Chapter 1958 - 1954: Thief and Guardian
After Tantai Wanrong woke up, it seemed as if even her soul was gone, and she appeared very dazed. Ye Fan wanted to help her, but discovered that a powerful force had sealed the inside of her body. This power was not brought upon Tantai Wanrong by Xi He, but who exactly planted this power within her body, Ye Fan was not sure.
"What are you still waiting for? Big sister is right in front of you, and now she has woken up. You don’t want her to live her entire life in a daze and be a fool, do you?" Zhao Tianya said angrily.
Ye Fan said, "I do want to help Aunt Rong, but I have to see if I have the capability. Do you think I would just watch as the woman I care about faces such a situation?"
After Ye Fan said this, the atmosphere in the room was slightly awkward. Among the four women present, besides Tantai Wanrong, the remaining three women were also Ye Fan’s partners, and their relationship with Ye Fan was even closer than with Tantai Wanrong. Ye Fan was affirming Tantai Wanrong’s status, but it was also a kind of neglect for the other three.
However, Qin Mengyao and Yang Xiaoting didn’t mind, because they already knew Ye Fan’s attitude towards Tantai Wanrong. But Zhao Tianya was a bit annoyed. After all, she had said earlier that she would sever ties with Ye Fan. At this moment, she turned her head away, simply ignoring Ye Fan’s previous words.
After much effort, Ye Fan was still unable to cure Tantai Wanrong. In the end, he had to give up. He needed to find another way to awaken Tantai Wanrong.
Qin Mengyao said, "Brother Fan, if Aunt never recovers, will she always remain this way, then we... boohoo."
As she spoke, Qin Mengyao couldn’t help but burst into tears. She couldn’t bear to see her most cherished family member in such a state.
Ye Fan said, "Don’t worry. I’ll find a way to bring her back. I’m going to find a solution first; later, I’ll return. You all should stop worrying for now. She’s only sealed by a force within her body. I don’t dare to recklessly unravel this power to prevent any serious issues. I’ll figure it out once I return and have pondered over it."
"Are you saying you’re leaving again?" Zhao Tianya said with dissatisfaction.
Ye Fan ignored Zhao Tianya’s question this time and left in a rush. Zhao Tianya was so frustrated at Ye Fan’s back that she almost stomped her foot in anger, but in the end, Ye Fan still left, giving Zhao Tianya no chance to say anything.
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Deep beneath the Dead Sea in the Pan Gu secret realm, Fu Xi and Pan Gu were exploring the ancient ruins there.
Fu Xi sighed lightly, "I didn’t expect human cultivation had reached such a terrifying level. The several illusionary secret realms I set up were all broken, and everything inside was taken. That person, it should be Ye Fan. Only he has the qualification to challenge our powers."
Pan Gu asked, "To what extent has the elemental power within him grown?"
"No one knows," Fu Xi said. "Currently, he cannot threaten us, but in a few years, his cultivation might surpass ours. The potential of his cultivation is extremely high. Training in elemental powers is quite unique in Spiritual Energy cultivation. Didn’t you want to cultivate it back then but failed?"
"We have both achieved our current strength through our own cultivation, and our constitution and cultivation attributes are not suitable for elemental power cultivation. Perhaps elemental power was also prepared for humans. I didn’t expect Ye Fan’s constitution to allow him to reach such a pinnacle in elemental power cultivation in such a short time," Pan Gu said.
Fu Xi said nothing more and walked into the former star observation place. Once inside, he saw the mess and couldn’t help but say with some regret, "What Ye Fan took were some things I left here. Even though I was asleep at the time, what he did is no different from robbery. This kid seems to have not adhered to some human principles."
Pan Gu said, "When you were asleep, everything here was without an owner. That’s how humans think."
As they were speaking, there seemed to be movement within the ancient ruins. Pan Gu frowned and said, "What is that?"
"That’s the Guardian I set up here, a powerful elemental entity that ordinary humans and cultivators cannot see. However, even that elemental entity didn’t pose any barrier to Ye Fan. He came and went freely here, which greatly disappointed me." Saying this, Fu Xi took Pan Gu into an illusion in the fourth elemental space, where powerful Elemental Guardian lived alone.
Although he followed Ye Fan for a while, he eventually returned here, as the Elemental Guardian itself is a Spiritual Body, unable to communicate with ordinary sentient beings, and he preferred the peaceful life within the ancient ruins. The place has changed, with a new illusion created for him by a small Red Crystal.
When the Elemental Guardian sensed a force arriving, he spoke threateningly, "Who disturbs the peace here? This is the maintainer of ancient order, and I will leave you without a place to be buried!"
Unfortunately, Pan Gu and Fu Xi were not threatened by him. When Pan Gu and Fu Xi appeared in the illusion, the Elemental Guardian realized something was off and prepared to escape. He had not yet fled when he heard Fu Xi’s voice, "Don’t hide. I can see you. I created you. Now that I have returned, you should know how to serve your master!"
The Elemental Guardian appeared very frightened and said, "You... you are not my master. I have no master. Everything here is mine. Why should I listen to what you say? Ahhh..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was subjected to Fu Xi’s harsh treatment. Fu Xi, angered by Ye Fan’s theft, laid all the blame on the Elemental Guardian. The Elemental Guardian wanted to escape, but he lost all ability to flee at that moment.
"As a Guardian, you failed to complete the task I assigned, which is your fault. Don’t expect any pity from me. I will teach you a lesson now. You didn’t guard this place well, allowing a thief to enter. Then my creation of you has lost its meaning. You are my failed creation, and you can meet your end now," Fu Xi said angrily.
"No, please," begged the Elemental Guardian. "Master, it was my fault. I didn’t stop that human, but his cultivation was indeed very high, and I couldn’t defeat him. Ah, Master, are you going to destroy me?"
Just as the Elemental Guardian was about to face soul destruction, Pan Gu reached out to stop Fu Xi, "If you want to kill, go kill Ye Fan. There’s no need to argue with a Spiritual Body like this."