Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest

Chapter 804 Red Hair Lake
Part of Yan Yu's telepathic communication with Li Minghu was indeed his heartfelt message, while the other part was a pep talk specifically designed to strengthen her will to live.

Of course, although he said "you will definitely survive," whether the Valkyrie could live or not was not up to Yan Yu to decide.

In her past life's memories, there were indeed some secret medicines that could revitalize the physical body, but they were mostly unearthed in the middle to late stages of the Golden Core realm, which was long after the Valkyrie had died. So whether these secret medicines could actually work for her was not actually verified by history.

Of course, while Yan Yu had little confidence in the medicine, he had complete confidence in Teacher Mei.

Teacher Mei is a woman who turned the tide the moment she stepped out of seclusion! If it weren't for her being the cornerstone of the nation in my past life, the country would probably have perished long ago!

1 hour and 20 minutes later.

Through the thick glass of the observation window, everyone looked at the fungal carpet covering the walls and ceiling, and Li Minghu, almost unrecognizable as human, enveloped in a thick layer of biomass. Yan Yu slowly turned to Mei Yingxue and asked with difficulty:

"There shouldn't be any problem in this situation, right?"

Mei Yingxue frowned slightly and said:

"Unexpectedly."

Everyone:………………

"Aren't you going to do anything?" Lin Ning asked incredulously.

“It can’t be done.” Mei Yingxue shook her head. “The process of physical reconstruction must not be interfered with from the outside, otherwise the result will definitely be worse. You all know that the way the Amur witch transcended her tribulation is similar to the current situation.”

Yan Yu's expression worsened. Wasn't that a matter of life and death left to fate?

“Actually, it’s not that we can’t do anything,” Chen Lingyun suddenly said.

Everyone immediately turned their attention to her.

“We can pray for her good luck.” Chen Lingyun clenched her fists, placed them on her chest, and closed her eyes earnestly.

Everyone burst into laughter. Yan Yu was about to scold her when he suddenly heard Mei Yingxue say:

"That makes sense. Although there is no conclusive evidence to prove that gods and Buddhas do not exist, there is still a certain degree of idealism in the world where spiritual energy is reviving."

She also silently closed her eyes and began to chant the Taoist names and honorifics of various deities, praying that they would bless Li Minghu so that he could successfully complete the physical reconstruction.

"Um, Captain," Lin Ning asked cautiously, "Should we pray too?"

"No, that's incredibly stupid." Yan Yu shook his head helplessly.

Since you don't know which gods or Buddhas exist, you just recite the names of all the gods and Buddhas you can think of. If the gods and Buddhas hear this, they'll be lucky if they don't strike you with lightning and kill this unfilial fellow. How could they possibly protect you?

He looked again at the fleshy cocoon inside, and it seemed that he could vaguely see Li Minghu's blurry figure through the layers of membranes and throbbing flesh.

If one cannot reconstruct their body, they will never be able to transcend the Golden Core stage and will be trapped in the Foundation Establishment realm for life, with no possibility of transformation.

Break free from your cocoon and become a butterfly, Minghu!

Let me temporarily lend you the strongest luck and protagonist's halo in this world, and let me see how you've been reborn!
Also, remember to squeeze it a little bigger.

Seeing that Yan Yu was also staring inside without making a sound, Lin Ning sighed helplessly and turned to go outside for a walk to clear her head.

She was an atheist, so even if she wanted to pray, she didn't know who to pray to. She could only sincerely wish that Li Minghu could successfully "pass the tribulation".

Lin Ning went outside and found a soft chair to sit down. She casually took out her phone and saw that there were more than a dozen missed calls in her chat app.

Caller: Li Zhaojiang.

No, are we that close? Why are you bombarding me with phone calls like this?

Although she had some guesses about why Li Zhaojiang had come to see her, Lin Ning still sent him a message:

?

"Thank goodness, at least someone saw my message." Li Zhaojiang immediately sent a long message, "Lin Ning, is my sister with you? Is she with Lao Yan? I messaged her and Lao Yan but they didn't reply!"

Lin Ning stared at the screen, lost in thought.

First of all, the research project that Li Minghu participated in is a state secret and cannot be disclosed to anyone without approval.

Even he himself was only allowed into the base because of Yan Yu and Chen Lingyun. As for whether Li Zhaojiang had any confidentiality authorization... if he did, why would he call to ask? He clearly hadn't even told his own brother, Li Minghu.

