Chapter 896: Hope (1)
Illusory Demon Realm, Demon Imperial City, Yun Manor.
After Yun Che was sent into the Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley, it had been nearly a month since there was any contact. The Yun Manor was enveloped with an incomparably suppressive atmosphere this entire time. Little Demon Empress and Feng Xue’er would make a visit to Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley every single day, but forget about obtaining information, they could not even enter it.
As time elapsed, the tense atmosphere that filled Demon Imperial City grew even heavier. The various Great Family Patriarchs and Dukes were anxious and nervous, and all of their forces were kept in a nervous state where they could be dispatched for war at any moment if needed, all day long.
Because with every passing day, it would be a day nearer to the date Xuanyuan Wentian was going to make his reappearance.
Maintaining this heavy burden on the body and mind for several days was still manageable. However, this situation continued for such a long time, and before Xuanyuan Wentian had even arrived, Demon Imperial City was already crumbling. Even the wills of the profound practitioners who had swore to protect the city to their deaths, were quickly wearing away as well.
In the sky right above Yun Manor, following after a few spatial ripples, the Primordial Profound Ark which had crossed more than four million kilometers, quietly appeared.
“Senior, Ling’er, this is the imperial city of Illusory Demon Realm, and right below us is my home.” Yun Che introduced the place to Su Ling’er and Yun Gu, while the waves in his heart endlessly surged.
He stayed in Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley for more than half a month, and he had even made a stop at Azure Cloud Continent for about a dozen days. They must be worried to their deaths by now.
Furthermore, they definitely would not be able to guess just what he had experienced in these few days.
“Such a huge city, its ends can’t even be seen with a single glance.” Su Ling’er sighed out of curiosity, yet anxiety was what filled her heart the most. Because she was immediately about to meet Yun Che’s biological parents, and...
“The aura of this place is greatly different from Azure Cloud Continent. I never expected that while I’m still alive, I would be fortunate enough to visit a new land.”
Since he had already arrived, Yun Gu accepted everything with incomparable calm as well.
“Senior, Ling’er, trust me. You tow will definitely come to like this place really quickly.” Yun Che said with a smile. Then, he took in some air, and a roar that came from the depths of his lungs resounded far and wide.”Grandfather! Father! Mother! Little aunt! Xiao Yun! Caiyi! Yue’er! Xue’er… I’m back!!”
Yun Che’s loud roar instantly stirred a thousand layers of waves within the Yun Manor, which had been cast with low spirits for a long while.
The noises of doors being fiercely pushed open, clashed with one another.
“Xiao Che!!”
“Husbando!!”
Cang Yue and Xiao Lingxi who were in the hall charged out, and they saw Yun Che who was presently descending from the skies. Yun Che looked at the two of them, and with widespread arms, he said with a large smile. “Lingxi, Yue’er, why are you two still standing there? Hurry and throw yourselves into my arms.”
Cang Yue and Lingxi, with each on the left and right, pounced towards Yun Che’s chest. Xiao Lingxi’s emotions burst out from all the yearning, worry and fear in this period of time, causing her to cry like the rustling of a storm. Even Cang Yue, who had long cultivated sufficient fortitude was twitching as she choked immensely, unable to utter a single word.
“...” Su Ling’er’s lips opened, as she quietly looked at the silhouette of Yun Che’s back, her emotions were indescribably complicated. However, as a fellow woman, she was able to sense the blazing emotions the two girls, who had recklessly pounced into Yun Che’s arms, had for him.
“Big brother… Big brother!” Bringing Xiao Lie with him, Xiao Yun ran over with hurried steps. Following close behind him was Number Seven Under Heaven who was tightly hugging onto Yong An. In this period of time, this husband and wife had stayed in the Yun Family the entire time.
“Xiao Yun, Seventh Sister, during this period of time, it has been tough on you two for taking care of grandfather.” Yun Che said with a slight smile.
“Big brother, you… as long as you’re fine.” Xiao Yun’s eyes stirred, and his voice was choking. During the days while Yun Che was not here, he was similarly in a state of extreme fear. After all, on the day Yun Che was sent to the Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley, he was truly in a frightening condition, and after that, there was no news of him for a long period of time. He and Number Seven Under Heaven had consoled Xiao Lie in various ways, saying how his life was thicker than anyone else and would definitely be fine, however, even they themselves were worried day and night.
