Hun Changqing coldly watched Gu Xun'er and Gu Ming depart. Only after their auras had vanished completely did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Although Hun Changqing already knew Gu Xun'er had not told the Gu Clan about him, her temperament had changed drastically. She no longer played by any ordinary rules, giving him quite a headache. He wanted no further dealings with her. She was far too much trouble.
Treading through the void, Hun Changqing slowly approached Yao Chen, whose soul body had lost its solidity and looked somewhat illusory. After repeatedly intervening in this great battle, Yao Chen had severely overdrawn his soul power and looked utterly exhausted.
Hun Changqing first dispersed his supreme yin true qi and death qi, knowing that Yao Chen was not particularly fond of such sinister auras. Then he cupped his hands toward him and said,
"Thank you again for your help this time, Yao Lao. If you hadn't been here, I'm afraid I would have suffered a disastrous fall."
Yao Chen chuckled and stroked his illusory white beard. Waving a hand at Hun Changqing, he replied casually,
"It was nothing, just a small matter. Unfortunately, in my current condition, I can't fight for long, nor can I wield even thirty or forty percent of my strength at its peak. I couldn't fully hold that expert off. How shameful."
His words betrayed a hint of dissatisfaction with his present condition.
"Don't say that, Yao Lao. Given your poor condition, what you managed was already beyond reproach. Without you blocking that attack for me earlier, I couldn't have broken through to Dou Zun so smoothly.
"Now that I've broken through, our goal isn't far off. Once I'm strong enough, I'll find you a Half-Saint corpse. That will naturally restore your strength and let