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Chapter 236: Lunar Eclipse Disaster - Breaking the Contract Midway

"do not come!"

Su Li yelled, but she watched as her master, with a loving smile on his face, came over to congratulate her on her Nascent Soul breakthrough.

Under the full moon on the 15th, the lunar eclipse curse spread with the help of moonlight, infecting all living beings within a thousand miles of the sect.

She stood up and walked out of the stone house, trying to dispel the bad memories.

Perhaps her innate fate destined her to be a lonely star.

She was abandoned by her parents from birth.

At that time, Su Li's master had just given birth to her little sister. Moved by her crying, he had a kind thought and picked her up.

Who could have imagined that this would lead to a lunar eclipse disaster that affected thousands of miles.

From that day on, no other living creatures could exist around her, and even the fourth-level Absolute Spirit Shenyun Wood would be gradually corroded and become rotten.

It directly transformed into a natural disaster that could move on its own.

The situation was very serious, and several major forces around were very troubled.

Su Li is a True Lord of the Nascent Soul, and she also carries with her an ancient forbidden curse. As long as she does not reach the state of Spiritual Transformation, no one can do anything to her.

But the problem is that the powerful gods are busy practicing.

He is like a mysterious dragon that is hard to find, and is almost impossible to find.

But fortunately, in order to avoid hurting more people, Su Li voluntarily exiled herself to this extremely remote island to live with the statue.

The several major sects in the surrounding area were naturally overjoyed.

They all contributed money and effort, and jointly set up a massive fourth-order illusion array around the outskirts of Ji'e Island as a cover, ensuring that ordinary cultivators could not see the island at all, let alone enter.

The nearest Cangming Immortal Sect even specially set up a monitoring formation at their own expense.

In name, it is used to ensure that no one with bad intentions enters, but in fact its more important role is to monitor Su Li's movements.

Once she can no longer stay on the island and wants to leave, they can discover her in time and discuss countermeasures. At the very least, they can let their own disciples hide.

But in fact, on the first day he set foot on the island, Su Li silently swore to the sky.

She would never set foot outside of the Island of Silence until the curse was lifted.

If she couldn't find a solution in the end, she would rather die here alone with the curse for the rest of her life than hurt any innocent person again.

"A greedy person should not be considered innocent."

Su Li glanced at the cave not far away and thought to herself, so using Xiao Chen to help her create a new statue should not be considered a violation of her oath.

For some reason, when she thought of this, she suddenly felt a little relieved.

After thinking about it carefully, it’s probably because I will get a new statue soon.

Time flies by like a fleeting arrow. In the blink of an eye, three days have passed since Xiao Chen first set foot on the island and came into contact with the curse carried by Su Li.

Another long night passed quietly, and a big sun slowly rose from the sea level in the distance.

The golden morning light penetrated the darkness and illuminated the entire Silence Island.

As usual, Su Li sat on the rocks by the sea, hugging her knees, and lightly tapping the waves with her bare feet.

The morning light penetrated the mist, illuminating the cinnabar between her eyebrows, and her snow-white hair shone like flowing silver as it fell.

A few strands of hair fluttered gently in the sea breeze, playfully brushing against her neck and legs, which were as white as mutton-fat jade.

But Su Li was completely unaware of this. Her gaze subconsciously turned to Xiao Chen, who was on the beach, having gotten up early to make a statue.

"Bang bang bang!"

A familiar sound rang out, a regular and powerful knocking sound, which indirectly reflected that the maker was still in good health.

Compared with the previous two days, it even seems to be more energetic.

But today is already the fourth day.

The doubt in Su Li's eyes became more and more intense. Her thin eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and her teeth unconsciously bit her lower lip, her heart full of confusion.

In the past hundred years, any living being that came close to her would be quickly infected by the curse that was like a cancer attached to their bones.

Within three days, the infected person will become deformed in intense pain and eventually die miserably.

But the Xiao Chen in front of him was not only still full of energy, but there was not even a trace of being affected by the curse.

Su Li stared at Xiao Chen without blinking, as if trying to get the answer from him.

Strange, why hasn't the curse taken effect yet?
Could it be that after a hundred years, the power of her curse has weakened?
A glimmer of hope arose in Su Li's heart.

But she immediately suppressed the thought. It was impossible. How could this be possible?

She has tried countless methods over the years, but has never been able to escape the curse.

This is nothing more than a wishful fantasy created by my extreme desire for relief.

Thinking of this, her eyes dimmed again.

"Boom boom boom!"

Xiao Chen changed from knocking to making small adjustments.

Su Li stared at his figure walking back and forth around the wood, and suddenly had an idea - could it be that Xiao Chen was carrying some special magic weapon that could just resist the curse?

However, when she looked closely, she found that there was no spiritual power fluctuation emitted by any magic weapon on Xiao Chen's body.

