Shi Feiyang woke again and opened his eyes. Looking at the halls around him and all the people concerned for him, he let out a long breath.
I'm alive again. How wonderful.
In truth, every time he fell into that deep sleep, he was gambling. Though he arranged everything beforehand through divination, plans could never keep pace with change. He was no enlightened sage who saw through the cosmos, Heaven and Earth; human calculations could not rival Heaven's, and unforeseen variables would always arise. Fortunately, he slept for only six hours each night. During his waking hours, he could divine and revise his plans at any time.
His body grew weaker and weaker, until he could barely maintain human form. Beneath his skin, his whole body itched; his muscles ached, and his bones cracked and popped whenever he moved. His temperature swung between hot and cold.
On the second night, the enemy's assault was weaker than before. Though Ye Bin had joined them as fresh reinforcement, most of the powerful Monsters and other creatures had been taken into the cauldron the previous day. Those remaining had lost their courage, watching one another during the attack, unwilling to throw their full strength into advancing.
The practitioners of the unorthodox and sinister arts from the Forty-Seven Islands made trouble for only a short while. The Giant-Eyed Monk, whose eyesight was the keenest, watched from afar and discovered Qian Kang, Ye Bin, and the others flying to the Celestial Heart Palace. They immediately turned around to launch a surprise attack on Evernight City. This was also why Lin Han and the others had been able to come to their aid so quickly.
The disciples were all delighted. Having survived two nights of scares without real danger, they thought the third should be even