.+xiong in his arms.

At this moment, Yun Lie was in unprecedented distress. From a distance, one might not notice, but Xu Ziqing could see clearly now.

His s.h.i.+xiong’s abdomen had indeed been penetrated, looking almost as if it had exploded in a brief burst, leaving a mess of blood and flesh, completely crimson.

It had only been less than a moment… and his s.h.i.+xiong had already turned into this state…

Xu Ziqing trembled as he touched Yun Lie’s arm several times before managing to grasp it. He gradually restored some true essence and began to channel it into Yun Lie’s body, feeling panic rise within him as he hardly knew what to do.

In the next moment, his heart jumped violently, and his entire body began to shake.

His s.h.i.+xiong’s golden core… was shattered!

Along with the dantian, everything had been blasted beyond recognition…

A fierce bitterness surged suddenly within Xu Ziqing.

This was his s.h.i.+xiong, who had always protected him ever since he began his cultivation journey and had guided him throughout.

He was someone Xu Ziqing respected, and he was also the one Xu Ziqing admired.

How powerful his s.h.i.+xiong was! For many years, he had steadfastly upheld his Dao heart, his sword intent soaring into the sky, acc.u.mulating an immense force.

If things continued like this, Xu Ziqing firmly believed that his s.h.i.+xiong would succeed in forming a nascent infant within a few hundred years, becoming one of the few experts below the Divine Transformation level. By then, not to mention the Jile Laozu, even if several Nascent Soul experts came, they wouldn’t be able to do anything to his s.h.i.+xiong. But now… everything was ruined.

Xu Ziqing had never felt such profound pain.

In his past life, he was bedridden and rarely saw the sun, yet he had never experienced this level of suffering. In this life, he faced numerous dangers and had almost lost his life several times, but even then, he hadn’t felt this way. Only when his own dantian shattered did he experience anything close. But now, he was in so much pain that he felt like he might bend over.

His s.h.i.+xiong’s confrontation with the Jile Laozu was all because of him.

Years ago, when Li was arrogant and tyrannical, bullying others, and even showing murderous intent toward him, Xu Ziqing had only acted harshly to eliminate that tumor.

He had been overly confident, thinking that with his and his s.h.i.+xiong’s talents, once they grew up, they would surely not fear the Laozu.

But he hadn’t antic.i.p.ated that the Jile Laozu would disregard his status as a Nascent Soul expert and launch a surprise attack.

They say “a fall teaches wisdom,” but if his s.h.i.+xiong had to pay for it, why didn’t it fall upon Xu Ziqing instead?

The Jile Laozu’s enemy was clearly Xu Ziqing himself!

Forcing himself to swallow another bottle of medicinal pills, Xu Ziqing disregarded everything to restore his cultivation. He tapped into the potential within his body, reigniting the wood energy that was deeply hidden within his flesh. Then, he gently hovered his palm above Yun Lie’s dantian and channeled all the wood energy into him.

The wood energy contained a vibrant life force and was inherently gentle, gradually healing the wound as it flowed in.

However, in the past, Xu Ziqing had relied on an extremely rich and pure essence of wood to repair his dantian. The current amount of wood energy was nowhere near what he had before.

Moreover, Yun Lie’s injuries were magnitudes worse than his.

Therefore, the effect was minimal…

Xu Ziqing was undeterred. He had no time to worry about overexerting himself, which could affect his future core formation; all he could think about was making sure his s.h.i.+xiong healed.

At the very least, he needed his s.h.i.+xiong to wake up…

He continued to swallow bottle after bottle of medicinal pills, but with each pa.s.sing moment, despair seeped deeper into his heart.

Meanwhile, after Nan Zhengya slapped away the Jile Laozu, the Laozu’s partner immediately noticed and abandoned the Jin brothers, transforming into a beam of light to chase after the Laozu, catching him forcefully.

The Jile Laozu felt deeply humiliated; after years of dominance, except for the hards.h.i.+ps he faced before maturing, he had always stood high above others and had never felt so embarra.s.sed. He didn’t even know who had suddenly attacked him, catching him off guard and forcing him back with a single strike.

The handsome man held the Jile Laozu, repeatedly asking, “My dear, what’s wrong? Are you hurt?”

The Jile Laozu gasped for breath and replied, “That person has some impressive skills. You… be careful!”

Nan Zhengya stood nearby, cloaked in black from head to toe, revealing nothing. The air around him swirled, causing his robe sleeves to crackle and creating a sense of extreme danger. Seeing the two of them being so affectionate with each other, he slightly adjusted his hood and flicked his long sleeves in front of them.

