boyutpedia Chapter 48 Fantasy
Chapter 48 Fantasy
"It's done!" Yao Chen's eyes flashed with joy.
"Remember, after taking the pill, do not use your battle qi to refine it. Instead, use your spiritual power to envelop it and activate its repairing ability." Yao Chen wiped away non-existent sweat, handed the medicine bottle to Huo Yuhao, and said solemnly.
Huo Yuhao took the pill, his face showing visible apprehension, and cautiously asked, "This is the Restoration Pill?"
Yao Chen smiled and nodded, but there seemed to be a hint of fatigue on his face. It seemed that in his current state, refining a sixth-grade pill was still a bit of a burden.
Not missing the weariness on Yao Lao's face, Huo Yuhao gently advised, "Now that the pill has been refined, Master, you should go back to your ring and rest."
Yao Chen waved his hand, putting the Black Demon Cauldron on the ground into the Ancient Flame Ring. Just as he was about to flash into the ring, his expression changed slightly, and he suddenly turned his head to look towards Qingshan Town.
"What's wrong?" Yao Chen's actions made the three of them nervous, and they hurriedly asked.
"Someone's coming, let's go!" Yao Chen said in a deep voice. Huo Yuhao and the other two reacted quickly, leaping onto the back of the blue eagle. After they were all firmly seated, the blue eagle flapped its wings and took flight. At the same time, Yao Chen's figure vanished, his soul power transforming into a light screen that enveloped them, isolating them from their presence. Huo Yuhao also mobilized his spiritual power to envelop everyone. With a distortion in space, they completely disappeared from sight, both with the naked eye and with soul perception.
Shortly after Huo Yuhao and the others left, a streak of azure light flashed by, and Yun Yun appeared in the valley where the fragrance of elixir lingered.
"Have they already left?"
……
That night, in a secluded mountain cave, the three of them sat around a fire after dinner. Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor noticed that Huo Yuhao's face, which should have been filled with joy, was instead etched with tension and anxiety. They couldn't help but comfort him:
"Don't worry, don't you trust your master's alchemy skills?"
"Brother Yuhao, the pills that the teacher refined will definitely heal your mental sea."
Huo Yuhao shook his head without saying a word, revealing an expression they couldn't understand, as if he were about to be judged, before taking out the pill and swallowing it.
As the pill entered his body, Huo Yuhao mobilized his spiritual power to completely envelop it, carefully stimulating its medicinal effects. Strands of energy flowed along his spiritual power and merged into his sea of consciousness, repairing the cracks in his mind. Huo Yuhao's sea of consciousness was once again perfectly smooth and complete.
After the last ray of golden light merged in, the dark world brightened up again after many years.
The once vast sea of the spirit has shrunk considerably, its golden surface churning with waves, a testament to the turmoil within its master. As the golden light fades, the empty spiritual world does not fall into darkness once more.
The ripples subsided, and a person slowly floated up onto the calm sea, standing on the water.
He kept his eyes tightly closed, not daring to open them, quietly feeling the cold wind formed by his spiritual energy blowing through his body.
"Yuhao, long time no see!" The voices came in layers, but were not clear. Huo Yuhao opened his eyes and smiled.
"Long time no see, everyone!"
Golden figures surrounded Huo Yuhao. Perhaps it was because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, a faint sense of unfamiliarity held them back. Even Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Xue Di, who were closest to Huo Yuhao, did not rush forward.
Huo Yuhao walked up to each of them and gently embraced them, not even sparing the Evil Emperor. While embracing the Ice Emperor, he listened to Tianmeng's jealous nagging in his ear, and a tear rolled down his cheek.
"It's so good to see you all again."
……
"Not good!" In the real world, Yao Chen suddenly emerged from the Ancient Flame Ring, supported Huo Yuhao's body, and frantically mobilized his soul power, surging into Huo Yuhao's body.
"Ding!" A crisp sound rang out, and a seven-colored light shield appeared, repelling Yao Chen's soul power and preventing it from entering Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea.
