"Many thanks for your assistance, Fellow Daoist. For such great kindness and virtue, I, Gu, am grateful from the bottom of my heart. I will certainly repay you well."
After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the amber crystal had already turned into nothingness. The old man escaped from his predicament, his face full of gratitude.
"You are too courteous, Fellow Daoist. Rushing to public need and upholding righteousness is only our duty. With Fellow Daoist trapped in such peril, how could I, Lin, stand by with folded sleeves?" Lin Xuan's smiling voice entered his ears. Of course, even he himself did not believe these words. Lin Xuan had long since grown used to feigning civility. Saying this aloud, he did not feel the least bit embarrassed.
Then he stretched out a hand and patted his waist. A Jade Bottle flew out. He pulled out the stopper and poured from within several blood-red pills.
"I see Fellow Daoist is somewhat weakened. These Essence Replenishing Pills should be of great use to Brother Gu." As Lin Xuan spoke, he tossed several pills over.
"Many thanks, Fellow Daoist."
Joy appeared on the old man's face. As an old monster of the late Dongxuan Realm, and also the Nine Immortals Palace Master, what treasure in this realm had he not seen before? With a slight release of his divine sense, he knew those Essence Replenishing Pills were not fake.
Besides, if the other party wanted to deal with him, he should have acted just now. At this point, tampering with the pills was simply unnecessary.
Tilting his head back, Gu Tianyang swallowed the Essence Replenishing Pills into his stomach and began to sit in meditation, regulating his breath.
Lin Xuan also sat cross-legged. Although he had taken Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit