Chapter 577A – Plundered Dry

In a dark and damp cave, there were green gems embedded in the walls. They emitted a faint light that lent a gloominess to the atmosphere.

The ground was uneven and bones were scattered about. Most of the bones were a miserable white; it was clear that they had been here for a long, long time.

But now, there were several fresh bones that still emanated a bloody smell.

Looking forward, in the very depths of the cave, there was a medium-sized pool of water. At this time splashing sounds filled the air and a shadowy figure crawled out.

It had hands and feet and its outline was similar to that of a human. However, it was grotesquely ugly. Its face was green and it had fangs like a ghastly spirit. Its small and slender eyes swept around.

When it didn’t sense anything wrong, it fell on all fours and agilely crawled forward until it arrived at a stone pillar.

Right now, there was a woman tied to this stone pillar. She was beautiful and with her pale unconscious appearance, it was easy to take pity on her.

A scarlet tongue swept out and the creature’s slender eyes flashed with desire. It lifted its hand to reveal sharp claws. Then, with a slash, it tore apart the woman’s clothing.

Her n.a.k.e.d body immediately came into full view!

At this time, the unconscious woman opened her eyes, her eyes as cold as ice. Her hand thrust out like a bolt of lightning. It was unknown when she managed to rid herself of her imprisoning shackles, but she directly grasped toward this ugly creature’s throat.

The attack was sudden and unexpected and she had chosen the best opportunity for it. Unfortunately, this strike didn’t have any effect at all.

A long tongue wrapped up the fair and clear hand. It was eerily long. It circled around the arm again and again until it arrived in front of the woman.

A teasing look flashed in the human-shaped creature’s eyes. Then, its tongue brutally thrust into the woman’s mouth, making its way all the way down. Soon, hair-tingling sounds of swallowing followed.

The woman’s eyes widened. She crazily struggled but couldn’t free herself. Her body rapidly withered as she shrank down to skin and bones

Her eye sockets became deep and hollow. Finally, her withered eyes spun around and thoroughly darkened.

The tongue emerged back out from the corpse’s mouth. But, the creature wasn’t willing to give up any bits of flesh and blood. It plundered the last traces from the withered husk before looking away.

Another corpse was added to the ground.

The ugly creature smacked its lips, as if basking in the aftertaste of the wonderful blood meal. Its belly wriggled as it rapidly digested and absorbed its meal.

Suddenly, its eyes violently flew open and a cold light shined in its pupils. It unexpectedly began to speak human words, “Interesting, someone actually rushed all the way here to see me…master of the Immortal Sect’s Nineheaven Mirrormoon Palace. Tsk tsk, Sublime Lost Emotion…that can gather the Great Dao into the body…her flesh and blood is sure to taste delicious…”

The woman who was swallowed dry just now was one of the female cultivators that followed behind Shen Yuanyin. And this incomparably ugly creature was the infamously ferocious Water Marid!

It could only be said that Shen Yuanyin’s luck wasn’t good. Before she had arrived here she had already been discovered by this creature.

The Water Marid’s eyes flashed in contemplation. Although it had been sleeping in the Sea of Purgatory for many years, the name of the Immortal Sect still rang like thunder in its ears.

Even with its strength, it didn’t have full confidence that it could swallow Shen Yuanyin, even if she only just recently became the master of Nineheaven Mirrormoon Palace.

The three heads of the Immortal Sect all had their own terrifying inheritances. In moments of crisis, they could each erupt with their own terrifying strengths.

“Hehe, if I can’t do this directly, I’ll have to use some tricks.” The Water Marid cackled to itself. A black flow of water suddenly wrapped around its body. When it diverged, its previous ugly appearance had completely disappeared, replaced by the spitting image of Shen Yuanyin. Her manners, her aura, her temperament – everything seemed exactly the same!

The Water Marid was born with supernatural arts. To thoroughly transform its body was as easy as turning a hand.

“The good play is just about to begin, my dear Palace Master.”

…

27 crystals were spread around outside, weaving together into an array formation. They temporarily sealed away space so that it was undetectable from the outside.

Unless one stepped within, they wouldn’t realize what was there even if they stood right next to it.

Shen Yuanyin sat down cross-legged. Her face was cold and beautiful and her aura cold like a celestial goddess, making it so that no one dared to blaspheme in her presence.

Sang Zhu sat not too far away. She occasionally glanced over, traces of hidden heat burning in the depths of her eyes.

She had no idea what status this female cultivator had in the Immortal Sect, but there was one thing she could determine for sure.

This woman possessed a pure aura within her body. It was bone-piercingly cold but also extremely noble, like the halo of a god.

If she could take this aura for herself, she could transform her Yin Bearing Physique.

Once she achieved an Extreme Yin Body, even if she lost the evil hell spirit she could still obtain the qualifications to fight against her destiny.

Because of this, Sang Zhu deliberately plotted to stay by Shen Yuanyin’s side.

She had been waiting for an opportunity to appear. But, Shen Yuanyin’s aura was far too terrifying and her spiritual sense was overbearing.

So for these last several days, Sang Zhu hadn’t been able to find an opening.

She glanced at Shen Yuanyin and forcefully suppressed the greediness in her heart. She closed her eyes, warning herself that she needed to be patient.

Because she would only have one chance!

…

On a hillside covered with rocks, a figure flew low. It landed atop a raised boulder and carefully sensed the air. When it sensed the extreme ice cold aura, the figure smiled.

That’s right, it was this strength. It seemed he wasn’t too far away from the nest of the Water Marid.

This figure was Qin Yu.

After Feng Yunyun was rescued, she woke up half a day later. Even though she continuously thanked Qin Yu for saving her, she still kept her guard raised against him.

To be randomly rescued by a stranger without good reason, it was natural for a person to respond like this. Qin Yu knew the reason lay in him concealing his identity, so he didn’t mind at all.

After asking Feng Yunyun, she indicated she had a treasure on her body that could isolate out auras in a small space and could be used to recover from injuries.

Qin Yu looked at the treasure she used. Then, after carefully looking over it and determining that nothing should happen as long as her luck wasn’t horrible, he simply bid his farewells and left.

He was short on time to begin with and it was impossible for him to bring Feng Yunyun with him, so this was the best possible result.

With this, Feng Yunyun who had been wary of Qin Yu the entire time, actually felt a bit embarrassed.

When Qin Yu said he was leaving he left right after. As Feng Yunyun watched him go, she didn’t even have time to apologize for her actions. She could only sigh inwardly and think that there really were kind-hearted people in this world.

When Qin Yu and Feng Yunyun separated, 14 days had passed since they entered the Sea of Purgatory. Half of the month-long deadline had already elapsed.

Luckily, he was about to arrive at his destination.

However, the Water Marid was tyrannically strong. According to the records of the Demonic Path, it possessed the strength of a Calamity Immortal almighty being. It had strength at least comparable to that of a third level Calamity Immortal realm.

Originally, with the help of the True Demon Guards, he had some chance of success. But now that he was alone his