Chapter 456: Betterment
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Another two days passed quietly. Yun Yang's injuries got better and he could already stand on his own. His broken legs were still weak, but he could move them with a slight limp. It was, without a doubt, a huge improvement from his original condition.
What thrilled Yun Yang was that the splitting pain that had been embedded in his head was almost gone.
Confident that his injuries were healing well, Yun Yang tried channeling his mystical Qi again. Despite still feeling the arduousness of the effort and the frightful thought that his internal organs were about to be shattered, he did not spit blood out this time and there was some sensation in his dantian.
"I can probably manipulate my mystical Qi with another night of rest." Yun Yang sucked in a deep breath and felt a weight lifted off his heart.
Yun Yang was actually worried that his mystical Qi was ruined as well, but it seemed to be alright now. He was alright.
For the whole night, Yun Yang evened out his breathing; the subtle itch that was running through his body made Yun Yang feel happy. In Yun Yang's opinion, this was when his injuries were truly getting better!
During the latter half of the night, Yun Yang suddenly let out a low grunt in the inky, dark room; two radiant beams shot out from his eyes into the unlit space.
The radiance lit the pitch-black house like electricity had been generated out of nothing.
There was a weak sense of power in his dantian that he had not felt for a week; it was pulsing faintly before it rose slowly and presented itself to Yun Yang's senses. Amidst Yun Yang's ecstasy, the force moved slowly, following Yun Yang's set path of Endless Divine Art.
His shattered meridians had just been repaired and were still very delicate. Yun Yang steered his mystical Qi carefully to allow it to pass through unhurriedly. His meridians, which could normally afford several hundred cycles within a single breath, took Yun Yang from the dead of the night to sunrise to complete one whole cycle.
Yun Yang exhaled deeply and spat out a mouthful of blood.
It was not blood that flowed due to his weak meridians, but the tainted blood that was forced out from the cultivation exercise. The emission of tainted blood healed as much as a tenth of Yun Yang's internal injuries.
Noticing the speed at which he was healing, Yun Yang did not slack and went on to run his second cycle. He was slightly faster than the last round, while the strange energy within him eventually attached itself to Yun Yang's meridians following the mystical Qi's movement. His damaged meridians were repaired in short order.
As he cultivated, Yun Yang slowly went into the state of Zen that he had not been in for a long time.
The old physician woke up early in the morning and went to check on Yun Yang as usual. His patient was lying flat on the bed, breathing so evenly that his chest movements were almost imperceptible. All around him, a wispy, white gas slowly began to grow.
As the white gas rose like the morning fog, the bruises on his patient's face faded slowly as well… It was somewhat of a shock to see such severe injuries healing at a speed that was visible to the eye!
The old physician could not help the disbelief he felt running through him and thought of a few legendary figures at once.
"Is this person that I've saved someone phenomenal? A great general of the army? Still, it's obvious that he's young, not at all like those rumored to have eternal youth…"
As the mystical Qi flowed, the Endless Divine Art was being activated as well, showing Yun Yang's true face. Looking at the handsome face that was gradually turning visible, the elder could not believe that the person before him could actually be someone significant.
This man was simply too young.
If he was to be compared to the twelve teenagers who had just left the village, he might not be found to be much older.
The Endless Divine Art – endless with belief that does not die, endless with a pulse that does not stop!
Yun Yang had entered the cultivation state that belonged to the Endless Divine Art – Endless Belief!
Yun Yang was slowly engulfed by the white fog.
It was like a giant steamer had appeared in the room.
His meridians were healing bit by bit as the flow got smoother. As his resilience grew and strengthened, the mystical Qi moved faster and faster…
When noon arrived, a loud crack came from within Yun Yang. The dislocated bones had all gone back to where they should be! The moment they relocated themselves, his internal organs lurched into place as well. Yun Yang's mouth opened wide and he spat out a blood clot.
His efforts were followed by violent panting.
Although the action had halted the Endless Divine Art that was being cultivated, it had also forced out most of the blood clots in his body. Yun Yang sensed that his body was much better now.
He moved to get out of bed, but just as his broken leg touched the floor, a sharp stab of pain lanced through him as a piercing soreness and itchiness surged through his body.
Yun Yang endured the pain and realized that he could stand now, almost normally, except that one leg was still too weak to put too much weight on.
