Yunxi's Transformation

Bai Yunxi's condition grew increasingly alarming. Her once lustrous and voluminous hair, a symbol of her vitality, turned an eerie shade of white, and strands of it began to fall out in alarming clumps, landing on bed sheets.

The soft, supple texture of her skin, which just hours before had glowed with the flush of passion, transformed into a dry, papery landscape of wrinkles and age spots.

The youthful curves, the gentle swell of her breasts, the soft curve of her hips, all seemed to wither and shrink, leaving her visibly diminished, aged beyond recognition.

Her body, once robust and full of life, grew alarmingly frail and fragile, the very essence of her youth slipping away as if it were a river in a desert, leaving her visibly aged beyond recognition.

Su Kang's heart tightened with fear and frustration. He couldn't bear to see her suffer like this. His anger at himself and Fate grew, but he knew he needed to focus on finding a solution.

A cold dread settled in Su Kang's heart. He couldn't bear to witness her suffering, this agonizing unraveling of the woman he loved.

He turned to Fate, his voice a desperate rasp, stripped of all pretense of composure. "What is happening to her?"

Fate's tone was filled with confusion as he studied the changes in Bai Yunxi's body.

"I don't know," it admitted.

"But it seems as if something is consuming her vitality at an alarming rate." He said again.

The two of them watched over Bai Yunxi throughout the night, their anxiety mounting with every passing moment.

As the first light of dawn pierced the horizon,her once youthful body was now that of an old woman, her breathing shallow and weak. Her hairs have all fallen out of her head.

"We cannot simply stand by and watch!" Su Kang said, his voice tight with desperation, his hands clenching into fists.

"We must do something!"

Fate continued to observe her destiny, still uncertain of the cause. Before it could decide anything, some changes occur.

Her body slowly began to emit a faint, emerald light. Then, with a sudden surge, the light intensified, enveloping her in a luminous cocoon.

Her body began to levitate within the cocoon, suspended in mid-air. Her body started to shed her old skin, and blood, dark and viscous, began to seep from her pores, staining the white sheets beneath her.

Her mouth and eyes, once so full of life, were now smeared with streaks of crimson.

Her body started to shed her old skin, and blood started to drip from her body. Her mouth and eyes were full of bloodstains.

Su Kang can't sense anything inside the cocoon, but he can see her through its transparent surface. Her body is decomposing inside the cocoon.

Her skin has melted, and her muscles are being torn apart. Her bones are cracking and breaking every moment.

Su Kang's heart was filled with despair. He still has a faint hope that she will be fine. He asked the Fate,

"Fate, she is alive there, right?"

"Yes, her destiny has not yet vanished. She is still alive in there."

Su Kang breathed a sigh of relief. If Bai Yunxi is still alive, then the effects of the pill are.

The green light was akin to what they had witnessed when she had taken the pill before, but this time it was suffused with an inexplicable power.

"She is surrounded by strong life energy. Maybe this is the true manifestation of the pill's power." It said to assure Su Kang.

"Hmm. Let's observe her situation for now." Su Kang nodded.

Eventually, there was nothing left but her bones, which were also showing signs of crackling and snapping.

Bai Yunxi is feeling that she is inside a horrible dream. She can't see anything, nor hear anything. She wanted to speak, but her voice wouldn't come out.

She was feeling cold and weak. She didn't know what went wrong with her. It was only yesterday that she married Su Kang.

Now she is here in darkness. When she thought that everything might be fine in her life.

Months had dragged on since she had been stuck in this place. Initially, she had wanted to shed tears and shout for rescue, but she had quickly realized the futility of her efforts.

Her inability to do anything inside this darkness slowly broke her heart. She lost her sanity and mind after a few months.

She could feel an unknown warmth entering her body in this cold place. That warmth would always restored her sanity.

This cycle continued; she kept going insane, and she was cured again. Her willpower gradually got stronger in this process.

Finally, as the sun began to set and the room was bathed in the soft glow of evening light, the green cocoon started to show some changes.

Her bones had become almost invisible, leaving only a shimmering skull behind. Her skull began to glow with a vibrant, emerald luster.

It was as if it was made of the purest jade, infused with the essence of life itself.

Su Kang held his breath, his eyes glued to the shimmering cocoon. It was as if something within it was pushing against the barriers.

The skeletal form within began to reform, to reshape itself. The emerald light coalesced, weaving new flesh, new muscle, around the reconstructed bones.

The emerald glow intensified, concentrating itself, and her bones began to reconstruct themselves with astonishing speed.

New cells, imbued with an otherworldly vitality, formed and multiplied, connecting and growing into healthy tissue.

Muscles, taut and firm, stretched over her newly formed bones, each fiber infused with the vibrant emerald light, giving her form a subtle, almost imperceptible glow.

Her hair began to grow back on her head, cascading down in thick, lustrous locks, a stark contrast to the brittle white strands that had fallen away.

Her eyes grew brighter, the pupils expanding and contracting as if coming back to life. The emerald glow seeped into her sockets before they vanished.

Her once ordinary pupils transformed into a mesmerizing pattern of swirling greens, hinting at the profound power that now resided within her.

Finally, the green light faded, absorbed completely into her body. Her physical form was restored, yet undeniably changed.

Su Kang could sense it – a strength, a vitality, that radiated from her.

Her qi cultivation, however, had regressed to the fifth level of the Qi Refining realm.

But her physical body and her soul had reached the second realm, a testament to the pill's extraordinary power.

Su Kang immediately moved and checked her. Her body was fine, but her green eyes were looking lifeless.

Suddenly her eyes glowed slightly for a moment and her body started to tremble. She was confused about this whole situation and trying to remember everything.

"Xi'er, are you okay? Do you feel anything uncomfortable?" He asked.

She didn't answer immediately, her gaze still distant. Then, a flicker of fear, raw and primal, flashed across her face.

She reached out, her fingers grasping his hands with a surprising strength, her grip almost painful. She trembled, her body shaking uncontrollably.

Su Kang instinctively pulled her into a tight embrace, covering her exposed body with the nearby silk sheets.

After some time, her trembling subsided. She drew a shaky breath, her thoughts slowly coalescing.

"What… what happened?" she asked, her voice a frightened whisper.

"Your body was being reconstructed because of the pill that you took before." He explained.

""Reconstructing??" She appeared confused.

She then recounted her experience, her voice trembling as she described the terrifying sensation of being trapped in some dark place; all her senses were blocked.

She didn't know how much time she spent in that darkness. She gradually lost her mind and will, then some warm energy will come and restore her condition.

She spoke of the agonizing months, the endless cycle of madness in that dark void.

Su Kang was feeling guilty for her situation. She was already somewhat timid, but after spending many months in such darkness, he was afraid that it might create a trauma for her.

"Everything is fine now. Your consciousness was under the protection of the mysterious power of the pill." He tried to reassure her, to erase her fears to some extent.

He explained, as best he could, what he had witnessed – the aging, the rejuvenation, the cocoon of green light, the reconstruction of her body.

He told her that she could not tolerate such a painful process if she was awake at that time.

"Let's go; we have to greet your mother. We haven't left the house for a whole day."

He wanted to distract her, to ground her in the present, to help her move past the nightmare she had endured.

She nodded. She feels like she hasn't seen her mother for many months. She wanted to see lights after coming out of that nightmare.