After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 303 Life-or-Death Crisis

After closing his eyes, Shen Xu began to examine the current state of his soul. The pitch-black void in the center of his soul mist slowly rotated, and every now and then a wisp of gray mist was absorbed into the void.

A wisp of cyan aura continuously seeped out from the void, then disappeared into the gray soul mist.

The biggest problem with his soul now is that the soul energy he can generate naturally is no longer enough to offset the energy absorbed by the void.

If this continues, his soul will grow weaker and weaker over time, until one day the surrounding mist can no longer resist the attraction of the void and is completely absorbed into it.

He didn't know what would happen then, but it was highly likely that he would never wake up again.

Li Xiaoyi's suggestion was correct. His most important task now is to strengthen his soul to counteract the attraction of emptiness.

Instead of constantly using the Dao to consume soul energy, which would only hasten that day.

However, the current situation is that it is impossible for Li Xiaoyi alone to break through the Blood Demon's blockade and enter the True Blood Palace, let alone find the World Spirit inside.

He had to help Li Xiaoyi share the burden and ensure He Yu's safety, but almost all the methods he used to threaten the Blood Demon required the involvement of the soul.

This puts him in a dead end. He might be able to survive for a while if he doesn't go to the True Blood Palace, but he will definitely not find a way to solve his soul problem in the Blood Central Realm.

However, if he goes to the Palace of True Blood, he will most likely face death as well.

You never know whether tomorrow or an accident will come first.

Just a few days ago, he felt his life was full of surprises because he had just touched the tip of the iceberg of sword intent. Now, just a few days later, he was in this life-or-death situation simply because that creature glanced at him out of the corner of its eye.

Even if it meant certain death, he still went to the True Blood Palace, just as he had told the old woman, he believed that hope was in his hands.

Besides, Uncle Wang is still waiting for him to go back, so how could he possibly collapse here!

"Shen Xu, why are you cultivating?" Li Xiaoyi's voice suddenly came from the darkness.

He was taken aback by Li Xiaoyi's question. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "On a grand scale, it's about gaining the power to control one's own destiny. On a smaller scale, it might be about making life better for the people around me."

"Does the people around you include me?"

After a moment of silence, Shen Xu replied, "I think you can live a good life without me."

"I understand." After saying that, Li Xiaoyi fell silent again, and the dark room fell silent once more.

……

When Shen Xu woke up in the early morning, he found that Li Xiaoyi was no longer in the room. For some reason, he felt that the wound on his back was more painful after sleeping, making him reluctant to get up.

But the wooden plank bed wasn't comfortable at all, and he couldn't lie down, so he struggled to get up and leave the room.

"Brother Shen, you're awake." Guo Yan, who was picking herbs in the courtyard, greeted him with a smile.

"Where's Xiao Yi? I haven't seen her." Shen Xu asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Miss Li said she was going out for a stroll. Actually, Taoyuan Village isn't that big, so she'll probably be back in a little while."

"Brother Guo, are there any dangerous people in the village? Is it alright for her to go out alone?" Shen Xu asked with some concern.

"Don't worry, the villains won't last long in Peach Blossom Village. The rest, while they can't be called good people, will definitely not lay a hand on Miss Li. After all, no new people have come to Peach Blossom Village for a long time."

"That's good!" Shen Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Shen, don't blame me for meddling. Miss Li is so beautiful and cares about you so much. I can see that you also care about Miss Li. There's only one thin layer of paper between you two. A man should take the initiative, lest he regret it later."

Back when I was pursuing your sister-in-law, I was incredibly shameless…

Seeing that Guo Yan was about to steer the conversation in an unpredictable direction, Shen Xu quickly interrupted him, "Brother Guo, is there anything I can do to help with the antidote for the black snake's venom?"

"Actually, I had everything else prepared long ago, but I was missing the black snake's gall. I followed the black snake for a long time but couldn't find a suitable opportunity to strike. I never expected that I would run into you all."

You've done me a huge favor; I don't know how to thank you enough.

"I said from the beginning that we are just getting what we need. I also need the antidote you made, Brother Guo, to detoxify, so you don't need to thank us."

"But I'm really curious about Huo Yan. How did she come to Taoyuan Village? What did she do in the village?" Shen Xu asked.

"I don't remember much about what happened more than ten years ago. Huo Yan was probably brought back by the village chief. I can't remember what she did in the village, but she probably came to Taoyuan Village to recover from her injuries. Once she recovered, she went to the True Blood Palace."

"Miss Li asked me the same question not long ago: Is Huo Yan very important to you?" Guo Yan asked curiously.

"After all, I was asked by her daughter to come and find her. If I can get out, I want to give that little girl a definite answer."

"By the way, would you like to meet Xiao Jing? If you're willing to see him, I'll bring him over now. I think he'd also like to know about his daughter."

"I'll visit him in person when I have the chance!" Shen Xu replied slowly, having little affection for the man who had abandoned his infant child.

He could tell that Xiao Si hadn't had a good life in the Xiao family. The lack of affection in her environment had led to her stubborn personality, and Xiao Jing bore most of the responsibility for all of this.

He even took away the cultivation resources that Huo Yan had left for Xiao Si, causing Xiao Si to deviate from the ancient method designed by Huo Yan and have to cultivate spiritual blood. Even Huo Yan did not anticipate this situation in her letter.

But judging from Guo Yan's words, Xiao Jing seems to be about to break through to the Blood Transformation Realm. He doesn't seem to be cultivating the ancient methods. Did he use all the cultivation resources that Huo Yan left for Xiao Si to cultivate spiritual blood?

“That’s true. Your injuries won’t heal in a short time, so a little more time won’t make a difference,” Guo Yan replied with a smile.

"How is He Yu doing? It seems that my previous attempt to infuse him with vitality didn't work. Brother Guo, do you know why?"

"The child's condition has improved a lot. I always thought his wounds were healing faster than a normal child's. It turns out it was because you were constantly giving him life."

The life force you infuse into it is not without effect; rather, the blood beasts will create a special substance that integrates into their attack sites, which we call—blood poison!

Blood poison can prevent wounds from healing. Under the influence of blood poison, Crane Feather's body is unable to convert its vitality into the substances needed to heal wounds.

Therefore, that vitality has been stored in his body. Once my herbs remove that substance, the vitality you gave him will take effect.

However, there is one question that I find strange. Logically speaking, ordinary people do not have the ability to store vitality, so the extra vitality you input should be harmful to them.

"But it seems that He Yu can store that life force and call it out at the right time. That child's physique is probably not simple," Guo Yan said thoughtfully.