Secondly, she could understand Li Zhaojiang's feelings. Lin Ning silently asked herself, if Yan Yu suddenly disappeared one day, she would probably also lose her appetite and sleep, and would frantically use every available information channel to find him.

Reason told her not to reveal the news, but emotion made her feel she should comfort Li Zhaojiang. So, clever Ningning quickly figured out what to do:
Without revealing any secrets, just reveal a little information appropriately to fool him.

“Yes,” Lin Ning replied.

"What do you mean, 'right'?" Li Zhaojiang asked, bewildered. "My sister is with Lao Yan, or what?"

"former."

Li Zhaojiang on the other end of the phone breathed a long sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, thankfully my older sister was with Yan Yu, instead of suddenly collapsing from a chronic illness on the street and dying because no one dared to touch her—a very low probability event...

Having ruled out the worst-case scenario, Li Zhaojiang's eyes suddenly sharpened.

It's so late, and the two of them are together? Are they sleeping in the same bed?

"Lin Ning, what is your older sister doing?" He carefully chose his words, trying to evoke Lin Ning's sympathy. "I haven't been able to contact her for a while, and I'm very worried."

I'm sorry, but this involves a top-secret project that I can't talk about.

Lin Ning paused for a moment, then decided to be as concise as possible without revealing any secrets:

"sleep."

Li Zhaojiang: ………………

So they're already in the same bed! Sis, Yan Yu hasn't agreed to marry you yet! How could you just let him sleep with you like that!

He nearly crushed his phone, and tears welled up in his eyes, but he forced himself to suppress his pain and stiffly typed on his phone.

Don't scare yourself, Jiang! Maybe your sister is just sleeping alone? Maybe Yan Yu didn't even share a bed with her? Hahahaha...

"What about Lao Yan?" Li Zhaojiang sent a message. "What's he doing now?" Lin Ning pondered for a moment:

"prayer."

Li Zhaojiang: !!! !!! !!!

He frantically tried to press for more information, only to find that he had crushed the phone screen!

It's no longer possible to operate!

Lin Ning waited a moment and, seeing that Li Zhaojiang didn't send any more messages, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Hehe, I'm so clever. I didn't leak anything from beginning to end, and I managed to fool Li Zhaojiang.

Back in the observation room, Lin Ning spoke frankly to Yan Yu;
"Praise me quickly."

"Hmm?" She was met with a questioning look from Yan Yu. "Why?"

"You praise me first," Lin Ning said smugly.

"Ningning," Yan Yu said casually, "the only thing you never do that never disappoints me is that you never do. So what exactly happened?"

Lin Ning:? ? ?
What does that mean?

Although it sounded like a compliment, upon closer listening, it didn't quite sound like one. Lin Ning didn't think much of it and simply told her about Li Zhaojiang.

Yan Yu took out his phone and saw that there were indeed dozens of missed calls. This sister-obsessed brother's stench was too strong. When Minghu woke up, he would have to tell her to keep her distance from her brother.

"Let me see how you replied," he instructed.

Lin Ning handed him her phone, showing off as she said:

"I feel it wouldn't be good not to reply to him, but replying to him wouldn't involve any sensitive information, so I'll try to reply with as few words as possible. What do you think?"

"You're a real genius," Yan Yu commented after glancing at you.

Lin Ning frowned slightly.

This sentence sounds like a compliment, but it definitely doesn't mean anything by it. What are you doing?!
“I think the reply was fine.” Mei Yingxue had excellent eyesight and saw the phone screen in Yan Yu’s hand from afar. She said, “It’s all true. There were no lies or leaks.”

"Oh right, right, it's true that she slept with me, and there was no leak." Yan Yu couldn't help but chuckle. "It's just that Li Zhaojiang will probably lose his composure after seeing it."

“I find it quite interesting,” Chen Lingyun said with a smile. “If Li Zhaojiang misunderstood, it’s definitely his own problem.”

"I still don't see where it could cause a misunderstanding," Lin Ning said, pouting.

“Me too,” Mei Yingxue said.

These two girls clearly didn't understand puns at all, so Yan Yu gave Chen Lingyun a look, telling her not to try to confuse the two girls, and then continued to look into the observation room.

All the medical instruments were now almost completely engulfed by flesh and blood. Numerous blood vessels and fascia wrapped Li Minghu in layers, like the evolved cocoon of the Queen of Blades.

Of course, Yan Yu felt he could accept it as long as it eventually evolved into a human form. But judging from the current shape of the cocoon, it seemed to be closer to a snake...

