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Chapter 234 The Ice Soul Cleanses the Impurities, the Calamity Ends; Riding the Yellow Emperor, He Continues the Flame, Mastering the Mysterious Chapter [Two-in-One]

The air inside the Holy Spring barrier seemed to freeze.

The viscous stench of blood and filth was slightly diluted by the icy power sealed by Bai Jue's severed tail.

Yet, the oppressive atmosphere was amplified by her own weakness and the writhing purplish-black core within the ice crystals.

Tang Hao's gaze was fixed on the hideous wound on Feng Mingyang's chest.

The black liquid, which had been spreading and eroding like a living thing, now seemed to have lost its source of power.

The peristalsis became sluggish and weak, like stranded black oil, with only instinctive residual pollution remaining.

That glimmer of hope was as faint as a candle flickering in the wind.

"The activity... is indeed weakening!" Tang Hao's voice was hoarse and tense. The tip of the [Judgment] sword, which he was about to thrust down, trembled slightly. He felt a mixture of fear and relief.

He couldn't help but look at Bai Jue again: "Sister Jue, you..."

Then, the eight-tailed fox in Yan Yumin's arms gradually transformed back into a white-dressed woman in human form.

Looking at the white jade pendant with its face as pale as gold paper, its left leg disappearing from the root of its thigh, the cut covered with a thin layer of frost.

Tang Hao felt a sharp pain in his heart, his eyes welled up with tears, his nose stung, and his vision blurred instantly.

Noticing his appearance, Bai Jue smiled at him reassuringly.

"Brother... there's no need to worry... although my injuries are severe... they are not fatal... saving Feng Mingyang is the priority!"

Bai Jue's breathing was slightly rapid, clearly indicating that he was seriously injured. Tang Hao carefully examined him and finally nodded firmly after Yan Yumin confirmed it.

He practically yelled, "Sister Mian! Help suppress the frost and preserve that last bit of activity. I'll remove the remaining impurities!"

Yan Yumin's face was pale, and her breathing was disordered due to previous overexertion. Upon hearing this, she immediately tried to muster her strength.

The soft blue light in his hand precisely enveloped Feng Mingyang's wound.

Carefully dispelling the excessive freezing caused by the white jade's cold aura, while simultaneously stabilizing Feng Mingyang's heart meridian.

That was what Bai Jue injected deep into Feng Mingyang's wound before he crashed into the rift and pushed everyone away, to suppress the parasitic icy power.

She could feel the tremor in Tang Hao's voice; it was almost the most uncomposed voice she had ever heard from him since she met him.

Yan Yumin couldn't tell whether Tang Hao was heartbroken over Bai Jue's serious injuries or anxious about Feng Mingyang's critical situation.

Tang Hao tried to put the ice crystal into the ring, but realized he couldn't, and then he suddenly understood.

This is a seal containing living beings, so it cannot be put into a storage ring. After thinking about it, I simply put it in my pocket.

Then, without hesitation, he turned around and sat cross-legged next to Feng Mingyang.

Tang Hao took a deep breath, suppressing all distracting thoughts, and focused on the dying Feng Mingyang in front of him.

Within his dantian, the runes of the [Great Sun Glazed Light] secret technique instantly lit up. Under the full urging of the Primordial Golden Core and the Sword Core, an unprecedentedly brilliant golden light burst forth from his palm.

The gilded radiance was warm and sacred. As soon as it appeared, the remaining foulness in the vicinity melted away like spring snow with a hissing sound, and was quickly purified.

The light enveloped Feng Mingyang's wounds and radiated throughout his body.

The sluggish black liquid seemed to have encountered a deadly enemy, violently churning and struggling, emitting a vicious scream that only the divine sense could perceive.

"Uh... huh..."

Unconscious, Feng Mingyang curled up in his coma, as if he were experiencing excruciating pain, like having his bones scraped to remove poison.

Although the power of that evil parasite was suppressed, it had already taken root in his meridians and internal organs.

