After some time.
Above the outlying branches of the Jing'an Mountain Range north of Chaoyang Prefecture, a Flying Carriage pulled by an Azure-Feather Flying Luan was speeding through the rolling sea of clouds toward Jing'an Province.
This Azure Luan Flying Carriage naturally belonged to the Wei Clan.
Sunlight poured down from the high sky, coating the entire Flying Carriage in a halo of light. The Azure-Feather Flying Luan pulling it was especially radiant, its body shimmering with dazzling colors.
The Azure Luan Flying Carriage's lavish exterior was itself a symbol of the First-Rank Wei Clan's status. Under normal circumstances, those riding within might well have enjoyed admiring it.
Unfortunately, none of the people aboard the Flying Carriage was in the mood for that now.
An oppressive atmosphere permeated the air, as though a dark cloud hung over the entire cabin.
Several Wei Clan retainers stood in the corners with lowered eyes, their expressions solemn and their breathing light, as if they feared that breathing too loudly would earn them a scolding.
In one corner of the cabin, Wei Qingyun, now dressed in clean clothes and neatly tidied up again, lay upon a pale-green jade bed.
A translucent light-green energy barrier covered him, while wisps of wood-element spiritual energy slowly seeped into his body, gradually healing his injuries.
This time, Wei Qingyun had first been struck by a tribulation lightning bolt, then swallowed a sixth-grade Heaven-Seizing Sacred Pill. The injuries and backlash together had left him in an exceptionally grave condition. His internal organs had nearly been completely shattered, and he had come within a hair's breadth of death.
Even though Wei Dongyu had arrived in time, fed him a sixth-grade healing treasure pill, used his powerful Profound Qi to protect his heart meridians, and suppressed the wildly rampaging Profound Qi