Chapter 703: Chapter 372: The Child of Destiny, Blood Slave Army
Jiang Buping did not know how long or how far he had walked until his consciousness grew dim, and weariness overwhelmed him, causing him to collapse against a large tree.
The powerful force of the Divine Soul still pervaded his body, healing the horrendous physical injuries and preventing his flesh from completely collapsing.
His consciousness was no longer clear and entered a state similar to slumber.
Vaguely, he felt as if his body floated up, as though he heard voices, but in his subconscious, he believed it was merely a hallucination due to confused awareness.
On the Evergreen Pavilion’s Flying Ship, everyone’s attention was focused on Jiang Buping.
Li Xuan was the same. He was secretly shocked, for this person’s Divine Soul was stronger than his flesh, sustaining his body from collapsing with sheer Divine Soul Force.
If that was all there was, he wouldn’t have been so surprised.
What truly astonished him was that a trace of Imperishable Qi was actually tainting this man’s Divine Soul!
Even though it was just a trace of Imperishable Qi, for a Martial Artist, it was a calamitous disaster, leading to the loss of spiritual wisdom, making him dazed and confused.
However, this young man, about the same age as Xu Yan and the others, had not lost his spiritual wisdom and did not become dazed; he only seemed lethargic as if in a stupor all day.
It was simply incredible.
Furthermore, judging from the severity of his injuries, he had just been through a fierce battle, sustaining serious injuries solely supported by his powerful Divine Soul.
“The Divine Soul stronger than the flesh, stronger than his realm, and even tainted with Imperishable Qi, yet still able to maintain consciousness, this is monstrous!”
“His Divine Soul also seemed rather unique, not cultivated but innately possessed, only strengthened through cultivation.”
At this moment, Li Xuan realized that his Fifth Door of Martial Arts could be planned now.
Su Lingxiu was busy treating Jiang Buping, her delicate face showing surprise as she said, “His injuries are so severe, his flesh nearly collapsed, yet he relies on Divine Soul Force to sustain it.”
“Moreover, I feel that his Divine Soul seems to contain something.”
The physical injuries were easy for Su Lingxiu to heal, but the unusual state of the Divine Soul was not easily resolved.
“The Primordial Spirit must not touch his Divine Soul, be careful of contaminating it with Imperishable Qi.”
Li Xuan reminded her.
“Imperishable Qi!”
Su Lingxiu was extremely shocked.
Xu Yan and several others were also stunned by the idea that this person’s Divine Soul was tainted with Imperishable Qi.
Cheng Zhan stared at Jiang Buping for a long while, vaguely recalling someone with an incredulous expression.
“Imperishable Qi? Is it the aura from the Imperishable Heaven Cave?”
Xu Yan asked in surprise, “You don’t know?”
Cheng Zhan shook his head, saying, “I’ve heard rumors that there is an extremely powerful heavenly grotto in the Divine Realm, called Imperishable Heaven Cave, and the aura inside seems to be known as Imperishable Qi, but I don’t know the specifics.”
After thinking for a moment, he added, “The Qinghua Realm and the neighboring Nine Mountain Realm both lack an Imperishable Heaven Cave, so they are not well understood.”
The group suddenly understood and stopped asking, instead gathering around Jiang Buping, expressing amazement.
The injuries on Jiang Buping’s flesh were not deemed significant and would heal quickly, preventing further collapse, yet his biggest issue remained his Divine Soul.
Even Su Lingxiu found herself at a loss.
Unless the Imperishable Qi could be removed from his Divine Soul, Jiang Buping would not fully recover, and the process of removing the Imperishable Qi was no small feat. Su Lingxiu had no immediate solution.
After all, the Imperishable Qi was extremely special, and although she had studied it for some time and gained some understanding, she still hadn’t found a way to refine it.
“His Divine Soul is very powerful, seemingly stronger than his flesh, appearing almost as if his body could not contain it.”
Su Lingxiu furrowed her eyebrows and said.
“Strengthening the body would suffice. I will teach him the Heavenly Hammer Refining Skill, supplemented with pill cultivation, to surely strengthen his physical form.”
Meng Chong spoke.
From Jiang Buping’s injuries, it seemed as if he had battled with Blood Disciples.
“Second Senior Brother, I think this won’t solve the problem. If his flesh becomes stronger, his Divine Soul will also grow stronger. The root issue lies within his Divine Soul…”
“I suspect the uniqueness of his Divine Soul also prevented him from losing his spiritual wisdom after being tainted with Imperishable Qi.”
Su Lingxiu shook her head.
“Let’s wait until he wakes up and discuss it.”
Xu Yan suggested.
Jiang Buping had experienced a fierce battle, and due to the effects of the Imperishable Qi, he had fallen into a deep slumber.
“This is the only option.”
Su Lingxiu nodded.
She had no solution for the moment unless her master was willing to intervene. Everything would depend on this man’s fate.
Cheng Zhan continuously stared at Jiang Buping, becoming more surprised as he recalled a person in his mind.
“Does Brother Cheng know him?”
Xu Yan asked curiously.
“I remembered someone.”
Cheng Zhan pondered for a moment and said, “In the Taikun Realm of the Divine Realm, there was once a prodigy hailed as the youngest True King Heavenly Venerable. It’s rumored his Divine Soul was unusually powerful, but it’s said he became crippled and was mocked as a fallen prodigy…”
“If I’m not mistaken, he should be Taikun’s abandoned son, Jiang Buping!”
Upon hearing this, Xu Yan and the others became instantly intrigued and asked Cheng Zhan to recount the tale of Taikun’s abandoned son, Jiang Buping.
The moment Li Xuan saw Jiang Buping, he found the direction for his Fifth Door of Martial Arts and began excitingly preparing to compose it.
“Although Imperishable Qi is difficult to refine, the fact he was tainted yet retained his spiritual wisdom, paired with his innate Divine Soul, provides an opportunity to refine the Imperishable Qi.”