Cultivation Online

Chapter 2254  Curing Kulas

”Iʼm going to begin curing Kulas now. It might get a little dangerous, so you should leave us and wait outside,” Yuan said to Xie Mey.

However, she frowned and said, ”No, I am going to stay here.”

”You donʼt trust that I will cure him?” Yuan asked with a raised eyebrow.

”Thatʼs not it. I just want to be here when he wakes up with a clear head,” she replied as she slightly shook her head.

”...”

After a moment of silence, Yuan muttered as he approached Kulas, ”Donʼt blame me if anything happens.”

”I wonʼt.”

Upon reaching the bed, which was large enough to fit tens of thousands of people with ease, Yuan sat down and pressed his hands against Kulasʼ massive body.

”I should also warn you… This process will require me to destroy his body, leaving nothing but his soul.”

”What?!” Xie Mey exclaimed. ”You shouldʼve said that before we even entered this room!”

”So do you want me to stop?” Yuan asked without even looking at her.

”No…” Xie Mey responded after a moment of hesitation.

”As long as his soul is unharmed, we can just make another body for him,” Yuan continued.

”Creating another body…?” Xie Mey echoed, looking utterly confused. The concept of crafting new vessels simply didnʼt exist in the early years of the Primordial Era. In fact, it wasnʼt known at all until much later—near the eraʼs end—when more cultivators reached the God Ascension realm and realized they could survive without a physical body as long as their soul was unharmed.

”Iʼm starting now,” Yuan spoke again before Xie Mey could ask him any questions, and as curious as she was, Xie Mey didnʼt dare to disturb him and silently watched from afar.

A few minutes later, an otherworldly aura started surging from Yuanʼs body, and the temperature in the room drastically dropped in the blink of an eye.

ʼW-What is this coldness?!ʼ Xie Mey cried inwardly as she shivered nonstop. As a giant, her body was naturally more robust and resilient than ordinary cultivators, allowing them to endure harsh climates without training.

Xie Mey, who had never experienced such cold before, trembled uncontrollably, her teeth clattering together.

Since whatever was affecting Kulas was weak to yin energy, Yuan enveloped Kulasʼ body with Shivaʼs Eternal Frost, the most extreme yin energy he knew. In the blink of an eye, the entire room froze over with every inch of it encased in ice.

Xie Mey enveloped herself with Celestial Qi, but it was useless against the power of an Eternal.

ʼEven my Celestial Qi cannot block the cold?! Iʼll freeze to death at this rate!ʼ Xie Mey, despite her earlier words and boldness, left the room after realizing that she could not endure the cold.

Once Xie Mey left the room, Yuanʼs aura abruptly surged even more, almost as if heʼd purposefully held back for Xie Mey.

Now that he didnʼt have to worry about her, Yuan focused entirely on curing Kulas.

Although Yuan had increased his Eternal Essence drastically after refining the essence of the void, he was still only able to maintain Shivaʼs Eternal Frost for a few minutes before becoming exhausted.

Once he was exhausted, Yuan immediately started absorbing the illness that clung to Kulasʼ soul, refining it into his own essence.

Time flew, and in an instant, a whole month had passed with Yuan focused solely on curing Kulas. Yet, to Yuan, who was constantly exhausting himself, the month felt like an eternity.

After a month, Yuan had managed to completely absorb whatever was affecting Kulas. However, as a result, Kulasʼ body was destroyed, leaving behind a weakened soul, just as Yuan had predicted.

Shivaʼs Eternal Frost had not only weakened the sickness but also caused irreparable damage to Kulasʼ body, and if Yuan hadnʼt extracted Kulasʼ soul, his soul wouldʼve likely shattered.

Yuan collapsed on the bed, his body soaked in sweat despite the freezing temperature in the room.

Although Xie Mey left the room, she never truly left and had waited outside for an entire month. When she noticed Yuanʼs otherworldly aura had disappeared, she immediately opened the door.

”Senior Tian! What happened with the treatment?!” she cried as she entered the room.

”Donʼt worry, heʼs fine. I have removed whatever was affecting him,” he responded in a weak voice.

”Thank you… truly…” Xie Mey said, bawling her eyes out, but her tears froze instantly due to the cold.

Ding!

After clearing the trial, the scenery around Yuan dissolved, and he returned to the Stairway to Heaven. However, while everything from the trial should have vanished, something remained with him.

Yuan, still lying on the ground from exhaustion, stared at Kulasʼ soul that was hovering above him with a calm gaze.

”Sorry it took so long, but now, youʼre free…” Yuan muttered with a smile on his face. ”You can finally reincarnate properly.”

Since the unknown sickness prevented Kulasʼ soul from reincarnating, Tian Yang had kept Kulasʼ soul with him, waiting until he found a way to cure it. Although he had discovered a method long ago, he lacked one crucial component—a yin energy strong enough to weaken the sickness so it wouldnʼt destroy Kulasʼ soul when trying to remove it.

Then, after many reincarnations, Yuan acquired Shivaʼs Eternal Essence, the power that was needed to cure Kulas.

”What are you waiting for?” Yuan spoke again when Kulasʼ soul remained unmoving. ”Youʼre no longer bound, so go reincarnate and live a new life.”

Kulasʼ soul, which had been slumbering since the Primordial Era, began to wake up, indicated by the faint aura it emitted.

Moments later, a familiar voice echoed softly, ”Tian Yang, my friend… my sworn brother…”

”Though it may seem as if Iʼve been slumbering ever since the day you killed me and sealed my soul, I was awake and fully conscious. The journeys you took, the hardships you lived through while carrying me… I was there with you, watching over you like some sort of spiritual guardian.”

”Kulas…? What are you…”

”I donʼt want to reincarnate and forget everything,” he quickly answered. ”I want to continue going on adventures with you—not as a soul like some luggage, but by your side, just like when we journeyed through Han Zexianʼs Tomb together. Moreover, I still havenʼt properly thanked you for saving me.”

Yuanʼs eyes widened, but before he could respond, Kulas suddenly bellowed, his tone resolute.

”Forge me a new body, Tian Yang!”