Ever since Ling Qingxue discovered that Zhang Shaozhong had coughed up blood last time, he has outwardly restrained himself, but in reality, he has become even more ruthless in his cultivation.
He just got smarter. Every time Ling Qingxue came to deliver food, he would pretend to be resting, and as soon as she left, he would immediately continue practicing.
That night, Zhang Shaozhong felt the chaotic energy in his dantian was extremely agitated, as if it was about to explode.
He knew this was the consequence of rushing his cultivation, but when he thought of the tragic deaths of his parents, he steeled himself and continued to activate the Supreme Forgetfulness Technique.
"Faster...just a little faster and I can get my revenge..." He gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead.
Chaotic energy surged wildly within his body, the chilling energy of the Supreme Forgetfulness Technique clashing with his own chaotic energy, causing him to tremble in pain.
But he just kept going, and in fact, he got even faster.
Suddenly, he felt a buzzing in his head, his vision went black, and he fell straight down.
When Ling Qingxue came to deliver breakfast the next morning, she found that the cave door was not closed properly.
She pushed open the door and went in, and saw Zhang Shaozhong lying on the ground, his face bluish-purple, and blood foam still coming out of the corner of his mouth.
"Husband!" Ling Qingxue dropped the food box in her hand with a thud and rushed over to help him up.
Zhang Shaozhong was unconscious, his body burning hot, but his skin was covered with a thin layer of ice, which was particularly strange.
Ling Qingxue was so frightened that tears streamed down her face. She quickly channeled her inner energy into him, but as soon as her Yin energy entered, it was like cold water being poured into a hot oil pan, causing it to sizzle even more violently.
"Master! Master, save me!"
Ling Qingxue rushed out of the cave carrying Zhang Shaozhong, her voice hoarse from shouting.
Master Xuanji arrived quickly. Upon seeing Zhang Shaozhong's condition, he frowned and said, "He has gone mad. The Supreme Forgetfulness Technique and the Chaos Origin are fighting within his body."
"What should we do?" Ling Qingxue cried anxiously.
Master Xuanji tried several methods, but none of them worked.
The two forces within Zhang Shaozhong's body were too domineering; outsiders simply couldn't intervene.
"He can only rely on himself."
Master Xuanji shook his head, "Whether he can pull through depends on his fate."
Ling Qingxue refused to give up and stayed by Zhang Shaozhong's bedside day and night, protecting his heart meridian with the gentlest true energy.
Zhang Shaozhong continued to talk incoherently while unconscious.
"Dad...Mom...don't go..."
"Mei'er...Qingxue..."
"Demon Lord...I will kill you..."
Sometimes he was burning hot, and sometimes he was as cold as ice.
Ling Qingxue kept wiping his sweat, changing his ice towels, and feeding him medicine; she herself had lost a lot of weight.
Master Xuanji visited several times, and each time he shook his head: "If you can't survive, your cultivation will be ruined."
Ling Qingxue bit her lip: "He won't be crippled, he will definitely pull through."
Three days and three nights passed, and Zhang Shaozhong's condition worsened, his breathing becoming increasingly weak.
Ling Qingxue held his hand, tears falling onto his face: "Husband, wake up... You promised to stay with me forever... You can't go back on your word..."
Perhaps it was her tears that had the effect, for Zhang Shaozhong suddenly coughed violently and abruptly opened his eyes.
"Husband! You're awake!" Ling Qingxue exclaimed in surprise.
But Zhang Shaozhong's eyes were strange; they were blood red and completely unfocused.
He grabbed Ling Qingxue by the neck with terrifying force.
"Demon Lord! I will kill you!"
He screamed, completely unrecognizable.
Ling Qingxue was being choked and couldn't breathe, but she still managed to say with difficulty, "Husband...it's me...Qingxue..."
Upon hearing the commotion, Master Xuanji rushed over and struck Zhang Shaozhong on the back of the neck with a palm strike, knocking him unconscious.
