Heyo! I'm back. It's been a heck of grueling months. The site I was using before shut down as I was really unable to take care of it, and now it's impossible for me to reinstate the site or retrieve all the translations there. So, I'll just be with Sleepytranslations đ It will take some time for me to transfer all the novels with whatever I was able to save, but I'll be sure to complete what I've been working on.
A short while later the car parked at the door of the Lu residence. Chen Yu followed the father and son into the door. Mrs. Lu was already waiting in the living room, next to the Yan siblings.
âShishi, youâre here.â Mrs. Lu smiled gently at Chen Yu.
âHello auntie.â Chen Yu greeted cordially, then smiled again to Yan Wei who nodded at her. As for Yan Xin, Chen Yu tacitly pretended to treat her like air.
âHow are you feeling?â When Lu Jinjiang saw his wife waiting in the living room, he anxiously strode toward her. His wife had reacted uncomfortably to the Mount Tai stone the night before. At present, her soul was unstable without the suppression of the stone.
âIâm fine, donât worry.â Mrs. Lu looked up at her husband with unmistakable tenderness in her eyes.
Lu Jinjiang was still uneasy, so he personally checked his wifeâs condition, and then frowned. He asked, âAre you feeling dizzy again?â
Mrs. Luâs soul was unstable and the initial symptom was constant dizziness.
âNot that bad,â Mrs. Lu answered with a shake of her head.
âDonât shake your head. You canât shake your head when youâre dizzy.â Lu Jinjiang hurriedly stopped his wifeâs self-torture.
Lu Jinjiang initially didnât want Chen Yu to cast the Soul Calming Spell on his wife as soon as they arrived, but when he saw his wife holding back her dizziness and smilingly saying that she was fine, Lu Jinjiang couldnât help but feel distressed. He looked back at Chen Yu and said, âFellow Daoist Chen, the Soul Calming SpellâŠâ
Chen Yu naturally understood what he meant. With his prompt, she walked to Mrs. Luâs side. That night, Chen Yu briefly checked Mrs. Luâs soul, but to be cautious, Chen Yu decided to check again.
âMrs. Luâs soul is still in a stable state, so she likely wonât suffer when I cast the Soul Calming Spell at this point.â The Soul Calming Spell was directly branded on the soul, which required the floating three immortal souls and seven mortal forms to be forcibly suppressed. If the souls and mortal forms were too agitated, the person would suffer more. Fortunately, Mrs. Luâs soul was previously subdued by the Mount Tai stone. Although the stone was removed from her, it was still stable.
âThen Iâll entrust her to you, Fellow Daoist Chen,â Lu Jinjiang said.
If Lu Jinjiang still had doubts before, everything had been completely dispelled after he saw Elder Wu.Back then, it was thanks to Elder Wuâs blessings that he was able to rescue his wife from the Underworld. Such a Metaphysics master could enter and exit freely in the Underworld and then knock a ghost messenger down with a wave of his hand, so it was no surprise that his sect had inherited the Soul Calming Spell.
âIâm fine casting the Soul Calming Spell, but thereâs one thing I want to make clear in advance.â Chen Yu pondered for a moment and decided to tell the truth.
âShishi, whatâs the matter?â Lu Ning asked suspiciously.
âI forgot to tell you the other day.â Chen Yu said, âI remember Soul Calming Spell incantation, and I know how to cast the spell, but I canât guarantee its effect.â
âWhat do you mean?â Lu Ning failed to understand, âSince it is a spell to soothe the soul, it is naturally useful. What do you mean you can not guarantee the effect?â
âUh,â How can I explain this? I canât just say that the Soul Calming Spell incantation just popped up in my head, can I? Seriously, I seriously doubt it was a spell I dreamed about asleep.
âFellow Daoist Chen, please speak up if you have any concerns.â Seeing Chen Yuâs embarrassment, Lu Jinjiang prompted aloud.
Chen Yu organized her words and said: âAlthough this Soul Calming Spell has always been recorded in the books of our sect, neither my grandfather nor I have cast it. We have not practiced it, so I canât guarantee its effect.â
Chen Yu cooked this excuse up on a whim. Saying that I read it from the records of the sect is more reliable than saying that I dreamed about it, right?
Honestly, Chen Yu now regrets it. Why in the hell did she agree to Lu Ning to help the Lu family to cast the spell?
On the good side, Chen Yu was sure that the Soul Calming Spell wouldnât cause any harm to the soul. Otherwise, she would have turned her head and left without even trying.
After Chen Yu finished speaking, the Lu father and son fell silent. Yan Xin was somewhat perturbed. She was about to say something, but her brother restrained her.
âItâs all right.â Mrs. Lu took the lead to break the silence. She said with a smile, âShishi, feel free to cast the spell. Whether it succeeds or not, Iâm grateful to you.â
âMom.â Lu Ning faced her nervously.
