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Xavier decided to come out by the lakeside. 

While there was a new river by the settlement, its potency still couldn't match the lake's. And Luca seemed to need the strongest available.

But aside from setting the little chipmunk into a comfortable position, Xavier was actually out of other options save for one long shot.

The elders.

As expected, they were out by the farmland when Xavier looked for them to ask for help, hoping they had an idea of what was happening with Luca.

Fortunately, they did.

However, when the elders saw their passed-out Master, they immediately jumped to hide. 

They wouldn't survive a possible lighting tribulation and had to stay far away, only hollering at Xavier to be extra careful. 

According to their personal experience, their Master was about to have a breakthrough.

But Frankly, the elders weren't sure why that was still possible considering their Master's spiritual energy.