Top-tier Unruly Master-Chapter 1633 - 1670: Go with the Flow

Ding Fan looked at the Guardian Yuan Beast in front of him with a sense of shock in his heart. At this moment, Ding Fan could confirm that the vitality in that oasis outside was being absorbed by this creature. Just thinking about it made him feel extremely astonished. You must know how much vitality there was in that oasis outside, and it was all absorbed by a single Yuan Beast. This is simply incredible!

The strength of this Yuan Beast, Ding Fan didn’t even need to think to know it definitely wasn’t weak. Just the amount of vitality it absorbed was a massive energy, absolutely not something an ordinary cultivator could handle. Ding Fan was also very curious where all that vitality absorbed by the Yuan Beast was stored.

Ding Fan was very apprehensive, facing such a formidable creature was not an easy matter.

However, at this moment, luckily Ding Fan discovered that the Yuan Beast’s movement speed was not very fast. Even if he couldn’t deal with this creature, he could at least withdraw unharmed.

But for Ding Fan to retreat, he couldn’t bear it. After all, he had worked hard to reach the Xuantian Secret Realm, surviving until now. With the Sword Washing Pool right in front of him, how could he bear to withdraw and flee? Ding Fan knew that such an opportunity might not come again in his lifetime.

After all, the Xuantian Secret Realm is not casually opened. Ding Fan had learned from Long Ren that the Xuantian Secret Realm opens perhaps every several decades. This time it was opened only five years after the last time, which is very rare and very fortunate.

Ding Fan believed that if he returned empty-handed from the Xuantian Secret Realm this time, the next opportunity to enter it again would be uncertain.

Therefore, this opportunity is only this one time, and Ding Fan knew that if he couldn’t kill this Guardian Yuan Beast in one attempt, he wouldn’t have another chance. After all, the Spiritual Materials he had were limited, and the Supreme Rejuvenation Pills he could refine were also limited. This confrontation with the Yuan Beast would definitely consume a significant number of these Supreme Rejuvenation Pills.

Therefore, if he couldn’t succeed this time, not to mention that there wouldn’t be a second chance to kill the Guardian Yuan Beast, even whether he could safely remain in the Xuantian Secret Realm until the end was in question. After all, the Rebirth Pills he refined were not just for himself, but also for Guo Linn and Ah Du.

Obviously, the consumption of Rebirth Pills is very high.

Upon second thought, Ding Fan couldn’t help but find his own thoughts somewhat ridiculous. He was definitely thinking too much. He must understand that if he couldn’t kill the Yuan Beast this time or couldn’t defeat it, even if he could escape from the Yuan Beast’s grasp, it might not be the same for Guo Linn outside the stone door.

After all, although the Yuan Beast seemed to move slowly, Ding Fan knew it was definitely not easy to deal with. Ding Fan also had no idea what kind of abilities this Yuan Beast had, but he knew that its capabilities were definitely not few.

At this moment, just by looking at the Yuan Beast’s appearance, Ding Fan could basically determine that it was at least a Seventh Grade Yuan Beast, and it was very likely to be a Grade Eight Yuan Beast. Such a Yuan Beast is even more powerful than a cultivator at the Spiritual Fusion stage, how could it have few tricks?

This mountain cave with the Sword Washing Pool, Ding Fan didn’t know how many years it had existed, but it couldn’t be just a few hundred years. The Yuan Beast here as the guardian naturally hadn’t existed for just a short period either. And from the first moment Ding Fan arrived here, he felt the Spiritual Energy was extremely abundant, making it an excellent place for cultivation. Not just for a Guardian Yuan Beast, even a stone existing here for a long period might develop some spirituality, becoming exceptionally solid, to the extent that even a cultivator in the Spiritual Fusion or Transcendence Tribulation stage couldn’t cut through it with one sword strike.

A stone changes so significantly after existing in such a favorable environment for a long time, not to mention a Yuan Beast. Ding Fan knew this Yuan Beast now appeared to be a Seventh or even Grade Eight Yuan Beast, only because the beast itself was quite dull. Otherwise, Ding Fan believed that the Guardian Yuan Beast here could very well be a Grade Nine Yuan Beast. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

After all, the Spiritual Energy here is so abundant, evidently very suitable for cultivation. Even if one were to sit here every day, they could advance from the Embryonic Breath stage to the Emergence Stage.

However, Ding Fan also knew in his heart that even though he wanted to kill the Yuan Beast in front of him, he had to proceed with caution. After all, he only had one life; if it was lost, it was really lost, and no one could save him. While his own death might not concern him much, Ding Fan was worried about Ruoran, Ningbing, Qing Wen, and the Great Ocean Sect which had just begun.

There are still many things waiting for Ding Fan to accomplish, indeed! Ding Fan knew that his current top priority was to seize the time to enhance his strength, but he also understood that his own life was the foundation of everything. If he lost his life, everything else would be gone.

