Zhu Lingyun then entered the stage of re-condensing her divine soul. However, every time her divine soul condensed to a certain point, it would inexplicably shatter again.
At first, we thought it was a problem with the secret technique Zhu Lingyun was cultivating, but later we realized that the malevolence of this Nine Li God Sealing Curse was even greater than we had anticipated.
It did not completely dissipate with the shattering of Zhu Lingyun's divine soul. Instead, a trace of residue remained, like a bone-deep festering sore, continuously obstructing the re-condensation of her divine soul.
Although we were extremely anxious, we tried many methods to help her, but the results were minimal.
For these past few decades, Zhu Lingyun has been like this, constantly repeating the process of her divine soul shattering and then attempting to re-condense.
This is why you cannot feel Zhu Lingyun's divine soul at the moment. It is because she is currently in a state of void during the shattering of her divine soul. In about a month, she will begin to attempt re-condensation again.
However, so many years have passed, her divine soul power has become weaker and weaker, the duration of her divine soul's void state has become longer and longer, and the degree of her divine soul's condensation has become lower and lower...
But Zhu Lingyun has never given up. I know she is not fighting for herself, but for the child in her womb, to seize that sliver of hope for survival.
Because that Nine Li God Sealing Curse was actually aimed at the child in her womb. At that time, Zhu Lingyun had no choice but to use a special secret technique to transfer the God Sealing Curse onto herself.
This also caused her divine soul and the child in her womb to be in a state of almost complete unity, where one's loss is the other's loss.
That is why Zhu Lingyun tried again and again, enduring the unimaginably painful process of divine soul shattering and re-formation.
At this point, Kong Li could no longer speak. The Great Cultivator, renowned throughout Cangyuan for hundreds of years, was already covering his face in pain.
Ning Fa's body trembled violently.
His eyes turned red, tears streaming down like a gushing spring. He stared intently at Zhu Lingyun within the ice wall, who looked as if she were merely sleeping.
He could not imagine how Zhu Lingyun had endured these past decades.
A scene flashed through his mind.
In the boundless darkness, Zhu Lingyun was like a mountain peak, constantly collapsing and then standing up again and again, all for the sake of piercing the darkness and preventing their child from being swallowed by it...
The thought of this made Ning Fa's heart ache as if cut by a knife.
Intense pain, along with overwhelming hatred and killing intent, threatened to drown him.
"Holy Witch, Aruoye, Tianli people!"
He roared, his eyes bloodshot, lightning erupting around him. The lightning was now tinged with a strange blood-red hue, and a terrifying pressure gradually emanated from him.
Kong Li was greatly alarmed upon seeing this. "Ning Fa, calm down! This matter is not without hope!..."
But Ning Fa turned a deaf ear, his breathing growing heavier. A thought was raging madly in his mind.
"Kill, kill all the way to the Tianli territory, turn it upside down!"
"Hey, kid, calm down!" Baili Ming's anxious shout also reached Ning Fa's ears. He had clearly sensed that Ning Fa was not right.
"Master..." Little Ice and Blue Lightning within the Spirit Beast Bracelet also sensed Ning Fa's precarious state. They were very uneasy and tried to awaken Ning Fa through their mental connection.
But the blood-red lightning around Ning Fa had become increasingly violent, as if it would go berserk at any moment.
Kong Li's pupils constricted. A magic treasure resembling a white ring appeared in his hand, and he was about to make a move.
But at that moment, a tender child's voice suddenly came from Ning Fa's ear.
"Father... is that you?"
This tender child's voice was like a sweet rain falling into Ning Fa's sea of consciousness, allowing him, who was gradually descending into madness, to regain his senses.
The blood-red color in his eyes gradually receded, and his vision returned to clarity. The abnormal blood-red lightning around him slowly disappeared.
He moved like lightning, and in the next moment, he was already in front of the ice wall. He stared intently at Zhu Lingyun within the ice wall, especially at her abdomen.
His eyes were filled with overwhelming excitement, and he trembled, "Child... is that you?"
"Father, you're finally here. Le'er and Mother have been waiting for you for so, so long..."
Ning Fa trembled violently, tears streaming down his face, his heart aching as if cut by a knife.
"It's so cold here, and there are very annoying bugs...
But Le'er isn't afraid, because Le'er still has to protect Mother! ...
But Le'er is also very tired...
Father, please hurry and rescue Mother and Le'er from here. Le'er really wants to see you with my own eyes...
Father, goodbye for now. Le'er needs to rest and gather strength, so that next time Le'er can help Mother drive away those disgusting bugs..."
The tender child's voice slowly faded.
Ning Fa immediately shouted anxiously, "Le'er, Le'er! Are you still there?"
After a long silence with no response, Ning Fa finally gave up.
He crouched on the ground, covering his head with a pained expression, unable to control himself for a moment.
Kong Li looked at him with confusion, as he had not heard the tender child's voice just now.
At this moment, he thought Ning Fa had not yet recovered from losing control, which made him very worried.
He also did not expect Ning Fa to have such a strong reaction. For some reason, this also improved his impression of Ning Fa considerably.
"Ning Fa, are you alright?" Kong Li called out cautiously again. He was also fully on guard, ready to act if he saw Ning Fa behaving abnormally.
After a long while, Ning Fa slowly stood up. He took several deep breaths, and his ferocious, pained expression gradually calmed down.
