Chapter 3044 — Something Has Gone Wrong — Then It Pointed Its Claw at Sun Jingyan and Fiery Cloud

Wei Zhao nodded. Since the Wind-Thunder Purple Lightning Beast could hold out for a while, he naturally chose to treat Sun Jingyan first.

Placing his hand against Sun Jingyan's meridians, Wei Zhao rapidly circulated the second level of the Xuanyuan Dragon-Controlling Art. The energy true qi within his body poured continuously into Sun Jingyan.

It was more than half an hour before Sun Jingyan slowly regained consciousness. Seeing Wei Zhao beside her brought her some relief. It seemed that Little One and Little Eleven were both gone. She had no idea whether they had died or fled, but whatever the case, the danger had passed.

Yet although Sun Jingyan had awakened, Wei Zhao's expression did not improve. Instead, it grew even more solemn.

"Wei Zhao, what's wrong?" Sun Jingyan had been delighted to wake up, but seeing his expression, she could not help feeling puzzled.

"Jingyan, do you feel that something is wrong inside your body?" Wei Zhao asked.

"Inside my body? What could be wrong?" Sun Jingyan looked at Wei Zhao in astonishment.

"There's a current of energy true qi inside you that doesn't belong to either of us," Wei Zhao said. "It seems to have taken root in your body, and its strength is evenly matched with your own energy true qi. When my energy true qi enters your body, it splits into two currents. One merges with your own energy true qi, while the other transforms into a completely different kind of true qi."

After Sun Jingyan had treated Wei Zhao's injuries, the true qi in her body had become the same as his. But the other kind did not belong to her either. The moment Sun Jingyan circulated the Sun family's cultivation formula, she sensed that something was wrong.

"This is... that Ta Ganlong's energy true qi!" Sun Jingyan recognized its source at once.

"Ta Ganlong?" Wei Zhao frowned. It seemed that Sun Jingyan had treated Ta Ganlong's injuries, and Little Eleven had somehow caused the true qi in her body to mutate. Thinking of this, Wei Zhao asked, "Try it now. See whether you can still treat my injuries. I'll treat Fiery Cloud first, and afterward you can tell me exactly what happened."

"All right!" Sun Jingyan nodded and began carefully circulating her cultivation formula, inspecting the true qi within her body.

The next moment, Wei Zhao went over to Fiery Cloud and began treating his injuries.

Fiery Cloud had suffered serious injuries, but they were not life-threatening, and he had already regained consciousness. When he saw Wei Zhao heal Sun Jingyan's injuries in a matter of moments, he was utterly astonished. It seemed that Earth Tyrant had not exaggerated in the slightest.

Fiery Cloud knew exactly how badly Sun Jingyan had been hurt. She had been on the verge of death, yet in the blink of an eye she was able to stand and move about freely. At that thought, Fiery Cloud grew intensely excited and felt proud of the choice he had made.

If he had not acted decisively and followed Wei Zhao inside to deal with Little One, Yang Shuizhen would probably have been beyond saving. Now that Yang Shuizhen still had a chance, Fiery Cloud's desire to seek revenge on the Tomorrow After Tomorrow Sect had faded considerably. After all, the Tomorrow After Tomorrow Sect was no weak sect. It was tremendously powerful, and unless absolutely necessary, it was better not to provoke them.

"Leader Wei Zhao, you really are incredible!" Fiery Cloud hurriedly spoke when he saw Wei Zhao approach.

Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback. When had he ever taken Fiery Cloud on as a subordinate? This fellow certainly knew how to ingratiate himself.

Fiery Cloud seemed to see what Wei Zhao was thinking, so he smiled faintly. "Earth Tyrant and I are sworn brothers. Since you're Earth Tyrant's leader, that naturally makes you my leader as well!"

So Earth Tyrant had sent him here? Wei Zhao nodded and did not dwell on the matter. After all, if Fiery Cloud had not held Little One off for a while that day, Wei Zhao would never have had enough time to torment Little Eleven. For that, Wei Zhao was still sincerely grateful to him.

The two of them had not known each other before, and Fiery Cloud had come solely on Earth Tyrant's recommendation. The fact that he had gone this far was already commendable. Even if he had helped Wei Zhao with an ulterior motive, he was still sincere enough to be worth befriending.

"I'll treat your injuries first. You can tell me what happened while I do so." As he spoke, Wei Zhao reached out and clasped Fiery Cloud's pulse point.

"How should I cooperate, Leader Wei Zhao?" Fiery Cloud had never undergone this kind of treatment and did not know what he was supposed to do.

"You don't need to do anything. Just wait," Wei Zhao said.

"All right! I'll have to rely on you for this, Leader." Fiery Cloud nodded and began explaining his background. "Leader, you must have heard that our Flame Mountain sent a disciple to take part in the Profound Elixir Sect's trial. But this disciple was no ordinary person. He was the grandson of our Flame Mountain's First Elder, and also my close friend whom I had grown up with since childhood..."

"Oh, I know. You mean that fellow called Young Hero Yang, right?" Wei Zhao had some impression of him. Yang Shuixia had been beaten to death by Zhang Naipao, and Little Shu had already told Wei Zhao why Fiery Cloud was looking for him. "You want me to help you take revenge on Zhang Naipao?"

"Yes, his name is Yang Shuizhen!" Fiery Cloud hurriedly nodded, then continued, "But revenge is no longer necessary. The Tomorrow After Tomorrow Sect is extremely powerful. After fighting those two just now, I realized how inadequate I am, and I can't drag you into danger, Leader. So I've given up on seeking revenge."

"Then why did you come to me?" Wei Zhao was puzzled. If Fiery Cloud no longer wanted revenge, what else could he possibly need Wei Zhao's help with? For the life of him, Wei Zhao could not think of anything.

"It's like this, Leader. I want to ask you to treat Yang Shuizhen..." Fiery Cloud hesitated before finally revealing his true purpose.

"Yang Shuizhen?" Wei Zhao was stunned. "Wasn't he dead? What is there left to treat?"

"Er... he isn't completely dead yet. There's still a breath left in him..." Fiery Cloud gave a bitter smile, then recounted Yang Shuizhen's situation to Wei Zhao in detail.

"Oh? He really is still alive?" Wei Zhao was somewhat surprised. "In that case, it should be possible. But can you bring him here?"

"That... I'm afraid not. I'm worried he won't survive the long journey..." Fiery Cloud shook his head apologetically. "Leader, could you personally make the trip? As for the payment, anything our Flame Mountain possesses is at your disposal. Just name your price, and we'll satisfy you!"

"The payment is secondary. The main problem is that I don't have time to travel somewhere so far away right now," Wei Zhao said. "How long can Yang Shuizhen hold on inside that cavern at Flame Mountain?"