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

Mingchuan squatted down and looked at a curled-up flame-tailed fox at his feet.

Its fur, which should have been fiery red, was now covered with a layer of black mist. The flame on its tail was only a faint spark. It whimpered in pain in its throat, but still instinctively avoided the passing evil corpse.

"This one can still be saved." The demon dragon's voice sounded, "Its spirit core hasn't been completely devoured by the demonic energy. Dragon energy can purify it."

Mingchuan condensed a wisp of dragon energy and gently touched the forehead of the flame-tailed fox.

The black fog instantly retreated as if it was scalded. The flame-tailed fox trembled all over, slowly raised its head, and a glimmer of light flashed in its turbid eyes.

Instead of attacking, it rubbed Mingchuan's fingertips cautiously, as if asking for help.

"How pitiful." Qing Shuang squatted aside, sweeping out a green light from his tail to help the Flame Tail Fox block the surrounding evil spirits. "They used to be spirit beasts from the Spirit Realm, but now they have become like this."

Master Lingxu sighed, "In order to grow its power, the evil core has captured many creatures from the Spirit Realm to pollute them. Those who have managed to hold on until now and still retain consciousness are all extremely strong-willed."

"We have to hurry. If the evil spirits find us, these monsters might be forcibly controlled."

Mingchuan nodded and sped up the purification of the flame-tailed fox.

As the dragon energy continued to be injected, the black mist on the flame-tailed fox gradually dissipated, the fiery red fur reappeared, and the flame on the tail became more vigorous.

It stood up, circled Mingchuan twice, and made clear calls, as if to say thank you.

"Let's go. There's another stone-striped bear in the cave ahead." The dragon pointed the way. "That guy is very strong. If we can wake him up, he'll be of great help when we get out."

The team gradually grew larger, with Mingchuan at the head, followed by more and more people and spirit beasts.

You won’t know until you see it, and it’s really shocking.

Buried here are so many innocent and salvageable lives...

The further Mingchuan walked down, the angrier he felt.

He clenched the Nine Dragon Sword so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

The scenes along the way became increasingly dazzling...

Some spirit beasts were nailed to the rock wall by chains. The evil spirit energy penetrated into their bodies through the chains, but they were still desperately swinging their limbs to resist.

Some cultivators were left with only half their bodies, relying on the last bit of spiritual power to protect their spiritual cores, their eyes filled with resentment...

"These are all nutrients for the evil core." Lingxu Zhenren's voice trembled. "It deliberately didn't devour them completely, so that these creatures could release their spiritual power in pain and nourish itself bit by bit."

Qingshuang's tail was stretched straight, and a green light kept flashing: "This is too much! We have to save them quickly!"

Mingchuan took a deep breath and suppressed his anger: "Let's rescue the Stone Bear first. It can help us break the chains. Dragon, how long will it take to get to the cave?"

"It's just another five hundred steps ahead." The dragon's voice also deepened. "But there are quite a few evil spirits patrolling around the cave."

Mingchuan let the Flame-Tailed Fox lead the way, while he followed behind, supporting Lingxu Zhenren, and Qingshuang was the rear guard.

As soon as I turned a corner, I saw three evil spirits wandering around the entrance of the cave.

The evil aura around them was stronger than those encountered before, and they were holding rusty chains in their hands, obviously guards.

"Flame-tailed Fox, use fire to lure them away!" Mingchuan ordered in a low voice.

The flame-tailed fox understood, and the flame on its tail suddenly exploded, spraying towards the rocks not far away.

The flames made the rocks crackle, and the three evil spirits were attracted and ran towards the rocks roaring!

"Take advantage of now!" Mingchuan led everyone to rush into the cave quickly.

As soon as I entered the cave, I heard a dull crash...

The stone-striped bear was using its back to push against the cave wall, trying to break free from the black chains on its body. The barbs on the chains had already embedded into its flesh, and the blood that flowed out was instantly stained black by the demonic energy.

Such a tragic scene is hard for anyone to bear.

Qingshuang frowned and turned her head away.

However, once upon a time, she also suffered such a tragic end. If it were not for Mingchuan's rescue, she would probably still be trapped in pain like the Stone-Patterned Bear.

"Let me help you!" Mingchuan raised the Nine Dragon Sword, and the dragon energy flowed along the blade, slashing towards the chain!

With a "clang" sound, a gap was cut in the chain.

The stone bear seemed to be encouraged. It exerted force suddenly and slammed its back against the cave wall. The chain broke with a "crack"!

The stone-striped bear broke free and turned around, staring at Mingchuan with its scarlet eyes, but did not attack.

It shook its head, and the evil energy in its body began to churn, obviously still fighting against the erosion in its body.

Qing Shuang immediately swung out a green light, wrapping around the body of the stone-patterned bear, "Quickly cross the dragon energy!"

Mingchuan condensed a ball of strong dragon energy and slapped the stone-patterned bear on the forehead.

The dragon energy spread out instantly, and the evil energy on the stone-patterned bear retreated like a tide, and the originally dark stone patterns gradually returned to grayish white.

It let out a low roar, not of anger, but of relief!

Just when everyone's faces showed a bit of joy, they didn't expect that the roar of the Stone Bear would roar back those evil guards who had escaped earlier!

Three evil spirits roared and rushed into the cave, swinging the chains in their hands with whirring sounds, and rushed straight towards Mingchuan.

The Stone-Patterned Bear had just recovered, and his blood was boiling. Seeing the evil spirit attacking, he went straight to meet it. With a slap of his huge bear paw, he knocked the evil spirit in front away, and it hit the rock wall and turned into black gas!

"What strength!" Mingchuan's eyes lit up and he swung his sword to cut at the other two evil spirits.

The golden sword energy swept past, and the evil spirit's body was instantly split in half, and the chain fell to the ground with a clang.

Everyone gasped, and Mingchuan's eyes flickered darkly. He had a bad feeling...

Sure enough, the next moment the demon dragon spoke from within his body: "That guy sensed our presence again!"

Mingchuan couldn't bear it any longer. He didn't want to hide anymore. He wanted to destroy this place right now!

However, at this moment, Jin Man outside the barrier suddenly sent him a message thousands of miles away.

"Oh no! Come back quickly! I'm afraid this barrier is about to collapse!"

Mingchuan's heart skipped a beat.

"The barrier is about to collapse?!" Mingchuan's face suddenly changed. "Didn't Longyin Temple already deepen the barrier before? Why is it about to collapse again?"

Jin Man's voice was filled with anxiety. "I don't know what you did in there that suddenly angered the evil spirits inside. When I was guarding the entrance to the barrier, several evil spirits were about to break through the barrier and rush out."

"Hurry up and find a way to get out first."

Mingchuan gritted his teeth and said, "I understand. I'll take them out right away."

He turned around to look at the few people he had just rescued, and then threw out the space bracelet that Elder Qingzun had given him.

"All of you should hide inside first. I will lead you out. Otherwise, in your weakened state, you won't be able to join me in a large-scale escape, nor will you be able to resist the evil core."