High in the sky, the rampaging energy storm lasted for more than ten minutes before slowly dissipating. As it faded, the space that had collapsed under the clash between the four of them and the Black Demon Lightning gradually began to repair itself beneath the dense ambient energy. At most, it would be fully restored within half a day.
As the energy storm dissipated, Gu He and the other three were revealed within it. All four looked disheveled and bloodied. Even Gu He, the strongest among them, had blood at the corner of his mouth, while the weakest, Xuan Yi, had suffered fairly serious injuries. Only after swallowing a medicinal pill did her aura stabilize. This showed just how powerful the Black Demon Lightning was. A Half Saint with the strength of a high-level Half Saint and three Peak Dou Zuns above the seventh revolution had needed to join forces at full strength, even while injured, just to drive it back.
After steadying their Dou Qi, the four paid no attention to their own conditions and instead turned to look at the Medicine Cauldron.
At this moment, under the combined impact of the struggling pill within and the energy storm outside, a tiny crack had appeared on the Giant Peak Cauldron, making Xuan Kongzi's expression twitch.
Though he had expected it, seeing the companion that had been with him for many years truly suffer damage still pained him greatly. Fortunately, it was only a single crack. As long as he found a top-tier artifact refiner and paid a sufficient price, it could still be repaired.
Seeing Xuan Kongzi's expression, Gu He did not dare let the pill continue battering the cauldron. With a wave of his right hand, the lid flew open, and a terrifying energy fluctuation surged out before