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Chapter 572 Exercise
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Some time ago, at the beginning of May, the strongest black storm in Chinese history struck Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia. In the previous life, this event resulted in 85 deaths, 31 missing persons and 264 injuries.
Hua Yan was cultivating in Plum Blossom Valley when her adorable little boy, who already had a body, sat beside her reading "The Complete Book of Major Historical Events in China." Then he exclaimed in surprise:
"Jiu'er, this says there's some kind of black storm coming in May this year. Isn't that just a matter of days?"
Hua Yan took a look, and sure enough! The strongest black storm in Chinese history would occur in just a few days, causing many injuries and deaths.
Without telling anyone, she went alone to the new province and other places, and set up barriers according to the recorded locations. As her abilities increased, Dahei's abilities also increased.
Although the barrier she set up was many times larger than before, it still couldn't cover the entire area where the accident occurred. So she had to set up several smaller barriers, which were already quite large, but they still affected people's basic lives.
Hua Yan was afraid of causing panic, because people inside the barrier could not leave and could only move within the barrier's area. However, some people, especially those from the grasslands, had too wide a range of activities, which Hua Yan was powerless to help, so several people still lost their lives.
Later, when the government sent experts to investigate, they discovered that without some kind of protection, the number of deaths or injuries might have been much higher.
A local resident casually mentioned that it seemed like an invisible force was preventing them from leaving the area, and those who did leave were not spared.
However, no one could explain why. Experts investigated for a long time, but ultimately found no results. It has been recorded in the national archives as a scientific mystery.
Hua Yan knew nothing of these things, because she had returned to Plum Blossom Valley to cultivate. During the process of setting up the barrier, she realized her own limitations, making cultivation a necessary part of her training.
Upon entering Plum Blossom Valley, Hua Yan rewarded Xiao Guai by letting her learn alchemy. Xiao Guai was a clone of Liu Zhiyi, and the two shared a common interest in medicine.
Back then, when Hua Yan refined Xiao Guai and Fang Hua's bodies, she stayed in the space for a full four months, which was equivalent to one month outside.
Hua Yan disappeared for a month, barely leaving the space. Fortunately, it was winter break, so there was nothing to do at school, and her family was used to her occasional disappearances.
During the four months in Plum Blossom Valley, Hua Yan worked almost day and night. Because refining the physical body required too many materials, not only medicinal herbs, but also many rare materials, which were available in Plum Blossom Valley but not in large quantities. Waste was not an option, so she had to concentrate fully to minimize the probability of failure.
It's a Soul-Forging Grass, cultivated by the Ball Treasure. There are only five of them in total. Although each body only needs one Soul-Forging Grass with fruit, if you fail the first time, it will have a "failure" effect.
Hua Yan couldn't bear the consequences of failure. Xiao Guai and Fang Hua followed Qiu Bao every day to water and fertilize the Soul-Forging Grass, eagerly hoping to gain a body as soon as possible. She couldn't let Xiao Guai and Fang Hua down.
During the refining process, Qiu Bao fed her food, and Xiao Guai and Fang Hua fed her water. The group stayed by her side at all times, not letting her be distracted.
When she finished crafting her first body, Hua Yan had exhausted almost all her energy. She weakly asked Xiao Guai and Fang Hua:
"Which one of you comes first?"
Xiao Guai and Fang Hua exchanged a glance. Seeing Xiao Guai's anxious yet embarrassed expression, Fang Hua patted Xiao Guai's head and said:
"Let Xiaoguai go first, I'm not in a hurry."
"Sister Fang, why don't you go first?"
Xiao Guai's words were not what they truly meant.
"Stop dawdling, it's just a little over a month away. Little darling, hurry up."
Hua Yan knew that both of them had been looking forward to this day, but there had to be an order. Since Fang Hua was being modest and came later, let Xiao Guai go first!
She held on to her last breath; if she hesitated any longer, she would faint.
