The moment I hit the water, the sound of gurgling water kept ringing in my ears.
Master was completely unresponsive. He was too weak.
Enduring the pain throughout my body, I used every ounce of strength I had to drag Master toward the surface.
The moment we broke the surface, Mao Jing and Pan Ling supported Daoist Qingshan as they jumped down as well.
He too was given a pull by Eldest Senior Brother, slowing his descent before he sank into the pool.
Only Zhang Yuchen remained above the waterfall.
The mountain fire had already risen, roaring with a whoosh.
"Zhang Yuchen, jump!"
I shouted. If that kind of mountain fire swept over us directly, it would strip the skin right off our bodies.
"I'm coming!"
With that, the kid leaped down as well.
At the same time, the waterfall was completely engulfed by the mountain fire, turning into a sea of flames.
The towering blaze lit up the entire sky.
Before such a massive fire, we were still so insignificant...
Zhang Yuchen was caught by Eldest Senior Brother as well before falling into the water.
Eldest Senior Brother was in bad shape too. He flickered in and out, a sign that his soul power had been depleted to its limit.
Yet Eldest Senior Brother was still guiding me.
"This way! This way!"
Dragging Master along, I swam toward the bottom of the waterfall.
Mao Jing and the others surfaced one after another, then quickly followed us.
The pool was not large, and we soon reached the cave beneath the waterfall.
I pulled Master ashore. He leaned against one side with his eyes closed, gasping heavily.
I was exhausted too, without a shred of strength left in my body.
But when I saw Mao Jing and the others reach the