Chapter 146: A ray of hope emerges from the darkness. Xu Hui rushes all the way through...

Xu Hui rushed all the way through the winding forest paths, branches and leaves whistling past her, bringing up gusts of wind.

She was anxious and kept speeding up, just wanting to get to Wei Mubai as soon as possible.

The spirit beasts along the way were startled by her hurried footsteps. They all stuck their heads out and looked at the cultivator who was rushing past with curiosity and fear.

But Xu Hui had no time to care about these things. All her attention was focused on the spiritual talisman. Sweat slid down her cheeks and dripped onto her clothes, but it did not slow her down at all.

Xu Hui breathed rapidly and ran at her maximum speed. Finally, she came out of the last dense forest. Suddenly, the view in front of her opened up and an ancient courtyard came into view.

That was the temporary territory established by the Wei family, and it was also where Wei Mubai retreated to recuperate.

After entering the secret realm, the exploration operation was quickly divided into three waves.

The first to bear the brunt are the Mahayana cultivators. As the peak strength in this world, they naturally have the privilege of exploring the entire secret realm at will. They search for opportunities everywhere and at the same time shoulder the responsibility of resolving major crises.

The second group of people constituted the main force of exploration. They quickly gathered and, under unified command, methodically expanded the scope of exploration.

After retaining a portion of the resources obtained for personal use, the rest were handed over to the family.

This combination is undoubtedly the safest. When assigning teammates, the leader will fully consider the safety configuration of each group and carefully arrange strong members to protect everyone's safety.

Others simply conduct detailed searches of specific areas as required.

Once an area is searched, the entire Wei family will move as a whole to a new location to continue exploring.

Other families also adopted similar strategies, which not only ensured the safety of the exploration, but also ensured that the secret realm was explored comprehensively and systematically, laying the foundation for subsequent development and utilization.

As for the third group of people, like Xu Hui, they may have had an adventure, or were trapped somewhere in a secret place. They failed to return to the gathering point in time, nor did they send out a distress signal.

Such personnel will be treated as non-staff personnel.

They can keep the bulk of the resources they obtain and hand over the rest.

But in this secret place full of dangers, safety issues are entirely their own responsibility.

If Xu Hui didn't have many trump cards and it wasn't that she was temporarily safe in the plant spirit space, she would have already managed to return to Wei Mubai.

But who could blame the plant spirit for the unexpected great opportunity? She also had countless life-saving magical tools, plus the magical power of time reversal, which really emboldened her.

But when she heard that Wei Mubai was still seriously injured, she felt a little regretful.

I wondered in my heart that there was only one drop of blood that could "go back in time", so Wei Mubai was useless?

This thought kept circling in her mind, making her feel very anxious and she wished she could grow a pair of wings and fly over.

Fortunately, "Chaos Light Body Art" lives up to its title of heaven-level martial arts. When it is used with full strength, the speed is faster than flying.

She saw the garrison set up by the Wei family's large army from afar, and without any hesitation, she rushed directly to the gate of the courtyard. The guard at the gate saw that she was so anxious and was about to ask, but was frightened by her unquestionable momentum and automatically made way for her.

Xu Hui went straight to the main hall in the middle. The Wei family disciples she met along the way were all surprised at her speed and looked at her with curiosity and awe.

She had no time to care about these things, she just wanted to see Wei Mubai as soon as possible.

But in this crisis-ridden environment, the security of the retreat area is the most stringent, and she must meet the elders to obtain the jade pass.

As the vanguard of the family's exploration of the secret realm, we cannot let you not receive the best treatment after something happens to you.

The confidence of the family comes from this. You can go out and explore without any worries. If something goes wrong, the Wei family will take responsibility for your safety.

It is precisely because of this confidence that everyone will not be timid and can exert their greatest strength to search for resources in this situation where every second counts.

The Third Elder was arranging various tasks in the hall. Seeing her, he was surprised and said, "Xu Hui, you are finally back?"

Xu Hui nodded and patiently greeted a few elders she knew first. As for other unknown managers, or seniors she had never met, she nodded and saluted in unison.

