Hearing this, Chu Feng's expression changed. "It was you?"
"It was indeed me. But here's the thing — several elders of the Ye Immortal Clan suddenly had their life tokens shatter. We traced the locations where those elders died, and that's where we found Grandmother."
"At the time, for reasons unknown, she was already unconscious, just lying there."
"I recognized her as our grandmother, so I had the Ye Immortal Clan bring her back."
"But my goal was to lure you here, to get you to help me. I had absolutely no intention of harming you or Grandmother."
"Besides, at the time the Ye Immortal Clan believed Grandmother was the culprit who killed their elders."
"I revealed Grandmother's identity to prevent them from immediately developing murderous intent. After all, who wouldn't be tempted by the Bloodline Origin you carry? Once they learned of your connection to Grandmother, they at least wouldn't kill her — if only to use her as bait to draw you out."
"But the Ye Immortal Clan still wanted to determine the cause of their elders' deaths, and Grandmother remained unconscious."
"They originally planned to use torture to forcibly wake her."
"I argued against it with all my might, explaining the implications, and only then did they refrain from using torture."
"Brother Chu Feng, if you don't believe me, you can examine Grandmother's body. There's absolutely not a shred of harm done."
Song Yun explained.
Chu Feng's grandmother indeed bore no injuries, and Song Yun's reasoning was quite logical.
So Chu Feng chose not to press the matter and instead asked, "Do you know where those two characters on Grandmother's forehead came from?"
After all, at this point, nothing was more important than restoring his grandmother first.
"That, I don't know."
"They were probably there before — something Grandmother already had?" Song Yun said.
At that moment, Egg's voice sounded in Chu Feng's ear: "Chu Feng, do you think your grandmother's coma has something to do with that divine curse?"
"That's possible." Chu Feng had the same suspicion, so he turned to Song Yun: "You said you had the Ye Immortal Clan capture my grandmother because you wanted to lure me here and get me to help. So what exactly do you want my help with?"
"That's a long story."
"Simply put — the current patriarch of the Ye Immortal Clan, Ye Xiancheng, obtained the Ye Immortal Clan's inheritance."
"This inheritance gave him extraordinary combat strength. At a young age, he already possessed the cultivation of a Ninth Degree True God, but it came with drawbacks."
"The first drawback is that his true cultivation is his ceiling — he cannot advance any further."
"The second is that his body has developed problems. If not handled properly, he won't live long."
"The Ye Immortal Clan has prepared a grand healing formation centered on a secret treasure."
"When this formation is activated, it will unleash immense restorative power. However, once activated, it will also exhaust the secret treasure's power entirely."
"For that reason, the Ye Immortal Clan has taken this very seriously. Rather than activating it immediately, they've been gathering all manner of treasures to strengthen the formation. They won't even consider activating it until every last treasure is in place."
"The Ye Immortal Clan's patriarch learned that I was injured, and since I once saved him, he said he wanted to repay me by using this formation to heal me."
"But I believe he intends to use me. He detected that my power is special, and he sees me as one of the treasures needed to activate the formation."
"My current condition is indeed dire, and this healing formation is genuinely an opportunity for me. So I figured I'd play along — if he wants to use me, I'll use him right back."
"I originally planned to defeat the Ye Immortal Clan's patriarch after the formation was activated, so that I could seize control of it."
"But I don't have complete confidence in that. It would be a gamble."
"However, with Brother Chu Feng's help, it would be absolutely certain to succeed."
"Besides, Grandmother's condition needs treatment too, doesn't it? That formation would have remarkable effects. Brother Chu Feng, you could bring Grandmother there for healing," Song Yun said.
"So how exactly do I help you?" Chu Feng asked again.
"Once the formation is activated, the secret treasure will create a barrier. That barrier is extremely powerful — no one from outside can enter. Only those already within the formation will be able to remain."