Traveling across the globe for the first time

Chapter 1072 Life-Giving Talisman

Zhang Haoran believed that the matter of the Northern Empress was more important, as it was the key to whether he could pass the test and obtain more benefits.

So he said calmly, "Let's use the Holy Light to heal first, and then use other methods after the Northern Empress has recovered to a certain extent."

This also helps avoid waste.

I'm confident that even if I can't completely cure the Northern Imperial Consort, I can at least extend her life by a few more years.

"Then it's hard work!"

The Northern Emperor is now behaving very politely. The other party has already obtained the Golden Body Technique, and even if they want to leave now, he has no reason to stop them. He has no more bargaining chips left, so of course he has to be polite.

With a wave of his hand, the Northern Emperor caused the surrounding scenery to change again, and the two returned to the entrance of the main hall.

"Let's go!"

Zhang Haoran entered the palace first. Looking up, he saw that the Northern Empress was still in the same sickly state as before, and even the palace maids around her had not changed much.

It seems that time has stopped here after the scene was dispersed.

To the Northern Empress and the palace maids, the two had only just left the palace and then turned back.

Those inside the hall were not surprised by this scene; it seemed they were used to it.

Zhang Haoran used his spiritual power to check on the Northern Imperial Consort's condition and found that it had not worsened, which relieved him. Then he realized that if her injuries had started to deteriorate after only a short time, she would not need treatment and could just wait to die.

His plan was to first heal the Northern Empress's injuries to a near standstill, then replenish her vital essence so that the Northern Emperor could see hope for a full recovery. After that, it would be easier to negotiate a better price.

As a projection of the emperor, and having lived within the boundary for 100,000 years, it's impossible for the Northern Emperor to spend every day with the Northern Empress; otherwise, he would have lost all passion long ago.

Over such a long period of time, whether he was researching cultivation techniques or doing something else, he must have accumulated some wealth. This time, we must completely drain him dry, since the Northern Emperor is the one who gives the worst impression among all the emperors!
No matter how despicable or shameless other emperors were, they never harmed their own relatives. Only the Northern Emperor had completely lost his humanity.

In order to prevent this projection from turning into the original form, he will try his best to revive the Northern Empress.

This time, before he could even speak, the Northern Emperor very tactfully dismissed all the palace maids.

Zhang Haoran nodded in satisfaction, took a step forward, and once again struck that pose of embracing the sky. He couldn't help but think to himself, "The scene of casting the Holy Light Healing Spell is grand, and the effect is good, but this pose is too chuunibyou."

I must revise it when I have time.

Ah!
He changed it to having his left hand behind his back and his right hand casually pointing forward. Whoosh! A beam of holy light descended from the sky. How impressive that looked!

Instead of acting like a charlatan like he does now.

"boom!"

A beam of holy light, shimmering with golden light, descended from the sky and enveloped the Northern Imperial Consort. Her complexion began to improve, and her pale face regained some color.

Ten seconds passed quickly, the skill ended, and Zhang Haoran immediately checked it out, finding that the fifth-tier Holy Light Healing Spell was still quite powerful.

Contrary to the Northern Emperor's expectations, the effects did not diminish, and the Northern Empress's injuries had mostly healed.

However, her lifespan was not extended much. Due to the loss of her vital essence, she could only live for another two or three months at most in her current condition.

This result was exactly what Zhang Haoran had expected, and he was already very satisfied. With his physical injuries healed, his vital energy would not be so easily lost.

With a flick of his wrist, he produced a mysterious rune, which radiated vitality and a wisp of primordial energy.

The Northern Emperor, who had been standing to the side with a smile, widened his eyes in shock upon sensing that primal aura. He lunged forward and reached out to grab the talisman...

However, upon seeing Zhang Haoran's ambiguous smile, he forcibly withdrew his hand.

If it weren't for the difference in strength between the two sides, he would have really wanted to snatch the talisman and study it carefully.

The Northern Emperor asked in surprise, "What is this? Why does it have a primordial aura?"

Zhang Haoran said calmly, "This is a Life-Giving Talisman. It can be used to replenish the Northern Imperial Consort's vital energy. It is extremely precious!"

"This, this, this..."

After a long pause, the Northern Emperor was at a loss for words. He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down, saying with an incredulous expression, "How is this possible? The primordial aura within this talisman has clearly reached the level of an emperor, so why is it so unfamiliar? It's not the aura of any emperor."

And this talisman, why can it seal the emperor's essence and replenish it to others?

