Chapter 65 Half dead
"The body is still alive, but there is no consciousness."
"Either his soul is trapped but he is still alive, or he is trapped in the corpse and has not yet completely dispersed."
"Calm down. You won't go wrong if you stay calm."
Mrs. Liu gradually suppressed her irritability. The art of the dead coffin has been passed down for a long time. It has been improved by generations of tribal sages and has long been mature.
The chances of risks and accidents are reduced to the lowest, unlike in ancient times where there were people who borrowed the body to prolong their lives, and when they woke up from the coffin, their personalities changed drastically, and they were neither human nor ghost.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Liu felt a little relieved. To her, Wu Gensheng was indeed an insignificant chess piece.
However, whether it was the promise made to his blood relatives or the influence of the sacred ceremony process, he could not die prematurely in Middle-earth.
"It's a miserable fate that cannot be changed by heaven, but for the sake of the baby, we must endure it," Mrs. Liu murmured in a low voice with a solemn expression.
“Click…”
Li Muxuan on the side flexed his fingers, and his consciousness was like a burning oil lamp, slowly recovering from the moment the wick touched the fire.
The dim vision turned into clear and bright, the limbs responded, and continuous severe pain spread to every inch of flesh and blood in the body.
Li Muxuan was so weak that his mouth was dry and his tongue was parched. He felt as if his body was riddled with holes. His mind was in a mess and his head was swollen and unbearable.
"woke up?"
"You seem to be alright."
Mrs. Liu closed her eyes slightly, put her right hand into her bosom, took out the wooden box, pressed the mechanism lightly to open it, and handed the white pill inside to Li Muxuan, indicating that he should take it.
"Liu Po, what on earth is this?"
Li Muxuan felt like he was falling into an icy cave and seemed extremely cautious.
After reviving, the tragic memories were particularly clear. He could not forget the pain he felt when taking the medicine in Longhu Mountain. His whole body was burning, his blood was cold as ice, and every bone felt like it was being bitten by thousands of ants. No matter how he resisted, he could not get his body back.
"It stabilizes your Qi and blood, and regulates the fusion of your consciousness and your Yin body. If you don't take it, you may lose some of your memories in the future."
Granny Liu handed the pill to Li Muxuan, letting him make his own choice, and then asked, "Where is the Sect Leader?"
"Why are you the only one who came back? Didn't the Sect Leader die with you in Longhu Mountain?"
Although the words were plain and gentle, the frail old woman in front of him gave Li Muxuan an inexplicable sense of horror. Her sinister eyes were like those of a carrion-eating vulture, as if she would attack at any time.
"The leader has been defeated."
"That bastard from Sanyi chanted a spell at the headmaster, and his flesh began to melt."
"I was in a state of death and had no power to care about anything else. I didn't see the master's condition before I died."
Li Muxuan bit the corner of his lip, his eyes trembled from time to time, and his voice was timid.
The young man in black clothes and white hair looked very similar to the angry immortal image he saw in his childhood.
Even though he escaped, he couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine. That bloody massacre had become a psychological trauma for him.
"Breathe easily. Look at me. Don't be afraid, kid."
Seeing that he was uneasy, Mrs. Liu comforted him softly.
A hidden Qi movement spread out like ripples, and every word the old man said was mixed with hypnosis. In a short moment, Li Muxuan calmed down, his eyes were confused and empty.
"Come, tell me what happened in Longhu Mountain."
Under her questioning, the hazy Li Muxuan instinctively recounted what he had witnessed.
"Old Duan is dead too. What a fate."
Granny Liu felt dazed and bewildered, especially when she heard from Li Muxuan that there was a disciple from the Trinity sect who was as powerful as a celestial being. She felt even more heartbroken and didn't know what to do for a moment.
The sect leader who took the secret medicine was defeated after several rounds, like a lamb to be slaughtered.
From her perspective, the newly emerged Trinity Pillar is more threatening than the former Kanglong.
"Om-!"
When Mrs. Liu finished hypnosis, Li Muxuan was completely unaware. He felt abdominal pain and lay on the ground vomiting. A large amount of dark brown mucus dripped out, and even tiny nematodes were wriggling.
