Chapter 447: Cure or No Cure
Translator: Panda_Penn Editor: Chrissy
The Stellar Mountain was pretty far away from the territory of the Yellow Goblins. It took Ye Cha two days to cover that distance last time, and this time, it took him only one day and a half as he was extremely worried.
Going to the Pavilion of Delicacy was the only chance Lu Li had, and for the Cyan Phoenix Race, Lu Li was their only chance. Without Lu Li, they and the Mammoth Race might never get a chance to go back to the Central Plains and take away their ancestral lands.
Half a booklet of Heaven Augury Spell gave a peek of hope for the Cyan Phoenix Race and the Mammoth Race. The two races admired this one predecessor that understood Heaven Augury Spell, so they had full trust on the stone tablet he left behind.
Therefore, Lu Li could not die!
During this time, Lu Li woke up several times, but he could not stand the pain, which made Ye Cha worry for him. Ye Cha had to knock Lu Li out several times to prevent him from having a breakdown because of the excruciating pain.
Even when fainted, Lu Li was still twitching and his expressions were hideous from the pain. He was experiencing something that could not be described.
Ye Cha was relieved to see the exit ahead of them. If he kept flying like this, they could reach the Clouds City in two days, and then after some teleportations, they could arrive at the City of Delicacy in three days at most.
Ye Cha’s qi and energy was powerful so the few Yellow Goblins here were scared off. Ye Cha ran into some powerful ones from other races. Since they were going back the way they came from, those races still believed that the two of them were guests for the Stellar Race who could not be stopped.
After the time for one incense stick to burn, Ye Cha arrived at the exit which was controlled by the Hag Race. There were many Hags protecting the exit now.
“Whoosh~”
Two people flew out from a mountain. One of them was queen of the Hag Race, Chee-ker, and the other one was a beautiful lady in a white dress. The lady was delighted to see Ye Cha and Lu Li coming over, but on second look, she changed her expressions.
“Lu Li!”
Lu Li’s skin was of many different colors, his muscles were twisting, and his expressions suggested he was in great pain. Bai Qiuxue couldn’t hold back her tears. She rushed over and shouted from the distance, “What happened to him? Is he injured? Is it serious?”
Ye Cha had no time to waste on Bai Qiuxue. While flying onward, he explained, “Hua and Song Qi are both dead. Saint Lord is poisoned by the Immortal’s Perish. I must bring him to Pavilion of Delicacy to find a cure right now.”
“Hua is dead now?”
Chee-ker was shocked. She didn’t know much about the plan of Lu Li, and she found it hard to believe. After all, Hua was the uncrowned king of the Deserted World.
Ye Cha didn’t pay attention to them. For him right now, Lu Li was the most important person. He was about to dash into the exit in the puddle with Lu Li.
“Immortal’s Perish? One of the most horrible poisons of the Central Plains?”
Chee-ker remembered. She threw a look to Bai Qiuxue who was pale from the fright and yelled, “Wait, you cannot find anyone to cure this, not even from the Pavilion of Delicacy.”
Ye Cha paused, abruptly turned back, and asked, “What did you say?”
Chee-ker thought about it and said, “This poison has no cure. Once, a Clan Leader of a big race was poisoned with this, and they could not find anyone from the Central Plains to treat him. In the end, a patriarch of the Hag Race helped him out. But that patriarch ended up dead.”
Ye Cha’s eyes glowed in joy and he asked again, “So you are saying… the Hag Race can cure him?”
Bai Qiuxue was overjoyed by the news as well. She wiped her tears, flew over, and asked, “Chee-ker, help him, now.”
“It cannot be me!”
Chee-ker shook her head and said to Bai Qiuxue, “Not only me. Actually, none of the other Hags can do it. The only one that can make it work is you. Only those that learned the Enchantment can cure this. But if you are not lucky, you will die, too!”
“Boom!”
Bai Qiuxue was greatly shocked. Lu Li was poisoned, and she was the only one to cure him? But she could die? In other words, either she died or Lu Li did!
Bai Qiuxue was a girl with a strong mind, but she was a girl nonetheless. She had a fear for death, which was natural. She was taken aback by the idea.
She reacted fast, though. She thought only for the time for several breaths before she asked, “You sure that I can do this? How?”
Ye Cha asked in a deep voice, “Chee-ker, tell us.”
“As a matter of fact, in our historical records, this poison is without a cure.”
Chee-ker sighed and continued, “This is not some average poison, but related to voodoo. It is from the Southern Land of Voodoo, and only powerful warriors there can cure it. Some kinds of poisons only stay in one place, and there are others that can spread out. The latter kind is almost incurable. Immortal’s Perish is of the latter kind. It will spread across every piece of muscle and every drop of blood then integrate with the body.
“Our historical records show that not even the top elixirs can cure this. The Immortal’s Perish can split up and grow. You can kill some, but then there will be more developing, and there is no way to get rid of them all. The only way to cure the poison is to have the poison sucked out by another which means to poison another one. Enchantment gives one such ability to transfer the poison. It is not a cure, exactly, but a transfer.
“The Enchantment comes with another ability. You know that there are three levels of the Enchantment. The first is called La Beau in the World. The second is called the Charm Over the World and the third one is Seize the Immortals. If you can reach the third level, you shall be afraid of no demons or devils or gods, and you can, of course, disperse the toxins easily. You can even… use them to enhance your abilities.
“Therefore… to save Lu Li, we must transfer the poison to our goddess and then freeze her in a state of suspended animation. The poison will be frozen as well. Your soul will not be influenced, and you can continue your study of the Enchantment.
“Of course, the toxins will not be frozen completely, and they will spread out slowly. You should have a window of time for 100 years. If you cannot reach the third level in 100 years, you will sleep forever, just like our patriarch…”
Chee-ker remained silent after the explanation, waiting for Bai Qiuxue to make a decision. Ye Cha’s eyes flickered, but he knew this was not his decision to make.
Ye Cha actually knew that going to the Pavilion of Delicacy wouldn’t save Lu Li.
Lu Li and Jiang Qiling were friends. But the Pavilion of Delicacy didn’t have such a good attitude which was proven by them not sending over a Human Sovereign Realm warrior. This poison was too terrifying. Even if Lu Li could be saved, he must use some kind of panacea. Would the Pavilion of Delicacy do that for Lu Li?
Ye Cha also knew that Lu Li loved Bai Qiuxue. If Ye Cha talked Bai Qiuxue into doing this, he would be killed by Lu Li after he woke up.
“Chee-ker has something she didn’t say!”
Ye Cha had developed some sophistication after all those years. He sent Chee-ker a meaningful look that seemed to see through her. Chee-ker turned her head away out of guilty conscience.
Bai Qiuxue was the goddess of the Hag Race and their hope, just like Lu Li was the hope for the Cyan Phoenix Race.
If so, why did Chee-ker chose to tell them the cure?
Was she trying to push their goddess over an abyss? They had been waiting for so many years for the one that could study the Enchantment. Why would Chee-ker try to hurt her?
There must be evil in unusual things!
Ye Cha believed that Chee-ker was up to something. Maybe… she was trying to push Bai Qiuxue into a dead end so she could focus and reach the third level of the Enchantment in 100 years. Make it or break it.
Only by reaching the third level could Bai Qiuxue increase her abilities significantly and could she lead the Hag Race to a promising future.
Bai Qiuxue didn’t have time to deliberate about what Chee-ker was thinking. She thought for the time for half an incense stick to burn before she made up her mind and said determinedly, “Chee-ker, get ready. I will help Lu Li.”