How did the individual characteristics disappear?

This talisman was of low grade, only third rank, so it naturally couldn't block the Northern Emperor's senses. It was such a weak thing, yet it could seal the Emperor's essence, which he found incredible.

More importantly, who was that unfamiliar emperor? How was his essence extracted? And how was his personal characteristics removed? How was all this accomplished? The Northern Emperor was filled with doubts.

Every powerful individual possesses a life imprint within their very essence, which is what the Northern Emperor refers to as a personal characteristic that cannot be shared with others.

Moreover, unlike Qi and blood and spiritual energy, the source will not slowly lose its personal characteristics and become sourceless Qi and blood in a closed space.

The origin is the foundation of all existence. Once it loses its individual characteristics, it will merge with other substances. Land, air, and even space can absorb these origins, so they are difficult to preserve.

Zhang Haoran thought to himself, "You've asked so many questions at once, how am I supposed to explain them?"

Those guys in the cultivation world just spend all their time doing pointless research; it's normal for them to come up with all sorts of strange things.

However, he still needs to explain, at least to make it plausible on the surface.

So he started making things up, saying, "I don't know what you're talking about?"
This is something I obtained in a secret realm, a realm containing a time seal.

I don't know how long ago it was; perhaps it's a treasure left over from a previous era.

There is a saying in the Three Realms that before the barbaric era, there must have been a great catastrophe.

Yeah, probably more than once.

Everything from the previous era vanished in the Great Destruction, leaving only a few things to prove that such an era existed.

Artifacts like the Myriad Realms Cauldron and the Desolate Hammer, which were not created by humans, are considered to be remnants from the previous era.

If the plan of the seed is followed, and the Three Realms are destroyed, turning into a world without martial arts, then this era will become the previous era.

As an emperor, having some understanding of the seed project, I can understand this statement.

Zhang Haoran said impatiently, "Alright, whatever this talisman is, saving lives is the priority now."

He didn't give the Northern Emperor a chance to object and directly activated the Life-Giving Talisman. Immediately, a green light connected to the Northern Emperor's Consort, and her complexion began to improve, and even her aura began to strengthen.

The Northern Empress was no longer the sickly woman she once was; her complexion had improved considerably, though she still appeared somewhat weak. The green light lasted for three seconds before dissipating, and the talisman turned to ashes. After all, it was only a third-tier talisman, containing very little essence, but its effect was still quite remarkable. Her essence was replenished, her life force was rekindled, and the Northern Empress was out of danger.

Upon seeing this, the Northern Emperor immediately set aside his concerns about the talisman and was overjoyed. He excitedly stepped forward and embraced the Northern Imperial Consort, beginning to check on her condition. After sensing her for a while, he suddenly revealed a look of ecstatic joy and said, "Hahaha! Little friend, thank you so much! The Imperial Consort's essence has been replenished, and with my meticulous care, she will definitely live for another six months without any problem."

Most importantly, she is out of the near-death state and no longer needs to stay in bed.

"Hahaha……"

The Northern Emperor laughed heartily, two lines of clear tears streaming down his cheeks; it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or sad.

The Northern Empress also wept with joy, burying her face in the Northern Emperor's arms and sobbing softly.

Zhang Haoran was very dissatisfied with the result. It was agreed that the better the treatment effect, the greater the price the Northern Emperor would have to pay. Now, the Northern Emperor's lifespan was only extended, and the disease was not completely cured, so he could not extort money from her at will.

Besides, if life is only extended by six months, can that be considered a cure?
To think that he, a dignified Sword Master! A transmigrator! The host of the Myriad Realms Tower, personally took action and couldn't even cure a projection, wouldn't that be incredibly shameful?

He felt that the two of them were deliberately slapping each other in the face, as if to say, "I knew you couldn't do it, but you've done a great job so far."

Zhang Haoran said impatiently, "Alright! If you want to be happy, wait until I completely cure the Northern Imperial Concubine before you're happy."

He stared at the Northern Emperor with a hostile expression and said, "Didn't you say that the Northern Empress lacks the essence?"
Lao Tzu helped her replenish her essence, so why can she still only live for half a year?
"Are you kidding me?"

It's no wonder Zhang Haoran was angry; he replenished the life essence for the Northern Empress as requested.

Although it was only a small wisp, it was the very essence of a sixth-tier powerhouse.

Logically speaking, even if the Northern Princess could not be fully cured, she should be out of danger by now.

But now it seems that this effect is only slightly better than the Holy Light.