"Senior Feng, hold on! This power is your lifeline!" Tang Hao whispered, as if encouraging Feng Mingyang, and also as if admonishing himself.

He focused his mind on his dantian and activated the secret runes with all his might.

The Great Sun Lapis Lazuli Light becomes more refined and pure, like the essence of sunlight, continuously washing away every inch of filth deep within the wound.

The light flowed like water, and wherever it passed, the polluted, charred muscle tissue began to radiate a faint breath of life again.

This process is slow and dangerous.

Each time the light penetrated deeper, it strained Feng Mingyang's already collapsing physical functions.

Sweat quickly soaked through Tang Hao's clothes, and his face turned pale rapidly.

Continuous high-intensity battles, controlling the Nightmare Kingdom, activating the [Nine Gazes] sword technique, and unleashing the transformed [Great Sun Glazed Light].

Even with two Golden Core cultivators, he had almost exhausted his spiritual sense and magical power at this moment.

But in order to save people, Tang Hao did not hesitate for a moment and swallowed several pills in a row. The magic power stored in the [Heart Imprint Mirror] also surged into his body instantly.

Yan Yumin watched with trepidation, and could only continuously infuse Feng Mingyang with the vitality of water while remaining vigilant about her surroundings.

Although the Holy Spring Barrier is safe for the time being, who knows what kind of hellish scene lies outside Windcalling City?
I don't know how much time passed; it might have been an hour, or it might have been longer.

The black fluid at Feng Mingyang's wound finally disappeared completely, leaving only a huge, ominous scorch mark.

His breathing, though faint, had become steady.

Tang Hao's body went limp, and he almost collapsed.

Taking a few deep breaths, Tang Hao laboriously took out several recovery pills from his storage bag and swallowed them.

Then he looked at Yan Yumin: "Finally... the parasite is gone... I'll leave the external injuries to you, Sister Mian..."

Upon hearing this, Yan Yumin immediately took over, her moist, life-giving radiance covering Feng Mingyang's wounds.

Seeing this, Tang Hao was finally able to look at Bai Jue.

She was curled up on the ground, it was unclear whether she was asleep or unconscious.

Black ice crystals had formed at the cut on her thigh, and the foul aura, like a persistent carbuncle, continued to slowly erode her body and strength.

Her eyes were closed, her long eyelashes trembling slightly with pain. Her usually charming and radiant face was now heartbreakingly fragile.

Tang Hao moved to her side, looking at the severed leg and then at the severed tail of the fox body, his heart ached as if it were being pricked by needles.

Unaware of the karma Bai Jue carried, he felt compelled to do certain things, yet had many reservations about doing them, and believed that it was all his fault.

It was all to save him and the Feng siblings. If he hadn't insisted on entering the Holy Spring Barrier, would Sister Jue have had fewer concerns...?

He reached out, his hand trembling, but dared not touch the wound.

【Great Sun Lapis Lazuli Light】

Tang Hao once again activated the dim secret runes in his dantian.

This time, the light was much softer, carefully enveloping Bai Jue completely, especially the severed leg.

"Sizzle... hiss..."

The moment the foul aura came into contact with the gilded holy light, it emitted a very distinct annihilation sound.

Bai Jue's body twitched slightly, his brows furrowed, but he forced himself not to make a sound.

"Sister Jue, does it hurt a lot?" Tang Hao's heart clenched, and he asked in a low, hoarse voice.

Bai Jue slowly opened her eyes and looked at Tang Hao. Her usually gentle eyes were filled with exhaustion, and... a trace of barely perceptible relief.

She shook her head slightly, her voice barely audible: "...It's alright...I won't die..."

But the throbbing pain that emanated from her severed leg and tail, reaching deep into her bones, made her groan involuntarily.

Tang Hao felt as if his heart was being clenched by an icy hand, and a wave of guilt washed over him: "I'm sorry, Sister Jue, it's all my fault..." "What does it have to do with you?"

Bai Jue interrupted him, his tone containing a hint of helplessness and reassurance.