Therefore, facing the Yuan Beast now, Ding Fan must prioritize safety first. Even if he couldn’t kill the Yuan Beast temporarily, he would have to choose to escape immediately and couldn’t confront the Yuan Beast head-on. Additionally, when he was outside the stone door, he had already thought it through. This time it seemed that he had some fortunate connection with the Sword Washing Pool; the depiction on the stone wall was something only he understood, which Guo Linn had not seen.

Thus, Ding Fan believed that for this Sword Washing Pool journey, he should just let things happen as they may. If he really wasn’t a match for the Yuan Beast, he wouldn’t compel himself but would just do his best.

Roar roar...

The heavy breathing of the Guardian Yuan Beast was very deep, yet very loud, making one’s heart tremble involuntarily upon hearing it. At this moment, the Guardian Yuan Beast was also observing Ding Fan. It was quite curious, as it had not seen any humans for a long time, but recently, it had met two consecutively.

The first human was driven away without even needing to make a move. But this human seemed interesting; the fact that he could still be so shocked upon seeing it surprised the beast a little.

Roar!

The Guardian Yuan Beast was furious. Ding Fan’s calm expression seemed to it a great insult, making it extremely angry. After a hoarse roar, the Guardian Yuan Beast took a deep breath, and its massive belly immediately began to expand continuously.

Evidently, it was not just air that the Guardian Yuan Beast was inhaling, but Vitality. For some enemies, it didn’t need to exert much effort; a deep breath would directly siphon off all the opponent’s Vitality, leaving them shriveled and dead.

Ding Fan was startled; with each deep breath of the Guardian Yuan Beast, he could distinctly feel the rapid increase in his Vitality consumption. Ding Fan had previously taken a Supreme Rejuvenation Pill, which was sufficient to resist the Vitality absorption in this environment for a day.

But now, with the Yuan Beast’s deep inhalation, the Supreme Rejuvenation Pill was half-consumed in a mere moment. Once the True Qi in the Rejuvenation Pill was depleted, it would spell doom for him, as any further Vitality consumption would be his own original Vitality.

Even a slight depletion of original Vitality was fatal. For cultivators, True Qi could be cultivated again, money and Spirit Stones could be earned back, but the original Vitality in the human body was finite. Once siphoned, it couldn’t be replenished, leaving one to await death.

Even the best physicians in the Cultivation World couldn’t cure death caused by Vitality exhaustion.

Ding Fan, before entering the stone gate, in anticipation of any unexpected occurrences, had taken some Supreme Rejuvenation Pills and pills to replenish Divine Vigor into his mouth. He then consumed another Rejuvenation Pill.

After taking this Rejuvenation Pill, Ding Fan felt that the previous one was almost entirely absorbed by the Guardian Yuan Beast. Fortunately, with the new Rejuvenation Pill continuing to replenish his internal Vitality, Ding Fan wasn’t in immediate danger.

The Guardian Yuan Beast wore a startled expression, unable to believe that after siphoning off Ding Fan’s Vitality, he was still unaffected. Could it be the human possessed a soul without life force? Did he lack Vitality entirely?

But the Guardian knew that was impossible; it had indeed sensed the Vitality absorbed from Ding Fan. So why was nothing happening to him? It was utterly bizarre! Yet the Guardian Yuan Beast wouldn’t give up so easily, continuing to intensify its siphoning of Ding Fan’s Vitality.

Ding Fan was anxious; he knew that the Yuan Beast’s Vitality absorption could go on indefinitely, and with a limited number of Rejuvenation Pills on hand, he couldn’t afford a prolonged confrontation. He needed to make a swift decision and quickly slay the beast.

The longer the delay, the worse it would be for him. This was contrary to Ding Fan’s usual tactics. Typically, with any enemy, Ding Fan wouldn’t mind a prolonged fight, especially with those cultivators of inferior cultivation.

As a cultitvator of Spiritual Cultivation, his Divine Vigor was much more robust than the average cultivator’s, so opponents usually ended up defeated by him after lengthy confrontations.

However, the current situation was very different. The Yuan Beast was no ordinary entity; what it was depleting from Ding Fan was not True Qi or Divine Vigor, but Vitality. This Vitality was terrifying for any cultivator.

Ding Fan could only replenish it with Supreme Rejuvenation Pills, with no other methods available. Even defense against it was impossible, which was quite peculiar. Ding Fan believed that very few cultivators in the entire Cultivation World could defend against it.

He believed that those who could defend their Vitality were extremely rare, and therefore Vitality depletion wasn’t a common occurrence in the Cultivation World. A typical cultivator visiting the Oasis for the first time might end up like Guo Linn, unfamiliar with the situation, and be siphoned to death.

Not to mention maintaining as calm a demeanor as Ding Fan when faced with this Yuan Beast; its inhaling and exhaling alone would siphon away one’s Vitality, leading to death.