Chapter 519: White Lotus reinforcements, dire news from the north
The snow finally stopped.
A lone moon hung high, illuminating the vast mountains and rivers below.
Night had fallen, and the White Lotus Sect Master's mind had returned to tranquility. Lian Youming exhaled, scooped up a handful of snow, and swallowed it.
"No more waiting!"
Seeing that help still had not arrived, he took a few mouthfuls of snow and forced himself to stand despite the pain throughout his body, ready to head down the mountain.
His repeated journeys and several vicious battles had nearly burned through all his vital essence.
Internal injuries, external wounds, and mental trauma tormented him at every moment, like being sliced apart by a thousand blades.
Most importantly, he could already feel the cold invading his body. If he stayed until his vital essence ran completely dry, it would be too late to descend.
Fortunately, the Dzi Bead External Elixir nourished his mind, preventing his pores from opening wide and leaking vital essence, giving him a little breathing room.
Seeing that the White Lotus Sect Master still lay unconscious with her eyes closed, Lian Youming turned and searched the snow. He found a bloodstained garment left from the earlier battle, twisted it into a rope, and tied the woman so inextricably entangled with him onto his back.
Only after finishing all this did he choose the route he had come by and carefully make his way down.
The crescent moon was like a blade, its light pure white.
On the sheer cliff, one person carried another, moving his hands and feet to grip the protruding edges of the rocks as he slowly descended. Gone was the agility of his ascent; now there was only caution, as though he were treading on thin ice.
But the