He had just been reborn when he was imprisoned by his nemesis, the Empress?

After listening, Xu Yi looked at Liu Rui intently.

"Please give me the recipe for this elixir; a friend of mine needs it."

Liu Rui twitched her lips after hearing this and quickly shook her head.

"I'm not an alchemist, how would I know the pill formula?"

Xu Yi lowered his head slightly, a look of disappointment on his face, and sighed softly.

......

About three days later, they crossed the Broken Soul Ridge, traversed the Black Forest and snow-capped mountains, and arrived at the southernmost part of Starfall Pool.

If three days have passed in the dream world, then half a day should have passed in the outside world.

Why didn't Jiang Xuange and Su Qingluan wake me up?

This puzzled Xu Yi greatly, and he couldn't help but scratch his head.

Just then, Liu Rui interrupted his thoughts. She looked at the valley shrouded in black mist ahead, her voice tinged with pleading.

"The Black Abyss Palace is just ahead. The headquarters of the Black Demon Cult is deep within the black mist. Can you please let me go?"

"If the Black Cult discovers that I have betrayed them, they will make me wish I were dead."

Xu Yi glanced at her, his tone resolute.

"No, stop arguing. This is the 956th time you've begged me to let you go today."

He bent down and picked up Bai Li from the ground. Bai Li rubbed against him and let out a soft whimper, her eyes filled with unease.

Through Liu Rui these past few days, Xu Yi has learned about the general situation of the Black Demon Cult.

The sect leader is a powerful expert at the third level of the Realm King, above the Star Realm, and has five guardians at the seventh or eighth level of the Star Realm under his command.

In addition, there are several thousand followers of varying strengths.

Although he is only at the seventh level of the Star Realm, he is confident that he will not lose to his opponent thanks to the various secret techniques he learned in his previous life.

However, the Black Demon Cult was numerous and powerful, and it would be difficult for him to break in and find Bai Li's mother on his own.

Therefore, he needs Bai Li's help.

Bai Li understood his words, nodded gently, and then let out a clear cry with a special rhythm in her voice.

From the distant mountains and forests, there seemed to be a response, the faint roars of countless demonic beasts rapidly approaching.

Xu Yi stood on the car with Bai Li in his arms, watching as a dark mass of monsters surged out of the mountains and forests, numbering in the tens of thousands.

Although most of these monsters are only second or third tier, their strength lies in their sheer number and fearlessness.

They smashed open the massive stone gate at the entrance to the underground palace, their sharp claws tearing apart the black barrier.

Most of the Black Cult members they encountered along the way were torn to pieces before they could even react.

"Aaaaaah! It's a beast tide...a beast tide!"

"Help... Waaah!"

The beast tide surged forth like a flood bursting its banks, instantly breaching the first line of defense of the underground palace, with countless cultists struggling and howling in the midst of the beasts.

The commotion quickly alerted the powerful members of the Black Demon Cult inside the underground palace.

Several powerful auras surged into the sky from the depths of the underground palace, followed by several people wearing black cloaks flying out.

They must be protectors of the Black Demon Sect. When they saw the monsters covering the mountains and plains, their faces darkened, and they immediately began to kill them.

Seeing this, Xu Yi knew his chance had come, and he grabbed Liu Rui and pulled her to the driver's seat.

"Give me directions quickly!"

Liu Rui dared not delay and pointed to a relatively hidden entrance on the left side of the underground palace.

"Go in from...from that side, that path leads directly to the main hall!"

Without saying a word, Xu Yi activated his spiritual power, and the Heavenly Steed Donkey Cart instantly accelerated, taking advantage of the chaos to rush into the entrance.

The donkey cart smashed through the cultists and monsters blocking its way, carving a path through the chaos of the army.

After a stick of incense had burned, they stopped at the entrance of a magnificent hall. The hall's doors were made of black stone, with ferocious skull patterns carved on them.

Xu Yi kicked open the palace door and led Bai Li and Qingqing inside.

In the center of the hall.

A beautiful woman was chained to a stone pillar by four thick chains, which were deeply embedded in her skin, oozing faint traces of blood.

She had a pair of snow-white fox ears, fluffy and trembling gently with her breath, and her features were so exquisite that she seemed otherworldly.

A complex array was engraved at the woman's feet, emitting a dark purple light that was continuously drawing something from her.

As soon as Bai Li saw the woman, she broke free from Xu Yi's embrace and ran towards her.

Qingqing followed behind, her voice choked with sobs.

"This, this is our mother..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yi wanted to step forward and unlock Ning Yue's chains, but suddenly a scorching aura came from behind the main hall.

"Get out of here!"

Just as Xu Yi was about to dodge, a red-haired figure kicked him in the chest, sending him crashing heavily into the stone wall of the main hall with a loud bang.

Xu Yi was blasted more than 30 meters away.

Liu Rui, inside the donkey cart, suddenly took a few steps back, her voice trembling.

"It's over, it's over... the cult leader... it's the cult leader..."

Xu Yi struggled to get up from the ground and looked up at the red-haired figure.

"We absolutely cannot let you take her away! We absolutely cannot let you take her away!"

The red-haired cult leader stared at Ningyue, roaring like a madman.

"Get out of here!"

The red-haired cult leader roared and instantly appeared in front of Xu Yi, gathering raging flames in his palm and striking towards Xu Yi.

Seeing this, Xu Yi quickly swung his sword to block.

The two fought fiercely, and the stone pillars in the hall were shaken by the aftershocks, breaking one after another, and deep trenches were cracked in the ground.

The red-haired cult leader's attacks were ferocious and domineering, and he kept repeating that phrase.

"I absolutely cannot let you take her away... I absolutely cannot!"

Xu Yi was puzzled, but had no time to think about it and could only focus on dealing with the situation.

The battle lasted a very long time, and both of them were covered in wounds and their breathing was disordered.

Finally, just as the old forces of the Red-Haired Cult Leader had been extinguished and the new forces had not yet emerged, Xu Yi seized the opportunity.

He poured all the remaining spiritual energy in his body into the longsword.

The sword burst forth with a dazzling black light, transforming into a sharp sword aura that slashed towards the red-haired cult leader.

"Pfft!"

The sword energy cleaved the red-haired cult leader in two.

His upper and lower body crashed to the ground, and his blood stained the array on the ground.

[Ding! Main quest successful, reward issued: Eight times the time flow in dreams...]

The system notification sounded in Xu Yi's mind, but he felt no joy. He simply staggered to Ning Yue and swung his sword to sever the four chains.

Ningyue collapsed weakly to the ground, and Bai Li immediately rushed over, nestled in her arms, and sobbed softly.

Qingqing quickly stepped forward and squatted down.

Ningyue reached out a trembling hand and stroked Bai Li's soft fur and Qingqing's cheeks, tears streaming down her face.

"Li'er... Qingqing... you've both suffered so much..."

The mother and her two daughters embraced each other tightly.

Seeing Xu Yi approach, Ningyue quickly wiped away her tears and struggled to get up to thank him, but she almost fell because of her weakness.

Xu Yi reached out to support her and said...

"No need for formalities. You've just escaped danger and are still weak. Please rest well."

"Thank you so much for saving me, my benefactor. I will never forget your kindness."

Ningyue said gratefully, her eyes filled with sincere thanks.

Xu Yi waved his hand and asked.

"I'm curious, why does the leader of the Black Demon Cult want to capture you?"

"He kept saying he absolutely couldn't let me take you away, what's going on?"

Ningyue sighed softly, a complex look flashing in her eyes, and slowly said...

"The red-haired cult leader captured me to save his daughter."