Help, I’m Being Forced to Marry a Frail and Sickly Immortal Doctor! 85

Chapter 85: The Path of the Dao is Nameless

Unsheathed—

The ancient battlefield had countless skeletons, both human and demonic beast, so skeletons were not uncommon.

But appearing in the damp and cold tunnel beneath the barrier was worth investigating.

After a careful examination, Yin Buran came to a conclusion: 【Looking at the bones, this one has only been dead for a short while.】

The tunnel was so deep, it didn’t seem to have been naturally buried.

She patted Ning Ruoque, signaling to continue forward.

Who would have thought that after a few turns, they would encounter a few more broken bones half-buried in the mud.

A soft sigh sounded by everyone’s ears: 【This one has been dead for a hundred years.】

A hundred years ago was the time of the great demon invasion. Most of the cultivators buried in the ancient battlefield had fallen in order to resist the demon race.

Yin Buran waved her sleeve, and layers of earth fell, burying these skeletons.

After a brief pause, the four of them continued to go deeper.

The smell of earth and an indescribable stench grew stronger and stronger, making Yin Buran feel sick.

But she couldn’t block her five senses. She simply buried her head in Ning Ruoque’s arms and covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, which made her feel a little better.

Even Chu Xuan frowned, and Si Mingyue covered her veil even more tightly.

Only Ning Ruoque, her face expressionless, her breathing as usual.

Yin Buran tilted her head and looked at her curiously: 【Doesn’t it smell bad?】

Ning Ruoque walked steadily: 【I have the sachet you gave me.】

These words were really pleasing, and even made Yin Buran suspect if this person had been possessed by something.

She couldn’t help but pinch Ning Ruoque’s face.

She heard Ning Ruoque’s stammering transmission: 【Ran… Ranran, you also smell very good.】

Sweet and fragrant, like a soft sweet cake.

Ning Ruoque tried hard to distinguish Yin Buran’s scent in this turbid air, and she felt as if she had stolen the most delicious food.

But as soon as she thought of this, she felt sorry for her thoughts.

【I’m sorry, I was rude.】

Yin Buran squinted her eyes and hugged her even tighter.

She didn’t think it was rude. If possible, she hoped that Ning Ruoque could be a little more “rude.”

However, even though her mind was racing, now was not the time to be distracted.

She could only temporarily suppress her wild thoughts and carefully observe the surrounding situation.

Gradually, the tunnel became wider and wider, and the noisy sounds of walking and panting came.

Until the front suddenly opened up, and the group stopped.

The underground was dark, but Ning Ruoque could still see clearly.

Under the dome was a huge mud pit, with at least several hundred Lili gathered here, their demonic aura soaring.

The bottom of the pit was covered with scattered human bones, as if they had been specially collected.

Nearby, a Lili was panting heavily, its mouth chewing with a crunching sound.

The broken bones under its claws were pale and eye-catching, making one’s heart tighten.

The remains of their comrades who had once fought side by side were actually being eaten by demonic beasts.

This was simply a great insult!

The temperature around Chu Xuan suddenly rose, and she was about to rush down in one big step.

“Chu Xuan,” Yin Buran called out to her.

Her voice was very low, but it was clear and cold, like a ladle of cold water poured on her head, making one instantly calm down.

Si Mingyue also reached out and grabbed Chu Xuan’s sleeve, shaking her head at her.

Chu Xuan clenched her fists, but in the end, she did not make a move.

She pulled at her curly hair in frustration, then began to carefully check the barrier here.

After a moment, Chu Xuan’s brow was tightly furrowed. “The barrier here has been destroyed.”

This meant that any demonic beast could enter the upper realm and the human world through this tunnel.

It was obvious that something was using the bones of cultivators to feed these mutated Lili.

And the Lili had dug a long and deep tunnel underground, until the commotion was too great and was discovered by Jiang Ai.

This matter had far-reaching implications and could not be solved by just finding someone to repair the barrier and fill the tunnel.

Chu Xuan only felt her temples throb. She pressed her brow, her tone muffled. “Let’s go to the nearest sentry post and see why the damage to the barrier was not reported.”

Yin Buran reminded her softly, “We might need to be prepared.”

Whether the cultivators in the sentry post were all wiped out, or they had collectively defected, it was equally infuriating.

And the barrier needed to be repaired as soon as possible, and the other places also needed to be checked for hidden dangers, so as not to cause trouble later.

