Chapter 6842 Flame God Sect Master
In an immortal cave, a formation surrounded a stone bed, and a bearded man in his forties lay on it.
At this moment, the formation was flashing weakly. The man’s aura was incredibly faint, and his bloodline power was almost completely gone.
Even his spiritual fluctuations were remarkably feeble, as if his soul could vanish at any instant.
“Father...!”
Chi Yutong couldn’t hold back tears of grief. Even someone as strong as her couldn’t withstand such a blow.
Chi Yutong grasped her father’s hand tightly, sensing that his condition was worse than it looked. She shouted in fear and anger, “Father was fine when I left! What happened?!”
The elders stood nearby, all worried. However, they hesitated when they saw her bring Long Chen along.
“Speak!” roared Chi Yutong.
“Senior tried to condense a double manifestation,” Long Chen explained. “But the inner and outer manifestation went out of balance, damaging his core flame. Now. his life is in danger.”
“How... How do you know that?!” All those elders stared at him in shock.
“He tried to break through?!” Chi Yutong suddenly thought of something and exclaimed. “Didn’t we agree that I would advance to the Divine Sovereign realm as quickly as possible?! This era isn’t yours, so why take this risk... why?"
Seeing that her father’s life was about to end, Chi Yutong could no longer maintain the image of a strong and lofty divine daughter. She was no different from a powerless daughter unable to save her father.
“We also advised the sect master not to, but he insisted that the Heavenly Daos have shifted and a calamity is near—one that might not leave you time to grow. He hoped to seize this chance and gain time for you through this breakthrough, but...” One of the elders shook his head and sighed quietly.
“Dad...”
Hearing that, Chi Yutong broke down. Her tears flowed as she pressed her face against her father’s hand, sobbing.
Everyone there was overwhelmed with grief. As flame cultivators, they all knew how dire it was when someone’s core flame went out of balance.
For another cultivator, there was a chance to save them if their core energy went out of balance. But the essence of flames was their wild nature. Once it went out of control, it would burn down everything in its path.
Just then, one of the elders saw Long Chen press a hand on the sect master’s forehead. He shouted angrily, “What are you doing?!”
“Brother Long! Can you save my dad?!” Chi Yutong asked, holding Long Chen’s hand in a death grip.
Those beautiful eyes were filled with hope and pleading. All she wanted was for Long Chen to nod.
Long Chen gradually withdrew his hand and shook his head, extinguishing the brief flicker of hope. Chi Yutong immediately collapsed, and Chi Yuluo rushed over to support her.
The elders exchanged glances upon seeing Chi Yutong act so intimately with a stranger. They were at a loss for words.
Long Chen did not explain as he carefully lifted the sect master’s body, which was as stiff as a rock. He then returned it to its original posture with a gentle but firm motion.
This could be seen as quite rude, yet Chi Yutong didn’t say a word.
Long Chen then slowly pressed on the sect master’s waist, his finger trembling slightly, causing a faint flicker in his eyes.
Chi Yutong immediately grasped that. “Brother Long, is there a way to save my father?”
“He still has a flicker of life. There might be a chance to save him, but...”
“Brother Long, please, as long as you can save my father, I will give you anything you want! Just save him...”
Chi Yutong was too distraught to finish her words. All she cared about was her father’s survival.
“I am ninety percent confident I can save him. But his cultivation base...” Long Chen said, hesitating.
“As long as he lives, I won’t ask for more! Please try!” Chi Yutong begged.
“Then I’ll ask you to guard me while everyone else leaves for now,” said Long Chen.
Chi Yutong didn’t need to say anything. Everyone else promptly left and secured the immortal cave, standing guard outside.
One of the elders asked, “Yuluo, who is that fellow? Is he really trustworthy?”
“His name is Long Chen, and we met him half a day ago. I suppose he is trustworthy?” Chi Yuluo replied.
“Half a day ago?!” the elder shouted, almost exploding. “Half a day ago, and you dare—?!”
“The divine daughter is the one who made the decision,” another elder interrupted. “She has never let us down. In any case, the sect master is already in that state. You can treat it as...”
He swallowed his words, not wanting to say it was a hopeless, last-ditch effort.
Everyone else nodded. There was nothing they could do at this time.
They could only patiently wait for the result.
That black-robed man claimed he could save the sect master. If he could really do that, then the Flame God Sect would owe him an immense debt.
...
A bronze cauldron appeared in the immortal cave, causing Chi Yutong’s eyes to widen in shock.
“The Heaven Earth Cauldron...”
As expected of an ancient sect with a long history, she instantly recognized it.
“This is the Demon Moon Cauldron, a counterfeit of the Heaven Earth Cauldron. Please don’t laugh at me,” Long Chen explained.
Only then did Chi Yutong recover from her shock. Even though it was a counterfeit, this cauldron possessed shocking Heaven Earth power.
The Demon Moon Cauldron opened and sucked the sect master in. Long Chen’s expression turned strange. It suddenly felt like a cremation, didn’t it?
Long Chen formed hand seals, and flames erupted, engulfing the Demon Moon Cauldron.
At this sight, Chi Yutong was stunned again—Long Chen was an alchemist?
The runes on the Demon Moon Cauldron lit up brightly, causing the sect master’s body to tremble intensely as runes peeled away from him.
These runes were the primary cause of his predicament. As they were removed, the sect master began to age rapidly—his hair turned white and wrinkles appeared on his face.
Chi Yutong’s heart tightened. Even if her father survived, he would lose his cultivation and become a cripple.
She wondered if her proud father could handle such a loss. Was she really saving him, or just causing him more pain?
Just then, her father opened his eyes inside the Demon Moon Cauldron. Before he understood what was going on, Long Chen said, “Senior, you failed to condense a double manifestation. I have stripped away your essence rune to save you. Now, I will use a Pill Flame to help you condense a new essence rune. Success or failure will depend on yourself!”
Chi Yutong was stunned. In that moment, Long Chen seemed almost god-like to her.