Chapter 545 Soul Splitting Treatment
Ten hazy halos appeared in the medicinal liquid, swimming gently like slender fish. Each halos seemed to repel the others, yet they also seemed to be swirling around a core.
Upon closer inspection, you can see that they are actually different in size and thickness, but when placed together, they seem to be connected in countless ways... Look a few more times, and you can see that as they move around, they gradually get closer to each other.
Slowly, perhaps after a long time, or perhaps just a few breaths, these halos of light blended together and became inseparable.
Finally, it became very similar in form to the previous primordial spirit.
In other words, a ball of light.
It is no longer a whole, but a "collective" formed by the twisting of three souls and seven spirits.
If more external force is used to impact them, the connection between them will likely weaken and they will be broken apart very quickly.
The twisted "collective" is more fragile than the original soul. If it is scattered several times, the soul may be damaged or lost. Even if they are brought together again in the future, they will not be able to be put back together, and the soul will easily disappear again... resulting in the "soul flying away and the spirit scattering".
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Many of the Yuan Souls could indeed see that Fang Hua's pain lasted only a moment, and then he succeeded.
This undoubtedly relieved them slightly, but when they recalled the previous scene more carefully, they could also remember the level of pain Fang Hua experienced at that moment, which was almost greater than every painful training session before!
Undoubtedly, even ten times the pain of a split soul might not be enough to describe it...
They need to work harder to prepare.
That's far too dangerous.
They dared not imagine what the consequences would be if Zhong Danwang made even the slightest mistake or showed any hesitation when he made his move...
The accompanying cultivators only then realized that they could actually breathe.
Yes, when they saw Zhong Cai's divided soul, their hearts almost jumped out of their throats! They watched with their breath held, and even after seeing the specific three souls and seven spirits, they forgot that they were still holding their breath.
Now that everything is fine, I finally realize that something is wrong with me...
Fang Xiao, in particular, turned deathly pale.
He kept his eyes glued to Fang Hua's condition, clearly seeing that when Zhong Cai's finger entered Fang Hua's soul, Fang Hua's expression immediately collapsed. Even though that expression disappeared for a moment, Fang Hua's soul trembled and completely split into ten parts. Fang Xiao seemed to feel Fang Hua's pain in that instant as well...
At this moment, Fang Xiao couldn't help but blame himself in his heart.
It's all his fault for being too careless back then, which caused Fang Hua to suffer such hardships. Otherwise, why would he have to endure all this now?
Perhaps Fang Hua, without undergoing this training, wouldn't have the same advantages when breaking through to Nirvana in the future, but Fang Hua could have cultivated slowly alongside him, gradually finding ways to advance further, without having to suffer so much...
Fang Xiao subconsciously took a step forward and half-squatted next to Fang Hua's spirit.
Zhong Cai had taken out a new medicinal liquid and dripped it onto Fang Hua's soul to stabilize it, strengthen the connection between his newly separated three souls and seven spirits, and help Fang Hua wake up more quickly.
The other spirits and cultivators did not urge them either.
After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Fang Hua's three souls and seven spirits reached a stable state, while gradually stretching and deforming to form a human shape that was less condensed than his original soul. Moreover, upon closer inspection, it could be seen that this human shape was formed by many layers stacked together—each soul and spirit had actually transformed into a human shape.
Fang Hua sat up and said to the assembled spirits and cultivators, "I... succeeded."
He was clearly very weak, and at that moment he seemed to be looking at Zhong Cai.
"Thank you, King Zhong Dan." Fang Hua then looked at Fang Xiao, "Xiao, congratulate me."
Fang Xiao's lips trembled slightly as he obediently said, "Congratulations, Young Palace Master." He then bowed deeply to Zhong Cai, "Thank you, King Zhong Dan."
Zhong Cai smiled and said, "No need to be so polite. Go back to the Soul Nourishing Bottle and rest. It's time for the next person."
Fang Hua responded.
Fang Xiao handed the Soul Nourishing Bottle to the medicine cauldron, transferred the soul inside into the bottle, and then seemed to breathe a sigh of relief before standing up to the side.
Next, Zhong Cai threw a wisp of fire into the medicine cauldron, burning away all the remaining medicinal liquid inside. She even burned the entire cauldron several times to ensure that there was no trace of medicinal residue, nor any trace of Fang Hua's primordial spirit or soul aura...
That means it's all cleaned up.
Zhong Cai added new Soul-Stabilizing Elixir into the cauldron and slowly filled it with medicine.
"Now, the next person, lie down."
As Zhong Cai spoke, an elegant woman "walked" out of the primordial spirit.
This is Ji Hui.
Pang Feihong's mother.
Ji Hui lay down inside the medicine cauldron.
Pang Feihong, who is usually quiet and reserved, whether out of shyness or introversion, subconsciously took a few steps forward, revealing his unease.
After Ji Hui lay down, she turned her head and gave Pang Feihong a loving smile.
"Don't worry, I will definitely come back alive."
Pang Feihong was not at ease.
But he also knew that he couldn't affect his mother's mood at this time, so he took a deep breath, suppressed all his thoughts, and only showed an encouraging smile.
