Chapter 88 - 79: Taming the Ghostly Roar, Searching for Profound Skill

Two more days passed after he learned from Duan Jue that it was possible to leave the city. Xu Guang strolled around the city in his spare time outside of Cultivation, making sure there were no Profound World Demons, which finally set his mind at ease to leave.

He took his family out of the city to pay their respects to Father Xu. With Han Qing dead and his father’s murder avenged, the only thing left was to find his third sister, Xu Qiu.

Everything was supposed to be going well, but something happened that made Xu Guang deeply saddened—Mrs. Xu fell ill.

Watching Ji Xiaolu sit by the bed, feeding medicine into his mother’s mouth, Xu Guang felt a pang of sorrow.

"Brother Guang, what did the doctor say?"

Xu Guang squeezed her hand and shook his head without speaking.

Strictly speaking, Mrs. Xu collapsing was not an illness. When Father Xu was gravely ill, Xu Guang was still young, and the entire burden of the family had fallen on Mrs. Xu’s shoulders. Her body had broken down long ago; she had merely been forcing herself to endure all these years.

Originally, Xu Guang thought that with Cultivation of Literature, his mother would recover, but he hadn’t expected...

"Brother Guang..." Mrs. Xu’s voice sounded, her breath as faint as a gossamer thread.

Xu Guang stepped forward and grasped his mother’s withered, cold hand. "Mother, I’m here."

He fought back his tears. Looking at his mother’s emaciated figure, Xu Guang knew that even if he found many life-prolonging Treasure Medicines, he still didn’t know how long she could hold on.

"You and Lu must live well. You must continue the Xu Family’s bloodline as soon as possible. This is your father’s, and my, lifelong wish."

Xu Guang knelt by the bed, his eyes welling with tears.

He used the Searcher to find a way to save his mother, but the time required was... eight thousand years!

Suddenly, he realized that his mother’s natural lifespan had reached its end. The ’salvation’ the Searcher suggested was actually resurrection!

Mrs. Xu was ultimately going to pass away. She had spent the first half of her life fleeing as a refugee. After marrying Father Xu, they had a few good years before he was conscripted into the Servant Soldiers and Civilian Laborers and sent to the Celestial Gate Pass battlefield for ten years. When he returned, the family finally had their own fields, but after only a few years of peace, Father Xu was severely injured.

The burden once again fell on the shoulders of this frail woman. At Xu Guang’s strong insistence, when he was thirteen, he finally got Wang Ming to find him a job so that she wouldn’t have to toil so hard anymore.

For the first time, a wild ambition for Cultivation rose in Xu Guang’s heart. He wanted to stand at the highest peak. He wanted to resurrect his parents and see their smiling faces with his own eyes once more.

Mrs. Xu’s condition deteriorated very quickly. The deficits from her early years were too severe, and having lived under heavy pressure for so long, the emotional rollercoaster of Xu Guang avenging his father was the final straw that snapped the taut string in her heart. Now, the only hope keeping her alive was perhaps the desire to see Xu Guang have his own child.

From that day on, Xu Chun stayed at Xu Guang’s house to help Ji Xiaolu take care of Mrs. Xu. Miss Chun was also brought over by Ji Xiaolu. Because Xing Hua was there, Wang Wen should have been happy. However, having followed Xu Guang since childhood, Wang Wen was mature for his age and also carried a deep sense of sorrow in his heart.

While Mrs. Xu was critically ill, Feiyun City was thriving. Ever since the appearance of the Celestial Stele, the Yellow Heaven Sect had completely settled down. In fact, on the surface, there was no one left in Feiyun City who openly worshipped the Yellow Heaven.

Ping’an Square and Kang Square were handed over to Li Xiao to manage. With nothing to do, Song Tao also went to these two squares to consolidate the lower-level Underworld. With an Abnormal Person Refining Viscera Martial Artist like Xu Guang backing them, along with hundreds of Feiyun Guard brothers, the integration went very smoothly.

Xu Guang didn’t even go to take a look once, choosing instead to stay by his mother’s side. Mrs. Xu only had a few days left.

To Xu Guang’s surprise, during Mrs. Xu’s critical illness, Cheng Lian’Er visited several times, bringing many life-prolonging Treasure Medicines like ginseng. She didn’t say much, simply dropping off the items and leaving each time. At the same time, he also established contact with Cheng Lian’Er to procure the raw materials needed for his Refining Viscera Cultivation Secret Medicine. As far as character was concerned, he trusted her.

Days passed one by one.

Finally, one afternoon, Mrs. Xu closed her eyes and never opened them again.

Perhaps because the Searcher could find a way, Xu Guang wasn’t as sad as he had imagined. Instead, he felt highly motivated. He believed that as long as he remained unwavering in his Cultivation, with the Searcher’s help, he would one day reach a level where he could resurrect his parents.

The night was deep and tranquil.

After a busy day handling his mother’s funeral arrangements, Xu Guang climbed into bed holding Ji Xiaolu in his arms. The two engaged in pillow talk, and also talked about the farce that occurred when relocating his parents’ graves.

"Brother Guang, Eldest Sister was really imposing today."

Xu Guang held Ji Xiaolu tighter and said softly, "When Father passed away, the Wang Family suppressed Eldest Sister and Brother-in-Law, preventing them from coming. In a fit of rage, Brother-in-Law moved out of the Wang Family so Eldest Sister could return. Now that Brother-in-Law and I have gained a firm foothold in the City Guard’s Mansion, it would be strange if Eldest Sister gave the Wang Family any face when they came over. You just don’t know her temper."

Ji Xiaolu’s eyes sparkled as she listened curiously to Xu Guang recount Xu Chun’s past. Ever since she married into the family, both Mrs. Xu and Xu Chun had been very gentle with her. She had never seen their fierce, shrewish sides.

Seeing that her mood had improved and the sorrow in her eyes had unconsciously dissipated a little, Xu Guang began to talk about his childhood, especially how fierce Xu Chun was back then—no one in the village dared to provoke her. She listened with great relish. Before they knew it, the two were locked in an embrace once more, and the night gradually turned passionate.

Following a soft moan, Ji Xiaolu’s delicate body trembled. Xu Guang let out a long breath, but his eyes were filled with endless astonishment.

Just now, the Blood Eye had undergone a change, gaining a... truly profound ability. It was no longer limited solely to Blood Refining; it could now store Life Qi! Xu Guang closed his eyes and tested it out. This Essence of Life Qi could be directly converted into Essence Blood. Furthermore, using this Essence of Life for Cultivation meant his body wouldn’t develop hidden injuries like ordinary Martial Artists. In other words, with this Essence of Life, his Refining Viscera speed could be significantly increased.