Free Web NovelChapter 288: Chapter 203: Uprooting the Demon (Part 2)
For the sake of this sole heir to the Lu Family’s vast fortune, Lu Tianchou was going all out. As long as she could be cured, he was willing to give up everything he owned!
Song Changsheng nodded. "This should be enough. Now, if you two would please wait outside. What I am about to do is not something you can observe. Please understand."
Everyone had their secrets, which Lu Tianchou could understand. Clenching his jaw, he finally led Li Anmin out of the attic.
After the two left, Song Changsheng waved the sleeve of his robe and set up a Restriction to block any outside probing.
He then sat down cross-legged on the spot and took out Spirit Stones to recover his spent Spiritual Power.
A moment later, the floor beside Song Changsheng was covered in the dust of depleted Spirit Stones.
He opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and rose to his feet, walking over to the Jade Bed.
The foreign object in Lu Yuxiu’s Dantian absorbed Life Force; anything that entered her body would be consumed by it.
As a Cultivator, Lu Yuxiu’s own Life Force was incredibly vigorous. Logically, she should have been the first to be used as nourishment.
But upon inspection, aside from the weakness caused by excessive blood loss, her Fire of Life was still relatively strong.
From this, Song Changsheng made a bold deduction: ’Could it be that this foreign object has formed a symbiotic relationship with Lu Yuxiu?’
Based on this point, Song Changsheng devised a simple and crude plan.
First, he would use Life Force to nurture the object until it was large enough to be identified. Only then could he determine the subsequent course of treatment.
This was an extremely risky decision, as no one knew what kind of effect the object would have on Lu Yuxiu once it grew.
Taking a deep breath, Song Changsheng retrieved most of his Spiritual Objects from his Storage Bag and tossed them all into the Bronze Cauldron he usually used for Artifact Refining.
He then took out the Spirit-Slaying Gourd, placed it beneath the Bronze Cauldron, and released a small wisp of deep blue Earth Core Cold Flame. It bloomed, tongues of fire licking and searing the bottom of the cauldron.
Although Song Changsheng didn’t know Alchemy, his control over temperature was no weaker than that of an average Alchemist. Simply processing these Spiritual Objects was no challenge for him.
Under the effect of the Spiritual Fire, all the Spiritual Objects inside the cauldron melted into a pure Spiritual Liquid. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
When he opened the lid of the cauldron, a seven-colored mist instantly billowed out, and a dense wave of vitality washed over him. A single breath made one feel years younger.
"Go!"
Song Changsheng gently opened Lu Yuxiu’s pale jaw. With a point of his finger, the Spiritual Liquid in the cauldron immediately transformed into a thin stream that flowed into her mouth.
As the pure Life Force spread through her limbs and bones, the foreign object in her Dantian immediately began to feast ravenously.
Empowered by his Pupil Technique, Song Changsheng could clearly see a scarlet ball of light rapidly expanding in Lu Yuxiu’s Dantian.
Once it reached a certain size, Song Changsheng sent a wisp of his Divine Sense toward her Dantian.
Since the target was now large enough, Song Changsheng quickly found the object within her Dantian.
It was a spherical, blood-colored sarcoma, already swollen to the size of an egg. Its surface was covered in twisted capillaries, and faint tentacles could be seen spreading outward from its body.
’What the hell is this thing?’ Song Changsheng’s expression shifted slightly. ’Is this... a tumor?’
Just as he was debating whether to cut off the supply of Life Force, Lu Yuxiu, lying on the Jade Bed, suddenly made a soft sound.
Turning his head to look, he saw that Lu Yuxiu’s tightly knitted, delicate brows had started to relax, and her eyelids were twitching slightly, as if she might wake up at any moment.
Joy surged in Song Changsheng’s heart. ’A positive response! It seems my method is working.’
He now faced two choices. One: cut off the supply of Life Force, because no one knew what the final consequences would be if he allowed the "tumor" to continue growing.
Two: continue to let the "tumor" grow, which would very likely cause Lu Yuxiu to wake up.
There was no time for hesitation. Song Changsheng decisively chose to continue growing the "tumor." No matter what, waking her up was the priority.
As the "tumor" continued to grow, the nauseating tendrils spreading from its surface quickly filled Lu Yuxiu’s entire Dantian.
