The abandoned cannon fodder girl's path to immortality

Chapter 209 Saved
In the dense forest outside the Nascent Soul Ruins, Zheng Shaosi and the others had been waiting with the Nascent Soul True Monarch for a long time.

"Elder, my junior sister says the group has come out." He immediately said respectfully to the old man beside him.

"Alright, I understand. I'll take care of these people. You'll be credited with a great service."

The speaker was He Xuzi, a True Monarch of the Xuanming Sect, who was considered one of the sect's older generation of True Monarchs. He was preparing to leave the sect to handle some private matters when he unexpectedly ran into Zheng Shaosi and his group who were reporting the case and asking for help.

He just happened to be passing by.

At this moment, he had already set up a trapping array around the ruins. Once someone stepped in, he would immediately activate it. Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch could be trapped, not to mention these Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators, who would be completely unable to move.

Just as the group was waiting, a crack suddenly appeared in the defensive array of the ruins ahead.

Then one by one, cultivators exuding demonic energy emerged from within.

"That person is Chu Ke. He is Elder Chen Qing's disciple. I didn't expect him to have fallen into demonic possession as well." Xie Mofeng looked at the familiar face in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

People can truly abandon principles they've held for years when faced with significant interests.

He remembered that Chu Ke was the first to pass the test of temperament when she first joined the sect. He never expected that after so many years, she would fall into demonic ways.

"This is his choice."

Just as Chu Ke and the others were quickly heading forward, golden chains bound their entire bodies.

He Xuzi's cold laugh rang out.

"Where do you think you're going to run off to, you little devils?"

He Xuzi had no liking for cultivators who had fallen into demonic ways or demonic practitioners. They would waste their integrity for a little benefit, and such cultivation was not worth having.

His eyes flashed with resentment, and in the blink of an eye, Wang Quan and the others who had been bound were rescued by his hand seals.

Zheng Shaosi and others rushed over to rescue the person.

They had already used a magic mirror to check the people beforehand, confirming that they had no demonic energy before going to their rescue.

He Xuzi seemed to see the eyes, narrowed his eyes, and looked towards Chu Ke's storage bag.

"The surging demonic energy must be the so-called Demon Lord."

His voice was cold and sharp as he reached out and took the storage bag from Chu Ke's waist.

Upon opening it, I indeed found a beating heart.

This demon lord possesses an immortal body; he can be reborn from even a single drop of blood left behind. Of course, to become a complete form, extremely high conditions are required.

At this moment, the beating heart was surging with demonic energy, clearly indicating that it had reached the final stage of cultivation. If it were allowed to cultivate for another month or so, the Demon Lord's heart would surely grow, and at that time, the human world would become a purgatory.

Without hesitation, he unleashed true fire from his palm, burning the heart that emanated a thick demonic aura to ashes.

Even the demonic energy he emitted was annihilated by the lightning intent he condensed.

"Ah! Demon Lord!"

The moment her heart was destroyed, Chu Ke seemed to be possessed, becoming ferocious, as if a demon from hell hidden within her had suddenly erupted.

"Humph! It's too much!"

He Xuzi merely flicked his fingers, and Chu Ke, who was bound by golden chains, turned purple from the pressure.

"If I hadn't intended to keep him alive to ask for some information, I would have killed him on the spot."

With that thought in mind, he flicked his wrist and sent out several golden characters that entered the bodies of these fallen demon cultivators.

In an instant, their entire bodies shimmered with golden light, as if affected by something, and they ceased all struggle.

"Go and gather some information, and record it using the recording stone. These people will only cause trouble if left alive, so get rid of them quickly."

"Yes!" Zheng Shaosi and the others did not hesitate. They took out the recording stones and quickly flew to the people in front of them, and began to question them carefully, including the details of their motives and whereabouts.

They even inquired about the origins of this Nascent Soul cultivator's ruins and cave dwelling.

When they could get no more information, He Xuzi Zhenjun reached out and grabbed something.

These fallen monks were instantly pulverized by the golden chains.

Massive amounts of flesh and blood rained down, and he even unleashed a massive fireball that burned the corpses, fearing that the flesh and blood would once again coalesce into the Demon Lord's heart.

"Clean up the mess and prepare to enter the formation!" He Xuzi looked at the bright, high-level formation in front of him and his breathing became rapid.

