Several days later.
At the foot of Five-Thunder Divine Mountain, in the familiar little courtyard.
With a low table and two meditation cushions between them, Gu Chenfeng sat facing the gaunt Elder in Hemp Clothes, whose eyes shone with gray light.
Five Half-Saint-level Star Beasts lay lazily beside Gu Chenfeng, seeming particularly close to him.
Seeing this, Elder Wei took a sip of spirit tea and scolded them with a laugh. "Ungrateful beasts. You've only been away a few days, and already you're fawning over someone else."
Gu Chenfeng smiled awkwardly, knowing that perhaps his cultivation art and the power of the Five Elements Law naturally attracted these five Star Beasts.
At this moment, he rose of his own accord and cupped his fists.
"Elder Wei, thank you for saving me!"
"Sit down, sit down."
Elder Wei waved a hand. "No need for thanks. If you hadn't had enough of a conscience to get me those rare spirit medicines to keep me alive and extend my lifespan a little, I would have already passed away in meditation.
"Didn't you say it yourself? No matter how precious something is, it's worthless once you're dead.
"I don't want to owe you such a great favor."
At these words, something stirred in Gu Chenfeng's heart.
"Senior, weren't you sealed here? How did you appear in the Chaos Star Domain?"
Elder Wei smiled. "I never left Five-Thunder Divine Mountain. I merely used a secret art to act from afar.
"Those fellows used that Golden Hall to suppress the Saint-Seizing Land Laws for a moment. The shackles on me loosened temporarily as well, naturally allowing me to use a few methods."
Hearing this, Gu Chenfeng could not help feeling secretly astonished.
The elder had actually intercepted that golden giant hand's attack from far away on