Chapter 893: Sealing the Blood Soul Curse

Chapter 893: Chapter 893: Sealing the Blood Soul Curse

Yang Cheng firmly memorized these two places in his heart and asked, "What about the Celestial Flower Stone Marrow?"

"The Celestial Flower Stone Marrow only condenses in the depths of the Land of Extreme Cold in a thousand-year-old cold pool."

The old man stroked his beard, "There are many extremely cold places under the heavens, but those with thousand-year-old cold pools are only two."

He pointed to two blue dots on the map again.

"One is the Ice Seal Pool in the Northern Border, where snow accumulates all year round, the temperature stays at minus tens of degrees throughout the year, and it’s said there’s a bottomless cold pool in the valley, where Celestial Flower Stone Marrow condenses at the bottom."

"The other is the Tianshan in the Western Region, where there’s a thousand-year-old glacier, and underneath the glacier, there’s a huge ice cave, where Celestial Flower Stone Marrow grows on the stone walls."

Yang Cheng looked at the four points on the map, his brow tightly furrowed.

Four places scattered across the far corners of Hua Xia, if luck is poor and all places must be visited, a month is definitely not enough.

"Sir, do you have any way to determine which place is most likely to have Earth Core Fire and Celestial Flower Stone Marrow?"

The old man shook his head, "These things, being legendary spiritual objects, are something that can be encountered by chance, even those cultivators who specialize in searching for heaven materials and earth treasures don’t dare to guarantee which place will certainly have them."

"However, I did hear recently that traces of Earth Core Fire had been seen near the Flame Mountain, so if you’re going to look for it, you might as well try your luck there first."

"Young friend, let me remind you, the places where Earth Core Fire and Celestial Flower Stone Marrow grow are extremely perilous, you must be extra careful."

"Thank you for your concern, sir, I will be careful."

Having finished speaking, Yang Cheng turned and left the shop with Feng Jiuge.

The two left the underground black market and got back into the car.

"Go to Flame Mountain first?"

Feng Jiuge asked.

"Let’s return to Zhonghai first."

Yang Cheng shook his head, "My condition isn’t suitable for such places, I need to recuperate for a few days, and I promised Lin Wen to return safely."

Feng Jiuge nodded and started the car.

The car left the Lin Zhou city area, got on the highway, and sped toward Zhonghai.

Along the way, Yang Cheng was resting with his eyes closed, his internal condition worse than he imagined.

The devouring speed of the Blood Soul Curse was getting faster, his True Qi not only hadn’t recovered, but was still being lost.

If it continued like this, even normal actions would become difficult, let alone searching for Earth Core Fire.

Yang Cheng immediately searched through the "Tome of the Ghost Doctor" in his mind to see if there was a way to seal the Blood Soul Curse.

"Found it!"

His eyes brightened, discovering the Blood Soul Curse was truly vicious, once entangled, even abolishing one’s cultivation might not save one’s life.

The reason Earth Core Fire and Celestial Flower Stone Marrow were needed was because these two substances are extremely hot and extremely cold; first use Earth Core Fire to burn the Blood Soul Curse, then use Celestial Flower Stone Marrow to cool it, only then can the Blood Soul Curse be completely eradicated, otherwise it clings like a ghost.

But this way, the body would also suffer serious damage, meaning even if the Blood Soul Curse was lifted, one might suffer severe injuries, causing regression in cultivation.

"Damn it, Yin Wujiang!"

Yang Cheng couldn’t help but curse.

Feng Jiuge raised her eyes to look at him, "What’s wrong?"

"I found a way to temporarily seal the Blood Soul Curse, the sealing method isn’t complicated, it only requires using True Qi to engrave twelve runes around the mark to form a sealing array, which can temporarily seal the power of the Blood Soul Curse."

Upon hearing this, Feng Jiuge immediately stopped the car by the roadside and began to study the sealing method with Yang Cheng.

"These twelve runes must be done in one go, with no interruptions in between, and every rune needs precise control of True Qi output, any slight deviation and the effort will be wasted, let me try it first."

Yang Cheng took a deep breath, closed his eyes, rehearsed it several times in his mind, and then started working.

He merged his index and middle finger, a wisp of True Qi as thin as a hair condensed at his fingertip, pointing to the side of the mark on his chest, beginning to engrave the runes.

The first one was easy, but by the sixth, Yang Cheng’s hand started to tremble slightly, and beads of sweat seeped out on his forehead.

True Qi output became unstable, and the rune started to blur.

He didn’t continue to struggle, directly giving up, given that he didn’t have much True Qi left, he needed to conserve it.

"Senior sister, I need your help, with my current state, I can only hold on up to the eighth and can only try once, you have to supply me with True Qi to complete it."

"Okay! I’ll help you."

Feng Jiuge nodded without hesitation.

Yang Cheng took a deep breath, raised his hand to form seals again, and laid down the first rune on his chest.

He wasn’t in a hurry nor panicked, slowly completing six of them, at which point Feng Jiuge had already begun to slowly inject True Qi.

The two cooperated seamlessly, quickly reaching the tenth, but on the eleventh, Feng Jiuge felt a stabbing pain in her Dantian, a signal that True Qi was about to run out.

She didn’t anticipate that merely twelve runes would deplete both of their True Qi.

Yang Cheng’s face was already as pale as paper, his True Qi nearly exhausted, forcing himself to stabilize it, continuing to engrave.

Sweat dripped drop by drop, their breathing became very light, fully focused, daring not to relax a bit.

Finally, the last rune was completed!

Yang Cheng let out a long sigh of relief, collapsing into the seat, drenched in sweat, while Feng Jiuge also felt her body go limp, the sting in her Dantian making her furrow her brow.

The twelve runes on the chest emitted a faint glow, forming a complex sealing array, firmly locking the blood-red mark.

He could feel the devouring speed of the Blood Soul Curse significantly slowed down, though still continuing, it didn’t pose any considerable threat.

"How long can the seal last?"

Feng Jiuge asked weakly.

"At most seven days, so it will need reinforcing afterward, but even with the sealing method, it’s only enough to hold out for a month."

Yang Cheng sighed, his tone full of helplessness.

The two rested in the car for an hour, only then did Feng Jiuge start the car again.

They entered the Zhonghai city area by dusk.

The afterglow of the sunset spread over the street, coating the entire city in a layer of golden light.

Feng Jiuge parked in front of the Kong Family Villa, turned to look at Yang Cheng in the passenger seat.

He was still asleep, his breathing even, his face still a bit pale but better than when they left.

"Yang Cheng, we’re here."

She called softly.

Yang Cheng opened his eyes, rubbed his temples, and sat up.

Feng Jiuge helped him up, and the two walked into the Kong Family gate together.

"Yang Cheng?!"

A surprised voice called from inside, Kong Lingwen, dressed in a light-colored dress, joyfully threw herself into his arms.

"You finally came back! I was worried sick!"

"I’m fine, aren’t I?"

Yang Cheng gently patted her back, planting a kiss on the top of her head.