"He's gone mad."
Master Xuanji's expression was solemn. "The backlash from the Supreme Forgetfulness Technique, coupled with the rampage of the Chaos Origin, has caused my divine consciousness to become chaotic."
Ling Qingxue touched her neck, which was red from being choked, and said firmly, "No matter what he becomes, I will save him."
From that day on, Zhang Shaozhong was sometimes awake and sometimes unconscious.
When awake, he is unrecognizable to his relatives and will attack anyone he sees; when unconscious, he suffers terribly and his whole body convulses.
Ling Qingxue had many injuries, all from being beaten by Zhang Shaozhong when he lost control.
But she never fought back; she just silently endured it.
On one occasion, Zhang Shaozhong went berserk again and smashed the cave to pieces.
Ling Qingxue tried to stop him, but he pushed her away, causing her head to hit the wall and bleed profusely.
Zhang Shaozhong froze when he saw the blood.
He stared blankly at his own hand, then at the wound on Ling Qingxue's forehead, his eyes clearing for a moment.
“Qing… Xue?” he murmured.
Ignoring her own injuries, Ling Qingxue quickly crawled over: "Husband, do you recognize me?"
But the next second, Zhang Shaozhong clutched his head and screamed in agony, and that clarity vanished.
Master Xuanji visited several times and finally said, "If all else fails, we can only cripple his cultivation and save his life."
"no!"
Ling Qingxue firmly objected, "If his cultivation is ruined, what difference is there between him and someone who is dead?"
She recalled the feeling of refining the Yin Essence in the Land of Fallen Stars and suddenly had an idea.
“Master, let me try using the power of the Taiyin True Essence. The Taiyin True Essence is extremely Yin and cold, perhaps it can neutralize the rampaging power within him.”
Master Xuanji thought for a moment and said, "It's too dangerous. You might be harmed by the power within him."
"I'm not afraid."
Ling Qingxue looked at Zhang Shaozhong struggling in pain and said, "No matter how dangerous it is, I have to try."
She had Xuanji Zhenren stand guard by her side, while she herself circulated the power of the Taiyin True Essence, slowly channeling it into Zhang Shaozhong's body.
As soon as the extremely cold true energy entered, the two forces within Zhang Shaozhong's body indeed calmed down somewhat.
But soon, they began to resist, causing blood to spill from Ling Qingxue's mouth.
"Hold on!" Master Xuanji reminded him.
Ling Qingxue gritted her teeth and persevered, continuously channeling the power of the Taiyin True Essence into her.
Her face grew paler and paler, but Zhang Shaozhong's breathing gradually calmed down.
After a whole day, the turmoil within Zhang Shaozhong's body was finally suppressed.
He fell into a deep sleep, and the bluish-purple color on his face faded away.
Ling Qingxue, however, fainted by the bedside due to excessive exertion.
When she woke up, she found herself lying next to Zhang Shaozhong.
Zhang Shaozhong had already woken up and was quietly watching her.
"Husband?" Ling Qingxue sat up in surprise. "You're alright?"
Zhang Shaozhong reached out and touched the scabbed wound on her forehead, his eyes filled with complex emotions: "These... I did all of this?"
Ling Qingxue quickly shook her head: "No, I bumped into it by accident."
Zhang Shaozhong remained silent for a long time before finally saying softly, "Thank you."
Although his tone was still cold, it was at least no longer as chilling as before.
Ling Qingxue's nose tingled, and tears fell again.
This was the first time Zhang Shaozhong had been so gentle with her since he began cultivating the Supreme Forgetfulness Technique.
"Don't cry."
Zhang Shaozhong awkwardly wiped away her tears, "I...I will control my cultivation speed."
Ling Qingxue nodded vigorously: "Yes!"
She knew that Zhang Shaozhong hadn't let go of his hatred, but at least he was willing to slow down for her.
That's enough.
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