Half a month later, the Gu Clan's patriarch and Grand Elder waited anxiously outside the Earth Fire Dragon Vein.
At that moment, Gu Yuan came striding over like a dragon or tiger and said, "Patriarch, Elders, how is the situation? Junior Brother Lin Bai still hasn't come out?"
The Gu Clan's patriarch said with a worried expression, "That's right. Gu Yuan, you came at just the right time. Why don't you go check on Lin Bai and see if he's all right? If he dies in my Gu Clan's artifact-refining stone chamber, how could my Gu Clan withstand the wrath of the Profound Heaven Sect?"
Another Gu Clan elder also said, "That's right. He's been in there for fifteen days already, and the stone chamber he's in is the strongest chamber connected to the Earth Fire Dragon Vein here. An ordinary martial artist at the Yang God Realm would be burned to ashes after five days inside..."
Another elder said worriedly, "Fifteen days have passed now. He's refining a treasure, and we don't dare enter recklessly to investigate his condition..."
Gu Yuan drew a deep breath. He knew what the Gu Clan's patriarch and elders were worried about, so he said, "Patriarch, Elders, there's no need to worry. I'll go take a look right now."
"Coincidentally, I also came to inform him that it's time to set out for the Eastern Continent Academy."
Gu Yuan walked toward the Earth Fire Dragon Vein and arrived outside Lin Bai's stone chamber.
"Junior Brother Lin Bai, the time has come. We should be setting out for the Eastern Continent Academy. Haven't you finished refining the spirit artifact yet?" Gu Yuan came outside the stone chamber and called out in a low voice.
However, after Gu Yuan finished speaking, no response came from inside