sbdcsierra Chapter 93 Vitality
Chapter 93 Vitality
Beneath the jade bed, a cross-shaped crack spewed forth a life force that left Luo Sifan speechless, supporting most of the jade bed.
This cross-shaped crack must be the key to the painting's essence.
No wonder Luo Sifan felt a deathly stillness in the core of the painting; the lakes and marshes, stretching for nearly a hundred miles, were devoid of any life.
Even Wu Kui was too frightened to venture into this deadly place.
Now that the master of the painting realm was present and had sincerely explained to Luo Sifan why he couldn't be allowed to take the treasure, Luo Sifan knew his efforts had been wasted and felt slightly disappointed. However, he was more focused on the unfamiliar beautiful woman on the jade bed.
"senior!"
Luo Sifan politely bowed:
"You happen to be a master alchemist. Your wife seems to still have a glimmer of hope. I would like to take a closer look."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man raised an eyebrow and felt a surge of nameless anger. He had spent a hundred years seeking medical treatment for his wife, and had consulted no fewer than a hundred renowned doctors in the country. He had repeatedly gone out hoping for a cure only to return disappointed. How could he be easily swayed by what others said?
Luo Sifan looked incredibly young, and it was even harder for a middle-aged person to be swayed by his few nice words.
"No need!"
The middle-aged man, being well-mannered, suppressed his irritation and replied in a muffled voice, not even bothering to lift his head.
Luo Sifan smiled faintly, fully aware of the middle-aged man's thoughts. Without further ado, he took out a whole Crimson Pearl Grass from the Mirage Pearl Secret Realm and gently shook it in his hand.
The mysterious aura of the Crimson Pearl Grass instantly startled the middle-aged man who was bowing his head in fascination. He looked up in shock and stared blankly at the Crimson Pearl Grass in Luo Sifan's hand.
His expression shifted, revealing extreme surprise.
How did you come to have this?
The middle-aged man suppressed the urge to snatch it away and said in a hoarse voice.
His attitude toward Luo Sifan was one of suspicion mixed with surprise, and he no longer showed any contempt.
Judging from his words, he seemed to know the origin of the Crimson Pearl Flower.
"If you recognize this item, that would be wonderful."
Luo Sifan stepped forward gently and casually handed over the Crimson Pearl Grass in her hand:
“I don’t have many of these either. This whole plant has the most complete medicinal effects. Senior, you can try it and see if it can be of any use to your wife.”
The entire Crimson Pearl Grass, including its fruit and roots, grew to a full three feet tall. Its fruit was plump, and its roots were complete. Abundant vitality and mysterious energy emanated from its body, leaving the middle-aged man in awe.
He knew of the plant's miraculous effects. More than eight hundred years later, the broken leaves and withered fruit of this plant were regarded as family treasures by the Xu family, and its ability to save lives and heal the wounded was even more legendary.
As for the origin of this item, the Xu family has kept it a closely guarded secret, never revealing a single word about it for over eight hundred years.
He had shamelessly gone to the Xu family several times to ask for this item, and each time it ended in a very unpleasant situation, with several fights breaking out and him returning empty-handed. Wasn't this a long-standing and unresolved resentment?
Now, a strange young man suddenly and easily offered up the treasure he had longed for for a hundred years, and he hesitated and froze for a moment.
Luo Sifan had no idea about the changes in the middle-aged man's mindset. She held the Crimson Pearl Flower with a smile, slightly puzzled by the strange behavior of the person in front of her.
The middle-aged man's emotions subsided, and he calmed down considerably. With trembling hands, he carefully picked up the Crimson Pearl Grass.
"Young brother, it was my mistake. Please forgive me!"
The middle-aged man's mind was mostly on the Crimson Pearl Flower, and he couldn't hide the smile on his lips, but the way he glanced at Luo Sifan was quite strange.
"It's alright, it's alright."
Luo Sifan exchanged a few polite words, too lazy to try and figure out what the man was thinking, and looked thoughtfully at the beauty on the jade bed.
