Chapter 203 - Immortal Blood
Chapter 203 of "Journey to the End of the Night" opens showing developments: Fang Geyu silently observed the unconscious Baili An lying on the couch, furrowing her brow... Keep reading!
Fang Geyu silently observed the unconscious Baili An lying on the couch, furrowing her brow before suddenly reaching out to touch the small silver sword.
Lin Guiyuan, who had been squatting motionless by the bed like a puppet, suddenly grabbed her wrist.
Lin Guiyuanâs eyes, dead grey, stiffly shifted.
âThis sword is Life-slaying.
Dangerous!
Do not touch it haphazardly.â
Fang Geyu said, âItâs been a night, and he has not woken up.â
Lin Guiyuan fell silent for a moment, then took her hand and placed it on Baili Anâs abdomen.
His voice was ragged and hoarse, âLast night, the Corpse Pearl hid the falling object, which is why the city troops couldnât detect the item inside.
That shard was fake, containing a blazing poison, the young masterâs Corpse Pearl has been mostly corroded by the blaze.
Right now, only the power of the River of Blood can save him.â
Even through a layer of bandages stained with blood, she could feel his icy body temperature.
Fang Geyu gave a self-deprecating smile, âIn the end, all our efforts were in vain.â
She didnât rush to withdraw her hand.
Below her palm, her Spiritual Power gently probed into his body for a careful sensing.
As expected, within this cold body, there really was a Corpse Pearl slowly rotating.
It was unthinkable that a corpse demon of the Kaiyuan realm could actually condense a Corpse Pearl.
Fang Geyu didnât think too much about it, her expression solemn.
Just as Lin Guiyuan had said, the Corpse Pearl inside him had indeed been mostly destroyed by poison.
The fundamental power sustaining the corpse demonâs body had dissipated a lot with the loss of blood last night.
Wrapped around his heart, the small sword was deeply embedded, yet, strangely, it had not caused any substantial harm to this body.
The River of Blood from the sword merged into his once still and no longer flowing meridians, like small rivers and streams, continuous and unending.
However, the power of the River of Blood chaotically circulating around his body not only didnât improve the wounds in his abdomen, but under this brutish force, it tore them even worse.
Without being able to integrate into the Corpse Pearl, this blood force could not exert its true role.
At this time, Lin Yuan came over, her face tinted with worry, âThe Demon Worldâs six rivers will not be refined and used without acknowledging their master.
Si Chen intended to use the power of the River of Blood to repair the Corpse Pearl, but without the riverâs recognition, he rashly led the sword into his body.
I fear it is more likely to be bad than good.â
Fang Geyu didnât speak, retracting her hand and lightly pressing on Baili Anâs neck.
After a moment, her eyebrows knitted together.
âWhat Sister Lin Yuan says makes sense.
However, based on my understanding of Si Chen, he would not do something without certainty.
If he believed he couldnât control the power of Mohe, he certainly wouldnât make such a foolish move to cut off his own path to life.â
Lin Guiyuan said, âAlthough the power of Mohe is violent, a night has passed without a sign of backlash.
This indicates that the young masterâs body is accepting the integration of Moheâs power.
Itâs just that, for some reason, the power of Mohe hasnât been guided correctly, like a wild river breaking free.
The Corpse Pearl hasnât been repaired, and the body canât contain this vast power.â
Hearing this, Fang Geyuâs solemn expression slowly relaxed somewhat.
She took a deep breath and said, âDonât worry, he wonât die.â
Lin Yuan immediately asked, âWhy do you say that?â
Fang Geyu said, âAccording to logic, the blistering poison is a fierce yang poison, employed to assassinate a small woman like me, itâs not difficult.
As a corpse demon, he is born from the collection of the worldâs yin energy, and the Corpse Pearl within him is also an extremely yin object.
By hiding blistering poison within the Corpse Pearl, it is like storing lava in cold ice, leading to self-destruction.
However, although his Corpse Pearl is damaged, it has not completely disintegrated.
Just now when I checked, the boyâs Corpse Pearl actually contained two strands of Immortal Spirit Blood, which protected the Corpse Pearl.â
At this point, Fang Geyuâs face revealed a hint of a smile.
âCoincidentally, there is also a descendant of an Immortal here.â
The Demon Worldâs six rivers, though born of demons, have always had living River Lords.
The dead cannot guide the power of the rivers.
Even though Baili Anâs corpse demon body can accommodate the River of Blood, it is difficult to guide and utilize it.
Fang Geyu drew out a short blade, cutting open her palm and then cutting open Baili Anâs palm, which bore the Mountain Seal.
Palm against palm, fingers lightly interlocked.
She closed her eyes and began to softly chant a spell.
âDay and night for the living, sleepless nights prolong, the foolish journey from life towards death, like all rivers flowing into the sea, go and do not return.â
The color on Lin Yuanâs face changed slightly, showing a hint of disbelief.
Lin Guiyuanâs ordinarily stiff mouth also twitched slightly, his defeated and lifeless eyes staring blankly at Fang Geyuâs profile.
As the spell reverberated in the room like a chant, ancient and wondrous golden patterns emerged on Fang Geyuâs pale cheeks.
Suddenly, the sound of a heart beating vibrated.
It was the sound of a heartbeat, magnified countless times.
Golden patterns like flowing colors snaked along her slender, beautiful neck visible on Fang Geyuâs face.
Through her clothes, a spot over her heart lit up, shining bright and beautiful like flaming gold.
With every strong beat resounding in the room, the light at Fang Geyuâs heart vibrated and flickered.
The golden light spread to her right hand, flowing into her palm.
At the junction where their palms met, a flickering glow arose, creating an indescribably sacred and beautiful scene.
The ancient and sacred blood within her ignited, flowing and shimmering softly, slowly imprinting into Baili Anâs body.
Pale lines of light, like rivers illuminated by starlight fireworks, appeared on his arm, slowly merging into the depths of his body.
Suddenly, a faint breathing sound joined the quiet of the room.
After a century, this sound seemed particularly distant and long.
Lin Yuan suddenly clenched the hem of her dress, her knuckles white with tension.
She watched Baili Anâs faintly heaving chest and the glow sparked below the small sword at his heart, identical to that of Fang Geyu.
Thump, thumpâŚ
the gentle heartbeat brought indescribable emotion.
The fine light on Fang Geyuâs cheeks grew more intense, and the hand beneath her grasp finally reacted, subconsciously tightening around her palm with strength.
The ever-closed Fang Geyu suddenly opened her eyes, wordlessly staring at their clasped hands upon the plain floral couch.
Darkness seemed to clear a bit from the myriad heavens her eyes harbored.
She averted her gaze, landing on the pale, lifeless face of Baili An.
Breathing.
Heartbeat.
Even the color returned somewhat to his complexion; at that moment, he indeed seemed no different from a normal person.
Guided by the illuminating pattern of burning blood, the chaotic and uncontrolled River of Blood within Baili An finally found a clear direction, circulating smoothly within his body, one cycle after another, before merging into the damaged Corpse Pearl.
Golden light, like needles, and the power of the blood, like thread, sketched out the contours of the Corpse Pearl that had been largely destroyed.
It established a guiding bridge, no longer needing to transfuse blood to him.