At that moment, Lu Yuxiu also began to show signs of struggling. Her tightly closed eyes cracked open, the slit widening until a pair of clear, bright eyes was revealed.
Song Changsheng was momentarily stunned. He had never seen such beautiful eyes; they were as dazzling as the myriad stars in the firmament. He subconsciously stopped the infusion of the Spiritual Liquid.
"Excuse me... who are you?"
A trace of confusion appeared in Lu Yuxiu’s eyes. She could tell this was her room, but she had never seen the man before her.
"I’m a Physician your father hired. You’ve been ill, and I’m here to treat you," Song Changsheng said with a gentle smile.
"Oh, I see. Thank you for your trouble." Lu Yuxiu’s voice was soft and gentle, like a whisper in one’s ear.
"Are you feeling any discomfort anywhere in your body right now?" Song Changsheng asked, casting a discreet glance at her Dantian. Since the supply of Life Force had been cut, the "tumor" was gradually shrinking.
"I... suddenly feel so sleepy... I really want to... sleep..."
As she spoke, Lu Yuxiu’s voice grew fainter and her eyelids grew heavy, as if she might fall unconscious again at any moment.
Song Changsheng’s expression turned ugly. His worst fear had come true: the "tumor" had clearly formed a "symbiotic" relationship with Lu Yuxiu.
If he were to remove the "tumor" now, Lu Yuxiu would likely die on the spot.
Seeing that she was about to pass out, Song Changsheng immediately grabbed her wrist and channeled his Spiritual Power into her body.
Lu Yuxiu’s spirits instantly improved.
She blinked her sparkling eyes at Song Changsheng and said, "Xiu’er isn’t sleepy anymore! And... my body feels so warm and comfortable..."
His Spiritual Power was draining quickly. Song Changsheng hurriedly asked, "Do you remember who attacked you, or what they did to you?"
Lu Yuxiu blinked, a look of confusion on her face, and shook her head. "Xiu’er doesn’t remember."
"Then do you feel anything different about your body compared to before?"
Lu Yuxiu shook her head again. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
At this point, Song Changsheng was also reaching his limit. Just as he was about to withdraw his hand, a dull sound echoed in his ears, like a heartbeat magnified several times over.
"THUMP..."
"THUMP..."
"THUMP..."
The sound was extremely rhythmic and grew progressively clearer.
Song Changsheng’s eyes widened as he stared at Lu Yuxiu’s lower abdomen. The sound was coming from that area—or to be precise, from the "tumor" in her Dantian.
’This thing is alive?’ Song Changsheng was horrified.
Terror also filled Lu Yuxiu’s pale little face. She looked at Song Changsheng, flustered. "What... what is that sound..."
By now, the Spiritual Power in Song Changsheng’s body had reached its limit. He wanted to pull his hand back and retreat, but his hand seemed to be welded in place, unable to move an inch.
"Not good."
’This is bad,’ Song Changsheng thought. ’If this continues, I’ll be sucked dry.’
Just as he was hesitating whether to make a clean break, the sarcoma abruptly split open, and a mass of turbid, blood-colored fluid flowed out.
The sarcoma rapidly deflated, and the extended tendrils all retracted, quickly shriveling into a ball.
Lu Yuxiu’s brows furrowed in pain. She clenched her pearly teeth, desperately holding back a scream, and finally, she fainted from the sheer agony.
At the same time, Song Changsheng found that he could move again.
His face pale, he released her hand. That damned thing had almost sucked him dry.
Before he could even catch his breath, the mass of blood-colored liquid in her Dantian suddenly began to move, traveling up through Lu Yuxiu’s Meridians.
Although he didn’t know what this damned thing was or what it was trying to do, Song Changsheng knew he couldn’t let it continue unchecked.
He helped Lu Yuxiu sit up and struck her back with his palm, instantly squeezing out the last wisp of Spiritual Power from his Dantian.
The mass of blood-colored liquid was immediately forced out. Lu Yuxiu opened her mouth and spat out a large mouthful of foul blood, her aura rapidly weakening.
The moment the foul blood hit the floor, it moved as if alive, burrowing into the cracks of the floorboards and vanishing without a trace...
