His eyes swept across his own skin.
Zhang Ergou was greatly shocked. What was going on?
How could he have become like this? His expression instantly turned grim.
In the room, as Zhang Ergou fell silent, quiet descended.
The air was so heavy it was suffocating.
"I want to be alone," Zhang Ergou said with difficulty.
Hearing this, everyone exchanged glances, nodded silently, and retreated.
Liu Cuilan and Lin Yueru, who wanted to stay and care for him, were also pulled out by Chi Ling and Chi Yu.
After everyone left, Zhang Ergou hurriedly called out to the Snow Mountain Elder.
In his current state, he couldn't muster any strength, feeling as if he had been crippled.
Even the Heavenly Dao Elder had no solution, perhaps the Snow Mountain Elder had some.
"You finally decided to call me out, you brat."
Within Zhang Ergou's sea of consciousness, the figure of the Snow Mountain Elder appeared.
"Senior, please quickly examine me. What should I do in my current situation?"
Zhang Ergou's tone was a little anxious. He found it hard to accept his current appearance.
"Backlash?" The Snow Mountain Elder frowned deeply.
"What on earth did you do, brat? Why has your lifespan even decreased so much?"
The Snow Mountain Elder's expression was grave; even he found the situation troublesome.
"If I said I don't know what happened, would you believe me?"
Zhang Ergou gave a self-deprecating smile.
"Stinky brat, what time is it, and you're still joking."
After a brief moment of panic, Zhang Ergou gradually calmed down.
There was no use in him being anxious now. Since the Snow Mountain Elder could tell he had suffered a backlash, there must be a solution.
So Zhang Ergou was no longer in a hurry.
The Snow Mountain Elder circled Zhang Ergou again and again.
His brow occasionally relaxed and occasionally furrowed.
"How should I put it, you brat? I don't know if you are lucky or unlucky, but you can even wield the power of space."
Observing the damage to Zhang Ergou's body, the Snow Mountain Elder found the cause not long after.
"The power of space? What is that?"
Zhang Ergou's reaction seemed genuine; he truly didn't know what the power of space was.
"Brat, no way, you don't even know what the power of space is, yet you can wield it and suffer a backlash?"
The Snow Mountain Elder was even more perplexed. He wouldn't misjudge; this was definitely a loss of control after using the power of space.
The result of a backlash.
But looking at Zhang Ergou, he seemed completely oblivious.
This made him very puzzled.
"You really don't know?" The Snow Mountain Elder wanted to confirm again.
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Zhang Ergou recounted everything he had experienced before he fainted.
Including how he had urgently used a mysterious technique from his inheritance to deal with Liao Yiyi's Aurora Curse.
He figured that mysterious technique must be the power of space that the Snow Mountain Elder mentioned.
No wonder it consumed so much energy when he used it back then.
The Snow Mountain Elder was silent for a moment after hearing this.
"I once heard that people who have experienced Dao injuries find it difficult to heal, unless they are pushed to the brink of death and then reborn."
"But your situation is different from Dao injuries; it's a backlash from using power that doesn't belong to you."
"Such situations are truly rare."
The Snow Mountain Elder seemed to have no good solution for the time being.
...
"Master, will Ergou get better like this? I'm really worried he'll be disheartened."
Outside the house, Liu Cuilan wiped her tears and softly asked Chi Ling.
After coming out, they hadn't left the small courtyard.
Everyone was gathered in the courtyard, the atmosphere heavy and oppressive.
Chi Ling comfortingly stroked Liu Cuilan's hair, "Don't worry, that brat will be fine."
In reality, she was also unsure.
Didn't even the Heavenly Dao Elder have a solution? Was he looking for Qiao Yanyun?
But would Qiao Yanyun have a solution if he came?
Chi Ling dared not think further and looked at her sister.
Chi Yu also had a worried expression; they had never encountered such a situation.
They truly didn't know how to solve it.
...
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Zhang Ergou felt something slowly moving within his meridians.
He hadn't felt it before because the movement was too slow.
Now that the speed had slightly increased, he immediately sensed it.
"Spiritual Fire?" Zhang Ergou quickly looked inward and found that the Spiritual Fire was now as small as a single point of light.
It was slowly moving within his meridians, repairing his damaged body.
The Snow Mountain Elder also noticed Zhang Ergou's change.
Although his change was minuscule, the Snow Mountain Elder, being a soul,
had extremely powerful sensory abilities.
"Heaven never closes all doors. It seems you brat can be saved now."
The Snow Mountain Elder also let out a sigh of relief.
"Perhaps this misfortune will turn into a blessing."
Zhang Ergou, however, had no time to respond to the Snow Mountain Elder; his entire attention was drawn to the Spiritual Fire within him.
Seeing this, the Snow Mountain Elder returned to Zhang Ergou's sea of consciousness to take a nap.
...
"What's going on? What exactly happened to that brat Ergou?"
Qiao Yanyun, brought here by the Heavenly Dao Elder, was still somewhat bewildered.
Seeing everyone gathered in the courtyard, he quickly asked.
The Heavenly Dao Elder now had time to explain the entire situation to Qiao Yanyun.
After listening to the Heavenly Dao Elder's account, Qiao Yanyun didn't even enter the room where Zhang Ergou was.
He sat down on a chair outside.
"Senior Brother Tiandao, I've truly never heard of or seen such a situation."
Qiao Yanyun did not dare to act rashly on matters he was unsure of.
If it didn't work, and even made Zhang Ergou's condition worse, that would be unacceptable.
He felt he was powerless even without seeing Zhang Ergou's condition.
Seeing that Qiao Yanyun also had no solution, the atmosphere in the courtyard became even heavier.
"Senior Brother Qiao, do you truly have no way, or are there any elixirs that can heal Ergou?"
Chi Yu was somewhat unwilling to give up and grabbed Qiao Yanyun's sleeve.
Qiao Yanyun opened his mouth bitterly but didn't know how to speak.
In the end, he could only shake his head, which turned into a sigh.
Instantly, the tears on Liu Cuilan's face flowed like a dam.
However, to avoid alarming Zhang Ergou, she desperately held back, not letting herself cry out loud.
...
"It's effective indeed. Spiritual Fire, you are truly my lucky star."
Zhang Ergou rejoiced and slowly raised his extremely aged hand.
He was unaccustomed to this strange feeling and detested this sense of being out of his control.
The good news was that the Spiritual Fire within him was operating on its own while his body was not under his control.
This was the biggest piece of good news so far.
Zhang Ergou suppressed his excitement and slowly observed every place the Spiritual Fire passed through.
After a period of healing by the Spiritual Fire, his body finally regained a trace of strength.