Chapter 271 A Glimmer of Hope (Part 4)
The protective scale melted into wisps of golden spiritual energy in his palm, which then seeped into the crack in his primordial spirit's heart and carefully swam into his primordial spirit. They had communicated spiritually many times, and Jiang Gu's primordial spirit showed no resistance to this surging and pure spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy diligently nourished and repaired his primordial spirit, but it could only barely make the wounds look less severe.
The feather melted into a drop of bright red blood, passed through his sea of consciousness and merged into his body, disappearing at a broken point in a meridian, where the wound instantly healed completely.
But there are thousands more such wounds in Jiang Gu's meridians.
However, Jiang Gu was still in a good mood.
A day later, at the same time, another feather floated out of his sea of consciousness. This feather was larger and more ornate than the last one, with a dark jade pendant hanging from its end.
Chang Ping'an has already made his decision. Also, Wen Hanjiu seems to know something; I will continue to probe.
"I've already absorbed five Purple Mansions. The chaotic energy clashes with the aura of the Black Jade Bracelet, so there's no point in keeping it. I'll leave it with you for now."
The black jade bracelet, after all, was a divine artifact that had been with Jiang Gu for many years. Almost the instant it appeared, it spread out and firmly adhered to his miserable primordial spirit, blocking all the divine artifacts that were brutally injecting divine power into Jiang Gu's meridians and primordial spirit. The Netherworld Bone wrapped around it unceremoniously absorbed all the divine power inside, filtering out the impurities and leaving the pure spiritual power to the black jade bracelet.
The excruciating pain suddenly lessened considerably. Jiang Gu was stunned for a moment before realizing that the Yin Bone on his body had been modified by Wei Feng. Originally, it was to make it easier for Wei Feng to absorb turbid energy, but now all the turbid energy in his body was being absorbed by this bone, greatly facilitating the flow of spiritual energy in his sea of consciousness.
The feather transformed into a pool of blood, which flowed into his veins.
Jiang Gu frowned and wrote two simple and neat characters on the talisman.
No need.
Unfortunately, Wei Feng wasn't there, so he couldn't scold the man.
On the third day, another feather appeared, and Jiang Gu opened his eyes almost simultaneously.
Sitting on the feathers was a tiny primordial spirit, no bigger than a thumb, dressed in an exquisite red robe, with a small bundle on its back that was twice its size. Upon seeing Jiang Gu, it happily untied the bundle, flapped its beautiful golden roc wings, and the gemstone necklace and jade ornaments around its neck jingled melodiously.
Jiang Gu was stunned for a moment.
He thought that the little primordial spirit had already been chewed up and swallowed by Wei Feng.
But he was still wearing the little robe that Jiang Gu had made for him, which was patched up crookedly by rough stitching in the middle.
The little spirit pounced on Jiang Gu's face, sobbing and shedding tears. As if remembering something, it forced back its tears, rubbed against Jiang Gu's face, and then climbed onto the feather. It untied the large bundle, stood on tiptoe, and emptied everything out of the bundle.
The moment those things were poured into the sea of consciousness, they suddenly magnified dozens of times. They were all top-grade divine artifacts, and they had all been refined into metal. When they fell into the sea of consciousness, they automatically dissolved and continuously provided divine power and spiritual power.
Exhausted and panting, the little spirit swallowed the large bundle whole, then jumped onto Jiang Gu's hand. The feather, as usual, turned into a pool of blood, merging into Jiang Gu's meridians and body.
Jiang Gu lowered his eyes and pinched the little primordial spirit's cheek.
This little spirit looked exactly like Wei Feng. It hugged his finger and chuckled foolishly. After giving all its golden spiritual power to Jiang Gu, it was so tired that it could barely keep its eyes open. It familiarly nestled on his shoulder, curled up into a small ball, and fell asleep.
Jiang Gu smiled and waited a moment longer.
This time, Wei Feng did not send any further messages.
Another day passed, and as always, it was a divine artifact forged from a feather and a bundle of materials. There was still not a single word spoken, as if it was silently playing dumb with Jiang Gu's "no need."
Jiang Gu wasn't so bored as to send them back, since these were exactly what he needed most for healing. It seemed that Wei Feng already knew something, and he was somewhat surprised that Wei Feng could so quietly change the formation and leave a mark in his mind's sea, and even remain so calm.
The days of healing flew by, and three months passed in the blink of an eye.
For the past three months, Wei Feng has been delivering feathers and divine artifacts every day without fail, but he has never shown his face. Only a small primordial spirit has been by Jiang Gu's side, diligently helping him to utilize divine power. Although Jiang Gu knows that Wei Feng can definitely control this small primordial spirit, he still feels an absurd sense of not being able to see him.
His condition was much better than at the beginning, so when the feather floated over as usual that day, he accurately pinched the eye of the magic array that activated the feather.
The little spirit stood on his shoulder, tilting its head in confusion as it looked at him.
In the Changning Divine Palace, Wei Feng carefully watched Jiang Gu's every move through the eyes of the little primordial spirit.
Jiang Gu manipulated his spiritual power and wrote two simple words on the talisman: 'Come here.'
Before the last stroke of the character "来" was finished, ghostly patterns began to float in his sea of consciousness, and in the next instant, a fiery red figure appeared in the pale golden mist and walked towards Jiang Gu.
"Master." Wei Feng knelt down in front of him.