Chu Xuan found a few hidden places and buried a small bead.

Then she explained to the group, “This is a Sky Eye Pearl for surveillance. I can know what’s happening here in time.”

If she could catch the mastermind behind the feeding of the Lili, that would be for the best.

Since they had already figured out the abnormality of this place, the group did not stay long and quietly retreated.

As soon as they left the tunnel, Chu Xuan summoned a block of earth to fill and restore the entrance while pacing back and forth in frustration.

“I can’t stand it. I want to blow that place up.”

So Si Mingyue persuaded her in a soft voice, “Just bear with it. When we’ve found out the truth, you can blow it up however you want. Remember to take me with you then.”

Yin Buran, on the other hand, covered her mouth with her sleeve and coughed a few times, her face not looking good.

Ning Ruoque immediately said, “This is not a place to stay for long.”

After all, this place was full of poisonous miasma. If Yin Buran stayed for too long, she would feel unwell.

After cleaning up the last bit of the place, the original large pit had been restored.

Chu Xuan did not say any more and released her flying boat for the others to get on.

The flying boat had a clear target, and its direction of travel was the nearest sentry post.

In order to prevent the ancient battlefield’s barrier from being damaged, the Immortal Alliance had set up several sentry posts along the barrier, which were guarded by the immortal sects in rotation.

They could both observe the movements of the demon race and also conveniently check the situation of the barrier at all times.

The one currently stationed here was the Taiyi Sect.

Before the flying boat had even landed, Chu Xuan had already jumped down.

She strode forward, rolling up her sleeves as she walked, looking as if she were going to a fight.

Ning Ruoque carried Yin Buran and followed closely behind.

Si Mingyue lifted her skirt and chased after them. “Wait for me.”

Although she no longer had any silver ornaments, her clothes were still layered, and when she ran, she was like a large, fluffy purple cloud.

But the usually impatient Chu Xuan actually stopped in her tracks.

The camp in front of them was not large, and there was no lack of sentry posts and barriers. And it looked like the bricks and tiles were neat, not like it had been attacked.

But there was no one in the sentry post.

Yin Buran frowned. “There’s a human aura, but…”

Chu Xuan blocked in front of her. “It doesn’t feel right.”

Ning Ruoque also felt that something was not right.

Not to mention that there was no one in the sentry post, the aura inside was also faint, only a person who was seriously injured and on the verge of death would be like this.

A more impatient person might have just rushed in to save them.

But Ning Ruoque shook her head. “We can’t go in directly.”

As soon as her voice fell, a gust of wind blew open the curtain of the tent, revealing a pair of gray and lifeless eyes, and the dark red bloodstains on the ground.

“Oh my!”

Si Mingyue was startled and quickly waved her hand to pull the curtain shut.

The four of them stood still, with no intention of going in to save them.

In just a few breaths, a grinding sound was heard, as if they were eager to skin them, draw their bones, and eat their flesh and suck their marrow.

Immediately after, complex formation patterns lit up on the ground, and a thick, transparent barrier descended from the sky, enveloping them within.

This was a trapping formation that only cultivators would use!

Ning Ruoque quickly pulled Yin Buran behind her, and she saw a white fox rush out of the tent.

It was still shouting, “Ning Ruoque, I’ll kill you!”

Hearing this voice, wasn’t it the “one-tailed fox” they had encountered in the Mirage Sea Realm?

Chu Xuan threw out her giant axe and stroked her chin in admiration.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk. It’s really a lingering ghost. How can it accurately recognize you every time?”

Ning Ruoque still shook her head. “I don’t know. Maybe by smell?”

Who would have thought that the fox’s fur would stand on end, and the phantoms of six tails would appear behind it.

It shouted at Ning Ruoque and Yin Buran, “You two dog wives, die together!”

Ning Ruoque: “…”

She seemed to know what the nine-tailed fox used to identify her.

Perhaps in the eyes of the nine-tailed fox, whoever followed and protected Yin Buran was likely to be Ning Ruoque.

Her peripheral vision slanted, and she happened to see Yin Buran blink, looking particularly innocent.

Chu Xuan raised her giant axe and met it head-on.

She didn’t forget to mock, “Did you sacrifice your brain to get these six fake tails?”

Chu Xuan did not plan to undo the formation and leave. After all, this was not the Mirage Sea Realm, and there was no need to suppress her cultivation.

