Chapter 569: Chapter 159: Mie Feng Reborn_1
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As the time passed from second to second, an hour later, Ah Dai finally recovered his strength by three percent slowly got out of his meditation state. The injury to the meridian in his body has basically healed under the effect of Zhuo Yun’s Elf Magic. The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was Zhuo Yun, who was immersed in green light. He smiled and said, "Sister, it’s okay now."
Upon seeing Ah Dai waking up, Zhuo Yun was overjoyed. She flapped her wings and flew around Ah Dai and asked worriedly, "How are you? Do you feel better?"
Ah Dai nodded and said, "I am already in no serious trouble. Sister, what about the master? Did you manage to kill him?"
Zhuo Yun shook her head sadly and said, "That master’s power completely exceeded our expectations. Moreover, he is from a species I have never seen before. His black wings look really creepy!"
Upon hearing that the master had not died, Ah Dai’s heart sank. He understand that if the master escaped this time, it would be harder to find him in the future. He sighed and said, "Never mind, as long as the dark forces do not give up on eroding this continent, we will meet him one day. His sinful soul will end up in my hands. What about Mie Feng? Ah! Before I fainted, I remember seeing her protecting me. How is she doing?" Recalling Mie Feng’s sad eyes, Ah Dai’s heart began to tremble violently. Although he did not accept the feelings of Mie Feng, he certainly did not hope that Mie Feng would disappear like Ice did.
Zhuo Yun glanced to the side, "Teachers Xi Wen and Liao Wen are treating her wounds. The situation is not good. Mie Feng’s injuries are very serious. I tried to use Elf Magic to treat her, but her internal cultivation is of the dark attribute, my Elf Magic is simply ineffective. Now we can only rely on both teachers. Their liquid life essence can completely suppress the dark energy in Mie Feng’s body, then we can help her to recover. I hope that heaven can bless her."
Ah Dai’s heart tightened. He flew and landed beside Mie Feng. Both Xi Wen and Liao Wen had a serious look on their face, indicating that Mie Feng’s situation was not good. Just as Ah Dai was about to help his uncles with their task, both Xi Wen and Liao Wen ended their efforts at the same time and the soft white light returned to their own bodies. Both of them opened their eyes at the same time. Mie Feng moaned and spat out a mouthful of purple-black blood. Ah Dai was startled and immediately held her frail body, using his own power to probe her internal situation.
Xi Wen sighed and said, "I’m sorry, Ah Dai, we have already done our best. This girl’s injury is too serious, especially the several main meridians connecting to her heart are on the verge of breaking. Although we have stabilized the other parts and the five internal organs have returned to their places, those few remaining meridians are too weak, we dare not make a move. Otherwise, she would not awake at all. Now, there’s a possibility that she may die at any time. You should talk to her if you have anything to say. This child is really silly. Back then, even without her to protect you, with your Giant Spirit Snake Armor and your own protective ability, you would have been alright. I think, she might be seeking death intentionally."
Upon hearing what Xi Wen said, Ah Dai’s heart was shaking. His own liquid life essence also reached the same conclusion as Xi Wen. Mie Feng had indeed reached the edge of death. He felt sorrowful as if currents were rushing to his head, and his entire body began to shudder violently. Tears uncontrollably slid down his cheeks. A crystal teardrop fell on Mie Feng’s face, and her fair skin was as if it had a crystal embedded in it. The teardrop flowed slowly and fell into Mie Feng’s mouth. The corner of Mie Feng’s mouth trembled slightly, her long eyelashes twitched lightly, and her black eyes slowly opened. There was a layer of gray in the depth of her eyes as they aimlessly stared at Ah Dai. Another teardrop fell on her face and a glimmer of vitality rose in Mie Feng’s eyes. She spoke weakly: "Ah Dai, you’re crying, why are you crying?"
Ah Dai’s lips trembled as he held Mie Feng, "Why? Why would you foolishly put yourself in front of me? Could it be that you were really seeking death? Why would you do it like this?"