“Young Master! Young Master!”
“Asgard Master!!”
Everyone in the Yun Manor, and also the crowd of Frozen Cloud girls residing in the outer residences, had all gathered. Every single one of their faces carried incomparably deep excitement.
Before their arrival, Yun Che had lightly mentioned to Yun Gu and Su Ling’er that he was the Young Master of the Yun Family of Illusory Demon Realm, but looking at the scene before their eyes, to the entire Yun Family, to these people, how could he possibly be just an ordinary Young Master? He was surrounded by layers upon layers of people, and every single one of them was unable to suppress his or her excitement from seeing his safe return… He was clearly just a youth of about twenty years old, but he was like the irreplaceable core of an entire world.
“Che’er! Che’er!!”
Mu Yurou flew over with teary eyes, and next to her was Yun Qinghong who was doing his best to suppress his excitement. Yun Che hurriedly moved to them, and then, immediately knelt with his two knees on the ground. . Filled with guilt, he said. “Father, mother, this child is not filial. During this period of time… I have worried you two again.”
“Che’er, quick, stand up quickly.” Mu Yurou could not be bothered with the tears on her face, as she hurriedly held Yun Che up and looked at him over and over again. “You’re finally back. If you have taken any longer, your mother would have… Che’er, are you completely healed? Are you completely fine now? The Golden Crow Divine God has cure you completely this time, right?”
Mu Yurou’s every single word carried concern that was as deep as the ocean. Yun Che looked at her eyes, and nodded with incomparable strength. “Mother, this time, I’m completely healed, and I can’t feel any better than I am now. The incidents that happened before, will never happen again.”
“Rea… Really?” Mu Yurou was excited to the point of being incoherent. “Then that’s good, that’s good… That’s really good to hear…”
“Father, this child was a let down some time ago. My will actually diminished in the face of a strong enemy, which must have worried and disappointed father. This child guarantees that it will not happen a second time.” Yun Che said as he looked at Yun Qinghong.
On the first glance he saw Yun Che today, Yun Qinghong could already sense an incomparably huge change in his demeanour… To the point of being comparable to a metamorphosis.
He no longer had any bleakness, any heavy-heartedness, nor even the least bit of gloom. What replaced them, were instead brightness and excellence far surpassing what he had before. Compared to the condition he was in before he was brought to Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley, it was as if he had been reborn.
Yun Qinghong smiled with incomparable joy and comfort. He reached out his hand, and patted strongly on Yun Che’s shoulder. “A true man can feel depressed for a short while, but he will definitely not feel depressed for a lifetime…”
The hand he patted on Yun Che’s shoulder with suddenly jerked, his face revealed a deep astonishment... Because flowing with Yun Che’s body, was actually profound energy at the Monarch level!
“Che’er, your profound strength…” Yun Qinghong raised his head, looking at him in utter disbelief.
“Father, later on, you can inform grandfather Mu and them to temporarily withdraw the Great City Barrier Formation. As for the enforcement of martial law, it can be completely removed as well.” Yun Che revealed a confident, yet unarrogant light smile. “Right now, I’m eager to have Xuanyuan Wentian come over, it would save the trouble of me going over to Profound Sky Continent to look for him myself.”
“...” The hand Yun Qinghong placed on Yun Che instantly stiffened, his two eyes were slightly widened. He was actually speechless from how agitated he was.
“Xue’er isn’t at home?” Yun Che could not spot Feng Xue’er’s figure.
“She and the Little Demon Empress had gone over to the Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley.” Mu Yurou said. “During this period, they had been making these visits everyday. However, looking at the time now, they should be back soon.”
“Big Brother Yun!!”
The moment Mu Yurou’s voice fell, an anxious call sounded from afar. Feng Xue’er, dressed in a red dress, could not be bothered with the masses of people present, and heavily leapt into Yun Che’s arms. Little Demon Empress arrived right after her, and she quietly landed next to Yun Che. She still had the same expressionless look, and even spoke with the same cold tone. “Yun Che, just what happened to you in the Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley? Why have you come out only after such a long time, letting all these people worry about you?”
Looking away, she then lightly added. “How’s your present condition?”
“Heheh, of course I’m fine now. You should know right after looking at me.” Yun Che laughed.