In an instant, the sweep of Nan Zhengya’s sleeve drew a line of pale fire.

The fire line immediately expanded, transforming into roaring flames that were almost the size of a bowl, bursting forth with intense heat. He then spoke, “Go.”

More than ten flames surged forth, swiftly closing in on the faces of the two.

The Jile Laozu was alarmed and exclaimed, “Not good!” He immediately pushed his partner away and conjured a bowl-shaped vessel.

From that vessel poured forth a waterfall that extended for a hundred feet, forming a barrier before them!

“Boom! Boom boom!”

More than ten white flames detonated upon striking the waterfall, creating a violent sound in an instant.

The waterfall seemed to encounter something terrifying; after two explosions, it vanished without a trace.

That bowl-shaped vessel also trembled several times before losing all its spiritual light and shattering into pieces.

However, the white flames suffered no damage whatsoever.

They remained hovering in mid-air, swirling around before once again charging toward the two!

The Jile Laozu continuously retreated, and the handsome man sensed the terror of the flames.

Both of them almost simultaneously exclaimed, “Bone Demon Fire!”

The Jile Laozu finally spoke with fear in his voice, “You are… you are—”

Nan Zhengya smiled lightly and instantly stood before the two of them.

At this moment, the impressive man had already thrust out his long spear, but it was seized by him at the spear tip. Instantly, the pale flames surged up, prompting the Jile Peak Laozu to immediately release a burst of true essence to knock the spear away. As soon as the impressive man let go, his long spear emitted a wailing sound, melting away until not a trace remained.

Nan Zhengya chanted again, “Go.” He smiled and said, “I came to save people, so I must first deal with you.”

The white flames flew back immediately, like shooting stars, and resembled a series of fierce skulls, ready to devour everyone in front of them.

The Jile Peak Laozu could not evade in time, and one of his arms was ignited by the flames. The intense pain burned not only his flesh but also caused his primordial spirit to feel a burning agony. The impressive man, however, was once again pushed back by the ancestor, avoiding the flames.

The impressive man was greatly alarmed and reached out to rescue him.

Yet, the Jile Peak Laozu dodged, shouting, “Run! Hurry!”

The impressive man was unwilling to leave. He opened his mouth and spat out dozens of blood-red flying daggers, the b.l.o.o.d.y aura immediately permeating the air, nearly making one gag.

Nan Zhengya slightly raised his head, and several groups of red flames reappeared beneath his hood, falling like raindrops to incinerate the numerous flying daggers.

Seeing that the man wouldn’t leave, the Jile Peak Laozu unexpectedly turned around and lunged forward, his arms wide open, trying to embrace Nan Zhengya.

“An Lang, you must go! Quickly—”

Nan Zhengya was startled by the Jile Peak Laozu’s action but could not evade the full force of the ancestor’s life-long strength.

The ancestor’s hands tightly clutched him, causing a violent tremor in his dantian.

He was going to self-destruct!

How could Nan Zhengya allow him to self-destruct? He instantly radiated white flames, transforming into a being of fire.

This fire immediately spread over the ancestor’s entire body, causing him to scream in agony, unable to muster the strength to self-destruct. The remaining power he had relied solely on his will to delay Nan Zhengya.

The entire process occurred in the span of two or three breaths, and the situation was instantly reversed.

The once arrogant and powerful Jile Peak Laozu was now in such a dire state.

Seeing the Jile Peak Laozu in such a plight, still trying to buy time for him, the impressive man felt immense sorrow. However, he knew he could not waste his lover’s intentions. With pain, he glanced at the ancestor one last time and transformed into a gust of black wind, fleeing rapidly. “I will definitely avenge you—”

Nan Zhengya let out a cold laugh, reached out, and plunged his hand into the flames, crus.h.i.+ng the Jile Peak Laozu’s head along with his primordial spirit. He then sent a white flame into the ancestor’s abdomen, incinerating even his nascent soul completely.

From that moment on, there would no longer be a Jile Peak Laozu in heaven or on earth, not even in reincarnation.

After dealing with him, Nan Zhengya looked towards the Jin brothers.

This pair of brothers, having lost the opportunity to intervene after Nan Zhengya’s arrival, stood dumbfounded on the side. Before they could react, the battle had already ended. Now standing opposite Nan Zhengya, they felt a deep fear.