“Sealing it... is the only way... If we let it... come completely... we will all die.”

If the main body of the [Skin Thief] were to descend upon this world, Windcaller City would surely be doomed. Without its ancestral land and sacred spring, the Windcaller Clan would soon perish.

In this way, not only will she not be able to settle the karmic debt, but the backlash from the oath made by Heaven will also cost her her life.

Unlike now, the shackles of the oath have largely dissipated. Once the crisis in Windcaller City is resolved, it will no longer be a constraint.

Bai Jue shook his head, his gaze sweeping over Tang Hao's pale and tired face: "My brother did a great job... expelling Feng Mingyang's parasite and saving his life... he helped me a lot."

"But your legs and tail..." Tang Hao's mind flashed back to the beautiful fox tail with a missing section, and his voice was hoarse: "What does a severed tail mean to your fox clan?"

Having already seen the appearance of the White Jade Eight-Tailed Fox, if he still didn't know that the other party was not human, but the legendary fox clan, then he would be too slow-witted.

Bai Jue paused for a moment. If it were the old her, it would naturally mean extremely serious consequences, but as for now... it's not a big problem.

But seeing Tang Hao's worried expression, for some reason, even though she was still weak, she couldn't help but want to tease him a little.

Shifting his gaze, Bai Jue stared at the tattered light and shadow on the barrier's dome, his voice trembling: "It means... damage to the source... stagnation in cultivation, possibly even regression... and..."

She sighed softly, a barely perceptible bitterness lingering in her voice: "It's too late to fix it..."

For the fox clan, the growth of a tail is a path to a higher realm. Once the tail is cut off, the path is almost completely blocked. Nine tails are the foundation for the fox clan's transcendence.

However, in reality, she was no longer considered a true fox when she perished more than a hundred years ago.

These restrictions have some impact on her, but not a significant one.

'However, the high priest's divination and prophecy back then really came true.' Bai Jue couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

At her birth, the high priest of the fox clan prophesied that she would never have a complete nine-tailed body and would face the tribulation of losing her tail.

A jue is a jade ornament, ring-shaped, with a notch.

The reason she got such a name is precisely because of this.

'I just didn't expect it. I initially thought that when I had nine tails, I would face a calamity and lose one of them, but it turns out that I have a rare nine-tailed beast, and there is a calamity of losing one of its tails.'

Bai Jue wanted to shake her head and sigh, but unfortunately, she was too weak to do so at the moment.

Tang Hao's pupils contracted sharply; he had never imagined the price would be so heavy.

"There must be... there must be a way to restore you, I'll go find it!" He couldn't help but clench his fists, his knuckles turning white. "Whether it's Qingqiu or the Eight Desolations, I will definitely find a way to restore you!"

Looking at the unwavering determination and stubbornness that seemed to be burning in Tang Hao's eyes, Bai Jue couldn't help but feel a ripple in the depths of his eyes, like a small pebble thrown into a lake under the moonlight.

She closed her eyes and softly hummed in agreement with his promise, even though it was just a joke... she was genuinely happy.

Just then, after Yan Yumin treated his piercing wound, Feng Mingyang let out a painful groan and slowly woke up.

His eyes glazed over for a moment, then he felt excruciating pain and unprecedented weakness in his body, and immediately realized something.

Struggling to sit up, she asked, "Mingyue... how is Mingyue?"

Yan Yumin quickly pressed him down, saying, "Feng Mingyue is alright, he's here."

She pointed to Feng Mingyue lying not far away.

The parasitic traces remaining on the other party's body have been completely purified and eliminated by Tang Hao. He probably fell into a coma because of emotional excitement and physical weakness.

Seeing that his sister was indeed safe and sound, Feng Mingyang's tense nerves suddenly relaxed, and he coughed violently, which aggravated his wound and caused another sharp pain, but his eyes were full of relief.

"Thank you so much..." He looked at Tang Hao, who was doing his best to exorcise the evil spirit from Bai Jue, and then at his unconscious sister, his feelings were full of complicated emotions.