“Oh right, I have forgotten to introduce everyone.” Yun Che arrived next to Su Ling’er and Yun Gu, and first pulled over Su Ling’er’s small hand. “This is Ling’er, Su Ling’er. She came back with me from Azure Cloud Continent. Ling’er, this is my father and mother.”
“Ling’er greets uncle and auntie.” Su Ling’er stepped forward and lightly bowed.
“What did you say? Azure Cloud Continent?” Little Demon Empress suddenly turned back. Although the number of people who knew the existence of Azure Cloud Continent was small, there were indeed distant records of Azure Cloud Continent in Illusory Demon Realm, and the Little Demon Empress was one of the few people who knew about it… However, it was still just superficial knowledge.
“Mn.” Yun Che nodded. “Actually, during this short period of time, I was not in Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley, but have travelled to Azure Cloud Continent with the profound ark… As for the reasons behind this, I will tell everyone about it in detail later.”
“...” Deep astonishment surfaced between Little Demon Empress’s brows, however, she did not press for an answer amidst the crowd.
On the other hand, Mu Yurou’s focus was not on that whatever Azure Cloud Continent, the eyes Yun Che and Su Ling’er looked at each other with were all seen by her and how could she possibly not see through them? She was definitely in the process of getting another daughter-in-law. In an instant, wearing a grin on her face, she took the initiative to pull onto Su Ling’er’s hand and gently said., “Ling’er, though this auntie isn’t aware where Azure Cloud Continent is but since you were willing to accompany Yun Che here, in the future, this will be your home. If you need anything, please feel free to let auntie know.”
“Thank you, auntie.” Ripples of warmth surged within Su Ling’er’s heart.
“Che’er, this senior is?” Yun Qinghong’s gaze turned towards Yun Gu. This white-haired elderly man had a sage-like demeanour and he carried an aura that could deeply impress people. Furthermore, he had noticed that the eyes Yun Che was looking at him with, carried deep respect… And when it came to people whom he would display such a respectful attitude to, other than his elders, there was seemingly no one else.
Yun Che hurriedly said., “This person is senior medical saint and similarly carries the surname Yun. His medical techniques can be said to be the best in both ancient and modern times and from now on, he will be residing in our Illusory Demon Realm.”
Yun Qinghong’s heart shook immensely. Yun Che’s medical techniques were already at the miraculous level, yet the words “best in both ancient and modern times” were personally spoken by him. How could this possibly be a small matter!?
He hurriedly bowed and said,. “So it’s senior medical saint! To have a miracle man such as senior medical saint yourself, it’s truly a blessing for our Illusory Demon Realm.”
“This old man is just a regular doctor, I’m definitely not worthy of such praise from Patriarch Yun.” Yun Gu hurriedly returned his greetings but his gaze had instead landed on the Little Demon Empress after that. Then, he immediately spoke. “I wonder how I should address this little lady?”
Little Demon Empress’s brows slightly twitched as she turned around. Yun Che hurriedly introduced. “Senior medical saint, this is the Little Demon Empress, the ruler of the continent of Illusory Demon Realm.”
“I see.” Yun Gu lightly nodded and there were not any huge changes to the emotions on his face. As a doctor, he had seemingly never been moved by the identities of his patients. He continued to inspect the Little Demon Empress and when he thought of the crowd present at the sides, in the end, he kept his words to himself.
Yun Che’s heart fiercely shook. When it came to the Little Demon Empress’s condition, other than Yun Qinghong who had sensed it, only he and the Little Demon Empress knew about it. Furthermore, Little Demon Empress’s condition was not evidently exposed. If he had not known about it beforehand, even with his own judgment, he definitely would not have realized that she had any anomalies.
However, looking at Yun Gu’s expression… He had clearly seen through it at first glance!
Yun Che’s heart began to tremble from excitement… How could I have missed such an important detail? I’m unable to save Caiyi but master might have a way… Because he’s my master who has surpassed all in the way of the medicine, be it in the present or ancient times!
“Father! I have to trouble you to prepare a quiet place!” Yun Che suddenly said and then pulled onto the Little Demon Empress. “Senior medical saint, mind if I trouble you to first… check on the Little Demon Empress’s pulse?”
Little Demon Empress: “...?”
Yun Gu lightly nodded. “This old man shall do his best.”
Only then did Yun Qinghong react and hurriedly said,. “Free up the main hall quickly. Everyone must withdraw a kilometer away from the main hall and unless personally permitted by this Patriarch, no one is allowed to approach!”


Chapter 897: Hope (2)
The central area of the Yun Manor was completely quiet. Because of Yun Qinghong’s worry, he had even erected an enormous isolation barrier, as if the entire Yun Family was about to face a strong enemy.
The Little Demon Empress, Yun Che and Yun Gu were the only ones in the main hall.
“Senior medical saint, she…”
“No need for words.” Yun Gu however smiled, preventing Yun Che from explaining the Little Demon Empress’s condition, as he stretched out his pair of slightly pale arms. “Allow this old one to first check her pulse. Little Demon Empress, please be at ease. This old one has always examined a woman’s pulse through the air, all you need to do is calm your breathing.”
“I will have to trouble you.” The Little Demon Empress glanced at Yun Che, and lightly said. Looking at her expression, evidently, she did not harbour even the slightest of hope. Because, the matter of which she had only three years of lifespan left, was personally spoken by the Golden Crow Spirit.
How could the consequences which even the Golden Crow Spirit said was impossible to heal or suspend, be possibly intervened by a mere mortal?
Yun Gu did not speak any further. Gently closing his old eyes, he kneaded his fingers into a strange gesture, and a warm profound energy instantly flowed into the Little Demon Empress’s channels.
Yun Che held his breath at the side. His entire body was still, as if it was nailed into the ground, afraid of making even the slightest of noise.
Unexpectedly, the pulse examination was considerably short. In just a short few dozens of breaths, Yun Gu’s eyes slowly opened, and his hands were put down right after.
“Senior… How is she?” Yun Che hurriedly asked.
“...” Yun Gu was silent for a moment, before he slowly spoke. “After persistently chasing after immense power which her profound meridians could not possibly endure, she was left with no choice but to integrate her lifeline as a joint vessel. Presently, nearly half of her lifeline has already withered, and if this situation persists, in two years, it will definitely wither completely.”
“...” Yun Gu’s words had finally stirred the light in the Little Demon Empress’s eyes, because this was a secret which only she and Yun Che knew of. Furthermore, this was a secret that encroached on the secrets of the power of the divine way. This elderly with only the physique of a mortal, was actually able to see through it without the slightest discrepancy in just a few short breaths of pulse examination.
“That’s right, that’s exactly the case.” Yun Che hurriedly nodded. “Because of special reasons, during that period of time, in order to quickly obtain powerful profound energy, she forcefully took in power that her profound meridians could not endure. The consequence for that, was her lifespan being reduced to just three years or so… Senior medical saint, do you have any way to save her?”
If we compare the life’s vitality left of the lifeline as a candle, then, a regular person’s candle will slowly melt as the wick burns. Her candle, however, due to forcefully integrating her lifeline as a vessel of energy, it’s as if throwing it into a sea of fire, thus her life’s vitality is quickly being burned away. It concerns her lifeline, and also concerns her life’s vitality as well… Difficult, it’s really difficult.” Yun Gu heavily sighed.
“... Could it be that even senior has no way as well?” Yun Che said with a heavy heart.
Yun Gu shook his head, and had instead revealed a light smile. “This old one simply said it was difficult, but I did not say it was incurable.”
Yun Gu’s words were undoubtedly celestial music of the heavens in Yun Che’s ears. He instantly fell onto his knees in front of Yun Gu, and said with great excitement. “Senior, you… you’re saying… you’re saying you can save her?”
The Little Demon Empress who had been sitting quietly slowly stood up as well. Though she was still wearing a domineering look on her tender face, there were clearly something stirring in the depths of her eyes.
Yun Gu’s expression was solemn. He stood up and slowly walked a few steps, presenting a state of deep thought. Yun Che who was like an extremely evil god in front of others, was presently like an obedient child, pacing behind Yun Gu and listening to his explanation. “Using one’s life as price to greatly raise one’s profound strength, is not something rare. Though the methods are different, the logic behind them is greatly similar. Some heavily damage their profound veins as price, some heavily damage their essence blood, and there are even some who speed up the consumption of their life’s vitality as price through altering the energy connection and mechanism between their profound meridians and lifeline, allowing their lifeline and profound veins to act as one vessel to hold power that their profound veins alone could not withstand.”
Yun Che nodded continuously, the Little Demon Empress belonged to the third group. Though she knew of the consequences, in order to exact revenge, and in order to retrieve the authority and respect of the Demon Emperor’s bloodline, she did not hesitate in the slightest.
“However, the Little Demon Empress’s condition is countless times more extreme than any case this old one has seen in his lifetime.” Yun Gu sighed.
“Though the lifeline and profound veins have always been connected in the first place, they are merely connected in form, and they have their respective energy mechanism. However, the respective energy mechanisms of the Little Demon Empress’s lifeline and profound veins, had actually merged completely into one entity. It seems like the power she forced herself to hold back then must have been immense. If it’s just a small connection, it’s possible to save one’s life through the crippling of one’s profound strength. However, her lifeline and profound veins had completely merged into one entity. Even if all her profound energy has been crippled, she would simply live for a few months more.”
Yun Che nodded again. If crippling her profound energy could have stopped the Little Demon Empress’s life’s vitality from flowing away, how could Yun Che have frustrated over it till now? With him around, so what if the Little Demon Empress were to turn into a cripple?
Yun Gu looked at Yun Che, and smiled. “Little brother, it seems like you have long known about everything this old one has just said.”
Yun Che nodded, and said. “This junior is a little proficient in medical knowledge as well, and this junior has always understood her condition more than anyone else. In this junior’s humble opinion, in order to save her, the only way I can think of is to desperately increase her lifespan. However, no matter how hard we try, even if we expend all the usable resources in Illusory Demon Realm, it would merely be a drop in a bucket.”
