Chapter 15: Soul Seal Plate (X)

Sui Ning was a bit puzzled. Hadn’t the Soul Seal Plate already recognized her as its master? What could have happened that required Xie Changzhou to come and discuss it with her in person?
“Miss Ning, can you activate the Soul Seal Plate?”
Sui Ning was taken aback. She summoned the Soul Seal Plate and infused it with her spiritual energy, but it remained unresponsive.
She furrowed her brows and closed her eyes, trying to communicate with the Soul Seal Plate’s true form floating in her dantian. But no matter how much she called out to it, it still gave her no response.
Could it be that this ancient artifact was broken?
Or was her cultivation too low to control it?
But she could still clearly sense the gentle spiritual energy of the Soul Seal Plate, nurturing her meridians bit by bit.

Xie Changzhou’s clear voice sounded like, “This is what I want to discuss with Miss Ning.”
Sui Ning looked at Xie Changzhou in surprise, and he continued, “The Soul Seal Plate exhausted all of its power to save the Emperor’s one soul after the battle and has been asleep for ten thousand years. It also used the accumulated spiritual energy to nurture the Emperor’s one soul. Now, it is still sleeping.”
“So, Miss Ning, you need to awaken it.”
Sui Ning asked in confusion, “How do I awaken it?”
She had already called the Soul Seal Plate many times, but it had given her no response.
Xie Changzhou looked down at her. Her white and delicate face was full of hesitation, as if awakening the Soul Seal Plate was really difficult for her.

“I will transfer my spiritual energy to Miss Ning, and you will pass it on to the Soul Seal Plate to ensure that it absorbs enough power to wake up.”
Sui Ning nodded in agreement, staring blankly at the soul seal plate in her hand.
That night, the moonlight in the courtyard was silver, and everything was quiet.
Sui Ning sat cross-legged on a cushion, with Xie Changzhou sitting upright behind her and Ah Yan squatting obediently next to her.
“Miss Ningning, it may hurt a little; please bear with it.”
Xie Changzhou’s clear voice came from behind, and Sui Ning nodded slightly.
A majestic and pure spiritual energy came from behind her and began to circulate through her meridians.

Xie Changzhou’s spiritual energy was gentle, and when it entered Sui Ning’s meridians, she felt as if all the exhaustion in her body had disappeared, making her so comfortable that she almost wanted to fall asleep.
But gradually, that spiritual energy became more and more vigorous, filling her meridians. Sui Ning felt as if her meridians were about to burst.
From the initial comfort to the later hidden pain and now the severe pain, she couldn’t control herself and began to tremble, biting her lip to restrain the almost bursting pain.
Didn’t Xie Changzhou say it would only hurt a little? This pain was almost making her pass out.
How could the spiritual energy of a great power in crossing tribulations stage be something she, a novice, could bear? She had no doubt that if this continued, she would die from exploding.
She struggled to call out to Xie Changzhou behind her, “Jianzun!”

Xie Changzhou closed his eyes, and the spiritual energy in his hands continued to flow. “Miss Ningning, guide your spiritual energy to converge on the Soul Seal Plate in your body. It will absorb it.”
Sui Ning closed her eyes and followed Xie Changzhou’s guidance to manipulate the true energy in her body. She endured the pain and gathered the spiritual energy in her Dantian, while the Soul Seal Plate floated quietly inside.
She could sense that when her strong spiritual energy touched the Soul Seal Plate, the swollen meridians in her body instantly relaxed. The pain-inducing spiritual energy was being absorbed rapidly by the Soul Seal Plate.

Gradually, the Soul Seal Plate in her Dantian, which was originally dim and lifeless, began to shine. The spiritual energy in her body continued to gather and strands of white light emerged around the plate.
Xie Changzhou was continuously transmitting spiritual energy to her from behind, and the Soul Seal Plate in her body was crazily absorbing it.
Sui Ning, who was caught in the middle, thought to herself: “Might as well just die.”
At this time, the system didn’t forget to console her: “[Host, hold on for a little longer, it will be over soon.]”
Sui Ning clenched her fists too tightly and her slightly long fingernails pierced into her palms, causing a stream of blood to flow out.
Ah Yan, who was squatting beside her, smelled the blood and howled incessantly, her round eyes full of worry.

Xie Changzhou looked at Sui Ning, her slender figure trembling slightly, with a faint smell of blood around her.
He furrowed his brows and eased the input of his spiritual energy, trying to make her feel a little better, although the effect was still minimal.
After an unknown amount of time, the soul seal plate within Sui Ning’s Dantian suddenly lit up, and the soul seal plate from her Qiankun Bag flew out and circled around her body. Gentle light shone on her, easing the pain within her body.
Suining whispered, “Soul Seal Plate, are you awake?”
The floating Soul Seal Plate nuzzled her affectionately and caused the true body within her Dantian to hum softly.

