Chapter 48 Lost cultivation and memories

The dark clouds in the sky slowly dissipated, the lightning disappeared, and a heavy rain fell on the desert, but disappeared into the yellow sand without a trace.

At that moment, inside the Alchemy Peak of the Tianxuan Sect, Elder Dan, who was refining pills, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest, and his expression changed drastically.

Fu Yue... has fallen...

how so?

Who exactly is it?

Elder Dan hurriedly formed hand seals, trying to check the situation before Lu Fuyue's death, but was unexpectedly blocked by a force from the Heavenly Dao.

How could it be the Way of Heaven?

He was hit by the backlash of this power and coughed up blood. Could it be because that girl cultivated the Path of Ruthlessness?

However, the ruthless path is only targeted by the Heavenly Dao when undergoing the tribulation of lightning.

Fu Yue is only at the Foundation Establishment stage. No matter how talented she is, it is impossible for her to break through to the Golden Core stage within a month.

...

Amidst the swirling yellow sand, a beam of azure light suddenly appeared, and the scattered remnants of souls in the air gathered together once more.

Lu Fuyue remained conscious throughout. With her unwavering Dao heart, she attracted her countless remnant souls, gradually gathering them together and piecing together a complete divine soul.

His soul disappeared into the yellow sand with the rain, and gradually returned to the sky under the scorching sun, repeating the cycle again and again until Lu Fuyue comprehended the meaning of water.

Water is cyclical; death is not its end, but rather the beginning of a new cycle of life.

...

Lu Fuyue's soul gradually followed the direction of the water, transforming into a drop of water that floated in the air, disappeared into the soil, and wandered in the mountain streams...

Slowly, Lu Fuyue's soul landed in a hot spring in the mountains. A gentle breeze blew by, and petals from all over the mountains fell into the hot spring.

Countless streams of spiritual energy surged into the hot spring, and after a moment, a flawless body of a beautiful woman emerged from the water. A lifelike red lotus bloomed on her forehead, and her thick eyelashes trembled slightly, as if she were about to wake up at any moment.

The hazy white mist obscured her face, and countless petals veiled the underwater scenery.

Just then, footsteps sounded from not far away, and a tall, handsome man in white robes walked over.

"You may all leave."

"Yes, Your Highness."

This place is within the territory of the Southern Ling Kingdom, and this mountain is the location of the villa of the Southern Ling Kingdom's Crown Prince, Nan Chuli. This hot spring was designed by him personally.

Because the hot spring was so large, Nan Chuli didn't seem to notice anything unusual. He took off his outer clothes and stepped into the hot spring.

His muscular and powerful body sank into the warm spring water. He slowly circulated his internal energy, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate.

The spiritual energy in the air gradually seeped into his body.

In the cultivation world, besides the immortal cultivation sects, there are also some forces that can cultivate. However, those forces are closer to the mortal world, and the spiritual energy there is relatively thin compared to the cultivation sects.

Therefore, in those places, no matter how high one's cultivation level is, one cannot break through to the Nascent Soul stage, and one's status is far inferior to that of a true immortal cultivation sect.

The Southern Spirit Kingdom was one of them. Even the emperor of the Southern Spirit Kingdom had to treat the inner disciples of the Heavenly Profound Sect with utmost respect.

At the very back of the hot spring,

The spiritual energy around Lu Fuyue gradually disappeared, and her body sank down. Water entered her nasal cavity, and while still unconscious, she frowned and subconsciously began to cough lightly.

"who?"

Upon hearing the woman's voice, a hint of coldness flashed in Nan Chuli's eyes, but his expression remained gentle, showing no sign of emotional change.

Could it be that one of those presumptuous individuals who sent him a woman again?

So Nan Chuli put on the clothes beside her and cautiously moved closer to the direction from which the sound came.

Just as he was about to deal with the woman, she slowly surfaced.

Her long, dark hair, soaked with water, clung to her naked body, and her fair skin, surrounded by petals, was even more alluring.

To Nan Chuli's astonishment, the woman's face gave him a very familiar feeling.

Could it be... her?

But how did she end up here?

Upon seeing the woman's exposed skin, his ears turned bright red.

Nan Chuli took off his outer garment, closed his eyes, and then carefully wrapped the garment around the woman's body.

But when he opened his eyes and saw the red lotus on the woman's forehead, a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

It wasn't her; she had a red birthmark on her forehead...

He wanted to call someone to take the woman away, but for some reason, he didn't want anyone to touch him.

So Nan Chuli carried the woman back to the villa and arranged for a maid to take good care of her.

Enough. That person is the moon high above in the sky. How could he, with his status, be worthy to see her again?

***

When he carried Lu Fuyue back to the villa, all the palace maids and eunuchs were shocked by what they saw.

Don't be fooled by the Crown Prince's humble, polite, and gentle demeanor. Those who have served him since childhood know that the seemingly gentle person is often the most aloof and ruthless.

The Crown Prince dislikes women and focuses all his attention on cultivation and handling state affairs. He possesses top-grade dual spiritual roots of water and wood, and at the age of eighteen, he has already reached the eighth level of Qi Refining, making him a rare genius in the entire Southern Spirit Kingdom.

In addition, he was born with a handsome appearance and looked gentle and polite. Which woman in the Southern Spirit Kingdom wouldn't admire him?

Even Yun Luoxue, the legitimate daughter of General Yun, the most talented girl in alchemy in the Southern Spirit Kingdom, a seventeen-year-old first-grade alchemist, admires him.

But the crown prince remained indifferent to her.

***

A few days later, Lu Fuyue slowly opened her eyes. Just as she was looking around the room in a daze, she suddenly started to have a headache.

Lu Fuyue sat with her hands covering her head, her face extremely pale, looking delicate, pitiful, and helpless.

Why does my head hurt so much?

And...who is she?

Where is she? Why does she have no memory of this place?

Inside the Weak Water Zither, Shui Ze's heart, which had just calmed down, tightened again as he looked at Lu Fuyue's appearance, and a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes.

Fortunately, the woman in green robes helped Lu Fuyue during that punishment of divine lightning. She left a trace of the Heavenly Dao's rules within Lu Fuyue's body, which helped her reshape her body.

Otherwise, Lu Fuyue would truly die under the sway of Heaven this time.

But unexpectedly, although she survived, she lost her memory, and even her cultivation was temporarily sealed.

Fortunately, she arrived at the first string of the Weak Water Zither, the place where it was about to appear, the Southern Spirit Kingdom.

Based on his senses, the string should be inside the palace.

Just then, the maid heard the commotion and saw that Lu Fuyue's condition was not right, so she immediately went to report to Nan Chuli.

"Your Highness, the young lady has woken up, but something seems wrong with her. Would you like to go and check on her?"

Nan Chuli put down the zither in her hand, remained silent for a moment, and slowly said, "Go and ask the alchemist to take a look at her."

Since it's not that person, it's not worth wasting his time.

The maid was somewhat puzzled, but she didn't say anything more.

His Highness has his reasons for doing this, and as a maidservant by His Highness's side, the most important thing she should do is not to ask questions she shouldn't ask.