She had almost vented all her emotions on this nine-tailed fox, and the person and the fox were in a fierce fight.

Seeing this, Ning Ruoque pulled Yin Buran back again.

With Chu Xuan and Si Mingyue here, all she had to do was to stay by Yin Buran’s side and ensure her safety.

But although the tails were fake, this sudden increase in cultivation was real, and it could even fight back and forth with Chu Xuan.

Si Mingyue was cheering on the side and also reciting some tongue-twisting incantations to help.

The fox’s tail was as long as a sharp hook and stabbed straight at Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan raised her axe to block and did not forget to tease, “What am I not as good as Ning Ruoque? Do you dislike me that much?”

The fox was furious. “Get lost! I’ll kill you after I’ve killed them!”

“Oh my, oh my.”

Chu Xuan raised her hand and lit a fire. A fire butterfly flew gracefully to the nine-tailed fox’s eyes, and the latter was so angry that it slapped it with its claw.

But just as its claw hit, the fire butterfly suddenly grew more than ten times larger and fiercely burned along the fox’s fluffy fur.

Si Mingyue quickly clapped her hands in applause. “Good!”

That emotion was particularly full, and it sounded extremely sincere.

If this continued, the nine-tailed fox would be caught by Chu Xuan sooner or later.

But Ning Ruoque did not dare to relax her guard in the slightest. Her hand was on the hilt of her sword, ready to draw it at any time.

Chu Xuan’s giant axe cut off half of the fox’s ear, and blood splattered out, landing on the snow-white fur, as bright as cinnabar.

The fox lay on the ground, panting heavily, and bared its sharp teeth, as if it were smiling.

Just then, the formation under everyone’s feet lit up. Si Mingyue blinked, and she was already outside the barrier.

And Chu Xuan had jumped out the moment the formation patterns appeared, but she was still teleported more than ten meters away.

The inside and outside of the trapping formation were isolated, and this distance was already enough to launch an attack against Ning Ruoque.

And the nine-tailed fox did just that.

It soared into the air, its four claws sharp, and it was clearly attacking Ning Ruoque.

But the moment Ning Ruoque pushed Yin Buran away and her sword was unsheathed, the nine-tailed fox disappeared from before her eyes.

In its place was a white shadow with nine tails that pounced on Yin Buran.

The cultivation of a fox demon was calculated by its tails. A nine-tailed fox and a seven-tailed fox were not on the same level at all.

Seeing this, Chu Xuan threw her best protective artifact at Yin Buran without any hesitation.

Before the artifact could arrive, the short sword had already forcefully blocked it, and the blade and the sharp claws collided with a spark.

But the nine-tailed fox’s agility and cultivation were superior.

Its tail suddenly expanded, and the tips of its tail were as sharp as blades, and it fiercely stabbed at Yin Buran.

Chu Xuan and Si Mingyue could only watch helplessly. It was too late!

Ning Ruoque’s hand, which was holding the sword, paused. She only felt that something was being pulled out of her body, and her whole body was as if it had fallen into an ice cave.

She didn’t want to lose Yin Buran.

Not enough. Her Sudden Rain sword was just a little short. If it were—

She subconsciously wanted to hold something. And a clear sword hum sounded from the horizon, as if in response.

The moment the fox tail arrived, Yin Buran couldn’t help but close her eyes, but a dazzling light burst out from her body.

The phantom of a golden snake flashed, and at the same time as it protected Yin Buran, it also opened its giant mouth and swallowed the fox tail.

The nine-tailed fox let out a miserable cry, and its six illusory tails dissipated in the air.

At the same time, an exquisite longevity lock fell to the ground and broke in two. That should be a heaven-tier protective artifact.

Azurefall Creek was wealthy, and the Medicine King doted on Yin Buran even more, so she would naturally provide the best protection possible.

Chu Xuan had already rushed to Yin Buran’s side, and it seemed to be a false alarm. But when she looked up again, the breath she had been holding was caught in her throat again.

A large amount of spiritual energy gathered into a vortex around Ning Ruoque, so thick that it turned into a cloud of mist. And the ancient battlefield, which had been resounding with the sound of the sword for a hundred years, suddenly fell silent.

Feeling her cultivation rising steadily, Ning Ruoque had not yet recovered from her shock when her heart skipped a beat again.

Oh no.