"Boom!"
Long Chen clashed his arms and moved the boulder aside. When Luo Bing and Luo Ning saw the disciples of the Xiaoyao Alliance inside, they covered their cherry lips with their jade-like hands, their eyes filled with shock.
Inside the cave, people lay scattered everywhere, each barely clinging to life, looking as if they were about to die.
"Third Brother..."
Among the crowd, only Mu Qingyun was barely holding on, but she had already reached her limit. Her eyes began to blur, and when she saw Long Chen, she let out a faint cry before slowly collapsing.
Long Chen flashed forward and supported Mu Qingyun. Mu Qingyun rested his head on Long Chen's shoulder, looking at Long Chen with a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth:
"Third Brother, I... I hope it didn't disappoint you! "
No, you're impressive. You've held out this long, which is far beyond my expectations.
But now, you can't sleep; you have to hold on. When your essence, energy, and spirit are all depleted, in the end, it's all about willpower.
If you fall asleep, it's a kind of compromise and bowing your head. You've already held on for so long; if you hold on, your strength will quickly recover, and your spiritual state will rise to a new level.
Come, stand up with me, slow down, and use your will to activate your already unconscious body, so that energy can reignite within you. Long Chen spoke as he gently helped Mu Qingyun to his feet.
"She's already severely overdrawn. This might damage her Dao foundation... Luo Ning couldn't help but remind her.
"It's fine, I know my limits." Long Chen said with a smile.
Mu Qingyun had absolute trust in Long Chen. She began to test her numb body entirely by sheer willpower. As soon as she stood up, she felt dizzy and nearly fainted.
However, Mu Qingyun gritted his teeth and forced himself to hold on. Sure enough, after several breaths, the dizziness began to fade slowly, and his body gradually regained consciousness. After the time it takes to burn an incense stick, a color slowly appeared on Mu Qingyun's pale cheeks.
"These two are... Mu Qingyun had already recovered a bit, and only then did he notice Luo Bing and Luo Ning. Mu Qingyun was suddenly startled:
"These two are the two alliance leaders of the Immortal Academy."
Mu Qingyun had once met Luo Ning, but the Divine Academy and the Immortal Academy were not on good terms and had little interaction between the two.
Later, after asking around, she learned that Luo Ning was the deputy leader of the First Alliance of the Immortal Academy, and the leader was her sister. Seeing Luo Bing's noble demeanor, she immediately guessed their identities.
"I'm Luo Ning, and this is my sister, Luo Bing."
After Luo Ning introduced herself cheerfully, she looked at Long Chen and said, "Long Chen, I'm telling you, you're not being fair. Since you're going to be the Luo family's live-in son-in-law, why are you still flirting?" "
Ning'er, what nonsense are you talking about? What kind of proper conduct is this? Luo Bing tugged Luo Ning aside. This little sister was so angry she stomped her feet. How could this girl speak without thinking?
Mu Qingyun glanced at Luo Bing and Luo Ning, then at Long Chen, looking as if he suddenly understood. Looking at Long Chen, his eyes carried a hint of grievance:
"Third Brother, did you recognize me as your sister because of them?"
Long Chen rolled his eyes. What on earth is this? Why is there a hint of jealousy now?
"Don't talk nonsense. I'm good friends with them, but I really see you like my own sister." Long Chen said solemnly.
Although he hadn't interacted with Mu Qingyun for long, Long Chen still had some understanding of sword cultivators. He definitely didn't want any romantic entanglements with Mu Qingyun; once involved, Mu Qingyun's life might be ruined.
Mu Qingyun was instantly delighted upon hearing Long Chen's words. Long Chen's words were clear: they were friends, and she was the younger sister, clearly distinct from close.
"You..." Luo Ning immediately felt a bit indignant. Just as she was about to speak, Luo Bing covered her mouth.
"Ning'er, stop making a fuss. Find a way to save her." Luo Bing looked at the disciples lying sprawled on the ground. These people were already on the verge of death and looked extremely weak.
"Don't touch them yet. Let them wake up naturally." Long Chen signaled that these people were fine.
"Third Brother, what exactly happened? We were fine at first, but suddenly the flame will around us grew stronger, as if burning our power—our physical strength, bloodline power, and soul power all burned.
We did as you instructed, struggling to hold on, but the force was so fierce that everyone kept falling. I remembered your words and fought desperately, finally enduring that painful experience..." Mu Qingyun said, still shaken.
Originally, they were fine here, everything was progressing step by step, but suddenly the will of the Heavenly Fire grew stronger, as if they were in a purgatory.
"That's because the Seed of Heavenly Fire erupted, triggering a reaction throughout the cave, so the power you endured multiplied.
However, after this tempering of willpower with the Heavenly Fire, I believe all of you'll take a big step forward in your spiritual realm, and the results will be even better than I expected. Long Chen said with a smile.
Now that the Seed of Heavenly Fire had been collected by Long Chen, the will of Heavenly Fire inside the cave began to fade. Half an hour later, Li Cai and the others slowly woke up.
However, after waking up, they were extremely weak, while Mu Qingyun was already fully recovered and full of energy. In terms of spiritual realm, she was about to take a big leap forward. She looked at Long Chen, the admiration and reverence in her eyes growing even stronger.
Everyone was as if they had fallen seriously ill, but because she hadn't lost consciousness, she had crossed a huge step. In her eyes, Long Chen was an all-powerful being.
Even Luo Bing and Luo Ning, the two sisters, were shocked by Mu Qingyun's transformation. This was simply a phenomenon that defies common sense. He was clearly severely exhausted, so how could he recover so quickly?
Long Chen seemed to have already known about Mu Qingyun's condition, showing no sign of surprise. When Li Cai and the others woke up, Long Chen told everyone to get up and leave immediately.
"Third Master, can we rest for a moment? I feel completely drained." Li Cai was on the verge of tears; his body was numb and numb, as if it weren't his own.
"Stop nagging, hurry up and leave. If we're late, we'll lose our lives." Long Chen urged, and everyone could only endure it and walk out.
After leaving the cave, Long Chen asked Mu Qingyun to bring out the flying boat. Everyone quickly boarded the boat and sped away.
However, he didn't fly far; instead, he stayed on a hidden mountain, hiding the flying boat and activating the surveillance array inside. From here, he could clearly see the situation inside Crescent Valley.
"Long Chen, what are you doing?" Luo Ning was puzzled.
"Are you waiting for Chu Kuang to come back?" Luo Bing had guessed a bit.
Long Chen nodded and said, "Knowing Chu Kuang's personality, he probably won't give up so easily. He should immediately find a way to gather his forces and launch a surprise attack."
He knew that to collect the Seed of Heavenly Fire, it would definitely take some time. As long as he was fast enough, there would still be a chance to block us... Hehe, look, here he comes. Long
Chen was speaking when he suddenly chuckled. Sure enough, through the formation, he could clearly see a group of people speeding toward the center of Crescent Valley.
"Flying through the air, a Four Extremes Realm expert." Luo Bing saw the elderly man leading the group and couldn't help but gasp.