Chapter 1023: Chapter 657 Year 1 Chapter 1023 -657 Year 1 Fire Buddha’s face was devoid of any color. His chest had a hole torn through it. But his cultivation was, after all, at the Foundation Establishment Peak, and he had abandoned his humanoid form for a body like that of a Demon Monster, with flesh capable of regeneration. The blackened flesh around his chest began writhing and, astonishingly, started to slowly heal. However, the very next moment, Fire Buddha’s pupils constricted. His flesh, which had been writhing halfway, suddenly became completely still and lifeless, utterly unable to heal. It seemed as though the fused fire spiritual power had thoroughly burned away his vitality, and the evil power within him had also been burned away from the ‘spiritual power’ level. Fire Buddha’s pupils shook violently. “What spell is this, exactly?” Meanwhile, the faint flames produced by the small fused fireball faded away completely. In the center of Fire Buddha’s chest, two evil artifact “hearts” were revealed. This was the core of Fire Buddha’s Meteor Fire Forbidden Art, the embryo of his own Magical Treasure that he nourished, and also the foundation of his advancement to Golden Core. These two “hearts” were extremely precious evil artifacts of the Demon Path. However, now, these two “hearts” had been blackened by that unknown terrifying spell, dark and dull, devoid of any luster. Even their trembling was weak. Fire Buddha was in extreme panic. If he didn’t repair the flesh and continue to nourish the two magical treasure embryos, not only would he have no hope of breaking through to the Golden Core in this life, but it was also possible that he would lose his life right here on Qingcheng Mountain. Fire Buddha’s hands trembled as he tried to take out more pills… But at that moment, Gu Changhuai, who had recovered from the shock of the unbelievable spell, acted swiftly and used the remainder of his spiritual power to strike with two more Wind Blades. These Wind Blades followed the hole that Mo Hua had torn open and went straight for Fire Buddha’s heart meridian, hitting one of the dull evil artifact “hearts.” Already suffering from skill pattern collapse and the tremendous spiritual energy produced by Spiritual Power Fusion, and on the brink of shattering, the evil artifact heart finally crumbled under the pressure, “creaking” as several cracks appeared. Then the cracks multiplied. Until it completely shattered… Fire Buddha still had the pills in his hand, his expression somewhat incredulous. After a moment, the panic on his face disappeared. His visage once again became compassionate. It even included a hint of puzzlement and relief. He attempted to turn his head, taking one last look at Mo Hua. “So it turns out… I really will… die by this kid’s hand…” Then his eyes slowly closed. The balance of the evil artifact heart was irreversibly lost. Evil power went out of control, moving backward through the flesh and meridians. Fire Buddha’s entire body was filled with evil fire, self-igniting; his flesh swelled and deformed… Gu Changhuai’s pupils flared, and his heart sank. Evil power out of control, flesh exploding?! This is not good! In the blink of an eye, Gu Changhuai glanced behind Fire Buddha at Mo Hua, clicked his tongue disdainfully, and with a flash, positioned himself in front of Mo Hua, knocking him to the ground. Mo Hua felt himself protected by a “large meat shield.” Then a deafening explosion rang in his ears. The sound was intense, and spiritual power fluctuations were violent. The exploding evil fire, with its powerful destructive force, spread instantly like a raging tide of fire. Trees turned to ash, rocks crumbled to dust. The ground was scorched black. After an uncertain amount of time, the explosion subsided. Mo Hua finally opened his eyes. He saw that the valley had been devastated, left barren and bare. But all the damage had been endured by Uncle Gu… He was unharmed. Mo Hua shook Gu Changhuai, finding him passed out, unresponsive to his shaking. Mo Hua struggled to his feet and saw that Gu Changhuai’s back was covered in wounds, blood streaming out, which startled him. “Uncle Gu!” Mo Hua called out anxiously. “Uncle Gu, you’re not dead, are you?” “Uncle Gu, you’re at least a Golden Core…” “Uncle Gu, you can’t be this useless!” “Uncle Gu, show some spirit…” Finally, Gu Changhuai showed a slight sign of life. His breathing faint, his voice low, but he still gritted his teeth and said to Mo Hua: “Shut up!” If he didn’t die, this kid’s words would infuriate him to death! Mo Hua let out a sigh of relief. Not dead! Some breath meant he was still okay. He immediately began rummaging through his own Storage Bag, but then he remembered he didn’t have any high-quality items. Mo Hua began going through Gu Changhuai’s Storage Bag. Being a son of the Gu Family, the Department of Ceremonies at the Dao Court, and a Golden Core Cultivator, there should be top-grade pills in his Storage Bag. After searching for a while, Mo Hua took out a bunch of bottles and jars from Gu Changhuai’s bag. Mo Hua identified each one. Some likely stopped bleeding, some replenished energy, others removed fire poison, some protected the meridians, defended the Qi Sea, and even prolonged life… These things, Mo Hua had learned about them in his pill courses. He took some of the pills that he could identify clearly, with evident effects; Some that he couldn’t identify clearly but seemed useful for the injuries; And a few that he couldn’t tell apart but wouldn’t kill a person when ingested, and stuffed them all into Gu Changhuai’s mouth. Although the ingredients of these pills were complex, perhaps by some fluke, they could be useful for Uncle Gu’s injuries. At worst, it couldn’t get any worse than not taking any pills at all. After a while, Mo Hua asked softly: “Uncle Gu, you’re not dead, right…” Gu Changhuai spat out blood, not clear whether it was due to anger or the pills taking effect, forcing out the stagnant blood. His breathing also became a bit more even. “Thanks to you, I’m not dead yet…” Gu Changhuai said indifferently. Mo Hua finally felt completely relieved. He picked up Gu Changhuai’s Storage Bag again and found a Letter Token, flipping through the records. It seemed to belong to the Enforcement Leader of Gu Family, and he sent a message saying: