Fang Chen smiled faintly. Instead of answering Bai Ling Quasi-Emperor, he looked at the Elf Queen and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have anyone here who was gravely wounded by a Devil Race powerhouse and is now afflicted with Demonic Qi and Demonic Poison?"
"Of course we do!"
The Elf Queen answered at once. The Elf Race had fought the Devil Race for more than thirty years. In that time, countless powerful members of her race had been infected with Demonic Qi and Demonic Poison. They had all entered the Sacred Pool, relying on its power to suppress what was inside them.
Fang Chen said, "Could you have them come here? I'd like to show Your Majesty what I can do."
The Elf Queen shook her head. "The Demonic Qi and Demonic Poison afflicting them are extremely vicious. They're in our Forbidden Grounds, using the Sacred Pool's power to keep both suppressed. The moment they leave the pool, the poison in their bodies will erupt!"
Fang Chen frowned. "In that case, could we go to them?"
The Elf Queen hesitated, then said, "All right. Follow me."
She rose and walked out of the hall. Fang Chen and Bai Ling Quasi-Emperor immediately followed.
After the time it took an incense stick to burn, they reached a vast lake. Fang Chen saw people everywhere in the water, a dense sea of heads.
Wisps of Demonic Qi drifted above the lake.
"Fellow Daoist Fang Chen, this is the Sacred Pool of the Elf Race," the Elf Queen said. "Everyone inside was gravely wounded by the Devil Race. Vicious Demonic Poison and Demonic Qi afflict them, leaving them unable to fight. All they can do is shelter here to stay alive."
Pain filled the Elf Queen's eyes as she looked at the powerful members