Xu Qingtong did not pursue Yin Wanchou's Nascent Soul any further. It was not that he did not want to, but that he could not catch it. Besides, Luo Yichen was still sealed inside his block of ice, his fate unknown!
Xu Qingtong formed a mudra with one hand, then pointed at the Xuanming Seal. The enormous block of ice sealing Luo Yichen promptly melted away.
The dark red flames Yin Wanchou had unleashed through his secret technique had long since lost their original might, deprived of his control and suppressed by Xu Qingtong's Xuanming Seal for so long.
Xu Qingtong waved his hand and sent out a mudra, dispelling the flames and revealing Luo Yichen within.
By now, Luo Yichen's body was utterly ravaged, and his mind had grown hazy. When Xu Qingtong released him, he could not even voice his thanks. He merely sat blankly on the ground, his eyes vacant, with no telling what he was looking at!
Xu Qingtong looked at him and shook his head, then took out a Spirit-Nourishing Pill and handed it to Luo Yichen.
"Fellow Daoist Luo, take this pill quickly and mend your injuries!"
Luo Yichen's eyes shifted. He reached out to take the pill and put it in his mouth.
After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, life gradually returned to Luo Yichen's eyes. He glanced at Xu Qingtong and said with difficulty, "Thank... you... Fellow... Daoist Xu!"
Xu Qingtong waved his hand and hurriedly took out a Soul-Returning Pill. "Fellow Daoist Luo, your body is severely damaged. Even this Soul-Returning Pill of mine may not do much. If you have no better pills, take it for now!"
Luo Yichen gave a slight nod at his words, reached out to take the Soul-Returning Pill, and put