Mie Feng barely lifted her right hand, wiped the tears from Ah Dai’s face, and softly said, "Don’t cry, Ah Dai, okay? I don’t want to see you upset. Actually, I have long wanted to die. When I agreed to poison you on behalf of the Assassin’s Guild President, I wanted to die for what I had done. You must hate me very much. Actually, after you left, having consumed the unrivaled holy water, I thought we could only meet again in hell. I failed you. I think, if we can meet again in hell, I would do all I can to make it up to you. So, after you left, I decided to commit suicide and wanted to wait for you down there. But Mie Yi stopped me and took me to the headquarters of the Assassin’s Guild to provoke you. That monster, the guild leader, has already killed everyone in our thieves’ guild. You haven’t killed him, have you? Promise me, after I die, you must kill him and seek revenge for our Thieves’ Guild."
Ah Dai held onto Mie Feng tightly, choking with emotion, "Mie Feng, I never blamed you. Even if you genuinely wanted to harm me, I will not blame you. Back then, if it wasn’t for you in Tai Ang City, I would have died long ago. You have graced me much more than you have brought harm. More importantly, you did all this for your family. The destruction of the Thieves’ Guild was inevitably due to me. You must not die! We will together kill the guild leader and seek revenge for Uncle Owen and your guild. Promise me, you mustn’t die!"
Mie Feng gave a faint smile and said, "You really are foolish. Life and death are out of my control. Looking at my body, it’s likely I’ll be joining my father and everyone else soon. Actually, death might be the perfect way out for me. Because of me, hundreds of lives from the Thieves’ Guild have been taken away. I failed to help you in your act of revenge. I failed both the Thieves’ Guild and you. At this point, all I can do is to repay you all with my death. Ah Dai, you need to live on strongly. Even if my father and everyone else are dead, I don’t blame you. After all, we the Thieves’ Guild did numerous bad deeds; perhaps this is divine retribution. Who would have thought that our destruction would be at the hands of the Assassin’s Guild."
"Stop talking, don’t say anymore. How could I ever blame you for any of this? It’s all my fault. My hatred blinded me, driving me to this destructive end. I will not let you die like Bing," Ah Dai voiced out. At this moment, Ah Dai couldn’t help but think of Xuan Yue. If she were here, her magic abilities could definitely save Mie Feng. All of a sudden, he reached out and pulled out the Dragon’s Blood from his chest. After recovering from some time, the Dragon’s Blood was now gleaming slightly. While Mie Feng’s injuries couldn’t be healed with Qi, a shattered meridian could in fact be restored with light magic! Xuan Yue wasn’t there, but his Dragon’s Blood could transform and be applied with the light magic. However, he still couldn’t be sure just how effective his Dragon’s Blood would be.
Mie Feng stared blankly as Ah Dai pulled out the blue gem she had seen before. As a high-level thief, of course, she knew it was a priceless treasure and asked doubtfully, "This gem seems to be precious and you seem to value it very much. Did your girlfriend called Xuan Yue gift it to you?" The thought of Ah Dai deeply in love with another woman made her heart ache, which caused her to cough up blood. Her original pale face turned even paler, her beautiful eyes dimmed further.
Ah Dai continuously urged his Vital Qi to stabilize Mie Feng’s condition again, shook his head and said, "No, it wasn’t. It was given to me by the Prophet Pu Lin of the Pu Yan tribe. It’s incredible important to me, even more so than the Sword of Hades. Mie Feng, give me one chance, allow me to try and heal you once again. Perhaps, you might recover."
In a mournful voice, Mie Feng said, "Recover...what use is...recovering? I...recall...a saying...you once had...nobody has a right...to interfere with others’ life...or death. Also, I...don’t have...anything...to live for...anymore. Don’t...waste...your energy. Forget the...agreement...we once made. Live well...cherish...yourself..." Halfway through, she found herself panting. Her internal injuries suddenly intensified. Ah Dai could clearly sense that one of her meridians was on the verge of breaking.
