Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

Chapter 236 Wandering Soul

In the small courtyard behind the mine headquarters, apart from Xiao Xiao and Ling Yun who were guarding Mo Yuming, everyone else had returned to their posts. After all, as an empire of several million people, there were naturally many things to deal with, and none of them could be delayed, otherwise it would cause chaos throughout the country.

After a long and meticulous treatment by the shaman, Mo Yuming's shocking external injuries had mostly healed.

His wounds were healing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if a mysterious force was aiding his recovery.

Nowadays, all that is needed is to change the ointment on time; there is no longer a need for other complicated medical procedures.

Therefore, the experienced old witch doctor left with peace of mind after confirming that Mo Yuming's condition was stable.

However, although Mo Yuming's physical injuries were gradually healing, he remained in a coma and had not yet woken up.

Faced with this situation, even the most skilled old witch doctor was helpless and had no effective medical means to awaken him.

Left with no other choice, everyone could only pray silently and patiently wait for Mo Yuming to wake up on his own.

On this very day, Huang Xiaoxiao and Lingyun, as usual, gently and skillfully changed Mo Yuming's ointment. They quietly left the bedroom and went to the living room to rest for a while.

Just as the two were sitting down, about to have a sip of tea to moisten their throats, they suddenly heard a series of hurried footsteps approaching from afar.

Immediately afterward, Master Long, who was on duty in Zhongyuan City, rushed into the courtyard, followed closely by an unfamiliar old man. Accompanying him was also the head of the Ji Family Chamber of Commerce—Master Ji!

The unfamiliar old man was dressed in a gray-blue robe, with white eyebrows and beard, a thin figure, and long, slender fingers. He showed no trace of any martial arts cultivation, and looked more like a well-read old scholar.

After leading the strange old man into the house, Master Long exchanged a few pleasantries with Xiao Xiao before leading the old man straight to Mo Yuming's bedroom.

Xiao Xiao, seeing that Master Long had personally led the way, naturally knew that this person had a very subtle relationship with Mo Yuming. Moreover, judging from the respectful expressions Master Long and Master Ji showed towards this person, she could tell that he was no ordinary person. She quickly told Ling Yun to prepare fragrant tea to entertain the guest, and then followed behind into Mo Yuming's bedroom.

After checking Mo Yuming's breathing and feeling his pulse, the old stranger breathed a sigh of relief, gestured to the others, and led them out of the bedroom.

Lingyun had already prepared fragrant tea in the living room. After the old man sat down, he picked up his cup and took a sip. Before Xiaoxiao could speak, the unfamiliar old man spoke first:

"You must be a little girl. I am Yuming's grandfather. I just came back from the Ji family in Danguo. I heard from Along that Yuming had some trouble here, so I rushed over to see what was going on."

It seems his life is no longer in danger. He drank the 'Fountain of Life' and his body will recover quickly. He won't need to apply the ointment anymore.

Those ointments weren't very effective, and they were troublesome and time-consuming to use. However, his consciousness hadn't recovered, which was a tricky matter. Of all these people, you know the situation best; tell me what happened.”

"I only rushed over after hearing the news of Ming's accident. I only heard from them that Ming had a problem when he was in Huachen. I don't know the specifics. Lei Ye and Dian Ye were there at the time, so they know the most. Let's ask them to come and tell you."

Xiao Xiao answered.

"Then let's call them over!" Old Ji nodded.

"The specific situation is like this: Ming'er has recently been learning weapon crafting under Master Huo's tutelage. That morning, we got up for our morning exercise and saw Ming'er cultivating as well. While he was sensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, he suddenly triggered a vortex of spiritual energy and entered the Transformation Realm, but he..."

After Lei Ye and Dian Ye arrived, they told Ji Xianlin in detail what they had seen.

"Ming'er displayed five-colored spiritual energy during the time of transformation? And caused a celestial phenomenon?"

"Old Ji said in surprise."

"That's right. The spiritual energy within a two- or three-mile radius around this mine gathers into a mist, forming a huge vortex of mist in the sky that blocks out the sun and doesn't dissipate for several hours."

"Electric Master" added.

"However, Ming'er's skin subsequently cracked, and she bled profusely from her entire body before falling into a coma..."

"It must be that the spiritual energy gathered during the time of transformation was too high, and the soul grew too strongly when the soul power increased, which caused it to break free from the control of the physical body, thus causing the soul to leave the body and wander."

After hearing what the two said, Old Ji guessed that Mo Yuming was a wandering spirit.

"What's the deal with 'wandering spirits'? Will Mingdi be in danger?" Xiaoxiao asked anxiously.

"The so-called 'wandering soul' is a soul that is adrift and unable to return to the body on its own. If the soul is just wandering around the body, it is easy to deal with. As long as there is someone who knows how to summon souls, they can quickly bring the soul back through the soul-summoning technique."

But because the soul is no longer bound by the body, it can move very fast, so some souls can drift to very far places.

If the soul is far from the body, it becomes more complicated, and the summoning will be much less effective. It's very likely that it will be impossible to bring it back.

Ji Xianlin said.

What happens if a soul cannot be recalled? Will there be any danger to one's life?

"If the soul cannot return to the body for a long time, the body will quickly lose its vitality and eventually die."

Souls that wander outside the world will gradually exhaust their spiritual energy because they cannot receive nourishment from the outside world, and eventually dissipate into nothingness.

However, souls with strong constitutions can exist for a very long time even after losing their physical body; some may even survive for hundreds or thousands of years. Some souls, under certain circumstances, can even continue to live by possessing another's body.

"What's wrong with Mingdi? Grandpa Ji, do you know anything about summoning a spirit?"

Xiao Xiao was very worried.

“Ming’er’s physical body is recovering thanks to the nourishment of the ‘Fountain of Life,’ and there shouldn’t be any problems for at least a while. This has bought us a lot of time. All we need to do is recall his soul as soon as possible,” Ji Xianlin said.

What preparations are needed for a soul-summoning ritual? Can you help us?

"Summoning a soul doesn't require any special tools, but you can place some of his most frequently used and favorite items around him, which can provide some assistance."

Alternatively, you can send some people to the places he frequents to summon him, which will also help with the soul-summoning.

"Little girl, you arrange this. You don't need too many people, preferably those he knows best. Ah Long, you, Ah Lei, and Ah Dian go to that place and call for him in Mo Wen's room and other places he frequents. Call him several times in each place."

"That's what Elder Ji instructed."

"Okay, we'll make the arrangements right away." Everyone immediately sprang into action.

Xiao Xiao had just stepped outside when, as if struck by a thought, she immediately returned and approached Elder Ji, saying:

"Not long ago, Mingdi and Elder Huo jointly developed a soul jade that can transmit messages. This soul jade has the function of indicating direction. We have all refined this soul jade, and the mother jades are all kept together so that we can exchange information. I wonder if this soul jade can help with summoning souls?"

"Of course! Soul Jade is a spiritual artifact refined in the sea of ​​consciousness. It can directly communicate with the soul and has a great effect! Quickly bring his Soul Jade Mother Jade and find a few people with high Xuan Gong cultivation who have communicated with him directly using Soul Jade."

Ji Xianlin said excitedly.