novelraw Chapter 879 - 743: Healing the Sick and Saving the Injured
Chapter 879 - 743: Healing the Sick and Saving the Injured
The Master acted so eagerly and conspicuously that Wu Jinliang couldn't help but laugh, while others were surprised, including Feng Chi and Situ Zhen.
Shi Chun didn't just shout; he put his words into action and headed towards the Heavenly Immortal Expert who was beaten down.
He had to shout loud enough for everyone to hear, not to show off, but to make clear his non-malicious intent, especially to the injured Golden Immortal Expert. If they misinterpret Shi Chun's approach as hostile, not mentioning whether they'd let him help, a casual strike from them would be unbearable.
Better to announce your intentions first; that way, there's no misunderstanding about what you're up to.
The Heavenly Immortal Expert, floating three feet off the ground, though only had enough strength left to struggle, pushed Shi Chun away and gasped, "No need."
Clearly, there was still a sense of vigilance.
This urgency made Shi Chun anxious.
He hadn't tried the effect of the Demon Essence at the Heavenly Immortal realm; this was the only opportunity in front of him, yet he wasn't allowed to get close, which made him impatient.
No choice, despite the summoning of the Demon Altar creating a big scene, in fact, there weren't many people from Tianyi here. It was presumably hard to sneak in, making only a dozen or so at the Heavenly Immortal realm, mostly those around the Sect Hierarch of Tianyi, with fewer below Heavenly Immortal level.
Later, dozens of Earth Immortal and Human Immortal realm individuals were extracted from various squads' members who were captured.
And those rushing into battle were almost all Heavenly Immortal Experts; how could Tianyi's guardians outside withstand them?
This severely injured Heavenly Immortal Expert was quickly surrounded and beaten by a group of Heavenly Immortal Experts, with the white-robed woman's intervention, the fight didn't even heat up before being subdued.
However, the attackers showed some restraint, only severely injuring them, not killing anyone.
Looking around, everyone was still alive; Shi Chun guessed it was related to the Three Sects alliance, not killing unless absolutely necessary.
Because of this, it was like dozens of fish were sent to him; his eyes were full of eagerness, keen to establish rapport with the severely injured Heavenly Immortal Expert.
Feng Chi listened to Shi Chun, swiftly moving to treat the wounded.
Wu Jinliang naturally didn't idle; he must cooperate with Shi Chun, handing the black cloth bag containing Pang Tiansheng to Situ Zhen to watch over, then quickly moved over.
He quickly gathered the injured together.
Situ Zhen watched everything quietly as she guarded the black cloth bag, occasionally looking up at the floating Demon Altar with deep and calm eyes, not rushing in, for she knew more would come.
Indeed, as she expected, another group of people suddenly came, it was Du Wulang's silver-masked group, ignoring those on the ground, directly rushing into the white gentle light.
As long as they didn't intervene to stop them, nobody would bother them.
The issue was, even if they wanted to stop them, they couldn't; the momentum and speed of those rushing in made it clear they were all Heavenly Immortal level experts, so what could they use to stop them?
The severely injured Heavenly Immortal Expert was so anxious that blood stained his lips, gesturing wildly, yet powerless.
Shi Chun, with rapidly flickering eyes, saw an opportunity and urgently asked, "Senior, why are there so many people? Who are they?"
The Heavenly Immortal Expert breathed anxiously, "They're people from Lianshan and Gui Cang, with leaders personally leading the attack, the Sect Hierarch may be in trouble."
Shi Chun wondered, "How did they find out about this place?"
He wasn't nervous at all, anyway, it wasn't his exposure.
The severely injured Heavenly Immortal coldly snorted, "The Three Sects will communicate after the event to clarify matters."
Shi Chun immediately called out, "Feng Chi, quickly go inside the Demon Altar and report to them."
He even winked at Feng Chi to have her investigate the situation inside.
"Alright." Feng Chi understood, without another word, she immediately moved flying into the white gentle light on the altar.
Once she was sent away, Shi Chun urgently reminded the severely injured Heavenly Immortal Expert, "Wave after wave, won't the Heavenly Court and the Four Great Royal Courts' people also rush here?"
The words were quite alarming, and the Heavenly Immortal Expert's eyes filled with concern, quickly surveying the surroundings and suddenly said, "We're all severely injured; guarding outside is meaningless, everyone quickly enter the Demon Altar to hide."
Shi Chun hurriedly stopped, "No, if the Heavenly Court knows about this place, their forces must be extraordinary; if they truly come, hiding inside would make us sitting ducks. I don't want them to find us. Besides, inside might have already erupted in conflict due to contention; entering would make us burdens for the Sect Hierarch, wouldn't it?"
The talk of burdens was polite; the actual implication was, entering is akin to seeking death.
The Heavenly Immortal Expert naturally understood, slightly hesitant, but limited conditions meant this time the manpower was indeed insufficient, not entering the Demon Altar, there was no adequate force outside to look after them.
Shi Chun suggested further, "Even if we stay, we can't help the Sect Hierarch, we should lay low and hide, the environment in the Extreme Abyss is complex, finding a pit to hide in makes it difficult for others with ill intentions to discover us."
