Chapter 682: Chapter 682: Chu Zhongtian Pleads for Mercy, Lu Chen is Not an Ice Spirit Root!

Xuan Jian had waited behind the ice wall for a long time until his Spiritual Power had recovered enough for him to act, yet he saw no sign of Chu Zhongtian returning.

"Could he have encountered some mishap?"

He touched his chest and felt that Chu Zhongtian should be all right, but why hadn’t he come back?

As he puzzled over this, he saw an anxious face emerge atop the mountain summit.

"Zhong Tian, what happened, where is that boy Lu Chen?"

He hurriedly asked.

Without the protection of the ice wall, Chu Zhongtian’s body swayed in the icy wind.

"Ancestor, Lu Chen is gravely injured. Could you... come and take a look?"

Gravely injured?

Xuan Jian was slightly startled but wasn’t too surprised.

It was perfectly normal for something to have happened to a Core Formation Stage cultivator facing a Nascent Soul elder like Lin Miaoyin. He was only concerned about Chu Zhongtian.

After testing, he found he could leave the ice barrier, so he gave a slight nod and said, "I will come and see."

Upon crossing the valley, the penetration of the ice force instantly disappeared, and Xuan Jian looked towards Lu Chen and the grievously damaged hillside, his brow involuntarily furrowing.

What kind of desperate straits had he driven Lin Miaoyin into to witness such a harrowing scene?

Xuan Jian clearly remembered that the success of his Shadowless Sword’s strike wasn’t solely due to the suppression by the icy wind, nor because he could conceal its presence.

The majority of it was because Lin Miaoyin’s mind was shaken and not fully focused, allowing him to take advantage.

Otherwise, he would have had to engage in a struggle for a chance at victory.

"Ancestor?"

Seeing Xuan Jian lost in thought, Chu Zhongtian hurriedly called out to him.

"I will go take a look. You go back to the icy ground," Xuan Jian said after giving him a glance.

Chu Zhongtian showed rare obstinacy, "Ancestor, I wish to stay here and watch."

"Zhong Tian," Xuan Jian said sternly, "are you not heeding my words?"

The tone had changed somewhat, showing some discontent with Chu Zhongtian’s actions, even shifting the reference to himself from "I" to "this seat."

"Ancestor!"

Chu Zhongtian knelt down and said, "Disciple is afraid that you..."

"Have you realized it?"

Xuan Jian was quite surprised; he wasn’t too eager to save Lu Chen, after all, Lu Chen was a cultivator from the Eastern Domain.

They were enemies with the Eastern Domain, and if Lu Chen were to survive, he might become a threat in the future.

He intended to nip certain dangers in the bud!

Admittedly, at this time, he might not be able to bring himself to kill Lu Chen.

But he wouldn’t care less if he were to die right there—Xuan Jian would bear no psychological burden, and it wouldn’t affect his Dao at all!

Only Chu Zhongtian’s reaction had caught Xuan Jian off guard.

"Ancestor," Chu Zhongtian said with a bitter smile, "I’ve spent several days in the company of Brother Lu Dao and I’m well aware of his character. Before, even though he could have killed me, when he learned the full story and realized that I had been manipulated by others, he did not hesitate to lay aside our grievances, just like the unexpected friendships forged in the mortal jianghu. Furthermore, when he found me traveling with a Nascent Soul cultivator like Lin Miaoyin, he unhesitatingly turned against her... I don’t know how to judge Brother Lu Dao, but at least... he’s different from other cultivators."

These words came from the bottom of Chu Zhongtian’s heart.

It was not surprising to him that Lu Chen would return.

What surprised him, as he’d said, was that even though Lu Chen was traveling with a Nascent Soul cultivator of their Eastern Domain, he still stayed committed to returning to the icy lands to find him.

And he had fearlessly played the role of the vanguard.

If Lu Chen were to die, then so be it.

But if Lu Chen were not dead...

How could he stand by and do nothing?

The reason why he had been delayed in returning to seek Xuan Jian was that Chu Zhongtian had transferred what little Spiritual Power he had left into Lu Chen’s body, protecting his heart meridian from being disrupted by his unruly Spiritual Power and preventing his channels from breaking.

"Zhong Tian," Xuan Jian said solemnly, "I just hope that in the future, you will not regret your actions today."

Chu Zhongtian said decisively, "This disciple absolutely will not! Without Brother Lu Dao, I would have long since perished in the secret realm. Should there be any unforeseen circumstances in the future, I am willing to accept them with an open heart!"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Jian sighed and then stepped forward. He took out a medicinal pill and fed it to Lu Chen before saying, "Lu Chen with his sole Ice Spiritual Root should recover faster inside the icy grounds."

"Ice Spiritual Root?"

At the mention of these three words, Chu Zhongtian was astonished and blurted out, "Brother Lu Dao seems not to have a sole Ice Spiritual Root. I’ve seen him use both fire and water type spells..."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Jian’s body stiffened and he quickly looked troubled when he thought of Lu Chen’s expressions. His face rapidly darkened.

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