Everyone's eyes were looking over at her, either openly or secretly. Xu Hui felt unfathomable spiritual consciousness exploring her. She suppressed her anxiety and waited for them to finish checking.

This is understandable. After all, she has never returned since entering the secret realm. They are worried that something has happened to her and that she has brought back something bad, or that she is not Xu Hui at all, but someone pretending to be her.

Before, Taohun wanted to create a substitute to help him control the monks.

He is not the only one in the world of cultivation who has this ability. Who knows how many other messy methods he has?

It was right for the elders and seniors of the Wei family to be more careful and investigate her more frequently.

In fact, a powerful divine sense would sweep through the entire Wei family territory from time to time, and everyone was used to it.

"I understand what you mean. This is the jade token you want." Seeing that everyone had checked and there was no problem with Xu Hui in front of him, the third elder immediately took out a jade token and handed it to her, but did not tell her the place where Wei Mubai was in seclusion.

He couldn't say it in public either, for fear that there might be someone with bad intentions here, or a spy from another family, who might do something bad to Wei Mubai after knowing it.

This kind of thing has happened before. Hundreds of years ago, the Jing family produced a brilliant talisman maker, whose talisman paper could activate the rules of heaven and earth.

Under his leadership, the Jing family's talisman-making skills have entered a new track, and the talismans they make are developing into talisman treasures, with various effects so good that they can rival those of refining equipment.

However, refining equipment consumes countless materials, and there are often only one or two finished products. However, in the hands of Jing family's genius Jing Zhihe, talismans can be mass-produced.

Such a talented person is envied by heaven. As long as he is given some time, the Jing family will become the top family under his leadership.

In fact, whether it is the Wei family's elixirs or the Mu family's refining equipment, they are all non-consumable things. The more powerful they are, the more precious and rare they are.

But the scenery is different. His talismans can even be drawn out of thin air and directly use spiritual power to influence the rules of heaven and earth. It can be said that there is no cost at all.

If a fight breaks out, as long as he has enough spiritual power, he can wear you down to death!

Such a genius was feared by all the noble families, but in the end, when he was leading his family members and disciples of affiliated families to train, he was injured and died in seclusion in order to protect others.

Everyone's first reaction was that it was the Mu family who did it.

The Jing family refused to give in and insisted on an explanation from the Mu family.

But the Mu family was also wronged. They were indeed very wary of Jingzhihe. Not to mention that Jingzhihe had taken a bite of the Mu family's cake, even among the top ten families at that time, which one was not worried that the Jing family would come from behind and take them over?

But why did everyone endure for hundreds of years and do nothing?

The reason is very simple. There are some bottom lines that cannot be crossed. Otherwise, once it starts, the entire cultivation world will fall into the laws of the forest.

Jingzhi and He are both geniuses, but doesn’t the Mu family have any?

The ten great families at that time were all filled with talented people. Although Jingzhihe surpassed his generation and became the most dazzling genius, apart from him, the Jing family had no one else to show off.

But it is different from other families. Both the previous and next generations have produced many people with extraordinary talents.

The scenery and the original rule talisman are good, but the problem is that this ability, which is almost like peeping into the way of heaven, requires extremely high talent to learn, and it seems that all the luck of the Jing family that generation is concentrated on him personally.

The rest of the people could only learn the talismans he created, but they could not learn anything about the talismans.

Even if a few elders with high cultivation understood it, they could not draw talismans out of thin air like him by activating the rules.

In other words, the Jing family's talisman drawing magic power is similar to the Lei family's thunder spirit root cultivation method, but it has great limitations and only a few people can learn it.

In this way, the matter of dealing with Jingzhihe was suppressed, unless he found a way to teach more people how to make talismans.

Otherwise, it would be more trouble than it would take to kill him and let his talented younger generation get into trouble.

The competition among the ten major families has never been limited to the world of cultivation. Because people often ascend to the fairy world, they all know that they have their own territory in the upper world, but in that huge and competitive fairy world, their situation is not as good as in the lower world. At most, they are just one of the forces.