At a painful moment of looming life and death, a lightning bolt of insight struck Ah Dai. To save Mie Feng’s life, he no longer hesitated, recalling the spell Xuan Yue had once taught, he chanted softly, "With the blood of the divine dragon as my guide, eternal sacred light of Heaven, I implore you, grant me the ability to heal, and save the life before me."
In order to stabilize Mie Feng’s injuries, Ah Dai quickly chanted the fourth-level light magic of recovery - "Light Therapy". Though the energy in the Dragon’s Blood was still far from its normal state, casting the intermediate magic with it was more than sufficient. A blue glow shone abruptly, a faint blue dragon floated up from the surface of the Dragon’s Blood, and under Ah Dai’s mental command, the blue glow turned white in midair, casting onto Mie Feng’s heart. To prevent the dark energy within Mie Feng from resisting the healing light imbued with the sacred aura, Ah Dai enveloped Mie Feng’s dark Qi with the energy of his life essence. At this moment, Mie Feng had become an ordinary person.
With amazement, Mie Feng found the warmth emanating from her chest area incredibly comforting. The sensation of impending death disappeared suddenly, and the intense pain at her chest significantly lessened. She was astonished by the special abilities of the Dragon’s Blood, forgetting her initial desire to die.
Though "Light Therapy" is only an intermediate healing spell, it was particularly fitting for Mie Feng at that moment. With Ah Dai’s precise mental control, the restorative power of the Light Elements reconnected the nearly severed meridians in her body. Although the connected places were still fragile, they were significantly stronger than before, at least temporarily preserving Mie Feng’s life. Seeing "Light Therapy" taking effect, Ah Dai was elated and the sorrow he had before vanished. He turned his head to Xi Wen and Liao Wen and said, "Both of you, help me. I have a way to heal her wounds."
Xi Wen and Liao Wen almost immediately floated behind Ah Dai. Even though they had just expended a lot of their power, they unhesitatingly transmitted their life essence into Ah Dai. Ah Dai did not directly use his battle aura to heal Mie Feng. Instead, after completely using up the magic power of "Light Therapy", he lightly knocked Mie Feng unconscious, gently turned her delicate body so her back faced him, and kept her from falling over with his life essence. He had rendered Mie Feng unresponsive since he understood her death wish. Should she resist midway through his all-out efforts to heal her, it would all be in vain. Better to let her faint now.
Ah Dai took a deep breath, continuously absorbing the refined True Qi transmitted from Xi Wen and Liao Wen. The golden body within lit up abruptly, a faint purple light appeared on the palms of his hands, Ah Dai drew a semi-arc with his right hand before lightly pressing against Mie Feng’s back. With the support of his two mentors, the life essence took considerable effect. The solid battle aura turned into thread-like entities and entered Mie Feng’s body, completely encasing those frail meridians, to prevent them from rupturing. Once Ah Dai had done all this, his left hand conjured five streaks of purple light, abruptly striking five major acupuncture points at the heart meridian behind Mie Feng. He was trying to forcibly connect these few meridians and then strengthen their resilience. Under the unstoppable transformation of the life essence, the five meridians around Mie Feng’s heart were completely burst open. Unconscious Mie Feng couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of blood. Ah Dai was super tense at this point; although he managed to open up the meridians successfully, those five meridians couldn’t hold on any longer and almost simultaneously shattered. Now, they were completely relying on Ah Dai’s transformed battle aura to maintain the connection between five meridians. Once Ah Dai withdraws, Mie Feng is certain to die. If "Light Therapy" had not enhanced the resilience of the meridians, those five meridians by now would not just be ruptured, they would be utterly shattered. While maintaining Mie Feng’s life, Ah Dai also pressed his left hand onto her back, keeping the current state. At the same time, he continuously drew upon Xi Wen and Liao Wen’s life essence, using this refined True Qi to strengthen his golden body’s energy. When Ah Dai felt that the energy in his golden body was enough, he resolutely manipulated his golden body to rise and swiftly float to his left hand’s position. For saving Mie Feng, he spared no effort and let his hard-earned golden body directly enter Mie Feng’s body. As the golden body entered Mie Feng’s body, Ah Dai had already transferred his consciousness from his brain into the golden body, revisiting the situation when he had expelled the evil and hostile Qi. Only now, Ah Dai was within Mie Feng’s body.
