The situation was more dire than Yan Ping thought. However, she kept that news to herself. After all, it was no use worrying Zhao Mingfeng, who had finally given his daughter consent to proceed with a spiritual surgery never performed before.
Anji was tough. All six elders who assisted with the seal restructuring agreed. The child never cried, yelled or complained. Elder Quan knew the pain Anji must be suffering from. She endured a similar agony when testing the new seals in her own severed meridian.
Today, they successfully completed the eighth surgery. They were two-thirds done with the entire procedure, but the toll on everyone's health was higher than initially anticipated.
Anji entered a trance hours ago, falling into a pain-induced coma. It was probably better for her not to feel the soul-ripping pain in her coma. Anaesthesia herbs and potions could put the body to sleep, but not the mind or soul.