"This is impossible?!"
"What happened?" The two people who were cultivating at the cave entrance rushed in, looking anxiously at Yao Chen and asking, "Has something happened to Yuhao?"
Yao Chen was so anxious that he was covered in sweat and at a loss. Even his soul was flickering and unstable.
"Yuhao's spiritual sea had been fully repaired, but his spiritual energy suddenly began to deplete rapidly and relentlessly. If this continues, I'm afraid..."
"What will happen?" Little Fairy Doctor tugged at Yao Chen's sleeve, her voice trembling.
"I'll die, and I'll never wake up again." Yao Chen tried several times to enter Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea without success, and slumped to the ground in despair.
"Aren't there any pills I can use?" Xiao Yan pinched his thigh hard, forcing himself to stay calm.
"No. It's too late to refine it now."
"Damn it!" Xiao Yan swung his fist and slammed it into the ground in anger, creating a sizable crater. Shards of stone flew everywhere, some of which hit Huo Yuhao in the face. Suddenly, Huo Yuhao's voice rang out.
"Let me take a nap, just for a little while."
The three of them quickly looked at Huo Yuhao, but to their dismay, Huo Yuhao still had his eyes closed and a bright smile on his face. What should have been a happy smile instead gave them a suffocating feeling as if their hearts were being gripped.
Beep! Tap!
Tears fell as Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor looked at each other, both seeing the unstoppable tears on the other's face.
"Strange? Why are you crying?"
……
In the spiritual realm, Huo Yuhao held Dong'er and Qiu'er's hands on either side, recounting his experiences on the Dou Qi Continent to the spirits. He spoke of the fatherly love he felt from Xiao Zhan, his brotherhood with Xiao Yan, and the beautiful scenery during his training in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. He told them everything in detail, wishing he could recount every single moment of the past ten years.
They responded enthusiastically at first, but soon fell silent, listening intently to Huo Yuhao's increasingly urgent tone.
"Yuhao," Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er interrupted him together.
"I know, I know..."
Huo Yuhao tried hard to open his eyes, but even though there were no tears, his vision became increasingly blurry. He held onto Dong'er and Qiu'er's hands tightly, but dared not tighten his grip.
He strained to lift his head, trying to see everything clearly, but dizziness gradually crept over him. As if struck by a tap, he felt a sudden, sharp pain. With a splash, Huo Yuhao collapsed onto the lake's surface.
……
Inside the cave, Huo Yuhao lay on the ground, while Xiao Yan, panting heavily, clutched a stone in his hand: "It seems to have worked. Master, take a look, is Yuhao's spiritual power...?"
"Phew—" After the check, Yao Chen let out a long sigh, his voice weak and feeble: "Alright, Yuhao's mental energy is no longer being depleted."
After letting out a sigh of relief, Yao Chen's heart clenched again. Looking at Huo Yuhao's calm yet pale face, he murmured, "Yuhao, what exactly is your past...?"
He turned to look at Xiao Yan and Little Fairy Doctor, their faces still wet with tears. Yao Chen waved wearily, "You two go and rest. I'll watch over him."
Little Fairy Doctor shook her head and said to Yao Chen and Xiao Yan, "Teacher, Xiao Yan, you've had a long day. Let me take care of Brother Yuhao."
Seeing the unwavering determination in Little Fairy Doctor's eyes, Yao Chen and Xiao Yan stopped insisting. Yao Chen set up a soul seal at the cave entrance and returned to the Ancient Flame Ring to rest with Xiao Yan.
Little Fairy Doctor carried Huo Yuhao to the fire and let him rest his head on her lap. She gazed quietly at his face, then suddenly laughed, the smile appearing somewhat comical against the backdrop of tears still glistening in the corners of her eyes.
……
After an unknown amount of time, Huo Yuhao opened his eyes and stared blankly at the dim and empty mental world before him for a long time.
He slowly raised his hands. Then, in the empty sea of his mind, he embraced himself.
After a long while, Huo Yuhao had a thought and left the Sea of Spirit.