"No need for thanks. Isn't it our duty to purge the Black Calamity and restore peace and tranquility to the world?"
Gu Changge let out a light chuckle, waving his hand dismissively.
Deep within this pitch-black, profound space, that spring-eye-like ball of light still emitted a faint glow. Energy particles, like tides, continuously transmitted and diffused from it.
Ling Yuling's physical body sat cross-legged within, eyes closed, enveloped in a hazy, faint light, resembling a peerless beauty carved from flawless jade, exquisite and perfect. However, it had not moved since time immemorial, even life force seemed absent.
If not for the body's immense strength, it would have long turned to decay and bone dust under the corrosion of time and the erosion of darkness, ceasing to exist.
At this moment, Ling Yuxian stared intently at Gu Changge's movements, extremely nervous, fearing further unexpected incidents.
After countless eons, summoning Ling Yuling's true soul back was no easy task.
The slightest error could cause the body to collapse, rendering all efforts futile, vanishing like flowing water. Before this, she had also been trying to summon Ling Yuling's true soul back into her body.
But she had failed repeatedly because Ling Yuling's body had long been contaminated with numerous extraneous auras. It might even, like other Dark Beings, give birth to a new consciousness.
To summon Ling Yuling's true soul back, one must first use vast and immense power to scour and cleanse her body, expelling the chaotic and excess forces. Moreover, what Ling Yuxian feared most now was whether her sister's body, like the Eternal Life Spirit, had long been corrupted and tainted by dark aura.
Eliminating dark power was exceedingly difficult; even at her peak, it was almost impossible.
Now, Ling Yuxian pinned her hopes on Gu Changge, hoping that as Jing Tianyun said, Gu Changge had means to expel dark power. "Can you still sense the connection between your physical body and true soul?"
Gu Changge glanced at Ling Yuling's true soul, seemingly asking for confirmation.
"No, only a faint, indistinct thread of connection. If it weren't so, returning to my body wouldn't be this difficult." Ling Yuling shook her head. Gu Changge nodded as if understanding, then smiled. "It seems much more difficult than I imagined."
However, Ling Yuling seemed very certain, trusting he had a method. Her bright eyes fixed on him, she said gently, "This humble concubine believes in Young Master Gu."
Jing Tianyun, sitting cross-legged in the distance, his body steaming with powerful aura, also solemnly said, "We must trouble Young Master Gu to act. This old man will protect you. I will definitely not let the escaped Eternal Life Spirit interfere."
Gu Changge smiled, then looked at Ling Yuling's physical body again. "The process of expelling dark aura may be somewhat disrespectful. I mention this in advance, fearing Miss Yuling might mind later."
Ling Yuxian was taken aback, somewhat suspiciously asking, "Could it involve direct contact with sister's body?"
Since they began cultivating, the two sisters had always been pure and chaste. Gu Changge was already the man closest to her. If this were the case, she indeed worried her sister might mind.
But exigent circumstances dictated action; was there another way now?
Gu Changge's expression remained calm. He shook his head, "That won't be necessary." He seemed about to explain.
However, Ling Yuling gently shook her head, interrupting him. "Young Master Gu, please proceed without restraint. You are helping this humble concubine; how could I have any other complaints? Should any accident occur, I will not blame or resent Young Master Gu."
"Very well." Gu Changge nodded slightly, not wasting words, and directly acted.
He flicked his sleeve lightly, and a treasure vase wreathed in black mist materialized in his palm.
This vase wasn't overly large, only about six chi. Its mouth was deep, seemingly reflecting the myriad heavens of antiquity, with billions of starlights converging. As it descended, wisps of chaotic qi pervaded. It felt heavy and ancient.
"This is?"
A look of surprise and astonishment appeared on Ling Yuling's face.
"Could it be some kind of rare treasure? The dark aura here is actually flowing towards this vase!" Ling Yuxian was also greatly astonished.
Gu Changge offered no explanation. With a lift and a sweep of his palm, the vase descended towards Ling Yuling's body seated within the spring eye.
Instantly, boundless chaotic waterfalls cascaded down, as if stirring the vague cosmic momentum, evolving into a terrifying black hole that seemed capable of swallowing the myriad worlds. Strands of mottled black mist continuously emerged there, rising and falling like tides, being devoured by the vase.
Simultaneously, Gu Changge continued his actions. Streams of incredibly pure magical power fell like starlight, silvery and brilliant, supremely holy, enveloping Ling Yuling's physical body.
It further accentuated her jade-like flawlessness, her entire body pure and sacred, as if carved from immortal jade.
Visibly, one dark, blotch-like mark after another appeared on Ling Yuling's body.
Seeking Flowers...
Within them, one twisted black strand of qi after another was extracted. Under the vase's envelopment, they had nowhere to hide, quickly evaporating and vanishing. The vase's mouth suddenly bloomed with immeasurable light, majestic and righteous, causing all evil to retreat.
The blinding light was like a great sun rising here, erupting with vast, boundless radiance, illuminating this dark, profound dimensional space.
Ling Yuling stared intently at this scene, gradually able to feel a deeper connection with her body.
The vase devoured the dark aura, while Gu Changge personally used his pure, vast magical power to cleanse her body, eliminating the impurity-laden power accumulated over endless eons in this dimensional space.
One must know, at her peak, she stood among that small group at the pinnacle of the Vast Expanse. Even after endless eons, with her body's vital energy and blood dried up, far from her peak, cleansing such impurities still required a vast and boundless amount of magical power.
After all, at her level, each cell could be considered a world in itself.
And now, Gu Changge's expression remained normal, unchanged. Performing all this seemed to have no effect on him whatsoever. "Is it about to succeed?"
Ling Yuxian also stared intently, full of tension, fearing the slightest mishap.
Those strands of black qi extracted from Ling Yuling's body seemed alive, emitting unwilling roars and screams, continuously twisting and struggling. The sounds were spine-chilling, as if billions of vengeful spirits were howling there.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?"
However, at this moment, she noticed something unusual with her sister's true soul and urgently asked with concern.
Ling Yuling's expression was very odd. Although in a true soul state, her face showed an abnormal flush, and her eyes were watery.
"No... nothing..."
She quickly shook her head, but her expression remained particularly strange. Then she explained, "After countless eons, I can finally feel the connection with my body."
"That's wonderful!"
Ling Yuxian was overjoyed upon hearing this, forgetting she was also in a true soul state, and hurriedly embraced Ling Yuling's true soul.
However, the next moment, she let out a startled exclamation. The expression on her face also became very strange, and she hastily let go of Ling Yuling.
Then, after glancing at Gu Changge not far away and her sister's physical body, she muttered softly, "No wonder..."