The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 663 - 376: Bitter Fruit
No matter what, a Divine Beast is still a Divine Beast, and even when it has lost consciousness, such a colossal creature cannot be easily controlled by anyone.
She leaned against the snake scales, sitting in the darkness waiting.
Luckily, the Ba Snake didn’t keep her waiting too long. In just over a dozen breaths, a sharp surge of energy suddenly erupted from the snake’s body.
Changtian’s senses were much sharper than hers, and at this moment, he urgently shouted: "Back off!" His voice was laden with boundless panic.
Back off? Without a second thought, she leapt backwards with all her might.
But it was too late. The very snake body she was leaning on suddenly unleashed an immensely vast force, colliding with Ning Xiaoxian who had just leapt backwards. Just like that, as though she had been lightly bumped, she was flung away like a bowling pin struck by a bowling ball!
Ning Xiaoxian’s vision suddenly darkened, and she knew nothing anymore. The last thing she heard before losing consciousness was Changtian’s exasperated curse: "Damn it!"
Where did things go wrong?
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She didn’t know how much time had passed before she slowly regained consciousness.
Though peace had been restored around her, the Earth Escape Technique had failed. However, the layer of earth remained parted, so she did not have to bear the heavy pressure from the soil above. Fortunately, her body had automatically switched to inner breathing in this environment; otherwise, she would have suffocated to death long ago.
As soon as she made a low hum, Changtian realized she was awake and asked anxiously, "How do you feel? Can you stand up?" There was deep self-reproach in his voice.
In her perception, at that instant, it was as if she had run headlong into a high-speed locomotive. That unstoppable force of destruction rampaged through her body, threatening to completely shatter her blood vessels and meridians. The Ba Snake was too massive; just a slight twist of its body was enough to send her flying.
She waited for the dizziness in her head to pass before asking, "How much time has passed?" Her voice was as thin as a mosquito’s.
"Only 15 minutes have passed," Changtian replied quickly, "Come inside the God Demon Prison first, and I will heal your wounds."
She moved a bit and discovered that at some point, she was holding onto Changtian’s inner core in her right palm. This little golden bead radiated a soft glow, not only separating the layer of soil from her body but also mending the damage within her. Without much thought, she carried the bead with her to the bottom floor of the God Demon Prison.
Changtian was standing by the Demon Transformation Spring, and she struggled towards him, only to be held tightly in his embrace.
He didn’t mind the mud that covered her from head to toe, and gently kissed her forehead before slipping a Jade Dew Pill into her mouth. Then he placed a hand on her back, channeling Divine Power into her. Simultaneously, the glow from the inner core in her hand grew stronger, spreading waves of warmth throughout her body.
She would have to return quickly along the same path shortly. The Jade Dew Pills could heal external injuries quickly, making them the appropriate remedy at the moment. What Changtian now needed to deal with was the internal damage she had suffered from the severe blow.
"What happened just now?" she asked, eyes closed and leaning on him, while activating her technique to harmonize with Changtian’s Divine Power in healing herself.
His chest vibrated slightly as he rested her, and his deep, self-reproachful voice came from above, "It’s my fault. I had calculated many possibilities in advance, but I missed this one, the worst one."
He paused and then let out a bitter laugh, "The True Form of Ba Snake has regained its Spiritual Sense!"
"What?" She rubbed her head against his chest, feeling the pain subside bit by bit, her mind somewhat groggy and not quite understanding what he meant.
"I’ve been gone too long. The True Form of Ba Snake, having slumbered for so many years, has spontaneously developed a new Spiritual Sense. As soon as my inner core entered and its purpose was revealed, it immediately reacted with intense rejection." This so-called rejection reaction was really just an angry twist, inadvertently sending her flying. Worried about her injuries, Changtian quickly directed the inner core to fly back and enter her hand to perform its healing effect.
It took her quite a while to finally understand, and she exclaimed in shock, "How is this possible?!" The idea that the Ba Snake’s physical body could once again give rise to sentience was truly an extraordinary tale. Could it be possible for a body in a vegetative state to cultivate a completely new soul from within?!
An even more terrifying concern arose; if this was true, what would happen to Changtian?
Changtian seemed much calmer than her: "If you lived as long as I have, you’d know that nothing is impossible." He gently stroked her hair, feeling that this girl had truly suffered a lot for him, "Do you remember the old osmanthus tree in Nian Family Village?"
She subconsciously nodded.
