A year later.
A figure flew hurriedly out of Medicine Immortal Valley in the Beast Taming Immortal Sect.
It was Guan Lin.
He had originally been the second-ranked alchemist in Medicine Immortal Valley, but after Chen Changming joined, he had dropped to third.
Guan Lin looked grave, his face taut and weighed down with worries.
He traveled to the Ten Thousand Beast Garden, only stopping when he reached Chen Changming's cave abode.
"Junior Brother Chen."
Guan Lin sent a voice transmission.
Why has Guan Lin come? Chen Changming, who had been cultivating, stirred inwardly. He stopped cultivating, deactivated his abode's formation, and walked to the entrance.
"Senior Brother, what happened?"
Chen Changming glanced at the surrounding cave abodes belonging to core disciples, then asked through a voice transmission as well.
He noticed that Guan Lin looked terrible, as though something had happened.
"Master's condition has been going from bad to worse. I'm afraid his time is almost up..."
Guan Lin's eyes grew wet. Unable to keep his emotions in check, he revealed his grief.
His time is almost up?
Chen Changming's heart jolted. He instinctively recalled how Yuan Jingyang and the others had suffered the Ancient Buddha's Nether King Divine Sense Attack in the Underground Palace deep within the Demonic Cloud Sea Ruins.
It seemed Yuan Jingyang had been seriously injured.
Raising Cattail Flowers had already weakened Yuan Jingyang's body and left him with little lifespan remaining. After the Ancient Buddha attacked his sea of consciousness, his condition had deteriorated further.
"Junior Brother Chen, Master asked you to come over. He seems to have something to tell you."
Guan Lin spoke again.
"All right."
Chen Changming agreed and left the Ten Thousand Beast Garden with Guan Lin, flying straight to Medicine Immortal Valley.
When they reached the entrance of Medicine