For a moment it was unclear how the other two sects found this place, with this reminder, it's hard not to worry about the Heavenly Court's forces attacking, given the severe injuries, it was indeed unsettling, who wouldn't cherish their lives?
The Heavenly Immortal expert took a deep breath and said, "Let's go, find a place to hide first, follow me."
He evidently had an appropriate place in mind.
"You are wise, senior." Shi Chun immediately flattered, noticing the other's unsteady steps, he quickly turned his back and said, "I'll carry you, you direct, there are too many with serious injuries, we'll take them batch by batch." He turned and shouted to others, "Take the critically injured first, those who can hold on should endure a bit more, someone needs to stay here and watch."
The Heavenly Immortal expert still seemed hesitant, but Shi Chun had already enthusiastically carried him on his back, forcing him to reluctantly comply.
Shi Chun called back, "Jinliang, follow us and memorize the route to easily return for others."
"Oh, okay." Wu Jinliang agreed, casting spells to wrap up some already unconscious people and take them along.
Shi Chun also used spells to carry some unconscious ones, and called out, "Zhener, you stay and watch them, if anyone comes with ill intentions, don't confront them forcefully, you can retreat first."
His words made the severely injured but conscious ones feel uneasy.
Situ Zhen slightly nodded, yet stood firmly in place, not moving an inch, watching those two guys run off with about a dozen people.
The severely injured Heavenly Immortal expert guided them along the way, while Wu Jinliang held the Jade Scroll to describe the route.
The group didn't travel far; once they exited the weightless zone, they ran less than thirty miles before slipping into a cliff crevice.
Inside, illuminated by a light source, it suddenly became bright and glittering everywhere.
This place was none other than the Crystal Mine Cave where Tianyi and others previously stayed.
Reaching the end, the Heavenly Immortal expert said, "Alright, here's fine."
Shi Chun gently set down the ones carried by spells, and when releasing that expert, he was particularly cautious and respectful.
The Heavenly Immortal expert enjoyed this treatment, casually praising, "Shi Chun, not bad, if you truly like Xiang Laner, I'll see if I can find a way to have her serve you again, hmm..."
Before the presumption ended, he let out a muffled groan, eyes wide open.
For no other reason than, despite his high cultivation, Shi Chun distrusted him. Even gravely injured, for his safety, Shi Chun still used his sleeve knife, stabbing it into the expert's vital acupoint as he set him down.
Without pulling the knife out, still worried, he inserted several steel needles into the critical acupoints, securely restraining him.
With such experts, mere acupoint sealing is truly not enough.
Only after did he withdraw the knife, then raised the cleaver again, hacking off all the limbs at the roots before stopping.
In agony, that person stared wide-eyed, unable to comprehend why Shi Chun had to do this, even if he were from the Heavenly Court, he wouldn't have struck so ruthlessly, did they have past grudges?
Shi Chun had no interest in exchanging words, sealing acupoints again, first to stop bleeding, then to render him unconscious.
He swiftly used steel needles on other unconscious Demon Cultivators.
Wu Jinliang, imitating the example, drove in steel needles, severed limbs.
However, his judgment faltered, accidentally bringing in some outsiders who hadn't cultivated Demon Skills, whom Shi Chun promptly cleaved down.
The two engaged in the act without batting an eye.
After swiftly handling matters, Shi Chun shook his sleeves and called out, "Stop hiding, if you saw it, come out and lend a hand."
A small figure darted out, it was Shen Moming, swiftly enlarging before the two into normal size, his face full of perplexed suspicion.
Though hidden in the sleeve, what he saw and heard along the way was shocking enough.
The emergence process at the Demon Altar stirred turbulent waves in his heart, questioning Shi Chun's alignment with the Demon Path.
Yet seeing this scene, the ruthlessness was enough to scramble his thoughts in confusion, unable to decipher the intent.
His Adam's apple bobbed as he asked, "Master, what's going on here?"
Shi Chun chuckled, "I know you saw a lot and heard a lot, you wouldn't really think we are from the Demon Path, would you? I have no great ambitions in life, only unwavering opposition against the Demon Path, mingling among them only to await a chance to act."
Wu Jinliang immediately gazed at him with admiration, noting how after reading for two years at Chao Yue Hall, the Master's skill in impressive deceptions improved significantly, the books weren't read in vain, but I'm no slouch either, immediately echoing, "These Demon Cultivators, dying is not regrettable!"
Shi Chun wasted no time on trivialities, straightforwardly addressing the matter, "This Demon was able to find this place easily, it might be one of their strongholds, be cautious while watching them here. If an outsider is noticed, hesitate not to eliminate them all, leaving no survivors who might expose our earlier deeds. Then you can shrink down and hide, if discovered by the Demon Path, declare firmly it was a masked man, and know nothing else, I'll have my way to rescue you."
Initially bringing this one along to give him the route map Wu Jinliang recorded beforehand, enabling him to secretly fetch Huang Yingying, his miniature form facilitating travel within the Extreme Abyss without easy detection.
But plans can't keep pace with change, the unexpected easy benefit was beyond anticipation, and with no one at hand, he had to adapt to the present benefit first, leaving the unpredictable matters for later resolution.