They quickly arrived at the front of the formation and inspected its setup.

He had studied formations for many years, but seeing this fourth-order formation that had existed for who knows how many years still excited him.

The reason why ancient formations are so powerful must be because they have unique features. The formations that have survived to this day have all been modified in many ways, and have lost their original essence.

He silently studied the restrictive patterns on it, constantly calculating in his mind.

They didn't even notice Zheng Shaosi and the others coming up behind them.

“True Lord He Xuzi is extremely fond of formations, and now even eight oxen cannot pull him back.”

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At this moment, Chen Jinshu had arrived at the fourth stone chamber.

Another wooden box appeared at the far end of the stone chamber, but this box was not simple. It was covered with dense black characters, and it was clear at a glance that it was not a good thing.

She was beginning to hesitate about whether or not to continue.

In the end, reason prevailed over desire, and she chose not to move forward. The Yinshan Sparrow also told her telepathically that it sensed something was wrong.

Chen Jinshu has always trusted his intuition; the aura of Yinshan Sparrow's good fortune is not just talk.

"Getting only two things is not bad; at least I don't have to worry about forming my core anymore. Now I can just focus on my cultivation!"

Just as she turned to leave the stone chamber, the wooden box, which had been motionless, suddenly opened automatically, and a large number of black flying insects flew out of the box.

They buzzed toward her like mosquitoes.

They are the same size as bees, but are all black, making them easily recognizable.

Her face paled slightly, and she immediately used the Flying Rainbow Step to escape forward.

Although she was fast, the flying insects were even faster.

Helpless, she had no choice but to activate the defensive artifact given to her by her master. However, something terrifying happened: the venom released by these flying insects was actually corroding the barrier she had created.

"not good!"

Without hesitation, she rushed straight towards the cave entrance.

The black flying insects behind them swarmed over like a tornado.

Before she even reached the cave entrance, she was caught up by flying insects and had no choice but to hide inside the spiritual plant space.

"These poisonous insects are absolutely brutal."

Chen Jinshu had just witnessed her senior brother's corpse being devoured by flying insects, reduced to a skeleton. If she were touched by them, she would have no chance of survival. These flying insects were even immune to the defensive shields of a peak Golden Core cultivator.

As expected of a Nascent Soul cultivator's cave, it is truly extremely eerie.

She thought of her fellow disciples and elders who were away, and immediately sent them a message informing them of the situation so that they could come up with a solution as soon as possible.

The people who received Chen Jinshu's message were initially bewildered, followed by a surge of intense fear.

"Oh no! Junior Sister is in trouble! She's been attacked by flying insects. These insects aren't even afraid of Master's Golden Core Peak defensive shield."

"Then let's break through the formation and get in quickly."

"But once the formation is broken, the poisonous insects inside might rush out and harm the nearby civilians and cultivators."

"Let's ask the elders what they have to say."

The group immediately approached the elder who was engrossed in studying the array formations and restrictions.

"Elder! Junior Sister's situation inside is not optimistic. She seems to be surrounded by unknown poisonous insects. I don't know how long she can hold out."

"We've found out the origins of this site."

"This site was discovered by Chu Ke by chance. Given the presence of many poisonous insects nearby, he assumed it was the site of a senior demonic cultivator. Thus, he cultivated the Demon Lord here."

“A demonic cultivator!” He Xuzi thought to himself upon hearing this. If it was the ruins of an evil cultivator, then it would be even more terrible. It should be known that for an evil cultivator to survive the tribulation of lightning, it would be a matter of life and death, and the Heavenly Dao would not tolerate it.

Golden Core Tribulation, Nascent Soul Tribulation—the levels are getting higher and higher, and the difficulty is increasing. This evil cultivator can actually grow to the later stages; his talent is truly terrifying.

However, now is not the time for him to think recklessly; he still needs to find a way to get the people out of there as soon as possible.

"I'll set up a barrier later. Four people will need to set up an array outside to make sure nothing inside escapes. Otherwise, it will be a disaster."

Finally, the four people with slightly weaker cultivation levels and lower rankings stayed behind.

He Xuzi took out several array flags, quickly chanted a few words, and pointed them in several directions. As he chanted the incantation, a large number of golden characters enveloped the huge ruins barrier.

"Open the void!" He made a hand seal, and a large, golden hole appeared in front of him.