The reason is very simple. Geniuses who can ascend to heaven are always rare. Therefore, we must pay more attention to the talented younger generations and give them the opportunity to ascend to heaven and become immortals and participate in the competition in the upper realm.

Never mind that no matter how fierce the competition is in the fairy world, it doesn't bring much benefit to the world of cultivation.

If it weren't for the fact that these elders from aristocratic families had a place in the fairy world, how could the world of cultivation be so peaceful? And where could there be such a broad path to immortality? It was all fought for bit by bit by the elders.

They had some understanding of what the other thousand cultivation worlds were like. Some of them were simply a single-plank bridge with thousands of cultivators crossing it, and only one person ascended to heaven after hundreds or thousands of years.

When this person arrived in the fairyland, not only was his situation bad, he had to rely on himself for everything, and he was unable to gain any benefits for his original world.

Not to mention anything else, in terms of the density of spiritual energy, the ascension channel is often open, and the spiritual rain falls after the tribulation, which can increase the spiritual energy of the entire world.

Otherwise, with so many creatures absorbing spiritual energy, but the spiritual energy does not decrease, do you really think it is endless?

It is because of the constant replenishment of immortal energy from the upper realm that this world develops better and better, there are more and more geniuses, and the conditions for ascension become more and more relaxed.

It all goes hand in hand!

That is why the ten great families are so competitive yet polite to each other. In fact, when they reach the upper realm, they still need to support each other.

I heard that the competition in the fairy world is much more fierce and cruel than here. It's always about the interests of a world, so the more helpers the better.

And no matter who ascends, the concentration of spiritual power in the world of cultivation can be increased.

This world needs geniuses. If you kill my genius, don't blame me for killing your genius.

This will truly bring the entire cultivation world to its end, and fewer and fewer people will ascend to heaven in the future!

Therefore, although the ten great families were wary in their hearts, they did not really take action against Jingzhihe.

The fact is, the final result of the investigation turned out to be Jingzhihe's biological brother, a illegitimate son of his father, who, out of jealousy, bribed the disciple of the affiliated family who was responsible for taking care of him, and killed him while he was in seclusion.

Yes, a genius was ruined just because of jealousy.

From then on, the noble families were extremely cautious about places for retreat or recuperation.

What's more, this is a brand new secret realm, containing extremely huge resources.

Wei Mubai, as the leader of the Wei family, is also a talented alchemist. As long as he is around, he can provide the Wei family with a steady supply of various elixirs.

If anything happens to him, the enthusiasm of the Wei family disciples will probably be greatly reduced, or even halved.

Therefore, no matter what, his retreat location must not be revealed to outsiders.

In fact, among all the people present, except for the third elder, perhaps only the senior who was guarding the retreat knew his exact location, and no one else knew anything about it.

This jade pass only allows Xu Hui to enter the outskirts of the retreat area, but cannot directly find Wei Mubai.

But this did not hinder anything. She and Wei Mubai had a Heavenly Contract. At such a close distance, she could sense where he was.

This is also a test for her. If she cannot find Wei Mubai with her own strength, it means that she is not the real Xu Hui.

Or, even she might have used some means to sever her connection with Wei Mubai.

Then she is even less trustworthy!

Xu Hui said goodbye politely and flew in the direction he sensed without hesitation.

During the journey, she keenly sensed that many spiritual consciousnesses were secretly spying on her, but she paid no attention to them and rushed straight into the retreat place, landing in front of the door of a retreat room.

This retreat room is just an ordinary one among thousands of others, without any special features or signs.

When Wei Mubai decided to retreat to heal his injuries, he chose this place at random.

This random approach is actually safer than deliberate arrangements, reducing the possibility of being predicted or attacked by the enemy.

Xu Hui took a deep breath and pushed open the door of the retreat room. A strong medicinal fragrance wafted into her nose, accompanied by a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy.

Wei Mubai sat quietly on the stone bed, his face as pale as paper, his breathing shallow, no spiritual energy fluctuations visible in his body, his white clothes spotless, but it could not hide the faint smell of blood.

Xu Hui's breath caught in her throat, and she quickly walked to Wei Mubai, put her hand gently on his wrist, and used her spiritual power to check his physical condition.

