Two Out of Three, Heading Out to Cultivate in Seclusion

Green Lotus Peak.

After returning to the family, Zhou Zhiying quietly moved into Zhou Chun's cave dwelling.

Having received her reminder, Zhou Chun also began paying close attention to Xu Fu and his wife's Core Formation situation together with Zhou Mingde, preparing to immediately break the restrictions and rescue them should anything go wrong.

The secluded chambers where Zhou Family cultivators underwent Core Formation all possessed complete, independent protective restrictions. Even if the Mountain Protecting Grand Formation came under attack, they would not be affected.

Throughout the entire Zhou Family, only Zhou Mingde and Zhou Chun knew how to forcibly open this set of restrictions.

Thus, on the third day after Zhou Zhiying returned to Green Lotus Peak, unusual fluctuations of spiritual power suddenly appeared inside Zhou Yuanyuan's secluded chamber, yet the Golden Core formation phenomenon was nowhere to be seen.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun consulted Zhou Zhiying, then immediately and without hesitation forcibly broke through the protective restrictions and opened the chamber door from outside.

Once the door opened, they saw Zhou Yuanyuan lying collapsed on the floor, blood spilling from her mouth. Her breathing was as faint as a thread, and her consciousness was nearly gone.

"Mother!!"

She was, after all, her birth mother and closest blood relative. Although Zhou Zhiying had never shared an especially deep bond with her mother, upon seeing her life hanging by a thread, she could not stop tears from welling in her eyes as she hurried forward and embraced her.

That cry seemed to awaken the obsession buried deep within her heart. Zhou Yuanyuan's consciousness had nearly faded away, but her eyelids moved slightly, showing signs that she was waking.

Noticing this, Zhou Chun hurriedly released the Wood Sprite Mu Sang and had it treat Zhou Yuanyuan.

Given Zhou Yuanyuan's condition, truly