It's ridiculous. How could a Jindan cultivator have a magic weapon? She must be really confused.

Is it possible that Xiao Chen also has some special physique?

……

Su Li's heart was like a turmoil, with all kinds of thoughts coming to her mind.

Her fingers unconsciously entangled the ends of her hair, twisting her snow-white hair into tiny knots. She continued to stare at Xiao Chen unconsciously.

This look lasts all day.

Night falls, but with the "ding-ding-dong-dong" sound of carvings, the usually cold moonlight becomes a little softer.

"If it could continue like this, wouldn't it be nice?"

A strange thought suddenly popped up in Su Li's mind. Wouldn't it be nice if every day in the future could be like today?

But this is destined to be impossible.

She looked up at the moon in the sky. It was almost the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and it was time for another lunar eclipse.

Su Li's brows unconsciously knitted together into a knot.

"Why are you frowning? Is there something wrong with my carving?"

Xiao Chen glanced secretly at the reef and felt very puzzled.

After absorbing the blood pool, he continued searching in the forest without success, so he carried the newly cut spiritual wood and returned to the beach to continue carving.

But strangely, he found Su Li's behavior becoming more and more incomprehensible.

It's fine that he just stared at the statue in a daze for the first two days, but in the past two days he has actually started to pay close attention to his carving process.

Especially today, during the intervals between carvings, whether Xiao Chen looked up intentionally or pretended to look up casually, he would always meet a pair of star-like eyes.

At first, he just thought that this Yuanying senior was paying attention to his carving progress.

But gradually, he felt that there seemed to be something indescribable in Su Li's eyes when she looked at him.

This made Xiao Chen start to wonder in his heart, what does she mean?

I just broke a piece of wood of yours the day before yesterday. There are so many more in the forest. Why would you, a great Nascent Soul cultivator, do this?
Seeing Su Li staring at him, Xiao Chen frowned slightly.

It is said that some Yuanying monsters have strange habits. Could she be thinking about something weird now?
As soon as this thought came to his mind, he felt a slight chill on his back, as if a cold wind was blowing.

hiss~!

Xiao Chen took a deep breath and quickly quickened his movements.

Now he just wanted to finish the statue as soon as possible and fly away with the remaining Moon-dyed Jadeite Ganoderma.

Although he had broken the wood once due to an error before, he had completed the first statue in four days, completing half of the task.

And as his proficiency increases, Xiao Chen is confident that he can deal with the second statue within two days.

If all went well, on the sixth night, he would be able to deliver the new statue and exchange it for the Moon-Dyed Chalcedony Ganoderma.

He had already made up his mind that after getting the elixir, he would leave here overnight without stopping.
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"Something is wrong. My cultivation is increasing abnormally again."

On weekdays, Su Li’s favorite thing to do every day is to sit on the rocks by the sea and watch the sunrise.

Witness the dawn of light, breaking through the endless darkness.

But today, she no longer cared about that.

Although she had not practiced at all, she could clearly feel the true energy in her body surging uncontrollably, and the overall amount had increased a little.

"Is the curse going to strike early again?"

Under the cover of night, Su Li muttered to herself, with a hint of fear in her voice that she herself was not aware of.

In the first few decades, after each lunar eclipse, Su Li's cultivation would inexplicably increase.

Over hundreds of years, without any active practice, she was pushed to the late Nascent Soul stage.

At the same time, as the realm is broken through, the effect of the curse becomes stronger and stronger, and the scope of influence becomes larger and larger.

It has even begun to affect the surrounding waters and infect passing fish.

The fish schools within the range of the lunar eclipse will form many strange and mutant species.

Their temperaments become extremely violent, and they attack other sea fish crazily until they are hunted or die of exhaustion.

Faced with the increasingly severe curse, Su Li has tried various methods over the past hundred years to try to reduce the impact of the curse or suppress its occurrence.

But perhaps due to her resistance and suppression, the curse seemed to become increasingly unstable, often spiraling out of control in recent years.

Half a year ago and three months ago, there were even outbreaks several days in advance.

"Bang bang bang!"

A familiar voice sounded, making Su Li's heart tighten.

Once a lunar eclipse occurs, the power of the curse will be dozens of times greater than usual.

Even if Xiao Chen seems to be a little different from others, he will not be able to escape this disaster.

Thinking of those figures who had struggled in pain and twisted and deformed under the lunar eclipse, a trace of pain and pity flashed in Su Li's eyes.

His hands unconsciously clenched the corners of his clothes, and his knuckles turned white from the force.

While he was hesitating, the sun had quietly set in the west, and the night, like a huge curtain, enveloped the world again.

The moon will soon rise! "Enough!"

There was a barely perceptible tremor in Su Li's cold voice. She raised her head slightly and said, "No need to carve anymore. You can go now."

