The Sheep-Horned Man, a tomb guardian beast, had escorted Chen Shi and Fu Shen Tianji out of the Ghost God Domain of the True King’s Tomb. Black Pot quickly came to greet them and helped Chen Shi into the cart. Chen Shi practically collapsed into the cart, motionless.
Black Pot glanced at Fu Shen Tianji with a look of shock and hurriedly dragged the crippled divine symbologist into the cart as well.
The Sheep-Horned Man watched them leave, puzzled, and said, "Strange, how is it that he can read so many Immortal texts and not die..."
Chen Shi’s mind was a chaotic mess as he struggled not to pass out. He spoke faintly, "Don’t go home, go to Mirror Lake Villa."
The wooden cart immediately turned and headed towards Mirror Lake Villa.
Upon their arrival at the villa, Black Pot leaped down, carried Chen Shi into the villa, opened the coffin, and placed him inside.
Chen Shi lay in the coffin, sinking into a deep sleep.
Before long, the sixteenth day of the first lunar month arrived. Sun Yisheng had prepared the carriage and horses and was waiting at the entrance of the village. He sent someone to the Chen Family, but Chen Shi was not at home.
As daylight broke, Chen Shi sat in the wooden cart, which left Qianyang Mountain and arrived at Huangpo Village.
Sun Yisheng hurriedly came to greet him and, seeing Chen Shi’s pale complexion, was taken aback and said, "Young Master Chen, has your Nascent Soul been damaged?"
Chen Shi sat in the cart, feeling somewhat weary, and said, "Yesterday, my spirit was injured, and the Nascent Soul was damaged as well."
He had spent the night at Mirror Lake Villa, which was excellent for healing, allowing for a rapid replenishment of Qi-Blood and Primordial Qi, but the healing of the spirit and Nascent Soul injuries was somewhat slow.
He had consumed countless Resurrection Lotuses, and his soul was strong. His spirit far surpassed the average person and was not easily damaged, but once injured, it was difficult to fully recover.
"The damage to the Nascent Soul requires nourishment from a fragrant oil lamp."
Sun Yisheng said, "We’ll go to the town ahead and I’ll buy some fragrant oil. Young Master Chen, you can summon your Nascent Soul and place it within the flame of the oil lamp, nurturing it with the Pure Yang Qi of the flame."
Chen Shi thanked him and said, "My Nascent Soul is a bit large; I’ll need to buy a larger lamp."
Sun Yisheng chuckled, "How big is Young Master Chen’s Nascent Soul?"
Although he could tell that Chen Shi was in the Nascent Soul Realm, he did not know the extent of Chen Shi’s cultivation progress.
Chen Shi’s Nascent Soul emerged and sat in the void, surrounded by a faint golden halo, giving off a sense of boundlessness.
The Nascent Soul was four inches tall when seated and six to seven inches when standing, pure white throughout, like a baby, except it looked sickly and spiritless.
Sun Yisheng was startled; the cultivation of the Nascent Soul had nearly reached perfection!
Chen Tang had not mentioned that Chen Shi’s cultivation level was so high!
"No wonder he’s the number one Child Scholar of the fifty provinces."
He worried a bit, as such a large Nascent Soul indeed could not be treated with a mere fragrant oil lamp. The bit of Yang energy emitted from a basin of burning fragrant oil would be immediately absorbed by Chen Shi’s Nascent Soul.
To heal, the cost of fragrant oil alone would likely amount to at least several thousand, if not tens of thousands of silver.
He didn’t have that much money on him.
Black Pot entered the village, helped Chen Shi pack his clothes and personal belongings, and placed them in the cart. Chen Shi felt a bit cold, so he put on two more garments to keep warm.
Black Pot looked at Sun Yisheng, who understood and nodded, saying, "Alright, let’s go to Gangzi Village first, then have breakfast in town."
He gave the order, and the carriage set off.
At that moment, Sun Yisheng suddenly froze, "Just now, did this dog talk to me? If it hadn’t spoken to me, how would I know to go to Gangzi Village? Strange, truly strange!"
Before long, the two carriages arrived at Gangzi Village, where a tall and stunning woman approached. Seeing Chen Shi, she exclaimed in surprise, "Little Ten, how did you injure your Nascent Soul and spirit?"
Chen Shi struggled to rise and pay his respects, but the beautiful woman pressed him down, saying, "Sister Sha, do you have a way to treat it?"
"With your injuries, common fragrant oil lamps are no longer effective; you’ll need a Sheep Horn Heavenly Spirit Lamp. Although this object belongs to ghostly and divine beings, its flame comes from burning souls, making it most suitable for healing injuries of the spirit and Nascent Soul."
The beautiful woman was none other than Granny Sha. She produced a Sheep Horn Heavenly Spirit Lamp from somewhere, placed it in the cart, and said with a smile, "This lamp is actually yours to begin with, perfect for your healing. When I need it, I’ll borrow it from you."
Chen Shi thanked her, and his Nascent Soul emerged, entering the flame of the Sheep Horn Heavenly Spirit Lamp. He immediately felt much more comfortable.