Lin Shuai Nan snapped back to reality, his old face flushing as he awkwardly scratched his head.
"Big Brother, are you praising me?"
Jin Tong, standing beside him, was utterly dumbfounded. Did Lin Shuai Nan truly have a screw loose?
The words were clearly meant to mock him, yet he took them as praise!
Ling Feng, already accustomed to Lin Shuai Nan's antics, nodded. "Yes, that's right, I am praising you!"
"Heh heh, just praise me directly next time, I'll understand."
Lin Shuai Nan even got polite with Ling Feng.
Ling Feng paid no mind to Lin Shuai Nan and followed Guan Ya into the ice cave ahead.
Indeed, it was an ice cave.
The things appearing on the surrounding rock walls looked like coral, but they were also frozen, giving off a dazzling and beautiful sheen!
Such a magnificent sight was likely only to be found here!
"Brother Ling Feng, Yi Lan is here."
Guan Ya's voice turned somber, trembling slightly!
Ling Feng immediately saw an ice coffin in the center!
It was truly an ice coffin, a coffin carved from a single block of ice. Ba Yi Lan inside showed no signs of decay, making it seem as if she were merely asleep!
But in reality, Ba Yi Lan had no life force whatsoever, and even the aura of the life-controlling Gu within her was extremely faint!
Ling Feng's expression was grim. Upon approaching, he glanced at the clothes on Ba Yi Lan's body, which had clearly been changed.
They appeared to be ethnic clothing from the Nan Yun region, a bride's attire!
Ling Feng then looked up at Guan Ya.
Guan Ya shook his head sheepishly. "I didn't know if Yi Lan could be saved, so I..."
Guan Ya trailed off, unable to finish his sentence. It was evident he felt his actions were somewhat improper, perhaps even perverse in the eyes of many.
However, for Guan Ya, none of that mattered. Even if Ba Yi Lan were truly dead, he still wished to marry her; to Guan Ya, she was still his bride!
Ling Feng, witnessing this, was naturally moved. He nodded at Guan Ya and said, "It's time you cleaned yourself up. Don't let Yi Lan see you like this when she wakes up!"
Guan Ya was stunned. Tears still lingered in his eyes, frozen there by the intense cold. In this environment, an ordinary person wouldn't last more than two minutes before succumbing to the frost.
"Little brother, what are you standing around for? Big Brother has already spoken. Hurry and clean yourself up. If Sister Yi Lan wakes up and sees you like this, she'll surely have complex feelings!"
Lin Shuai Nan chimed in, nudging Guan Ya to remind him.
Only then did Guan Ya truly come to his senses, a look of ecstatic joy appearing on his face. He nodded repeatedly at Ling Feng. "Brother Ling Feng, does this mean you can truly revive Yi Lan?"
Ling Feng couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head. "If I couldn't revive her, why would I have come here with you?"
Guan Ya nodded vigorously. "Right, right, you definitely can! As long as you make a move, you can definitely revive Yi Lan!"
Ling Feng waved his hand at Guan Ya, signaling him to go clean himself up. He then reached out and examined Ba Yi Lan's body.
He found no fatal wounds, but Ba Yi Lan's body was indeed filled with toxins.
Although these toxins still lingered, the Gu worms were completely dead. Yes, there were still many Gu worms remaining within Ba Yi Lan's body; it was clear these were the very things that had killed her!
However, it was precisely because of these remnants, combined with the current environment, that Ba Yi Lan's body had been preserved so well.
Or rather, the reason the life-controlling Gu within Ba Yi Lan's body could still survive was entirely due to the nutrients provided by the residual Gu worms!
Without these remaining Gu worms, the life-controlling Gu within Ba Yi Lan's body would have been unable to survive for so long!
Yet, while these Gu worms had been depleted, the toxins within her body were almost overwhelming!
Why was this the case?
The life-controlling Gu had not failed to backfire on Ba Yi Lan; instead, it had expelled some toxins. Once these toxins had completely occupied Ba Yi Lan's body, the life-controlling Gu would begin to devour her flesh. Only after the life-controlling Gu had consumed Ba Yi Lan entirely could it escape.
When disaster strikes, everyone flees for themselves. It seemed all life-controlling Gu were the same. When it came to the choice between life and death, how many life-controlling Gu could truly die alongside their master?
Therefore, even when Ling Feng sensed some of the life-controlling Gu's actions, he felt no great emotional disturbance.
At least in this situation, the life-controlling Gu had indeed helped repair some of Ba Yi Lan's injuries, and quite thoroughly at that.
To be precise, Ba Yi Lan was truly dead. If the master was dead, should the life-controlling Gu also die with her?
After completing the repair of Ba Yi Lan's body and sensing that she still showed no signs of life, the life-controlling Gu had made its decision.
In a sense, this was the ultimate act of benevolence.
With a wave of his hand, Ling Feng placed a Samsara Life and Death Gu beneath Ba Yi Lan's nostrils.
The Samsara Life and Death Gu quickly entered Ba Yi Lan's body. Ling Feng then began to perform acupuncture on her, all in an effort to consolidate the toxins into one location!
Within Ba Yi Lan's life-controlling Gu!
This action had only two possible outcomes: First, the life-controlling Gu would die from this potent poison!
Second, the life-controlling Gu would become even more powerful, devouring the Samsara Life and Death Gu. This power would then drive Ba Yi Lan's body to revive!
If it were the first scenario, Ba Yi Lan's life-controlling Gu would also become nourishment for the Samsara Life and Death Gu.
After the Samsara Life and Death Gu consumed it, it would replace the previous life-controlling Gu, becoming Ba Yi Lan's new life-controlling Gu.
This would also slightly increase Ba Yi Lan's strength, and most of her previous abilities would likely remain. However, the consequence of this was that if Ba Yi Lan were to die again in the future, she would no longer be able to use the Samsara Life and Death Gu for revival!
This inherent limitation was, in Ling Feng's view, only natural.
It would be too monstrous if a person could be revived infinitely using the Samsara Life and Death Gu.
Of course, Zu Shen was precisely such a person!
From beginning to end, Zu Shen never annihilated his own life-controlling Gu; instead, he used it to devour the Samsara Life and Death Gu. This made it much easier for Zu Shen to create his avatars, and his physical body also recovered quickly!
Therefore, theoretically, Zu Shen could be resurrected infinitely.
However, if one were to find his true body and eliminate it, along with all his avatars, then this fellow could be completely killed!