Ok?
Xiao Chen was studying the sculpture in front of him, and the flying sword in his hand paused when he heard this.

You actually broke the contract!
Okay, okay, this is how we play it, right? I've already carved half of it and you're changing your mind. If you weren't Yuanying Zhenjun, I would definitely make you pay today.

As the saying goes, the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to lie.

Looking at Su Li's appearance, Xiao Chen guessed that she might not keep her word.

Fortunately, he was more skilled and had already obtained a Moon-dyed Jadeite Ganoderma in advance, so his efforts did not end up in vain.

"Okay, junior, take your leave."

Although he was resentful in his heart, Xiao Chen remained calm on the surface. He immediately bowed and then turned around and left without any hesitation.

He knew very well that this was how the world of cultivation was, and those with higher realms had the final say.

The most correct thing to do right now is not to argue, but to leave quickly to prevent the other party from not only regretting it but also asking for the Moon-Dyed Jadeite Ganoderma back.

But don’t think that such a thing is impossible to happen. There are many precedents of killing to silence witnesses in the cultivation world.

If you go out without being cautious, you will be taken advantage of sooner or later.

Su Li looked at the figure from behind, and felt a sense of emptiness in her heart, as if she had suddenly lost something important. She subconsciously shouted, "Wait a minute!"

Ok?
Xiao Chen paused and cried out in his heart: It's bad!

Things will tend to go in the direction you imagine is bad, as long as there is such a possibility.

His eyes narrowed, wondering if Su Li really wanted to take the Yueran Yuzuzhi back.

If she dared to say this, even if it would offend the local forces, Xiao Chen would never intend to compromise today.

Some things can be tolerated, such as chopping wood, being respectful in addressing others, and so on.

But since this involved a rank-breaking elixir, it was worth it even if it meant offending the entire Mercy Sea. At worst, they could just move to a new location, which would only mean a few more months of salty sea breezes.

"Senior, do you have any other instructions?"

Xiao Chen turned around, his expression calm, and asked in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

Su Li opened her mouth, but her throat seemed to be choked by something, and she hesitated to speak, feeling conflicted.
My fingers unconsciously rubbed back and forth on the corner of my clothes. Maybe this month's curse won't happen early?

The two previous times were rare cases after all; most of the time the curse would erupt on the fifteenth.

Today is only the ninth day of the lunar new year, and there are still several days until the full moon night. It should still be in time to chase him away tomorrow.

But what if?
"Take those Moon-dyed Jadeite Ganoderma."

Su Li bit her lower lip, leaving a deep mark. "You can take whatever spiritual herbs you want from the island, but you have to be quick. You must leave here before midnight tonight."

"Remember, never come back."

"Next time we meet, I will never let you go."

Ok?
Xiao Chen was a little confused. What was she doing?
To be honest, Su Li gave him a weird feeling, and he couldn't understand her at all.

Since you are not going to break the contract, why suddenly terminate the transaction?
There is no reason for this.

Has anything happened in the past two days?
Xiao Chen suddenly recalled the scene last night when Su Li stared at the first statue he had carved with a frown on her face.

Hiss~, could it be that she thinks the statue I made is too ugly?

He glanced at his 'masterpiece' and said, "Although I haven't studied sculpture, it shouldn't be that bad, right?"

People who come from powerful families are really hard to please.

He doesn't even want to chop a piece of wood, but he still complains that others' work is not good-looking.

But then again, although Su Li is picky, she is willing to pay the agreed remuneration and additional rewards.

That's fine.

The pursuit of art should indeed be about striving for excellence, there is nothing wrong with that!
Xiao Chen immediately bowed respectfully and said, "Thank you, senior. I understand."

She said with her own mouth that you can take away any spiritual herbs you want on the island, so it should be no problem for me to cut down two pieces of absolute spiritual Shenyun wood later, right?

That's a fourth-grade spiritual wood, don't miss it.

In order to prevent any further complications, Xiao Chen deliberately quickened his pace this time, taking two steps at a time and disappearing from Su Li's sight in the blink of an eye.

"He's a greedy little thief indeed!"

When I heard that I could pick magical herbs, my feet felt like they were greased.

Su Li stared at the direction where Xiao Chen disappeared, slightly lost in thought.

He seemed to like those things very much, and she didn't need them anyway...

wrong!

It was obvious that she had been finding those things an eyesore for a long time, and she just asked this greedy little thief to clean up the useless garbage.

Now that things have come to this, she should make some preparations in advance for the possible lunar eclipse.

After so many years, Su Li is no longer as confused and helpless as she was at the beginning. She has gradually figured out some rules related to the curse on her own.

This curse is most likely related to the ancient witch clan.

She may have experienced the legendary, extremely rare phenomenon of ancestral blood reversion, becoming a being similar to a mutated spirit beast.

