"Great-uncle!" When Yun Xiaoqi finally found the Supreme Elder of Zhuxia Mountain, she couldn't help crying out in grief.
"Uncle Yi!" Yun Cangyue's aura faltered. After this calamity, the Yunque Clan would likely be unable to recover its footing in the Chaotic Demon Realm.
By now, the Yunque Clan's Supreme Elder, Yun Zhongyi, had turned a dark blue all over. Demonic energy had pierced his body, and his magic treasures were all destroyed. He was already on the verge of death. That he had held on until Yun Cangyue and her daughter arrived was nothing short of a miracle.
"Cangyue, Xiaoqi, what brings you here? Has the calamity at Zhuxia Mountain been resolved?" Yun Zhongyi opened his eyes with a tremble. Even speaking had become an immense effort, but though he was on the verge of death, his mind remained clear. Seeing Yun Cangyue and Yun Xiaoqi standing before him, safe and sound, a startling joy lit his dim eyes.
"It's been resolved. Pill King Lu came to our aid, and the powerful enemy has retreated!" Yun Cangyue explained.
"Pill King Lu? The Pill King Lu who was once on good terms with Zhuxia Mountain, but disappeared over a thousand years ago?" As Zhuxia Mountain's Supreme Elder, Yun Zhongyi had long since withdrawn from worldly affairs and lived in seclusion within the forbidden grounds. He had never met Lu Xiaotian.
"That's right!" For now, Yun Cangyue hadn't yet told Yun Zhongyi the full details of Zhuxia Mountain's situation.
"Good, good. I don't have many days left. You'll have to thank Pill King Lu properly on my behalf." Yun Zhongyi let out a long breath.
"I'll look around and see if there are any other enemies nearby." Seeing that Yun Zhongyi seemed to have something to discuss with Yun Cangyue and