Genius in the whole system: The useless young lady dominates the world

Before Lu Lingxi could recover from the demonic roar of the phantom, countless vines shot out like arrows, piercing through the body of the nine-tailed fox.

"Awooo—!" A mournful cry echoed through the canyon as the massive body of the nine-tailed fox collapsed with a crash, raising clouds of dust.

The once vibrant and beautiful Forget-Me-Not flowers seemed to have lost all their vitality, withering and decaying instantly, turning into a gray and desolate landscape. The once magnificent flower field was transformed into a desolate gray wasteland in an instant.

The nine-tailed fox's enormous head slumped limply to the ground, the fierce light in its eyes quickly dimming, leaving only endless despair and resentment. It opened its mouth as if it wanted to say something, but could only let out hoarse gasps.

Lu Lingxi's heart pounded wildly. She quickly walked to the phantom's side, but was stunned by the scene before her. The phantom's originally handsome face was now covered with strange demonic patterns, his purple eyes were deep and eerie, and his body exuded a terrifying demonic aura.

The vines slithered around him as if they were alive, their tips dripping with the blood of the nine-tailed fox, and the air was thick with the stench of blood and decay.

"Phantom! How are you?" Lu Lingxi called out worriedly, wanting to get closer to him, but also somewhat afraid of his current state.

The phantom slowly turned his head, his purple eyes flashing with complex light. He looked at Lu Lingxi Yao and forced a weak smile: "Master... I'm fine... I just... need some time... to digest..." His voice was hoarse and low, as if squeezed from the depths of his throat, full of pain and repression.

Just then, the nine-tailed fox's body suddenly trembled. Its enormous head slightly lifted, and two lines of bloody tears streamed from the corners of its eyes. Its voice was weak but tinged with resentment: "The Immortal...Immortal Healer's Dock...a hundred years ago...plucked...the true...Root of the Underworld..."

After saying this, the light in the nine-tailed fox's eyes completely disappeared, and its massive body completely lost its life. At the same time, an inner core radiating an eerie light slowly emerged from its mouth, hovering in mid-air and emitting powerful demonic energy fluctuations.

With the appearance of the inner core, the already withered Forget-the-River Flower Field was completely reduced to ashes. A gentle breeze blew by, raising clouds of gray powder, and a faint smell of decay filled the air.

Lu Lingxi's heart jolted. The words of the nine-tailed fox before its death exploded in her mind like thunder: "Immortal Doctor's Dock... Yellow Spring Root..." These keywords instantly connected the chaotic clues in her mind.

She suddenly remembered that back in Medicine King Valley, the Medicine King had vaguely mentioned that there seemed to be something wrong with the Yellow Spring Grass in Immortal Doctor's Dock. Could it be...?

Just as Lu Lingxi was lost in thought, a slight tremor suddenly came from the ground. Strange patterns began to appear on the ground that was originally covered with ashes. These patterns intertwined to form a complex array pattern. An ancient and mysterious teleportation array was slowly appearing.

"A teleportation array?" Lu Lingxi looked at the array diagram on the ground in surprise, her heart filled with doubt.

"Master, this formation seems to require energy to activate." Zhuque's voice rang in Lu Lingxi's mind, his tone carrying a hint of solemnity.

Lu Lingxi Yao immediately understood. She looked at the inner core of the demon fox floating in mid-air, and then at the array diagram on the ground, and had a vague guess in her heart.

"The energy of this array's core, could it be..." Lu Lingxi murmured to herself, her gaze falling on the nine-tailed fox's eyes, which had lost their luster.

Zhuque seemed to understand Lu Lingxiyao's thoughts and said in a cold tone, "Master, this fox demon has committed many evils. Its eyes can be used without harm."

Lu Lingxi took a deep breath. Although she was reluctant, she knew she had to make a choice in order to explore the secrets of the Yellow Springs Temple.

She walked to the corpse of the nine-tailed fox, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and when she opened her eyes again, they were clear.

"Zhuque, make your move." Lu Lingxi's voice was calm and firm.

