At that moment, a thunderous shout suddenly rang out from deep within White Cloud City.
"Ling Daoyou, this old man does not have long to live. I was able to survive until today only thanks to your care."
"Today, it is time for this old man to repay that kindness."
The next moment, Hundred Spirits Old Daoist of the Hundred Spirits Sect appeared atop White Cloud City's walls.
This old Daoist no longer looked like a dying lamp in the wind. Even his back had straightened considerably, and his Golden Core Ninth Layer cultivation had directly broken through into Golden Core Completion, immensely powerful.
Then, he summoned the Hundred Spirits Sect's sect-protecting superior magic treasure, the Third Rank High Grade Black Flame Fire Phoenix Gourd.
As his abundant Golden Core Completion spiritual power poured into it, the fire gourd immediately spewed out vast quantities of Black Flame True Fire.
It gradually gathered into a Black Flame Fire Phoenix more than one hundred seventy or eighty zhang in size.
The fire phoenix's eyes were spirited. It was the gourd's artifact spirit incarnate. Watching Hundred Spirits Old Daoist continuously pour spiritual power into the Black Flame Fire Phoenix Gourd, it showed some confusion between its brows.
Hundred Spirits Old Daoist's sudden advance to Golden Core Completion was no normal occurrence. He had relied on a secret technique that enhanced his strength.
For Ordinary Cultivators, such a secret technique would merely leave them weakened for some time afterward, their strength greatly diminished.
But for Hundred Spirits Old Daoist, whose lifespan had only a few days left, it was like a death warrant.
No matter what, once the enhancement secret technique ended, the foundation of his lifespan would collapse. By then...
"Bai Ling... was this truly worth it?"
A faint smile appeared on Hundred