When he asked Jasmine back then, Jasmine informed him of two methods. One, he could forcefully increase the Little Demon Empress’s lifespan after reaching sufficient heights in the Great Way of the Buddha. Two, he could search for the Primordial Seal of Life and Death, and allow the Little Demon Empress to possess limitless, inexhaustible lifespan. These were all within Yun Che’s scope.
Yun Gu’s footsteps then stopped, and he said with a smile. “Then have you thought of another way? And that is to first guide out all of her profound energy, and then re-separate the energy mechanisms of her lifeline and profound veins.”
Yun Che was stunned for a moment and then replied. “If the energy mechanisms of the lifeline and profound veins can be re-separated, then it will naturally be the most perfect method to solving this problem, but… but that’s basically impossible. The entirety of her lifeline and profound veins had connected, and they had even connected completely into a single entity. If we were to try to forcefully separate the energy mechanisms a strand at a time, not only would it be as hard as stepping into the heavens, if even the slightest of mistake is made, it will mess up the energy mechanisms greatly… and she will instantly lose her life.”
“Could it be…” Yun Che’s spirit suddenly shook. “Senior, you know of a way to re-separate the lifeline and profound veins?”
Yun Gu did not nod, and neither did he shake his head either. Instead, he continued. “The physique of a human can be seen as a unique and complete small world. Since it’s complete and unique, then there’s no logic behind it being impossible to escape from the cycle of karma. If it’s a smooth flow, then it can definitely be bent. If they can be merged, then they can definitely be separated. This is the foundation behind the medicine manual this old one studies.”
This was also the same exact basics of medical knowledge which Yun Che learnt from Yun Gu. As it described, there were no illness in the world that could not be treated, and even if there was, it would merely mean that the method to cure it had still yet to be found.
“If it was a few months ago, this old one would definitely be unable to forcefully separate the merged energy mechanisms between the lifeline and profound veins as well. Just three months ago, this old one had finally comprehended a scripture which this old one had doubts of for several dozens of years…”
Yun Gu seemed to have already been absorbed in his own explanation of medical knowledge, as he unconsciously recited. “The beginning of life, void led by circulation, regulation of the seal, the paradox of life and death, are of yin and yang, of yang and yin…”
“Unique since the beginning, cluster leads to prosperity, the breath of humans surpasses the heavenly circulation…” As he listened to Yun Gu’s soft recitation, Yun Che’s consciousness gradually turned hazy, and the scene of his master teaching him to recite the《Heavenly Medicine Manual》gradually surfaced before his eyes. Unconsciously, he began to recite softly with him.
When Yun Gu had stopped, Yun Che was still absentmindedly continuing with his recitation. “Blossom and tranquility, chaos and turbidity, the birth of yin, and the richness of yang…”
When he finally regained his senses, Yun Gu’s face had already completely lost its calm, as he looked at Yun Che shockingly. “Little brother, you… How do you know of the Heavenly Medicine Manual?”
“...” Yun Che opened his mouth, and had no choice but to force out an explanation. “When this junior… was practicing the medicinal arts back then, what I studied was the Heavenly Medicine Manual. Could it be that senior studies the Heavenly Medicine Manual as well? Then that truly is a coincidence, as expected, this junior shares a deep fate with senior. It seems like there isn’t only a single Heavenly Medicine Manual in this world. However, this junior has shallow cultivation in the way of the medicine. Though this junior is familiar with the Heavenly Medicine Manual, there are many scriptures which this junior fail to comprehend. The set of scriptures which senior has recited just now, is something this junior is even more so unable to understand at all. Could it be that senior has already attained mastery of it?”
Not just him, even his master Yun Gu was unable to understand this set of scriptures either. Even till his passing, he was never able to comprehend it.
Could it be that in this lifetime, he had actually comprehended it?
“I see.” Though Yun Gu was still shocked, he did continue to probe, and instead continued. “This set of scriptures, contains the logic behind the source of countless energies within a human body. This old one has studied it for half a lifetime, and had only just comprehended the key behind it. The key actually lies behind ‘of yin and yang, of yang and yin’. If the logic behind it is understood, then, separating the energy mechanisms between the lifeline and profound veins, though the process may be long and arduous, is definitely not something unachievable.”
Though he completely could not understand the true medical logic behind that set of scriptures, since Yun Gu was able to say such words, then it proved that the Little Demon Empress coudl truly be saved.
Yun Che looked over with great joy, and excitedly said. “If senior may please raise your sacred hands and save the Little Demon Empress.”
Yun Gu however slightly shook his head. “This old one is after all a man. Though I understand the logic, I am unable to apply it. I can merely impart this knowledge to someone.”
Yun Che hurriedly knelt on a single knee and bowed, as he heavily spoke his every word. “This junior Yun Che, is willing to have senior as master, I hope senior can fulfill this request.”
“This… Hohoho.” Yun GU however said with a light smile. “Little brother, stand up for now. When this old one mentioned that I am unable to apply my knowledge, it’s not because of the relationship between a man of a woman, but because of another reason. In regards to taking me as your master, that absolutely cannot do. Your eyes are clear, and your heart contains no evil will, but your body carries a heavily fierce and bloody aura. In the future, you may become a hero of a lifetime, but you’re definitely not suitable in cultivating in the way of the medicine.”
“...” Yun Che stood up with a dejected look, and
shame filled his heart. That’s right. He was no longer able to return to the state of mind which he had back then when he was travelling the world with his master… He was no longer able to return to it for all eternity.
Back then, Yun Che wholeheartedly pursued the way of the medicine, and his biggest wish was to surpass his master with his medical techniques, to be praised by his master, and to save even more people… Compared to the present Yun Che, they were two people belonging to completely different worlds.
The him now, indeed could not expect that Yun Gu would once again take him as his disciple.

