Chapter 495: Chapter 487 Nirvana Rebirth
Karmic Fire arises, burning all sins.
The saying sounds so philosophically profound and noble, but the reality is utterly tragic.
When the cluster of Karmic Fire at Qin Liuxi’s fingertips fell on the small coffin, everyone present heard a piercing scream; the coffin shook violently, and resentful energy swirled rapidly within the formation, attempting to break out.
The Qinglan Temple Master had no choice but to recklessly cast Exorcism Talismans.
If it were merely to suppress evil, it wouldn’t feel so terrifyingly tragic, but as the Karmic Fire fell onto the coffin and scorched the bones inside, Si Lengyue in the bathtub screamed in agony.
That scream resounded through the heavens.
Speaking of ways to die, probably no one wishes to be burned to death; it is the most horrifying and cruel way to perish. Flames devour the body, skin peels, and flesh bursts; you might not even die immediately, but rather struggle in the fire, painfully watching as your body is consumed until it disintegrates.
Even if one dies and is cremated, the relatives would loudly urge to flee from the fire, showing the fear and reverence people hold towards fire.
Ordinary fires are like that, let alone the Karmic Fire that burns all sins?
Si Lengyue was not truly scorched by the Karmic Fire, but the curse rooted in her bloodline originated from those bones, bones sharing her bloodline; as the curse connected with the bone marrow, and as it burned, she felt the agony as if it were her own.
This is indeed the most ruthless Blood Curse, the most brutal form of revenge.
Si Tu rushed in, thumping down on his knees by the door, holding a doll in his hand, tears streaming down his face.
My wife, don’t take her away, save our Yue’er.
Qin Liuxi walked to the side of the bathtub, feeling a wave of heat arriving; she looked down and saw that though there were no flames, Si Lengyue appeared as if she was being roasted by an invisible fire; her skin split open and her flesh burst, her white clothes stained red with blood.
No living person could endure such misery.
Si Lengyue screamed in pain, the skin and flesh on her body, neck, and face curling and ripping apart; her flesh seemed to melt away, and she could faintly smell the stench of her own burning flesh.
Her blood continued to ooze and surge.
In just a moment, Si Lengyue was already at death’s door.
Just when she thought she was going to die, a passage of scripture reached her ears, its chanting as though coming from ancient times, penetrating her eardrums and reaching the bottom of her heart.
Endure it, withstand it.
If you pull through, you can stand beside that girl and witness the myriad states of this mortal world.
Si Lengyue managed a slight smile.
So hot, so painful.
She desperately wanted to sink into the ice in the bathtub, hoping to use its chill to negate the scorching waves.
Her fingers were already torn and bloody, not from being burned, but from painfully scratching at the solid ice in the bathtub, tearing her nails and abrading her fingers.
Truly painful.
Qin Liuxi, with a stern face, appeared to have no emotion towards Si Lengyue in the bathtub, now bloodied; she simply held a Golden Needle, piercing it into key points and twisting it, as calm as if she were handling a corpse.
Yet Teng Zhao could see sweat seeping through her forehead, a thin layer, and her fingertips trembled slightly, causing him to unwittingly purse his lips.
The Karmic Fire continued to burn.
Si Lengyue’s life force was fading; her head drooped limply, her fate uncertain.
Within the Seven-star Lamp Formation, a breeze arose, slightly swaying the lamplight.
Si Lengyue’s soul left her body but didn’t disperse due to the Seven-star Lamp Formation.
The Qinglan Temple Master’s expression changed slightly, and he sat down cross-legged, silently reciting the Vajra Mantra, his eyes never leaving those lamps, fearing any of them might go out and dissipate her soul.
“Seal Yiu, lend her a trace of demonic power,” Qin Liuxi instructed calmly, looking down at the girl in the bathtub who could no longer be called human.
Feng Xiu once again unleashed a trace of demonic power towards Si Lengyue.
“Zhaozhao, cast the Soul Condensing Talisman.”
Teng Zhao took out the talisman paper given to him by Qin Liuxi earlier and lit it inside the bathing tub.
Qin Liuxi looked again at the small coffin being burned, then at Si Lengyue’s weakly drifting soul, thinking that this should be finished soon, if it burns any longer, the bones might survive, but Si Lengyue’s mortal body, made of flesh, could not.
Nirvana Rebirth is not as simple as it sounds.
Take the present scenario, although Si Lengyue’s physical body is still there, it’s only because Qin Liuxi used every possible method to preserve it, and the sight is a nightmare.
Because the person in the bathing tub has not a single patch of unharmed skin, but layers peeling off, blood and flesh blurred.
Under the burning of Karmic Fire, the resentful energy from the corpse was nearly extinguished, display a reluctance as it suddenly flared up fiercely, screaming shrilly, breaking through the talisman array and dashed straight at Si Lengyue.
“Die, die.” The resentful energy carried boundless malice.
Qin Liuxi formed Sealing with both hands, chanting the Evil Extermination Spell, striking the ball of resentful energy. Although dispersed, a trace still rushed towards Si Lengyue.
“How dare you!” Qin Liuxi’s eyes were cold and severe, with a thought her entire being blazed up like flames, a fiery red that was alarming to behold.
Feng Xiu’s expression changed slightly, sensing danger, unable to maintain human shape any longer, reverted to its original form, lying prostrate on the ground, legs trembling.
“Master.” Teng Zhao moved forward, held back by Acha who was already pale with fright.
Qin Liuxi ignored everyone, grasping hold of the resentful energy that was about to touch Si Lengyue.
Screech.
The resentful energy let out a mournful shriek and was quickly extinguished in Qin Liuxi’s hands.
All returned to calm.
The corpse along with the coffin turned into ashes, lying there quietly.
Qin Liuxi looked towards Si Lengyue in the bathing tub, reaching out one hand towards her, while placing another on the tub, which caused the ice inside to rapidly melt.
“Young lady, don’t touch her.” The Qinglan Temple Master still standing before the Seven-star Lamp Formation, said with a pale face: “You still carry the residual warmth of Karmic Fire, if you touch her, she will die.”
Qin Liuxi’s hand stiffened, then drew it back.
“Where has the black merchant fox gone to? Not coming to work yet?” Qin Liuxi called out.
Feng Xiu reverted to human form, weakly replied: “I’m here.”
Qin Liuxi instructed: “Feed her the Jade Snow Skin.”
Feng Xiu poured a bottle of Jade Snow Skin into Si Lengyue’s mouth.
“Acha, go get clean clothes. Fox and Zhaozhao, you step aside first.” Qin Liuxi glanced at Si Lengyue, then at her three souls and seven spirits hovering in the Seven-star lamp, feeling a headache.
She survived the Karmic Fire burning, akin to having died once, still needing to guide back her three souls and seven spirits and nurture them further, because it’s vital; the soul sustains burns just like the body, that’s why her soul was so feeble.
Acha brought clothes, as the ice and snow melted, Si Lengyue was soaked in bloodied water. Qin Liuxi burned a Detoxification Talisman to dispel the bloody color.
Qin Liuxi handed a bottle to Acha, pulled out an elixir and stuffed it into the blood-covered Si Lengyue’s mouth, then stimulated the elixir with Inner Strength.
Nine Returns Pill, refined nine times, whitens bones, forges meridians. As long as there’s a breath, it can bring back the dead.
As the elixir was swallowed, Qin Liuxi began to guide the weak three souls and seven spirits back into her physical body, melted a Soul Firming Talisman for her to drink.
Soon, Acha cried out in astonishment.
Because in front of her, naked like a decrepit doll whose bones were clattering, the flesh began to reassemble.
A complete transformation, a Nirvana Rebirth.