Top-tier Unruly Master-Chapter 1716 - 1753: Awakening
Long Ren was taken aback when he heard Ding Fan’s words. Shan Shan had yet to awaken, and they were already about to open the ice coffin. He couldn’t help but wonder if removing this critical layer of protection would pose any danger. Long Ren hesitated for a moment.
Ding Fan, noticing Long Ren’s expression, reassured him:
"Don’t worry, Shan Shan is already out of danger. Her vitality is too weak, making it difficult for her to awaken on her own. I need to assist her."
Long Ren felt a sense of relief hearing Ding Fan’s words, but he was still puzzled. If Shan Shan was truly fine, why hadn’t she woken up? What did Ding Fan mean by helping Shan Shan? Long Ren was momentarily confused.
At this moment, the Great Elder also heard Ding Fan’s words and was stunned. He had not expected Ding Fan to claim that Shan Shan was fine. It was unbelievable. After all, so many doctors and even Grade Nine Alchemists had tried to help Shan Shan but deemed her beyond medical aid.
Yet, here was Ding Fan, saying she was well. It was almost miraculous.
The Great Elder had witnessed Ding Fan’s remarkable techniques before and found them extraordinary. He’d never seen methods allowing one to absorb another cultivator’s True Qi; it was simply incredible!
Most astonishing to the Great Elder was the chant Ding Fan shared with him. As a Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivator, there wasn’t much he hadn’t seen. He was familiar with most martial arts, but Ding Fan’s chant was mind-blowing. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
In just ten minutes of practice, the Great Elder nearly mastered the chant, achieving astonishing effects. For cultivators, merging two streams of True Qi was practically impossible.
Even as a Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivator, the Great Elder could only absorb a tiny bit of another’s True Qi. But after practicing Ding Fan’s chant, he could clearly feel a significant amount of external True Qi being integrated, an astounding feat.
The Great Elder realized that Ding Fan had given him just a glimpse of this martial art to assist him at that time. He understood that Ding Fan could rapidly integrate and even absorb another cultivator’s True Qi.
The Great Elder suspected that Ding Fan’s method for healing Shan Shan involved absorbing her excessive True Qi into himself, thereby relieving her. Though simple in principle, executing it was impossible for most cultivators.
Yet Ding Fan achieved it, leaving the Great Elder in awe of his abilities.
The Great Elder was surprised by Ding Fan’s remarkable martial art skills, which seemed formidable. He recognized the strategic advantage of absorbing another cultivator’s True Qi. Knowing its power, he shuddered at the thought of battling against someone with such martial arts skills.
With such an opponent, who could siphon off one’s True Qi during battle, the outcome would be terrifying, even for a Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivator like the Great Elder.
Regardless of the cultivator’s level, True Qi is fundamental to their combat capability. If it’s drained, even a Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivator would face dire consequences. Such battles could never be fair.
Because, in such a duel, while one opponent regains True Qi, the other depletes theirs—eventually leading to their downfall.
The Great Elder felt a deep respect for Ding Fan, astounded by his prowess not just as a brilliant Grade Nine Alchemist, but also in martial arts mastery, an unprecedented combination.
Long Ren was equally amazed by Ding Fan’s statement. Problems that stumped so many Grade Nine Alchemists were solved by Ding Fan seemingly effortlessly, leaving Shan Shan unharmed. It was incredible, yet Long Ren still carried a seed of worry, as Shan Shan remained unconscious.
He was aware that until Shan Shan woke up, anything could happen. His concern for her was too immense, and he had to be fully prepared, lest the blow be too overwhelming...
Regardless of Long Ren’s worries, now that Ding Fan had spoken, Long Ren and the Great Elder carefully opened the lid of the ice coffin. Long Ren cautiously opened the ice coffin, seeing Shan Shan so closely, feeling a mix of anxiety and heavy breathing.
"Shan Shan..."
Long Ren whispered lovingly as he gazed at Shan Shan’s gentle and peaceful appearance.
Ding Fan saw this scene, and a faint smile appeared on his face. Ding Fan was no longer as lacking in confidence as before. At this moment, Ding Fan had already absorbed all the excess True Qi from Shan Shan’s body, so he had nothing to worry about. He was very confident in Shan Shan now.
