(I'm taking my driving test again tomorrow. Fellow readers, wish me luck! Boundless Heavenly Venerable...)
Tang Changsheng thought for a moment, then let a spark from the Primordial Yang Divine Lamp fall upon the fine jade. The disciple's Yin Spirit seemed to receive a burst of nourishment. Its light flashed, and his injuries eased considerably.
"What exactly happened? Why did you come back alone, Junior Brother?" Tang Changsheng asked gravely.
Nourished by the flame, the Yin Spirit managed to answer, "Senior Brother, the Wilds are far too dangerous..."
Even as he spoke, lingering fear gripped him...
It turned out that he and the others had followed Zheng Qing deep into the Wilds. Accustomed to throwing their weight around as disciples of the Immortal Sects, they had shown not the slightest flexibility.
Before they had even reached the Great Wild Marsh, they had angered several Demon Kings and fought them more than once. At first, the Demon Kings could not match them. Then they lured the disciples deeper, drawing them into a Forbidden Ground where they nearly suffered a crushing loss.
This disciple had let his guard down for a moment and suffered damage to his Physical Body. With no other choice, he had escaped through Liberation by Violence...
Tang Changsheng shook his head at this. Zheng Qing was still hopeless at handling affairs; he could not even tell the main conflict from a lesser one. No wonder that demon monkey had sent him slinking away from Shangyuan Mountain.
From that day onward, disciples from several other sects also came slinking back.
The disciples of the various sects answered to no common command. Like a heap of loose sand, they had charged into the Wilds, brimming with confidence that they would rescue Ying Tiecheng.
But the climate and terrain of the