Lu Jinjiang looked at his wife with a complicated expression, and then turned his attention to Chen Yu. In the end it was the reverence for Elder Wu in his heart that prevailed. When it came to Perfected Lou He, his disciple, and their sectâs classics, there absolutely wouldnât be any fraud. âFellow Daoist Chen, I understand what you mean. Whether it succeeds or not, the Lu family will be grateful to you.â
âWhy are you guys so nervous?âChen Yu innocently asked in puzzlement. âIf it ends up in failure, it wonât cause any adverse effects on Auntie, ah. At best, the status quo will just remain as is. Why do each of you look like youâre confronting a formidable enemy?â
ââŠâ This was Lu Ningâs.
ââŠâ This was Lu Jinjiangâs.
âPfft,â And this was Mrs. Lu, who did not hold back her laughter. âDonât mind them. They are just nervous.â
The Lu father and son exchanged glances and smiled awkwardly, both understanding that they had been overly worried.
âFellow Daoist Chen, is there still anything we need to prepare in advance?â Lu Jinjiang asked.
âJust prepare a quiet room.â Chen Yu said, âThe spirit qi here is abundant, enough for me to use the Soul Calming Spell.â
Because Mrs. Lu would be unconscious for a while after the Soul Calming Spell was cast, Lu Jinjiang finally chose the coupleâs bedroom. He himself took Lu Ning and the Yan siblings to guard the door. Although nervous, he did not know what to do.
âBrother Lu Ning, auntie will be fine,â Yan Xin couldnât help but comfort him.
âI know, thanks,â Lu Ning nodded.
Inside the room a wall away, Chen Yu let Mrs. Lu lie directly on the bed and instructed, âAuntie Lu, I will cast the Soul Calming Spell in a moment. The process may be a little painful, so please bear with it.â
âShishi, donât have any worries. Iâm not afraid,â Mrs. Lu turned around and comforted Chen Yu.
âThen close your eyes and wake up after a good sleep,â Chen Yu said.
Mrs. Lu closed her eyes according to her instructions. Next, Chen Yu pointed her finger on her brow, and with a gentle hook, Mrs. Luâs soul instantly floated from her body.
So easy to get hooked out? It seems that her soul is more unstable than I thought.
While observing Mrs. Luâs soul, Chen Yu inwardly prayed, hoping that the Soul Calming Spell would be successful this time. That way, Lu Ningâs favor for giving her the Soul Summoning Bell would be regarded as repaid.
Two minutes after the soul was separated from the body, one of the three immortal souls suddenly separated from the main soul. Chen Yu was shocked and stretched out a hand to reunite the souls again.
The mark of Soul Calming Spell must be branded on the three immortal souls and seven mortal forms respectively, and then a new stable form would be shaped between the souls through a special incantation.
Although it was much easier to mark the souls after separating them from each other, if the three immortal souls and seven mortal forms were completely separated, a Celestial Master with low cultivation would likely be able to even gather them together. Even if he could, the souls that were completely separated would cause excruciating pain to the body when they were forcibly gathered by the Soul Calming Spell.
It was for this reason that Chen Yu said it was a good thing that Mrs. Luâs soul was relatively stable, but what Chen Yu didnât expect was that one of Mrs. Luâs souls would separate so quickly after it left the body. Her brow wrinkled, and she stared intently at Mrs. Luâs soul, finding the location of each of the three immortal souls and seven mortal forms as quickly as possible and then speedily branding them.
This process greatly consumed Chen Yuâs mental and spiritual power. After this task, Chen Yuâs forehead was densely packed with beads of sweat. However, she didnât dare to stop to rest, because the three immortal souls and seven mortal forms kept trying to detach themselves now and then. She could only grit her teeth and silently chanted the incantation.
Ten identical soul seals ignited in the three immortal souls and seven mortal forms of Mrs. Luâs soul, and then a thin golden strand suddenly lit up . Starting from the most marginal mark, the ten marks got closely connected one by one until they no longer tried to separate.
Chen Yu stopped and surveyed the soul that had solidified a lot. She knew that the Soul Calming Spell was almost complete. What was left to do was to return the soul to the body. Once she awakens, it would be a complete success.
Chen Yu raised her hand and sent Mrs. Luâs soul back to her body. The mark of the Soul Calming Spell sensed Chen Yuâs spiritual power and suddenly flashed at the same time. Chen Yu was stunned and a dialogue suddenly flashed in her mind.
âIs it true that you canât remember anything after drinking Mengpo soup?â
âOf course.â
âBut what if there are people and things that you donât want to forget?â
âReincarnation means new life, and they are supposed to be forgotten.â
âI mean if.â
âMeng Po soup washes away the memories in the mind, but the memories imprinted on the soul will never be forgotten even in reincarnation.â
Soul imprint? Does it refer to the Soul Calming Spell?
But why do I suddenly know this? For a rare moment, Chen Yu fell into thought.
The author has something to say:
The lady heard what happened to Young Yan and went to question Young Wu
Lady: Is it you who caught a zombie to scare Young Master Yan?
Young Wu: Yes.
Lady: Why?
Young Wu: I donât like him.
Lady: Why?
Young Wu: He wore an outfit identical to mine.
The lady gnashing her teeth: Idiot!