It was just a phantom, not a physical primordial spirit. He was afraid that the incompletely refined chaotic core in his body would worsen Jiang Gu's injuries, so he racked his brains to come up with this method. Even so, he dared not show himself rashly. He was afraid that his emotions would be too agitated, and even more afraid that the turmoil of his mind would affect the chaotic core. If his soul was unstable, all the pain would be transferred to Jiang Gu. In the past few months, he had been thinking about Jiang Gu so much that he was going crazy, but he did not even dare to shed a tear. He only dared to send a small primordial spirit and a feather that had been tempered with weak spiritual power.
Jiang Gu looked at him calmly: "Where is your primordial spirit?"
“Your primordial spirit is still refining the chaotic core.” Wei Feng gently cupped his hand. “The turbid energy in your body has finally been almost cleared away. I’m afraid that if I come over, I’ll bring the turbid energy into your sea of consciousness again.”
"It's alright," Jiang Gu said, unconcerned.
If Jiang Gu hadn't been so badly injured, Wei Feng would have come with great enthusiasm. But Jiang Gu never cared about such details. Wei Feng didn't know this before, but a pain-shifting formation had clearly hit him. Perhaps in Jiang Gu's eyes, this was nothing, but to him... Wei Feng found it hard to describe his feelings. He couldn't touch Jiang Gu and could only try his best to restrain his strength to prevent the phantom from passing through the back of Jiang Gu's hand.
"You'll be discovered if you're not careful." Wei Feng's illusory figure leaned in and kissed the corner of his mouth. "In a while."
Jiang Gu looked up at him: "What did Jiang Xiangyun say to you?"
Wei Feng knew he couldn't hide anything from him. He met Jiang Gu's gaze and smiled brightly: "It's nothing. He's currently worried about how to get the Floating Flower from the Yaoyan Temple. Master, what is this? Why have I never heard of it before?"
“Lu Liyu was a ghost cultivator. He was affected by the divine power and should have been completely annihilated, but he always knew how to leave himself a way out.” Jiang Gu continued, “Before he died, he and Jiang Xiangyun broke their Dao contract, but it wasn’t completely severed. His seven souls were hidden in Jiang Xiangyun’s sea of consciousness, and his three spirits hid in the ancient divine tortoise shell that he used for divination. However, they had already fallen apart. Jiang Xiangyun has been nourishing them with his own primordial spirit for the past few decades, which is why they haven’t completely dissipated.”
“The Floating Flower can help him condense his soul and reshape his bones, but it’s hard to say to what extent,” Jiang Gu said. “It’s very likely that he will become mentally impaired.”
"As expected of an old bastard, he even knows how to hide in his shell." Wei Feng scoffed lightly. "It's good that he's stupid."
He never hesitated to unleash his malice, especially after absorbing most of the Chaos Core within his body. He wanted to go on a killing spree every day, and sometimes he couldn't even suppress that terrifying killing intent. But every time he saw Jiang Gu through his little primordial spirit, that heart-devouring ferocity would be slowly calmed down.
If he were injured even slightly, Jiang Gu would feel even more pain. Before he could find a way to break the transfer array, he couldn't afford to get injured again and had to repair his primordial spirit as soon as possible. So every time he plucked feathers and scales, he would forcibly separate the body of the Divine Kite Shark from its original form, severing its sense of touch and entering the isolation array. Only when he could feel intense pain from the array could he feel at ease and be sure that he hadn't been transferred to Jiang Gu.
However, this minor injury is like a drop of water compared to Jiang Gu's injury.
"Please tell him that I will get the Floating Flower when the time is right." Jiang Gu looked at him. "My meridians have been repaired now, so I don't need those feathers anymore. You just need to send some divine artifacts."
Wei Feng was about to nod when he suddenly realized that Jiang Gu was bluffing him. He nodded halfway but stopped himself abruptly: "What meridians? Those feathers fell in by accident."
Jiang Gu paused for a moment before speaking: "I see."
Wei Feng cleared his throat: "Master, you should focus on healing. I'll be going now."
Jiang Gu looked at him without saying anything.
Wei Feng's illusory figure stood up stiffly, turned to leave, but was stopped by Jiang Gu: "Wei Feng."
He turned to look at Jiang Gu with a mixture of happiness and unease.
Jiang Gu paused for a moment before saying calmly, "Your swallowing of the Chaos Core was part of my plan. It was the only way for us to gain the upper hand. We also used many divine artifacts and Nether Stones to repair your primordial spirit and body. My primordial spirit and bones were just auxiliary. Moreover, the fact that I brought the Chaos Core into my sea of consciousness beforehand had already sown the seeds of disaster. My serious injuries are not your fault."
Therefore, there's no need to force oneself to cultivate desperately, devour the Purple Mansion, or dig out the Heart-Protecting Scales and stimulate the growth of Wing Root Blood every day to help him repair his broken meridians and bones. One should be cautious enough not to even dare to see him once.
Wei Feng looked at him and said, "Don't worry, Master. When I refine the Chaos Core, the shark scales and feathers will eventually be tainted by the Chaos Qi. It's better to make the most of them. There are countless divine artifacts in those Purple Mansions. Refining them can help me practice controlling the Chaos Qi."
Jiang Gu nodded.
"As for the pain-relieving array—" he said calmly, "I also use this method to help my spirit beasts soothe their pain when I raise them, but I'm used to using it together with the healing array."
He spoke casually, as if he were talking about something perfectly ordinary.
"Don't worry about it."
Wei Feng's eyes welled up with tears, but she still smiled at him and said, "Okay."
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