Chapter 728 391: Pan Yu's Heart's Blood (Part 2)

Most importantly, with his power unrestricted, there was much more he could do.

Unfortunately, Pan Yu's heart's blood was only effective inside this room. The moment he left, he would revert to his restricted state.

'Besides that,' Yang An was puzzled. 'Why did the info box describe this room as a "space" and not an "Illusion Realm"?'

'A space refers to a real place, while an Illusion Realm is the exact opposite.'

'Does this mean the room is real? Not an Illusion Realm? Then what about the world outside? Is it real, or is it an illusion?'

'And what is this "Whispering Will"? Could it be those invisible monsters he encountered when he first entered the Illusion Realm?'

As these thoughts ran through his mind, Yang An casually Purified the price of the heart's blood that had fused with his body.

No matter what, anything that could be of use to him had to first undergo Purification.

Yang An's gaze returned to Pan Shi outside the window. Inside this room, his power was fully restored.

'If Pan Shi also absorbed Pan Yu's heart's blood, maybe bringing him into this room will allow him to recover.'

A sudden urge to try it came over Yang An. Since his power had just returned, it wouldn't hurt to make a move from within the room.

After all, as long as he didn't leave, he would remain completely unrestricted.

"Is this the only door in or out of this room?"

Yang An suddenly asked Pan Yu. She nodded subconsciously, not yet grasping what he meant.

The next moment, Yang An shouted:

"Open the door."

Pan Yu hadn't processed the command, but her body was already moving. She briskly walked over and opened the door.

Instantly, several beams of Golden Radiance shot out from before Yang An, extending through the doorway like ribbons.

"It's no use, Fellow Daoist Yang! I've tried it before. Even though we're still inside the room, any power that passes through the doorway will just..."

Seeing the Golden Radiance extend outward, Pan Yu guessed what Yang An was trying to do and spoke up immediately.

But she trailed off, stunned by the sight before her.

The beams of Golden Radiance passed through the doorway into the outer hall but didn't vanish. Instead, they shot straight through the hall window, stretching toward Pan Shi.

"Wh-what's happening?"

Pan Yu was completely dumbfounded.

She had thought of the same method as Yang An and had even tried it before, but every attempt had ended in failure.

No matter what technique she used, the moment it passed through the doorway, it would inexplicably vanish.

Yet now, Yang An's Golden Radiance wasn't affected at all. It approached Pan Shi completely unimpeded.

For some reason, as the beams of Golden Radiance neared Pan Shi, the vines growing from his body seemed to encounter something terrifying. They recoiled in fear, rapidly withdrawing back into his flesh.

His body, now over thirty feet tall, suddenly pitched forward, but the Golden Radiance quickly bound it, lifting and carrying it back toward the room where Yang An and Pan Yu waited.

By now, Pan Shi's head alone was as large as the doorway. As it passed through, the rest of his body couldn't fit inside.

No matter how hard Yang An pulled, the room remained as impregnable as a fortress, completely unmoved. Even the wooden doorframe was indestructible.

Left with no other choice, Yang An had a thought, and countless White Feathers shot out from behind him, dismembering the remainder of Pan Shi's body stuck outside the door.

'If he can't get in whole, then I'll just bring him in piece by piece. Pan Shi's Cultivation Level has already reached Visceral Stone, so as long as he isn't completely dead, he should recover quickly.'

The instant Pan Shi's body was torn to pieces, the Golden Radiance sent all of them into the room.

Chunks of flesh piled up like a small mountain, congesting the entire room. But once inside, the pieces of meat began to shrink at a visible rate, and the severed areas started to mend.

Seeing this, Yang An finally breathed a sigh of relief. 'My judgment was correct. As long as Pan Shi is brought back here, he can return to normal.'

Only then did Yang An turn to look at Pan Yu.

"You said you've tried this before, and any technique you used couldn't be maintained once it passed through the doorway?"

