Ye Ju made thorough preparations, filling several pots with spiritual spring water and gathering what she considered useful spiritual plants.
She finally chose an open space by the spiritual fields. The spiritual rice had already been harvested before winter, and nothing had been replanted. Only that area was large enough to accommodate the black dragon's skeletal remains.
Once everything was ready, Ye Ju went to the spiritual field. With a wave of her hand over the empty space, a colossal dragon skeleton materialized before her. Steward Zhu, Xiaobai, and the others who had followed at a distance were all awestruck. Even as a mere skeleton, it exuded an oppressive aura. The might of a divine dragon, imposing and awe-inspiring!
Looking at the white bones, Xiaobai felt an increasingly strong connection within her bloodline. She seemed to glimpse images of the black dragon being ambushed and falling into a spatial rift. Xiaobai’s heart trembled violently. So, he had been so gravely injured. She muttered, "Father God…"
The black dragon had already been fixed by Ye Ju above the dragon bones. He hadn't expected Xiaobai to finally utter the word "Father God."
Ye Ju set up a spirit-gathering formation, fearing insufficient spiritual power during the process, and poured in a large pot of spiritual spring water. Ye Ju nodded to the black dragon, signaling her readiness to begin.
She asked Steward Zhu to act as her guardian and sat in the center of the spirit-gathering formation. The御守 (Yushou) transformed into the Sky-Piercing Sword, hovering before Ye Ju. Ye Ju closed her eyes, and an imprint of a small green sprout appeared on her forehead. She concentrated, channeling the spiritual power from her dan tian, with the green bead as the primary force and the three golden cores as auxiliaries, providing energy for the green bead, which then converted it into potent life force.
Ye Ju felt as though she could see all things in the Divine Wood Realm beginning to sprout. The Sky-Piercing Sword moved, flying above the dragon bones, and an immense surge of life force poured down from its tip, transforming into countless green vines that entwined the entire skeleton, forming a green cocoon. Her dan tian rapidly absorbed spiritual power, and the spirit-gathering formation voraciously drew in the surrounding spiritual energy.
Steward Zhu and the others witnessed the spiritual energy around Fairy Ye becoming visibly substantial, so dense it seemed to condense into tangible form. The five elements continuously flowed into Fairy Ye's body. Steward Zhu was astonished, marveling that a goddess's spiritual energy absorption was so extraordinary.
Ye Ju, her healing eyes focused intently on the cocoon, watched as flesh and bone slowly regenerated on the skeleton! She took a drop of blood from Xiaobai's fingertip and let it fall within, utilizing the power of the bloodline to generate the black dragon's internal organs! The black dragon's heart, liver, lungs… were about to be completed… The black dragon and Xiaobai were direct blood relatives, passed down through generations.
Suddenly, thunder boomed out of nowhere above the barrier, accompanied by continuous rumbling! Ye Ju felt a slight tremor in the Sky-Piercing Sword. The barrier was intrinsically linked to the御守 (Yushou). As she was currently performing the spell, her aura had been detected by the heavenly dao! She withdrew the Sky-Piercing Sword; the spell was complete, and the next step was soul summoning. Although the black dragon was powerful, only his skeletal remains were left. Creating a new body was akin to a soul transference, as these were the black dragon's own bones, and the blood offering was from his direct descendant daughter, meaning it was not a case of soul usurpation. This was a loophole in the heavenly dao, avoiding the karma associated with soul usurpation.
Ye Ju listened as the thunder grew louder, realizing with a sense of foreboding that the resurrection spell was too heaven-defying and violated the laws of the heavenly dao. If detected, she would surely be pursued by heavenly tribulations…
Ye Ju could no longer afford to be concerned. Closing her eyes, she focused her mind and stilled her heart, entering the state of true self. At this moment, the imprint on her forehead flashed, and a gentle green light emanated, drawing the water from the spiritual spring pool towards it. Ye Ju unceremoniously poured it all into the green cocoon. Instantly, a brilliant golden light erupted, and within the cocoon, scales and claws grew visibly, and finally, the dragon's body was formed!
Ye Ju swallowed two handfuls of Zhuyu grass; she couldn't help it, she was hungry. The Chaos Body could devour all things and integrate them into itself! The final step was soul infusion into the body. If the black dragon forcibly entered his own body, his spirit and soul would be unstable. Only Ye Ju could assist him because this body was created by Ye Ju!