"I look forward to my mother's return."
Ji Hui's ability to endure so many days is quite remarkable, no less than Fang Hua's.
In recent days, she has been reflecting on her life. Although she is still saddened by her misjudgment of her parents, she has never neglected them before she disappeared. Instead, they doted on her, and her life was not difficult.
Even though she disappeared for so long, her children didn't abandon her, and her former husband was willing to spend hundreds of thousands of Xuan Stones on a former wife with whom he didn't have much affection... Her life was actually not a failure.
After that, it was her turn to fight hard for herself and her son!
If given the chance, she would also repay her former husband.
Ji Hui felt that she was well prepared.
She must live!
Just as that unparalleled, excruciating pain struck, causing her consciousness to blur and her to sway, her last thoughts remained clear...
She had to survive; she absolutely couldn't leave such a heavy debt for her son to pay alone!
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Zhong Cai's second "operation" was also very successful.
Ji Hui was also successfully divided into ten parts, and her three souls and seven spirits were successfully reunited, restoring her to the early stage of cultivation.
Under the influence of the medicinal liquid, Ji Hui quickly regained consciousness and happily entered the soul-nourishing bottle held by her son.
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Seeing the successive successes, the tension among the Yuan Souls lessened somewhat.
Zhong Cai solemnly reminded, "Although everything went smoothly before, we still cannot let our guard down."
The spirits all solemnly agreed.
This time, after resting for a while, Zhong Cai adjusted her mindset and prepared to begin her third "operation".
The third primordial spirit lay down in the medicine cauldron...
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Each soul division is instantaneous; what truly consumes time is the on-site preparation of various fresh medicinal solutions, protecting the soul body, waiting for the soul body to awaken, stabilizing the soul body, and so on.
Of course, this kind of "surgery" also takes a toll on Zhong Cai's mental and physical health. After one or two sessions, she needs to rest for a while and adjust herself.
Therefore, the treatment of the eight primordial spirits took a whole day.
Zhong Cai lay down on the soft chair next to her, covered in sweat, and didn't want to move at all.
A puppet collected several contracted elemental souls—no, now they were contracted spirits—and placed them into several separate soul-nurturing bottles for care.
Fortunately, and to Zhong Cai's delight, all the "operations" were successful!
For these few Yuan Souls, Zhong Cai expended countless efforts, repeatedly numbing himself in the simulation room, practicing so many times that he lost count...
Fortunately, the final result did not disappoint his hard work.
The fellow cultivators who were among the first to undergo the "operation" did not leave after the souls were successfully separated.
Firstly, as the patient's family members, they had not yet settled all the expenses and needed to make a final summary and arrange the debt repayment process; secondly, although the soul-splitting surgery seemed to be fine, they still needed to observe it closely in case of any unexpected situation. If there was a sudden problem, being closer to Zhong Cai would allow Zhong Cai to find a solution for them more quickly.
Now that Zhong Cai has collapsed, the cultivators don't urge him on, but just wait quietly.
After a while, Zhong Cai yawned, sat up, and took out some more bottles and laid them out.
"If you are worried about the consequences, there are some soul-nourishing elixirs here that you can buy."
Several cultivators bought them without hesitation.
Moreover, most of the payments are made on credit...
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In fact, of all the patients, only Fang Xiao was truly wealthy enough to pay for everything; the others all paid with IOUs.
Fang Xiao can now afford to buy ten portions of Soul Nourishing Elixir and has reserved more if needed.
Other cultivators couldn't buy that many; they each bought three portions first, and also reserved their future purchase quotas.
Zhong Cai checked the debts with those who owed money and reviewed the IOUs to ensure they were correct.
Those contracted souls were no exception; each of them had their own IOU.
Next, there's only one last task left.
To reshape the physical bodies of these souls.
To ensure a smoother cultivation process for the souls in the future, the resources needed for their reshaping must be discussed and agreed upon.
Zhong Cai had so many good things here that after settling the final payment and signing the IOU, he finally began his final "treatment".
This process is very easy...
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A few days later, Zhong Cai looked at the eight slightly frail but energetic cultivators standing in front of him and nodded in satisfaction.
Great, they all survived.
His hard work during this time was not in vain!
Afterwards, all the newly recruited cultivators solemnly bowed to Zhong Cai.
Then, the few who had companions left together with their companions.
The others, under Zhong Cai's instructions, all went to work on Qian Yuan Island.
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Perhaps the treatment of several Yuan Souls had exhausted Zhong Cai's energy, or perhaps it was because he had spent too much time on numbness training. After the patients left, Zhong Cai's mind went blank. He rested for several days in a row, and when he tried to get back into research mode, he found that he couldn't get back into it no matter what.
Zhong Cai looked at the few fragments of Yuan Soul and found that he had no idea what to do.
This shouldn't be because Zhong Cai was too tired.
Because when Zhong Cai obtained the Yuanhun fragment before, he had already thought about it and even overturned several ideas.
It can't be so blank that there's nothing at all.
Zhong Cai picked up the fragments.
He's made a decision: he's going to take a break!
Zhong Cai needs to apply for permission to go out for a trip.
He needs to replenish his energy...
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