541: Master, is there really no hope?

At that moment, Ling Xi suddenly remembered something, and a glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes!

In a flurry, she retrieved a strange plant from her storage Magic Treasure; it was wreathed in immortal light and bore nine leaves.

Natural dao patterns marked its surface, and it radiated a majestic life essence. This was the undying divine medicine she had found while training on the Myriad Tribulations Battlefield of the Azure Profound Sect!

"Little Leaf! Quick, take this!"

Ling Xi held the divine medicine to Ye Lingxiao's lips, her voice trembling with urgency.

Beside them, the three Quasi-Emperors who had already fallen into despair saw the undying divine medicine, and a brilliant light of hope suddenly erupted in their eyes as well!

An undying medicine! The Great Emperor can be saved!

However, Ye Lingxiao was already exhausted. He had lost even the strength to open his mouth, and his consciousness was sliding into an endless darkness.

"Open your mouth! Little Leaf!"

Ling Xi was so anxious that tears burst from her eyes. No longer hesitating, she immediately circulated her magic power.

She refined the entire undying divine medicine into a mass of the purest life Origin and carefully channeled it into Ye Lingxiao's mouth.

Seeing this, Xiao Ruobai, Fang Hanyu, and the others also stepped forward, taking out their cherished life-saving Saint Pills and Heaven-and-Earth Spirit Milk, wanting to contribute their strength.

Wang Xiaopang frantically pulled out a large pile of bottles and jars: "I have Nine-Transformation Soul-Returning Pills! Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Core Milk! Try them all! Try them all!"

Everyone used all their means, and for a moment, brilliance flowed as life essence overflowed.

However, Ye Lingxiao's aura remained like a kite with a broken string, sliding uncontrollably toward the abyss.

All their efforts were like stones sinking into the ocean.

Just then, Gu Changge's calm voice rang out like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing the fire of hope that had just been lit in everyone's hearts:

"It's useless."

"His Lifespan is not exhausted; rather, his dao foundation and life Origin have been completely burned away. He has reached the edge of Dao Transformation."

"Ordinary life-extending divine medicines are as futile as pouring water on charcoal for him."

Ling Xi suddenly looked up at Gu Changge, her cold eyes now full of pleading and a final sliver of hope:

"Revered Master, is there really no hope?"

Gu Changge did not answer, but simply stepped forward slowly.

Gu Changge did not answer immediately; he just stepped forward slowly, his plain white daoist robe fluttering slightly. There was no Emperor Might leaking from him, yet he carried a presence that naturally put people at ease.

His gaze swept over Ye Lingxiao's spent body, then looked at Ling Xi's reddened eyes.

Mindful of Ling Xi's feelings, he also acknowledged the determination of this man who had burned everything to protect his homeland.

He held his fingers together like a sword and gave a light pull toward the rain of Dao Transformation light constantly dissipating around Ye Lingxiao—the final afterglow of his life and Great Dao.

"Gather."

With a softly spoken word, the Laws of heaven and earth trembled slightly.

The originally scattered and disordered light, symbolizing the end, was gathered and condensed as if by an invisible giant hand.

It actually formed a slowly rotating, strange orb of light above Ye Lingxiao's head, containing his lifelong Dao Rhyme and life imprint.

Next, Gu Changge reached toward the Void Realm with five fingers, seemingly grasping and kneading at random.

In an instant, everyone seemed to hear the daoist sounds of Chaos first opening and the Grandmist dividing!

Wisps of Chaos Qi were forcibly extracted from the depths of the Void Realm and refined, turning into streaks of mild, mellow pale-gold light that contained endless creative life force.

Gu Changge flicked his fingertips.

The pale-gold light flowed like a hundred rivers returning to the sea, surging into the embers of the dao fire above Ye Lingxiao's head.

This was not a simple infusion, but the most fundamental creation and Fusion!

Using Ye Lingxiao's own dao trace embers as a guide and Chaos Qi as fuel, he recast the source of life and reshaped the Great Emperor's dao foundation!