【Faints，I merely wanted to randomly throw some twisted logic in, but I ended up with a full chapter already?】
【Nevermind, let’s leave it like this then...】


Chapter 898 - Ling’er Pays Respects to Her Master/Ling’er Gets a Master

“The matter regarding the Little Demon Empress can no longer be delayed. This old one already has an inkling of an idea and I will definitely put in my best effort, it’s just that… everything will be up to chance/destiny after this.”

Yun Gu said a spiel of things that Yun Che did not really understand before suddenly speaking, “Little brother, could I trouble you regarding one thing?”

Yun Che hurriedly replied, “Just let me know what you need Senior. Oh… this junior requests that Senior just calls me Yun Che from now on.”

“He He, that is fine as well.” Yun Gu said with a faint smile as he nodded his head, “Yun Che, can you summon/call Miss Ling’er to this place.”

“Ling’er? Okay!”

Yun Che did not ask for the details, he immediately rushed out of the hall and flew back with Su Ling’er in his arms a short while after he left.

“Senior Saint Doctor/Medical Saint?” Su Ling’er asked with apprehensive and puzzled expression on her face, “Is there something you need to instruct Ling’er to do?”

Yun Gu gave a light shake of his head. He measured Su Ling’er up and down with his eyes and his gaze lingered on her eyes for an especially long time. After that, he nodded his head repeatedly, his expression becoming rather excited/agitated, “From ten years ago, this old one had begun the task of looking for the person who could inherit the medical skills that I had refined all my life. But for a whole/an entire ten years, my search had borne no fruit. After all is said and done, this world is one that is ruled by profound strength. Everyone chases after profound strength. Everyone chases after power and influence. They are people who belong to this vulgar world, so how many of them can be expected to be unsullied by the vulgar desires that move this world and truly bury their soul/heart into the art/way of medicine.”

“In the past few years, this old one was nearly prepared to give up my search entirely and I was going to nurture a disciple from infancy, so that I could cleanse his thoughts and spirits and prepare him to inherit this old one’s mantle/legacy. But I was also afraid that I would waste decades of effort and nurture, because the innate nature of a person is hard to determine.”

Yun Che, “...”

“Until… this old one met you, Miss Ling’er.” Yun Gu said emotionally as he looked at Su Ling’er.

“Ah? Me?” Su Ling’er said. Yun Gu’s words had stunned her briefly.

“Miss Ling’er, this old one has known countless people in his life. But this old one has only ever seen one person whose eyes and heart are as clean and spotless as yours. I wonder…” After Yun Gu had reached this point, a nervous expression actually appeared on his face, “I wonder if you have any interest in the way/art of medicine?”

Once Yun Gu had said this much, how could Yun Che not divine/surmise/realise his intent. He shouted in an extremely shocked and elated tone, “Ling’er, hurry… Hurry up and pay respects to your master/accept your master!”

With a “thump”, Ling’er landed heavily on her knees, “This junior Su Ling’er… requests/begs that Senior accepts Ling’er as his disciple. Henceforth, Ling’er will devote her entire soul to following Master and the study of medicine. I will also be very obedient to Master’s words…”

Yun Gu’s appearance was even more emotional/agitated than Su Ling’er herself. The rims of eyes grew faintly damp as he said, “Miss Ling’er, you… Are you truly willing to learn the way/art of medicine from this old one?”

Su Ling’er replied sincerely, “To be able to get Senior Saint Doctor/Medical Saint to be my master is Ling’er’s fortune and it has also been Ling’er’s desire all this while. It’s just that Ling’er is stupid, so from now on… I request that Master gives me much instruction.”

Yun Che pressed a hand to his chest, a incredibly joyous smile spreading across his face. Only he knew that the words Ling’er had just said, “it has also been Ling’er’s desire all this while”, was definitely not some empty pledge. All those years ago, she had wanted to be like Yun Che and learn the way/art of medicine from Yun Gu. Yun Gu had also been exceedingly pleased with her, but it was just that he could only pass on his legacy to one disciple in his lifetime. The exceptionally moderate and gentle Yun Gu was only extremely steadfast when it came to this one thing, in everything else, he was willing to compromise. Because of that, even though Su Ling’er had accompanied Yun Gu and Yun Che for many years, in the end, she had never become a disciple of his.

But who would have thought that her desires would be fulfilled at this time.

“Good, very good, this is too good to be true.” Yun Gu said, he nodded his head repeatedly as his emotions threatened to/almost overwhelmed him. Because to Yun Gu, this was truly the greatest wish/desire of his life. He slowly walked towards Su Ling’er. After that, he removed the bronze ring on his finger and personally slipped it onto Su Ling’er’s left thumb, “Su Ling’er, from now on, you are my, Yun Gu’s, only personal disciple, the one who will inherit my legacy. Your master belongs to no sect or clan, and he has no power or authority, so I cannot give you any kind of glory or power. The only thing I can give you is the truths that I have comprehended from the way of medicine and the heart of one who pursues the way of medicine.”

