Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 493 - 322: Returning to the Realm of Soul Condensation_2

Chapter 493: Chapter 322: Returning to the Realm of Soul Condensation_2

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Xu Yuan’s re-ascension to the realm of Soul Condensation was not going smoothly.

Because of the Demon Crystal activated.

The Demon Crystal of the Primordial ghost, once a Saint, contained Life Origin that was both immense and solid, and unlike the ordinary ghost Demon Crystals, once the Life Origin of Qi was absorbed, it clung to one’s bones like a persistent maggot, nearly impossible to expel.

Like the roots of a century-old tree burrowing deep into the soil, Qi’s Life Origin seemed to have taken root within Xu Yuan’s body, so much so that even the Life Reversal Liquid struggled to remove it.

And so, progress stalled.

The vast chamber was silent.

Li Qingyan, clad in red, pressed her lips tightly together:

"Elder, what do you mean by ’it can’t be removed’?"

Old Man Luo’s voice, ever so serene and clear, carried a heavy weight:

"Qi meddled with it, the Life Reversal Liquid has limited effect on corroding the Life Origin of this Primordial ghost. With the current progress, the lad can’t fully revert back to human form."

Li Qingyan’s breathing hitched for a moment, then she asked:

"Elder, I remember you said before, if the Life Origin isn’t completely removed, the ghost transformation will deepen until one fully becomes a ghost..."

"Yes." Luo Xiran said.

Li Qingyan’s attractive eyebrows nearly twisted into knots, her breath trembling slightly:

"So now... is there a way?"

"I am thinking."

"....."

Seeing this, Li Qingyan’s heart sank, her fingertips slightly digging into her palm as she rapidly thought of countermeasures.

Her military career had given her a broad understanding of many paths of cultivation, but ghosts, creatures extinct for tens of thousands of years, were beyond her ken.

For a while, there was no sound in the room.

Only Li Qingyan, frowning, paced back and forth across the room, her boots tapping ’da da’ on the stone floor.

After a long moment,

Xu Yuan slowly opened his tightly shut eyes,

As the main subject, he appeared much calmer at this moment compared to the anxious women.

Watching her pace back and forth in front of him for a few breaths, he suddenly laughed:

"Qingyan, I’m not in a hurry, you play the emperor who isn’t in a hurry, but why does the eunuch appear frantic?"

Li Qingyan paused in her steps, turning back to glare at him;

"Comparing yourself to my father, the Emperor! If word gets out, you’ll have a hard time."

Xu Yuan shrugged nonchalantly, saying:

"If I’m dying, can’t I speak my mind a little?"

Li Qingyan became angry:

"What are you thinking, joking with me at a time like this?"

Xu Yuan, feeling the Life Origin within him that couldn’t be removed, said aloud:

"Life is full of frustrations, but we still have to go on living."

"......."

Li Qingyan took two deep breaths, her chest seemingly about to burst open from frustration.

Looking into her cute and delicate eyes, Xu Yuan suddenly grinned and asked:

"Speaking of which, Qingyan, I swallowed that ’Qi’s’ Demon Crystal to help you, and now my transformation can’t be stopped. How do you plan to repay me? I value my life quite dearly."

"..."

Li Qingyan’s gaze stalled, staring blankly at him.

Xu Yuan smiled and winked at her.

After a silent few breaths,

Li Qingyan bit the corner of her lip, took a deep breath, and with a resolved look, she said softly:

"If the ghost transformation can’t be reversed, I... will kill you with my own hands, then take my own life."

"...."

As they looked at each other,

Xu Yuan’s eyes twitched; he could feel that this crazed woman was not joking.

Clearing his throat, Xu Yuan said softly:

"Actually, you could consider becoming a ghost with me..."

"Too ugly, I don’t fancy that."

"....."

After a pause, Xu Yuan directly asked Old Man Luo:

"Luo Xiran, can you still concoct the Life Reversal Liquid?"

The issue wasn’t that the Life Reversal Liquid couldn’t remove Qi’s Life Origin, but that there wasn’t enough of it.

Lost in thought, Luo Xiran subconsciously replied:

"I certainly can concoct it, but it’s been ten thousand years; possibly many of the materials have become extinct. The minor ingredients might be fine, but if the main components are lost, finding replacements would require a lot of time for improvisation and research. There’s not enough time."

Xu Yuan stroked his chin, a flicker of contemplation in his eyes.

He knew where to find the main materials listed in the records.

But if they really needed to concoct it, this piece of information would probably have to be charged to Old Man Luo’s account again.

As he pondered,

Xu Yuan spoke up again, asking:

"So, there really is no way now?"

Luo Xiran was silent for a moment, then suddenly said:

"There is."