It's been so long, and even the external injuries haven't healed. What's going on?

After this check, her heart sank to the bottom. Wei Mubai's injuries were far more serious than she had imagined. His body was empty, without any spiritual power. His Nascent Soul was almost broken and was about to collapse at any time, making it impossible for him to absorb spiritual power from the outside world. He could only rely on elixirs to temporarily stabilize himself.

However, this was not the worst. There were countless wounds on his body. Although they no longer bled, they could not heal.

This was cut by the power of time and space, so ordinary pills are useless.

Originally, Wei Mubai could have completely repaired himself with his ethereal power, but now he is unable to heal himself and repair his Nascent Soul.

This was because all of his spirit and soul were used to suppress the things in his sea of ​​consciousness, and he could not spare a single bit of his mind to heal himself.

Xu Hui was both angry and anxious, and she wanted to rush into his sea of ​​consciousness and beat that thing up!

Glancing at Wei Mubai, who looked pale but remarkably calm, she said unhappily, "Did you know I was coming?"

Wei Mubai closed his eyes tightly and did not move, but his expression was slightly relaxed.

Xu Hui breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately she was still responsive to the outside world.

"I'll help you heal your wounds first. You suppress that thing and don't let it come out to cause trouble." She was not sure what that thing was yet and could only rely on Wei Mubai himself, so she instructed it with extra seriousness.

Wei Mubai didn't speak or move, but Xu Hui knew that he heard it, and his lack of reaction meant confirmation.

Without saying a word, he directly mobilized the power of the life rules of Guixu Grass and continuously injected it into his body.

As the powerful life breath was poured in, it immediately brought miraculous changes to the wounded body. The dry meridians gave rise to spiritual power, nourishing the body.

The Nascent Soul that was about to disintegrate was re-condensed, not only returning to its peak state, but also becoming more solid.

This was the first time Xu Hui saw Wei Mubai's Nascent Soul. His facial features were clearly visible, almost exactly the same as his original body, but more pure and flawless, holy and clear, full of spiritual beauty, and extraordinary.

It is said that the Nascent Soul is the true self. Wei Mubai's Nascent Soul is so pure, it has taken the fortune of heaven and earth, which shows how pure and flawless his mind is.

Nourished by the power of life rules, Wei Mubai's Nascent Soul quickly recovered, and following Xu Hui's guidance, he greedily absorbed the surrounding spiritual power to heal himself.

With the addition of ethereal power, it became easier to clear the power of time and space from the wound.

Soon, the wounds on Wei Mubai's body healed.

However, he still sat upright on the stone bed, his expression solemn and motionless.

Xu Hui understood that the thing in the sea of ​​consciousness was very tricky!

She didn't dare to act rashly, fearing that if she barged in rashly, she would not only fail to help Wei Mubai, but would become a burden to him instead.

Xu Hui knew that she was still relatively inexperienced. Since Wei Mubai could hear her, she simply sat cross-legged opposite him and began to list the items she brought with her one by one. "Listen and see if there is anything here that can help you."

She listed hundreds of items in one breath, and her mouth was dry, but Wei Mubai still maintained his original expression and did not react at all.

Xu Hui was not disappointed either. These items were prepared for her by Wei Mubai, so he naturally knew them well. He might even have prepared a copy for himself.

Yes, before entering the secret realm, Wei Mubai should have everything she had.

Since he didn't use those items, it means they were of no help to the current situation.

But after entering the secret realm, Xu Hui reaped a rich harvest, including Wood Spirit Crystal, Wood Heart, Spirit River, etc., which are all top-notch treasures of heaven and earth.

But facing Wei Mubai's current situation, these treasures are useless.

She smiled self-deprecatingly, "I can't always count on the Life Flower."

This was of course a joke. After she said it, she didn't take it too seriously. She planned to get up and go out to find the elders of the Wei family to see if anyone could help Wei Mubai.

However, just as she stood up, she unexpectedly discovered that Wei Mubai's lips moved slightly.

Although the movement is subtle, it is indeed moving.

