System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

"what?"

"The problem hasn't been completely resolved?"

When Yi Sa and Ding Yudie heard that their problem had not been completely resolved, their expressions instantly turned ugly.

"That's right, the smell emanating from your body hasn't gone away."

"Hmph, hmph..."

Yi Sa and Ding Yudie both took two deep breaths at the same time.

"Indeed, although the flavor is a bit weak, it still has flavor."

"Miss Meng, do you know why this is?"

As the Mountain Spirit King, Meng Qianzi knows more about the Mountain Gallbladder and Water Spirit, and may know why Yi Sa and Ding Yudie were not fully recovered after spitting out the Water Spirit.

"When water spirits enter a person's body, they will completely devour the person's consciousness over time, at which point there will be no hope. But something must have happened among you water spirits to allow your consciousness to be preserved."

To completely resolve the problem, we must thoroughly investigate the events that occurred in the middle.

"I understand, thank you, Ms. Meng."

Yi Sa knew perfectly well that finding out the truth behind the water demon incident would solve the problem, but the investigation had been going on for a long time, and every time she saw hope, an unexpected event would occur.

I originally thought that finding the gentian would solve the problem completely, but in the end I was disappointed.

Of course, it can't be said that there has been no progress at all. At least the water essence in the body has been forced out, and lifespan is temporarily not in danger, so there is more time to investigate the truth.

"Uncle, what do we do next?"

"Going to find the water spirit."

Originally, the purpose of coming here to cut open the mountain and extract the gallbladder was to deal with the water spirit and kill it completely.

However, a new discovery was made along the way: the water spirit and the mountain gall were originally one, and only in this way could they have a restraining effect on the gods.

Although I don't know how to fuse the water spirit and the mountain gall into one, I need to see the water spirit in person before I can figure out a way.

……

Luotianhuang, outside the sinkhole cave.

Twenty or thirty mountain spirits remained here to guard and provide support.

"Miss has been down there for four or five hours. Do you think they have successfully entered the Triple Mountain and obtained the Mountain Gallbladder?"

"They've definitely already got it, and it's probably on its way back."

"Miss is the most outstanding Mountain Spirit King in recent decades. The Triple Mountain will definitely not be a challenge for her."

……

While they were chatting, the rope hanging down into the sinkhole suddenly reacted.

"It must be Miss and the others returning!"

A mountain spirit shouted and came to the edge of the cliff to look into the sinkhole.

As soon as he bent down to look into the sinkhole, he saw a bride in a red wedding dress quickly climbing up from below using ropes.

"Oh no! It's the cave-diving woman! Everyone prepare to attack to prevent them from breaking the ropes!"

Upon hearing that it was the cavewoman, the mountain spirits immediately drew their weapons to fight back.

The mountain spirits reacted swiftly, some wielding sharp bone-carved long knives, while others gripped heavy hammers made of strange minerals, imbued with mysterious power to ward off evil and bring good fortune.

Just then, a dozen pale and eerie heads slowly emerged from the edge of the sinkhole.

Next came the image of the bride, dressed in a bright red wedding gown.

They climbed out of the bottomless sinkhole at an illogical speed.

The wedding dress was a blindingly red, as if stained with blood, which contrasted sharply with the deathly blackness in their eyes, sending chills down one's spine.

The brides moved stiffly and mechanically, making no sound, yet a strong sense of resentment and murderous intent permeated the air.

"Giggle..."

Suddenly, one of the brides let out a strange cry, a sound that seemed like a command.

The bride, who had just emerged from the sinkhole, launched an attack.

Some brandished their sharp fingernails, like daggers, aiming straight for the mountain spirits' vital points;

Some of them spread their arms and pounced on the mountain spirits, opening their blood-red mouths to bite straight at people's necks.

Faced with this sudden attack, the mountain spirits did not back down.

They skillfully evaded the brides' attacks while looking for an opportunity to retaliate.

Long swords swung, heavy hammers roared, and each collision was accompanied by sparks flying and a thick, pungent smell of blood filling the air.

These women who fell into the cave were different from ordinary people; their bodies were as hard as stone.

The long sword in the mountain spirit's hand could not cause fatal damage to them.

On the other hand, if the mountain spirit is scratched by the cavewoman's fingernails, a piece of flesh will fall off its body.

Although the mountain spirits had a numerical advantage, they were no match for the cave women controlled by the water spirits.

Even so, the mountain spirits showed no fear whatsoever.

The mountain spirits had only one belief in their hearts: to kill all the women who had fallen into the cave and ensure the safety of the ropes, so that those who went down into the sinkhole could return safely.

……

After obtaining the mountain gall, Zhang Hao and Meng Qianzi returned the way they came.

At first, things went smoothly, but just as they were about to climb out of the sinkhole, they discovered that the last 200 meters of rope was missing.

Upon seeing this, Meng Qianzi's face instantly darkened.

"This is bad! There's only one possibility for this: the people who stayed up there to provide backup have met with misfortune!"

"How could this be? Isn't western Hunan your territory? Who would dare to lay a hand on you?"

"The cavewoman controlled by a water sprite!"

"It's the Water Spirit again. He's clearly trying to prevent us from climbing up."

The fat man looked up and saw that he was still nearly two hundred meters away from the cave entrance.

The inner walls of the sinkhole are smooth and damp, and many places are covered with moss, making them slippery. It would be impossible to climb up without the support of ropes.

"What should we do now? Does anyone have a good idea?"

The fat man looked around but no one responded.

Meng Qianzi shook her head and said, "There are definitely cave-diving women guarding the entrance now. Their goal is to trap us to death. If it weren't for them, I would have a way to get up."

"let me try."

Just when everyone was at a loss, Zhang Hao stepped forward.

Before anyone could react, he activated his low-altitude flight ability.

Instantly, he felt light as a feather, and then, with a burst of energy from his feet, he shot into the sky like a rocket.

To avoid attracting attention, Zhang Hao would occasionally push off the cave wall for leverage as he flew upwards.

A moment later he flew to the entrance of the sinkhole, and then flipped over and jumped out of the sinkhole.

After exiting the sinkhole, all I could see was red.

The blood flowing from the corpses on the ground, and the wedding dress of the woman who fell into the cave, which was stained even redder with blood, were all red.

Zhang Hao's heart sank upon seeing this; he never expected such a thing to happen.

The dozens of mountain spirits who were left above the sinkhole to provide backup all perished.

None of them were whole; each of them had a piece missing here and another piece missing there.

These mountain spirits were all lying on ropes, which shows that they were risking their lives to protect the ropes.

At this moment, Zhang Hao felt an indescribable pain in his heart. The culprit behind all this was the water spirit, and the woman who fell into the cave was controlled by the water spirit.

Enraged, he raised his fist and charged at the woman who had fallen into the cave.

There are no fancy moves, just simple punches.

He could take them down with a single punch; none of the women who had fallen into the cave could withstand one of his blows.

"boom!"

Each time a muffled thud was heard, a woman who had fallen into the cave would turn into a bloody mist and dissipate into the air.