Top-tier Unruly Master-Chapter 1703 - 1740: A Flaw Amid Perfection

Long Ren heard Ding Fan’s words, and the face that was originally worried finally showed a hint of a joyful smile. Excitedly, he asked his big brother Ding Fan:

"Big brother, is what you said true? Can Shan Shan be healed?"

"What I said is true, but I still need to check my sister-in-law’s Dantian to know exactly what’s going on. I want to know how long my sister-in-law has been here?"

Ding Fan replied confidently to Long Ren, then curiously asked Long Ren.

Ding Fan conducted a series of examinations and found that his sister-in-law’s physical condition within the Ice Coffin was so good. He felt quite surprised, as he had previously been told by the Great Elder that his sister-in-law seemed to have been preserved here for many years but was cared for so well, which was indeed rare.

Upon hearing Ding Fan’s affirmative answer, Long Ren couldn’t help but feel happier, as if his hope was growing larger. He couldn’t help but say to his big brother Ding Fan:

"Shan Shan has been here for nine years, ten months, and twenty-three days."

"It’s rare. Have you been transmitting True Qi to her to sustain her life?" Ding Fan nodded and continued to ask.

Long Ren heard Ding Fan’s words and felt that this time Shan Shan seems to be savable. He couldn’t help but feel somewhat excited, and for a moment, tears welled up in his eyes, unable to speak. He nodded to Ding Fan, as if wanting to say something, but became too choked up to speak.

The Great Elder, seeing this scene, gently patted Long Ren’s shoulder, then said to Ding Fan: 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"That’s right, the Lake Master has been using True Qi to sustain Shan Shan’s life for almost ten years, and has also given her a large amount of precious Spiritual Materials and Medicine Pills. Of course, these pills are for sustaining life and maintaining the body, having no effect on the True Qi. To obtain these Spiritual Materials, the Lake Master has traversed the entire Donglai Continent, encountering life-threatening situations several times, yet each time the Lake Master knew Shan Shan needed him, he gritted his teeth and persevered."

As the Great Elder spoke, he couldn’t help but feel moved by how much the Lake Master has sacrificed for Shan Shan. He then continued to say to Ding Fan:

"Mr. Ding, the Lake Master has sacrificed so much for Shan Shan, to the extent that his cultivation, which should have broken through to the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, has been delayed for nearly ten years due to the need to transmit True Qi to Shan Shan. Mr. Ding, do you really have a way to heal Shan Shan?"

Ding Fan heard the Great Elder’s words and was somewhat moved by Long Ren’s deep affection for his sister-in-law. Ding Fan couldn’t help but say to Long Ren and the others:

"From what I see, these years of meticulous care by my righteous brother for my sister-in-law are indeed beneficial to her. I will take another look."

Long Ren then began to inspect the woman in the Ice Coffin together, both looking intently at Ding Fan in silence, worried they might interrupt the treatment of Shan Shan’s condition, especially with Long Ren feeling extremely anxious.

In a short time, Ding Fan had thoroughly examined Shan Shan’s body. Although he knew apart from her Dantian, his sister-in-law’s body was in good condition, Ding Fan couldn’t be happy because the situation of her Dantian was quite unfavorable, which made it difficult for Ding Fan.

After a thorough examination, Ding Fan was well aware of the unfavorable condition of his sister-in-law’s Dantian. Ding Fan found, for unknown reasons, that the True Qi within his sister-in-law’s Dantian was continuously and slowly increasing, which was quite incredible.

It must be known that regardless of what kind of cultivator, even if placed in an Ice Coffin for ten years, shouldn’t naturally absorb this heaven and earth Spiritual Energy to grow True Qi. For cultivators, increasing True Qi is not an easy matter.

Only through continuous cultivation can one gradually transform the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth into True Qi within oneself for use. But his sister-in-law not only hasn’t been cultivating but is enclosed in a sealed Ice Coffin made of Thousand-Year Profound Ice, with scarce heaven and earth Spiritual Energy accessible, yet her Dantian continually grows True Qi.

This is indeed quite incredible.

Ding Fan knows his sister-in-law’s condition is something many cultivators dream of—even without doing anything, the body continuously possesses True Qi. Ding Fan knows at first glance; his sister-in-law’s physique appears to be an ideal cultivation physique, yet if it were truly ideal, she wouldn’t be comatose here for nearly ten years.

Ding Fan understands although his sister-in-law’s physique may seem like the dream physique sought by all cultivators, the speed of True Qi absorption is still striking. It’s known that currently, his sister-in-law is in the enclosed space of Thousand-Year Profound Ice, and even if there are some traces of Spiritual Energy, they are minimal.

Despite such scarce Spiritual Energy, his sister-in-law continues to absorb True Qi even while in a coma. If she were not within the Ice Coffin and could directly absorb the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth, the speed of her True Qi growth can be imagined as being incredibly fast.

