How to Save Him?

As for how to save Xiao Yan, Yao Wan placed even greater hopes on her than on the two powerful Nine Star Dou Sheng of the Gu Clan.

Those two experts were undeniably strong, but they were not alchemists. When it came to healing and saving lives, they could not compare to her. Moreover, she was a remnant soul left behind by a former Dou Di expert, and her accomplishments surpassed anyone else's.

If it were her... if it were her, then perhaps...

With that thought in mind, Yao Wan carried Xiao Yan through the golden gate and returned once more to the Place of Inheritance beneath the Sacred Cangwu Tree, which once held up heaven and earth but now possessed not a trace of life.

"Progenitor Lord, stop hiding and come out. I have something very important to ask of you."

Yao Wan gently laid Xiao Yan down beside the Divine Cleansing Spring and spoke.

She knew that the Yao Di phantom was always there, silently watching. Though she was no longer the true Dou Di expert she had once been, she naturally knew everything that existed within this Place of Inheritance like the back of her hand.

"His injuries are severe... What happened?"

After hearing Yao Wan's voice, the Yao Di phantom knew she could no longer pretend not to hear. A hazy, beautiful figure formed of flickering light slowly emerged from beneath the water's surface.

"I'm fine. I came to find you today because of Xiao Yan... The Clan Leader and I are already powerless. They all say there's no way to save him, but I just can't believe it... Progenitor Lord..."

Before Yao Wan could finish, the Yao Di phantom remained silent from beginning to end.

After a moment of silence, the Yao Di phantom could