Within Stone Spirit Cave Heaven, all the Spirit Beasts and Wood Demons stood in a line.
Even the Space Crack Divine Earthworm had settled off to one side.
Ye Xuecang, Ye Haicheng, and Ye Haihe watched Ye Jingcheng nervously as well.
At this moment, Ye Jingcheng was drenched in blood, his aura weak as he received treatment from Peach Wood and the Seven-Colored Cloud Deer.
Though he had feigned his death, his injuries were anything but fake.
Moreover, at the final moment, he had used the Heavenly Ghost Spirit Severing Art. This time, the spirit severing had been even more thorough than it had been at Zhengyuan Divine Palace.
The meridians within his body seemed blocked, making even healing painfully slow.
A full seven days passed before Ye Jingcheng opened his eyes.
"Jingcheng, are you all right?" Ye Xuecang asked first.
"I'm fine. How are Jinghu and Fourth Brother?" Ye Jingcheng asked in return.
Although he had notified Nirvana Phoenix and the Qingqiu Tribe to come before he feigned his death, the two had needed to make their act convincing and strike out in rage. What he feared was that Lan Li might have launched a desperate counterattack before its death and injured them.
Lan Li's strength might not have been the most troublesome, but as a flood dragon, its physical body was the toughest.
Killing it had been no easier than killing Red Demon.
"Their Jade Slips are both fine. The main concern is your injuries..." Ye Xuecang took out the Soul Slips he had prepared beforehand and showed them to Ye Jingcheng.
"My injuries are no great matter. It's just the secret art, the Heavenly Ghost Spirit Severing Art..." Seeing that Ye Xuecang was still concerned for him, warmth welled up in Ye Jingcheng's heart.
At the same