Breaking the Medicine

Yao Wan's fingertips trembled slightly, and even her breathing involuntarily stalled.

At such a critical moment, how could she possibly not be nervous?

Awakening a dormant soul was no easy task, especially for someone like Xiao Yan, whose bodily functions had withered away in an extremely short time. Perhaps his soul had lain dormant for so long that it would gradually extinguish itself without anyone noticing, like a dream from which one would never awaken.

Even Yao Wan could not easily interfere. The dormancy of a soul was unlike ordinary sleep; it was not something that could simply be awakened.

That was precisely why, when the Yao Di phantom had told Yao Wan of this method of salvation, it had only said there was a sliver of hope.

Thus, no matter how anxious she was, she could only wait.

But they had already... already come this far. How could she possibly accept any outcome other than success?

Her words gradually drowned beneath the faint rustling of leaves as the Lovers' Branch beside her slowly unfurled its branches.

Yet Yao Wan did not immediately despair. She simply waited in silence.

After all, wasn't he destined to reach the pinnacle and save the world?

Yao Wan lightly pressed her lips together.

At last, Xiao Yan's fingertips twitched slightly, followed by the faintest trace of breath.

The bloody hole in his chest had already vanished. The translucent Bodhi Heart within him pulsed gently, exchanging blood and pure qi, and had faintly taken on the crimson hue of life.

"...Hah."

The moment Yao Wan heard his exceedingly faint breath, the emotions in her heart nearly erupted completely. Yet even so, she gritted her teeth and forcibly held them back.

She would wait. She would watch this bastard open his eyes again on his own.