Moreover, Ding Fan realizes this explains his sister-in-law’s ailment—the unbelievably rapid True Qi growth couldn’t be consumed fast enough, overwhelming her body. No wonder Long Ren desperately sought that Leng Jian’s Liuli Grass, even willing to exchange a thirty-six-hole Spirit Vein.

Ding Fan also understands the situation of his sister-in-law indeed requires the Liuli Grass to discharge the excess True Qi within her. Ding Fan knows her condition appears simple: as long as the overly saturated True Qi is discharged, her situation may improve greatly, even fully awakening.

However, Ding Fan knows this is merely a temporary remedy. The important aspect is that after several years, she may again fall into a coma due to excess True Qi. Therefore, Ding Fan intends to cure her condition fundamentally by identifying the root of her problem.

Immediately, Ding Fan continued to examine the body of his sister-in-law, Ding Fan wanted to fundamentally understand why this sister-in-law named Shan Shan’s body was crazily increasing True Qi. Ding Fan knew that only by finding out the root of the illness could he completely cure her.

And upon examining upto this point, Ding Fan had some insights. He wants to awaken this sister-in-law, but Ding Fan’s intention isn’t just simply waking her up; he needs to locate the fundamental illness to heal it thoroughly.

He definitely doesn’t want his sister-in-law to be rescued by him only to fall back into a coma after a few years. His virtuous brother would not be able to endure another blow, so Ding Fan naturally wants to go all out for Long Ren. However, after a series of checks, he surprisingly found no abnormalities in the woman’s dantian, causing Ding Fan to furrow his brow in perplexity.

A worried Long Ren eagerly waiting by the side saw his elder brother’s expression change to an unpleasant one and couldn’t help but worry, asking:

"Big brother, can Shan Shan wake up?"

"Yes."

Ding Fan simply replied to Long Ren, not caring about Long Ren’s current mood, and instead concentrating on a detailed examination of the dantian of the woman named Shan Shan. Ding Fan’s Divine Sense is incredibly strong, far beyond ordinary people, even a cultivator in the Transcendance Tribulation Stage may not be as powerful as him.

Yet, no matter what Ding Fan did, he couldn’t find the fundamental issue with Shan Shan’s illness, so at that moment, he couldn’t care about Long Ren’s feelings.

Upon hearing Ding Fan’s words, although the answer was simple, to Long Ren it felt like taking a small strong medicine pill, and the long-held disappointment in his heart instantly revived him, filled with excitement. Long Ren immediately hugged the Great Elder tightly, exclaiming:

"Shan Shan is really going to wake up! She’s going to wake up! Hahaha..."

"Indeed, indeed, congratulations Lake Master..."

"Hahaha, this is so great... Really so great..."

For the moment, Long Ren clung to the Great Elder, somewhat losing control and passionately shouting to him with happiness. Even the Great Elder, hearing Ding Fan’s earlier words and seeing the excited Lake Master Long Ren, felt joy for him, as what Lake Master long awaited is finally going to come true...

The Great Elder then saw Ding Fan nearby with a grave expression and couldn’t help but feel a bit worried, speaking to Long Ren:

"Lake Master, it seems Mr. Ding is not in the right mood, is there something troubling him?"

Absorbed in his solitary joy, Long Ren froze upon hearing the Great Elder’s words, then looked at his elder brother and indeed found his expression wasn’t as happy, prompting Long Ren to ask Ding Fan:

"Big brother, is there something wrong?"

Ding Fan, unaware of Long Ren’s earlier excitement, was absorbed in his examination, still unable to find the root cause of the woman’s illness, weighing on him with gravity and curiosity. Hearing Long Ren’s words shook him from his thoughts, then turned to look at the joyful Long Ren and smiled:

"There’s no difficulty, awakening your sister-in-law isn’t an issue, only I need some time, roughly about a week."

"It’s okay, I can wait a week, thank you big brother, really thank you so much big brother..."

Upon hearing Ding Fan’s words, Long Ren instantly became highly excited, sincerely expressing gratitude to Ding Fan, bowing in ceremony...

Without hesitation, Ding Fan pulled his virtuous brother Long Ren up, knowing Long Ren’s excitement, and comforted him:

"There’s no need for courtesy, your matters are my matters, yet don’t be too joyful; I need to further examine your sister-in-law. Although I have means to awaken her, I still haven’t found the fundamental issue with her illness, and need further examination. If I can’t completely cure her illness, even if she awakens, she may fall into a coma again in a few years."

Ding Fan explained honestly to Long Ren, knowing he was pleased with the promise of Shan Shan awakening even if it wasn’t a perfect outcome.

Upon hearing Ding Fan’s words, Long Ren’s smile gradually faded, replaced by a worried face, but his heart was still relatively satisfied. He knew if Ding Fan said he had means to awaken Shan Shan, it meant he might never see her awakening otherwise.

Though Ding Fan couldn’t find the root of Shan Shan’s illness and she might fall into a coma again after awakening, the prospect of seeing her wake up made Long Ren feel quite content and happy.