Old Friend Reappears

Su Chen no longer looked as he had in her memories. His eyes were tightly shut, his face pale; he seemed to be in bad shape.

Back in the depths of the demonic cavern, Su Chen had left the sect through a teleportation array, and there had been no word from him ever since.

She had never expected to find him again in such circumstances.

Following Xu Chunniang's gaze, Master Liao Zhi asked, "Is that someone Fairy Xu knows?"

She nodded slightly. "An old friend. Let's destroy the stone pillars first."

The stone pillars were exceptionally sturdy, but beneath the full-force attacks of two Nascent Soul Cultivators, they did not last long before shattering.

The nine people suppressed beneath the pillars were also rescued.

Among them, Su Chen had the highest cultivation, already at the Nascent Soul Early Stage.

The others ranged from Golden Core stage and Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators to two who only possessed Qi Refining cultivation.

Master Liao Zhi produced Ink Paste and touched it to each of the nine people's brows. Gradually, they began to show signs of recovery.

Shangguan Xue was the first to awaken. Upon seeing Master Liao Zhi, delight flashed across her face as she was about to say something, only for her words to die abruptly when she spotted Xu Chunniang nearby.

Shangguan Xue stared blankly at Xu Chunniang. Was that... Junior sister Xu? Was she seeing things?

No, she was no longer a Carefree Sect disciple, and junior sister Xu was no longer the Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator she had once been...

Seeing Shangguan Xue's distracted state, Master Liao Zhi briefly explained their current situation.

"Do you still remember how you came to Spirit Mountain?"

Shangguan Xue came back to herself, suppressing the strange feeling in her heart as she shook