I asked you to go down the mountain and get married, not to shock the world!

The green-faced fox stared at him for a long time, nodded slightly, and let its tail drop down.

"I want to... The evil core keeps yelling in my head, asking me to kill my fellow tribesmen in the Spirit Realm... I don't want to..."

At this moment, there was a violent tremor in the distance, and the rubble on top of the pile of rocks fell down.

The demon dragon's voice suddenly tensed: "Oh no! The evil core has sensed the dragon's energy! That tall and strong monster is coming this way! Quickly take the green-faced fox and hide in the dark cave nearby!"

Mingchuan immediately pulled up the green-faced fox and followed the direction pointed by the magic dragon into a narrow dark cave.

Just as I hid, I heard heavy footsteps outside and the angry roar of a monster.

Obviously, the tall and strong monster has reached the pile of rocks.

Mingchuan narrowed his eyes slightly, gripped the handle of the Nine Dragon Sword, and was ready to fight the monster in front of him at any time.

At least, he would never allow himself to die here.

Seeing this, the Green-Faced Fox panicked: "Let me go out and lead him away."

"No!" Mingchuan grabbed the green-faced fox and said in a low voice, "These things are inhumane. If you go out now, they will definitely kill you. Wouldn't that mean I've come all this way in vain?"

Upon hearing this, the Green-faced Fox fell into a brief silence, "So what should we do now?"

How to do how to do……

Mingchuan was also anxious!

Seeing that thing getting closer and closer to them, as if this time it could completely confirm its direction, Mingchuan couldn't help but panic.

"Demon Dragon, please think of a solution quickly. You can't just let me die here, right?"

He secretly said to the dragon in his heart.

The dragon was silent for a moment, then quickly spoke: "I will send out a stream of dragon energy towards the southwest to draw this thing away. You guys find a chance to escape from here quickly."

"Okay." Mingchuan agreed.

The dragon stopped hesitating and immediately sent a stream of dragon energy towards the southwest.

In an instant, the beam of light lit up again!

The tall and strong monster looked in the direction of the light column, then immediately turned around and ran away, no longer staying here.

Mingchuan was relieved after seeing this and quickly grabbed the green-faced fox's claws: "Let's go, let's run quickly."

They moved quickly using the shadows of the rock wall. The magic dragon constantly guided their direction in its sea of ​​consciousness, and they chose to avoid paths with thin demonic energy and many forks.

The green-faced fox was extremely agile. Even though it was wrapped in black air, it was still silent while running. Its light green tail occasionally swept across the rock wall, wiping away the traces of breath left by the two people.

"Dive into the waterway on the right!" the demon dragon suddenly shouted. "The evil core's sensing range is expanding. Only underwater can temporarily isolate the fluctuations of the dragon energy!"

Mingchuan followed the instructions and turned into a narrow crevice, and sure enough, he heard the sound of gurgling water coming from the front.

At the end of the crevice was an underground river about ten feet wide. The water was ink-black and emitted a faint stench, apparently also contaminated by demonic energy.

Without hesitation, he turned over and jumped into the water, with the green-faced fox following closely behind.

They slithered through the muddy river water, only exposing their noses to breathe.

Just after swimming out for dozens of feet, ripples suddenly appeared on the water surface, and a scaly evil creature jumped out from the bottom of the river, and its sharp fins pierced Mingchuan's back!

A green light flashed in the green-faced fox's eyes, and its tail lashed towards the evil spirit's head like a whip. With a "snap" sound, its brain burst, and black blood spread in the water.

"Thank you." Mingchuan whispered thanks and increased his paddling speed.

The green-faced fox shook its tail, its voice weary. "You saved me first, and I protected you later. That's how it should be. But this dark river leads to the middle layer of the Demonic Abyss, where the evil is stronger, and there's also Deadpool who's completely controlled by the evil core. We..."

"Let's get away first." Mingchuan interrupted her. At this moment, he just wanted to stay away from the pursuit of the tall and strong monster. "How long can your spiritual power last?"

"Half an hour at most." The Green-Faced Fox's voice weakened a bit. "The demonic energy has been consuming my spiritual core. If it weren't for the dragon energy you just used to calm my mind, I would have probably already committed suicide."

Self-harm...

These words made Mingchuan's heart sink, and a look of pity appeared on his face.

There must be many pitiful creatures like the Green-faced Fox in the Demonic Abyss.

Moreover, it is definitely not just spirit beasts like her, perhaps many cultivators are also trapped in it.

The sword of the monk from Longyin Temple that fell earlier is the best proof.

Mingchuan was about to say something else, at least to calm the Green-Faced Fox, when the Demon Dragon suddenly shouted, "Get ashore! There's a restriction left in the third cave. It can hold you back for a while!"

The two immediately surfaced, climbed up the shore wetly, and turned along the rock wall into the cave that the dragon had mentioned.

As soon as he stepped into the cave, Mingchuan felt a weak fluctuation of spiritual power. The walls of the cave were engraved with runes that had long been blurred. Although most of them were damaged, they still emitted a faint spiritual light, isolating most of the demonic energy outside the cave.

"This is the protective formation set up by the monks of the Spirit Realm back then." A trace of nostalgia flashed in the Green-Faced Fox's eyes. "I still remember that five hundred years ago, it was these runes that blocked the first wave of evil attacks... Unfortunately, the evil core evolved later, and the runes became ineffective."

Mingchuan did not respond, but stood vigilantly at the entrance of the cave, observing the movements outside under the cover of the runes.

The surface of the dark river returned to calm. The roar of monsters could be heard faintly in the distance, but they did not approach the cave. It was obvious that the dragon's energy had successfully diverted their attention.

"It's safe for now." Mingchuan breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and looked at the green-faced fox, and condensed a wisp of dragon energy on his fingertips, "I'll pass you some more dragon energy to stabilize your spirit core first."

The green-faced fox looked at Mingchuan with a bit more curiosity.

"Why do you... have dragon energy?"

Mingchuan did not respond to the Green-faced Fox, but started fighting on his own.

As soon as the dragon energy touched the green-faced fox's fur, she suddenly trembled all over, and the green light under her dark fur suddenly surged.

Most of the black mist receded like a tide, revealing the fox's original snow-white body, except that the green color at the tip of its tail became increasingly intense.

She opened her eyes, and her originally scarlet pupils returned to a clear amber color, but a hint of fatigue still remained in her eyes.

"Thank you very much." The green-faced fox bowed to Mingchuan, and his voice became much clearer. "My name is Qingshuang. I was originally a spirit beast from the Spirit Realm. Five hundred years ago, I followed the cultivators to explore the Demon Abyss. I didn't expect..."

"My name is Mingchuan." Mingchuan nodded in response. "Now is not the time to talk about the past. Do you know what the evil core is? Why can it control so many evil spirits?"

Qingshuang's ears drooped, and a trace of fear flashed in her eyes. "The evil core is the original core of the Demon Abyss. It is said to have been born from the bones of an ancient demon god. It can devour the evil energy and spiritual power of all living things to strengthen itself. Five hundred years ago, it was only the size of a fist. I didn't expect that now..."

She paused and continued, "The evil spirits controlled by it are divided into two types: one is the completely demented zombie, and the other is the deadpool who retain some consciousness but cannot resist. The tall and strong monster just now is a high-level leader among the deadpools."