Chapter 661 - 629: Defying the Heavens to Change Fate!

Chapter 661: Chapter 629: Defying the Heavens to Change Fate!

As he said this, the Profound Old Ghost’s consciousness stirred. A massive White Jade Bed flew out from between Mu Chen’s brows and slowly landed on the ground. It was the very Spirit Nourishing Couch that Qin Shang had once given to Mu Chen.

"Go ahead and place Xiao Ying’er on it. On the Spirit Nourishing Couch, her Spiritual Power will be more stable, and the toll on you will be much less."

Mu Chen nodded gratefully and moved Xiao Ying’er from the bed to the Spirit Nourishing Couch. Although it was a White Jade Bed, it was warm to the touch, so Xiao Ying’er didn’t need a blanket.

Seeing that Mu Chen had everything ready, the Profound Old Ghost yawned. "When you reforge her Dantian, you’ll need to enter Xiao Ying’er’s Elixir Field World. The procedure is identical to what you experienced: forward and reverse rotations. You can decide how many cycles to complete, but the shorter the cycle of rotation, the better the reforging effect will be on the Dantian. Alright, your Master is a bit tired, so I’m going to rest for a while. Wake me when the reforging reaches its final step. Otherwise, we’re done for when the Nine Venerable Thunder Tribulation descends."

He left Mu Chen with those words, his figure completely dissipating without waiting for a reply. Mu Chen silently thought, ’Thank you.’ He was just about to stroke Xiao Ying’er’s cheek when a low rumble came from the stone door behind him. Mu Chen knew the final preparations had arrived.

SLAM!

The stone door struck the wall, slamming shut. Wan Xian’Er hurried inside. Her eyes fell on the white jade bed, and she asked in confusion, "The Spirit Nourishing Couch? You actually possess such a treasure?"

Mu Chen nodded. "Once I’ve reforged Ying’Er’s Dantian, I’ll tell you the rest of what I didn’t get to say last night. There’s something very important I need to tell you concerning the Spirit Nourishing Couch, but now isn’t the time. Did you bring the elixirs?"

"They’re here." In response, Wan Xian’Er extended her right hand, revealing a Space Ring in her palm. "Spiritual Martial Artists are rare on the continent, so the palace has a large stockpile of these. However, most of them are Sixth Grade. Only a very small number are Seventh Grade or higher. I’m not sure if they’ll be enough."

Mu Chen gave Wan Xian’Er’s hand a gentle squeeze and smiled. "This is more than enough. I’m just using them to recover my spent Spiritual Power, so the grade doesn’t matter."

Glancing at the peacefully resting Xiao Ying’er, Mu Chen continued, "Although the reforging process can be interrupted, we need to minimize the number of times I enter her body to avoid my Spiritual Power causing her any harm. It would be ideal if I can succeed in one attempt."

As he spoke, Mu Chen lay down beside Xiao Ying’er and took her small hand in his. He said slowly, "Xian’Er, in a moment, my consciousness will enter Xiao Ying’er’s body. Feed me one Sixth Grade Elixir every two hours. Unless it’s clear that my Spiritual Power is being depleted too quickly, don’t give me any elixirs of the Seventh Grade or higher. It would be a waste."

As his words faded, Mu Chen slowly closed his eyes, a gentle smile on his face. He whispered, "Xian’Er, I’m counting on you."

Wan Xian’Er nodded earnestly, only to realize that Mu Chen’s consciousness had already vanished from the Outer Realm.

Within his Sea of Souls, Mu Chen’s Spirit Condensation Body slowly materialized. In order to enter Xiao Ying’er’s body, he had to proceed tentatively, inching his way in. Otherwise, provoking a subconscious rejection from her would lead to many unnecessary complications.

With a stir of his consciousness, Mu Chen thinned his Spiritual Power into a strand as fine as a hair, slowly extending it from their clasped hands into Xiao Ying’er’s body. He frowned the moment it entered. It wasn’t because entry was difficult—on the contrary, it was alarmingly easy. The true reason for his frown was that the state of her body was simply horrifying.

