What kind of method is this?
Sheli. Naga had seen all sorts of grand occasions. He had countless capable subordinates and advisors, and had encountered countless human alchemists and cultivators, but he had never known of such a healing method.
His most beloved woman was pierced by Su Luo like a hedgehog. With every needle inserted, his heart ached.
Yet Sheli. Naga remained in control, holding onto a one-in-ten-thousand hope.
...
While Su Luo was intently focused on treating Feng Xi, in the main hall outside, the three waited anxiously.
Although Lu Jixing trusted Su Luo's abilities, this concerned their lives and the potentially severe consequences. He still couldn't settle down, his palms covered in sweat.
"Junior Sister, keep going. You will succeed," he murmured to himself.
"Success, my foot! Based on her?"
Fantian heard Lu Jixing's words, his face full of disdain. He said coldly, "You'd better pray for yourself. If we rely on her, we'll all die here."
Lu Jixing was furious and about to act, but he feared disturbing Su Luo who was performing the treatment inside. He could only endure it forcefully.
Fantian snorted, his eyes darting around.
He wanted to seize the opportunity while Sheli. Naga was away and slip away quickly.
Just as he was cautiously sneaking towards the hall's exit, Qingyi suddenly appeared before him like a ghost. Fantian froze instantly, exclaiming, "I..."
"The King has not given the order, and no one is to leave without permission!"
A chilling voice sounded, and Fantian's body turned cold. He instantly transformed into sand and burrowed underground.
Qingyi pointed a finger, and a ball of red light landed on the floor. Flames erupted, and Fantian cried out in agony. The ground was impenetrable. Hiding on the surface, he was also burned by the flames, scurrying about in pain.
The flames clung to him like a parasite, burning wherever he hid, making escape impossible.
Damn Su Luo!
If she hadn't snatched the Heart of the Sand Vein, he wouldn't be so weak.
Fantian cursed in his heart, crying out incessantly. As soon as he poked his head out, he was grabbed by Qingyi from the air and slammed back onto the ground, his original form returning like a pool of mud. He was covered in wounds and blood, his bones broken.
"Wanting to escape? This is the consequence," Qingyi said coldly.
Fortunately, he didn't strike again. Hua Xiangrong stared for a moment before reluctantly helping Fantian up.
He had just recovered a little and was now severely injured again, regretting it so much he wanted to die.
Lu Jixing was shocked by Qingyi's methods but also pleased to see Fantian being dealt with, secretly amused.
Su Luo had now reached a critical juncture.
The ninety-ninth needle!
This was her first attempt to perform the Profound Pulse Needle to the ninety-ninth needle. She had already exhausted her spiritual energy and replenished it once. Large beads of sweat streamed down her fair cheeks, but Su Luo steadily inserted this needle into Feng Xi's nape.
At this moment, Feng Xi sat in a white jade tub. The previously light brown medicinal soup had all turned black and emitted a foul odor. Her body was covered with glowing white spiritual energy needles, from the tips of which black liquid dripped.
Sheli. Naga watched with heavy breaths, daring not to disturb her.
He could clearly sense the black blood being expelled from Feng Xi's body. Each drop contained countless tiny, invisible insects – the blood蛊 worms hidden within her body for over a hundred thousand years!
In the past, he had tried everything but failed to expel these worms from Feng Xi's body, causing her so much pain and even endangering her life. He never expected that this young girl with low cultivation could actually save Feng Xi.
In fact, at first, Sheli. Naga did not believe Su Luo was a divine envoy at all.
But after more than a hundred thousand years of torment and exhaustion, he had long lost hope, supported only by a sliver of residual faith, unwillingness, and pain. It was precisely this girl who appeared at this critical moment, like a star in the dark night, giving him his last hope.
Sheli. Naga took a chance. After all, if Su Luo couldn't cure her, he would simply kill her. But now, he personally witnessed her magical technique improving Feng Xi, seemingly capable of curing her!?
He couldn't help but wonder, was she truly the divine envoy from the dream oracle?
The one hundred and fifth needle!
Su Luo's spiritual energy was depleted again. Her body was weak, and sweat poured down her like rain.
This time, she didn't need to take medicine. Sheli. Naga, who had been paying close attention, personally channeled a surge of spiritual energy to her. His fingertip glowed, and spiritual energy transformed into a faint light that entered Su Luo's body, instantly restoring her to peak condition.
Excellent. This Wing King truly knew how to lend a hand at crucial moments.
Su Luo breathed a sigh of relief and continued to transform spiritual energy into needles. The one hundred and sixth needle was inserted into Feng Xi's left temple.
Drops of black blood emerged from the needle's tip, falling into the white jade tub.
The one hundred and seventh...
The one hundred and eighth!
With the last needle, Su Luo finally succeeded. She breathed a sigh of relief, so exhausted she nearly fainted.
Su Luo struggled to stabilize herself, gripping the edge of the white jade tub and closing her eyes to recover. Soon, she felt another surge of powerful spiritual energy entering her body. The feeling of depletion, as if her dantian was about to dry up, was alleviated once more, and she rapidly became full again.
"Divine Envoy, you have worked hard," Sheli. Naga said sincerely and gratefully.
At this moment, Feng Xi looked completely renewed. The large cluster of toxic growths on her face had withered and peeled off, revealing normal skin beneath. Her complexion had improved considerably, returning to a faint pink hue, though her face was still covered in wrinkles, her hair white and skin like a dried prune.
Even so, this was enough to make Sheli. Naga overjoyed.
Su Luo opened her eyes, wiping the sweat from her forehead.
But at least the most difficult hurdle had been overcome. She never expected to actually complete the hundred and eight needles of the Profound Pulse Needle.
Although it was with Sheli. Naga's help twice, this valuable experience would allow her to better regulate and prepare when performing the Profound Pulse Needle in the future.
This was the valuable experience she had gained!
"Wing King, you can now have the Queen brought out," Su Luo said after taking a deep breath.
"Good, good."
Sheli. Naga impatiently carried Feng Xi out himself. Another white jade tub filled with clean water had been prepared nearby. He quickly placed Feng Xi into it, cleaned her body, dried her off by hand, and then dressed her in new clothes.
This time, Sheli. Naga looked at Su Luo with a different expression.
He could clearly feel that Feng Xi's blood蛊 had been removed, and she was cured.
"Divine Envoy, Feng Xi, is she... is she better?" His voice trembled, a mixture of surprise and joy, unable to contain his excitement.
"Does the Wing King find this satisfactory?"
Su Luo smiled slightly, looking at Sheli. Naga and said, "The Queen's blood蛊 has been removed, but her appearance is aged, and her youth is gone. This is a sequela of the blood蛊. Can the Wing King accept her like this?"
Sheli. Naga paused, then said firmly, "I only wish for Feng Xi to recover her health and no longer suffer. As for whether her appearance remains the same, I do not care."
As he spoke, he looked at the old woman in his arms, his eyes still full of affection.
He gently kissed the old woman's forehead, and Sheli. Naga murmured, "Feng Xi, I ask for nothing more. As long as you get better and spend the rest of your life with me, it is enough."
Su Luo did not know what had happened between Sheli. Naga and Feng Xi, but she was still moved.
As the King of the Wing Tribe, what kind of beauty could Sheli. Naga not have?
Yet he loved only Feng Xi.
"Wing King, don't be in a hurry to wake the Queen. I haven't finished treating her yet," Su Luo said as she walked over, took out a bottle from her storage ring, and handed it to Sheli. Naga.
He opened the bottle in confusion, then suddenly exclaimed with excitement, "Spring of Life?!"