The ring that had been on Yun Che’s thumb all those years ago was now on her own. It was a marvellous twist of fate and it was as if they had truly come full circle. Su Ling’er gave a deep bow, “Your disciple Su Ling’er greets her master…”

Yun Che, who was a bystander to these events/who was watching from the sidelines, was so excited that a toothy grin had been permanently pasted on his face. Even though he was no longer worthy to become Yun Gu’s disciple, Ling’er had become his disciple and his master’s long-held wish had finally come to fruition… it was simply a conclusion that allowed him to have his cake and eat it.

No, in fact, it left him even more satisfied than that.

“Caiyi, you can be saved… you truly can be saved!” Yun Che grabbed the Little Demon Empress’ hand as he emotionally yelled into her ears.

“Just… who exactly is this person?” The Little Demon Empress asked with knitted brows. She had never seen Yun Che behave in such a respectful and reverential manner to anybody in the past, but in front of Yun Gu, he was completely reverent and respectful and he practically jumped at every word that proceeded from Yun Gu’s mouth.

He was far more obedient/well-behaved to/in front Yun Gu than he was to/in front her!!!!

This was definitely not simply someone that he had brought from the outside. If there was not sufficient cause and their relationship was not deep enough, given Yun Che’s arrogance which seeped into his very bones, how could/would it be possible for him to be so obedient to/in front of someone.

“He…” Yun Che thought about it for a moment before he spoke with much emotion in his voice, “My medical skills and all the knowledge I have regarding medicine and poisons were learned/had come from him. The debt that I owe him is higher than the heavens, it’s just that he himself does not remember any of this anymore.”

“...!?” A deep astonishment flashed through the Little Demon Empress’ beautiful eyes.

“It is very hard to explain all of these things right now. I will slowly explain all of it to the rest of you in the future.” Yun Che said with a faint smile, “All of you think that my medical skills are really great, but they pale in comparison to his medical skills. Since he has personally said that there is a way to save you… then there definitely is a way to save you!!”

Even though even the Golden Crow Spirit and Jasmine had said that it was impossible to save the Little Demon Empress, this was merely what they knew from their knowledge of the profound way.

But when it came to the way of medicine, it was Yun Gu who held/was the absolute authority. As someone who could truly snatch fate away from the heavens, if he said it was possible, then it was definitely possible!

Yun Gu and Su Ling’er had finished a simple ceremony recognising them as master and disciple. When Yun Che had come of age all those years ago, Yun Gu had also held an extremely simple ceremony to confirm his official discipleship. Yun Gu turned around and faintly smiled as he said, “Little Demon Empress, even though this old one knows how too cure your illness, but now that it involves the energy of your lifeline, it can only be treated by a woman because she also possesses yin energy. Within half a year, this old one will first instruct Ling’er on the principles behind energy. After that, we can attempt to rid you of this illness. Even though Ling’er is a novice in the way of medicine, but given her pure and unblemished heart, she will definitely be able to do this in half a year’s time.”

The Little Demon Empress bowed deeply to Yun Gu as she nodded her head and said, “I’ll be in your care then/Thank you for your trouble.”

Su Ling’er, who stood at Yun Gu’s side, winked at Yun Che as she smiled merrily.

A person who followed the way of medicine is required to be extremely cautious. As a result, Yun Gu was a person who never spoke in absolutes, so if he was confident enough to make such a statement, that meant that he definitely had adequate confidence that he could deal with this issue and it was definitely not equivalent to what he described as an “attempt”.

However, Yun Che did not sense any feelings of joy from the Little Demon Empress. Of course/Naturally, Yun Che also knew the reason behind this… Because of Xuanyuan Wentian who could appear at any moment, the Little Demon Empress had become resolved to perish together with the Demon Imperial City, so she had long resigned herself to not living past the next six months.

Yun Che had also not yet told her that she first needed to vent out all of her profound energy before she could resolve her hopeless situation… While she was facing a great enemy, she definitely would not allow this to happen.

It seems like the only way he could get the Little Demon Empress to accept her treatment in peace was to first get rid of the great danger that was Xuanyuan Wentian.

After that, even if the Little Demon Empress lost all of her profound strength, as long as he was around, as long as the Yun Family was around and as long as all those Guardian Families and great Duke Palaces who were either loyal to her or were compelled to even greater obedience because of the Slave Imprint were around, she would still be the Little Demon Empress who reigned supreme over the Illusory Demon Realm.

Furthermore, given her Golden Crow bloodline and the knowledge she had regarding the laws and principles of profound energy, she would grow by leaps and bounds once she started recultivating her profound strength.

When Yun Che, the Little Demon Empress and the rest of them exited/walked out of the hall, Yun Qinghong quickly walked over by himself and asked in a soft but anxious voice, “So what was the conclusion?”

Yun Che did not reply. Instead, he flashed a faint but serene smile at his father.

