Halfway up the mountain.
After Ye Zichen and the others left, the Venerable of Numinous Treasure found a nearby cave to shelter the Great Sage, Xuan Ji, and the other patients.
Their conditions weren't looking good. The Great Sage's symptoms were the most severe, and he'd already gone into a temporary coma.
There was no way he could keep him unconscious for long. If the Great Sage lost even the slightest bit of consciousness, the Hermit Emperor would do everything in his power to help him regain consciousness.
The Venerable of Lingbao stood guard outside the cave. Although he knew the symptoms of these people, he had never practiced medicine. He knew that the only way to save them was to use the Sorrow Relieving Herb. As for how to slow down their illness, he had no idea.
All he could do was maintain a barrier around the cave to warm it up a bit, but at the same time, to prevent any vicious beasts from attacking.
Strangely enough, the snowy mountains they'd encountered so far had suddenly increased in numbers.
Based on their expressions, it seemed they'd been chased out. Their expressions were unreconciled, but they also seemed afraid of something. All they could do was flee in panic and search for a new place to rest.
"If we delay any longer, they won't be able to hold on."
The Hermit Emperor looked at the patients and couldn't help but sigh. He'd practiced medicine for so long, he'd learned his fair share of difficult-to-treat illnesses.
Even when Xue Mo's bloodline power had been destroyed, he knew how to cure her.
But now, despite being hailed as a medical divine, he was helpless.
He'd been left in the cave. Although he didn't know how to slow down their symptoms, he could at least stimulate and wake them up while they were unconscious.
Just as the Hermit Emperor was sighing over their plight, a bedraggled but nimble figure appeared at the end of the cave.
The figure was fast. In just a few breaths of time, he appeared at the cave's entrance.
"You're back!"
The Venerable of Numinous Treasure led him back into the cave. The Hermit Emperor glanced behind them, but didn't see anyone else. He couldn't help but be surprised.
"This is Sorrow Relief Grass! Save them!" The newcomer was none other than Gu Li. After Ye Zichen used himself as bait to lure away the flying beasts, he'd disregarded everything and rushed back. On the way back, he encountered quite a few vicious beasts. It was as if Sorrow Relief Grass was an enticing tonic to the beasts of the snowy mountains.
Even the scent of the grass was attacking him.
God knows how many beasts he had killed along the way, which was why he looked so haggard.
Even though Gu Li's body was covered in countless wounds, the Worry Relieving Grass in his arms was completely undamaged.
He carefully took out the crystalline Sorrow Relief Grass. Although the Venerable of Numinous Treasure was surprised that Yang Jian and Ye Zichen hadn't returned with them, saving people was more important. He didn't say anything else, but turned to the Hermit Emperor.
"Save them first."
"How do I use the Sorrow Relieving Grass?" The Hermit Emperor looked at the Worry Relief Grass in front of him. The Venerable of Numinous Treasure grabbed one and stuffed it into the Great Sage's mouth. "Use it like this. Just feed it."
This was actually a very simple method of healing, but it was extremely difficult to use on the Great Sage and the others.
The Great Sage and Pu Jingwan, whose symptoms were the most severe, had long since lost their sense of self. Even if you placed the Sorrow Relief Grass in their mouths, it would be difficult for them to swallow.
After a full ten minutes or so, the patients finally managed to consume the Sorrow Relief Grass.
"Right, Ye Zichen and Yang Jian got entangled by two vicious beast leaders so that I could bring the Sorrow Relief Grass back," said Gu Li hurriedly as he watched the patients consume the Sorrow Relief Grass.
"I'll go with you," said the Venerable of Numinous Treasure.
"I'll go with you. You don't know where they are," said Gu Li.
"There's no need. You can stay here. The vicious beasts in the mountain range are restless. Even if they wake up, they're still weak. We need someone to stay here to protect them. I can sense the beasts' auras, so I can roughly locate them. Besides, in your current state ….. "
The Venerable of Numinous Treasure glanced at Gu Li, who was covered in wounds. He couldn't help but shake his head.
"It's best if you stay here and recover. Even if you come with me, you'll only be a burden."
With that, the Venerable of Numinous Treasure left the cave and disappeared into the snow.
Everything was just as the Venerable said. Although the Sorrow Relief Grass was highly toxic, it had a miraculous effect on the Thousand Lotuses.
Not long after the Sorrow Relief Grass entered their mouths, Xuan Ji and An Lu woke up. As for the Great Sage and Pu Jingwan, they could clearly see the dark red lines on their arms recede at a visible rate.
"An Lu!"
Gu Li was just about to take a pill to heal his wounds when he rushed over and hugged An Lu, tears of joy streaming down his face.
He was really worried to death. Only when he saw that An Lu had completely woken up did he feel completely at ease.
"Gu Li."
An Lu smiled. She knew that while she'd been unconscious, Gu Li had undoubtedly been worried about her. When she saw Gu Li's wounds, she realized just how much he'd sacrificed to help her recover.
