Chapter 247 Perhaps she never had a brain
Cheng Hongling, a peerless genius of the HongHua Sect, is also the person shouldering the fate of the entire sect. Ever since she was sensible, she had spent her life in constant battles, striking fear into the hearts of evil spirits throughout Huang Tian Prefecture. This also honed her disposition into something as cold as mystic ice at a young age, so much so that she never showed her girlish side even in front of those closest to her.
However, at this moment, Cheng Hongling was acting out of character, becoming someone with both joy and sorrow. This indicated that Qi Huang held an unimaginable position in her heart, a fact she herself had not yet realized. The reasons for this were twofold: first, the inexplicable relationship between them; second, Qi Huang’s repeated creation of miracles and her repeated help in turning perilous situations into safe ones for her or the HongHua Sect, which gave her a trace of security.
And what women needed most was security, and Cheng Hongling was no exception. People’s hearts are made of flesh and blood. With such a heavy burden on her shoulders, how could she not wish for someone to share it with her? Not crying! It wasn’t because she didn’t want to cry, but because she couldn’t cry.
Even now, in Cheng Hongling’s subconscious, Qi Huang had undoubtedly become an anchor she could absolutely trust, a pillar capable of continuously creating miracles, and more than just her junior clone.
Therefore, when Cheng Hongling discovered that “Qi Huang” had lost her brain, she felt as if the sky had fallen.
Cheng Hongling sat stunned for a moment, then rushed out. Although her cultivation was high, her medical skills were not exquisite, so she had to find someone to help. Even if asking for help would damage her aloof image, she wouldn’t hesitate.
Shortly after, Qi Huang’s friends and relatives arrived one after another. In addition, all the high-level figures of the HongHua Sect also came. Although Orchid Courtyard was where the female disciples resided, they paid no mind to it in order to save a life.
Elder Ruan was the most skilled in medicine in the HongHua Sect. He was initially skeptical of the bizarre symptom of a vanished brain. It wasn’t until he finished taking Tian Chongpo’s pulse that his body seemed to stoop considerably, as his worldview had completely collapsed.
“Why… why did her brain suddenly disappear? I’ve never even heard of such a symptom before.”
Elder Ruan muttered in a stutter, but no one around could answer him.
“Grandpa… Qi Huang lost her brain… is it serious?”
Ruan Lingyu asked with a trembling voice.
The people around exchanged glances. This question was truly childish, but no one could bear to extinguish her hope.
“Hong Ling, since her body was given by you, why don’t you give her another brain?”
Xu Mei, her master, suddenly had an idea.
“No, cultivators below the Shentong Realm can only cultivate one clone, so it’s impossible for me to create another brain for her in a short time.”
Cheng Hongling shook her head helplessly, her pretty face filled with gloom.
“What should we do? We were chasing… chasing her before, but she didn’t hold a grudge and treated us so well… so well, I haven’t repaid her yet, and unexpectedly she… *sob sob sob*…”
Miao Xiang next to her started crying as she spoke, her big eyes watering, looking pitiful.
The other junior sisters, thinking of their past experiences with Qi Huang, all had red eyes. They knew that they were able to live until now thanks to the Cat’s Eye Tears and Blue Scale Stones Qi Huang had given them. How could they repay this kindness?
“Don’t cry. At worst, we can just abandon this body. When Junior Sister reaches the Shentong Realm, we can create a new body for her then.”
Yun Fei quickly consoled them.
Although everyone knew this method, no one relaxed, because they all knew that the HongHua Sect had only recently stabilized, and the future was uncertain. If Qi Huang were lost, it would be a catastrophe.
“That won’t do. Without her, Hong Ling won’t be able to leave the HongHua Sect even half a step in the future. By then, we can only be trapped and die by those evil spirits.”
“Moreover, without Qi Huang’s help, Hong Ling might not even be able to break into the top twenty in the Evergreen Convention two years later. If she can’t obtain a Seed of the Golden Life Flower, how will she report to that person?”
“That’s right! Using Hong Ling to deal with that person is just our wishful thinking. Who knows if that person will agree? What if they turn hostile?”
