Si Yuanzhi held a jade case in his hands and carefully opened it. Inside was an elixir, but it was very different from ordinary elixirs.
"This is a Calamity-Substitute Pill. You only need to drip your essence blood onto it, and it will carry your aura. At a critical moment, it can take a fatal calamity in your place and save your life. Unfortunately, no one in our clan can refine this pill anymore, or I could give you a few more!" Si Yuanzhi said.
Xu Qingtong was moved once again. The clan chief was giving him something so precious, too. His eyes reddened slightly. "Clan Chief, this is far too..."
Si Yuanzhi raised a hand to interrupt him and said, "Qingtong, to tell you the truth, I performed a divination after you arrived. All our clan's hopes rest on you. I hope I haven't misjudged you!"
"Rest assured, Clan Chief. When I have achieved success in my cultivation someday, I will certainly not fail the Witch Clan!" Xu Qingtong accepted the Calamity-Substitute Pill and spoke solemnly.
"Come, I'll see you out!" Si Yuanzhi said.
With that, he swept his sleeve, wrapping Xu Qingtong in it. In the blink of an eye, they appeared at the place where Xu Qingtong had fallen earlier.
Si Yuanzhi set Xu Qingtong down, then formed hand seals and chanted an incantation before pointing ahead. A ripple immediately appeared in the space before them. The ripple then expanded, forming a vortex.
The vortex spun faster and faster, and a pitch-black passage slowly appeared.
"Qingtong, once we part, who knows whether we will ever meet again! Be careful in all things after you leave!" Si Yuanzhi said, grief showing on his face.
Suddenly, he remembered something else and hurriedly took out a token that looked like