As a cultivator who is about to reach the great perfection of the Golden Core Realm and is about to form a fetus, there is absolutely no problem with her eyesight!

So, does this mean...

Xu Hui said in disbelief, "The Life Flower is useful to you?"

Wei Mubai's lips trembled slightly again, as if he was confirming something...

This... is too much of a coincidence!

How could it be such a coincidence? She had just destroyed all the living flowers, and Wei Mubai just happened to need them.

Xu Hui gave a bitter laugh, tears on the verge of falling, "But I ruined it! Completely ruined!"

She slapped her hands fiercely, feeling very upset. "It's all your fault. Now, not only did I fail to save my friend, but I also destroyed Wei Mubai's lifeline."

She blamed herself for not thinking more and coming up with a solution that would have the best of both worlds.

"Flower of Life, oh Flower of Life, you have really caused me so much pain!" Xu Hui muttered in despair, her heart filled with deep regret.

Where can I find a new Life Flower now? She said bitterly, "Life Flower, if you are smart, you should show up on your own."

This was certainly a way to find joy in misery. She staggered to her feet, ready to go find the Third Elder to find another solution. However, the scene before her made her eyes widen suddenly.

The life flower that made her regret so much and destroyed with her own hands, actually slowly took shape in front of her eyes in an incredible way as she chanted.

Petals emerged from nothingness one by one, with a faint fluorescence, like the gentlest stars in the night sky, falling into the mortal world.

The fragrance of flowers wafted in the breeze, bringing with it a strange healing power that instantly relaxed Xu Hui's tense nerves.

"What... is going on?" Xu Hui muttered to herself, her eyes full of shock and confusion.

She couldn't believe that there was such a miracle in this world, and what she said came true.

This is even more terrifying than wishing for something to come true, it's like your words come true!

Wait, could it be another blessing of 'God's blessing from heaven, protection from the spirit of words'?

At this moment, Wei Mubai's low chuckle sounded in her ears, "The Life Flower is a rootless flower, invisible and formless. The plant itself is the cage that binds it. After removing the constraints, you signed a contract, so you can come at any time. In fact, it is a flower of the soul planted in the sea of ​​consciousness, especially... The spiritual power generated by the spirit flower that has become a spirit nourishes the soul. The soul of the person who plants the Life Flower is immortal, and even if the soul is scattered, it will be reunited again!"

Xu Hui's eyes suddenly flashed with great surprise. "Then I'll help you contract it! With it, can you deal with that evil thing entrenched in your sea of ​​consciousness?"

"Well," Wei Mubai replied softly, "But that thing is not important. I can handle it. The Flower Fairy can protect your soul from extinction. You should come and make the contract."

He actually refused!

Xu Hui chuckled twice, "I picked this originally for you."

When she told him about her plan, Wei Mubai couldn't help laughing. Then she scolded him lightly, but her tone was extremely gentle, "Nonsense, I know you are worried about me, but this is really a small matter for me. It just takes some time."

But Xu Hui refused to listen. Without hesitation, she injected the spirit consciousness of the flower spirit into his body and then guided the Nascent Soul to make the contract.

It was a bit embarrassing to say, as she had just discovered that she could actually control Wei Mubai's Nascent Soul. This was perhaps a bit too intimate.

When she realized this while healing her wounds, her face flushed and she felt really embarrassed.

Unexpectedly, less than a quarter of an hour later, she began to be thankful that Wei Mubai did not interfere with her.

Wei Mubai wanted to stop it, but unfortunately, his soul was busy suppressing the abnormality in his sea of ​​consciousness, and the remaining weak will was unable to snatch Xu Hui away. It was as if this Nascent Soul no longer belonged to him, but was completely obedient to Xu Hui.

In this way, with Xu Hui's active efforts and Wei Mubai's Nascent Soul's active cooperation, the Life Flower successfully completed the contract.

In an instant, a gorgeous seven-colored flower bloomed in the sea of ​​consciousness that was originally filled with complex formations. They covered the entire sea of ​​consciousness, bright and brilliant, full of vitality, which made Wei Mubai feel helpless!

But the warmth that surged from the bottom of his heart made him look even happier.