Wu Shattered Star River

Jiang Han slowly walked towards Si Li's mangled body. Reaching the bedside, he knelt directly on the ground, extending a trembling hand to cover Si Li's blood-soaked face.

He released a wisp of Xuan Qi, probing Si Li's entire body. His body trembled even more violently.

Si Li's body indeed showed no signs of life. In other words—Si Li was completely dead, beyond any divine intervention.

Si Li's cultivation was only at the Earth Immortal Realm, yet she had suffered a full-force blow from a ninth-level Sky Peering Realm expert. She didn't even possess a low-grade spiritual artifact, let alone a high-grade one. How could she withstand it?

However, Jiang Han still couldn't believe the reality before him. He raised his head, a glimmer of hope in his eyes, and asked, "Miss Ming'er... are you certain... there's no saving her?"

Liu Ming'er shook her head. Jiang Han painfully closed his eyes, his lips quivering, his teeth chattering, his face turning pale, devoid of any color.

Seeing Jiang Han's painful expression, Liu Ming'er sighed again. She pondered for a moment, then frowned and said, "However... Si Li's soul is very strange. It hasn't dissipated, but has entered a sword."

"What?"

Jiang Han's eyes snapped open, staring intently at Liu Ming'er as he asked, "The soul hasn't dissipated? Does that mean she isn't completely dead?"

Liu Ming'er furrowed her brows in thought. She blinked her eyes and said, "Si Li's body no longer shows any signs of life. Under normal circumstances, when a person dies completely, the soul dissipates."

"Even soul cultivators can only preserve a wisp of remnant soul, but Si Li's soul is preserved very completely. Could this be related to her cultivation of the Sword Dao?"

Jiang Han didn't understand. He only cared whether Si Li could be saved. He grabbed Liu Ming'er's hand and asked, "Is there any possibility of transferring Si Li's soul to a complete body? Or perhaps Si Li could rebuild her physical body and be resurrected?"

Liu Ming'er frowned deeply. She thought for a while and said, "I don't quite understand the specifics. We have a Grand Commandant in the Southern Region Army who is a soul cultivator. I'll call him over!"

"Good!"

Jiang Han was slightly agitated. Liu Ming'er went out. Jiang Han thought for a moment and followed, saying to Ma Ji, who was not far away, "Ma Ji, do we have any soul cultivators here? Immediately invite him over!"

"Palace Master Xuan Yuan!"

Jiang Han thought for a moment and then shouted to Xuan Yuan Yijian in the distance, "Immediately send a message to have the King of the Underworld come over. Also... doesn't your Divine Ruins Palace have a soul cultivator? Please invite him over as well, and be quick!"

"Alright!"

Xuan Yuan Yijian quickly took out a message jade talisman to arrange for the King of the Underworld to come over, as well as the soul cultivator from the Divine Ruins Palace.

"咻!"

A soul cultivator elder from the Southern Region Army flew over. Ma Ji also found a soul cultivator Grand Commandant from the Northern Desolate Army.

The two soul cultivators entered the cabin. Lan Lin had just caught his breath, barely alive. He dragged his crippled body and flew onto the warship.

Xuan Yuan Yijian and the others came to this warship one after another, their eyes filled with surprise. Seeing Jiang Han's appearance, could it be that Si Li could still be saved?

Jiang Han led the two soul cultivators inside, and Liu Ming'er followed. No one else was allowed to enter.

The two soul cultivator Grand Commandants each probed Si Li's situation. After the probing, both of them revealed expressions of doubt.

The soul cultivator from the Northern Desolate Army was named Lu Chi, and the soul cultivator from the Southern Region Army was named Zhang Yuan.

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Chi spoke first, "It's very strange. The body has already perished, yet the soul hasn't dissipated? And this sword of hers isn't even a supreme-grade spiritual artifact."

Zhang Yuan stroked his sparse beard a few times. He analyzed, "Miss Si Li's sword should have gained sentience. In other words... she and this sword have become one."

"Although this sword isn't a powerful spiritual artifact, it has become extremely special because she has nurtured it for many years. This sword has already gained some intelligence. It is actively protecting its master, keeping Miss Si Li's soul from dissipating."

Jiang Han listened for a while, then asked somewhat anxiously, "I only want to know, can Si Li still be saved? Does she have a chance to rebuild her physical body, or be resurrected with the help of another body?"

"This..."

Zhang Yuan's sparse eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he said, "This old man doesn't have that ability, but the fact that the soul hasn't dissipated is always a good thing, there's always a glimmer of hope."

Lu Chi nodded and said, "Jiang Han, don't worry. Miss Si Li's soul is currently intact, and there are no signs of dissipation. As long as the soul doesn't dissipate, there's still a chance."

"When we return to the Northern Desolate Realm, we can ask Marquis Changsheng to take a look. Marquis Changsheng cultivates the Law of Life. In terms of healing, even King-level experts are inferior to him."

"That's right!"

Liu Ming'er interjected, "Commander Lu is right, Marquis Changsheng is very famous. In the Law of Life, he is the undisputed number one of the Human Race. As long as Si Li's soul hasn't dissipated, finding him might save her!"

"Marquis Changsheng!"

Jiang Han asked, "Extracting her soul and that sword, and storing them in a treasure like a soul crystal, wouldn't that preserve it for longer?"

"No!"

Zhang Yuan shook his head and said, "The fact that her soul hasn't dissipated is already a very magical thing. If we mess with it, what if it causes her soul to dissipate instantly? We can only use some treasures to house her body and nurture her body, while also nurturing her soul!"

"嗡~"

Lu Chi's ring lit up, and he took out a white jade stone bed. He said, "Jiang Han, I obtained this stone bed by chance. It can emit a kind of cold air that freezes a person's body and soul, while also nurturing the body and soul. I'll give this stone bed to you. Place Miss Si Li on it."

"Thank you, Commander Lu!"

Jiang Han thanked him repeatedly, then carefully placed Si Li on the stone bed. The stone bed was filled with chilling air, and soon Si Li's mangled body was covered in white frost.

Seeing Si Li slowly being frozen into an ice sculpture, Jiang Han's heart was bleeding, and he couldn't bear to look any longer.

Zhang Yuan and Lu Chi began to probe Si Li's situation. After Si Li was completely frozen, Zhang Yuan nodded and said, "This stone bed is good, it should be able to protect her soul. If... there were a treasure that slowed down the flow of time, that would be even better."

"Slow down the flow of time?"

Jiang Han was stunned. He had such a treasure, the secret chamber inside the Heavenly Beast Cauldron had a very slow flow of time, a hundred times slower than the outside. If he could place Si Li inside, that would be even more appropriate.

But...

The Heavenly Beast Cauldron was in his mind, and only his soul could enter the secret chamber. How could he place Si Li inside?