Chapter 709

"What?!"

Chu Fan suddenly sat up from the ground, staring in astonishment at the beautiful woman in front of him.

The woman was dressed in white, whiter than snow, her dark hair cascaded like a waterfall, her face was captivating, and she stood alone with unparalleled grace.

She stood there quietly, without a trace of earthly aura, as if an immortal had descended, high and unreachable.

But it was this breathtakingly beautiful woman whose words struck Chu Fan like a lightning bolt.

"What did you say? I... I'm poisoned?" Chu Fan asked, his voice trembling.

The woman nodded slightly, her voice as clear and cold as spring water: "Yes, you have been poisoned with the Azure Springs Venom. This poison is colorless and odorless. Once it takes effect, you will bleed from all seven orifices, your meridians will rupture, and ultimately you will turn into a pool of blood and die."

Chu Fan's face turned ashen. He had, of course, heard of the Azure Springs Venom; it was one of the ten most unique and potent poisons in the cultivation world, and those afflicted by it were incurable.

"Then... how much time do I have left?" Chu Fan asked desperately.

The woman extended her slender, jade-like hand and gently touched Chu Fan's forehead, then said: "Three days."

Three days!

Chu Fan shuddered. In three days, he would turn into a pool of blood?

No!

He couldn't die!

He still had revenge to exact, he still had to revitalize the Chu family, and he still had to make those who had once humiliated him pay the price!

"Is there no antidote?" Chu Fan asked, unwilling to give up hope.

Upon hearing this, the woman's delicate brows furrowed slightly. She pondered for a moment before speaking: "There is one, but..."

"But what?" Chu Fan asked eagerly.

The woman glanced at Chu Fan and said in a cool tone: "However, the only thing in this world that can cure this poison is the Ten-Thousand-Year Nine Nether Lotus of the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace."

The Ten-Thousand-Year Nine Nether Lotus?

Chu Fan's face turned pale again. What kind of place was the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace?

That was the legendary Immortal Realm, a place ordinary cultivators couldn't even enter.

Forget about entering; even approaching it would result in being shredded by the Immortal Palace's protective array.

Moreover, the Ten-Thousand-Year Nine Nether Lotus only existed in legends; no one had ever seen it.

"Senior, are you perhaps joking?" Chu Fan said with a bitter smile.

The woman glanced at Chu Fan but didn't speak. Instead, she took a jade slip from her bosom and handed it to Chu Fan.

"What is this?" Chu Fan asked, puzzled.

"This is a map to the Ten-Thousand-Year Nine Nether Lotus. If you can find it, you might still have a glimmer of hope," the woman said coolly.

Chu Fan took the jade slip and imbued it with his spiritual sense. Instantly, a vast map appeared in his mind.

On the map, a red light flickered, marking the location of the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace.

And deep within the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace, there was clearly the image of a blooming lotus flower.

This... this is the Ten-Thousand-Year Nine Nether Lotus?

Chu Fan was shocked. He hadn't expected the woman to actually possess a map to the Ten-Thousand-Year Nine Nether Lotus.

"Senior, why... why are you giving this to me?" Chu Fan asked, puzzled.

Upon hearing this, the woman's delicate brows furrowed slightly again. She pondered for a moment before speaking: "I owe you a favor."

"Owe me a favor?" Chu Fan grew even more puzzled. He didn't know this woman at all, so how could she owe him a favor?

"That's right. You saved my life in your previous life. This is karma. Now, by helping you detoxify, I am settling this karmic debt," the woman said coolly.

Previous life?

Chu Fan was stunned. Could he really have had a previous life?

But he had no memories of a past life at all!

"Senior, have you perhaps mistaken me for someone else?" Chu Fan said with a bitter smile.

Upon hearing this, the woman's delicate brows furrowed slightly again. She pondered for a moment before speaking: "You possess the Nine Revolutions Exquisite Body and have karmic memories of past lives. It's just that due to some special circumstances, they haven't awakened yet."

Nine Revolutions Exquisite Body?

Karmic memories of past lives?

Chu Fan was bewildered. He had never heard of any of these things.

"Senior, I don't understand anything you're saying," Chu Fan asked.

The woman glanced at Chu Fan but didn't speak. Instead, she took a pill from her bosom and handed it to Chu Fan.

"What is this?" Chu Fan asked, puzzled.

"This is a Soul Condensing Pill. It can help you awaken your karmic memories, but only a small portion," the woman said coolly.

Chu Fan took the Soul Condensing Pill and, without the slightest hesitation, swallowed it directly.

Boom!

A vast surge of memories instantly flooded his mind, causing him to clutch his head and roll on the ground in pain.

"Ah..."

The woman watched Chu Fan's agony, her delicate brows furrowing slightly once more, and a flicker of reluctance passed through her eyes.

However, she quickly suppressed that reluctance, knowing this was something Chu Fan had to endure.

It took a full half hour for Chu Fan to gradually recover. He gasped for breath, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

"Senior, I... I saw..." Chu Fan said, his voice hoarse.

"What did you see?" the woman asked.

"I saw a palace, a Nine Heavens Immortal Palace. I saw a lotus flower, a Ten-Thousand-Year Nine Nether Lotus. I also saw a figure, a figure exactly like me..." Chu Fan said disjointedly.

Upon hearing this, a peculiar glint flashed in the woman's beautiful eyes; she knew Chu Fan wouldn't disappoint her.

"Yes, what you saw was your previous life," the woman said coolly.

Chu Fan was stunned again. So he really did have a previous life, and his previous life was actually the Palace Master of the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace!

But if he was the Palace Master of the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace, why did he fall?

And on his own territory, no less?

There must be something fishy going on!

"Senior, why did my previous life fall?" Chu Fan asked.

Upon hearing this, the woman's delicate brows furrowed slightly again. She pondered for a moment before speaking: "Your previous life fell because you were betrayed by the person you trusted most."

"Betrayed?" A cold glint flashed in Chu Fan's eyes. He hadn't expected his previous life to have ended due to betrayal.

"That's right. That person was your junior brother. He poisoned you in order to seize your position as the Palace Master of the Nine Heavens Immortal Palace," the woman said coolly.

Junior brother?

Chu Fan's face turned ashen. He hadn't expected his junior brother to be such a person.

"Then... where is that person now?" Chu Fan asked.

The woman glanced at Chu Fan but didn't speak. Instead, she took a jade talisman from her bosom and handed it to Chu Fan.

"What is this?" Chu Fan asked, puzzled.

"This is a tracking talisman. It can help you find that person," the woman said coolly.

Chu Fan took the tracking talisman and imbued it with his spiritual sense. Instantly, a faint, almost imperceptible aura appeared in his mind.

This aura was precisely that of his junior brother!

"Senior, thank you!" Chu Fan said gratefully.

Upon hearing this, the woman's delicate brows furrowed slightly again. She pondered for a moment before speaking: "There's no need to thank me. I'm merely settling a karmic debt."

With that, the woman's figure flickered, and she vanished instantly from her spot.

Chu Fan looked in the direction the woman had disappeared, his heart filled with questions. Who exactly was this woman?

Why did she help him?

What was her connection to his previous life?