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"The caster, Ghost Face, is either dead or alive; this is too far to help. And a stronger soul power..." She looked at Chu Ling'er, who was struggling in pain.

"Miss Chu's psychic abilities should have made her the best candidate, but she is currently being countered by the mark and is in a precarious situation."

Suddenly remembering something, she took out a jade box from the bottom of the medicine box. Inside was a small section of crystal-clear root—the root of the Heart-Clearing Glass Grass. Although its medicinal effects were not as good as its leaves and flowers, it still had the same effect of purifying and calming the soul.

"I have no choice but to take the risk." Shen Qingqiu cut off a small section of the root, ground it into powder, mixed it with several calming herbs, and made it into a paste.

"Miss Chu, I will apply the ointment to your brow and combine it with acupuncture to try to temporarily sever the mark's control over your soul. However, this process will be very painful, and we can only buy you fifteen minutes. If the mark is not truly removed after fifteen minutes, the backlash will be even more severe."

Chu Ling'er nodded with difficulty: "Come on... it's better than... better than this..."

Without further hesitation, Shen Qingqiu quickly applied the ointment to Chu Ling'er's forehead.

The moment the ointment touched the skin, it emitted a hissing burning sound, as the black mist and the medicinal power clashed fiercely.

Chu Ling'er trembled violently, letting out a suppressed groan of pain, her nails digging deep into her palms until blood flowed freely.

At the same time, Shen Qingqiu took out silver needles and, with lightning speed, pierced several major acupoints on Chu Ling'er's head and back of her neck.

The needle tip vibrated, emitting a faint hum.

Gradually, the black aura between Chu Ling'er's brows was temporarily sealed by the ointment and stopped spreading.

Her trembling body slowly calmed down, and her eyes regained their clarity, but she was extremely weak.

"Successfully...for now." Shen Qingqiu's forehead was beaded with sweat, but he dared not relax. "Miss Chu, you can control yourself briefly now."

"Tell me, do you know how to remove the Soul-Chasing Seal?"

Chu Ling'er breathed weakly, her eyes closed, as if she were using her spiritual power to sense something.

A moment later, she opened her eyes, a flash of understanding in them: "The core of the mark... is connected to my 'spiritual origin.' To remove it, two forces are needed: one extremely yang and strong, to burn the mark's structure from the outside; and one pure and gentle, to soothe my origin from within, preventing it from turning against itself when burned."

She looked at Shen Qingqiu: "Sister Shen's medicinal spirit power can achieve the latter. But the former..."

Before he could finish speaking, hurried footsteps came from outside the hall.

Supported by Ye Qingcheng and Ling Feng, Lin Chen strode in. His face was pale and his breathing was unsteady, but fortunately his eyes remained sharp.

"I possess the power of ultimate Yang and strength." Lin Chen looked at the black mark between Chu Ling'er's eyebrows, and his Yang Spirit Eyes instantly saw through its structure.

"But it requires precise control; the slightest mistake will damage your soul."

Chu Ling'er looked at him, then suddenly smiled, a weak but resolute smile: "I believe you. As for the engagement... we can talk about that later."

"But now, please."

Lin Chen nodded and sat cross-legged opposite Chu Ling'er.

Shen Qingqiu quickly explained the situation: "The ointment and acupuncture can only suppress it for a quarter of an hour. You need to use the Nine Yang True Fire to burn the core of the mark within that quarter of an hour, but you must not damage Miss Chu's spiritual essence."

"I will use the power of the medicinal spirit to protect her essence, while guiding the medicinal power to repair any possible damage to her soul."

"But Lin Chen, your current condition..." Shen Qingqiu looked at his pale face with concern.

"That's enough." Lin Chen said succinctly, closed his eyes, and began to regulate his breathing.

I just forcibly used the Yin-Yang True Thunder, which consumed a lot of energy and damaged my meridians, but I don't have time to recover now.

He took out the Ice Heart Pendant from his bosom and held it in his left hand, then took a pill from Shen Qingqiu to replenish his true energy and swallowed it.

The cool aura of the Ice Heart Pendant temporarily suppressed the backlash, and the pills transformed into a warm current to replenish the energy consumed.

Three breaths later, Lin Chen opened his eyes, his right index and middle fingers joined together, and a highly concentrated, solidified golden flame condensed at the tip of his finger.

The flames were only the size of a grain of rice, yet they emanated a chillingly intense yang energy.

"start."

Shen Qingqiu pressed his hands against Chu Ling'er's temples, slowly channeling the greenish-blue medicinal energy into her.

Chu Ling'er closed her eyes, relaxed her whole body, and fully opened her spiritual energy source.

Lin Chen's fingertip slowly touched Chu Ling'er's brow.

The moment the golden flame touched the black mark—

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Like a red-hot iron pressed onto ice, black energy surged wildly, and Chu Ling'er's body suddenly stiffened, letting out a painful groan, but she gritted her teeth and endured it.

Shen Qingqiu unleashed his full medicinal power, and the cyan-green halo firmly protected Chu Ling'er's sea of ​​consciousness and spiritual origin.

Lin Chen focused intently, his Yang Spirit Eye locking onto the core of the mark.

The core was like a black seed, deeply rooted around Chu Ling'er's spiritual origin, with countless fine roots intertwined with the veins of the origin.

Lin Chen controlled the Nine Yang True Fire, transforming it into countless fire threads thinner than a hair, burning along the "roots" of the mark.

This is an extremely delicate and dangerous process, akin to performing neurosurgery with flames.

Sweat dripped from Lin Chen's forehead, and his injured meridians throbbed with pain. His hand, holding the Ice Heart Pendant, trembled slightly.

Time passed second by second.

The ointment's effects were waning, and the black marks began to retaliate, attempting to regain control of Chu Ling'er.

Chu Ling'er's breathing became rapid, and her body began to tremble again.

"Hold on!" Shen Qingqiu shouted, biting his tongue and spitting a mouthful of blood onto Chu Ling'er's forehead, which suddenly enhanced the power of the medicinal spirit.

Lin Chen's eyes flashed with golden light, and he shouted, "Break!"

All the fire lines converged simultaneously, fiercely scorching the core of the mark!

Click...

A faint cracking sound came from between Chu Ling'er's eyebrows.

The black seed-like core developed countless cracks on its surface, and finally collapsed completely with a "bang," turning into black smoke and dissipating.

Chu Ling'er's body went limp and she fell forward, but Shen Qingqiu caught her.

There was only a faint red mark between her eyebrows, a trace left by the Nine Yang True Fire, but the black mark had completely disappeared.

It worked!

Lin Chen let out a long sigh of relief, but also felt a wave of dizziness and almost fell over. Ye Qingcheng caught him.

"Quick, give them the medicine!" Shen Qingqiu hurriedly took out the pills.

After taking the pill, Chu Ling'er slowly woke up.

She touched her brow, feeling a sense of relief wash over her, tears welling in her eyes. Looking at Lin Chen and Shen Qingqiu, she choked out, "Thank you... thank you so much..."

Lin Chen weakly waved his hand and looked at Ling Feng, the leader of the Ice Guards: "Where's Ghost Face?"

"They have been taken to the woodshed and are being guarded by the Ice Guards."

"His cultivation is gone, but his life is not in danger."

Lin Chen nodded and said to Chu Ling'er, "Miss Chu, the Chu family's crisis has been temporarily resolved. However, time is of the essence for us, as the Netherworld Sect's 'Sun Hunting Plan' has been fully launched."

"I'd like to know, through your psychic abilities, are you able to sense the location of other Nine Yin Bodies and whether they are in danger?"