"I see, when will it wake up?" Ye Tianfan asked.

"Oh, that's hard to say!" Tian Chu Zhenren looked at the Bloodlight Five Elements Snake, thought for a moment, and then said, "Normally, it wakes up after a winter, but judging by its expansion and contraction just now, it seems to happen every three to four months. From what I've seen, it's expanded and contracted ten times. How many times did you see?"

Tian Chu Zhenren asked Ye Tianfan.

Ye Tianfan thought for a moment and said uncertainly, "Maybe three or four times?"

"Let's count four times, fourteen times, three to four months each time. Adding it all together, it's roughly about five years. According to our current calculations, the Bloodlight Five Elements Snake might hibernate for around five years. Of course, this is just an estimate based on their hibernation period. It's really unpredictable because of the drastic reduction in growth time with each cycle. It could wake up at any moment, or it might take more than a decade. Anyway, it won't shorten by much, or hibernate much longer, so it's hard to say for sure." Tian Chu Zhenren shrugged after speaking.

Hearing this, Ye Tianfan felt that Tian Chu Zhenren calculated so much only to say it's unpredictable when it will wake up.

He should have just said he didn't know when it would wake up. Why say so much?

Ye Tianfan could only pick up the Bloodlight Five Elements Snake and place it on the table, planning to deal with it tomorrow. After all, there's no way to handle it now. It needs to be placed somewhere safe, in case it wakes up when he's not at Taihuo Peak, causing trouble.

After assessing the condition of the Bloodlight Five Elements Snake, Tian Chu Zhenren saw Ye Tianfan place it on the table and then left. After all, he needed to sleep, although he didn't have to sleep, but it's a habit formed over centuries, and can't change easily, right?

After Tian Chu Zhenren left, Ye Tianfan also lay down on his bed and began to sleep. Although his spiritual power hadn't fully recovered, it was about seventy to eighty percent, so he no longer felt empty. Besides, the rest of the spiritual power could automatically recover while Ye Tianfan slept, even if just a little, better than nothing. Anyway, it wasn't much to begin with.

This sleep lasted for Ye Tianfan until noon the next day. After all, he was too exhausted the previous day, and Tian Chu Zhenren knew this, so he instructed Ye Tianfan's brothers not to disturb him.

When Ye Tianfan woke up and had lunch with his senior brothers, suddenly Tian Chu Zhenren descended from the sky.

In the morning, Tian Chu Zhenren received an urgent summon and went to Taichu Peak.

"Little Seven, come with me." Tian Chu Zhenren didn't even land. He called out to Ye Tianfan to follow him while still in mid-air.

Ye Tianfan realized it was urgent, immediately summoned the Fire Lotus Sword, and left with Tian Chu Zhenren. But before leaving, he said a few words to Senior Brother You Tianjiao to ask him to take care of the Bloodlight Five Elements Snake and put it in a safe place.

After waking up and realizing it was already noon, Ye Tianfan hurried out not to miss lunch with his brothers, so he didn't arrange for the hibernating Bloodlight Five Elements Snake.

Ye Tianfan followed Tian Chu Zhenren to Taichu Peak, where he saw that all the chief seats had already arrived, each accompanied by the elite disciples from their respective peaks.

For example, Bai Feng from Taiqi Peak, Lu Waner from Taiyi Peak, Senior Brother Yun Tian from Taichu Peak. Ye Tianfan didn't recognize anyone from the Taizhen Peak. As for the remaining disciples from other peaks, Ye Tianfan didn't know any of them. Nevertheless, he didn't greet them but went to see Sect Leader Tian Chuzhen and the other chief seats before standing behind Tian Chu Zhenren, staying focused as he still didn't know what was happening.

Tian Chuzhen nodded when he saw everyone had arrived and then began to speak: "It seems everyone is here, so I will begin.

One disciple from Taiyi Peak discovered that Copper Gong Town, located more than 300 kilometers from our Taichu Sect, is almost in ruin while out collecting herbs. Nearly all the town's residents have turned into the living dead, with less than ten percent struggling to survive. As the disciple was alone and lacked the strength to rescue them, they settled those remaining residents in a hidden place and quickly came back to report. You, as outstanding disciples of every lineage,

are to form a nine-man team to rescue those remaining residents and start immediately."

After Tian Chuzhen finished speaking, seeing Ye Tianfan and others already standing out and having summoned their flying swords, ready to depart, nodded with satisfaction and continued, "Your task is not only to rescue the townsfolk but also to investigate what happened, turning almost 99% of Copper Gong Town's residents into the living dead. Check whether it's the result of a demon's evil spell. If so, follow the clues and report back to the sect. I will send reinforcements."

"Yes!" X9

Ye Tianfan and others loudly responded and then Tian Chuzhen raised his right hand, swung it forward forcefully, and simultaneously shouted, "Depart!"

Ye Tianfan and others immediately stepped on their flying swords and flew out from the hall.

In special situations, flying is permitted around Taichu Hall, and now it's crucial to race against time hence why it's a special circumstance.

Ye Tianfan and others flew through the sky towards Copper Gong Town while Senior Brother Yun Tian spoke, "Perhaps Junior Brother Tianfan doesn't recognize these few fellow disciples?"

Seeing Yun Tian talk to him, Ye Tianfan quickly replied, "Yes, except for Bai Feng, Lu Waner, and you, Senior Brother Yun Tian, I don't recognize the others."

Those fellow disciples that Ye Tianfan didn't recognize turned their heads towards him upon hearing this but soon looked at Senior Brother Yun Tian, awaiting his introduction.

"Since you don't know, let me introduce you to them. They all know each other. You're new to the sect, so it's normal not to recognize them, but given your outstanding performance in the Nine Lineage Martial Arts, they definitely know you."

"We know him, Junior Brother Tianfan from Taihuo Peak!"

"Yes, we know. The dark horse who made it to the finals, hard not to know."

"Exactly, exactly!"

"Watching you got my blood boiling; it's hard not to know you!"

Ye Tianfan felt a bit embarrassed from their words and hurriedly said, "Not at all, not at all, you're too kind! I eventually lost to Senior Brother Yun Tian, who truly is strong."

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