bookcurios Chapter 1632
Chapter 1632
Seeing the certainty in Gu Ying's eyes, Chen Xuan laughed loudly and nodded, saying, "Good! If you can establish the Zhengyi Sect as a third-class sect within a hundred years, I will give you a great gift."
"I dare not claim credit; this is merely my duty." Gu Ying pressed his forehead against the floor tile, his voice as respectful as a rock. He knew his master was ruthless and decisive, and dared not utter a single word of self-praise.
Chen Xuan turned his gaze to Gu Yingying, who was kneeling to the side—the Gu puppet with empty eyes—and suddenly spoke: "I have calculated using my deductions of the Great Dao that you have a wisp of her remnant soul hidden in your Purple Mansion, is that right?"
Gu Ying trembled violently, as if struck by lightning. Facing his master, he had no room for concealment whatsoever, and could only reply in a trembling voice, "I dare not deceive my master... It is indeed true."
Seeing that his face was pale, Chen Xuan thought that he was going to take the remnant soul to control him, and couldn't help but laugh: "Give me that wisp of soul."
Gu Ying's face instantly turned deathly pale. This remnant soul was his only Achilles' heel, but the master-servant contract was like a shackle; disobeying it meant death and the destruction of his soul. He gritted his teeth and pulled a palm-sized black box from his dantian. The box was covered with twisted runes and exuded a chilling aura.
He prostrated himself on the ground, lifting the box high with both hands, his knuckles turning white from the force: "This is... a wisp of my junior sister's remnant soul."
Chen Xuan raised his hand and the black box transformed into a stream of light, falling into his palm. His divine sense easily penetrated the layers of seals, and inside the box, a girl's illusory figure shrouded in white mist floated quietly, her tranquility in her eyes exactly the same as the Gu puppet before him.
Gu Ying suddenly looked up, tears welling up in his eyes. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but ultimately swallowed it back, leaving only a pair of pleading eyes looking at Chen Xuan, as if begging his master to properly safeguard this last memory.
Chen Xuan frowned slightly upon seeing this and said in a deep voice, "Although you are protecting her with the method of nurturing, she is still just a wisp of remnant soul, which may dissipate at any time." He paused, looked at Gu Ying's reddened eyes, and finally said, "But I have a way to give her a second life with this wisp of remnant soul."
"Wh...what?"
Gu Ying felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and froze on the spot. He had thought that his master was going to take away the remnant soul as a restraint, but he never expected to hear these words.
"Master! Master!" He suddenly crawled a few steps on his knees, crashing heavily to the ground. His forehead slammed against the bluestone slabs with a loud thud, and blood immediately seeped out. "I beg you, Master, grant my request! I beg you, Master..."
Chen Xuan waved his hand, and a gentle spiritual force helped him up: "Do you know that when a remnant soul is reforged, only one-tenth of its past life memories remain? If she wakes up and doesn't recognize you, can you accept that?"
"Yes!" Gu Ying answered without hesitation, his voice hoarse but firm. "Even if she forgets who I am, I will be content as long as I can see her one more time!"
“If you don’t resolve this obsession, you’ll probably never even be able to step into the Void Realm, let alone transcend tribulation and become an immortal.” Chen Xuan sighed softly. “Fine, you will protect me, and I will reunite her physical body today.”
Overjoyed, Gu Ying burst into tears and turned to rush out of the main hall. Standing outside the hall, the aura of a peak Myriad Manifestations Realm expert erupted from his body, his black robes fluttering wildly, like a demon god guarding the mountain gate.
Even if the Void-Reversing Immortal were to attack, he would dare to burn his essence and blood to unleash forbidden techniques and fight to the death to protect the palace!
Inside the hall, Chen Xuan didn't linger. He took out two jade bottles, then formed a hand seal, and two bottles appeared on the left and right sides, each containing a ball of spiritual liquid—the left one resembling a deep blue sea, radiating a bone-chilling cold; the right one resembling a crimson flame, steaming with scorching heat. They were actually innate water and fire spiritual liquids!
"go with!"
Two wisps of spiritual liquid intertwined and swirled in the air, gradually outlining the silhouette of a young girl. Chen Xuan continuously flicked golden magic seals from his fingertips, which merged into the silhouette like shooting stars.
In an instant, a vast pressure of the Great Dao erupted from his body, firmly locking down the entire sect leader's hall and even the space within a hundred miles!
"The Great Dao of Time, solidify!"
An invisible force of time spread out, causing the flickering of the candlelight in the hall to slow down.
Chen Xuan knew that this remnant soul was extremely fragile. If he did not first stabilize the void with the three principles of Qiankun, Space, and Time, the remnant soul would probably turn into nothingness as soon as the box was opened.