The Strongest Prodigy Doctor

Chapter 988 - 1088: Fallen Senior Brothers

Relying on his previous memory, Ye Tianfan flew towards the direction of the Taichu Sect. It took him five days of continuous flight before he finally returned to Taichu Sect.The reason why it took Ye Tianfan so long was that he got lost several times due to the unfamiliarity with this area. If he hadn't encountered towns along the way to ask for directions, it would have taken at least half a month to return to the Taichu Sect!

The first thing Ye Tianfan did upon returning to the Taichu Sect was not to go back to the Taihuo Peak but to fly directly to the Taichu Peak!

"Sect Leader, may I ask which of the five senior brothers that went out with me have returned?" This was the first thing Ye Tianfan said after meeting Tian Chu Zhenren!

Seeing Ye Tianfan return safely, Tian Chu Zhenren first breathed a sigh of relief, then said to Ye Tianfan with a somewhat sad tone, "Ah, they all returned, it was just you who hadn't. Fortunately, you're back at last! We have been very worried these days, and your master Tian Chu Zhenren almost turned the Taichu Peak upside down!"

Even as Tian Chu Zhenren joked, Ye Tianfan could still sense the sadness in her words.

What's going on? Ye Tianfan was curious as to why the Sect Leader's words contained such sadness. Could it be that something happened to his senior brothers? But it shouldn't be; the host said they had all returned, except for him!

Suddenly, Ye Tianfan froze because he realized that just because the senior brothers and the head senior brother had returned, it didn't mean they had returned alive. It's very possible that some of them had perished!

Ye Tianfan took a deep breath and then asked Tian Chu Zhenren, "Sect Leader, did those senior brothers all come back safely? Or... did some of them…"

Ye Tianfan didn't finish his sentence, but Tian Chu Zhenren understood his meaning. There was no need to state the rest of the words clearly!

Tian Chu Zhenren let out a bitter smile and said to Ye Tianfan, "I have fully understood the origins and consequences of this matter. I didn't expect you to encounter Tian Chun and the Demon Sect Leader Zhang Youji. Moreover, Tian Chun's strength has reached such a level that even the Demon Sect Leader Zhang Youji was wary of him. But you did well; you managed to escape in time and didn't let Tian Chun capture you all at once, which is a good thing!"

Ye Tianfan noticed that Tian Chu Zhenren did not explicitly answer his question but talked about their experiences instead, which increased his ominous feeling. Then he asked Tian Chu Zhenren, "Sect Leader, I want to know how many of those senior brothers are still alive?"

Seeing Ye Tianfan's straightforward inquiry, Tian Chu Zhenren could only tell Ye Tianfan, "Your senior brother Yun Tian is critically injured, still healing, and has yet to be out of life-threatening danger. The odds of him surviving as said by your master are not very high. As for the other four, all have perished. They all returned thanks to your senior brother Yun Tian, who found them one by one and brought them back. He encountered Tian Chun during this and was near death when he returned to the Taichu Sect!"

Upon hearing Tian Chu Zhenren's words, Ye Tianfan's pupils contracted sharply. He hadn't expected that after entering Penglai Immortal Island, his senior brother Yun Tian and the others would experience such a tragic turn of events. Moreover, his senior brother Yun Tian is still under critical care, with little hope of survival. It means that out of the six who left on the mission, only Ye Tianfan had returned safely to the Taichu Sect.

This realization once again made Ye Tianfan feel the inadequacy of his own strength, making him quite annoyed, as he grit his teeth thinking about Tian Chun's appearance, determined to kill him personally.

"You should return to Taihuo Peak first. The intelligence about this mission was partly due to my judgment errors. If I had known in advance that the Demon Sect Leader Zhang Youji would also go… sigh, it's too late to say anything now," said Tian Chu Zhenren with some remorse.

To know, when Ye Tianfan had not returned, Tian Chu Zhenren was almost ready to search himself. It wasn't just because Tian Chu Zhenren was repeatedly coming to the Taichu Peak, but it felt like using his own hands to remove someone who could have brought Taichu Sect to greater glory.

Tian Chu Zhenren even used the Skywatching Mirror, but could not find any trace of Ye Tianfan in it.

This made Tian Chu Zhenren even more anxious. He had dispatched many disciples to search for Ye Tianfan, but all returned without success. Even many elders went looking, and Tian Chu Zhenren contacted other sects to inquire if they had seen Ye Tianfan, but the answer was consistently no!

So, Tian Chu Zhenren almost set out to look himself, but he had to stay in command at the Taichu Sect, so he hadn't left yet.

The reason why Tian Chu Zhenren couldn't find Ye Tianfan was because he was inside the Penglai Immortal Island at the time. Although the Penglai Immortal Island is in this world, its space is not the same as the space in the cultivation world, making it impossible for Tian Chu Zhenren to find Ye Tianfan.

However, this did not discourage Tian Chu Zhenren. Instead, he used the Skywatching Mirror to search for Ye Tianfan every day. Although he never succeeded, at least Tian Chu Zhenren knew that Ye Tianfan might still be alive.

Because even if Ye Tianfan had died, his corpse would still show in the Skywatching Mirror. However, when Tian Chu Zhenren used the Skywatching Mirror to search for Ye Tianfan, it only showed a hazy image, not displaying Ye Tianfan at all.

Therefore, Tian Chu Zhenren guessed that Ye Tianfan was likely still alive but trapped in some place.

Ye Tianfan asked Tian Chu Zhenren, "Can I go see senior brother Yun Tian?"

Tian Chu Zhenren shook his head and said, "He's still in a life-threatening situation. Even if you went, you wouldn't be able to see him. Return to Taihuo Peak first; your master has been worried sick these days. Once Yun Tian is stable, I'll have someone inform you. Regardless of Yun Tian's condition, I'll inform you."

Upon hearing Tian Chu Zhenren's words, Ye Tianfan could only nod because he knew staying there was useless. After all, Zhenren was already trying to save senior brother Yun Tian, and even if his medical skills were better, he couldn't save senior brother Yun Tian.

"Alright, Sect Leader, I'll return to Taihuo Peak first. If there's any new development, please inform me immediately, and I'll rush over," Ye Tianfan said to Tian Chu Zhenren.

Tian Chu Zhenren then nodded and said to Ye Tianfan, "Alright, go ahead. If anything happens, I'll have someone inform you immediately."