NOVPUBThese four were Integration Cultivators, their eyes burning as they stared at the Sacred Embryo, Li Fan, with their auras surging.
Li Fan, on the other hand, showed no sign of nervousness as he cupped his hands towards his left and right: "Elders, please be patient, allow me to confirm one last thing."
"However, I need to project a strand of my consciousness there!"
As he spoke, Li Fan pointed towards the Yan Fajue toddler who was lying fast asleep on the long table.
The four Integration Cultivators exchanged glances.
All had troubled expressions on their faces.
Li Fan merely waited quietly for them to make a decision.
"Boy, is there no other way?"
Li Fan replied indifferently, "The so-called right remedy for an ailment. If the cause is misdiagnosed, and efforts to save are made in haste, it could well result in even greater damage."
"It is but the most minute strand of consciousness, used only for observation and communication. I’m afraid it wouldn’t even harm a Mortal..."
"If you really are not at ease, then let’s forget about it."
The four Integration Cultivators discussed amongst themselves for a while.
In the end, they decided to let Sacred Embryo Li Fan have a try.
After Li Fan projected a strand of his consciousness, he immediately felt four different consciousnesses cling to it like chains.
The five were connected as one entity.
What they saw and heard could all be shared, and they could communicate with each other.
"Let’s go."
The four voices sounded simultaneously in Li Fan’s mind.
Knowing this was a necessary precaution, Li Fan had no objections.
The next moment, the five consciousnesses flew together into the sea of Yan Fajue toddler’s mind.
A world awash with Golden Light, Floating with one Technique after another.
Like an ocean of books, too vast and boundless.
Upon entering, the consciousness almost lost its sense of direction.
Li Fan could clearly see the names of the Techniques that drifted past him, and if possible, he could even leisurely peruse the contents of the Techniques.
If not for the four formidable consciousnesses watching him like hawks on the side.
Suppressing the desire to peek at the countless Techniques, the projected figure of his consciousness shouted out loud, "Little tyke, stop pretending to sleep! Come out now!"
The voice was not loud, but in this world full of Techniques, it was completely out of place.
Resolutely, it spread in all directions.
And at this moment, the projected figures of the four Integration Cultivators’ consciousnesses also appeared.
"What did you say? Yan Fajue is pretending to sleep?"
"How is that possible?"
Never having considered this possibility, they wore faces of disbelief, staring blankly at Li Fan.
Li Fan, however, did not pay them any heed, but continued to call out, "Little one, do you think by pretending to sleep you can lessen your workload? What’s yours is yours! There’s no escaping it!"
"Once you wake up, won’t you have to continue your deductions? And even have to make up for the time you’ve owed..."
Li Fan, like a merciless boss urging on his subordinate, didn’t stop talking.
Even the four Law Enforcement Cultivators frowned upon hearing this.
And so, an indeterminate amount of time passed.
"So noisy!"
A petite figure suddenly appeared above Li Fan’s head.
With a wooden stick in hand that was several times bigger than herself, she aimed it to strike down on Li Fan’s head.
"Chu..."
"You’re awake!"
The four Integration Cultivators, seeing this, were overjoyed.
Although Li Fan was indeed weak in actual combat, he wouldn’t be hit by such an obvious attack.
With a quick movement, he dodged the Yan Fajue toddler’s strike.
With a swing that hit nothing, the little loli hoisted the wooden stick onto her shoulder and came huffing over to Li Fan, "What little guy? I’m already thousands of years old! I’m who knows how many times older than you!"
Li Fan’s expression darkened as he scolded, "If that’s the case, why do you look like a child, insisting on feigning sleep?"
"Don’t you know how many people were worried about you?"
The Yan Fajue loli shuddered, and her momentum instantly weakened.
However, she then huffed coldly, trying to keep a stiff upper lip, "That’s none of your business! You’re so annoying! If it weren’t for you, they wouldn’t even have noticed!"
While speaking, she sneakily touched the giant wooden stick on her shoulder.
She eyed Li Fan with a glint of malice.
Li Fan turned his head to look at the four Unity-Path cultivators and gave a polite bow.
Everything was understood without words.
"My dear little ancestor, why are you throwing another tantrum..."
The white-haired elder now came to the Yan Fajue loli, smiling wryly with a face of helplessness.
"Do you have any idea, just these past few days, almost caused the Law Enforcement Hall to collapse. Many urgent matters were reluctantly postponed..."
"How is that my problem!" The wooden stick disappeared from her shoulder as the loli covered her ears in a clear I’m not listening, I’m not listening manner.
"I’ve been working for two thousand three hundred and twenty-seven days straight! I’m already very tired! The holiday that was promised to me before was suddenly canceled!" she said frustrated.
"I don’t care! I want my holiday!"
Unexpectedly, this was the reason why Yan Fajue pretended to be asleep.
The four Law Enforcement Cultivators all smiled helplessly and wryly.
"Isn’t there a reason for everything..."
They each spoke one after another, constantly comforting and advising.
It took quite some effort, but they finally managed to persuade the Yan Fajue loli to have a change of heart.
She agreed to rest for one more day before returning to work.
Having said that, the loli disappeared in a huff.
The others were forcibly expelled from the loli’s sea of consciousness.
Back in their own bodies, they looked at the orb in the distance, where the rate of character transformation was returning to normal, and they couldn’t help but heave a sigh of relief.
"Young friend, how did you figure out that Yan Fajue was feigning sleep?"
At this moment, the white-haired elder looked at Li Fan, asking curiously.
His demeanor had improved significantly, not as cold as before.
"It’s a unique secret technique, inconvenient to disclose," Li Fan replied without showing any surprise at being treated as an equal by the Integration Cultivator, simply refusing to answer the question.
A flicker of embarrassment crossed the white-haired elder’s face.
But it quickly disappeared, and he did not make a scene.
In his eyes, this young cultivator was able to identify Yan Fajue’s "condition" at a glance.
The level of his "medical" skills must be extraordinary.
His true self, even if he’s not an Integration Cultivator, couldn’t be much weaker.
"Hehe, no matter. As long as Yan Fajue wakes up, it’s good," the other three Unity-Path cultivators said, laughing and smoothing things over.
"Speaking of which, I’ve helped you solve such a difficult issue; there should be some reward, right?" Li Fan suddenly asked at this moment.
The four cultivators paused briefly.
Still, the white-haired elder was the quickest to respond, "Yes! Certainly, there will be!"
"The reward can be discussed. However, we must ask our young friend to help keep confidential the matter of Yan Fajue’s malfunction."
"What would you like in return, young friend?"
After pondering for a moment, Li Fan answered, "I haven’t decided yet. If I have a need later, I’ll come to find you. How does that sound?"
The white-haired elder stared at Li Fan for a moment, then did not refuse.
Instead, he handed over a Jade Pendant to Li Fan, signifying identity.
Now that everything was back on track, Li Fan returned to the waiting space.
He waited in line according to the previous order, waiting for the derivation of Techniques.