The Soul Seal Plate had awakened!
Sui Ning was overjoyed and was about to turn around and share the good news with Xie Changzhou when a gentle voice came from behind her.
“Miss Ningning, don’t move. Your meridians suddenly surged, and the void may have caused some damage. Let me heal you first.”
The gentle spiritual energy flowed into her meridians, gradually relieving her fatigue and pain. Sui Ning felt the spiritual energy absorbed by the Soul Seal Plate slowly returning to her.
When Xie Changzhou stopped, she quickly turned around to look at him with surprise.

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“Woof woof!” Ah Yan heard the mention of grilled meat and became excited. It ran over and bit Xie Changzhou’s clothes with its sharp teeth.

The eyes of both the human and the animal were bright, looking at him with expectation, as if they would burst into tears if he refused in the next moment.

“Okay.”

In the face of Sui Ning’s gaze, Xie Changzhou’s heart softened, and before his mind had even registered it, the words of agreement had already left his mouth.

After speaking, he felt a bit regretful. It was already late in the evening, and as a man, it was not quite appropriate for him to stay in a women’s courtyard.

“Ningning, I think I should go–“

“I’ll go prepare the ingredients.”

Before Xie Changzhou could finish his polite refusal, Sui Ning had already jumped up excitedly, her face beaming with joy as she went to prepare the ingredients, with Ah Yan happily following behind her.

Seeing Sui Ning’s slim figure and the little round figure of Ah Yan following behind her, Xie Changzhou couldn’t help feeling a bit helpless.

During the month he had spent with Sui Ning, she had really surprised him. She was different from any other woman he had ever met. She was warm and bright, always coming up with unexpected ideas.

At first, he thought she had some ulterior motive, but during this month, she had done nothing but eat, drink, meditate, and train, being especially friendly with Tang Tang and Ah Yan, and fighting side by side with him to save the disciples in the secret realm.

Could a person like that really have an ulterior motive?

He hadn’t figured it out yet, but Sui Ning had already brought out the grill and the tray.

Sensing Xie Changzhou’s gaze, she looked up and smiled at him, her eyes and brows curved into a charming shape, a small dimple appearing on her cheek.

“Jianzun, it will be ready soon. I’ll go prepare the ingredients first.”

Her smile was bright, and Ah Yan was by her side, holding his favorite snake and running around. Xie Changzhou was a bit dazed.

He looked at Sui Ning’s busy figure with gentle eyes, feeling inexplicably at ease, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on why.

Xie Changzhou sighed in his heart and decided to help with the rabbit. She knew that Xie Changzhou couldn’t eat spicy food, so Sui Ning only put cumin powder in the dish. She sliced the rabbit and snake meat, marinated them in the sauce, and grilled them on her homemade grill. Ah Yan sat obediently beside her, staring at the grill with round, cute eyes and occasionally making a few whimpers of impatience.

After a week, Ah Yan finally ate the meat that Sui Ning had grilled, and it was hard for Ah Jing to contain its excitement. The Soul Seal Plate wrapped around Sui Ning, emitting a soft white light that warmed her. Sui Ning caught sight of it and suddenly felt a little low-spirited, looking a bit disheartened.

“Jianzun, if you were the Emperor during the savage era, what would you do?” Sui Ning asked.

Xie Changzhou was startled by Sui Ning’s gaze, and after a moment of silence, he responded: “I would make the same choice as the Emperor.”

Sui Ning wasn’t surprised by Xie Changzhou’s answer, and she suddenly felt a little bored, ready to change the subject. But the next moment, a clear and refreshing voice sounded beside her: “But I would also accompany her to her death.”

Sui Ning was stunned and looked at Xie Changzhou with shock in her eyes. Xie Changzhou’s expression was calm and gentle, and he met Sui Ning’s gaze with focus.

“As the Jianzun, I must be responsible for the world and saving lives is my duty. Sacrificing myself for the sake of all beings is also my fate. As the Jianzun, I am worthy of all people.”

“But as a husband and father, I am ashamed to my wife and child. So on the road to the underworld, I will not let them walk alone.”

Xie Changzhou’s gaze towards Sui Ning was soft and focused, and Sui Ning’s heart seemed to have been hit hard.

She tightly gripped the porcelain bowl in her hand and hesitated for a while before she couldn’t help but speak.

“Jianzun, no one is born to be a sacrifice. This world should be protected by tens of thousands of people, not just you alone. You should live the life you want.”

“Firstly, you are Xie Changzhou, and secondly, you are the Sword Saint of White jade.”

Sui Ning’s gaze towards Xie Changzhou was particularly firm, making him a little stunned.

In the past three hundred years, everyone had told him that he was the Sword Saint of White Jade, born to live and die for the people.

Only Sui Ning said, “Firstly, you are Xie Changzhou, and secondly, you are the Sword Saint of White Jade.”

Under the cold moonlight, her beautiful face was as pure as a deity, and her black eyes focused on him. His calm heart thumped hard.