Nan Zhengya spoke softly, “I’m catching up with an old friend; aren’t you leaving?”

The Jin brothers exchanged glances, realizing “Those who know the times are the true talents.” Seeing Xu Ziqing’s painful expression, they sighed and only distantly said, “If fate allows, we shall meet again,” before rising and leaving in a flash. This black-robed figure was too terrifying; they truly did not dare to disobey…

Xu Ziqing also heard the Jin brothers’ words. He raised his eyes, forcing a smile, but his hand refused to leave his brother’s dantian. “I will remember today’s kindness… until we part.” He then looked at the black-robed figure in front of him, his voice even weaker, “Brother Nan, thank you.”

Nan Zhengya did not waste words. He grasped Yun Lie’s wrist and began to probe.

Xu Ziqing felt a faint hope arise in his heart. When he looked at Nan Zhengya, his eyes held a glimmer of expectation.

Nan Zhengya bluntly stated, “The golden core is destroyed, and the primordial spirit is severely injured; he most likely won’t survive.”

Xu Ziqing felt as if struck by lightning, his expression growing numb.

Seeing him in such a lifeless state, Nan Zhengya could not help but scoff, “What are you moping around for? Even if he won’t survive, he’s not dead yet; you’re the one losing hope!”

Xu Ziqing was startled and immediately looked up, “Is there still hope for my s.h.i.+xiong?”

Nan Zhengya did not beat around the bush at this moment and directly replied, “That old monster was too ruthless; Yun Lie’s life force has been cut off. Had it not been for his vast reserves, he should have already perished. However, this time he has suffered too severely, and his primordial spirit can no longer support his physical body. If you want your brother back whole, he will need to reincarnate.”

Xu Ziqing took a deep breath, finally calming down, “Does it require my brother to reincarnate?”

Nan Zhengya nodded, “Exactly. As long as he reincarnates within a maternal body and takes shape, he will have innate energy to repair the wounds on his primordial spirit. After experiencing the world once, his primordial spirit can naturally be replenished, and then he can absorb his original body, significantly reducing the time needed to rebuild.”

For cultivators, as long as their primordial spirit remained, they were not completely lost; it was only weak. If there were no spiritual objects attached, they often could not move during the day. Therefore, whether it was seizing a new body or reincarnating, a great power was always required to support it, or it would be difficult to succeed. Especially for the method of reincarnation, it could only be performed by ancestors of nascent souls or above, which was quite troublesome. Unless the cultivator had already formed a nascent soul, splitting the primordial spirit into two, with one half merging into the nascent soul and the other remaining in the purple palace, then attaching the primordial spirit to the nascent soul and seizing a physical body would not be difficult.

Currently, Yun Lie was merely a golden core cultivator, so his primordial spirit would naturally require an ancestor of nascent soul rank to perform the reincarnation method.

What Nan Zhengya meant was for Yun Lie to undertake this journey, and when he returned, his physical body would still be intact, as they were originally one. He would only need to absorb the body of his reincarnation to quickly restore his previous cultivation.

Xu Ziqing understood Nan Zhengya’s intention and gradually felt at ease after hearing the explanation. It was just reincarnation; as long as his brother was still around, that was enough.

Seeing Xu Ziqing’s expression slightly improve, Nan Zhengya finally spoke the remaining words, “Now you need to make a decision.”

Xu Ziqing looked up, “What is it?”

Nan Zhengya said, “Either you take Yun Lie back to the sect and seek the elders to perform the technique, or… I can perform the technique.”

Xu Ziqing did not hesitate at all, “Then I ask Brother Nan for your help!”

Nan Zhengya was taken aback, “That’s strange; why not return to the sect?”

Xu Ziqing lowered his eyes, “Even if they are fellow sect members, they may not be as trustworthy as Brother Nan.”

Hearing this, Nan Zhengya sighed lightly, “If that’s the case, I will go along with your words.”

Xu Ziqing tightly embraced Yun Lie’s corpse, a trace of sorrow flas.h.i.+ng in his eyes.

Though the Jile Peak Laozu was dead, Jile Peak still remained, and his fleeing lover was also lurking in the shadows.

Even if he could receive a.s.sistance from the sect leader in his brother’s ident.i.ty, after all, his brother had a lifetime of reincarnation; how could he know that unforeseen events wouldn’t arise? He knew he was overthinking, but he preferred to guard his brother personally rather than hand him over to others. Then, Xu Ziqing slowly said, “Brother Nan… thank you for your trouble.”

Translator: Lynn

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