In the past, Huo Yao might not have been strong enough to capture this clansman alive. But the man had been trapped here for so long that his strength had dwindled considerably.
Huo Yao's cultivation, meanwhile, had continued to improve over the years. Subduing him had been easy.
"Brother Chen, I'm counting on you!"
"All right. I'll try!"
Chen Changan nodded to Huo Yao, then stepped forward to examine the clansman.
"I think he can be saved."
"Although he's been trapped here for many years, he still has a sliver of reason left."
"And later on, he probably stopped killing Rainbow Cloud Dragons, so the effects didn't grow worse."
"But it may take some time."
"Keep a firm hold on him. He'll fight back during the process."
Huo Yao's eyes lit up at Chen Changan's words. As long as there was hope, that was enough.
"Don't worry. I'll hold him down!"
"Good!"
Little by little, Chen Changan purged the chaotic energy from the Sacred Shaman clansman's body.
As the energy was driven out, the clansman's face twisted in resistance. If Huo Yao had not pinned him down, he would likely have gone berserk already.
But as time passed, his eyes grew clearer, and reason gradually gained the upper hand.
When Huo Yao felt his clansman's resistance ease, he knew the man was slowly coming back to his senses.
"It's done!"
"But he'll still need time to recover. He's been affected for so many years."
"He's better? He's really better!"
"Huo Yao of a later generation of the Sacred Shaman Clan pays his respects, Senior. We came too late!"
The senior clansman stared blankly for a moment at Huo Yao's words before he came to himself.
"You... are descendants of the Sacred Shaman Clan?"
"How many years has it been? How