At this moment, Ye Ju had never been more grateful to Hua Xun. In those seemingly boring years, he had forcefully, and even playfully, made her memorize his profound techniques. Yes, although Ye Ju had always feigned indifference, as the foremost cultivation genius of the ancient past and present, she had perfect recall, grasping everything she saw and heard instantly!
Ye Ju formed hand seals, her speed increasing, making the spell easier to cast! She recited the soul-summoning incantation:
Heaven and Earth’s essence, measure the constancy of antiquity!
Soul, return;御护 (Yuhu) protects!
Spirit platform clear, embrace and guard the original heart!
Dragon God, resume your position; all is well that ends well!
Incantation complete! Seals formed! Ye Ju let out a shout towards the black dragon, flicking a drop of blood from her fingertip onto the black dragon's forehead. The black dragon shuddered violently, flowing along the red line into the green cocoon. This soul-summoning incantation was actually derived by Hua Xun from the Zhu You techniques.
"Thump~ thump~" The green cocoon emitted the sound of a beating heart. The Dragon God was alive! Ye Ju's lips curved upwards: "Hu Hu, I saved your Father God…"
From now on, integrating with this dragon body would depend on the Dragon God himself!
The thunder and lightning above the barrier intensified, with faint white light visible. It should be known that even during tribulations, barriers could shield against heavenly lightning. But now, performing the resurrection spell, the heavenly lightning seemed to be enraged to the extreme, determined to break through the barrier!
Ye Ju suddenly slumped backward, utterly exhausted. She would deal with the lightning strikes outside the barrier after resting. Otherwise, with the barrier being struck like this, it wouldn't hold. If only she could hide the island.
"Sister, what's wrong?" Xiaobai, seeing Ye Ju collapse, immediately rushed over, asking anxiously.
Xiaobai had not dared to leave. She had also heard the sound of the heartbeat. She was overjoyed that he was alive. But seeing her sister exhausted, she felt immense concern and quickly offered her spiritual spring water and spiritual fruits to replenish her spiritual power.
Ye Ju was starving, so she obediently accepted the offerings.
"Hu Hu, it wasn't in vain that I doted on you! You know I'm hungry!"
Hearing this, Xiaobai's tears welled up again. Sister treated her so well. Now, her sister had no spiritual power left and was deliberately trying to cheer her up, fearing she would worry.
Steward Zhu also stepped forward to express his concern for Ye Ju.
"Fairy, how are you? I have Spirit Nurturing Pills here, you can use some." Steward Zhu took out the pills.
Ye Ju waved her hand, indicating she didn't need them. She just wanted a bath and a good meal.
"Let's go, Steward Zhu, we're going back for dinner. It's getting dark, let's have a few drinks." Ye Ju hopped onto Xiaobai's back and flew towards the bamboo house.
Xiaobai had already transformed into her true form. After this ordeal, Xiaobai secretly vowed to cultivate diligently and reach the nine-tailed state as soon as possible! Then she could help protect her sister.
Upon seeing Master Fairy being carried by Lord Xiaobai, A You immediately stepped forward, looking concerned.
"A You, serve the meal! Your master is starving to death!"
"Hahaha, yes, yes, A You, serve the meal, Steward Zhu is also hungry." Steward Zhu's voice could be heard before he even arrived.
A You cheerfully served the dishes, and Little Wangyou also actively assisted. Both of them tried their best to ignore their master's pale complexion.
Xiaobai sat to Ye Ju's left. Usually, she would be a glutton as soon as she sat at the table, but now she obediently served dishes to her sister. As her sister clinked glasses with Steward Zhu, she picked up food and fed it to her sister's mouth. Ye Ju closed her eyes in delight. Seeing that, apart from her pale face, her appetite was excellent, everyone ate with joy.
The black dragon, who had been standing at the entrance for quite some time, watched with a pang of sadness. This girl treated her sister so well; even her own father didn't receive such treatment.
"Hu Hu, I'm back!" The black dragon saw the little girl dutifully serving her sister, completely unaware of his presence at the door for a while. He couldn't help but interrupt the lively scene.
Everyone was stunned and looked towards him. Had he emerged from the cocoon? Had he truly come back to life? Truly a Dragon God…