Tiefe Illusion - Kapitel 10
Similarly, my mind was unusually clear; I could even sense a strange power I had never felt before emanating from the jade pendant.
It gradually seeps into the body and then spreads wildly throughout the body.
In Fang Lei's eyes, the azure light emanating from Li Hai was gradually enveloping my body, while I was completely...
It emitted an eerie, glowing green light, like will-o'-the-wisps, burning my entire body. A powerful demonic aura...
A ghostly aura was spreading from my body, while Li Hai's azure light was filled with Taoist immortal energy. The two streams of energy...
The two forces intertwined in resistance, creating a powerful airflow that kept Fang Lei far away.
Chapter Eighteen: The Ten-Thousand-Year Ghost Jade
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I'm in so much pain. My whole body feels like it's being cut with knives and burned. I can't help but wonder if I did something terrible in my past life.
This is the pain I feel now, a consequence of my past suffering. My clear consciousness gradually faded, and I felt as if many blurry figures had suddenly appeared around me.
Faces, familiar or unfamiliar dead faces, are floating toward me.
"Seven stars shine, heavenly dragon soars, evil spirits retreat, disperse!" Li Hai roared, and the azure light on his chest suddenly shone brightly, a powerful...
The light instantly disappeared into my body. And I felt as if I had been struck heavily by something, my already aching body...
A tearing pain, as if his body was falling apart, shot out a mouthful of blood, and his vision went black; he was about to faint again.
Damn, it seems today really is my unlucky day; I even fainted twice.
The strong airflow around the two of them immediately disappeared, and Lin Xiao's body fell backward.
"Lin Xiao!" Fang Lei shouted my name, leaping forward to catch Lin Xiao's body. His face was deathly pale.
Fear. Her face was completely bloodless, yet the blood overflowing from the corner of her lips was a glaringly red.
"What did you do to him?" Fang Lei yelled at Li Hai, but when she looked up, she saw that Li Hai had already fallen to the ground, his head covered in sweat.
He was panting heavily, his face was just as pale, and he was completely exhausted.
"What's wrong with you?" Fang Lei realized her impulsiveness and wanted to help him up, but she was also holding Lin...
Xiao had no choice but to give up.
"I'm fine, I just overdid my magic power." Li Hai stumbled to his feet.
"Then, where is he?" Fang Lei glanced worriedly at Lin Xiao, who was still unconscious. She didn't know why, but she felt...
This worry and fear—fear that he might get hurt, fear that he might never wake up again—was a feeling I had never experienced before.
Affection.
"It's hard to say," Li Hai said, hands on his hips, panting. "Let's leave here first!"
"Alright then!" Fang Lei hesitated for a moment before finally nodding in agreement. After all, given Lin Xiao's current condition, they needed to find a place to rest first.
That's the correct way.
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Finally, they arrived at Fang Lei's house. Fang Lei and Li Hai worked together to put Lin Xiao on the bed, but Lin Xiao still didn't wake up; his face...
His complexion has improved remarkably, becoming rosy and healthy; someone who didn't know better would think he was just asleep.
"He recovered pretty quickly!" Li Hai plopped down on the edge of the bed. He was exhausted, but Li Hai was sleeping soundly.
sweet.
"You should rest for a bit and have some water!" Fang Lei poured a glass of water for Li Hai, and Lin Xiao seemed to be alright.
I was so worried about him just now. If it weren't for Li Hai's repeated dissuasion, I would have taken him straight to the hospital.
Alright.
"What exactly happened to him?" Fang Lei couldn't help but ask.
"It's probably because of his Seven Star Heavenly Dragon Pendant!" Li Hai glanced at the jade pendant on Lin Xiao's chest, then unbuttoned his shirt.
He unbuttoned his shirt and pulled something from his neck pocket—a jade pendant identical to Lin Xiao's. However, only...
If you look closely, you'll notice that Lin Xiao's piece is emerald green, while Li Hai's is pale blue. Besides the color...
Aside from minor differences in color, these two jade pendants are practically identical, as if they were carved from the same mold, suggesting they were made from the same source.
Both were made by the same sculptor.
"They really look alike!" Fang Lei looked at Lin Xiao's and then at Li Hai's, and couldn't help but exclaim.
"They're practically identical, if you ignore the colors!"
"Looks like someone's forgery skills are really top-notch!"
"Who said it's a forgery?" Li Hai asked, taking a sip of water.
"Is his piece real, and yours fake?" Fang Lei asked rhetorically.
"It's all true!" Li Hai put down his cup. Before he came, his master had told him some things that he had initially thought were just rumors.
It was a legendary item, but I never imagined it was all true; there really are two Seven Star Heavenly Dragon Pendants in this world.
