Awakening the Patriarch

Chen Tiangan said:

"I simply can't control the Enlightenment Pool."

"All I can do is provide the resources to convert into Enlightenment Liquid, then wait for the Enlightenment Pool to open on its own. After each true disciple enters, the Enlightenment Pool will close until the Enlightenment Liquid has accumulated once more..."

Chen Fan nodded, then narrowed his eyes helplessly. "So if I want to enter the Enlightenment Pool early, I'll need to awaken this 'patriarch'?"

Chen Tiangan nodded solemnly.

Chen Fan waved his hand. "Then forget it. Being able to enter the Sword Realm again will be enough."

A trace of helplessness also rose in his heart.

He was not so shameless as to have his master awaken the patriarch sleeping as their last line of defense over such a trivial matter as letting him enter the Enlightenment Pool early.

There was no need to think about it. Awakening that man would definitely come at a certain cost.

And even if he gained one more chance to enter the Enlightenment Pool, his level of strength probably would not see any major breakthrough.

It could not be helped. His cultivation and methods were now far stronger than they had been before.

The higher the realm he comprehended, the greater his consumption of the Enlightenment Pool's spiritual liquid.

Yet Chen Tiangan narrowed his eyes and stared fixedly at Chen Fan.

"We can't just forget it... With the talent you've displayed, you absolutely qualify to awaken the patriarch!"

Chen Fan frowned slightly. "For the Enlightenment Pool? This... wouldn't be appropriate, would it?"

Chen Tiangan shook his head.

"The Enlightenment Pool our Sword Sect's true disciples can enter is merely a manifestation of the shallow power of the patriarch's treasure... The true Enlightenment Pool is far from as simple as the one you