Desperate Straits

Xuanyuan Lake, Spiritburn Palace.

From the moment the news returned, all of Xuanyuan Lake was shaken.

Because Li Tianming was near Xuanyuan Lake, a great number of Taigu Xuanyuan Clan elders had rushed out almost immediately.

Inside Spiritburn Palace, Xuanyuan Dao and Fang Qingli both received the news at once.

Xuanyuan Dao chased after them, then returned after a while.

The moment he came back, he saw Jiang Feiling's panicked expression and eyes full of worry. She hurriedly asked, "Did you save him? Is Tianming all right?"

"Reporting to the Exalted Deity, Fang Taiqing and Jian Wuyi have led over a hundred Tribulation Elders in pursuit. I feared there might still be others hiding within the sect, using a tactic to lure the tiger away from the mountain, so I did not dare stray too far from Spiritburn Palace." Xuanyuan Dao frowned deeply.

"It's fine. You should go too. No matter the cost, you must save Tianming!" Jiang Feiling was already a tangled mess of emotions. She could neither sit nor stand still, finding it harder and harder to control herself.

At a time like this, with Li Tianming's life hanging by a thread, it was difficult for her to think calmly.

"Exalted Deity, there are already enough people pursuing her. Adding me may not bring good news. I should stay here. Li Caiwei kidnapped Tianming because she wants him to open the Thousandstar Barrier. Before then, we still have a chance. For now, we can only trust Fang Taiqing and the others." Xuanyuan Dao spoke helplessly.

"We can only wait for news? We can't do anything?" Jiang Feiling bit her red lips, her eyes brimming with hatred.

She paced through Spiritburn Palace, her eye sockets long since reddened, even her breathing growing much heavier.

Before her, Xuanyuan Dao and