Ah Dai found that Mie Feng’s meridians were far too frail compared to his own—they couldn’t compare. That should be the difference in the level of their abilities, he thought. He had no time to hesitate. Through a slight connection with his Dantian, he quickly drifted towards Mie Feng’s heart meridian, where the five broken meridians were barely maintained in the wrapping of purple energy. Ah Dai, in his golden body state, furrowed his brows, and chose one with the most fractures to slide into. With his meticulous repairs, the broken parts of the meridian gradually healed, and Ah Dai rejoiced within, knowing that he was doing the right things. The healing capability of his golden body was much greater than that of his life essence. Using the same method, he slowly repaired the rest of the meridians. As he was repairing the last meridian, Ah Dai suddenly felt that the energy transmission from his golden body had weakened significantly. But he couldn’t stop at that point, or all his efforts would be wasted. Facing the risk of having his golden body fall asleep within Mie Feng’s body, he quickly patched up the last broken meridian. Eventually, all five damaged meridians were fully restored thanks to the golden body. At this point, the connection from the golden body had become very weak. Ah Dai anxiously withdrew, just as he was back in his body, the connection with his back was interrupted. But the crisis had passed. Ah Dai quickly returned his golden body to his Dantian. After steadying his internal breath, he opened his eyes. By now, both Xi Wen and Liao Wen, having overexerted their life essence, had tumbled onto the ground, with their clothes drenched in sweat.
Mie Feng’s body, under Ah Dai’s full-force healing, had recovered by a significant amount. Though still unconscious, her life was no longer in danger. A trace of relief rose within Ah Dai’s heart as his liquid life essence retained about one-fifth of its optimum state. "Brother Yan Shi," Ah Dai softly called.
Hastily moving to Ah Dai’s side, Yan Shi asked, "How are you? It seems like the two teachers are depleted."
Ah Dai replied, "Brother, I’ve basically healed Mie Feng’s body. Don’t move her, let her slowly recover on her own. I still need you to protect me; I’m going to immediately recover my strength with the two teachers. Once our strength is restored, we will leave this place."
Yan Shi nodded, saying, "Rest assured, as long as we are not dead, we will not allow anyone to harm you."
A slight smile appeared on Ah Dai’s face, filled with trust for Yan Shi. He gently waved his hands, drawing each of the teachers’ arms to him, using his martial prowess to lift their other arms, which were in a semi-conscious state. The three of them connected, forming a perfect triangle. The life essence slowly flowed from Ah Dai’s right arm into Xi Wen’s body, circulated once, transferred into Liao Wen’s body, and finally returned to him. This cycle created a system within the three of them under Ah Dai’s guidance. Around their dantian, the golden bodies of Xi Wen and Liao Wen gradually emitted a faint glow, enveloping all three in a white aura. As the main controller, Ah Dai did not face any issues of resistance because their martial strengths originated from the same source. The liquid life essence circulated within them continuously, the golden liquid surging, giving a view of a turbulent river. Ah Dai was surprised to find that though Xi Wen and Liao Wen’s strengths had recovered slightly and their consciousness was clearer, he had complete control over the true Qi within the three of them. The immense energy completely surpassed his understanding.
As the true Qi gradually strengthened, his golden body at Ah Dai’s dantian was back to its optimum state. The energy from the second golden body in his chest flowed into the golden body at his dantian at three times its usual speed, which did not circulate within Xi Wen and Liao Wen. The six-inches tall golden body inside his dantian was finally reconstructed, and the golden body at his chest had shrunk to less than two inches.
