Yun Che shouted and charged out, his saber flashing repeatedly. In the blink of an eye, he cut down the demon in front. The other two, enraged instead by the arrival of reinforcements, abandoned Perfected Person Jingyun and lunged at Yun Che with their bloody maws wide open.
Unhurried, Yun Che sidestepped the first demon's lunge and drove his saber into its back with a reverse thrust, then drained all its Demonic Power. Before the other could react, Yun Che caught up and cleaved its head open. Within moments, all three demons were dealt with, earning him another 2,800 points of Demonic Power and bringing his total to 5,100.
He hurriedly helped Jingyun sit on a rock, took out a Healing Pill for her to swallow, and bandaged her wounds before speaking.
"Master is resting by the low cliff up ahead. Let's go meet up with her. Once both your injuries have stabilized, we'll gather Demonic Power and look for a passage while slowly figuring out how to get out."
Perfected Person Jingyun caught her breath and nodded. "I hit my head when I was swept in. After I woke up, I wandered around here. I wanted to head for lower ground to find water, but I stumbled into a demon nest. Fortunately, you got here in time."
After the three reunited, Jingyun and Yue Mingsha tended to each other as they recovered, while Yun Che went out every day to hunt demons and gather Demonic Power. In just three days, he amassed a full hundred thousand points.
Once they had rested enough, the three packed their things and, with Divine Martial guiding them, headed for the sealed entrance in the volcanic crater.
Every demon they encountered along the way became a mobile reserve of Demonic Power for Yun Che.