Xiao Guai glanced at Fang Hua shyly, her eyes full of gratitude. Fang Hua smiled and nodded.
"Get ready, I'm going to transfer your soul into this body. It will be uncomfortable at first, but it will get better gradually."
Xiao Guai nodded, unusually well-behaved, almost like a bewildered child.
"It's okay, I guarantee your dream will come true."
Hua Yan touched Xiao Guai's soul body, soothing Xiao Guai's bewildered and helpless heart.
Hua Yan's hands moved swiftly, and she tapped Xiao Guai's forehead. Then, Xiao Guai's soul entered the body that Hua Yan had created.
This body had no eyebrows or eyes, and no male or female characteristics. But the moment Xiao Guai's soul entered, this body changed. Not only did it develop eyebrows and eyes, but it also acquired female characteristics.
"Baby, it's all yours now."
After saying that, Hua Yan fainted on the ground.
"Jiu'er, what's wrong?"
Xiao Guai and Fang Hua asked in unison.
"Little darling, don't get distracted. Jiu'er is fine. Just adapt to this body as soon as possible."
After saying that, Qiu Bao carried Hua Yan to the Spirit Spring Pool and placed her on the recliner that had been prepared in advance.
The spring water submerged Hua Yan's hands and feet, stopping at her chest.
Hua Yan lay there quietly, as if asleep, with only her even breathing proving that she was still alive.
"Fang Hua, don't worry, Jiu'er is just too tired. She's been working on this for almost two months without sleep, and she's exhausted her last bit of spiritual energy. This is the first body she's ever created, and she has no experience. She's also under a lot of stress, which is why she's in this condition."
"I estimate that things will be better after a second body is created. I just don't know when he'll wake up."
Qiu Bao looked at Hua Yan and said words of comfort to Fang Hua, but he was also extremely nervous.
Fang Hua visits Hua Yan every day, partly because he's worried about Hua Yan's health, and partly because he's worried about his own.
Qiu Bao was busy checking the refining materials, afraid that if anything was missing, all his previous efforts would be in vain.
In fact, he had checked all these materials countless times. He had prepared five sets of materials in total. Two sets had been used for Xiao Guai's body, leaving three sets. If nothing unexpected happened, Fang Hua's body should be fine.
Xiao Guai was also worried about Hua Yan. Apart from adjusting to her new body, she stayed by Hua Yan's side almost every step of the way. It was all because of her that Hua Yan had fallen into a coma, and she felt uneasy.
Ten days later, Hua Yan woke up, stretched, and stood up.
"Baby, Jiu'er is awake!"
Even Xiao Guai, who was standing guard beside him, cracked her voice.
"Jiu'er, how are you feeling?"
Upon hearing the sound, Qiu Bao ran over in three steps, covering a distance of 100 meters.
"Sister, I'm alive again! I can fight for another two months!"
Hua Yan patted Qiu Bao on the shoulder, looking very energetic.
Qiu Bao didn't dare show her worry in front of Xiao Guai and Fang Hua, but she was secretly praying that Hua Yan would wake up soon.
"Jiu'er, it's all because of me that you fell into a coma."
Xiao Guai looked like a child who had done something wrong, with a face full of guilt.
"Baby, is this Xiaoguai? Haha! That's great. I have to say, she looks exactly like Sister Zhiyi."
Hua Yan looked at Xiao Guai and it was as if she saw Liu Zhiyi.
"My little darling has been staying by your side these past few days, worried sick about you."
Qiu Bao knew Xiao Guai's worries and expressed them on her behalf at the right time.
"It's okay, everything's fine. Little darling, how's the adjustment going?"
Hua Yan looked Xiao Guai up and down at his body.
"Yeah! It was a little awkward at first, but it's much better now."
Seeing Hua Yan wake up, Xiao Guai's mental burden was immediately relieved, and she became more cheerful, unlike the past few days when she didn't want to talk.
"That's good."
Hua Yan was very pleased to see her results.