After a long while, the prowess of Ah Dai and his two elder teachers was fully restored. The surging liquid life essence was about to burst out. Ah Dai knew if he continued in this manner, the increased concentration of energy may risk them and their bodies couldn’t bear such a powerful life essence. He gradually slowed down the speed of flow of true Qi. Once he had completely taken back his true Qi, breaking the link among the three. All three opened their arms simultaneously, performing a starting move of the life essence technique, absorbing all their true Qi into their dantian.
During Ah Dai’s continuous cultivation, the Yan Shi brothers were beyond surprised. At the beginning, the three of them were only wrapped in a transparent life essence. With time, after six hours of cultivation, the dense white aura turned into a liquid and was absorbed back into their bodies. Following a day and a night of cultivation, when they stopped, a faint golden glow emanated from each of their bodies. Especially Ah Dai’s golden light was the brightest, as if a sky god had descended.
Exhaling heavily, Ah Dai slowly opened his eyes. A new sensation stirred within him, making him realise his newfound strength. His golden body had grown six inches tall, and he knew that his prowess had significantly increased. Overwhelmed by the surging power, he howled loudly into the sky, shaking the heavens.
Xi Wen and Liao Wen gradually awakened from their cultivation state. Although they weren’t in the main controlling position during the practice, they benefited a lot. The usually calm Xi Wen suddenly jumped in joy and exclaimed, "I did it, I finally did it. This is fantastic, absolutely fantastic." He was hopping and jumping, looking like a child. Liao Wen watched his senior brother with a smile, unable to hide the joy in his eyes.
The Yan Shi brothers and Zhuo Yun were surprised and asked in unison, "Master, what have you achieved?"
Xi Wen floated to Ah Dai and grabbing his shoulders excitedly, lifted him off the ground. Trembling, he said, "Ah Dai, thank you, thank you, I finally did it. I broke through the eighth layer of Life Life Jue and reached the ninth. You know, this has been my dream for decades! I didn’t expect it to be fulfilled today."
Looking at the excited Xi Wen, Ah Dai beamed and said, "Elder Master, congratulations. You don’t have to thank me, this is the result of your decades of hard work!"
Rush to Ah Dai’s front, Liao Wen said, "Ah Dai, I didn’t expect that practicing together with you would have such good results. My skills have also improved a lot. Although they haven’t reached the ninth level, the gap is not too far. Look." As he waved his hand, a faint yellow life-changing energy drifted out, turning into a light belt surrounding his body. His Life Life Variations had entered the second level due to his improved skill. Scratching his head, Ah Dai said, "I don’t know why this is. Maybe it is because our Qi originates from the same source."
After a burst of excitement, Xi Wen had calmed down. He shook his head, "No, my brother and I often practice together, but we never achieve such effects. Perhaps simply trying again won’t work. It seems that it’s the serendipity of the heavens to fulfill our Tian Gang Sword Sect! Ah Dai, have you made any progress in your skills?"
Ah Dai nodded, not certain of the extent of his own power. With a swish of his right hand, he mimicked Liao Wen’s solid state energy band. When the energy band appeared, Ah Dai, Xi Wen, and Liao Wen were all stunned, because Ah Dai’s energy band was silver. This indicated that his cultivation had reached the sixth tier, which was the realm of the Tian Gang Sword Saint at his death! With excitement, Ah Dai gazed at the silver energy on his hand, feeling its massive energy fluctuation, a bizarre sensation stirred within him.
The significant breakthrough achieved through their combined cultivation was largely credited to Mie Feng. To treat Mie Feng, Xi Wen and Liao Wen had selflessly transferred all their power into Ah Dai for him to use. Ah Dai used his Golden Body to heal Mie Feng, a joint effort of all three of them. During this process, their aligned True Qi fused. After retrieving his power, this fused state did not change. While healing with his uncles, Xi Wen and Liao Wen had exhausted all their strength. Thus, they could not interfere intentionally or subconsciously which allowed Ah Dai to control the fused Golden Body. As Xi Wen had said, everything resulted from chance and coincidence. Once their cultivation session ended, the connection between their Golden Bodies was severed, and they knew such a situation could never happen again.
