Chapter 548: 520

Hence, Li Fan and Sister Zhao descended the mountain on orders.

Due to the massive death of mortals, the concentration of the [Immortal Plague] in the environment skyrocketed.

To cope, Sect Leader Ji generously granted the two an ample supply of provisions, including the Creation Purple Gold Pill, before embarking.

However, this didn't completely alleviate their heavy moods.

After all, with the confirmation that the [Immortal Plague] could infect multiple times, they realized that, no matter how well-prepared or protected they were, persistent exposure would inevitably result in contracting the disease again.

The horrors they endured when infected a month ago were still vivid in their minds.

As cultivators, they hadn't experienced the feeling akin to being worse than dead for a long time.

If this were to repeat over and over again...

The experience would probably be even worse than just dying outright.

Of course, these are just spur-of-the-moment remarks.