“Even if they agree, asking Hong Ling to be bait in the Mu Mian Fierce Land is an extremely dangerous matter.”
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Several elders discussed with worried expressions.
“I don’t care what happens in the future, we must cure her now.”
Cheng Hongling gritted her teeth and said, “How about this, let me try to contact her soul and figure out what happened first.”
“That’s a good idea. Perhaps this way we can find the cause of the illness,”
Elder Ruan next to her said, slapping his thigh.
Cheng Hongling did not delay. She immediately released her spiritual sense towards the clone mark on Tian Chongpo’s forehead. Then, something she never expected happened: her clone did not respond at all.
“What’s going on? Could her soul also be in trouble?”
Cheng Hongling’s pretty face turned ashen. If the clone only had a physical problem, there was still hope for remedy. But if the soul had a problem, it would be a disaster for her, the main body, after all, the three souls and seven vital souls are connected as one, prospering together and perishing together.
“What’s wrong? Hong Ling!”
Xu Mei quickly asked.
“Her soul is not responding.”
Cheng Hongling replied with a solemn tone.
“What? No response? Could her soul also be in trouble? Will you be implicated as well?”
Xu Mei was greatly alarmed.
“That’s right. A person’s three souls and seven vital souls are bound together. Qi Huang is Hong Ling’s Spiritual Wisdom, and once there’s a problem, her main body will also suffer.”
Qin Quan confirmed. After all, he was the Sect Leader and had a higher cultivation, so he was more knowledgeable.
As soon as this was said, everyone around erupted in an uproar. If the HongHua Sect lost its future by losing Qi Huang, then by losing Cheng Hongling, the sect would lose everything it had now very quickly.
“Can’t you directly use your spiritual sense to investigate the condition of her soul?”
Qin Quan suggested.
“No! I gave her a spiritual defense spell before, and it still exists. With my spiritual sense, I can’t penetrate it.”
Cheng Hongling tried it out and continued to shake her head. She never expected to have trapped herself.
“Why don’t you bring her into your Sea of Consciousness to have a look?”
Qin Quan pondered for a moment and said again.
Cheng Hongling came back to her senses and immediately used the Soul Bond, but she soon felt her heart sink halfway, because she couldn’t retrieve her Spiritual Wisdom.
“What in the world is going on?”
Cheng Hongling gritted her teeth. She didn’t know that she had completely targeted the wrong person, and naturally, she wouldn’t get any feedback. At this moment, the real Qi Huang had just stepped out of the Prefecture Capital.
“This is really too bad!”
Qin Quan frantically paced back and forth, muttering, “If you can’t recall her soul, once Qi Huang’s physical body dies, her soul will face the Heavenly Dao’s coercion. If it is annihilated, you will also vanish into thin air.”
“Is it really necessary to give her a brain? But that’s simply impossible!”
Xu Mei closed her eyes in pain.
“Everyone, don’t lose heart. If it were an ordinary person, they would have died without a brain long ago. Although she is unconscious now, at least she is still alive. So I’m wondering, could a clone be different? Perhaps not having a brain isn’t a big deal for her.”
Ruan Lingyu suddenly furrowed her brows and voiced her speculation.
Everyone’s faces immediately showed a thoughtful expression. It seemed this issue was indeed worth discussing, so they all turned their gazes to Cheng Hongling. After all, no one present knew about clones.
“The clone’s body was given by the main body, and its vitality is indeed very tenacious. But without a brain, it can only live for ten days to half a month.”
Cheng Hongling explained.
“But she is inherently a different kind of clone, isn’t she? She only had a piece of skin from the beginning, where would she have a brain? Yet she has lived until now? And she has developed into a complete person.”
Ruan Lingyu reminded them.
“Right! How could I not have thought of this?”
“Yes! Her words and actions were always erratic, like she didn’t have a brain. Maybe she never had one?”
“That makes sense! That makes sense! None of us were sure she had a brain before either!”
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Everyone nodded in agreement that Qi Huang didn’t have a brain.
