Chapter 436 - 217: Compassion (Part 2)
Qing’er’s face changed, "Oh no, I found the wrong one. Chu Xuan doesn’t want to go back, but Qingqing might. In her understanding, going to the Daoist Palace is more likely to save Chu Xuan than going to the Demon Sect."
Ming Yu’s expression was also grim. The longer the delay, the more dangerous Chu Xuan became, so the three of them immediately changed direction.
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Although Chu Xuan felt desperate, he still carried Qingqing out of the cave, believing he couldn’t just wait for death.
Staying here wouldn’t miraculously make a living heart fall from the sky; he had to go out and search.
But where should he search?
Dig out the heart of the Abyss-Devouring Demon Dragon and use it? Not to mention whether it would be willing, could a dragon heart be compatible with a human body?
The Demon Dragon had absorbed part of the "Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart" over the years, but ultimately, it and Qingqing were different species. Chu Xuan felt that even with his Celestial Marrow constitution, the success rate of accommodating the dragon heart was low, not to mention Qingqing.
Moreover, Chu Xuan had no idea where the Demon Dragon had gone...
So, gritting his teeth, he ultimately decided to use the beauty’s head to rush back to Gui Xu Grotto Heaven with all speed!
Returning to Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace in time was absolutely impossible, and Chu Xuan didn’t know if the secret underground palace at Left Assistant Peak in the Grotto Heaven had been opened. He could only try his luck to see if he could find an Immortal Pill that could bring back the dead or revive flesh and bones.
In the process, he also aimed to find the Abyss-Devouring Demon Dragon.
If all else failed, Chu Xuan couldn’t bear to watch Qingqing die in his arms. Even if the success rate was low, he had to try to extract the dragon’s heart, regardless of its willingness.
Thus, Ji Mingyu and the others headed towards Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace, while Chu Xuan rushed back to Gui Xu Grotto Heaven. The distance between them grew further, and Qingqing’s breath became weaker.
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"Hold on, hold on, I’m begging you." Chu Xuan’s mind was in chaos, tears falling drop by drop onto Qingqing’s pale cheeks.
Even rushing back to Gui Xu Grotto Heaven would take at least half a day at the beauty’s head’s speed, but Chu Xuan really didn’t know if Qingqing could hold on until then.
Qingqing’s brows furrowed slightly, and Chu Xuan’s mind was filled with her image: her smile, her tears, her pride, her coquettishness, her anger...
He remembered that year when the two lay on the grass looking at the stars, Qingqing gazed at his side profile and said, "If there is a next life, I wish to be reborn with you, a lotus, together forever."
Chu Xuan promised her the same, that they would always be together. Is it possible they would be separated today by death?
At that moment, Chu Xuan’s face suddenly changed, and he retrieved a cyan ancient jade pendant from his waist.
The front of the pendant was engraved with the characters "Cyan Lotus," the script robust, with strands of Daoist resonance flowing within, and the back featured a deep and ancient Daoist Palace, appearing timeless over centuries.
This was the sect token of the Daoist Palace, and each disciple possessed one, allowing them to sense each other within a certain range and also to request help.
Back then in the Ruo Wood Secret Realm, Gu Haitang knew through the sect token that fellow sect members were being hunted, which led to Chu Xuan rescuing Pei Shurou.
At this moment, a flashing red light appeared on Chu Xuan’s token, indicating a fellow disciple was requesting help, calling for nearby disciples to aid.
But what’s going on? Grandmaster Li Fanzhou should have already returned with the fellow sect members, right?!
Regardless, Chu Xuan infused his magical power into the jade pendant to let the person requesting help sense his presence and immediately turned direction to provide aid.
His heart increasingly filled with resentment; could it be the Shangguan family wouldn’t let him go and were still hunting Jiang Yiyi and the others?
But soon enough, Chu Xuan stopped with an odd expression because he discovered the red light was rapidly approaching him, looking less like someone being hunted and more like... searching for him?
"Chu Xuan!" a familiar voice called from afar.
Chu Xuan trembled all over, his face showing disbelief; it was him? How was he here?!
Chu Xuan immediately carried Qingqing forward, towards an elder in a Dao robe, his appearance like a celestial being, who was riding on a mystical white celestial crane. Seeing his disciple unharmed, the elder finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Indeed, the visitor was the Daoist Palace’s headmaster, Floating Cloud, who, despite not having any special constitution, possessed an inherent sensing ability, especially accurate with those close to him.
Therefore, four days ago, when the Grotto Heaven opened, Floating Cloud sensed that Chu Xuan might be in trouble and immediately went to the Moonlit Celestial Flight Realm, then rode his celestial crane, day and night without rest, rushing to rescue.
This white crane wasn’t ordinary but flowed with the bloodline of celestial cranes.
The "Twin Crane Sutra" states: Crane, a sunbird. Born of metal breath, nurtured by fire essence. Fire goes by seven, metal by nine. Therefore, minor changes at sixteen years, major changes at sixty, at 1,600 years, form stabilizes and turns white... it is the patriarch of feathered beings, the steed of immortals.
The celestial crane of Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace, though not yet 1,600 years old, has cultivated for over 900 years, and now is a seventh-realm celestial beast, respected in the sect, thus able to arrive here in such a short time.
Upon meeting, Chu Xuan tearfully said, "Master, please save her."
Floating Cloud observed the gravely injured Qingqing instead, showing surprise, and Chu Xuan immediately recounted the previous events.