He stared intently at Kong Li, his voice hoarse as he asked, "You mentioned there was a chance earlier. Is there perhaps a way to help Lingyun?"
As he spoke, a flash of inspiration struck Ning Fa, and he immediately added, "Could this method be related to infiltrating Tianli's rear to disrupt the barrier in the Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain Range?"
Seeing Ning Fa return to his senses, Kong Li let out a sigh of relief and nodded, "Yes, precisely.
For years, not only I but also Daoist Xuyuan have been trying to find a way to help Lingyun, and finally, Daoist Xuyuan devised a plan.
Within their Spiritual Pivot Pavilion, they possess an ancient pill recipe called the Soul-Bending Pill.
This pill is a very rare divine soul-type medicinal pill, a spiritual elixir used by ancient cultivators to aid in breaking through to Spirit Transformation.
Taking this pill can greatly enhance a cultivator's divine soul power in a short period, thereby increasing the chances of success during the Spirit Transformation breakthrough.
Therefore, this pill is also very suitable for Lingyun's condition. If she can take this pill, there is hope she can escape the lingering entanglement of the Nine Li God Sealing Curse and thus achieve complete divine soul condensation.
However, since the Soul-Bending Pill is a spiritual elixir to assist in Spirit Transformation, especially a divine soul-type spiritual material, it was extremely precious even in ancient times.
Let alone now, when the spiritual materials of heaven and earth are far inferior to those of the past, it is very difficult to gather the raw ingredients for this pill.
Even with the Spiritual Pivot Pavilion's resources, plus Daoist Xuyuan borrowing from other Great Cultivators in Cangyuan, they are still missing one crucial main ingredient, the Thousand Soul Grass, and it must be at least a thousand-year medicinal age Thousand Soul Grass.
This spiritual grass has already become extinct in our Cangyuan, but Tianli possesses this type of spiritual grass, and it is located within the Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain Range.
So, this infiltration into Tianli's rear, besides disrupting the sealing barrier of the Ten Thousand Peaks Mountain Range, has another objective: to obtain this Thousand Soul Grass.
This is why the original plan was for either me or Xu Yi to go, because we were worried that others might not put in their full effort to obtain the Thousand Soul Grass."
Upon hearing this, Ning Fa's eyes shone with divine light, and he murmured, "Thousand Soul Grass..."
He finally understood why Hermit Xuyuan had mentioned before that this infiltration into Tianli's rear was related to Zhu Lingyun; it was for this very reason.
"Before Daoist Xuyuan met you, he had already found me. He hoped to have you lead this operation instead.
To be honest, I initially refused.
Even though your strength surpasses mine, from what I know of you, you've always been debauched, and your situation with Lingyun was an accident.
And now, you are young with a bright future. Even if you were to take on this mission, I wouldn't be at ease knowing if you would truly do your utmost to find the Thousand Soul Grass for Lingyun.
So, I brought you here this time to observe your reaction.
If your reaction doesn't satisfy me, I absolutely won't let you go on this mission. But fortunately..."
Kong Li paused slightly at this point, then let out a soft hum, "Fortunately, you don't seem like a heartless person now. I can be at ease if you go.
But of course, this might just be my wishful thinking, so I need to confirm your thoughts now."
After speaking, Kong Li stared intently at Ning Fa.
"I'll go!" Ning Fa said without hesitation, his words firm and decisive.
"Good, your word is enough."
Upon hearing this, a hint of relief appeared on Kong Li's face, and his gaze towards Ning Fa softened considerably.
Seeing the lingering pain on Ning Fa's face, he sighed, "I'll leave now, but be mindful not to stay here too long.
This place has a special barrier, and the condensed cold energy is an important means to help Lingyun. If you stay here too long, it might affect the cold energy here."
With that, Kong Li's figure flashed, and he left the icy hall.
Ning Fa looked back at Zhu Lingyun, who was sleeping within the ice wall, his face filled with pain. He had never imagined that Zhu Lingyun and their child would have to endure such a fate.
At this moment, his hatred for the people of Tianli reached its peak.
Simultaneously, Ning Fa felt an unprecedented desire to rapidly increase his strength.
Although he was already a Mid-level Great Cultivator, it was far from enough.
If he could possess the strength of a peak Demon Lord, or even a Spirit Transformation Cultivator, then he could slaughter his way through Tianli and avenge this great wrong!
Ning Fa took a deep breath, suppressing the overwhelming hatred and killing intent within his heart. He simply watched Zhu Lingyun quietly, and then her abdomen, where their child resided.
And their child, Le'er, was still alive, which brought Ning Fa immense comfort and motivation.
Moreover, judging by her voice, Le'er was a girl.
Their child was indeed extraordinary, as her tender childish voice had previously appeared directly in Ning Fa's sea of consciousness.
Given Ning Fa's current divine soul realm, for Le'er to achieve this was truly incredible.
Ning Fa continued to gaze at Zhu Lingyun within the ice wall, as still as a sculpture.
Half an hour later, he gently caressed the ice wall before him, an unyielding resolve appearing in his eyes.
"Lingyun, Le'er, wait for me... No matter how difficult it is, I will definitely obtain that Thousand Soul Grass, and then I will definitely refine the Dao Mark Soul-Bending Pill for you. Wait for me!"
After speaking, he cast one last glance at Zhu Lingyun before rising and leaving the place.