Xu Yuan opened his mouth to speak, but the voice of the Wrapped Chest Princess beside him preempted him:

"Please speak your mind, senior."

Luo Xiran’s voice carried a weighty tone:

"You, kid, try to break through to Saint."

"....."

Silence ensued.

Xu Yuan’s expression was somewhat stiff, and confusion filled Li Qingyan’s eyes.

Break through to Saint?

Within the Charm Secret Realm, Xu Yuan was most likely only at Primordial level, and at most, he could break through Mortal Transcendence.

With both realm and cultivation not sufficient, how could he break through?

However, neither Xu Yuan nor Li Qingyan immediately doubted Luo Xiran’s ’radical theory’, waiting instead for her follow-up explanation.

As an old woman who had studied Ghostification for most of her life, Luo Xiran’s theoretical and practical knowledge was rich; she couldn’t be shooting in the dark.

After a slight consideration of her words, Luo Xiran materialized her figure with mushroom armor and glanced at Xu Yuan:

"Kid, you actually already have the conditions to break through to Saint."

"...."

Xu Yuan opened his mouth, then pointed at himself.

Am I that amazing, and I didn’t know?

Luo Xiran chuckled, lifted her hand to caress her hair, and her beautiful eyes slightly narrowed:

"The conditions for you to break through to Saint are all external."

Then she said,

Luo Xiran raised two slender fingers in front of them:

"First, Qi already has the Primordial Ghost origination from a fallen Saint. His Life Origin contains the Sacred Origin of a Saint, and this is also one of the reasons why the Life Reversal Liquid could not extract the Life Origin.

"Second, I was also a Saint, and by incorporating the Blood Divine Stone with the mushroom armor into your ghostly body, I can manipulate your body to guide the Energy Mechanism and help you break through."

Having said that,

Luo Xiran laughed lightly:

"Just if the breakthrough fails, the Sacred Origin belonging to Qi will be consumed completely, and the Life Origin inside you will also be significantly depleted."

Xu Yuan remained silent for a few breaths, his voice carrying a trace of realization:

"So that’s it.... Failing to break through to Saint could weaken my ghostly body, and then using the Life Reversal Liquid would allow me to achieve more with less effort in transforming my ghostly body into a human one."

Speaking, Xu Yuan slightly furrowed his brow:

"But what if I actually do break through to Saint? Xiran, the effectiveness of the Life Reversal Liquid on the body of a Saint who has broken through...."

"Tch... Kid, shamelessness is a good thing."

"....." Xu Yuan.

Without further words, all three of them being action-oriented, they started executing the plan as soon as it was settled.

After the mushroom armor merged into the body, along with Luo Xiran’s command, "Relax!", the Energy Mechanism around Xu Yuan suddenly changed.

A massive and terrifying surge of Energy Mechanism quietly spread throughout the huge stone house, the pressure dissipating in the air nearly twisted the space, and even a rumbling sound could be faintly heard.

"Hum——"

A sharp buzz rang in his ears, and Xu Yuan felt everything in front of him slow down drastically.

With Luo Xiran’s guidance, the Life Origin inside Xu Yuan began to move automatically within his body.

A few breaths later,

A pain that seemed to come from the depths of his life origin stealthily struck, and Xu Yuan felt as though he was being torn to pieces.

Even with his resolute mind, the pain blurred his consciousness involuntarily.

"Spirit Condensation!"

Just as Xu Yuan was about to lose consciousness, a clear and stern voice woke him: "Kid, steady your spirit. If you pass out while breaking through to Saint, it’s over for a lifetime.

"Stay conscious, remember this feeling, as it is a great opportunity for you to break through to Saint in the future!"

Following the fall of Luo Xiran’s voice, Xu Yuan jolted, biting down on his teeth and enduring.

Time passed quietly,

and in the midst of this seemingly boundless pain, Xu Yuan suddenly realized that he was sensing an energy fluctuation utterly beyond his comprehension.

A flawless, pure, and mysterious fluctuation....

Saint.

Xu Yuan wanted to remember this sensation, but he simply could not grasp it.

It was like a castle in the air, like sand slipping through fingers.

And this vibration unique to a Saint merely lasted for a few breaths before it disappeared along with an explosive sound inside his body...

The attempt to break through to Saint, as expected, failed.

Xu Yuan’s ghostly body was severely injured, and under Luo Xiran’s guidance, the effects of the Life Reversal Liquid quickly devoured everything pertaining to the ghostly aspect.....

On the first day, Xu Yuan’s cultivation dropped to Primordial amidst the pain, and the mushroom armor was stripped from his body again.

On the second day, Xu Yuan’s cultivation dropped to Great Grandmaster.

On the third day, Xu Yuan re-ascended to the realm of Soul Condensation experts.