Chapter 33: Each Other
The boundless, foul swamp seemed endless. Days drifted by, and all Luo Xue and Su Yiyao could see was despair.
Fortunately, they still had each other.
At least for now.
During this time, Luo Xue’s five senses were gradually weakening, even fading away.
She had already lost her sense of taste and smell, and her hearing was often muffled.
Even her vision seemed to be covered by a gray fog that she couldn’t dispel.
Her injuries were irreparable, and the harsh environment of the swamp only made them worse.
Moreover, without having reached the Spirit Condensation Realm, she couldn’t abstain from food. Luo Xue could only rely on beast blood and flesh to barely sustain her life.
Although the poison was nothing to the Calamity Poison Body, she still lacked sufficient nutrients to delay her decline.
Even worse, the swamp was teeming with ferocious beasts. Spirit Condensation Realm beasts were everywhere, and there might even be Foundation Establishment Realm beasts lurking nearby.
Su Yiyao was at the Spirit Condensation Realm, but her combat experience was basically zero, and she hadn’t learned any techniques.
Every time she left the coffin to hunt for Luo Xue, she exerted all her strength and sustained many injuries.
Even so, Su Yiyao could only defeat small beasts of the Innate Realm. If she encountered anything stronger, she had to flee back to the safety of the coffin’s aura.
Luo Xue knew her time was near, and she didn’t want Su Yiyao to take risks for her anymore.
She wanted to tell Su Yiyao the whole truth, to let her live well on her own.
But…
But, why couldn’t she say it?
She watched Su Yiyao work so hard for her, getting injured, yet always putting on a smile, showing her best side.
She couldn’t say it.
No matter what, she couldn’t bring herself to say it.
…Such days couldn’t last forever.
The coffin, although emanating a powerful aura, the surrounding beasts didn’t just rely on instinct.
Not to mention… the bodies of cultivators were the most delicious delicacy to them.
Therefore, the beasts’ faint intelligence drove them to test the waters again and again, gradually approaching the coffin, encroaching on this seemingly forbidden area.
Soon, they would discover that this coffin, although possessing a powerful aura, couldn’t threaten their lives.
At that time, true despair would arrive.
“Ah Chou! Ah Chou!”
Su Yiyao gently shook the slightly dazed Luo Xue, holding up a beast corpse, easily twice her size, with a look of delight.
“Look, I can kill Spirit Condensation Realm beasts now!”
She puffed out her chest proudly, seemingly expecting praise from Luo Xue.
However, her beautiful face was now stained with foul-smelling blood, and her body was covered in wounds, both old and new.
Most of the wounds on this Spirit Condensation Realm beast’s body were from other beasts’ bites. It seemed that Su Yiyao had snatched this kill from other predators.
She probably said this to give Luo Xue confidence.
In just a short time, Su Yiyao had transformed from an innocent ten-year-old girl into a strong young woman who could survive in this desperate land.
But the price of this transformation… was too heavy.
“Xiao Yao… is very capable.”
Luo Xue smiled faintly and reached out to stroke Su Yiyao’s cheek.
She widened her eyes slightly, trying to see the girl’s appearance clearly.
She wanted to imprint this beautiful face in her heart, but a gray haze always seemed to obscure her vision, making it impossible to see clearly.
“What’s there to regret?”
Su Yiyao blinked, but quickly tore off a piece of flesh from the beast’s corpse and held it up to Luo Xue.
“Never mind that, Ah Chou, eat quickly. You’ll get better soon!”
“Okay.”
Luo Xue nodded and, as usual, was fed small bites of the foul-smelling beast flesh by Su Yiyao.
As if worried about Luo Xue’s condition, Su Yiyao kept talking, trying to distract her.
“I heard there are many fun and delicious things outside. I don’t remember them clearly… but they must be very, very good!”
“Ah Chou, you must hold on. In the future, I’ll make the most delicious food for you every day.”
“Ah Chou… Ah Chou…”
However, in Luo Xue’s ears, these words were intermittent and unclear.
Luo Xue knew that her time was… running out.
And with the little time she had left, what could she do?
What could she leave for Xiao Yao?
“Xiao Yao.”
Luo Xue suddenly spoke.
“Hm?” Su Yiyao paused, “Ah Chou, what… what is it?”
“Do you know, in the depths of Mount Fengyin… what did I obtain?”
Luo Xue struggled to open her eyes, looking faintly at Su Yiyao.
“What…”
Su Yiyao looked into Luo Xue’s eyes, filled with worry.
It was clear she didn’t care what Luo Xue had obtained; she was only concerned about Luo Xue’s condition.
How ironic. So many people dreamed of peerless inheritances, and Daoist Ziyang had spent decades scheming for it, but for these two little girls, it was far less important than each other.
But… alas.
…There was no perfect solution in this world.
“It’s something that can make Xiao Yao very, very powerful, invincible.”
Luo Xue smiled faintly and extended her hands, opening her arms.
“Mmm…”
Su Yiyao moved closer, snuggling into Luo Xue’s embrace.
Her little head rested on Luo Xue’s shoulder, tears glistening in her eyes.
She vaguely knew that Ah Chou wanted to tell her something, just like True Person Fengyin had done.
Was Ah Chou going to disappear too?
No, she didn’t want that…
However, Su Yiyao couldn’t bear to break this rare moment of peace.
This moment was the happiest she had felt in a long time.
Even if it was only for an instant.
Luo Xue held Su Yiyao’s face, looking into her eyes, her smile growing wider.
Finally… she could see clearly.
Dispelling the thick gray fog, how beautiful these eyes were.
Worthy of her entrusting everything.
Luo Xue leaned towards Su Yiyao’s cheek, their foreheads gently touching, their eyes close to each other.
“Now, Xiao Yao, Ah Chou will give everything she has to you.”
The Xuanyin Phoenix Transformation Scripture circulated throughout her body. Beautiful True Phoenix Dao patterns appeared on Luo Xue’s body, the purplish-red patterns instantly spreading across her body, up to her cheeks.
Then, these patterns quickly moved towards Su Yiyao.
At the same time, the true Xuanyin Phoenix Transformation Scripture appeared in Su Yiyao’s mind. Luo Xue was passing on everything from the purple jade slip to her.
Along with… the True Phoenix blood essence.
The last drop of True Phoenix blood essence in the world.
The True Phoenix blood essence and the Xuanyin Phoenix Transformation Scripture naturally circulated within Su Yiyao’s body without any resistance.
…As if she were the destined True Phoenix successor.
But was this… truly what she wanted?
“No…”
Su Yiyao sobbed. She finally realized what Luo Xue was trying to do.
Her Ah Chou was going to disappear.
“Don’t… Ah Chou… don’t…”
But Su Yiyao couldn’t move, watching helplessly as Ah Chou gave her everything.
When it was all over, Luo Xue seemed to have regained some vitality, her face flushing slightly as she stood up unsteadily.
“Xiao Yao, you must… live well.”
“Even if Ah Chou is not in this world.”
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