According to Su Li's repeated observations, a few special high-level spiritual herbs can survive for a long time under the influence of the curse.

To be more precise, they can significantly shorten the time it takes to germinate, grow, mature, and wither.

This is because the curse actually carries a lot of vitality.

And this vitality is also closely related to her own condition.

Although Su Li felt that the word appearance might have nothing to do with her in this life.

However, the Lunar Eclipse Curse did allow her to maintain an inappropriate vitality, as if her age and skin had remained at the year when she broke through to the Nascent Soul stage.

If the curse can be removed, these vitality will actually be of great use.

Unfortunately, the Lunar Eclipse Spell is too overbearing and cannot be used effectively.
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"what?"

Xiao Chen's expression froze. He reached out and pushed aside the dark green vines. Looking at the three Moon-dyed Jadeite Ganoderma flowers before him, he couldn't help but be slightly startled. "Why is there one more?"

It's really weird. In just a few days, a new chalcedony ganoderma has grown here.

And it is not a seedling that has just broken through the soil. It is almost half the size of the other two plants and looks as if it has been growing for forty or fifty years.

Faced with this situation, Xiao Chen could guess with just his toes that something must be causing the elixir to be produced.

So he immediately began to carefully compare the surrounding situation.

Soon, he discovered that the soil layer where the roots of this newly grown Moon-dyed Jadeite Ganoderma were located was higher than the surrounding area, as if something was buried underneath.

He did not hesitate and dug it up decisively. He found a slightly reddish crystal the size of a fingernail buried underneath.

"What is this?"

Xiao Chen reached out and picked up the small diamond-shaped crystal. In an instant, he felt the surging vitality contained in the crystal.

As soon as it comes into contact with living things, the vitality in it instantly becomes active.

A large amount of energy and blood rushed into his body along his fingertips like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins.

But at the moment when this energy and blood entered the body, it seemed to have become an ownerless object, just like before in the blood pool.

Xiao Chen didn't have time to think carefully about the reason. He instinctively activated the internal skills in his body and tried his best to refine the rich energy and blood that suddenly entered his body.

The effect of this body refining is much stronger than the previous one in the blood pool.

Not only does my whole body feel hot, it feels like I've taken something tonic.

What surprised him even more was that he could vaguely feel that some of his energy and blood seemed to have 'melted' into his meridians and become a part of his body.

Although it sounds a bit strange to say this, it is indeed the most appropriate description.

About half an hour later, the entire crystal had transformed into qi and blood power and penetrated into his body.

Xiao Chen closed his eyes and concentrated, looking inward with his spiritual sense, and saw that five more true essences had been added to his life pill, which was equivalent to saving him half a month of hard training.

At the same time, just like last time, the concentration of Qi and blood in his body also increased significantly.

As far as I feel, this growth is twice as much as the last time.

It seems that this mysterious crystal is more effective in increasing the concentration of qi and blood.

"Why can't it last a little longer?"

Xiao Chen slowly opened his eyes, looked at his empty palms, felt the powerful energy and blood in his body, and once again experienced that feeling of wanting more.

This kind of rapid improvement by taking shortcuts is really addictive and difficult to extricate oneself.

I don’t know what this mysterious crystal is and why it has such a good body-building effect?

"Oh, I get it!"

Xiao Chen quickly realized that this mysterious crystal must be a specialty of this island!

Why did Su Li, the dignified Yuanying Zhenjun, choose to practice in seclusion here?

It must be because this place has something unique that other places don’t have.

The puddle before and the elixir here should all be related to this mysterious crystal!
I understand. Now I finally understand.

Xiao Chen seemed to have discovered a new world, and immediately began to dig deep into the ground to see if there were any other special crystals around.

Even a bold thought flashed through his mind: Could there be a unique spiritual mineral vein nearby?
The effect of just one crystal is so good. If one can absorb one hundred or eighty of them, wouldn’t it be possible to directly reach the state of great perfection of the golden elixir?

If you are extremely lucky and accidentally dig out tens of thousands of them, then the Nascent Soul stage will be within your reach, and there is even some hope of reaching the Divine Transformation stage.

Well, this may be a little unrealistic.

Xiao Chen shook his head repeatedly, throwing away the strange idea.

It's not just a matter of luck. Mainly, under normal circumstances, even if such natural treasures were born from spiritual mines, they should be condensed in the core parts, and the total number would definitely not be large.

But then again, even if I could pick up one or two more, it would be a good thing.

Increasing the total amount of Qi and blood can make it easier for you to break through small bottlenecks in your future physical training.

Unfortunately, even though he dug through all the surrounding vines, he still found nothing and no clues related to the mysterious crystal.

"Oh, forget it, I'm not destined for that."

Xiao Chen glanced at the sky and remembered the instructions to leave before midnight.

I decided to hurry up and cut down two trees and leave here in time.

(End of this chapter)