Loyal Heart Roaming the Skies

Jiang Wang still turned back.

He knew the danger and understood that turning back meant risking his life.

But no matter what, Bai Lian had saved his life, and he couldn't just turn away.

He couldn't pretend not to know her situation, couldn't ignore it.

He carefully hid himself, not daring to show any intention to fight.

But the battle between Bai Lian and Ji Xuan was incredibly powerful.

Even the aftermath was difficult for him to bear, so he kept retreating and circling around.

He had been looking for an opportunity, but this level of battle was beyond his capabilities.

No matter how many positions he changed or angles he tried, he couldn't break through.

He was waiting, waiting for a shocking sword strike, waiting for that glorious moment.

But Ji Xuan was not Xiong Wen, and he wasn't being suppressed by Bai Lian. The peak of the Inner Palace Realm was not comparable to the Soaring Dragon Realm.

After opening the door to the heavens and earth, each realm was a world. This was not an empty saying.

In such a battle, his swordsmanship would undoubtedly improve.

Crisis forges the heart, and the Dao hones the sword.

If he could strike with his sword tonight, the world would be different from then on.

...

After a dazzling battle, Bai Lian was suddenly blasted away.

And she happened to fly over him as he lay hidden in the grass.

Without thinking, his body moved faster than his thoughts.

He rushed out and caught Bai Lian in his arms.

The sword remained sheathed, but he had already made this strike!

In the battle of the Inner Palace experts, a young man stepped forward.

Puff!

The moment he touched Bai Lian's body, the residual force from Ji Xuan's punch surged forward, tearing through his Dao Yuan defense like a withered tree.

Blood sprayed out.

He was sent flying, crashed to the ground, and rolled.

He quickly got up and ran with Bai Lian in his arms.

His Four Spirit Body Refining Technique was operating at full capacity, replenishing his physical strength. He had never run so fast before.

All he could hear was the sound of the wind, the sound of the wind, the howling wind.

He knew he might not be able to escape, but he had to try.

It wasn't until he heard the roar of a giant wave behind him that he realized the situation had changed, but he didn't dare to stop and look back.

So he had no idea what had happened behind him.

Instead of running directly towards Fenglin City, he ran towards Wangjiang City first, then turned east, then turned again, and finally headed north.

With the establishment of the two starry sky roads, his Dao Yuan was abundant, and he could have run back to Fenglin City in one breath.

But he didn't do that. After clearing away the traces, he casually sneaked into a mountain forest.

He didn't know what had happened to make Ji Xuan not chase after him immediately, giving him precious time. But he was very clear that his speed was far inferior to Ji Xuan's, and once his whereabouts were exposed, he would easily be caught up.

And the person running wildly on the road tonight was undoubtedly the most obvious target.

So he chose to find a place to hide.

He found a cave and after beating up the owner—a normal black bear—he took Bai Lian and hid inside the cave.

But he didn't kill the black bear, instead using it as a cover.

Only then did he have time to check Bai Lian's injuries.

...

The cave was very dry, and the black bear had certain requirements for its living environment.

Carefully laying Bai Lian on the ground, Jiang Wang casually conjured a fireball, suspending it in the air to provide illumination.

The black bear was clearly a bit frightened, but when Jiang Wang glared at it, it sat obediently in place.

Bai Lian had completely passed out, and her captivating eyes were now closed.

There were many broken parts on her black clothes, revealing her fair and alluring figure. The black veil that covered her face was intact, indicating that it was not an ordinary item.

Jiang Wang calmed his mind.

The most serious wound should be in her abdomen, where the flesh and blood were mangled, and the torn clothes and flesh were mixed together, making it impossible to see any intact area.

Jiang Wang only knew the third-grade middle-level Healing Technique, which was the only healing Dao technique he had mastered.

In terms of its principles, it was just gathering wood elemental Qi to help the injured regain vitality and promote self-healing.

For injuries like Bai Lian's, it was almost useless.

But Jiang Wang could only give it a try.

After using the technique, a green Qi slowly approached Bai Lian's abdomen and reacted with her wound.