Seeing Pan Shi recovering so quickly, a look of immense relief washed over Pan Yu's face. Hearing Yang An's question, she quickly nodded and repeated what she had said before.

'This is strange,' Yang An thought. 'Why was my power completely unaffected when it left the room?'

'Does this mean I won't be restricted even if I leave the room?'

At this thought, Yang An moved around Pan Shi's regenerating body and walked out the door.

But the moment he stepped out of the room, the power and perception he had just regained vanished without a trace.

He tried a few more times. Back inside the room, his power returned. The moment he stepped out, it vanished.

Resigned, Yang An had no choice but to return to the room, feeling more confused than ever.

'What in the world is going on here?'

'Is it because my Light Category power is an exception? Or is it something about me personally?'

Watching Yang An's experiments, Pan Yu grew just as puzzled.

They exchanged a look, but neither could make sense of the problem.

Not long after, with a soft groan, the fully-healed Pan Shi slowly stirred and sat up.

He first glanced around in a daze, and upon seeing Pan Yu, he softly called out, "Junior Sister."

But upon seeing Yang An, he shot to his feet, shielding Pan Yu behind him and staring at Yang An as if facing a mortal enemy.

"Junior Sister, who is he?"

Pan Yu gave a soft smile and revealed Yang An's identity.

When he heard that the masked man before him was actually Yang An, a look of delighted surprise spread across Pan Shi's face.

"Fellow Daoist Yang!"

'Others might lie to me, but my Junior Sister wouldn't.'

"What are you doing here?"

"Let's not rush. We can talk about why I'm here later. Fellow Daoist Pan Shi, first tell me, what happened to you?"

Yang An was more concerned with this question.

"Me?"

A look of recollection crossed Pan Shi's face, but his expression was still dazed.

He shook his head.

"I don't know... I only remember I was going to explore the area. But after I left the building, I saw... I saw..."

"What did you see?"

Yang An and Pan Yu exchanged a glance, then both turned to Pan Shi.

"I saw our honored Master. He ordered me to protect my Junior Sister no matter what. He also said something about... if Junior Sister succeeds, all of us can live. And then..."

Pan Shi trailed off, seemingly struggling to recall what happened next.

"And then... it felt like our honored Master stuffed something into my body. After that, I don't remember anything."

Pan Shi's account ended there, leaving Yang An and Pan Yu to stare at each other in bewilderment.

'Pan Yu just said that Meat Tree True Master and Can Meng Daoist were consumed by the cataclysm and never made it to this place. How could he have appeared here?'

Yang An's brow furrowed. He sensed a hidden meaning in Pan Shi's words.

'Telling Pan Shi to protect Pan Yu... that was the first problem.'

'Pan Shi's Cultivation Level is only Visceral Stone, not even Corpse Transformation. Pan Yu, on the other hand, is about to advance to Zombie God. She should be the one protecting him; with his current strength, he's completely incapable of protecting her.'

'Unless... the thing Meat Tree True Master stuffed into his body was something that could make him grow powerful, quickly.'

'And then there was that other line: "if Pan Yu succeeds, all of us can live"? What does that mean?'

Pan Shi was still in a muddled state, not yet fully coherent.

Pan Yu, for her part, looked utterly lost. She clearly knew nothing, so there was no point in questioning her.

Yang An fell into deep thought. Ever since entering this place and reuniting with Pan Yu, questions had been piling up one after another, so much so that his mind felt sluggish under the weight of it all.

'Just how many secrets are hidden in this place?'

Yang An's head began to ache. But then, a thought suddenly struck him.

'The Command Token!'

'The Command Token Old Life Crane gave me, the one I'm supposed to give to Pan Yu! It contains a message from Elder Life Crane for her!'

'Maybe if Pan Yu gets the Command Token, and I can hear Old Life Crane's message for her, all these questions will finally be answered.'

At this thought, Yang An no longer hesitated. He took the Command Token out from his robes.