Without the slightest hesitation, the Vermilion Bird transformed into a streak of fire and swooped down in an instant, its sharp claws effortlessly gouging out the two eyeballs of the Nine-Tailed Fox.

The fox demon's eyes, having lost the support of its demonic power, instantly became dull and lifeless, like two ordinary glass beads. The Vermilion Bird carried the eyeballs back to Lu Lingxi Yao's side and placed them in her hand.

Lu Lingxi took the eyeballs, walked to the teleportation array diagram, and carefully placed the two eyeballs into the array's core.

In an instant, the patterns on the array diagram lit up with a dazzling light, and a powerful energy fluctuation emanated from the array diagram, causing the entire canyon to tremble.

The inner core of the demon fox, which was suspended in mid-air, also transformed into a stream of light and merged into the array diagram, providing the teleportation array with the last bit of energy.

As the teleportation array was activated, the withered pollen on the ground seemed to be drawn by some force, slowly rising and condensing into a blurry phantom in mid-air. It was a tattered map, marking some obscure locations. One of these locations was highlighted by a skull, exuding a chilling aura.

"Coordinates of the Yellow Springs Temple ruins!" Lu Lingxi Yao looked at the map phantom that appeared in mid-air, her heart filled with shock and excitement. She had finally found a clue to the Yellow Springs Temple!

However, just as Lu Lingxi was immersed in the joy of finding a clue, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her right hand. Looking down, she found that her right hand, which was maintaining the chaotic barrier, was now covered with a faint crystallization phenomenon, as if it were covered with frost, exuding a cold aura.

"This is……"

Lu Lingxi's expression changed slightly. She could feel that her spiritual power was being eroded by some kind of force. The backlash from the chaotic barrier was surprisingly strong.

At the same time, Huan Yue let out a muffled groan. He raised his arm, and saw that black demonic patterns were rapidly spreading across his fair skin, emanating an unsettling aura.

"Huan Yue, how are you?" Lu Lingxi asked anxiously.

Huan Yue frowned and gritted her teeth as she said, "Master, I'm fine, it's just... these magic runes... are a bit strange..."

He could feel that these demonic runes were devouring his spiritual power and were constantly spreading into the depths of his body, as if they were trying to completely erode him.

"It seems that the cost of this battle is greater than we imagined."

Zhuque's voice carried a hint of solemnity. She looked at Lu Lingxi Yao's crystallized right hand and the demonic patterns on Huan Yue's arm, her heart filled with worry.

Lu Lingxi took a deep breath, enduring the stinging pain in her right hand, and turned her gaze back to the Flying Snow Sword. However, when her eyes fell on the Flying Snow Sword, she was stunned again.

The once snow-white Flying Snow Sword was now covered with a layer of gray powder, the ashes left behind after the Forgotten River Flower withered.

Even more strangely, the blade of the Flying Snow Sword began to vibrate slightly, emitting a low and strange buzzing sound, as if someone was softly chanting some otherworldly ballad. The ballad was obscure and difficult to understand, yet it was filled with a chilling and eerie power.

"The sword spirit...is singing?" Lu Lingxi Yao looked at the Flying Snow Sword in shock. She had never heard a sword spirit sing before, and the singing sounded so...ominous.

"Master, this song... seems to contain some kind of curse power." Zhuque's tone became unusually serious. She could sense that the changes in the Flying Snow Sword were definitely not a good thing.

Lu Lingxi's heart sank to the bottom. This trip to the Misty Canyon was full of strangeness and danger. Not only did they find clues to the Yellow Spring Temple, but they also paid a huge price.

"We must leave here as soon as possible," Lu Lingxi said in a deep voice. She sensed that the dangers of the Misty Canyon were far more terrifying than she had imagined.

However, as they prepared to leave, they discovered that the surrounding scenery seemed to have undergone subtle changes. The once familiar canyon terrain now appeared somewhat unfamiliar, and the surrounding fog was even thicker, as if it had enveloped the entire canyon.

What horrified them even more was that when they reached the exit of the canyon, the boundary marker that had stood there had turned into a completely black stone tablet with four large, blood-red characters engraved on it in ancient script: "No Gate to Humanity".