Besides, if one only lives for another six months, it can be done with the essence of life. The life-giving talisman is a rare item. Unless the sect of Qiankun Dansheng can capture another sixth-order demon to extract its essence, they will run out of them once they have them.

Seeing that he was angry, the Northern Emperor quickly explained through telepathy, "This is already very good. I was not clear enough just now."

The imperial concubine lost more than just the essence of life.

Let me put it this way!
Every strong woman during pregnancy…

"Stop!"

Zhang Haoran immediately interrupted the other person's long-winded explanation.

"I understand, you don't need to explain."

When a strong woman is pregnant, the fetus absorbs the essence from her body.

This led to their cultivation level regressing and their source of power being lost.

That's why I used such a precious life-giving talisman to help the Northern Imperial Consort replenish her vital essence.

Why do you still say she only has six months to live?

The Northern Emperor gave a wry smile and said, "Things aren't as simple as you think."

If it's merely a lack of vitality and origin, do you think I, with my abilities, wouldn't be able to solve it?

Zhang Haoran nodded to himself. The Northern Emperor was also one of the Nine Emperors. Given his status, he could drink the essence of life like water.

Even if the source cannot be preserved after losing its life imprint, they still have ways to obtain some.

Zhang Haoran could think of extracting a person's essence and repeatedly shattering it near the Northern Imperial Concubine. When the life imprint disappeared, most of the essence would merge into the space, but a small portion would merge into the Imperial Concubine's body. With the methods of those emperors, there might be even better ways.

The Northern Emperor continued, "What is my wife's cultivation level now?"

"God! What's wrong?"

In Zhang Haoran's view, the Northern Imperial Consort had already exhausted herself to the point of exhaustion, so it was normal for her cultivation to decline. It was already quite good that she could maintain her True God cultivation.

At this moment, the Northern Emperor said solemnly, "That's right, she is a true god, and her cultivation is constantly declining. When she falls to the true god realm, that will be the time of her demise."

Moreover, it wasn't just his cultivation level that plummeted, but also his martial arts realm.

Have you ever heard of anyone whose martial arts level has declined?

"Of course I've heard of it!"

Zhang Haoran said matter-of-factly, "I am a swordsman. My swordsmanship can cut through the heart and thus shatter the martial arts realm of others, including you projections."

Previously, when the Human Emperor's true form descended to the mortal realm, he was thoroughly beaten by Laozi. Now, his martial arts realm has plummeted to the same level as the Spirit Emperor!

Hey kid, what are you trying to prove? I know way more about martial arts levels than you do.

The Northern Emperor was speechless at these words. After a long while, he sighed and said, "Besides you, young friend, is there anyone else who can do this?"

"It seems like that won't work!"

Zhang Haoran understood what the other party meant. A decline in martial arts realm is not a simple matter. A martial artist may experience a regression in cultivation due to serious injury, but their martial arts insights will not disappear.

Even the former War King Jiang Tianming, when he left Zigai Mountain, had all his memories erased by the Heavenly King and forgot everything, but his martial arts realm was still there, otherwise he would not have been able to unleash his ultimate combat power.

As expected, the Northern Emperor continued to explain: "When a female powerhouse is conceiving, the essence absorbed includes her cultivation level, vitality, lifespan, martial arts realm, and some things that even I don't quite understand."

In short, from the beginning of her pregnancy, the imperial concubine's strength was declining continuously and irreversibly. No matter how good the rare and precious herbs she took, she could only slow down this process and make the newborn baby stronger.

When a baby is born, her body is already on the verge of collapse. It's like an hourglass; no matter how much energy is put in, it will quickly leak out, and this situation will only get worse.

What's more troublesome is that she can't stabilize her cultivation level through practice.

That's why we consider this to be the predetermined course of fate.

Zhang Haoran was quite shocked. He hadn't expected things to be so complicated. He thought of a possibility: all the descendants of emperors were cultivation geniuses, and their cultivation talents were inherited from their parents, especially their mothers.

There is no six realms of reincarnation in this world. If a person's soul is not strong enough, it cannot support such strong cultivation talent. Perhaps the fetus has also absorbed the mother's soul power.

Of course, it must have absorbed some other things as well, otherwise the situation wouldn't be so serious.

However, if it's just a lack of soul power, simply replenishing the source won't work. No wonder so many emperors were helpless; they didn't have much research on soul power at all.

Such a complex situation might actually be due to the rules; no wonder they say it's predetermined by fate.

(End of this chapter)