But as soon as a white light flashed, the green Qi silently dissipated.

With Jiang Wang's level of Healing Technique, he couldn't heal the wound left by Ji Xuan.

But at the moment the green Qi touched Bai Lian, a strange change occurred.

Jiang Wang's Four Spirit Body Refining Technique, the Azure Dragon Chapter, was already very sensitive to wood elemental Qi. He clearly sensed the dissipation of the Healing Technique and didn't miss the change in the black candle in the Tongtian Palace at that moment.

That black candle had been ignited.

It spontaneously ignited in the Tongtian Palace.

It was very strange, and Jiang Wang subconsciously understood that the black candle could burn for a quarter of an hour before disappearing.

But he didn't know how it was ignited or how to ignite it. He didn't even know how to extinguish it before it burned out.

Everything was still unclear.

The only thing he knew was that it probably had some connection with Bai Lian.

The black candle went out, shortening by a section.

When it resided in Jiang Wang's Tongtian Palace, it couldn't be seen as anything special except for being entangled by the Dao veins' true spirit. But now it spontaneously ignited and extinguished.

And with this moment of light and fire, a Dao technique appeared in Jiang Wang's mind.

In just that moment, it shouldn't have shortened so much. It must be because of this Dao technique.

"Flesh gives birth to white bones, soul returns to decaying body..."

Jiang Wang murmured subconsciously, unconsciously forming hand seals with his right hand, until he was enveloped in a layer of white light.

The light should have been gloomy instead of bright, but it had an inexplicable sense of holiness.

He covered Bai Lian's abdomen with this white light, and her flesh and blood visibly wriggled, starting to regenerate.

In the end, Bai Lian's breathing evened out.

But Jiang Wang didn't even know where this white light came from, what its principles were, or what power it used.

He only knew the name of this technique in his mind—the Flesh Birth Soul Return Technique.

The black candle that appeared abruptly in his Tongtian Palace... seemed to be something extraordinary.

Jiang Wang was focused on healing and didn't notice.

Behind him, the black bear had already curled up completely, trembling.

...

When Bai Lian woke up, it was already bright outside.

The sunlight even reached into the cave, allowing Bai Lian to clearly see the black bear.

It leaned against the cave wall, sitting very obediently, with its paws placed in front of it, motionless.

Then she smelled a strange smell, and her gaze shifted to Jiang Wang, who was slowly approaching with something that could perhaps be called a "bowl" in his hands.

The sunlight shone on his face, and Bai Lian inexplicably found him quite good-looking.

"Awake?" Jiang Wang said gently.

"Mm." Perhaps because of her recent severe injuries, Bai Lian's voice was unexpectedly soft.

"When you were asleep, you kept calling out 'rice.'" Jiang Wang explained as he approached, "I thought you were hungry. But it's inconvenient to prepare food now. So I found some wild vegetables and made a soup for you."

"Rice..." Bai Lian paused for a moment. "You made it for me?"

"Yeah." Jiang Wang felt a little embarrassed. "When I was young, my family sold medicinal herbs, so I can distinguish between herbs and wild vegetables. Don't worry, they're not poisonous. I hollowed out a piece of stone to make this 'bowl' temporarily and used Dao techniques to control the fire..."

"Bring it over." Bai Lian interrupted him.

"Oh." Jiang Wang approached and handed the bowl of wild vegetable soup to Bai Lian.

Bai Lian reluctantly raised her upper body and took a look before immediately wanting to lie back down.

The "bowl" was already quite rough, at best just a piece of stone with pits. And the soup... if the colorful and sticky liquid could be called soup.

After getting closer, the strange smell became even more terrifying...

"Drink it." Jiang Wang reached out again, looking forward to it, looking sincere.

"No one has ever made soup for me before." Bai Lian said.

She hardened her heart and accepted the "bowl."

"You're a patient now and should be taken care of." Jiang Wang said.

Bai Lian couldn't deny that, overlooking the unattractive appearance and the unpleasant smell, this bowl of soup brought her warmth that she had almost never felt before.

Being taken care of...

She had never been taken care of before.