"Really? I never knew there were two pieces!" Fang Lei's eyes widened with curiosity. The Seven Stars, one of the Seven Treasures of the Dharma Realm...
Shouldn't there only be one Tianlong Pendant? Where did this other one come from?
"I didn't know that before either. However, before I came here, my master told me that there might be another one in this world."
The existence of the Seven Star Heavenly Dragon Pendant.
"What did Master Tianyi say to you?" Fang Lei asked hurriedly. It was all too mysterious and bizarre; she was completely bewildered.
I really don't know what to do.
Do you know the origin of the Seven Star Heavenly Dragon Pendant?
"Isn't it one of the seven treasures of the magical world, and also an item worn by the former Master Wuzhen? But since Master Wuzhen passed away..."
"Did they just mysteriously disappear?" Fang Lei sat down and asked.
"Indeed, this was once Master Wuzhen's magical artifact. But what about before that?"
"Before that? I don't know." Fang Lei shook her head.
Legend has it that the first recorded mention of the Seven-Star Heavenly Dragon Pendant dates back to the Tang Dynasty, when it was mentioned by a master demon hunter from the Maoshan Sect.
The sect leader, Daoist Lingchen, combined a piece of ten-thousand-year-old Xuan Jade he had mined from Kunlun Mountain with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and his own cultivation of over a hundred years.
It was crafted and once became the prized possession of the Maoshan Sect. Unfortunately, due to various reasons within the Maoshan Sect itself, it later declined...
With the decline of the sect, the jade pendant disappeared. It wasn't until the Song Dynasty that it reappeared intermittently with the Seven Star Heavenly Dragon design.
According to records, its magical power grew increasingly stronger until it was later hailed as one of the Seven Treasures of the Magical World. In the last hundred years...
It had only recently fallen into the hands of Master Wuzhen after many twists and turns. Then, my master, Master Tianyi, discovered it and took it...
Upon arriving at the Spells Association, as a reward for this spell gathering, Li Hai slowly recounted the origins of the jade pendant to Fang.
bud.
"So, it's still just one piece!" Fang Lei still didn't understand.
"That's right, everyone thinks there's only one. I always thought there was only one too, until before I came here, when my master told me..."
They summoned me and told me a legend about the Seven Star Heavenly Dragon Pendant, a legend known only to the leaders of the Maoshan Sect for generations.
The secret of the Dao. A legend that even the sect leader himself thought was just made up! Li Hai paused, not continuing, because...
He recalled his master's serious expression as he recounted the story, and his own disbelief at the time.
"What exactly is it?" I opened my eyes. Actually, I had been awake for a while, but I just wanted to hear what Li Hai was really up to.
What medicine?
"You're awake!" Fang Lei asked happily. "Are you all better?" As she spoke, she touched my body, afraid that I might faint again.
The way he went, his face clearly showed his concern.
I nodded, touched. It felt so different to be cared for by a beautiful woman! I stretched my limbs, and strangely, nothing happened.
Despite experiencing some pain or soreness, I felt incredibly energetic, as if I had taken some kind of magic potion.
Even more amazingly, I felt like everything I saw suddenly became very clear. I'm a little nearsighted, but...
Now I can clearly see the calendar on the opposite wall.
"The effects of the Ten-Thousand-Year Ghost Jade are indeed amazing!" Li Hai looked me over, seemingly noticing the changes in me.
"What? A ten-thousand-year-old ghost jade?" Fang Lei covered her mouth in surprise and stared at me with a look as if I were a monster.
Of course, being noticed by beautiful women is a good thing, but looking at me like this makes me a little uncomfortable. I feel like I'm wearing...
A little pig wearing a pair of floral underwear and flying through the air.
"Yes." Li Hai looked at Fang Lei with a serious expression, confirming that what he said was true.
"How is that possible?" Fang Lei clearly still couldn't believe it and shook her head repeatedly.
"Unfortunately, that's the truth." Li Hai shrugged.
Fang Lei didn't speak again, but instead looked at Li Hai questioningly with her eyes, and Li Hai nodded again. And what I thought were...
It was like they were exchanging glances, and what I found even more unbearable was that they were talking about me, while I, the protagonist, knew absolutely nothing.
Dao, I am completely confused and baffled.
"Please, can anyone tell me what this thing is?" I shouted, pointing to the jade pendant on my chest. Finally, I succeeded.
He then drew their attention back to himself.
Chapter Nineteen: A Blessing or a Curse?
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Li Hai glanced at me and said, "Actually, at first, Daoist Lingchen only managed to refine one Seven-Star Heavenly Dragon Pendant, but unexpectedly..."
The nearly ten-thousand-year-old Xuan Jade had absorbed ten thousand years' worth of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, but it had also absorbed ten thousand years' worth of demonic and ghostly energy from the mortal realm. After it was refined...