Wild joy appeared on Yun Qinghong’s face as he deeply bowed towards Yun Gu before saying, “Senior Medical Saint, if you are able to save the Little Demon Empress, you will be the great benefactor of our entire Illusory Demon Realm.”

“Patriarch Yun’s words are too heavy, this old one is merely doing something that a doctor ought to do… Furthermore, I don’t have complete confidence that I can accomplish this task, so we will still have to rely on the kindness of the heavens.”

Yun Gu’s words and behaviour was the same as always, he was still as calm and tranquil as still water. He was not the least bit ruffled even though his patient was the Little Demon Empress. Admiration blossomed in Yun Qinghong’s heart as he said, “Senior Medical Saint has come to the Illusory Demon Realm for the first time, so you ought not have any place to stay yet. Would staying in the household of our Yun Family suit you?”

Yun Gu thought about it briefly before he accepted the offer, “Since that is the case, then I will have to trouble you.”

“The courtyard has been prepared. Che’er, bring Senior Medical Saint to his abode so that he can rest.”

“Alright.”

Yun Gu had made consecutive jumps across space to travel from the Azure Cloud Continent to the Illusory Demon Realm, so he was indeed rather tired. While they were walking towards the courtyard Yun Che finally could not contain his curiosity/resist the urge to ask, “Senior, just what method are you going to use the treat the Little Demon Empress? This junior truly cannot think of anything, nor can I understand what you just said.”

“He he he he.,” Yun Gu gave a small chuckle. It was clear that he was in a rather good mood after taking Su Ling’er as a disciple. So he generously/expansively said, “Because it involves both the profound veins and the life vein, the process of treating her will be extremely long and arduous but there is only one principle behind this. The energy circulation of her profound veins and life vein are completely abnormal, so it naturally violates the laws which govern energy circulation within the human body. So if you use a normal person’s energy circulation to gradually guide and regulate that abnormal energy circulation and correct those abnormal principles of energy circulation, as time passes, all will be well/everything will fix itself.”

“This…” Yun Che, who had always believed that he had a deep knowledge of the principles behind medicine, was completely baffled by this explanation, “Using another person’s energy circulation to regulate and correct? This… how are you going to go about doing this? Could it be that you will be using a medical principle that was expounded upon in that medical manual?”

“That’s is right,.” Yun Gu said as he gave a faint nod of his head., “The Little Demon Empress is a female/woman and her energy is yin energy, so she needs/requires the yin energy of another female to regulate and correct her energy circulation. The medical manual that this old one has been trying to comprehend for most of his life has talked about
one principle in particular. That principle states that yin energy follows yin energy during energy circulation while yang energy follows yang energy. This allowed this old one to view a whole new vast and broad horizon.

“...” Yun Che still had a baffled look on his face.

“This old one will first teach Ling’er about the principles behind energy circulation. Once she has comprehended and mastered this principle and the related skills that she needs to know, she and the Little Demon Empress will touch their secret gardens together, this will connect their yin energies together as well. From there on, we will separate(?) the forcibly fused life vein and profound veins of the Little Demon Empress. If we continue this for a few months and no major accidents occur, we should be able to see outstanding results. However, the success and the length of this treatment will depend entirely on Ling’er’s innate talent and her powers of comprehension.”

“……”

“~！@#￥%……！！！”

It was as if someone had struck the back of Yun Che’s head with a truncheon/heavy stick and he even felt his vision grow rather dim/black.

He had been completely mystified by the rest of Yun Gu’s words but he definitely understood the meaning of the words “touch their secret gardens together”!!

Touch their secret gardens together...

Ling’er and… the Little Demon Empress!?

Damn, this was/is....

This scene… was simply...

Moreover, given the Little Demon Empress’ temperament, as if she would/she definitely would not be able to accept it! She would rather die than undergo that kind of treatment. Besides himself, she had not allowed anyone else to even touch her fingers and that included other women (Little does he know….. In the Golden Crow Lightning Flame Valley….)

… Hmmm? Wait a minute, if we are talking about her behaviour when she is in bed, the Little Demon Empress was actually especially obedient during those times and she was practically even more docile and meek than Yue’er.

If he could ensure that the Little Demon Empress and Ling’er established a good relationship… Perhaps, it would still be a possibility.

It looked like he needed to work hard to establish a good relationship between the Little Demon Empress and Ling’er during the time Ling’er was comprehending and mastering the medical principles behind energy circulation...

Ah, it looks like even though he did not not to be directly involved, his task was still extremely arduous!

As Yun Che slowly sank into silence beside him, Yun Gu thought that he had descended into deep and profound thought. But little did he know that Yun Che’s mind was actually filled with thousands of wild and licentious thoughts.

【I am going to emphasize this one last time, the mysterious black jade left behind by the Moon Slaughter Devil Sovereign is not the Primordial Seal of Life and Death! It definitely isn’t! Go die if you ask again.】