“Young man, you are welcome to come forward and examine my wife’s injuries and condition. There’s no need to stand on ceremony.”
The middle-aged man's eyes flickered, and he no longer looked down on Luo Sifan. He spoke up from the side.
Upon hearing this, Luo Sifan nodded and, with a hint of curiosity, reached out and touched the pulse point of the beautiful woman on the jade bed.
The touch was extremely cold. Luo Sifan transferred some Taiyi Qingxuan spiritual energy to it, and his eyes widened instantly.
As a fellow sword cultivator, how could he not immediately sense the abnormal state of the beauty on the jade bed?
The sword intent within this beautiful woman was like a towering iceberg, its power vast and imposing, utterly incomparable to Luo Sifan's cultivation level.
Strands of the pure and mysterious energy of Taiyi clung to it, but without a way in, it was difficult to fathom its depths.
The unusual expression on Luo Sifan's face naturally did not escape the middle-aged man's notice. With a wry smile, the middle-aged man sighed softly:
“Young brother, there’s no need to force yourself. My wife cultivates the family sword technique of the Xu family of Hidden Sword Mountain. Many alchemists are helpless against the sword body of the Xu family.”
Luo Sifan wisely withdrew his hand; his cultivation level was too low to even properly examine the injuries inside a patient's body.
For now, the only option is to try using the Crimson Pearl Grass.
Luo Sifan wasn't sure he could save the beautiful woman.
Without Luo Sifan needing to lift a finger, the middle-aged man had already gently placed the entire Crimson Pearl Grass, starting from the root, into the beautiful woman's slightly parted lips.
The process was lengthy, and Luo Sifan watched silently from the sidelines the whole time.
The middle-aged man was skilled and had obviously fed the beautiful woman many times while she was unconscious. Not a drop of milk leaked from her lips.
However, the beautiful woman, who was unconscious, swallowed the medicine very slowly, so the middle-aged man had to be extremely careful to control how much of the elixir seeped out, and had no time to look anywhere else.
Gradually, a smile grew stronger on the middle-aged man's face.
The frightening bluish color on the beautiful woman's face, which was lying on her back, had faded without her noticing, and a blush that had not been seen for a long time was gradually appearing deep in her skin.
First her face, then her neck, chest, and her bare, slender hands, all flushed a rosy hue. A vibrant life force, unlike anything Luo Sifan had ever seen, began to pulsate through the beauty's body.
The effects of Crimson Pearl Grass are indeed remarkable.
Luo Sifan's anxiety subsided. The Crimson Pearl Grass could dispel the will to die and restore vitality, so it could be considered that the person was half saved.
The middle-aged man had been busy for most of the day without saying a word until he put the fruit of the Crimson Pearl Grass into the beautiful woman's lips. Only then did he relax and straighten up.
As the sesame seed slowly dissolved in the beautiful woman's mouth, the middle-aged man scanned her from head to toe several times, finding her condition on the jade bed extremely satisfactory.
He looked up at Luo Sifan and smiled with great satisfaction:
"Young brother! This item is truly as miraculous as the legends say! My wife had been asleep for a hundred years, and it seemed there was no way to save her; her life was hanging by a thread. Now, she has been ninety percent saved, and her life is out of danger!"
Luo Sifan smiled and nodded, and seeing the middle-aged man so happy, he couldn't help but be infected by his joy.
"Senior! Your wife has recovered, congratulations! But I wonder what caused her injury back then? I examined her energy channels, and her sword energy is stagnant, like ten thousand years of frozen ice. I'm afraid even the Crimson Pearl Grass cannot cure this... unless..."
As alchemist Luo Sifan's professional habit kicked in, he spoke as he thought, almost letting slip the mention of the sword fruit.
The middle-aged man listened to Luo Sifan's words and nodded slightly in agreement:
“Young brother, my wife’s illness is not caused by an outsider. The Xu family’s ancestral swordsmanship has this inherent difficulty. Your description of her sword body being like ice is exactly the key to this ailment. Only a sword cultivator above the Nascent Soul stage can help her resolve this affliction!”