Looking at the white pill in Ge Zhou's hand and listening to his voice as weak as a mosquito's, Ye Qiu opened his mouth, his emotions extremely complicated.

Anger, pain, sadness, guilt, remorse, unwillingness, and various other emotions continually scrambled Ye Qiu's thoughts, making his chest feel unbearably suffocated.

"Don't... feel guilty... I should have died a long time ago..."

Forcing his head up, seemingly discerning Ye Qiu's complex emotions, Ge Zhou's bloody, aged face squeezed out a thin smile with great effort, "Thank... thank you..."

This thin smile seemed to exhaust the last of Ge Zhou's strength, and as his voice fell, the color in Ge Zhou's eyes began to gradually dim, his breathing grew weaker, and finally, he lost all signs of life.

Ge Zhou is dead.

Ge Zhou died just like that, in front of Ye Qiu, who saw Ge Zhou's last breath with his own eyes, feeling as if his whole heart was in unbearable agony!!!

Especially Ge Zhou's last thank you left Ye Qiu feeling a myriad of mixed emotions, not knowing how to respond properly.

He hadn't even managed to save Ge Zhou; instead, Ge Zhou saved him. Clearly, he should be the one thanking Ge Zhou, yet Ge Zhou said thank you to him...

What is that supposed to be!!!

In fact, ever since Ouyang Kuang found this place, his attention had been entirely on Ye Qiu from start to finish, completely oblivious or perhaps uninterested in Ge Zhou who was in the next alchemy room.

Therefore, if Ge Zhou hadn't appeared suddenly to act as a shield and block the explosion's shockwave for him, perhaps Ge Zhou could have hidden away and escaped unharmed.

However, Ge Zhou gave up his chance of living to save him, and this was something Ye Qiu could not accept!!!

Because of this, Ye Qiu clenched his fists, unable to find peace in his heart over Ge Zhou's death.

Constantly resisting the surrounding engulfing flames, Ye Qiu's power was being continuously consumed.

The flames engulfing the underground chamber seemed to be another form of Ouyang Kuang's power. There were no combustibles, yet the flames continued to burn in the air, showing no signs of dying down.

Maintaining this state, Ye Qiu would soon exhaust his power and then be consumed by the flames, ultimately burned to death!!!

Gritting his teeth, although Ye Qiu's emotions were extremely complicated at this moment, he forced himself to calm down and regain his composure!!!

Ge Zhou is dead, and if he dies too, Ge Zhou's death would be in vain!!!

So, he must not let Ge Zhou's death be a wasted sacrifice!!!

Thinking of this, Ye Qiu picked up the white pill in Ge Zhou's hand. Following Ge Zhou's instructions, he fiercely delivered a hand to Ge Zhou's chest, penetrating it to retrieve the heart that had just stopped beating!!!

It's worth mentioning that a normal person's heart should be red and composed of flesh and blood. However, Ge Zhou's heart was different. Aside from the blood vessels connecting to it, which appeared normal, Ge Zhou's heart looked like crystal glass, clear and transparent, with a faint red glow, resembling an art piece made of gems.

Additionally, even though Ge Zhou had lost all signs of life and stopped breathing, Ye Qiu could still clearly feel a continuous stream of vitality emanating from this heart!!!

This must be the transformation that occurred after Ge Zhou consumed the Pill of Immortality, and it was exactly this heart's continuous vitality that allowed Ge Zhou to live for hundreds of years without dying of old age.

Ye Qiu's heart was filled with a myriad of emotions; however, he quickly poured his inner strength into the heart, forcing out a drop of thick, bean-sized, light red essence blood.

Following Ge Zhou's last instructions, Ye Qiu carefully dripped Ge Zhou's essence blood onto the white pill.

Then, an astonishing thing happened!

As soon as Ge Zhou's essence blood touched the white pill, it was absorbed into it instantly, turning the pill's color from its original white to a light red.

Of course, this change alone wouldn't be enough to astonish anyone.

The truly astonishing thing was that after the white pill absorbed Ge Zhou's essence blood, it seemed to activate something, unleashing a terrifying, immense vitality power from within!!!

The fragrant smell of the pill permeated the entire underground chamber, overshadowing the charred scent of the flames; just by smelling it, Ye Qiu's spirit was invigorated, his injuries seemed to heal significantly.

Such an astounding effect from just its fragrance alone suggests the incredible vitality power contained within this pill.

The Pill of Immortality indeed lives up to its name!!!

However, thinking that this Pill of Immortality was created by Ge Zhou before his death, and even required his essence blood, Ye Qiu couldn't help but sigh, his emotions, even more complex.

"Don't worry, Old Mr. Ge, I won't let your goodwill go to waste!!!"

Murmuring to himself, Ye Qiu took a deep breath and swallowed the pill in one gulp!!!

...

Outside the underground chamber, Ouyang Kuang had just stepped out of the chamber, about to leave and inform the Ouyang Family members that Ye Qiu had been killed by him.

However, after taking a few steps, Ouyang Kuang stopped in his tracks, turned around, squinting as he gazed toward the direction of the underground chamber.

Because, just a moment ago, Ouyang Kuang sensed an incredible burst of vitality power erupting from beneath the underground chamber!!!

Although this vitality power quickly dissipated, there definitely had been such a phenomenon.

Could it be that the boy or the old man hadn't been killed by his power and survived?

A thought surged in Ouyang Kuang's mind.

Then, as he stared towards the direction of the underground chamber, his gaze darkened a little.

He had already walked away confidently, prepared to leave. If it turned out that Ye Qiu or Ge Zhou weren't actually dead, it would really be a slap in the face and leave him somewhat disgraced.

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