Yun Yun leaned against the stone platform, her hair ornament long since askew and the front of her plain dress hanging open, a flush spreading from her neck to her collarbones.
She braced one hand against the platform and raised the other to tuck her loose dark hair behind her ear. Only after catching her breath did she slowly turn to look at Li Chen.
"Please help," she said, her voice huskier than usual. "Bring Yanran back to life."
"Of course. Remember the condition you agreed to."
Li Chen smiled and turned toward the bed. He first reached out to heal her injuries, then used his soul power to gradually restore the color to Nalan Yanran's face.
Her heart began beating again. Beneath the white cloth, her body went from icy cold to faintly warm, then to the warmth of a living person.
"For one month, I'll come every day to replenish her power and ensure she wakes up smoothly."
"I understand." Yun Yun gathered her loose dark hair behind her ear, lowered her head to fasten her jade belt, and drew her open dress closed again.
Li Chen stayed no longer, leaving the remaining time to the master and disciple. He had to make a trip to the Central Plains, where events had reached a critical stage.
The Soul Clan had struck first, ambushing the Spirit Clan and seizing the Emperor-Grade Embryonic Pill. They had then immediately begun a blood sacrifice to ripen it.
The Soul Clan had laid out the Spirit-Devouring Life-Extinguishing Formation in the Central Plains on the spot, using the entire region as a furnace and its living beings as fuel to ripen the embryonic pill.
The day the news spread, the Ancient Clan, Flame Clan, Thunder Clan, Stone Clan, and Medicine Clan all mobilized, along