CHAPTER 35: CHAPTER 35: LIFE COUNTDOWN

"Uncle Qiushui! How are you? You must hold on! Don’t fall asleep!"

As Gu Chenfeng anxiously checked Ling Qiushui’s injuries, he also channeled his Ice Attribute Spiritual Power into Ling Qiushui’s body to stabilize her injuries as much as possible.

Ling Qiushui’s injuries were becoming more severe, her breath increasingly weak, with blood constantly flowing from the corner of her mouth, and her life was ticking away.

Unfortunately, Gu Chenfeng’s cultivation was too weak, and his Ice Attribute Spiritual Power was limited.

Moreover, without a powerful Healing Pill, it was almost impossible to stabilize Ling Qiushui’s severe injuries.

But Gu Chenfeng did not give up.

"Uncle Qiushui, can you hear me? You must hold on!" Gu Chenfeng kept shouting, and Spiritual Power was continuously infused.

"Are... are the senior brothers here?" Ling Qiushui weakly asked, her breath weakening further, her consciousness already beginning to blur.

"No, I lied to them," Gu Chenfeng replied, "Their injuries are also severe, and upon hearing that the Sect Leader and Elders are coming, they would definitely run, unless they don’t value their lives."

Gu Chenfeng was right.

The three Nascent Soul Stage experts, upon hearing that the Ancient Sect Leader was coming, didn’t think twice; their first reaction was to flee.

And they needed to run as fast as possible.

At this moment.

The three fleeing Nascent Soul Stage experts were still desperately escaping, not daring to stop, fearing the Ancient Sect Leader would catch up.

"Uncle Qiushui, you must hold on!" Gu Chenfeng kept talking to Ling Qiushui.

"Gu... Gu Chenfeng, I can’t make it, you... you don’t need to worry about me... just go," Ling Qiushui weakly said, clearly worried the three might return.

Gu Chenfeng quickly responded, "Uncle Qiushui, I won’t leave you behind, and I won’t let you die. You will survive; I will find a way to save you."

With only half a life left, Ling Qiushui felt a warm flow in her heart.

Ling Qiushui, with half-open eyes, continued to gaze at the anxious Gu Chenfeng, a faint smile forming on her pale, stunningly beautiful face.

Ling Qiushui never expected that Gu Chenfeng would risk his life to come back to rescue her.

"Uncle Qiushui, believe me, you’ll survive, don’t fall asleep," Gu Chenfeng kept speaking, fearing that Ling Qiushui would fall asleep.

However.

What made Gu Chenfeng more anxious was that his Ice Attribute Spiritual Power couldn’t stabilize Ling Qiushui’s injuries.

Gu Chenfeng frowned, thinking to himself, "Uncle Qiushui’s injuries are severe, reaching the root, and she might not hold on for long. My Spiritual Power is ineffective, and there’s no time to return to the Sect. Returning to the Commerce Association would be even more dangerous. I must think of another way."

With no powerful enough Spiritual Power and no robust Healing Pill, there’s no time to return to the Sect.

The only option now is to find the nearest power.

Retracting his Spiritual Power, Gu Chenfeng anxiously said, "Uncle Qiushui, your injuries are extremely severe. I will take you for treatment immediately."

With that, Gu Chenfeng lifted the heavily injured Ling Qiushui and quickly jumped onto the back of a crane.

"Uncle Qiushui, you must hold on!" Gu Chenfeng said anxiously. "Xiaobai, find the nearest power, aside from the Commerce Association, quickly!"

With Ling Qiushui’s life on the line, Xiaobai took off swiftly, accelerating continuously.

"Xiaobai! Hurry! Faster!" Gu Chenfeng urged, constantly channeling more Ice Attribute Spiritual Power into Ling Qiushui’s body.

Though Gu Chenfeng obtained memories of the Eternal Celestial Emperor’s past incarnation, possessing countless methods to save Ling Qiushui, unfortunately, none were feasible.

Because Gu Chenfeng’s cultivation was too weak to perform any Divine Power.

Half an hour later.

Xiaobai brought Gu Chenfeng and Ling Qiushui to a city’s family.

Gu Chenfeng, holding the severely injured Ling Qiushui, jumped down, shouting anxiously, "Help quickly!"

"Who are you to barge into the Ye Family?" a guard yelled at Gu Chenfeng.

Gu Chenfeng’s anxiety peaked as he shouted, "My uncle can’t hold on! Save her first, hurry!"

Catching sight of a heavily injured person, the guard rushed, "Go inform the Patriarch quickly!"

The guard quickly approached, "Little brother, don’t panic. This is Divine Wind City Ye Family. Bring her to the main hall; the Patriarch will be here soon."

"Thank you," Gu Chenfeng expressed gratitude, carrying Ling Qiushui swiftly to the main hall.

Soon after.

Ye Family Patriarch Ye Yunshan and several elders, upon hearing there was a critically injured person, immediately rushed to the main hall.

The guard respectfully reported, "Reporting to the Patriarch, this young man seeks assistance."

Gu Chenfeng looked at Ye Yunshan and said anxiously, "Patriarch Ye, my uncle’s injuries are severe, reaching her foundation. Please save her."

Ye Yunshan smiled faintly, "Don’t worry, young man. Let the Grand Elder take a look. The Grand Elder is a Fifth Grade Alchemist."

"Thank you, Patriarch Ye," Gu Chenfeng clasped his hands in thanks, feeling somewhat relieved.

The elderly man in white robes was now actively using Soul Power to examine Ling Qiushui’s injuries.

"Oh? It turns out to be Ice Attribute Spiritual Power!" The Grand Elder was slightly surprised, then suddenly shocked: "This Soul Power is... from a Sixth Grade Alchemist."

"Ice Attribute Spiritual Power! Sixth Grade Alchemist!" Ye Yunshan and the other elders were shocked.

Gu Chenfeng spoke up, "We are from the Ancient Divine Sect."

"Ancient Divine Sect!" Ye Yunshan and several other elders were astounded again.

Gu Chenfeng frowned, "We had just left the Ancient God Mountain Commerce Association when we encountered three Nascent Soul Middle Stage experts, and Uncle Qiushui was heavily injured fighting the three."

Ye Yunshan stroked his beard and speculated, "If I’m not mistaken, those three must have been after some treasure."

"That’s right." Gu Chenfeng nodded, "Uncle Qiushui’s injuries are too severe, so I could only seek help from the nearest power."

"Such severe injuries." The Grand Elder furrowed his aged brows, "She not only used Ice Attribute Origin Power but also expended Essence Blood, reaching her foundation. If not for her powerful Soul Body, she might not have survived till now."

Ye Yunshan asked, "Grand Elder, do you have any solution?"

"Difficult." The Grand Elder shook his head, his old face very grave.

The Grand Elder frowned, "I’ve never seen such severe injuries. Given my Fifth Grade Alchemist realm, I can only stabilize her injuries. But saving her is impossible without a Sixth Grade Pill."

"A Sixth Grade Pill would only restore her injuries. She spent Origin Power and Essence Blood; she might not retain her current cultivation."

"The most serious is her foundation; if not repaired in time, and her cultivation drops to Golden Core Stage, she will never again break through to Nascent Soul Stage in her lifetime."

"So serious?" Ye Yunshan and the other elders were stupefied.

Gu Chenfeng quickly said, "Grand Elder, you just focus on stabilizing my uncle’s injuries, saving her life first. Being alive is more important than anything. I promise the Ye Family will be rewarded."

"Rest assured, young man, it’s no problem to save your uncle’s life," the Grand Elder smiled faintly, giving Gu Chenfeng a reassuring look.