"Grandma Liu, why can't I exert any strength?"
"You will recover after taking the medicine. Be thankful that you are alive." "Don't practice Qi within two months. The tendons and veins of the Yin body are fragile, and the bone quality needs to be improved. Wait until you are used to it before practicing again."
Li Muxuan had some concerns, but the severe pain in his abdomen became more severe, and there would be sequelae, so he had no choice but to take the white pill again.
Sure enough, after it fell into the stomach, the gastric juice rolled and digested it, and the pain dissipated like the tide. Even the body began to gradually recover its strength and was able to stand up.
Li Muxuan lowered his head to check the slightly pale skin. Even the scars left by childhood fights were reproduced, and it was no different from his previous body.
Granny Liu looked sideways at Wu Gensheng, who still showed no signs of waking up, so she instructed Li Muxuan:
"Xiao Li, follow this path to the end. There is a pharmacy there. There is a medicine cauldron and a lot of medicinal materials. Bring them over to me."
"Okay, wait a moment."
Li Muxuan wiped the black liquid from the corner of his mouth, made some adjustments, and headed in the direction of Mrs. Liu. After a while, he came back carrying a medicine cauldron as big as a basin and a variety of medicinal materials.
Mrs. Liu skillfully sorted the herbs and started to make a fire.
The thick bottom of the cauldron was burned red and boiling hot in a moment. Herbs were ground into powder and poured into the cauldron one by one. Even a few spoonfuls of blood from the blood pool were scooped out.
"Liu Po, why hasn't the master woken up yet? Please save him."
An hour passed and Wu Gensheng was still lying like a dead body with no response. Li Muxuan hurriedly urged him.
"After saving him, it was 30% human decision and 70% God's will. I can't interfere with the rest."
Mrs. Liu held a long-handled medicine spoon and stirred the medicine in the cauldron. Li Muxuan came closer with a stone bowl to catch the medicine.
"call"
At this moment, a breath as loud as a mosquito's hum startled the two of them and they hurriedly looked towards Wu Gensheng.
His eyelashes trembled slightly, and his hands and feet became warm, like a withered corpse, stiffly waking up.
"Master?!" Li Muxuan exclaimed, his heart suddenly falling.
"Master? Look here."
Mrs. Liu looked depressed. She waved her hand in front of Wu Gensheng, but found that he had no reaction.
The eyes were hollow and dim, not like the eyes of a living person at all. Instead, they looked like the eyes of a puppet controlled by silk strings.
Mrs. Liu slapped his cheeks and asked him questions, but got no response.
"Master, don't scare me, wake up!!"
Li Muxuan grabbed Wu Gensheng's arms with both hands and shook them continuously, but the latter went limp and let him do what he wanted.
"Isn't this a lost soul?!"
Li Muxuan was anxious and blurted out his guess: "There must be something wrong with the curse. The master's soul has been detained!"
Liu Po shook her head and placed her hand on Wu Gensheng's brow. A stream of Qi passed through his skin, penetrated into his brain and began to sense.
"The soul is here. If the body is not dispersed completely, the Yin body will not be revived."
Liu Po's expression gradually turned ugly. During her investigation, the soul that should have been intact was riddled with holes. It even lost the basic ability to talk and became silent and decayed.
"What's wrong? Granny Liu."
Li Muxuan was nervous, and his intuition told him that what would happen next might be extremely bad.
"The leader has been deposed."
"He is losing consciousness and won't be able to hold on for long. We need to send him back to Southern Xinjiang without delay."
Mrs. Liu slowly withdrew her hand and silently sighed at this evil fate. She had no way to deal with these two burdens.
"Come with me, and carry the Master on your back."
"Okay, wait for me!"
Li Muxuan carried Wu Gensheng on his back in panic. As soon as he stood up, he saw the blood pool shaking, and a dark, deep staircase appeared, leading to the dim underground world.
Mrs. Liu walked down, and her old figure disappeared into the mist.
(End of this chapter)