"I will be assured as long as I can start over. Everything will eventually come back to me. The return of Supreme Cloud will not take long!"
Yun Yang's gaze was determined.
He had yet to come in touch with Emmie and had nothing left of the Nine Supremes' powers; he could not feel nor execute cultivation methods like the Holy Water Charm as if they were non-existent. Still, Yun Yang believed that his powers would return, sooner or later!
What was of the utmost priority now was to recover!
He just had to heal himself; the rest would fall into place.
The old physician had gone out to treat a patient, only to see Yun Yang, who had been absolutely bedridden yesterday, slowly pacing around in the yard. He even smiled to greet him when he saw him.
The old physician was not only surprised; he was utterly stunned!
The healing was simply too rapid for belief.
The damage had been so severe, especially those broken legs! He had diagnosed him personally and secured the bones himself.
"Why – why are you out here? Your leg is broken, you can't rush these things. You have to rest quietly. You will regret your impatience for your entire lifetime if any sequela is left behind…"
Yun Yang smiled warmly and said with gratitude, "Thank you for your concern, old sir! I know myself well. I will heal faster and better if I move around more."
"Besides, I can't wait any longer!" Yun Yang's gaze took on a distant look. "The children know that they have to go to war, how can I waste my days away here? It's a waste of time!"
Yun Yang's tone was filled with a murderous aura. Although he could not use any of the manifestation powers of the Nine Supremes now, he could still kill someone with his bare hands!
Another three days passed.
Yun Yang felt a tenth of his cultivation base had been reclaimed, and his body was more or less back to normal. He could not yet engage in battle, but it was no longer an issue to be on his way. In spite of this, Yun Yang had opted to stay another day.
His aim of going to the war was to kill the enemy, to enter the battlefield; he could never let the others protect and take care of him. Therefore, even when it was a matter, of course, to go to the war, he had to equip himself with combat power – intentions alone were meaningless without action.
As his meridians were unclogged, Yun Yang's cultivation base healed by leaps and bounds and he could already open his spatial ring with his mystical Qi.
In there lay Lei Dongtian's top-graded medicine from the Bound of Universe that was miraculously effective. Yun Yang unabashedly took six bottles in a single sitting and felt his entire body grow lighter at once.
The only hindrance he was still facing now was his broken leg and arm that were yet to feel like his own.
It was also important to note that his Divine Edge was also in his deific consciousness space. Since he had lost his connection to Emmie, he could not activate his divine sense nor sense anything; naturally, he could not retrieve the Divine Edge as well.
"What a great loss to experience at this time!"
Yun Yang came to a conclusion about his previous actions under the winter sun.
"I was impulsive."
"However, if I were to turn back time, back to when I heard about Old Dugu being seized and was about to be executed, would I still go?"
Yun Yang mused about this conundrum and chuckled bitterly, "Even if I was given a second chance, I would still go! I would act recklessly as well! I would never abandon my family. I would go, even if I knew the consequences.
"If I knew that this is a trap was the collaborative effort of four countries, would I go? If I knew that Yutang would face such a crisis, would I go? Even with the threat of being under siege? Of being utterly subjugated?
Yun Yang felt conflicted.
The impulsiveness was still great, but rationality told him that he should not be going if things were so! In spite of this, if he had not gone for whatever reason or excuse – be it for the country or the world, for the people or for innocent lives, his nagging conscience would follow him throughout his life!
"A man's greatest grudge is an incapable wife and an unfilial son! A man's greatest helplessness is the struggle between loyalty and filial piety!"
Yun Yang heaved a deep sigh; he finally understood this saying.
However, it was already fortunate that he was not ambushed above the battlefield. If Mr. Nian had not stopped him along the way but waited for him on the battlefield…Yutang's millions of soldiers would have to watch the sole survivor of the Nine Supremes being killed in full view of all the witnesses, with him being unable to retaliate at all.
Military morale would instantly vanish. Then, Yutang would truly be doomed!
On the same night, the old physician watched with worry as Yun Yang packed quietly and asked, "Are... are you leaving now? Your injuries…"
The old man's gaze was brimming with worry.
In his point of view, Yun Yang ought not to move at all. No matter how he fast he had recuperated, at least two to three months would still be needed to completely heal the damage done to him.
However, Yun Yang had already made up his mind to leave. He would not be able to stop him, no matter what he said or did.