560: Eternal Mysterious Flame_1
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Outside Li Mountain City, the Tao Cultivation camp.
The clamor had subsided.
Cultivators were dead or wounded all over.
These cultivators had all been influenced by Gui Tao’s people with a Planting Devil in Taoist Heart, and had killed each other.
True Man Situ, using his fingers for Calculation and with the Qiankun Clear Light Lamp, illuminated every corner of the camp to ensure there were no more Demon Seeds, nor the eerie presence of Gui Tao’s people. Only then did his expression slightly relax.
Afterwards, the dead cultivators were encoffined.
The other cultivators were still in shock, each tending to their recuperation.
In the room, True Man Situ was restless, his brows furrowed in thought.
A moment later, there was a flash of a figure, and Bai Qiancheng, dressed in white, burst through the door and immediately said,
“Senior Situ, I have a matter for which I need your assistance.”
Bai Qiancheng’s expression was urgent.
True Man Situ was taken aback, then furrowed his brows, sensing that this was no small matter.
Moments later, he followed Bai Qiancheng into a secret chamber within the camp, where he saw Mr. Zhuang lying inside, his vital energy nearly dissipated. His heart skipped a beat.
“This…”
True Man Situ pointed at Mr. Zhuang, his fingers trembling.
“The Back Ruins Picture has been taken by Gui Tao’s people, my senior brother’s lifeforce is slipping away, he is on the brink of death. Please, Senior, save my teacher’s life!” pleaded Bai Qiancheng earnestly.
True Man Situ gave a wry smile.
Was this really a matter of whether to save or not to save…
“True Man Bai, I’m not a Pill Master…”
“Pill Masters can’t save him.”
“Then…”
Bai Qiancheng said, “I wish to ask Senior, to use the Qiankun Clear Light Lamp, to sustain my teacher’s life!”
True Man Situ’s heart leaped, and he immediately refused, saying, “No, no!”
Then, seeing Bai Qiancheng’s frosty expression, he explained,
“It’s not that I am miserly, but the Qiankun Clear Light Lamp is not the Seven Stars Everlasting Lamp, it… it can’t sustain life!”
“It can!”
Bai Qiancheng stated decisively.
“No…”
True Man Situ was halfway through his objection when Bai Qiancheng interrupted him:
“My ancestor once mentioned to me that the Qiankun Clear Light Lamp, in times of crisis, could temporarily sustain life…”
True Man Situ’s face darkened.
He had forgotten that detail… This young lady was from the Bai Family, with a profound family knowledge and knew the secret of this treasured artifact; he couldn’t deceive her…
Still unwilling to agree, True Man Situ then asked,
“Do you know how to use it?”
Bai Qiancheng shook her head, “I don’t know, but you certainly do!”
True Man Situ was taken aback.
Bai Qiancheng’s gaze sharpened as she continued,
“You are the Chief Elder of Mystery Valley, respected and revered, with great mastery over Calculation. You definitely know how to sustain my teacher’s life!”
“I have not mastered the art…”
But Bai Qiancheng had a firm look in her eyes, not listening to his objections.
Helpless, True Man Situ decided to tell the truth,
“It’s not that I disagree, but the price is too high…”
“This Qiankun Clear Light Lamp contains the Heavenly secret, expels evil and wards off disasters, it’s Mystery Valley’s most precious treasure, passed down through over a dozen generations…”
“This treasured artifact is not like the Seven Stars Everlasting Lamp; it’s not meant for sustaining life.”
“If you use it as an Everlasting Lamp, it will wear out quickly, and before it saves someone’s life for long, this Lamp may well expire…”
“I do not consider myself a selfish man, but no matter what, I could not destroy the Sect’s treasure just to save the life of someone unrelated…”
True Man Situ shook his head repeatedly.
Bai Qiancheng bit her lip and said, “I will find a Heavenly secret treasure to present to Mystery Valley in exchange for the Qiankun Clear Light Lamp.”