Lin Qingmo looked at the ssages in the chat group and didn't pay much attention to them.
Right now, his mind was completely occupied by that green stone embedded within his martial soul.
"Since I can't find any related records…"
"Instead of wasting ti thinking here, I might as well test it myself and see what secrets this stone is hiding."
He cald his thoughts, closed the chat group, stood up, and headed straight for the training grounds of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
…
The exclusive training grounds of the Royal Fighting Team were the highest-grade venue in the academy.
The place was completely empty—nothing like the lively atmosphere he had expected.
Lin Qingmo stepped inside.
His gaze landed on the corner of the training grounds, where a slender figure stood quietly.
It was Ye Lingling.
She wore the Royal Fighting Team uniform, her figure thin and delicate, standing silently within the shadows of the corner.
He could see the redness around her eyes and the tear stains at the corners that had yet to dry.
She had obviously just been crying.
Lin Qingmo's footsteps paused briefly before he still walked toward her.
Her personality was quiet and reserved. She rarely spoke, always playing the role of the silent contributor within the team.
She had never shown such vulnerability in front of others before.
"Lingling."
Lin Qingmo walked up to her and greeted her softly.
"Why are you here alone? Were you crying?"
Hearing his voice, Ye Lingling's body trembled slightly.
She quickly turned her face aside and wiped the corners of her eyes with her fingertips.
When she turned back again, her expression had already returned to its usual calmness, though the redness in her eyes still remained.
She stayed silent for a few seconds before speaking in a soft voice tinged with faint hoarseness:
"Captain… Yanzi and Yu Feng went to rest."
"I'm fine. I just… miss my mother a little."
The mont those words ca out, Lin Qingmo instantly understood.
It was the curse of the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul.
The continent's strongest healing martial soul carried the most vicious and unsolvable inheritance curse.
The Nine Heart Begonia lineage had always been passed down through a single bloodline.
An iron law was carved into their bloodline—
At any given ti, only two Nine Heart Begonia soul masters could exist in this world.
The mont a child of the new generation awakened the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul, the soul master of the previous generation would die beforehand without exception.
At present, the only people in the world possessing the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul were probably Ye Lingling and her mother.
Which ant that when Ye Lingling married and had children in the future, the mont her child awakened the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul, her mother would imdiately die.
This curse was like a blade hanging above her head.
From the day she awakened her martial soul, it had remained there, never falling.
Yet it tornted her every single mont.
She was nearly an adult already and had reached the age where marriage could be discussed, but she didn't even dare think about it.
Her family needed her to continue the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul lineage.
Yet Ye Lingling feared that her own happiness would cost her mother her life.
This impossible dilemma, this pain she could never tell outsiders about, pressed down on her until she could barely breathe.
All she could do was hide alone in the empty training grounds and secretly cry.
Lin Qingmo looked at her, pretending to be calm, and a ripple stirred within his heart.
He had read the original work and knew about the curse of the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul.
He also knew this girl would remain trapped by this shackle for her entire life.
Even by the end of the original work, there had never been any ntion of this supporting character, Ye Lingling.
Without the help of immortal herbs, Ye Lingling would probably continue bearing the curse of the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul.
A thought suddenly surfaced in his mind without warning.
Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul had evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda through the dicinal power of the Beautiful Silk Tulip.
In one stroke, it shattered the iron law that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda soul master could never surpass rank 79.
Could the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul also rely on the power of an Immortal Herb to complete a martial soul evolution and directly break this death curse that had been passed down for generations?
He just so happened to possess immortal herbs produced from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Every single one possessed heaven-defying power capable of changing fate.
Changing the essence of a martial soul wasn't impossible.
But the mont the thought appeared, he suppressed it.
There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
The immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well were priceless treasures, and the number he possessed was limited.
Naturally, he couldn't just give them away for nothing.
This kind of favor, capable of rewriting destiny itself, was too heavy to hand out casually.
Unless Ye Lingling could provide him with an equal value in return.
He did not voice this thought aloud.
Seeing him remain silent for so long, Ye Lingling's eyelashes trembled slightly as she spoke up.
"Captain, why did you co here so late? Are you here to train?"
Lin Qingmo ca back to his senses, suppressing the thoughts in his heart before replying:
"I ca to test my strength. My martial soul recently underwent so unexpected changes."
His gaze fell upon Ye Lingling, and suddenly an idea surfaced in his mind.
His Blue Silver Grass martial soul was a vessel of life.
Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia martial soul controlled the continent's highest-grade life healing power and also possessed healing-type life energy.
Perhaps the life energy of the Nine Heart Begonia martial soul could stimulate that stone.
"Lingling, can you help with sothing?"
Lin Qingmo spoke with a serious tone.
"Eh? Captain, how can I help you?"
"Use your Nine Heart Begonia martial soul to cast healing soul skills on ."
Ye Lingling froze for a mont before imdiately nodding.
"Okay, Captain. I'll help you."
Her voice was soft but sincere.
The captain needed help, and she had no reason to refuse.
Besides, she was also curious about what kind of change had happened to the captain's Blue Silver Grass martial soul to make him so cautious.
There was no unnecessary preamble.
The two walked to the center of the training grounds and stood facing one another.
"Are you ready?"
Lin Qingmo asked.
Ye Lingling nodded, took a deep breath, and steadied her mind.
In the next instant, both of them simultaneously circulated their soul power and released their martial souls.
Glowing Blue Silver Grass spread out from Lin Qingmo's palm.
The dense blades of grass carried a faint life aura as they slowly drifted around him.
At the roots of the martial soul, that deep green stone remained quietly embedded there. There was still not the slightest fluctuation of energy, as though it were rely an insignificant decoration.
On the other side, above Ye Lingling's palm, a gorgeous crimson Nine Heart Begonia slowly blood.
Layer upon layer of petals gradually unfurled, and the holy yet rich aura of life instantly filled the entire training grounds.
"Lingling, use your healing soul skills on ."
Lin Qingmo spoke calmly.
"Start with the lowest intensity."
"Okay."
Ye Lingling responded as soul power flowed through her fingertips and her first soul ring lit up.
"Healing."
Gentle and pure life energy surged from the Nine Heart Begonia, transforming into a stream of glowing white light that slowly flowed into Lin Qingmo's body.
The energy was warm and gentle, carrying the unique healing aura of the Nine Heart Begonia as it flowed through his limbs and bones.
It filled Lin Qingmo's entire body with a feeling of comfort.
He concentrated all of his attention, using his soul power to scan through his body and carefully inspect the green stone within his martial soul.
But the result disappointed him slightly.
That stone still remained quietly embedded within the roots of the Blue Silver Grass without the slightest reaction.
Aside from the feeling of complete comfort throughout his body, nothing unusual happened.
Lin Qingmo's eyes narrowed as he spoke.
"Lingling, increase the healing output to the maximum. Use your strongest healing soul skill."
End of Chapter
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