Chapter 1297: Awakening

Inside the quiet room, Mute Girl lay flat on her back, her eyes closed, like a sleeping beauty.

Her cheeks looked rosy, yet within her body, which seemed full of vitality, there faintly lingered a trace of deathly qi.

Before she had been overdrawn, although Mute Girl had not awakened, her condition had been gradually improving, as if she had merely fallen asleep. But now, she resembled a lifeless sculpture, giving off nothing but a sense of deathly stillness.

The fat silkworm had been sleeping inside her body. After returning to Small Cold Domain, Qin Sang had tried several times, yet he had been unable to awaken it.

Qin Sang and Bai sat cross-legged. After a brief silence, Bai opened his eyes and nodded. "Rare indeed. This girl’s will is even tougher than I expected. She has been resisting the entire time and never gave up. Her consciousness has not sunk into darkness."

Hearing this, Qin Sang recalled Mute Girl’s past.

From the moment she had been born, she had fallen into darkness. His appearance had brought her a trace of light, yet it had also drawn even greater calamity upon her.

She had stumbled forward in the darkness, never abandoning her yearning for light. Perhaps it was precisely those experiences that had forged her resilient nature.

Heaven helps those who help themselves.

It was also because Mute Girl had continued resisting that Qin Sang’s actions carried greater meaning, rather than being solely for the sake of fulfilling his own beliefs.

Bai handed Qin Sang a jade slip. "Inside is a segment of bone curse that I deliberately selected. It is the gentlest portion of its power, the very limit of what she can endure."

Qin Sang accepted the jade slip and said in surprise, "I am the one to cast it?"

"If not you, then who else?" Bai snorted. "The Heavenly Corpse Talisman inside her body was personally refined by you. You count as her master. Engraving the bone curse and drawing upon the power of the Heavenly Corpse Talisman can easily damage her soul. There is no room for the slightest mistake, so it must be you. Don't worry. I have already written down the method of casting the curse, and I will assist you throughout the process."

Qin Sang extended his spiritual consciousness into the jade slip. The first thing he saw was a somewhat familiar bone curse.

This bone curse had originally been engraved on the humerus, though it was not exactly the same as the original. Bai had modified it so that Mute Girl could withstand its power. As for the method of casting it, Bai had comprehended it on his own.

That alone was enough to earn Qin Sang’s deep admiration. As expected of an old being who had survived since ancient times.

The bone curse itself was not complicated, and Qin Sang quickly grasped it.

An hour later, the two of them sat on either side of Mute Girl. Qin Sang nodded to Bai, his gaze falling on Mute Girl’s left arm.

Although Mute Girl had been subjected to the Heavenly Corpse Talisman, the corpse qi had been suppressed by the Jade Liquid of Three Radiances, and her physical body had not undergone corpse transformation. Back in Canglang Sea, every time Qin Sang had consumed the Jade Liquid of Three Radiances to recover his true essence, he had transferred vitality into Mute Girl. Thus, even after several decades, the vitality within her body remained abundant.

On her crystal-like arm were beautiful patterns, the divine markings of the witch race.

After a brief moment of thought, Qin Sang extended his spiritual consciousness into her arm and carefully examined it. Then he suddenly raised both hands. His fingers moved like spinning wheels, forming a curse seal in an instant.

His movements grew faster and faster. Within the quiet room, spiritual qi surged. Streams of strange runes flowed from Qin Sang’s fingertips, entering Mute Girl’s body one after another.

Her outward appearance showed no change. Yet upon her humerus, golden runes gradually emerged. Each rune was as small as an ant, densely packed together. Under their glow, her humerus seemed to transform into a golden bone.

Bai did not remain idle either. He assisted Qin Sang in stabilizing the bone curse. Seeing the runes continuously entering Mute Girl’s body with remarkable smoothness, a trace of surprise flashed in Bai’s eyes.

Qin Sang split his focus, simultaneously sensing the Heavenly Corpse Talisman and the bone curse.

Just as Bai had said, there was indeed a mysterious connection between them. During the casting process, he could use the bone curse to draw upon the power of the Heavenly Corpse Talisman, reducing its impact on Mute Girl.

"No matter what you feel, do not resist," Qin Sang murmured softly, though he was unsure whether Mute Girl could hear him.

Then his hand seals abruptly changed, completing the final secret technique! Seeing this, Bai cast aside all distracting thoughts and fully assisted Qin Sang.

In the next instant, Qin Sang let out a low shout. He formed an extraordinarily complex hand seal, then pressed both hands downward. One hand tightly grasped Mute Girl’s arm, while the other pointed at the center of her brow.

Boom! Golden light burst forth. Mute Girl’s body trembled slightly.

Moments later, the golden light faded. Qin Sang and Bai exchanged a glance and immediately looked toward Mute Girl.

Qin Sang keenly sensed a faint fluctuation within her body. It was extremely weak, yet without a doubt a good sign. Her soul had begun to awaken! Bai’s method had worked!

"I did not expect this girl to be so compatible with the bone curse. Her tolerance had exceeded my expectations," Bai remarked in amazement.

Qin Sang paused, recalling how smooth the process had been. After a moment’s thought, he said, "It is likely due to the Jade Liquid of Three Radiances. Her body had been nourished by vitality all this time. It must have greatly benefited her."

"Possibly." Bai nodded. "It may also have something to do with that fat silkworm. But this is not a bad thing. Once her condition stabilizes, we can observe her for a while longer. Then we can attempt more complex bone curses. The effects will be even better."

As they spoke, subtle changes were quietly taking place within Mute Girl’s body.

After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, under their watchful gaze, a faint seven-colored glow appeared at her brow.

"It’s the fat silkworm!" Qin Sang’s eyes lit up as he stared at her forehead.

The glow grew denser. Suddenly, it rippled, and a short, stubby figure shot out, rushing toward Qin Sang’s chest. He reached out and caught it in one motion.

The fat silkworm had finally awakened! After sleeping for decades without food or water, it remained plump, though its flesh seemed slightly firmer than before.

It chirped softly. It conveyed a sense of intimacy, rubbing against Qin Sang’s palm. Its tiny eyes were filled with grievance, as if it were on the verge of tears, looking pitiful.

However, Qin Sang understood its nature all too well and immediately saw through its act. The little creature was clearly starving.

When it saw that Qin Sang showed no reaction, it began rolling around, as if accusing him, claiming it had grown thin from hunger!

Qin Sang found it amusing. From his Thousand-Jin Ring, he took out a poisonous algae fruit.

At the sight of the tempting food, the fat silkworm’s eyes gleamed green. It pounced forward and swallowed the fruit whole.

One fruit was clearly not enough.

Worried it might not be able to digest too much potent poison, Qin Sang took out other food. The fat silkworm did not mind at all, devouring everything in large bites, as if it were a starving ghost reborn.

Ignoring the gluttonous creature, Qin Sang shifted his gaze back to Mute Girl. The fat silkworm served as her anchor to the real world. After its awakening, her condition had become even more stable. Qin Sang could faintly sense traces of emotional fluctuations from her.

After eating its fill, the fat silkworm flipped over and lay lazily in Qin Sang’s palm. Then it transformed once more into a seven-colored glow and flew into Mute Girl’s brow.

Qin Sang was startled and quickly extended his spiritual consciousness into Mute Girl’s upper dantian. He found the fat silkworm nestled beside her primordial spirit, fast asleep.

However, this time was different. The fat silkworm had not fallen into deep slumber. Instead, just like before, it slept while digesting the food it had consumed. As long as Qin Sang willed it, he could awaken it at any time.

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