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674. Between staying and leaving
Lei Jingxiao's body, still convulsing uncontrollably due to the residual power of lightning, was pulled out of the water. Each spasm was accompanied by the soft cracking of bones and muscles.
Beneath this pale and wretched appearance, a new power was surging within Lei Jingxiao's body—the aura of the Azure Thunder!
Then a surge of fighting spirit condensed towards Lei Jingxiao and poured into his body.
Seeing this, Jiang Yunyan's eyes showed a strange light. She was worried that if she wasn't by his side, Lei Jingxiao would let his fighting spirit grow unchecked, so she specially placed an extra fighting spirit restriction on him. With Lei Jingxiao's strength, it would have been absolutely impossible for him to break through that restriction.
Unexpectedly, his journey through the Thunder Pool directly helped him break through. Moreover, it was a breakthrough achieved after being suppressed to the extreme—absolutely genuine!
Seeing Lei Jingxiao's current miserable state, a trace of tenderness finally flashed in the depths of Jiang Yunyan's icy eyes.
She took out a jade bottle, and a cool, fresh scent of herbs and trees with a strange vitality instantly appeared. A pale green, creamy liquid flowed from the bottle and automatically coated Lei Jingxiao's entire body.
Jiang Yunyan gazed at the sleeping Lei Jingxiao, her eyes stern yet filled with absolute expectation.
"Good lad, keep it up. The Dou Di family isn't a place that values bloodline inheritance; only strength matters. Since you want to defeat Lei Dong and gain that person's approval, your aunt will definitely help you achieve it!"
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"Senior brother, are you really not going back?"
Upon hearing this, a rare hint of stubbornness flashed across Wei Jiangyuan's usually nonchalant face: "Of course I'm not going back. The old man didn't come that night, and I'm still angry!"
Venerable Mingshui was also extremely troubled by Wei Jiangyuan, caught between his teacher and senior brother, neither of whom were easy to please. However, he also knew his senior brother's temper all too well; even the teacher might not be able to persuade him, let alone him.
After exchanging a few polite words, Venerable Mingshui gave him a deep look, said nothing more, turned around and transformed into a streak of light, quickly merging into the sky.
Wei Jiangyuan let out a soft breath, when suddenly a slender, fair hand grasped his shoulder. He turned his head and met Yao Qingyu's clear, beautiful eyes, which held a hint of worry.
"Is it really okay not to go back?"
The stubbornness in Wei Jiangyuan's eyes instantly turned into a mischievous smile, and he took her soft hand that was draped over his shoulder.
"Hehe, but with a beauty like Qingyu by my side, who would want to go back?"
"You!" Yao Qingyu's face instantly flushed red, and she shook off his hand, both embarrassed and annoyed. "You never say anything serious, and I even went out of my way to come out. I'm not going to bother with you anymore!"
Yao Qingyu then turned back, but the slight upturn of her lips inadvertently revealed the sweetness in her heart after being praised.
"Don't rush, Qingyu. Are you ready to absorb the Wind Fury Dragon Flame?"
Upon hearing this, a trace of sadness flashed in Yao Qingyu's eyes. This flame originally belonged to Xiao Yan, but now his fate was unknown. After discussion, everyone felt that Yao Qingyu accepting the Wind Fury Dragon Flame was the best choice.
Wei Jiangyuan naturally noticed Yao Qingyu's worry and then gently comforted her, "Actually, I have a feeling that Lao Xiao might be alright."
"How could he be alright? So many powerful experts searched the area and couldn't find a trace of my senior brother. Besides, that was a full-force attack from a Dou Sheng expert!"
"That's why you're getting a little flustered. Don't you think about whether there were people in the scene who didn't show the necessary concern?"
Upon hearing this, Yao Qingyu paused in her tracks, looking at Wei Jiangyuan and asking, "Who are you talking about?"
"Ancestor Tianluan!"
"The relationship between the Tianluan Clan and Lao Xiao is no secret now. Despite their close relationship, the Tianluan Ancestor seemed somewhat lacking in vigilance that night," Wei Jiangyuan commented.
"Is there any hope for my senior brother?" Overwhelmed by immense hope, her voice trembled.
"To be honest, I can't say for sure either." Wei Jiangyuan quickly regained his seemingly unreliable demeanor, shrugging. "This is ultimately just my guess and intuition. The old ancestor is extremely shrewd; how could I easily see through his thoughts?"
"Then what are you doing staying in Dan Tower?"
"Naturally, it's to revive the Medicine Venerable!" Wei Jiangyuan chuckled. "According to President Xuan Yi, the Medicine Venerable is currently in a soul form and needs a physical body to be revived. Since Xiao Yan's whereabouts are unknown, it's natural that I, his prospective son-in-law, need to take on this task!"
"What the hell?" Yao Qingyu's heavy mood was completely disrupted by this teasing address. She stomped her foot in embarrassment, unable to stay any longer, and turned to run quickly towards the tower.
What neither of them noticed was that someone was watching them, taking in their entire playful moment.
"Young people are so great, full of energy." Xuan Kongzi, the leader of the three giants of Dan Tower, watched the two disappearing figures, a sigh of emotion appearing on his wrinkled lips.
"For someone of our level, you are still in your prime," Xuan Yi comforted him.
"That's true, but with the Ancestor injured and in seclusion, Elder Lin and the others have been following him closely. It seems the Pill Tower has truly been handed over to me completely. I'm afraid I've grown another clump of white hair."
"Actually, you don't need to be so anxious. The current Dan Tower does not have the ability to confront the Spirit Race head-on. Before the Ancestor went into seclusion, he said that this matter needed to be considered in a long time."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Kongzi rubbed his temples, clearly still troubled.
"Precisely because we can't compete with the Spirit Race, we have even more to do. We absolutely cannot just swallow this loss without responding!"
"What should we do with this little guy surnamed Wei?" Because Xuan Leizi betrayed the Pill Tower, one of the positions of giants became vacant, and Qiu Ling, the original Grand Elder of the Pill Tower, temporarily took over.
"We should ask Xuan Yi about this first. Wei Jiangyuan keeps saying he's going to be our son-in-law," Xuan Kongzi said with a slight smile.
Xuan Yi glared at Xuan Kongzi with annoyance, but a complex expression of helplessness mixed with approval or disapproval appeared on her face: "His strength and talent are both quite good, but I respect Qingyu's own opinion regarding her matter."
"Are we just going to let him stay in the Pill Tower like that? Won't Senior Shennong have any objections?"
"It's not that he doesn't want to go back, but rather that Senior Shennong probably wants Jiang Yuan to stay in the Pill Tower."
"Why stay in the Dan Tower?"
"Naturally, it's for the sake of ninth-grade alchemists. There are some things that are better left to the Pill Tower to teach than for him to teach them."