Bab 668: As long as you're alive, there is always a chance

The four didn't need Yang Qing's reminder of how dire bordering on catastrophic their situation had been but his words nonetheless made their impending doom seem much more real than some abstract thing that they were half hoping wasn't true.

Hua Ying looked to be the most affected of all. A couple of times her legs looked like they were about to give out, and she couldn't conceal the dread in her eyes. She was pale, sweaty, and looked just about to vomit.

The healing period of the life essence that was sucked out for the remedy of the curse of the graveyard torch turned out to be a blessing in disguise for her. Without being able to cultivate, or meditate meant that she was essentially a non-cultivator and was therefore not at risk of her qi turning erratic because of how unbalanced she was.