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Yan Lingcang saw Luo Yiyan behind Lin Zhixu, reached out and took her, then hugged her to his chest.

He glanced down at the bloodless face in his arms, a faint ripple passing through his usually calm and unchanging eyes. Then he turned around, his voice devoid of emotion: "Come in."

The cold air inside the cave seemed even stronger than outside.

Yan Lingcang subconsciously cast a protective barrier on Luo Yiyan to shield him from the cold.

He then gently placed Luo Yiyan on the stone bed, placed two fingers on his wrist, and closed his eyes to concentrate.

A wisp of extremely fine spiritual energy probed into Luo Yiyan's meridians. A moment later, he opened his eyes, his expression solemn.

"What happened? How did he get so badly injured?"

Lin Zhixu quickly recounted what had happened.

"...After I recognized him as Elder Chu, I threatened him with my master, and he finally let us go. But he still managed to steal the Azure Glazed Branch."

Lin Zhixu looked up at Yan Lingcang, her voice tense, "How is Luo Yiyan's injury? How can we save him?"

Yan Lingcang remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking: "He is too badly injured. His meridians are all severed and his dantian is ruptured. If it weren't for his special constitution, he wouldn't have survived until now. The only thing that can save him right now is the Azure Glazed Branch."

Minghe grew anxious: "But Elder Chu has already taken the Azure Glazed Branch, how could it possibly be returned? Without the Azure Glazed Branch, is there no other way to save Junior Brother Luo?"

Yan Lingcang paused for a moment and closed his eyes.

The brief silence was enough for Minghe to understand the answer.

Minghe was dejected.

Lin Zhixu stood to the side, hesitant to speak.

He wanted to ask, "Isn't there also the Frost Lotus?"

But what right does he have to say that?

The Frost Lotus was the key to Yan Lingcang's breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage. He had waited ten thousand years for this flowering season. Why would he think that he would abandon it for the sake of a disciple?

He relied too much on the original plot, taking it for granted that Yan Lingcang would selflessly give everything for Luo Yiyan.

But the two of them haven't reached that point yet, and haven't even developed any feelings for each other.

Yan Lingcang asked Minghe to go out first.

Only he and Lin Zhixu remained in the cave. Luo Yiyan on the bed was breathing weakly, and the barrier above her head was emitting a faint spiritual light.

"Do you have something to say?" Yan Lingcang looked at Lin Zhixu.

Lin Zhixu pursed his lips: "...I heard that the Immortal Venerable has a Frost Lotus, which can also bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded."

Yan Lingcang remained silent for a moment, then readily admitted, "The Frost Lotus can indeed save him. However, it is in the icy pool at the summit of Wucang Peak, and it will take at least two more days to mature."

"Given Luo Yiyan's current condition, he can't wait that long. Even if the snow lotus is harvested, it will take time to refine it into pills. He won't last that long."

Lin Zhixu lowered his eyes, a wave of disappointment washing over him.

He was too hasty and forgot that the Frost Snow Lotus was not yet mature.

Yan Lingcang remained silent for a moment before speaking, "I will find a way to save him later. You've also gotten a lot of blood on you, so go back first."

Lin Zhixu opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but before he could speak, a violent tremor suddenly came from outside.

A furious roar came from afar.

"Yan Lingcang! Come out here! Is my disciple with you? I heard he was injured? Did you do it?!"

Lin Zhixu: "..."

Yan Lingcang: "..."

Yan Lingcang closed his eyes.

He has lived for tens of thousands of years, and all his emotional fluctuations are probably related to the person outside the door.

In order to prevent Yu Linzhou from actually destroying his Wucang Peak, he raised his hand to release the barrier and let people in.

Yu Linzhou rushed in like a gust of wind, saw Lin Zhixu, grabbed his shoulder, and carefully examined him from head to toe.

Only after confirming that he was not injured did the rage that was about to explode in my chest subside a little.

"What happened? I heard you were injured?"

"I'm fine, I'm not hurt," Lin Zhixu quickly pressed down on his wrist. "It's Luo Yiyan who is seriously injured."

Yu Linzhou then noticed the person lying on the stone bed beside him. His gaze swept over Luo Yiyan's pale face, and he raised an eyebrow: "Tsk, seriously injured. Who did you offend to incur such resentment?"

Seeing Yan Lingcang's gaze growing colder, Lin Zhixu helplessly tugged at his sleeve: "Master, please say less."

Yu Linzhou curled his lips slightly.

He couldn't care less about the messy affairs between Yan Lingcang and his disciple; after all, the person lying there wasn't his disciple.

He tried to pull Lin Zhixu away, but found that Lin Zhixu's feet were rooted to the spot and he refused to leave.

Yu Linzhou looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Lin Zhixu said softly, "I don't want to leave like this. In the end, I am also partly responsible for what happened."

Yu Linzhou frowned slightly. "What do you mean? You're the one who injured this kid? Have you two finally broken up?"

Lin Zhixu: "...No."

Lin Zhixu briefly recounted the events to him.

Yu Linzhou narrowed his eyes.

"You mean that old bastard Chu Yuncheng stole your things?"

Lin Zhixu nodded: "But that's not the point. The point is that he injured Luo Yiyan, and the Azure Glazed Branch is the only medicine that can save Luo Yiyan right now."

Yu Linzhou sneered, "That old bastard is really tired of living, daring to steal my disciple's things. Come on, I'll take you to get them back."

Lin Zhixu sighed.

I've already said that's not the point...

Never mind, getting the stuff back is the most important thing no matter what.

Yan Lingcang stood up: "I will go with you."

Yu Linzhou immediately stepped in front of Lin Zhixu warily: "What are you trying to do? You wouldn't be so shameless as to try and steal my disciple's things, would you?"

Yan Lingcang was silent for a moment, and when he spoke again, his voice was still flat, but it stunned the two people present: "After the Frost Lotus matures in two days, I will exchange it with you."

Yu Linzhou thought he had misheard: "Frost Lotus? Are you serious? That's something you've waited ten thousand years for, are you really willing to part with it?"

Yan Lingcang said, "What's there to be reluctant about something that can be renewed? At worst, we'll just have to wait another ten thousand years. But once a person dies, they can never come back."

Yu Linzhou stared at him for two seconds, as if he had remembered something from a very long time ago, and surprisingly did not retort.

He looked away. "Fine, follow me if you want. But let's make it clear first, if a fight breaks out later, you have to help me."

"……OK."

The three of them walked outside.

Yan Lingcang paused half a step at the entrance of the stone cave, turned back to look at the weak figure on the stone bed, and raised his hand to set up a protective array.

He withdrew his hand, turned around, and followed the two people in front of him.

Just as they stepped out of the cave, a thunderclap suddenly exploded in the sky.

The once clear sky suddenly turned into a storm of dark clouds, the heavy clouds hanging so low they almost pressed down on our heads.

The air was thick with a suffocating sense of oppression.

Yu Linzhou and Yan Lingcang looked up at the same time, their expressions solemn.

Lin Zhixu looked up at the churning thunderclouds, his heart tightening.

The system's voice sounded in his mind, weaker than usual: [It seems Luo Yiyan is about to collapse.]