Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Not far from the green lotus core flame, Chen Cang finally snapped his tightly closed eyes open. With a beckoning motion of his hand, a mass of liquid gleaming like emerald flew out of the medicinal cauldron and hovered before him.
The fifth-tier Soul-Nourishing Dew posed no difficulty at all.
"Yao Lao, it's ready."
After giving that reminder inwardly, Chen Cang raised the finger bearing the white Storage Ring and beckoned. The vitality-filled Soul-Nourishing Dew drifted down, landed precisely on the ring, and slowly seeped inside.
As the Soul-Nourishing Dew gradually soaked in, the white Storage Ring shone ever more brightly.
Within that radiance, Chen Cang could sense the soul inside growing several times stronger in an instant.
"Thank you, young master. The strength I've recovered should now be enough to protect you as you roam the Northwest Continent unhindered."
Although both were Dou Zun experts, the Heavenly Fire Venerable was undoubtedly in far better condition than Yao Chen, so restoring him was naturally much less troublesome.
"That's good, then."
After that reply, Chen Cang ended the conversation and looked up at the two figures approaching from afar: Queen Medusa and Zi Yan.
Soon, the two women stopped a few meters before him.
"I have no more time to waste here. I'll be leaving tomorrow morning. Those earlier conditions were unrealistic, and we both know it. Let's throw open the window and speak plainly: I can let you use the heavenly flame to evolve, but in return, you must accompany me for five years and protect me whenever it's inconvenient for me to act. Beyond that, I won't ask anything of you. After five years, you may leave as you please."
Without saying anything else, Chen Cang laid out his true