Chapter 536 - 636: Restoring Spiritual Power
"Afterwards, Liu Xiaoye didn't go out with you, right? I suppose you had some disputes?" Zhou Zimo responded immediately after hearing Ye Tianfan's words.
Based on what he knew of Liu Xiaoye's personality, this was bound to happen. After all, Liu Xiaoye had worked hard to convince the Sect Leader to allow him to be here, and he made deep promises to the Sect Leader, ensuring that he would hold out until the end.
But as it turns out, it seems this Senior Brother saw the signal flare, went to help, and after helping to repel the demons, his spiritual power was nearly exhausted. He wanted to take Liu Xiaoye out with him, but Liu Xiaoye resisted, leading this Senior Brother to knock him out and then come himself.
"That's exactly right. He didn't want to leave, but with just that little bit of spiritual power remaining in him, he couldn't last long. I had no choice but to knock him out and try to get him out before the demon recovered. But there was no way; the demon recovered too quickly, leading to what you saw before!" Ye Tianfan said, his face slightly pale; his spiritual power was nearly depleted.
Although Ye Tianfan's spiritual power was still enough to fly him out of Copper Gong Town, it wasn't enough to take him further. He would fall from the sky right as he left the town's borders, with not a fraction more or less.
Zhou Zimo noticed Ye Tianfan's condition and asked, "What's the matter? Are you low on spiritual power?"
Ye Tianfan nodded after hearing Zhou Zimo's words and replied, "Yes, my spiritual power will barely last until I've just exited the range of Copper Gong Town. Once I'm out, I'll fall due to spiritual power exhaustion."
Hearing this, Zhou Zimo hurriedly stepped forward, enveloping Ye Tianfan with his defensive magical treasure, and said to him, "Quick, dispel your defensive magical treasure and use mine instead. I've taken a fair amount of spiritual power replenishing pills, so my spiritual power is quite abundant at the moment."
In fact, when Zhou Zimo enveloped him with the defensive magical treasure, Ye Tianfan immediately dispelled his Xuanhuang Tower because keeping it active consumed too much spiritual power.
"Let me take care of Junior Brother Liu Xiaoye!" Zhou Zimo suggested after Ye Tianfan dispelled his defensive magical treasure. After all, it was his junior brother, and with Ye Tianfan looking pale, it was only right not to let him carry another person.
Ye Tianfan, hearing this, handed over Liu Xiaoye to Zhou Zimo during the flight.
After handing Liu Xiaoye to Zhou Zimo, Ye Tianfan felt relieved. Without the need to keep the Xuanhuang Tower active to resist the evil qi and the added weight, he could still manage to fly back to his tent. In this state, reduced in both spiritual and physical burden, Ye Tianfan could still manage a set of punches upon arrival, unlike before, when he would be exhausted upon just leaving Copper Gong Town.
After taking Liu Xiaoye, the load on Ye Tianfan was lightened significantly, allowing them to fly out of Copper Gong Town more quickly—no, not just two, but all three of them.
"This Senior Brother, may I know your name?" Zhou Zimo politely asked Ye Tianfan.
Ye Tianfan was taken aback by Zhou Zimo's sudden politeness but still replied, "I wouldn't dare claim the title of Senior Brother. I am Ye Tianfan, a disciple under the Taichu Sect's Tai Huo Peak."
"Ye Tianfan? Are you the one who discovered this place filled with evil qi?" Zhou Zimo was surprised upon hearing Ye Tianfan's name and quickly realized who was in front of him.
Now knowing who it was, Zhou Zimo knew how to repay this favor in the future and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave for now. I'll take Junior Brother Liu Xiaoye back to the tent to rest. Once he's settled, I will come to thank Senior Brother Tianfan properly!"
"No, no, there's no need for formal thanks. It's not just me; anyone would have helped Junior Brother Liu Xiaoye escape in that situation! Besides, I need to start recovering my spiritual power soon. After you take Liu Xiaoye back to rest, you should directly head into Copper Gong Town!" Ye Tianfan declined, wanting to recover his spiritual power quickly and conduct a reconnaissance, as three days wouldn't be enough otherwise.
Ye Tianfan didn't initially realize how deeply the evil qi had infiltrated; using spiritual power even slightly inside left him unable to hold out to the end, given the abundant demons there. Hence, he needed to recover his spiritual power as quickly as possible.
"Well... alright, then. I'll visit Senior Brother Tianfan after today ends." Zhou Zimo said, not giving Ye Tianfan a chance to refuse and quickly flying towards Liu Xiaoye's tent.
Ye Tianfan shook his head upon seeing this. It seemed Zhou Zimo would express his gratitude no matter what tonight. Fine, let him thank me if he wants; he wouldn't mind the time if it's in the evening anyway.
With that, Ye Tianfan prepared to fly back to his tent to recover his spiritual power.
However, just a few steps into his flight, he was stopped by a patrolling disciple.
"May I ask if Senior Brother is heading back to the tent to recover spiritual power?" Ye Tianfan saw the person nervously asking him.
Considering he was able to execute missions within Copper Gong Town, for these disciples limited to patrolling, Ye Tianfan was like an unreachable mountain.
These patrolling disciples spoke cautiously to elite disciples like Ye Tianfan, fearful of offending them in any way.
"Yes, I'm planning to recover my spiritual power. What's the matter? Is there anything?" Ye Tianfan asked, puzzled. Being stopped like this meant something was up for sure.
"It's like this: Elder Zhen Chu of the Taichu Sect has set up an array using spirit stones near the empty ground close to Copper Gong Town. Recovering spiritual power there would be a hundred times more effective than outside. I was sent by Elder Zhen Chu to inform the Senior Brothers coming out from there to recover your spiritual power within that array for better efficiency." The patrolling disciple explained each word clearly, fearing that Ye Tianfan might misunderstand anything!