As he traveled through Xiao Ying’er’s meridians, all Mu Chen could see were black impurities that had nearly solidified into crystals. They clogged more than half of her meridians; the pain must have been unimaginable. No wonder she was so weak. Frankly, he considered it a miracle that she had managed to hold on for so long.

Gritting his teeth, he constantly changed the shape and direction of his Spiritual Power, weaving it through the crevices between the impurities as it made its way toward Xiao Ying’er’s Elixir Field World.

The journey, which would normally have taken Mu Chen a mere instant, took him a full two hours. Fortunately, while the process was arduous, he met with no resistance along the way. ’That makes sense,’ he thought. With so many impurities in the way, even if her subconscious had tried to release Spiritual Power to expel him, it would have taken forever to arrive. Given Xiao Ying’er’s current Spiritual Strength, her power would have likely dissipated from a lack of reinforcement long before it ever found him.

Looking at the dimly glowing Seven-Colored Gate before him, Mu Chen knew that beyond this threshold lay Xiao Ying’er’s Elixir Field World. Without hesitation, he steadied his Spiritual Power and plunged headfirst through it. However, when he saw what was inside, he froze on the spot, stunned, despite having prepared himself for the worst.

His thread-like Spiritual Power gradually solidified, and Mu Chen’s form slowly materialized within this indescribable Elixir Field World. He stared blankly at the unbelievable scene before him.

"How could... How could this be..."

Before him lay a void. The entire world was collapsing, and countless motes of dust hung perfectly still in the air. That wasn’t just dust... Those were the fragments of Xiao Ying’er’s Dantian.

Amidst the dust were sparse, cloud-like wisps of black smoke. That wasn’t just smoke... It was what remained of Xiao Ying’er’s Dantian Vortex. Even her Dantian Vortex had completely collapsed.

’Is this the pain Xiao Ying’er has endured for the past three years?’

In that instant, a sharp pain shot through Mu Chen’s soul, a pain so intense it felt as if he were being torn apart. In the Outer Realm, as Wan Xian’Er watched with anxious eyes, two tears silently slipped from the corners of Mu Chen’s closed eyelids...

The sight made Wan Xian’Er’s heart clench painfully.

Inside the Extreme Spirit Pearl, the Profound Old Ghost, who had just fallen into a deep slumber, opened his weak eyes. He parted his lips and spoke in a pained tone, "It’s unimaginable what kind of mental fortitude she must have had to endure. It seems I’ve underestimated the extent of this child’s trauma. Xiao Chenzi, what you are about to do is no longer ’saving’ her—it’s ’remaking’ her! Defying the Heavens to alter fate... that is a task for the gods. As expected of my apprentice. Heh heh..."

At this, the Profound Old Ghost looked up at the sky as an imperious aura erupted from him. His noble, purple eyes glared at the heavens as a sneer tugged at his lips. He said with immense pride, "Listen well, you ants! If my apprentice perishes today, you had best prepare yourselves! The day I, Xuan, fully recover my memories will be the day you are all annihilated! This is no idle threat! It is not!"

The moment he spoke, the once-bright sky instantly darkened. The heavens above the entire Extreme Martial Continent began to tremble violently, as if in fear. However, the trembling ceased after a mere moment. Having exhausted a vast amount of his Soul Power just by speaking those words, the Profound Old Ghost had already fallen back into a deep sleep.

...

Back in the Elixir Field World, Mu Chen took a deep breath to suppress the sharp pain in his chest and said with absolute resolve, "Ying’Er, no matter how difficult this is, Dad will save you."

With those words, Mu Chen stretched out his arms, his expression hardening with focus. A powerful surge of Spiritual Power erupted from him, sweeping across the entire Elixir Field World in an instant. As he silently recited the incantation for the Extreme Spirit Chaos Technique, a bizarre phenomenon suddenly occurred!