After Yunxi pursued the evil cultivator into the Immortal Cave, she frowned. The entire cave was permeated by a nauseating stench of blood and decay, accompanied by Evil Qi that spread everywhere. It tried to seep into her body, only to be blocked outside by her robes.
Almost the instant she stepped into the Immortal Cave, Yunxi locked onto Xiao Lei, who was struggling to crawl out of the blood pool. The other woman could only be described as a miserable sight. Her face was flushed an unnatural red, and her robes had been reduced to barely covering her body. In particular, the fleeting gray gleam in Xiao Lei's eyes told Yunxi that it was only a matter of time before she fell into evil.
At that moment, the thirty-odd puppets controlled by the evil cultivator surrounded Yunxi completely, glaring at her with gray pupils as they awaited further orders.
Yunxi said coldly,
"Thank you for leading me in."
As soon as the words fell, the Nine Nether Underworld Dragon Umbrella spun once more in her hand. Razor-sharp Wind Blades shot toward the approaching puppets. The evil cultivator seemed to know the umbrella's power; almost the moment the Wind Blades flew out, he leaped into the blood pool.
The next instant, the puppets that had not been struck by the Wind Blades charged at Yunxi and began detonating their Golden Cores, intending to kill her through this suicidal method.
Yunxi had already sensed that something was wrong when the evil cultivator jumped into the blood pool. Thus, when the first controlled puppet rushed at her, she immediately noticed the abnormal energy fluctuations on its body. Cursing, "Despicable," under her breath, she flung out a Red Rope and wrapped it around Xiao Lei's wrist. At the instant the Golden Core exploded,