The Immortal Body

Yaoqing was ill.

Immortal Child was the one who said it. This exceptionally gifted little prodigy seemed never to grow up. When he left the place where Li Yaoqing refined pills, his little face was still solemn; once he ran outside, though, he panicked. He ran through every cultivation ground of the Li Family elders, crying and shouting all the while.

He could not help panicking. Ever since escaping the "Caged Bird," he had followed the alchemist's side. The alchemist could be fierce at times, but whenever he was hurt, the alchemist would always treat his wounds with a face full of reproach, feeding him all the good things. After roaming the world for so many years, the alchemist had become a loving mother in his heart.

The alchemist refined pills every day. When facing enemies outside, standing before the alchemist gave him peace of mind. Everyone in Azure Cloud Prefecture said that with the alchemist there was divine protection; the deity's blessings covered all of Azure Cloud Prefecture. Immortal Child knew that every time a pill emerged from the furnace, the sound of it dropping into its bottle was like the joyful cries of Azure Cloud's people.

Yet few in all of Azure Cloud Prefecture knew that the godlike alchemist was riddled with illness, could lose her way, was unkempt, and was now possessed by an immortal. Immortal Child thought of the pills in the pill furnace. The alchemist was like those pills, sustaining all of Azure Cloud Prefecture. He feared she would dissolve away just like them.

In his frantic running, he covered all of Azure Cloud Prefecture.

After three days, Immortal Child suppressed the panic in his heart, washed his face clean, used Dao arts to clear away the dishevelment from his face, and returned beneath the