Failure? Break the Deadlock! Wolf Emperor, Build a City! (Please Vote)

"Sorry I couldn't protect that Sub-Cauldron Magic Treasure."

"You needn't blame yourself. Under those circumstances, you weren't a member of Azure Pill Valley. Protecting yourself was only human. Besides, with the Mother Cauldron intact, cultivating another Sub-Cauldron is merely a matter of time."

"The Mother Cauldron... How is your sect's Supreme Elder?"

Refining a Tier 4 Pill above his level was dangerous enough. But this was a Breakthrough Pill, whose Medicinal Power was the most violent among pills of its grade, and he had been refining seven at once. An explosion under those circumstances was far beyond what an ordinary Golden Core Cultivator could withstand.

Even with the Azure Pill Great Array, which had used thirty-six people and thirty-six cauldrons to channel and disperse the blast's force, Qing Danzi had forcibly saved the Mother Cauldron. The injuries he had suffered were surely unimaginable.

Worse, he was exceptionally old. He had long since passed the limit of his lifespan and survived only through Lifespan-Extending Pills.

After this, Qing Danzi probably did not have long to live.

That was why Luo Chen had asked.

Walking beside him, Tao Wan brushed a strand of hair from her cheek. Her expression was grief-stricken. She shook her head but said nothing.

Seeing this, Luo Chen could not bring himself to press her.

He looked back. Azure Pill Valley was already far behind them.

He cupped his fists. "This is far enough."

Tao Wan gave a soft hum of acknowledgment.

One could escort a friend a thousand miles, but a parting must come at last.

With so much demanding her attention in Azure Pill Valley, she could hardly escort Luo Chen all the way back to Sky Wave Immortal City.

Looking at Luo Chen's easy, untroubled face, she thought for a moment and said:

"I heard