Damn it, at the very least it has to be Zhao Ling'er, it absolutely can't be Naga!

Judging from the pulsating of the flesh cocoon, the probability of Li Minghu suddenly exploding and dying a mangled death is low. If the elixir truly had a flaw, her vital signs shouldn't be so strong at this moment.

Upon careful consideration, while Li Minghu's situation can be compared to Anna's, the details are quite different. The Amur Witch's physical reconstruction is driven by her own magic; the blueprint is the body before reconstruction, and the driving force is the witch's own soul consciousness. The witch must simultaneously drive the physical reconstruction while remaining in a state of unconsciousness before completion, so the main risks lie in precise operation and the inability to make mistakes.

The driving force behind Li Minghu's situation clearly comes from the pills extracted from the heart of the flesh-and-blood giant serpent, and the pills themselves likely contain some kind of directionality—the serpentine shape now vaguely appearing in the flesh cocoon is the best evidence of this. The driving force for the reconstruction process comes from the flesh-and-blood giant serpent's own self-organizing method, which can compress and pile up countless amounts of true essence, so there shouldn't be any problems.

The new question that follows is: what exactly will she be reconstructed into?

“Your concerns are not without merit,” Mei Yingxue replied after hearing Yan Yu’s question. “But let me remind you, that pill only provides flesh and blood; it contains no soul.”

"Without the guidance of a soul, flesh and blood would only grow wildly and haphazardly on their own, and the reconstruction of the body would basically be a failure. The fact that regular shapes can now be seen through the flesh cocoon means that Li Minghu's soul is indeed providing some kind of clear guidance on the outcome during the reconstruction process—something that the flesh and blood giant serpent itself could not do."

"Then why is it serpentine?" Yan Yu asked, frowning.

"We can ask Minghu after it's over," Chen Lingyun said with a smile. "Maybe she herself wanted to be this shape."

"Who would want to turn into a snake?" Lin Ning retorted.

Yan Yu also felt that, based on his understanding of Li Minghu, it seemed unlikely that she would willingly want to turn into a snake. However, according to Teacher Mei, the elixir contained no soul, and even if it was made from the flesh and blood of a giant snake, it shouldn't have willingly grown into a snake form.

The crowd stood silently outside the observation window, watching the fleshy cocoon inside continue to beat rhythmically like a heart.

"Actually, you don't need to worry so much," the Mirror Fairy suddenly said. "Even if you grow into the shape of a snake, it doesn't matter. Have you ever heard of 'transformation'?"

"Uh, transformation?" Lin Ning asked uncertainly, "Is it the kind of transformation that demonic beasts undergo when they become spirits?"

“Yes,” said the Mirror Immortal. “You can understand it as the human form being the most suitable for cultivation in the Taoist worldview. All non-human demon beasts can transform their bodies into human form when they undergo tribulation and form their core, essentially to better absorb the essence of the sun and moon.”

"Even if she grows into a monster, as long as she can successfully overcome the tribulation, wouldn't it be better to just transform back into a human?"

"That's different, isn't it?" Lin Ning tried to put herself in the shoes, and immediately said with disgust, "Anyway, if it were me, even if I could wear a human skin, I wouldn't want to be a non-human monster inside."

"If you're not willing, how do you know if they are?" the Mirror Fairy sneered. "Maybe your captain thinks it's even more exciting!"

Just as Lin Ning was about to retort that the captain's sexual fetishes wouldn't be that perverted, she suddenly saw the fleshy cocoon in the observation room finally crack open.

To be precise, only the top cracked.

Li Minghu's head emerged from the hole, followed by his fair and smooth upper body. To everyone's relief, the exposed parts did not have any snake scales, only the hairless and smooth skin characteristic of humans.

Her facial features remained unchanged, except that her hair had turned a deep crimson color and was significantly longer than before, with the excess hair hidden at the bottom of her still-unopened fleshy cocoon. It was estimated that it might have reached her waist in length.

Upon closer inspection, Yan Yu discovered that her eyebrows and eyelashes had also turned blood red, which didn't look like dyeing, but rather resembled a body color change caused by some kind of cultivation secret method.

It must be said that this vivid blood color gives people an extremely eerie feeling, and it is completely out of place with her original tranquil temperament.

But compared to having your lower body transformed into a snake, simply dyeing your hair red seems pretty good already.

Right, Minghu?
(End of this chapter)