The Legend of Fangren

Fang Shi dragged Yun Yue into a mountain cave, but he didn't know how to cure the poison.

The previous chase and fight had torn Yun Yue's outer shirt to shreds, leaving only her inner robe with magical patterns relatively intact. However, a knife wound on her waist had broken through the magical protection and penetrated deep into her skin.

Now, although the wound medicine applied to his waist has stopped bleeding and is not healing, it is oozing pus and festering, with an unbearable stench.

"Strange, Elder Yun is a water element, and although we don't know his yin-yang bias, water governs transformation and should be good at neutralizing poisons... unless this is a wood poison."

If it is wood poison, then it is troublesome. Among the five elements, wood is the master of poison. It is only because the poisons of the other four elements are just an excess of the five elements that leads to an imbalance.

The only exception is the wood element, which governs the order of healing. When the order is correct, it heals the wounds in a regular manner; when the order is reversed, it becomes chaotic and poisonous. Because it is ordered, it can be artificially ordered, resulting in countless strange and varied forms, making it the most potent poison.

If it is indeed wood poison, unless Elder Yunyue awakens herself and uses her powers to neutralize the poison, outsiders cannot use the simple Five Elements theory to detoxify it; a corresponding antidote must be found.

It seemed that the bandit leader must have the antidote, but the opponent's cultivation was quite high. Fang Shi could fight with his strength, but he couldn't fight with his magic, so he sighed helplessly.

Now that Elder Yunyue is unconscious, moving her to the ground would easily expose her. If he hides in this cave, the thief will notice something is wrong and become suspicious when he comes down and sees the cave entrance. What should he do then?

They temporarily dragged the person into a deep cave, deliberately bent it, then filled the cave in, completely hiding in the mountains.

He dug this cave from somewhere on the mountainside; it was extremely winding, and even he himself would get dizzy without a torch.

"These thieves must have come down to investigate. We can use this opportunity to maneuver around them, wear them down, and maybe then we'll have a chance to turn things around."

He dragged the person to the mountainside and settled them in, then returned to the cave and dug many more winding branches into the winding tunnel, turning it into a complete maze.

……

"Boss, why hasn't that sharp-eyed guy come up yet? It's been so long. When has he ever lasted this long? Even if he's really good at something fancy, he's not that patient."

"That makes sense." The leader of the thieves was still hesitant, but when he heard his underling say that, he immediately sensed something was wrong.

"You, you, and you, come with me to investigate. The remaining three will stand guard and notify us immediately if we spot anyone coming to our aid."

"Yes, boss."

After saying that, the leader of the bandits led his three henchmen and jumped down into the ravine.

The bandit leader, as expected of a fifth-level cultivator, immediately detected the unusual cave.

The sound of the knocking just now must have been because that sharp-eyed kid couldn't find anyone to chisel the stone, but why couldn't he sense any mysterious energy at all?

Could it be that there's a fairly large space inside this cave, and that kid got dizzy after going in?

Sigh, this fool, driven by lust, only causes trouble.

The four thieves who came down did not suspect that the cave was a trap, because the edges of the cave were square and even, and it was clear at a glance that it was not a temporary place, but probably the cave of some cultivator.

The female elder must have discovered this cave by accident and hidden inside. If that sharp-eyed fellow were to enter, he might not be safe.

"You two, stay at the cave entrance. You're coming in with me."

The bandit leader divided his men again, taking only one person into the cave.

The cave was pitch black, but after walking a few dozen meters, a light appeared again. At intervals along the right side of the stone wall, a torch was stuck in the wall, illuminating the cave.

Out of caution, the leader of the bandits sensed the profound energy and discovered irregular gaps in the stone walls on both sides. Only after confirming that there were no traps or formations did he continue forward.

"Sharp-eyed guy, are you there?!" the henchman shouted, but received no response.

Looking at the seemingly endless tunnel, he felt a little scared: "Boss, we've gone very deep, but we haven't seen a soul. There are many more branching entrances ahead. If we go any deeper, we might not be able to get out."

But the leader of the thieves said, "What's the panic? There are no formations in this cave. If you look closely, the only thing that's interesting is the torches on the walls. It's nothing like those secret caves. Even if you can't find your way out, just dig upwards. What's there to be afraid of? Besides, I've already left marks along the way. When we get out, we just need to sense the mystic energy on the ground."

"That's good, that's good." The younger brother was immediately relieved after hearing this.

After walking for a while longer, the two still couldn't find anyone in the cave, neither the sharp-eyed boy nor the beautiful female cultivator.

"Never mind..." The leader of the thieves estimated that the two had walked a few hundred meters and decided to turn back, not wanting to waste any more time.

Just then, a sound came from beside them, like the chiseling of stones, echoing through the cave, indistinguishable from one direction to the other.

The gang leader immediately activated all his senses, but found no signs of life.

"Boss, be careful!" Just then, the henchman suddenly shouted.

He hurriedly opened his eyes and saw a stone axe flying towards him at lightning speed, as fast as a missile. He quickly dodged it, but still couldn't see any enemy, as if his senses had failed.

The younger brother was terrified and stammered, "Boss... I didn't see anything! The torchlight blinded me, and the axe seemed to appear out of thin air."

Just now, the stone axe swept over his head, and he felt as if half of his scalp had been sliced ​​off. When he suddenly realized that it was just the sound of wind breaking, he turned around and saw that the stone axe had fallen to the ground and rolled away for an unknown distance. It crashed with a loud thud at the end of the cave, showing how terrifying its force was. If it had hit him, he would have died on the spot.

But the leader of the thieves sneered, "Hmph! Just putting on a show."

"Boss, I'm afraid that sharp-eyed guy will die by this axe!"

"So what?"

Taking a few steps forward, one can see that a hole about one meter wide and high has been opened in the stone wall, from which the stone axe must have been thrown out.

He immediately understood: "It seems this cave hasn't been abandoned. Since the other party launched a sneak attack, they must not have the strength to fight me head-on. After I kill that bastard, I can avenge Sharp-Eye and also grab some valuables. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?"

"But boss, what's going on outside..."

"We haven't received any news yet, why are you in such a hurry? If the other party were a powerful figure, why would they set up a cave in the mountains not far from the city? They're probably just a rat or a rabbit. I'll catch them red-handed in no time."

Having said that, he raised his left hand and placed it in front of his nose, casting a phantom image that resembled a wolf or beast.

Upon seeing it, I was immediately filled with longing. This is a manifestation technique, a great spell, far more powerful than the minor spells that cultivators at the third or fourth level often need to release through magical artifacts.

"A thousand-mile tracking system!"

The released profound energy instantly gathered, and the shadow of the profound image instantly attached itself to the body. The leader of the bandits bent forward and instantly transformed into a blurry black shadow, like a true profound wolf beast, and burrowed into the cave.

"You little thief! Prepare to die!"

He passed through the small hole into a darker, more gloomy cave, but the presence of living creatures emanating from the darkness was clearly visible to him at that moment.

The faint, lingering scent seemed to solidify into a marker guiding him. The darkness could not obscure his vision, and the fleeing figure was already within his grasp.