“You go back to your main body first. Then I will tell you exactly what happened.”
Dandan said.
But Chu Feng hesitated and did not stand up to leave.
“Hurry up and go back. Focus on releasing your bloodline. Do not make this queen angry, alright?”
Dandan gritted her teeth and shouted angrily at Chu Feng.
She even stretched out her small hand to push Chu Feng away.
But she was far too weak. When her small hand landed on Chu Feng, it could not push him at all. Instead, the effort made her even weaker.
This made Chu Feng feel even more heartbroken.
“Alright, alright. Do not get angry. I will go back right now. But you have to tell me what is going on.”
“Yusha, take good care of Dandan.”
Although Chu Feng was extremely worried about Dandan, he also knew he was powerless to help her condition. So he could only return to his main body, continue releasing his bloodline power, and speed up his descent.
But this time, Chu Feng could not release it with full concentration. He was far too worried about Dandan, so he began to divide his attention.
One part of his mental power released the bloodline.
The other part kept observing the World Spirit space.
“Dandan, what exactly is going on?”
“Is it because the Asura God-Devil Stone was not completely refined, and you suffered a backlash?”
Chu Feng asked.
He thought about it. If it really had something to do with the Asura God-Devil Stone, the most likely cause was a backlash.
“Yes. I must refine it completely. Otherwise the backlash will only get worse.”
“But it is fine. The effect is not too serious yet.”
“As long as I continue cultivating, it will be alright.”
“Besides, this time the seclusion will not last too long.”
“So do not worry about me. Once you enter the Crouching Dragon Martial Sect, you must control your temper. Rescuing Zi Ling is the most important thing.”
“Although this queen will be in seclusion again, everything you go through, this queen can see.”
“You are loyal and value relationships. This queen does not object to that. But sometimes you have to consider the situation. No matter what, you must put your own safety first.”
“You have to remember, you have not yet rescued your mother. You have not found your grandfather. Your family has not reunited yet.”
“So you, this fellow, had better listen to me obediently.”
“Otherwise… do not blame this queen for settling accounts with you after I come out of seclusion.”
At this moment, Dandan no longer showed any anger. Instead, she said these words with a smile.
Yet she was clearly so weak that she barely had the strength left to speak.
“Dandan, are you going to enter seclusion immediately to continue refining the Asura God-Devil Stone?”
Chu Feng asked.
“Yes. If I do not hurry up and refine it, things will really become troublesome.”
Dandan said.
“Then hurry up and enter seclusion. Do not worry about me. I can handle everything.”
“This time, you must completely refine it before coming out.”
“I will wait for you to come out in my best condition.”
Chu Feng urged her.
“Alright. Then I will go into seclusion now.”
Dandan still had a smile on her face. But her condition was clearly not as simple as she claimed. Even sitting cross-legged required Yusha’s support.
“Yusha little sister, that fellow Chu Feng is very stubborn. You do not talk much either, but… when it is time to advise him, do not hold back. Sometimes you cannot let him have his way.”
“Also, although this fellow has gone through many hardships, he is still a man. You must take good care of him.”
“That is also our duty as World Spirits.”
Dandan instructed Yusha.
She still looked like a young girl. She clearly appeared younger and more childish. Yet she acted like an older sister, speaking earnestly to Yusha.
“Queen Miss, do not worry…”
Yusha said.
“Enough, enough. Do not call me Queen Miss. It feels strange.”
“If you do not want to call me sister, then just call me Dandan like that fellow Chu Feng does.”
“That way, it feels closer…”
Dandan said.
“Dandan…”
Yusha hesitated for a moment, but still said softly, “Sister.”
“That is better. That fellow Chu Feng is now in your hands.”
Seeing that Yusha really called her sister, Dandan smiled with satisfaction. Then she closed her eyes and began her seclusion cultivation.
But the moment Dandan entered the cultivation state, a large amount of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. Her face turned deathly pale in a frightening way. She looked exactly like someone on the verge of death.
“Yusha, how could this happen?”
Although Chu Feng was releasing his bloodline power, he had been watching Dandan’s condition the whole time. Seeing this, he was naturally extremely worried. So he once again projected his consciousness into the World Spirit space.
He entered the World Spirit space and confirmed that Dandan was indeed in seclusion.
But why did she become even weaker after entering seclusion, and why was it getting worse?
Chu Feng really could not understand.
“She is indeed suffering backlash from the Asura God-Devil Stone.”
“But the consequences of the backlash are not as simple as she said.”
“The Asura God-Devil Stone is extremely rare and precious in the Asura Spirit Realm. Yet it is also an extremely terrifying existence. Very few people can control it as a cultivation tool.”
“I can put it this way to you. Forcing yourself to exit cultivation midway is no different from seeking death.”
“She managed to exit successfully without dying. That alone is already a miracle.”
“Not to mention that after she forcibly exited cultivation, she stayed out of it for such a long time without returning to cultivate.”
Yusha said to Chu Feng.
Hearing these words, Chu Feng felt as though a knife had stabbed his heart. That kind of heartache was far harder to bear than any physical pain.
Chu Feng was not stupid. How could he not understand what Yusha meant?
Dandan could not possibly have been unaware of the consequences of forcibly leaving cultivation.
She did it all to help Chu Feng.
“Actually, I secretly advised her. But she ignored me. She even told me not to tell you how dangerous her condition was.”
“These past days, she appeared no different on the surface. But behind that smile, she was always enduring the pain of backlash.”
“If she had not been constantly fighting the pain of backlash, her strength would have been even greater.”
“Just now, when she blocked the magma, that was her true power. But precisely because she released her true power, the backlash completely swallowed her.”
“If she had not reached the point where she absolutely had to cultivate, she would probably have continued to stay instead of rushing back into cultivation.”
“Also, during the days she stopped cultivating, the power of the Asura God-Devil Stone continued to be released. But it was not used by her. It was simply wasted.”
Yusha finally said what she had always wanted to say.
But she did not know that every word she spoke was like a sharp knife stabbing into Chu Feng’s heart.
Chu Feng’s body trembled with pain. His nose felt sore again and again.
Only now did Chu Feng truly understand what price Dandan had paid by forcibly leaving seclusion this time.
“Whether it is her own health or the increase in power, as long as it is to protect you, she can give up everything.”
“Chu Feng, I used to not understand why a World Spirit could make you care so much about her.”
“But now I understand.”
“It turns out that her care for you is even greater than yours…”
Yusha said while looking at Chu Feng.