Many of the mist and poisonous insects tried to escape, but he immediately suppressed them.

"Come and take over! Learn my hand gestures."

Without hesitation, Wen Yushu began to learn, and eventually mastered the release of the small passage.

"The rest of you, come in with me!"

"Master, it seems your senior brothers and sisters are about to come in. Should we go out?"

Yinshan Sparrow looked at the scene that appeared in the space and asked.

"Go out. Hold on a little longer, they should be coming in soon."

After activating his protective barrier, Chen Jinshu immediately emerged from the spiritual plant space.

As soon as she emerged, the black flying insects that had been fluttering around in search of food seemed to have caught a whiff of something delicious and swarmed around her, densely covering the surface of her barrier, making it almost impenetrable.

As Chen Jinshu took the pills, she used her spiritual power to maintain the protective barrier, but her spiritual power was also being rapidly depleted.

She couldn't help but hope that her senior brothers would come to save her soon.

Otherwise, she might be in trouble.

A moment later, Zheng Shaosi and the others saw the huge sphere surrounding the cave entrance and immediately spoke up anxiously.

"Junior sister! Are you alright?"

"I'm fine! Thank you so much for coming to my rescue, senior brothers!" Chen Jinshu said gratefully.

I was thinking of saving myself, but I didn't expect that my senior brothers would save me in the end.

Upon seeing these poisonous insects, True Lord He Xuzi immediately shot out a beam of true fire from his palm, aiming it at the flying insects in front of him.

The beam of light burned the flying insect to ashes the instant it hit it.

After the flying insects were gradually eliminated, Chen Jinshu, whose face was pale and who was struggling to maintain the formation, was revealed.

"Junior sister, are you alright?" Bu Yuanxiang looked at her junior sister, who seemed weak and as if she had been poisoned, and couldn't bear it. She immediately took out some insect-repelling incense from her storage bag and lit it in the incense burner in her hand.

Soon after, all the poisonous insects that were trying to climb over scattered on their own.

He Xuzi's true fire is fatal to any poisonous insect.

After the flying insects on the surface of the golden shield were cleared away, Chen Jinshu staggered over to his senior brothers and sisters.

Bu Yuanxiang put her arm around her, checked her injuries, and couldn't help but frown.

"You've been poisoned. And not just one kind!"

Chen Jinshu seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this, as if she had inhaled hallucinogenic powder the moment she stepped into the bright passage.

In addition, the corrosive venom of those poisonous insects, which had been released into the air, was inhaled by her.

Although the dose was very small, it made her extremely weak and her face turned purple.

Chen Jinshu hurriedly took out a second-tier detoxification pill that he had refined from his storage bag.

The moment the pill entered the mouth, the toxins were gradually transformed into spiritual energy within the body under the purification of the lotus petal birthmark on the forehead.

She had forgotten that the lotus petal birthmark also had the ability to help her purify toxins, but she had been maintaining the barrier the whole time and hadn't had time to activate the birthmark to remove the toxins.

However, her body was still somewhat damaged and she needs to rest for a while to recover.

"It's fine for the two junior sisters to stay outside. We'll go in with the True Lord and take a look."

"Senior brothers, be careful. That brightly lit passage is where those demonic cultivators train their demon lords, and it also contains poison powder illusion arrays. Don't fall for it."

"Thank you for the reminder, junior sister!"

Chen Jinshu was still somewhat dazed when he was finally taken away by his senior brothers and sisters.

After arriving in the Moon City, he recovered somewhat; at least his complexion wasn't as pale anymore.

She tried her best to appear normal, knowing that her mother would be heartbroken if she saw her like that.

"Junior sister! You've done a great job this time. Not only did you help most of the disciples escape, but you also uncovered a hideout of demonic cultivators."

"Jinshu dares not take credit; it was only with the help of the elders and senior brothers and sisters that she was able to escape successfully."

Chen Jinshu smiled modestly. She would definitely accept the sect's rewards, but she couldn't take them all. She needed to offer some comfort to her injured fellow disciples, since some of them were invited by her.

Fortunately, everything turned out alright in the end, otherwise she would have blamed herself for a long time.

When the group returned to Guanghan Immortal City, a major reshuffle had just ended. All the fallen demon cultivators and demon cultivators in the city had been wiped out and killed by the Golden Core Elder.

The cultivators in the city felt both fortunate and somewhat fearful.