When Chu Feng and Wang Qiang arrived at the Totem Dragon Clan's main base and rejoined the group, aside from the Dragon Breath Clan being away handling their own affairs, Chu Feng reunited with many companions here.
However, Long Chengyu and Long Muxi were in very poor condition.
It turned out that the night before, the sibling pair had simultaneously fallen gravely ill—their bodies burning with fever, their temperatures spiking to abnormal levels before they eventually slipped into unconsciousness.
Even Daoist Master Long Yi and Daoist Master Long Er, such powerful World Spirit Masters, were unable to diagnose what had happened to them.
The more they observed, the more troubling it appeared. It felt as though some force had taken possession of their bodies.
Right now, Chu Feng looked at Long Muxi and Long Chengyu, the two siblings lying upon frost-emitting stones, and he couldn't make heads or tails of it either. He prepared to step forward and examine them.
But he discovered that the body temperature emanating from the two of them was terrifyingly high—even Chu Feng's cultivation was unable to touch their bodies.
But that couldn't be right!!!
If the temperature radiating from their bodies was something even Chu Feng couldn't withstand, then Long Muxi and Long Chengyu shouldn't have been able to endure it at all. They should have been incinerated to ash long ago.
So Chu Feng still extended his palm, intending to grasp Long Chengyu's wrist in order to personally feel their temperature.
However, seeing Chu Feng refuse to believe the danger, Daoist Master Long Yi hurriedly blocked him.
"Young friend Chu Feng, there is no way to make contact. Even I was burned."
As Daoist Master Long Yi spoke, he turned over his other palm, and sure enough, there were visible burn marks upon it.
The burned area had already been coated with medicinal ointment, yet there was not the slightest sign of healing—proof of just how severe the burns were.
"Big brother, the temperature inside their bodies is truly strange. It would be better to observe from a distance," Xiao Yu'er said from behind Chu Feng, her voice filled with concern.
Chu Feng withdrew his extended hand. If even Daoist Master Long Yi, with his level of cultivation, had been burned, then it was indeed unwise for Chu Feng to attempt contact.
But from a distance, even if he employed his Celestial Eyes, Chu Feng could not see through where that strange, intense heat was coming from.
"Young friend Chu Feng, can you not tell either?" the Totem Dragon Clan's Clan Master asked, his voice tense with worry.
Daoist Master Long Yi and Daoist Master Long Er had already exhausted their abilities. With Chu Feng's arrival, the Clan Master felt he had glimpsed a sliver of hope.
But he wasn't certain whether Chu Feng could resolve this matter, and Chu Feng's expression only made him more anxious.
Chu Feng shook his head, which caused the Totem Dragon Clan's Clan Master's heart—just barely steadied—to once again leap into his throat.
"There is no need for the Clan Master to worry excessively. Though the high temperature they emit is strange, their vital signs remain stable."
"Oh right, Clan Master—have they come into contact with anything unusual recently, or visited any strange locations?"
Chu Feng asked, hoping to find some clue leading to the root cause.
"No, they haven't left this place recently at all."
"They've been cultivating in their own chambers. They haven't come into contact with anything sinister," said the Huangfu Heavenly Clan's Clan Master.
"Clan Master!!!"
However, at that very moment, an elder of the Huangfu Heavenly Clan rushed in with an urgent report.
The sheer panic in his voice made it clear that something terrible had happened, and everyone hurried out to hear what he had to say.
Only after inquiring did they learn that inside the Totem Dragon Clan's Ancestral Dragon Forbidden Ground, a change had occurred—a raging blaze had erupted without warning.
Upon hearing this, the Totem Dragon Clan's Clan Master could no longer concern himself with the condition of Long Chengyu and Long Muxi. He immediately led his forces toward the location of the Ancestral Dragon Remains.
The Ancestral Dragon Remains were of paramount importance to the Totem Dragon Clan. Without the Ancestral Dragon Remains, there would be none of the glory the Totem Dragon Clan enjoyed today.
Because of this, the clan members truly regarded the Ancestral Dragon Remains as their ancestor. They were the kind of people who would willingly sacrifice their lives for the Remains.
"We'll go as well."
Chu Feng swept his sleeve and set up a formation, collecting Long Chengyu and Long Muxi along with the frost-emitting ice stones they lay upon, bringing them along.
After speaking, he looked toward Daoist Master Long Yi and Daoist Master Long Er.
"Young friend Chu Feng, could it be that you believe the illness afflicting Long Chengyu and Long Muxi is related to the disturbance at the Ancestral Dragon Forbidden Ground?"
Daoist Master Long Yi was a perceptive man. From Chu Feng's gaze alone, he had grasped what Chu Feng was thinking.
"The temperature is scorching and domineering, but it seems to emanate from within their bodies. I suspect it may be related to their bloodline."
"And at this very moment, flames have appeared near the Ancestral Dragon Remains. I don't think that's a coincidence," Chu Feng said.
"That does seem likely."
Everyone nodded one after another, feeling that what Chu Feng said made perfect sense.
"Big brother, I'm going too."
"M-me too! I-I'm going too!"
Right after, Xiao Yu'er, Xianhai Shaoyu, Wang Qiang, and the others all expressed their desire to go along.
There was naturally no need for Chu Feng to stop them.
And so, Chu Feng and his group caught up with the Totem Dragon Clan's Clan Master and headed together toward the world where the Ancestral Dragon Remains were located.