Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return

Chapter 1641: Chapter 1641: Waiting with Devotion

He hadn’t died yet; Mu Hanyan was pleasantly surprised and concentrated her inner vision, but she didn’t see the figure of Star Illusion Thousand Machine. Perhaps he was too injured to gather his divine sense.

”What should we do?” Worried about Fen Qianji, Mu Hanyan couldn’t focus on her joy and urgently asked.

”There’s nothing you can do, just wait. Everything depends on him. If he can endure the Refining Fire Burning Heart and Refining Fire Bone suffering, he will come back to life. If not, his divine soul will silently annihilate, disappearing forever,” said Star Illusion Thousand Machine.

”But, in the end, don’t hold too much hope, or any hope at all. As far as I know, no one with his cultivation has been able to endure the divine prison refining fire of the second realm. If he truly survives this ordeal, consider it a miracle.” After pausing, Star Illusion Thousand Machine added a comment, likely to mentally prepare Mu Hanyan for greater disappointment.

”What!” Mu Hanyan’s heart skipped a beat.

Fragments of past and present, the bits and pieces between her and Fen Qianji rushed into her mind—the countless times he protected her at the brink of life and death, the numerous moments where he lived and died with her undeterred... Mu Hanyan’s heart felt as if it were being cut.

Mu Hanyan wouldn’t doubt Star Illusion Thousand Machine’s words; whether Fen Qianji could make it through the crisis depended solely on himself—no one could help him.

Yet, miracles aren’t so easily born. If there were a solution, who would pin their hopes on a miracle? But they had no choice; what else was there but to wait for a miracle?

As her mind spun, Mu Hanyan felt an unprecedented sense of helplessness and confusion.

”What’s wrong?” Ye Yanran asked puzzledly. Noticing that the Ganlin Divine Healing Technique had lost its effect on Fen Qianji, she felt a little dissatisfied and was about to continue. But seeing Mu Hanyan’s hand suddenly rebound away, her expression desolate, Ye Yanran subconsciously stopped.

”Don’t try anymore. We can’t help him; he can only rely on himself,” Mu Hanyan said rather woodenly.

Upon hearing Mu Hanyan’s words, Huayue and the others were shocked, and Tang Bufan’s expression changed dramatically. Even Mu Hanyan had no solution—Fen Qianji’s situation must be more perilous than they had imagined.

Seeing Mu Hanyan in a bad mood, they said nothing more, but their faces became particularly grave, and their eyes were filled with worry.

Though Zhuang Ping’an and others weren’t entirely clear about Fen Qianji’s identity, they had witnessed Fen Qianji’s fierce flames battling when the seal broke open. They also noticed that Fen Qianji’s strength was on par with Ye Lanfeng’s and realized Mu Hanyan survived unharmed because of his full protection; naturally, they didn’t want to see him perish before them.

For a moment, the atmosphere around became heavy and oppressive.

”Don’t worry too much; I believe he’ll be alright.” In that oppressive atmosphere, Jiang Qiling felt her chest clench painfully and comforted.

This time, when trapped in Luoshen Abyss, it was thanks to Fen Qianji sacrificing to protect them that they could persist until now and eventually escape safely. Therefore, she’s grateful to Fen Qianji.

”Hmm.” Mu Hanyan nodded her head. Despite Jiang Qiling’s comfort being so powerless, it was ultimately a kind intention.

”By the way, let me help you unlock the scroll’s seal!” Mu Hanyan said.

Not knowing how much longer to wait or what outcome awaited, just watching Fen Qianji helplessly brought torment to Mu Hanyan.

Since she promised to help Jiang Qiling unlock the scroll, she might as well find something to distract herself for the moment.

”Alright.” Jiang Qiling, knowing the pain of such a wait, didn’t object.

Picking up the scroll, Mu Hanyan went on to meticulously study the seals on it.

Zhuang Ping’an and the others didn’t disturb her and each found a place to cultivate.

They knew, regardless of whether Fen Qianji lived or died, Mu Hanyan would continue waiting, just as they wouldn’t leave the vicinity of Luoshen Abyss, waiting for Mu Hanyan. Because they were partners, friends!

The scroll seemed small, but inside were as many as a hundred seals, each intricate and mysterious, interlocking. If Mu Hanyan had been her past self, she might have struggled to unravel the threads.

But luckily, since consuming the Phoenix Heart Stone, her divine sense improved greatly, just enough to identify them, but merely distinguishing these hundred seals took a whole day.

Looking around, Fen Qianji was still gritting his teeth, wearing a pained expression, and the ground underneath had turned scorched due to the high temperature from his body. If it had been someone else, even their bones might have been refined to ashes by the heat.

Yet, Fen Qianji, being a Sword Saint capable of rivaling Ye Lanfeng, although Mu Hanyan was unclear about the exact height of his cultivation, knew it was at least above Qi Nourishing and Soul Condensing. Given his exceptional resistance as a temple member, he managed to survive until now.

Seeing that Fen Qianji wasn’t in immediate danger, Mu Hanyan felt somewhat relieved and began trying to unravel the seals one by one.

Unknowingly, seven days had passed.

During these seven days, Mu Hanyan frequently heard Fen Qianji’s teeth grinding tightly, but dared not turn to look.

While Fen Qianji suffered the torment of the reincarnation of life and death, Mu Hanyan was tortured too. No matter how much she gathered her thoughts and blocked out distractions, she couldn’t help but worry about Fen Qianji’s safety. She could only continuously remind herself not to lose focus, not to lose focus.

Eventually, Mu Hanyan worried even about whether her mental state might collapse and split in two.

Finally, only the last three seals remained, but they were the scroll’s most intricate and mysterious seals, closely connected with each other. Trying to open them one by one like before was impossible; the only way was to open the three seals simultaneously.

”Concentrate all your mental state into them.” Mu Hanyan handed the scroll to Jiang Qiling and said seriously.

Given her current turbulent emotions, even if she operated the Divine Martial Refining Soul Technique to the maximum, it was impossible to simultaneously open the last three seals. Any mishap could ruin the scroll, so she could only rely on Jiang Qiling to awaken her innate divine ability.

Jiang Qiling gave Mu Hanyan a puzzled look but still immediately took the scroll.

Previously, when Mu Hanyan used the Destructive God Bow, Jiang Qiling saw only a vaguely hazy shadow and felt something had occurred to her, but not as clearly as Mu Hanyan saw. But she wasn’t naïve, suspecting that Mu Hanyan’s ability to use that God Bow was likely related to her, and after some contemplation, she even suspected the ability to gather everyone’s sword power could also be connected.

But now, she was solely focused on unlocking the scroll and finding her father, so she hadn’t time to ask more.