Chapter 354: Tribulation Talisman

Chapter 354: Chapter 354: Tribulation Talisman

"Luoning!"

Upon seeing the woman’s face clearly, Ji Chen’s expression immediately changed.

Because this white-haired woman was none other than Qu Luoning!

At this moment, she was wearing a long purple dress, her white hair tied back, a ponytail being whipped about by the raging wind.

On her peerless face was a faint smile, her beautiful eyes falling on Ji Chen, tender and gentle.

"Buzz!"

The space trembled uneasily, and in front of Qu Luoning, a Holy Light was shining, as dazzling as stars in the night sky.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that within the Holy Light there was a golden talisman inscribed with densely packed ancient characters.

"That is..."

In Lingyun Sacred Land, Nangong Ao’s expression changed, "A Tribulation Talisman!"

"Tribulation Talisman?!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of those present also changed.

This was a special talisman, said to be inscribed using some ancient Secret Technique, requiring only the name of the Tribulation Crosser to be etched within it, and when the person crossed the tribulation, if the talisman bearer brought it out, they would bear the tribulation in place of the Crosser!

In short, at this moment, due to the existence of this talisman, what was originally Ji Chen’s Celestial Tribulation was now targeting Qu Luoning.

This was equivalent to Qu Luoning crossing the tribulation in Ji Chen’s place!

"Tribulation Talisman! Such an ancient secret talisman truly exists in the world!"

In the direction of Yang City, many cultivators were also astounded. Clearly, Tribulation Talismans, though rare, were recorded in numerous ancient texts.

Therefore, when they saw Qu Luoning take out the Tribulation Talisman, many elderly people immediately recognized it as a Tribulation Talisman.

"Boom!"

The Thunder Punishment Sword roared with power. After abruptly changing its attack trajectory, its might did not diminish at all as it continued to strike towards Qu Luoning’s direction.

Ji Chen’s heart trembled, instinctively wanting to stop this scene from happening, but alas, his speed could not keep up with the Thunder Punishment Sword.

"Boom!"

Finally, under everyone’s gaze, the Thunder Punishment Sword struck heavily upon Qu Luoning.

"Pfft!"

However, unexpectedly, she was not annihilated beneath the sword. Instead, she was sent flying far away by the Thunder Punishment Sword, coughing up blood, her face turning deathly pale.

"No!"

Ji Chen shouted, his voice trembling.

He soared up and caught the descending Qu Luoning from the sky, landing steadily on the ground.

"Luoning, how are you?"

Ji Chen’s voice trembled, his heart burning with urgency. He could feel that the life force within the beloved woman in his embrace was rapidly dissipating, as if it could end at any moment.

Blood trickled from her lips, yet her face still carried a faint smile. Although her complexion was pale, her lips moved slightly as if she wanted to say something, but she no longer had the strength to speak.

"Although the Taiyin Body blocked this tribulation for her, the injuries inside her..."

Nangong Ao was also the first to rush over, checking Qu Luoning’s injuries, and his brows furrowed deeply.

The Taiyin Body was one of the Nine Great Ancient Physiques of Celestial Martial, inherently strong, so after confronting this tribulation, Qu Luoning’s physical body remained intact.

But the Celestial Tribulation Power had already invaded her body, causing her meridians to completely break, and her Spiritual Sea to utterly collapse, no longer existing.

Ji Chen obviously could see Luoning’s current state as well. His body trembled uncontrollably, then took out a large amount of Divine Spring and Elixirs for Qu Luoning to consume, continuously transferring his Holy Power to her.

Unfortunately, no matter what method Ji Chen employed, it seemed that everything was in vain.

The life force within her body continued to slip away rapidly, her breath growing increasingly weak.

"After I’m gone... take care of Yanyan."

She seemed to use up her last ounce of strength to say these words, yet her face still held a faint smile, her gaze tenderly looking at Ji Chen.

Ultimately, her weary eyes slowly closed.

"No... It won’t be like this, it can’t be."

Ji Chen’s voice trembled, his face full of sadness and despair.

This was the first time in his two lives that he felt such helplessness.

"Buzz!"

Continuous streams of Holy Power were still being channeled into Qu Luoning, but all ultimately were in vain. Her last remaining breath was about to dissipate at this moment.

Ji Chen no longer cared about anything else, taking out all the Holy Medicines and Divine Springs he had, and using strong Holy Power, continually channeled them into Qu Luoning’s body, hoping to preserve her last wisp of breath.

Eventually, after countless attempts, who knows how much time had passed, the turbulent thunderclouds above had long disappeared, seemingly completing their mission.

Heaven and earth restored their former brightness. In the sunlight, in Ji Chen’s arms, after trying various methods, he finally succeeded in preserving a wisp of Qu Luoning’s Divine Soul.

"Even though you did everything you could to preserve her soul wisp, it probably won’t last long. At most, in seven days, this wisp will dissipate again." Nangong Ao sighed. ℯℯ𝑙.

Ye Jinglan, Fang Qingyao, and many female disciples of Lingyun could no longer hold back their tears, their faces filled with sorrow, knowing that all efforts were futile.

"Unless an Immortal descends to rebuild her Spiritual Sea, otherwise..." Nangong Ao spoke again, shaking his head.

Ji Chen said nothing, his face filled with sadness, carrying a sense of powerlessness and despair.

He had just broken through to the Great Saint Realm, believing there were few opponents beyond the Ancient Emperor.

But he never expected that now, he couldn’t even protect the person he loved the most, and even Luoning’s death was entirely because she took the tribulation in his place.

She was sacrificing her own life to save Ji Chen’s!

"Right, the Emperor’s Coffin!"

In the midst of his sorrow, Ji Chen seemed to have thought of something. With a wave of his hand, an Ancient Coffin appeared.

This was the Emperor’s Coffin he had obtained long ago.

The coffin was extraordinary, with strength comparable to an Emperor’s Weapon, and the coffin body was forged with Divine Source.

Divine Source was an extremely rare material in the world, and throughout some ancient eras, many sages had used it to seal themselves, maintaining their life force almost to the point of halting, achieving eternal life.

Without hesitation, Ji Chen placed Qu Luoning’s jade-like body into the coffin, hoping it could protect her last wisp of soul.

"Unless an Immortal descends, otherwise, with her current condition, I fear there’s no Divine Medicine in the world to awaken her."

Nangong Ao spoke, sighing once more, "Also, immortals don’t exist in our world; they’re merely legends."

Although Ji Chen sealed Qu Luoning’s soul with the Emperor’s Coffin, preventing its annihilation, it was ultimately only in vain. To truly save her, it seemed impossible.

"If no Immortal exists in this world, then I will create this precedent!"

Ji Chen’s gaze was firm, looking towards the sky, a hint of ferocity flashing through, "When I become immortal, the Heavenly Dao Will, will surely be vanquished!"