Hearing Kou Wannning's words, Chu Ningshuang froze. She parted her lips as if to speak, but couldn't think of what to say. Her throat tightened, and her chest felt heavy.
"Master! H-how could this happen...?"
Chu Ningshuang spoke in a trembling voice, her face filled with grief.
The other members of Lingxi Sect fell silent as well, and the atmosphere grew oppressive once more.
At that moment, one of Lingxi Sect's elders could no longer hold back and said indignantly, "It's all that Dog Thief Wang Changnian's fault. If he hadn't ambushed Sect Master Kou and destroyed the Sect Protecting Formation, then although the sect master had suffered severe injuries and damaged her Immortal Foundation after failing to break through to the Celestial Immortal of the Luo Heaven realm and suffering Qi deviation,"
"she would still have had some hope of recovering from her injuries. At the very least, she could have maintained her peak Mysterious Immortal cultivation."
"But now, the sect master has suffered one serious injury after another, and then forced herself through another fierce battle. There's practically no hope of preserving her cultivation. And even..."
The elder paused and drew a deep breath. "Even her lifespan may be running out! The sect master had the potential to become a Golden Immortal and was expected to reach the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm!"
Everyone else sighed at those words, their faces full of helplessness.
Although their Lingxi Sect was only an insignificant little sect, Kou Wannning was exceptionally gifted and truly had the potential to become a Golden Immortal.
If Kou Wannning could really cultivate to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, Lingxi Sect would become one of the most powerful sects in Yunshu City.
It would even secure a place for itself throughout the Yunlan Tian Domain.
Unfortunately, she