In an instant, a soft golden light erupted from Ye Lingxiao's body, and his dissipating aura suddenly halted.

That vitality, which had been like a candle in the wind, actually recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye!

Everyone was dumbfounded, not even daring to breathe. They could clearly see that Ye Lingxiao's cracked lips were gradually regaining color.

The dark-gold Emperor Blood stopped leaking, and the broken roots of his dao foundation were being recast and repaired bit by bit by that pale-gold Origin and dao principles.

Ling Xi stared blankly at this scene, her tears falling even harder.

But it was no longer despair; it was the relief and gratitude of surviving a disaster. She bit her lip hard, not daring to make a sound and disturb Gu Changge.

"Buzz—"

Suddenly, a low and grand daoist chime rang out from within Ye Lingxiao's body.

His long hair, which had been gray and withered due to the depletion of his Origin, began to turn ink-black from the roots, inch by inch, with a luster that surpassed what it had been before!

Most miraculous of all was his Great Emperor dao foundation, which had been covered in cracks and nearly crumbled from burning everything.

Under the repair and Fusion of the pale-gold light, it was not only mended as before but became more solid, Perfect, and vast than ever!

An Emperor Might that was even purer, more majestic, and full of infinite vitality than during his peak suddenly exploded!

Within this Emperor Might, there was even a faint trace of an ancient and mysterious Dao Rhyme that had never been there before!

This was not simple recovery, but a complete transformation, a rebirth through destruction!

The depletion from burning everything was filled and sublimated with a higher level of power, forging a nearly flawless and perfect dao foundation that far exceeded his previous one!

Ye Lingxiao's eyelashes trembled slightly as he slowly opened his eyes.

They were eyes as deep as the starry sky and as bright as the morning sun, without a trace of turbidity or Death Qi.

He looked somewhat blankly at his hands, which were full of strength, feeling the incredible power surging within him.

"This... how is this possible?!"

A tremor originating from his Soul swept through his entire body.

He clearly perceived that his Great Emperor dao foundation, which had been covered in cracks and nearly shattered, was now not only intact.

It had been completely reshaped by an unheard-of pale-gold dao principle, becoming harmonious, flawless, and indestructible!

One moment, he was on the edge of Dao Transformation, feeling the irreversible loss of his life and Great Dao.

The next moment, he felt as if he were soaking in the source of the Great Dao, having completed an ultimate leap in his level of existence!

Reversing life and death, and reordering the universe with a flick of a finger! What kind of incredible, heaven-reaching method was this?!

Instantly realizing what kind of Heaven-Defying fortune he had obtained, he suddenly looked up, his gaze locking onto Ling Xi and Gu Changge beside her.

With a "thud," he bowed deeply to Gu Changge with utmost solemnity and even piety, his voice trembling with excitement:

"Junior Ye Lingxiao kowtows to thank Senior for the grace of remaking me and the virtue of bestowing the Dao! This kindness is something Lingxiao can never repay in ten thousand lifetimes!"

His voice was steady and powerful, no longer hoarse or weak, filled with gratitude and awe from the depths of his Soul.

Gu Changge accepted the salute calmly and said indifferently: "Your Origin has been restored; just practice diligently in the future."

Only then did Ye Lingxiao dare to look up, gazing at Gu Changge with immense awe, then at Ling Xi with eyes full of inquiry.

Who exactly was this peerless figure who could wipe out a Void Immortal with a flick of his finger and restore his Origin with a wave of his hand?

And what was his relationship with the Great Emperor?

Ling Xi immediately understood. She stepped forward and solemnly introduced Gu Changge to Ye Lingxiao and the three equally excited and terrified Quasi-Emperors:

"Little Leaf, this is my Revered Master."

Her words carried immense respect, and then she gestured to Xiao Ruobai and the others: "These are my fellow disciples."

"Revered Master?!"

These words were like a second thunderclap exploding in the hearts of Ye Lingxiao and the other three!