Slender willows sway in the breeze

Chapter 258 Spiritual Power Recovery
"These spirit crystals contain the power of space and time!"

Liu Sijun caught a fragment of a fallen spirit crystal and discovered that it contained a fragment of a certain time and space.

She threw the fragments into the rotating maze, which opened a portal in the center of the maze that led directly to the Void Crystal.

"Come on!"

Gu Changzhou pushed the two of them into the teleportation portal.

The instant they disappeared, all the spirit crystals in the entire space suddenly turned, pointing like sword tips at the portal, as if to prevent them from getting close to their final goal.

When Liu Sijun, Gu Changzhou, and Li Qing passed through the teleportation portal and appeared in front of the Taixu Spirit Crystal, they were all shocked by the scene before them.

The Taixu Spirit Crystal floated in mid-air, like a huge star radiating a soft light. Its light contained endless power of the Taixu Origin, mysterious and powerful.

Liu Sijun stepped forward and gently touched the Taixu Spirit Crystal.

A warm and powerful force surged into her body instantly, causing her to tremble slightly.

She could feel the power contained in the Taixu Spirit Crystal resonating with the power of the remnant soul of the Creator God fused within her body, as if long-lost relatives were reunited.

"Changzhou, come here."

Liu Sijun turned to look at Gu Changzhou, her eyes sparkling with hope.

Gu Changzhou walked to Liu Sijun's side, looking at the Taixu Spirit Crystal in front of him, a complex emotion welled up in his heart.

He knew this might be his only hope of restoring his spiritual power, but he was also worried about whether he could withstand such a powerful force.

Liu Sijun grasped Gu Changzhou's hand and slowly guided the power of the Taixu Spirit Crystal into his body.

At first, Gu Changzhou only felt a warm power flowing through his body, which gradually gave his originally weak body a bit of vitality.

But as the power continued to surge in, he began to feel a sharp pain, as if every cell in his body was being reshaped.

"Hold on, Cheung Chau."

Liu Sijun held Gu Changzhou's hand tightly, her eyes filled with encouragement and worry.

Gu Changzhou gritted his teeth, enduring the excruciating pain.

He could feel a faint power gathering in his previously empty dantian.

That power was like a spark, weak yet full of vitality.

As the power of the Taixu Spirit Crystal was continuously injected, Gu Changzhou's meridians began to gradually repair themselves.

Those meridians that had been severed by the backlash of karmic fire were revitalized by the power of the Taixu Spirit Crystal, like withered vines, and gradually reconnected.

Gradually, the power within Gu Changzhou grew stronger and stronger.

His hair began to move without wind, and a powerful spiritual energy emanated from his body.

His eyes snapped open, flashing with a bright light—the long-lost radiance of spiritual energy.

"Sister, brother-in-law's spiritual power has been restored!"

"Ah."

Liu Sijun's face lit up with joy: "Changzhou, you give it a try."

Gu Changzhou suppressed his joy and brandished the Molin Sword in his hand, its blade flashing with powerful spiritual energy.

This time, not only did he recover his spiritual power, but he also turned misfortune into blessing, directly breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage and reaching the mid-stage of the Body Integration stage.

"It's recovered! It's really recovered!"

Liu Sijun hugged Gu Changzhou tightly, "That's great, Changzhou!"

However, just as they were immersed in joy, suddenly, the entire space began to shake violently. The light of the Void Crystal became extremely unstable.

Li Qing shouted, "Oh no! There's danger!"

Just then, a black figure appeared from the void.

It was Xu Hechen, who exuded a powerful yet evil aura, and the Demon God's Heart in his hand was pounding violently.

"Liu Sijun, Gu Changzhou, do you think you can defeat me just by finding the Taixu Spirit Crystal? How naive!"

This was the first time Liu Sijun had seen Xu Hechen since she regained consciousness.

She never imagined that her master would turn out like this.

"Master, all these years, Jun'er has always kept your teachings in mind. Why have you suddenly become like this?"

Xu Hechen's figure was now fully visible.

His face was contorted, his eyes filled with madness and greed.

The Demon God's Heart radiated an eerie light in his hand, resonating with the evil aura emanating from him, making his malevolent aura even stronger.

"Further words are useless. I do not necessarily intend to take your lives. As long as you promise me that you will no longer be enemies with Tianxu Palace and persuade Yougu Palace and other sects to submit to the rule of Tianxu Palace, we can live in peace."

Xu Hechen looked at Gu Changzhou: "Even the sword your husband used to stab me can be forgiven. What do you say?"

"Good and evil cannot coexist. Xu Hechen, stop being so stubborn!"

Gu Changzhou gripped the Molin Sword tightly, spiritual energy flowing along the blade, emitting a buzzing sound.

"What is right, and what is wrong?"

Xu Hechen snorted, "Using killing to stop killing is also a kind of justice. As long as our Tianxu Palace controls this world, we can establish a new order. At that time, justice will be ours."

"Right is right, and evil is evil. No matter how powerful evil is, it can never become right."

"Hmph, stubborn fool. I now possess the heart of a demon god, and my power is vastly different from what it once was. The entire world will be under my control! I'm only sparing your life because you were once my disciple, but if you don't cherish that, don't blame me for turning ruthless."

With that, he suddenly swung his arm, and a black energy wave erupted from the Demon God's Heart, sweeping towards Liu Sijun and the other two.

Liu Sijun formed a hand seal, and the Taixu Spirit Crystal bloomed with golden ripples in her palm.

She resonated with the Taixu Spirit Crystal, and a semi-transparent Taiji shield condensed in front of her. The surface of the shield was filled with the trajectory of stars, and it absorbed the black energy and transformed it into pure spiritual power.

Gu Changzhou seized the opportunity and his Mo Lin Sword transformed into twelve afterimages that enveloped Xu Hechen.

Each sword shadow carried the power of fragments of spacetime, drawing intersecting golden cracks in the void.

Xu Hechen's demonic heart suddenly spewed out black mist to form armor, but Gu Changzhou's sword shadow slashed out twelve bloody marks, revealing the throbbing dark red blood vessels underneath.

Li Qing summoned the Netherworld Purifying Fire Phoenix, and when the fire phoenix spread its wings, it carried fragments of the Void Spirit Crystal.

Amidst the phoenix's cry, the Netherworld Fire and the power of the Spirit Crystal merged into purple fire chains, binding Xu Hechen's demonic phantom to his true form.

Xu Hechen let out a beast-like roar: "Li Qing, I am your master. Don't forget, I'm the one who took you in and raised you. Without me, you would have died long ago!"

Li Qing's hands trembled violently, and the Netherworld Purifying Flame flickered on and off at his fingertips.

Images from the past kept flashing through his mind.

At that time, he didn't have an older sister yet. His master would take him to stay here for a while and there for a while.

He had a brain disorder at that time and didn't understand.

I just found it very fun, and every day was full of new experiences.

After he turned five, his master began to teach him how to guide qi into his body. He didn't have high hopes, but to his surprise, he understood the incantations and learned them in one go.