Ding Fan knew that now Shan Shan only needed to take a few Medicine Pills to wake up perfectly intact. So Ding Fan directly took out two Rebirth Pills and handed them over to Long Ren, saying with a smile:
"Give them to her to take. She will wake up in a moment."
Long Ren took the Medicine Pills from Ding Fan’s hand and heard Ding Fan’s words. For a moment, Long Ren’s hand trembled a bit. He hadn’t reunited with Shan Shan for such a long time, and now his big brother said that Shan Shan could wake up soon after taking the Medicine Pills, which stirred his heart with excitement. He didn’t even know what the first words he would say to Shan Shan when she woke up.
Long Ren actually had a lot to say to Shan Shan. Although he often saw her, it was always when she was unconscious. When Long Ren came to visit Shan Shan alone, he could talk to her for an entire afternoon. Sometimes, he would even spend the night here.
But now that Long Ren knew Shan Shan was about to wake up, his mind suddenly went blank. Yet, no matter how excited he was, he still suppressed his excitement and carefully placed the two Medicine Pills from Ding Fan into Shan Shan’s mouth, gently supporting her and watching as she swallowed the pills down her throat.
Seeing Shan Shan take the Medicine Pills, Ding Fan was completely relieved. He then sat cross-legged and seized the time to cultivate. Ding Fan had absorbed so much True Qi from Shan Shan’s body and felt quite saturated, knowing it was the best time to cultivate.
As for Shan Shan, Ding Fan was very confident. Her awakening was merely a matter of time and didn’t require his further intervention. Ding Fan believed that the two Supreme Rejuvenation Pills he gave Shan Shan were more than enough to fully wake her up.
Additionally, with Long Ren by her side, Ding Fan had nothing more to worry about for Shan Shan.
So Ding Fan completely devoted himself to cultivating, knowing he had shown signs of breaking through before. After absorbing so much True Qi this time, he was confident that he could achieve a breakthrough without unexpected incidents. At that time, he would become a third grade divine warrior and significantly enhance his power, even confident in contending with a cultivator at the Spirit Severing Middle Stage without falling behind.
He even believed that he could successfully escape from a cultivator at the Spirit Severing Late Stage using his own abilities.
Subsequently, Ding Fan began to focus on cultivation. The Great Elder saw this and took the initiative to protect Ding Fan. Long Ren knew Ding Fan had entered a cultivation state and found it normal for the Great Elder to protect him. However, Long Ren had no mood to help his brother with protection.
At this moment, Long Ren stayed by Shan Shan’s side without moving an inch, anxiously awaiting her awakening. Sure enough, it didn’t take long before Shan Shan’s eyelids twitched. She slowly opened her eyes, which were as clear as autumn water, bright and lucid. When Shan Shan opened her eyes, the first person she saw was Long Ren, and a myriad of emotions surged in her heart...
When Long Ren saw Shan Shan opening her eyes, his expression froze. He couldn’t believe Shan Shan was really awake; it was incredible! Long Ren’s eyes became misty, and all the words he had prepared seemed to vanish from his mind while looking at Shan Shan...
At this moment, Shan Shan slowly opened her eyes and sat up straight. As she looked around, she felt a bit surprised but also overwhelmed with emotions upon seeing Long Ren. Although she had been unconscious for almost ten years, her consciousness wasn’t entirely dormant. She was aware of everything Long Ren had done for her, and she once wanted him to give up on her.
Seeing Long Ren dedicating so much to her every day broke her heart, yet she was in a coma and couldn’t express her feelings, let alone predict she’d have a day to awaken; it all happened so suddenly.
No dream could have prepared Shan Shan for such a day of awakening.
"Brother Long..."
"Shan Shan..."
At this moment, Shan Shan clutched Long Ren tightly, holding him close. Tears flowed uncontrollably from both of them, neither speaking a word as they embraced one another...
The Great Elder witnessed their reunion and couldn’t help but raise the corners of his mouth in a slight smile, feeling genuinely happy for Lake Master Long Ren. The day Lake Master longed for had finally arrived.
"Brother Long, thank you for everything you’ve done for our sect over the last ten years, I know it all."
"No need to thank me, Shan Shan. Your awakening is the best reward for me..."
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