Chapter 1826: Chapter 1822: Gentle Trap
Shen Yan was already prepared to attack Ye Fan. While Ye Fan assisted her cultivation using the furnace method, in reality, Ye Fan was unable to evade, leaving him unguarded in front of Shen Yan.
Nuwa also made ready preparations; although she was at a disadvantage in certain aspects, she hadn’t lost mental focus to Ye Fan. Ye Fan temporarily kept his attention on Li Zhaojun, not engaging in detailed considerations with her.
"Ye Fan, help me cultivate..." Shen Yan said, as if it was an invitation for Ye Fan to assist her in completing all the cultivation, but in fact, she was luring Ye Fan into her trap.
Ye Fan directly enveloped Shen Yan with Spiritual Energy, and subsequently, his internal Pure Yang Spiritual Energy entered Shen Yan’s body, initiating a special mode of cultivation.
Ye Fan hadn’t suspected any issues with Shen Yan’s Spiritual Energy before, but as his Spiritual Energy continuously entered her body, he began to sense some problems. After all, the illusion created by Nuwa had flaws. Nuwa could fabricate a temporary illusion because Li Zhaojun originally had scant Pure Yin Spiritual Energy within her. To forcibly create a semblance of Pure Yin Spiritual Energy below the ascending cultivation level wasn’t difficult; yet as Ye Fan aided Shen Yan’s cultivation, his Pure Yang Spiritual Energy was pouring into Shen Yan rapidly, and soon Ye Fan sensed issues with Shen Yan’s Pure Yin Spiritual Energy, so weak that he quickly siphoned it from Shen Yan’s Qi Sea.
"Why is there a break in Zhao Jun’s Pure Yin Spiritual Energy?" Ye Fan found it strange, yet he didn’t stop because he didn’t suspect the woman in front of him, believing she was Li Zhaojun.
Now Nuwa sensed the timing was ripe; if it continued, Ye Fan would surely realize something was amiss, and she felt the inability to control the seal of memories within Shen Yan’s body. Nuwa had to seize the moment to complete her plan.
Nuwa communicated to Shen Yan using Spiritual Sense: "What are you waiting for? Directly channel the power I gave you into Ye Fan. This power can render Ye Fan instantly defenseless; killing him would be effortless. I’d love to see him die at the hands of the woman he loves—wouldn’t that be amusing!"
Shen Yan felt a force within her body biting back; though she wanted to resist, Nuwa’s words seemed like a command she couldn’t refuse. Following Nuwa’s directive, Shen Yan infused the seemingly insignificant force hidden in her Qi Sea instantly into Ye Fan’s Pure Yang Spiritual Energy.
"Hmm? What’s happening?" Ye Fan felt like he had been lightly bitten by a mosquito; sensing something amiss, he withdrew his Pure Yang Spiritual Energy immediately.
At that moment, that special force moved like a flowing stream within his body, forming a massive energy that continued to spread, quickly occupying Ye Fan’s meridians and channels.
"No, seems I’ve been attacked!" Ye Fan finally realized he was in danger, yet this power had already entered his body, making it unavoidable. The energy continued to permeate within him, not targeting his Pure Yang Spiritual Energy but rather his elemental forces. His elemental forces were initially weakened to the point of frailty, then became increasingly uncontrollable, seemingly suppressed by a sinister power, drastically reducing Ye Fan’s cultivation.
"Li Zhaojun" suddenly opened her eyes, revealing a peculiar look that didn’t belong to Ye Fan’s impression of Li Zhaojun.
Ye Fan then knew he’d walked into a trap.
"Who are you?" Ye Fan finally realized that the woman before him wasn’t his beloved but someone familiar, yet he couldn’t identify her exact background. Ye Fan felt surprised, for love isn’t something that surfaces at once; he sensed a mutual understanding with the woman before him. Nuwa had thoroughly prepared in selecting her target for Ye Fan; apart from Li Zhaojun, finding a woman Ye Fan loved but hadn’t obtained was rare, and Shen Yan was the perfect choice.
"Hahaha..." The silent "Min Shang" beside them suddenly burst into laughter, filled with arrogance, and upon hearing it, Ye Fan knew this woman bore ill intentions. "Ye Fan, oh Ye Fan, wise all your life yet confused at this crucial moment, ultimately ruined by my hands? You thought you could resist me, but I shall kill you otherwise. Even if ancient laws dictated I couldn’t kill you..."
Upon hearing this voice, Ye Fan knew who it was—it was indeed Nuwa. Nuwa’s appearance instantly made Ye Fan grasp what was happening, causing him to retreat. Suddenly, a force alien to him filled his body, completely suppressing his elemental forces.
With his elemental forces restrained, although his Spiritual Energy had reached the ascension cultivation level, it rendered no match to Nuwa’s power.
"Nuwa? You..." Ye Fan was visibly astounded, for the woman had engaged in intimate contact if it truly was Nuwa’s physical form before him. It seemed Nuwa went to such lengths just to kill him, even making personal sacrifices.
"What’s wrong, Ye Fan, feeling incredulous? To eliminate you, I’d even discard my physical form to dispel all your suspicions. You hadn’t questioned the woman I brought to you, right? You were convinced the woman before you was Li Zhaojun, even engaging with her as such—that was precisely arranged by me. My intention was to ensure your fall into an irreversible predicament!" Nuwa spoke, brimmed with utmost glee. She sternly ordered Shen Yan, "You little girl, aren’t you going to kill Ye Fan? Now’s the best chance—hurry up and kill him, or soon you may not be able to at all!"
In Shen Yan’s mind, it felt like a storm was approaching, yet before the storm struck, Nuwa had already commanded her to kill Ye Fan. Without contemplation, her palm aimed at Ye Fan’s energy portal, seemingly intending to kill Ye Fan directly.
As Shen Yan’s gaze met Ye Fan’s eyes, her look carried a hint of reluctance. The strength in her attacking force lessened accordingly.
Despite his elemental forces entirely suppressed, Ye Fan fortunately still possessed Pure Yang Spiritual Energy for protective cultivation. Shen Yan’s attack didn’t cause him substantial harm.
