The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 862 - 475: Rescue and Healing
At this moment, it became clear that the mountain cave was indeed naturally formed, but it was definitely not this spacious originally, as the walls bore the marks of enormous claws scraping and chiseling, indicating man-made expansion. Each claw mark was at least half a meter wide. Even though they were just for digging the walls rather than fighting, anyone who saw them couldn’t help but feel an overwhelming terrifying menace coming at them; one could only imagine what kind of monstrous creature these claws belonged to.
Upon seeing these claw marks, Ning Xiaoxian and Qi Zai exchanged a glance. Wenren Bo or Qing Ji had also brought along an incredibly powerful demon.
Wenren Bo’s subordinates pushed her and Qi Zai into the stone room and turned to leave.
Even with her nerves strong as they were now, she couldn’t help but feel a slight pang seeing the condition of the prisoners before her.
The stone room was only about twelve square meters, yet more than twenty people were crammed inside. Most prisoners could only sit with their legs wrapped around themselves, nearly everyone bearing wounds, and had to shift around to make space for the severely injured. From their injuries, the brutality of yesterday’s battle was clear; five lay gasping for life on the ground, with the two most severely injured being the Hidden Guards she had assigned to Dou Er. Dou Er had little strength, and Ning Xiaoxian feared he would not command respect, so she assigned two Hidden Guards for his close protection.
One of these Hidden Guards had his right leg severed at the root, lost his left hand, and his chest was sunken in with a large hole; although bandaged, blood kept seeping from his wounds and mouth, indicating severe internal injuries with little effective treatment. He was precisely the Lion Demon described by the skinny fellow, capable of Fire Manipulation due to a tinge of Suan Ni bloodline. However, in such a maimed condition, where was the imposing presence now?
The other Hidden Guard was no better off; aside from an array of wounds, his spine was fractured at the fourth vertebra, leaving him paralyzed on the ground and unable to move. An injury in this area couldn’t be healed with ordinary Bone-setting Skills, and the pain was excruciating. To a mortal, this would almost be a life bound to bed, relying on others for care.
Though both were inherently powerful demons, like the other prisoners, they were shackled with the Immortal Locking Chain, their demonic power rendered useless, and thus unable to heal themselves with Divine Skills. Fortunately, the life force of demons was as resilient as that of cockroaches, and although their injuries were gruesome, they wouldn’t die anytime soon.
Others were also injured, and the small stone room was filled with a heavy stench of blood. Luckily, Cultivators seldom needed to relieve themselves, or the smell would have been much worse.
The two Hidden Guards on the ground had originally been resting with their eyes closed, but upon seeing Ning Xiaoxian brought in, their faces showed surprise. The lion demon, already disoriented, spoke with half-closed eyes, "Lord Ning, captured too? What are we to do!" In a daze, he recalled Ning Xiaoxian’s secret and exclaimed joyfully, "Ah, how could I forget, Lord Ning has Divi..."
The Hidden Guard next to him hushed in a low, raspy yell, "Shut up, fool!" The secret of the Divine Monarch mustn’t be revealed before strangers.
Ning Xiaoxian shifted her gaze and finally spotted Dou Er in the crowd. The hapless man lay on the ground drenched in blood, his chest barely rising. Ning Xiaoxian was startled, quickly walked over, probing him with Divine Power, and after two circles inside his body, she found his life force remained intact, sighing in relief with a profound sense of comfort. No wonder Changtian’s call through the Blood Oath received no response; he was unconscious. She and Qi Zai feigned capture, willingly submitting, and a huge embarrassment for a Cultivator, but wasn’t it all to hastily find Dou Er?
Due to her and Changtian’s plan, this weak individual suddenly became extraordinarily important. Had she known there was a volcano in Atalia, she wouldn’t have sent this guy leading a team solo for anything.
Originally from Mingshui Sect, this turncoat was utterly detested, so although Wenren Bo considered possibly keeping him as bait, he didn’t take his life, but he was thoroughly beaten and humiliated by his former sect members, with countless wounds, two broken ribs, and a shattered leg bone. Even the one who hit him feared hitting too hard and killing him outright.
Ning Xiaoxian sighed softly and took out elixirs from her bosom to distribute among the people present.
She placed a pill in Dou Er’s mouth and, as Changtian always did to heal her, sent Divine Power into him to soothe the internal injuries. As the process unfolded, she realized Dou Er’s injuries were not severe, just that his constitution was weaker than other Cultivators, causing his fainting. With her Divine Power aiding him, Dou Er coughed twice and finally woke up, looking at her in surprise. Like the Lion Demon Hidden Guard, he exclaimed, "The mistress fell into Mingshui Sect’s hands too, what are we to do?"