With reassurance, Xi Wen patted Ah Dai’s shoulder. "Good boy, you haven’t disappointed your master. You’ve reached his realm, ensuring the continuation of our Tian Gang Sword Sect. By the way, after we fainted, did you manage to heal Miss Mie Feng?"
Ah Dai glanced at Mie Feng, who was still in a deep sleep not far away, and cheerfully responded, "I successfully reconnected her meridians. Besides being a little weak, she shouldn’t have any major problems. Thank you, both uncle masters. Without your selfless support, I couldn’t have saved Mie Feng’s life."
Liao Wen laughed, "We’re all family, so there’s no need for thanks. Sunset City is near here, we should leave as soon as possible. Let’s find a quiet place to let Miss Mie Feng recover."
"Alright, let’s leave now." Ah Dai picked up Mie Feng’s delicate body, and the seven of them dashed to the north. The power-up gave Ah Dai an entirely new sensation. It seemed as if he could achieve whatever he wished just by thinking about it. When he released a slight amount of his power, he experienced immense effects.
After half a day’s rush, the group arrived at Ram City, located in the northwest of Sun Cold Province. As Mie Feng had not fully recovered, they decided to stay at a quiet inn. Along the way, Ah Dai narrated his agreement with Mie Feng, and how he destroyed the Assassin’s Guild. Affected by the crises and power-up of these last few days, his icy heart had thawed a little. The Yan Shi brothers, Zhuo Yun, Xi Wen, and Liao Wen could be considered the people closest to him. Yan Shi wanted to disclose Xuan Yue’s incident to Ah Dai, but Xi Wen objected. With Mie Feng not fully recovered and her relationship with Ah Dai being rather delicate, Xi Wen chose to wait, fearing Ah Dai might be hurt again. He was waiting for the right time.
In the room of the inn, Ah Dai extensively strengthened Mie Feng’s meridians with his abundant life essence. After realizing Mie Feng’s vulnerability while treating her, Ah Dai decided to completely transform her body once he regained his strength. It took him three days with the power of his life essence and Golden Body combined, and Mie Feng’s entire body was completely transformed. Her meridians might not be as robust as Ah Dai’s, but they were greatly strengthened. The most critical part of cultivating Dark Battle Aura was protecting one’s meridians from being corroded by Dark Energy. After Ah Dai’s restructuring and strengthening, her future cultivation will become much easier, and she should soon become an expert of the Dark Realm.
After strengthening Mie Feng’s meridians, Ah Dai retracted the energy which blocked her consciousness. Mie Feng was completely back to normal. Now Ah Dai just needed to wait for her to wake up and eradicate her death wish. However, this wait spanned five days. Like how Mie Feng looked after him, Ah Dai attentively cared for the comatose Mie Feng, with Zhuo Yun assisting in her bathing. He always felt he owed Mie Feng a lot after the elimination of the Assassin Guild but didn’t know how to make up for it.
Finally, on the tenth noon after leaving the Duke’s Mansion, Mie Feng woke from her long sleep. Feeling completely refreshed, she slowly opened her eyes, and the sight before her was Ah Dai, sitting upright. His skin was sparkling with a faint golden glow, giving him an extraordinary and even handsome demeanor. Am I dreaming? Wasn’t I supposed to be dead? Mie Feng looked around at the room’s arrangement, and struggled to sit up. Pinching her own arm, the pain immediately stimulated her nerves. Mie Feng exclaimed, "I’m not dead?"
Ah Dai shivered and opened his eyes. He was not actually meditating, but waiting for any sign of Mie Feng waking up, he chose to contemplatively meditate for the first time in a long while. Mie Feng’s voice startled him out of his meditation. Looking at Mie Feng sitting in front of him, he smiled and said, "You’re finally awake. How do you feel? Is there anywhere uncomfortable in your body?"
Mie Feng, in disbelief, looked at Ah Dai’s smiling face, caressed her radiant cheeks and murmured, "I’m... I’m not dreaming, I’m still alive."
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