Chapter 40: The Secret of Evergreen

Chapter 40: The Secret of Evergreen

The poisoned bone arrow pierced through Mu Xiuyun's chest, with the arrowhead emerging from her back.

Although it did not hit her heart directly, it almost grazed it, and the dispersed damage and poison had already seeped into her heart veins.

"With such severe injury, there is no way to recover!"

Lan Chang'an's face was solemn as he sighed inwardly.

Such a fatal wound could only be saved by a third-rank healing pill or a Core Formation cultivator's personal intervention.

As a Foundation Establishment market town, Bamboo Leaf Mountain could not meet either of these conditions.

Lan Chang'an could only input his Evergreen power to neutralize the poison and protect Mu Xiuyun's heart veins.Fôllôw new stories at novelhall.com

He hoped to allow Mu Xiuyun a brief period of lucidity before her death, to leave a final message. At the very least, she should reveal the true culprit. So that Lan Chang'an could be on guard in the future.

However, as soon as he transferred Mu Xiuyun to the third-floor bedroom of the shop, her heartbeat was already inaudible.

Her heart had stopped!

Although Lan Chang'an Evergreen power had neutralized the poison, the damage from the poisoned arrow had already eroded and harmed her heart veins.

"Dead?"

Lan Chang'an stared blankly at the graceful and delicate young lady on the bed, whose breathing and heartbeat were gone, with her life force irreversibly fading.

To mortals or low-level cultivators, this was already a corpse. At best, a beautiful corpse.

It wouldn't be long before her soul dissipated and her body started to decay. But Lan Chang'an, coming from Earth and having undergone two lifetimes of cultivation, knew that a stopped heart did not mean there was no chance of saving her.

Perform CPR?

The power of the poisoned arrow had already eroded and damaged the heart, he was afraid that CPR would cause secondary damage.

"I can only try the Evergreen Technique's healing secret spell, even if it is just to temporarily sustain her life."

Lan Chang'an sat cross-legged by the bed, treating a dead horse as if it were alive.

The Ancient Trees Evergreen Technique being a wood-based cultivation method naturally had healing capabilities and included a healing secret spell.

Since it would deplete his vitality, Lan Chang'an had never used it before.

Buzz!

The mana in Lan Chang'an's body surged, and a layer of ancient, verdant green light swirled around his palm.

It was as if an ancient tree was extending new green shoots, absorbing and exhaling the breath of life.

At this moment, he couldn't care about the difference between men and women. Lan Chang'an untied Mu Xiuyun's dress, placing his hand, enveloped in green light, over her chest wound.

The dark green at the wound site faded at a visible speed.

The wound gradually scabbed over, and the nearby skin was restored to an icy, jade-like purity.

Lan Chang'an couldn't help but be surprised, the Evergreen Technique's healing secret spell was unexpectedly good. Just like its poison-dissolution ability, it far surpassed ordinary wood-based cultivation methods.

"Ugh..."

Mu Xiuyun on the bed groaned, a fine layer of sweat appearing on her forehead, and a faint red flush appeared on her pale face.

"Regaining consciousness?" Lan Chang'an's heart leaped with joy, keeping his hand on Mu Xiuyun's chest, afraid she would stop breathing the next moment.

"I...I didn't die?"

Mu Xiuyun opened her starry eyes and looked at Lan Chang'an, her pale face squeezing out a faint smile.

"Changan, it really is you..."

The last time she was poisoned in the medicine garden, she felt herself falling into endless darkness, but a strand of pale green warmth had pulled her out of the abyss. Today, that feeling came once more.

Even though Lan Chang'an was disguised, the familiar masculine presence was unmistakable.

"Steady your breath, speak softly." Lan Chang'an removed his disguise, raised his hand to stop her, and said sternly:

"Leave your final words quickly. Who is the murderer? I need to give the Mu Family an explanation."

Mu Xiuyun paused, the red flush on her snowy face showing a faint, tragic bleakness.

"The murderer is a rogue cultivator."

The other hand slowly pulled out the bone arrow.

During the process of pulling out the arrow, Mu Xiuyun was drenched in fragrant sweat from the pain. But she smiled silently, looking at Lan Chang'an's serious expression.

After the arrow was removed, Lan Chang'an applied ointment and infused Evergreen mana to accelerate the healing of Mu Xiuyun's wound.

"Chang'an, your wood-based technique is extraordinary, its healing effects are truly amazing!"

Mu Xiuyun was silent for a moment, then couldn't help but speak.

Noticing Lan Chang'an's slightly furrowed expression.

She seemed to understand something and smiled with pursed lips: "Chang'an, every cultivator has their secrets. After the incident in the herb garden, I felt you were different from ordinary cultivators."

"If you are worried, I, Xiuyun, swear by my heart demon that I will never reveal today's events to a third party." Mu Xiuyun raised her hand, solemnly swearing.

"The young lady is not an outsider; it's not that serious."

Lan Chang'an's brows relaxed, showing a smile, satisfied with Mu Xiuyun's intelligence and thoughtfulness.

The healing effect of the technique was not a shocking secret. To ordinary cultivators, it was not as attractive as Bottleneck-breaking pills or Foundation Establishment pills.

Even the longevity extension of the Evergreen Technique, some high-level wood-based techniques also possessed, could extend life by more than ten percent.

Lan Chang'an's greatest secret was the NineSeal Stele; the Evergreen Technique was secondary, and the healing secret spell was just the tip of the iceberg.

"I, the 'final words' I just said..."

Mu Xiuyun, with her injuries stabilized, thought of her previous near-death confession, her face burning with embarrassment, both annoyed and awkward.

"What last words? How come I don't know." Lan Chang'an said calmly.

As he finished speaking, Mu Xiuyun took hold of his shoulder, her flowing hair dancing, and her delicate face enlarged in his vision.

Lan Chang'an was startled, feeling a soft, fragrant sensation between his lips.

The fragrance of osmanthus and orchid surrounded them as they kissed.

Moments later.

With a clear mind, Lan Chang'an released the still-weak young lady.

"Rest well and heal."

Lan Chang'an had Mu Xiuyun lie down on the bed.

"Chang'an, will you run away?" Mu Xiuyun, feeling uneasy, clutched his hand.

Lan Chang'an was surprised at Mu Xiuyun's intuition and decided to be honest:

"After reaching the seventh layer of Qi-Refining, I will leave the Mu Family."

After reaching the seventh layer, he planned to seek opportunities for Foundation Establishment, as the Mu Family would no longer be of much help.

Currently, the timing was not ripe.

How could Mu Xiuyun not understand the implication, her starry eyes dimmed.

Releasing her hand, Lan Chang'an left.

She murmured softly, "You are truly candid!"

"Knowing you will leave, do you not want to be entangled with me? Not even two decades with the entire Mu Family could make you hold any lingering attachment?"

...

Mu Xiuyun's near-death attack outside the market caused a stir afterward.

This was the second incident of merchants being attacked by rogue cultivators.

A few days later.

Mu Xiuyun, together with other major merchants, pressured the Maple Leaf Huang Family to strengthen market security and eliminate the rampant rogue cultivators.

Concerned about their safety, the major merchants stood united.

The Maple Leaf Huang Family, feeling the pressure, had to convene a meeting to discuss countermeasures.

(End of this chapter)