781: Chapter 781 Lu Xueqi and Biyao (160)

The Mystic Ice Dragon was right; the process of Fusion for the fragments was indeed extremely painful, a pain sufficient to cause a person's mind to collapse.

Su Han's consciousness struggled on the brink of collapse. He recalled many things—the days he spent Cultivating in the Qingyun Sect as a child, the scene of the first time he met Fairy Yuehua, the conversation with the Lord of the Nether in the Nether Cold Abyss, the expectations of Master Wanjian, and the safety of countless living beings in the Cultivation World.

"I cannot fall," Su Han said to himself in his heart. "I cannot let everyone down."

He bit the tip of his tongue, the sharp pain allowing him to briefly regain some clarity. Seizing this opportunity, he poured the last trace of Chaos energy within his body into the five fragments.

The five fragments trembled violently at the same time, and the five colors began to undergo Fusion. They changed from five colors to four, from four to three, from three to two, and finally, all the colors vanished, replaced by a pure white.

White was not the absence of color, but the Fusion of all colors.

The five fragments had disappeared, replaced by a palm-sized white jade pendant. The jade pendant was engraved with dense runes; these runes were not carved Acquiredly, but formed Innately, with each rune containing the supreme principles of heaven and earth.

The Sealing Technique was finally complete.

Su Han looked at the white jade pendant in his hand, a smile appearing on the corner of his mouth. But immediately after, everything went black before his eyes, and he lost consciousness, falling straight backward.

"Su Han!" Fairy Yuehua exclaimed, rushing onto the altar and catching Su Han in her arms.

Su Han's face was as pale as paper, his aura so weak it was almost imperceptible, and his pulse was intermittent. The golden light on his body had completely vanished, and he was like a lamp that had run out of oil, with only the last flicker of flame swaying in the wind.

"What happened to him?" Master Wanjian also rushed up and asked anxiously.

Immortal Master Xuan Qing walked to Su Han's side, reached out to check his pulse, and closed his eyes to sense for a moment. The expression on his face shifted from solemnity to surprise, and then from surprise to admiration.

"What a magnificent Chaos Dao Body," Immortal Master Xuan Qing said, opening his eyes. "He is fine; he has simply exhausted his spiritual power and passed out from fatigue. If it were anyone else, having to endure pain at the level of the Divine Soul while exhausted of spiritual power would have resulted in their Divine Soul being extinguished long ago. But the strength of the Chaos Dao Body far exceeds my imagination; not only is his Divine Soul undamaged, but it has actually been tempered by this trial, becoming even more solid."

Hearing this, Fairy Yuehua felt slightly relieved, but she still held Su Han tightly, refusing to let go.

Immortal Master Xuan Qing glanced at Fairy Yuehua, a meaningful look flashing in his eyes, but he said nothing.

"Take him back to rest," Immortal Master Xuan Qing said. "His consumption this time was too great; he will need at least half a month of recuperation to recover. The Sealing Technique is complete; we will discuss what happens next after he wakes up."

Fairy Yuehua nodded, carefully picked up Su Han, and walked out of the underground space.

Master Wanjian watched the back of Fairy Yuehua as she left, then looked at Immortal Master Xuan Qing, wanting to speak but hesitating.

"Say what you want to say," Immortal Master Xuan Qing said.

"Grand Elder," Master Wanjian hesitated for a moment, then said, "Yuehua's feelings for Su Han seem to be..."

"I know," Immortal Master Xuan Qing interrupted him. "But that is not the issue we should be concerned about right now. At this time of life and death for the Cultivation World, personal matters are trivial. Moreover, in matters of the heart, outsiders cannot interfere; we can only let nature take its course."

Master Wanjian sighed and said nothing more.

...

Su Han was unconscious for three days and three nights.

During these three days, Fairy Yuehua stayed by his side without leaving a single step, personally brewing medicine for him, feeding him, and using Moonlight Power to help him regulate his Meridians, never resting for a single moment.

The Disciples of the Qingyun Sect did not know what had happened, but seeing Fairy Yuehua's haggard appearance, they were all heartbroken. Several times, the Disciples of Fairy Yuehua came to persuade her to rest, but she refused every time.

"I must stay here and watch over him," Fairy Yuehua said stubbornly. "He nearly lost his life for the sake of the Cultivation World. What does this small thing I do for him count as?"

The Disciples had no choice but to let her be.

On the night of the third day, Su Han finally woke up.

He opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was Fairy Yuehua sleeping by the bedside. Her face was very haggard, and there were obvious dark circles under her eyes, clearly from not having rested for too long.

A warm current surged in Su Han's heart. He knew that Fairy Yuehua must have been guarding here the whole time, and only fell asleep by the bedside when she could no longer hold on.

He sat up carefully, not wanting to wake Fairy Yuehua. But his movement still disturbed her; Fairy Yuehua lifted her head abruptly, and seeing that Su Han had woken up, tears instantly welled up in her eyes.

"You're awake!" Fairy Yuehua said excitedly, her voice laced with tears. "You're finally awake! Do you know that you were unconscious for three days and three nights? I was so worried about you..."

Su Han looked at Fairy Yuehua's tear-stained face, and the softest part of his heart was touched. He reached out, gently wiped the tears from her face, and said, "Junior Martial Uncle, I am fine. I made you worry."

Fairy Yuehua grabbed Su Han's hand and held it tightly, as if he would disappear if she let go.

"Don't ever do such foolish things again in the future," Fairy Yuehua said, choking back sobs. "Whatever safety of the Cultivation World, whatever common people of the world, none of it is as important as you being alive. If you were to die, I... I..."

She could not continue, and tears streamed down uncontrollably.

Su Han looked at Fairy Yuehua, feeling a myriad of emotions. He knew that Fairy Yuehua's feelings for him had already exceeded the relationship between a Junior Martial Uncle and a nephew, but he did not know how to respond. He did not want to hurt her, but he also did not want her to sink deeper.

"Junior Martial Uncle," Su Han said softly, "I promise you, I won't make you worry again in the future."

Fairy Yuehua nodded through her sobs, wiped away her tears, and said, "You must be hungry, right? I'll go get you something to eat."

"No need, Junior Martial Uncle," Su Han said. "I'm not hungry right now. I want to go see the Sealing Technique and confirm if there are any problems with it."

Fairy Yuehua shook her head and said, "The Grand Elder said that you need to rest well right now and must not use spiritual power for half a month. We will talk about the Sealing Technique after you have recovered."

Su Han knew that Fairy Yuehua was right; his body was indeed very weak right now, and let alone using spiritual power, even getting out of bed to walk was a bit difficult.

"Alright," Su Han nodded. "Then I will rest for a few more days."

Fairy Yuehua tucked the quilt in for him, sat by the bedside, and said, "Go to sleep; I will stay here and accompany you."

Su Han looked at Fairy Yuehua, wanting to say something, but the words reached his lips and he swallowed them back. He closed his eyes and soon fell asleep again. (End of Chapter)