bookrebus Chapter 98 Wizard
Chapter 98 Wizard
"What kind of being did you encounter on this journey that damaged your very essence?" an old woman with snow-white hair asked.
“Everything was going according to plan, but then a variable came along… The immortal technique that the boy used seemed to contain the power of the Great Dao that his cultivation level couldn’t possibly control…” another young and beautiful woman replied to the old woman.
As she spoke, she plucked a strand of hair from her head. Instantly, her once jet-black and lustrous hair began to fade as the strand was removed. Starting from the top of her head, the jet-black color slowly faded, gradually turning into snow-white hair like the old woman's.
Those deep blue eyes held a fierce killing intent. The image of that boy kept flashing through her mind. Every time she thought about how she had been hurt by such an ant, the anger in her heart intensified.
The old woman frowned, gently stroking the young woman's cheek, before giving a deep order: "All elders, prepare to activate the Extreme Yin Profound Nether Array to heal the young master!"
The young woman was surrounded by a circle of dark blue rocks, with an old man with white hair standing next to each rock. The old woman then flew over and stood next to a rock.
Everyone activated their spiritual power, and a dark blue aura emerged from each rock, slowly converging towards the young woman in the center. At the same time, a circular blue magic circle slowly appeared beneath her feet, and the power contained within it began to flow into the woman's body.
"Ugh... um..." The silver-haired woman frowned slightly and pursed her lips, as if the treatment process was very painful. As the power of the magic array surged in, a shrill roar began to emanate from the woman's dantian. The desperate shriek echoed in the glacial cave, which was quite terrifying.
The dantian was so strange, and the nascent soul was entangled by vengeful spirits. The one who cultivated using this method was none other than Chu Yanbing, the witch of the Northern Underworld.
She is currently in the Northern Underworld Ice Plains, one of the five major domains, and her family is the Northern Underworld Witch Clan, the strongest and most powerful clan in the entire Northern Plains.
Cultivators born into the Beiming Wu Clan inherit their ancestors' genes, resulting in snow-white hair, fair skin, and natural immunity to cold.
In contrast, Northern Darkness Wizards cannot become alchemists because their bodies are cold and their dantian cannot generate alchemical fire, thus losing the most important basic condition for becoming an alchemist.
Therefore, the Northern Darkness Witch Clan would hire cultivators and alchemists from the other four major regions to refine pills for them.
However, the secret method passed down through generations of the Beiming Witch Clan compensated for their inability to refine pills. This secret method allowed Beiming Witches to absorb the cultivation of other cultivators and make it their own, making their cultivation speed much faster than ordinary cultivation. This also enabled the Beiming Witch Clan to become the largest force in the Beiming Ice Plains in just a few hundred years in the early years.
As time passed, with the continuous operation of the Extreme Yin Profound Nether Array, Chu Yanbing's damaged Nether Soul Nascent Soul, which had been damaged by the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, was gradually restored by the power of the array. The dozen or so lost souls were also replenished by the pre-prepared cultivator offerings.
Only when they saw Chu Yanbing's dantian once again emitting a dazzling dark blue light did the elders stop transferring cultivation and halt the formation.
The patriarch of the Beiming Witch Clan, Chu Zishan, who is also Chu Yanbing's mother, walked over, raised her hand to support the weak Chu Yanbing, and asked softly with concern, "Bing'er, how are you feeling?"
"Yes... Mother, I'm fine. Fortunately, the elders of the family helped me heal, and my originally extremely serious injuries have been completely healed."
After saying that, Chu Yanbing cupped her hands to thank the other elders: "Thank you all for helping me heal my injuries."
Chu Zishan added, "Everyone has worked hard. Once the young master recovers, I will definitely repay you all properly!"
The elders bowed in thanks, and as they spoke, they took out pills from their storage bags and stuffed them into Chu Yanbing's hands. After a bit of tugging, everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere changed from tense and serious to harmonious and warm.
Three days later, in the main hall of the Northern Underworld Witch Clan.
"Bing'er, you've only been home for a few days, and you're already going out on another adventure?" Chu Zishan frowned slightly, looking at her daughter in her arms with a worried expression.
Upon hearing Chu Yanbing say that she wanted to venture out again, Chu Zishan hugged her even tighter, stroking her long, white hair while trying to persuade her daughter to stay by her side by sharing some life lessons.
“Oh, Mother, you always made me stay at home when I was little and didn’t let me go out to play. Now I’m 125 years old and I’m an adult. I want to go out and see the world and hone myself to become a more powerful wizard. Only then will I be qualified to take over your position. Don’t you agree?”
Chu Yanbing looked up at Chu Zishan, blinked her big, watery eyes, pouted her little mouth and didn't say a word. Her adorable and innocent appearance was the reason why Chu Zishan had softened and let her go last time.
However, after only a little over ten years away, Chu Yanbing returned with a damaged essence and a body full of malevolence, which was hard for Chu Zishan to accept. She was the only young master of the entire Beiming Witch Clan. Her father died because he was devoured by the backlash from studying the alchemy of witches, and Chu Zishan took over the position of clan leader.
Originally, because they were women, it would have been difficult for the widow and her daughter to gain the respect of the clan leaders. After enduring countless cold words and attacks from the clan, Chu Zishan finally hardened her heart and absorbed her husband's soul into her own cultivation, breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm in one fell swoop and stabilizing her position as clan leader with her strength.
"My dear, Bing'er, it's not that your mother doesn't want you to go out and train, but you must be careful. You can't just rush around recklessly without paying any attention to your own safety. You've reached the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm in just twenty years, which is a very fast improvement in cultivation, but there are also great hidden risks involved, you just haven't seen them yet."
Chu Yanbing buried her head in Chu Zishan's arms, somewhat displeased, and muttered in a low voice, "Okay, okay, I know... then I'm going to go play with Uncle Jiang."
Chu Zishan gave a wink to one of the guards in the main hall and then agreed to Chu Yanbing's request.
Chu Zishan tossed a jade slip to the guard, gave him a few instructions via telepathy, and then had him quietly follow Chu Yanbing outside.
"Hmph! Zhang Yunling...you wait and see...I will repay the debt a hundredfold for what I did that day..."
Just moments ago she was being affectionate with her mother, but as soon as she recalled how Zhang Yunling had severely injured her in the Quanzhen Sect, Chu Yanbing's expression turned fierce.
Chu Yanbing had already noticed the clan leader's personal guards who were secretly following her. She deliberately walked towards a secluded corner, and when the guards realized something was wrong, Chu Yanbing quickly turned around, her hands already forming a hand seal, and cast a spell to make them faint.
She chuckled softly, took flight, and transformed into a long rainbow, heading south towards the Daotian Continent.