An Lu gently brushed away the tears in Gu Li's eyes, then raised his hand to her eyes.
She blew repeatedly into his wound.
"Does it hurt?"
Gu Li shook his head.
Even though the wound on his left fist was so deep that his bones were visible, so long as An Lu could wake up, this sort of injury was nothing.
When she saw Gu Li's silent smile, An Lu's heart was filled with pain.
After waking up, Xuan Ji sensed her weakness and sat cross-legged on the ground to recover her spiritual power. An Lu tilted her head and looked around, but the person she was looking for wasn't in the cave.
"Why isn't Big Brother Zichen here?"
"He ….."
Gu Li paused, then sat cross-legged to recover his spiritual power. Xuan Ji opened her eyes. Only now did she realize that neither of them were here.
When they'd left, she'd been weak, but she'd been conscious.
She knew Ye Zichen and the other two had left!
She'd woken up because they'd brought back the antidote. However, only one of the three had returned, and the Venerable of Numinous Treasure wasn't nearby.
"He's stuck on the way back, but don't worry. He's the Emperor Star ….. Fortune rivalled the heavens. Nothing unexpected will happen to him." Gu Li didn't want to lie to An Lu, so he told her the truth.
"You said Ye-zi's stuck?"
The Great Sage, who was in the worst condition, suddenly opened his eyes. He instinctively tried to leap to his feet, but in his weakened state, he couldn't even stand straight and fell back to the ground.
Even so, he laboriously walked up to Gu Li and grabbed him by the neck.
"Tell me the truth. Did Ye-zi get stuck, or did you set him up? Tell me the truth!"
His fiery eyes flickered with an intimidating light. Even though the Great Sage was in a very weak state, his eyes were still very intimidating.
Just like Yang Jian, he'd never trusted this demon brat who'd committed all sorts of evil.
Ye Zichen was kinder by nature. No matter what happened, everyone was willing to look the other way. Out of respect for Ye Zichen, the Great Sage and Yang Jian didn't bicker with Gu Li. Now Gu Li said Ye Zichen was stuck? "I didn't harm him, and there's no need for me to harm him. On our way back, Yang Jian wanted to stop the two beasts for me and Ye Zichen, but one of the birds chased us relentlessly. Ye Zichen was worried about the people here, so he used himself as bait to lure the bird away for me so that I could return to you.
We'll deliver the antidote, "said Gu Li.
"You're lying!" the Great Sage roared.
"I know you are biased against me, but that is the truth. No matter what you say, I have a clear conscience! I said I didn't harm them, so I didn't, "said Gu Li sternly.
"Great Sage, don't be impatient." The Hermit Emperor stepped forward. "He might be telling the truth. Furthermore, the Venerable of Numinous Treasure has already left to search for Emperor Ye and the others. I presume he'll be back soon."
"That's right, Big Brother Great Sage. Gu Li wouldn't lie to you," said An Lu, blinking.
"You better be telling the truth!" the Great Sage glared at Gu Li. "If I, Old Sun, find out that you dared to lie to me, hmph!"
Six full hours passed.
The patients woke up, and Xuan Ji and the Great Sage continued to recover their divine power. Pu Jingwan, on the other hand, sat despondently at the cave's entrance, gazing off into the distance like a stone gazing at the snowy mountains.
After waking up, she'd learned of Ye Zichen's predicament. Ever since then, she'd been in that state. Based on her conversation with An Lu, she'd always had a bad premonition. A woman's sixth sense was uncannily accurate.
She was afraid something might really happen to Ye Zichen, so she suppressed that thought.
However, the more she suppressed it, the more severe the rebound became.
The beasts' movements grew louder and louder, and they appeared more and more frequently. If it weren't for the fact that the Hermit Emperor and the others' auras were so strong that the beasts feared them, they might have long since attacked and occupied the cave.
"These beasts …."
The Hermit Emperor couldn't help but mutter to himself. Gu Li glanced outside, then said, "Who knows?
The beasts' movements might have something to do with us. "
"You?" The Hermit Emperor arched his brows. "The Snow Apes guarding the Thousand Lotus Flowers are probably the leader of the beasts in this mountain range. When we were retrieving the Sorrow Relief Grass, they attacked us. The Thousand Lotus Flowers and Sorrow Relief Grass might've been their nourishment, so we destroyed them! On our way back, the leader of the beasts noticed us.
He must've discovered us, and he was furious. These little beasts are probably afraid of the leader's aura. That's why they're acting like this, "said Gu Li.
"Thousand Lotus Flowers?" The dazed Pu Jingwan's eyes lit up. "How many …."
"Tens of thousands of them!" Gu Li thought back to how many they'd seen.
"That many? You destroyed them all?" asked Pu Jingwan.
Gu Li nodded gently. Pu Jingwan instantly looked pained, but before long, the lotus no longer had any effect on her. She returned to her dazed, soulless expression as she stared out at the snowstorm outside.
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