Tang Hao felt somewhat relieved to see that Feng Mingyang had woken up and his condition was temporarily stable.

Looking at the filth that had been completely removed from Bai Jue's wound, he withdrew the gilded light from his palm and struggled to stand up.

Time is tight.

"Senior Feng, Sister Jue's injuries have stabilized for the time being. The most urgent task is to get outside the barrier!"

Tang Hao's sharp gaze fell upon the shattered barrier at the entrance to the enchantment: "Throughout Hufeng City, countless low-ranking clansmen are still being parasitized. If we don't clean them up and purify them as soon as possible, the consequences will be unimaginable if a new mutation occurs."

Feng Mingyang nodded with difficulty, his voice weak but firm: "Fellow Daoist Tang, Fellow Daoist Yan... I'm begging you..."

"Hmm." Yan Yumin swallowed a pill and nodded slightly in response.

Tang Hao's eyes narrowed, and he once again waved his hand, creating a black and gold dual-colored rift passage: "Nine Luminaries, heed my command!"

"My subordinate is here!"

Nine figures emerged from the rift in an instant, bowed to Tang Hao, and awaited their master's instructions.

"Lead the Nightmare Legion and immediately leave the Holy Spring Barrier! Objective—Purge the entire city!" He glanced at the nine women and solemnly issued the order.

"Primary task: Protect ordinary Windcallers who are not parasitized or whose mild parasitism is salvageable."

"For those with more than 30% of the 'skin thief' activity in their bodies, mark their location and wait for subsequent purification."

"Anyone that initiates an attack or mutates out of control will be killed on the spot after being parasitized by the Nightmare Butterfly!"

Thinking of the large number of Nightmare Servants under his command who were now at the Core Formation stage, he immediately added:
"If you encounter a Nascent Soul stage parasite, the main objectives are to drive them away and separate them. If they resist fiercely... concentrate your firepower to capture or kill them!"

"We will obey our Lord's decree!" Yao Guang and the others straightened up without the slightest hesitation.

With a "hum," the nine golden shuttles were unleashed and flew out of the barrier.

Immediately afterwards, countless Nightmare Soldiers clad in black armor and wielding various Nightmare weapons surged out from the Nightmare Kingdom passage beside Tang Hao.

Like a silent black torrent, it followed closely behind Jiuyao and surged into the chaotic Hufeng City.

For a moment, only Tang Hao, Bai Jue, Yan Yumin, the awakened Feng Mingyang, and his comatose sister Feng Mingyue remained inside the barrier.

Outside the barrier, screams, roars, the sound of freezing frost, and the howling of nightmare spirits filled the air...

Various chaotic sounds drifted from afar, indicating that a brutal battle was unfolding within the city.

After an unknown amount of time, the chaotic sounds of fighting outside gradually subsided, replaced by an even more eerie and oppressive silence.

He noticed the anxiety on Feng Mingyang's face and the way he kept glancing outside the barrier.

Tang Hao thought for a moment and said to him, "Senior Feng, the chief of the Hufeng clan is dead, but the Hufeng clan cannot be without a leader for a day. We also need to thoroughly settle accounts for the root cause and the guilt of this calamity."

“Right now, only you and your sister are qualified and capable of taking over this mess.” He spoke firmly, his eyes sincere.

Feng Mingyang, who was leaning against a huge rock, turned his head to look when he heard this.

Looking around at the dilapidated Holy Spring barrier before him and listening to the faint wails coming from the distant city ruins, he was filled with mixed emotions.

Feng Mingyang had always harbored ambitions to reclaim the Hufeng clan, and given his unrestrained and carefree nature, he would naturally not feign reluctance.

He immediately replied with a serious expression and a heavy tone, "Very well! It is now up to us, the Chenghuang lineage, to take on this responsibility once again."

"Senior Feng's succession to the position of clan leader is perfectly justified!"

A flash of light appeared at the entrance to the barrier, and figures walked in.

A clear but excited voice came through.

(End of this chapter)