The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 188: Saving Lives with the Demon Core

Chapter 188: Saving Lives with the Demon Core

Helplessly, the Eye of Heaven was temporarily closed, no longer peering into their souls.

Nanli believed that Master was merely being modest.

Yun Zhi struggled to break free from the Buddhist beads that bound her.

Lan’er wouldn’t flee on her own; she seized the opportunity and pounced, aiming to bite off Lingzhen’s neck in one gulp.

Her fangs were sharp and menacing.

Yet Lingzhen didn’t even glance back, raising his hand to form a Buddhist seal, unleashing a brilliant golden light that enveloped Lan’er.

Lan’er opened her mouth, emitting a pitiful cry, revealing the immense power of the Buddhist seal.

Her strength was nearly drained, and she fell to the ground, unable to stand.

She appeared to be on the brink of death. "Lan’er!" Yun Zhi screamed in anguish.

But Lan’er lay motionless on the ground, unable to respond.

"You insignificant little demon, daring to flaunt your presence before this humble monk," Lingzhen said expressionlessly, "If the gates of immortality were open, you would have almost no chance of surviving in this world. Ignorantly playing the role of a demon and causing havoc among humans."

Over the years, he had not been indiscriminately killing.

He wouldn’t subdue demons that were harmless and didn’t harm others.

But these fox sisters were arrogant and dared to massacre the village, so he had no choice but to subdue them.

Lan’er was already weakened and reverted to her original form.

Under Lingzhen’s attack, it was clear that she had no chance of ever reaching human form through cultivation.

Yun Zhi was overwhelmed with grief, shouting to the heavens.

She seemed to have gone mad, surrounded by a dense aura of demonic energy, her powers reaching their peak.

Swift as the wind, she lunged forward, her claws sharp, aiming to snap the necks of Ye Siheng and Nanli.

The two managed to react quickly, blocking her with their swords.

But Yun Zhi’s ultimate target was Lingzhen.

It seemed as though her fingers were about to pierce his heart.

Lingzhen furrowed his brows, realizing that this crazed three-tailed fox had some skills.

Before he could make a move, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

That figure intercepted Yun Zhi’s attack, and her claws pierced through their heart, blood splattering everywhere.

Yun Zhi’s eyes, which had turned red, gradually returned to their original color.

Her pupils contracted slowly.

Because the person she had just stabbed through the heart was Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng staggered from the heavy blow, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, droplets of blood falling from his chest.

The ground seemed to bloom with plum blossoms.

He struggled to speak, "Don’t... don’t harm anyone anymore, one mistake... is enough."

Yun Zhi was filled with immense terror, retracting her hand.

She supported Lu Zheng, who was on the verge of collapsing, and looked at her blood-stained hand in horror, "Lu’lang!"

Nanli and Ye Siheng were also shocked, never expecting Lu Zheng to suddenly intervene.

Seeing this scene, Lingzhen’s expression softened slightly, but he could only utter a compassionate "Amitabha."

Tears poured down Yun Zhi’s face as she looked at the three of them.

She had previously despised them, but now she pleaded, "I beg of you, save Lu’lang!"

Lu Zheng was struggling to breathe, nearing his end.

Nanli didn’t need to examine him to know his condition, saying, "His heart meridian has been severed, there is no cure."

Yun Zhi’s shoulders trembled as she cried, her eyes filled with tears, almost blurring her vision.

She quickly covered Lu Zheng’s chest, unwilling to let the blood leave his body.

Ye Siheng watched silently, then spoke softly, "Your fate with Lu Zheng has long been severed. Your insistence has led to such consequences. Return him now, in this life, he is not your husband but the legitimate heir of the Lu family."

Even if Lu Zheng died, his body couldn’t be taken away by Yun Zhi.

Yun Zhi’s heart tightened, and she held onto Lu Zheng tightly, refusing to let go, "Lu’lang..." Lu Zheng still had a breath left, "My lord... what you said is true."

He was the legitimate heir of the Lu family and should be buried in the family cemetery.

Yun Zhi finally understood the agony of heartbreak.

Even if Lu Zheng was about to die, she refused to fulfill her own desires.

Her years of waiting had become nothing but a joke.

Looking at Lan’er on the ground, she suddenly lost all desire to live.

Without hesitation, she forced out her own demon core.

Nanli and Yesiheng remain perplexed by the situation.

Lingzhen, on the other hand, quickly grasped the situation and said, "You actually intend to..."

The demonic core emitted a dazzling light, its malevolent aura growing stronger.

As it fell into Yunzhi’s hand, she slowly closed her eyes and, with a gentle grasp, crushed it to pieces!

Crack—

The demonic pill erupted with even greater power, converging towards Lu Zheng’s body, repairing the wounds on his chest.

Lu Zheng’s furrowed brow gradually relaxed.

The wounds were already seventy to eighty percent healed, but he remained in a dazed state.

Having read ancient texts, Nanli knew that the demonic pill possessed such regenerative properties, but it required the demon to willingly expel the pill, forcibly extracting it would not yield the same effect.

With the loss of the demonic pill, Yunzhi’s hair turned snow-white in an instant.

She had also lost her strength and gently placed Lu Zheng down, greedily gazing at his countenance, unwilling to avert her gaze.

"Yes, I should not have forced it," Yunzhi smiled desolately, "But if he can remember me in this lifetime, I will have no regrets. As for the demonic bodies of my sister and me, dispose of them as you wish."

Unable to maintain her human form any longer, as soon as her words fell, she transformed into a three-tailed fox and fell to the ground, lifeless.

Nanli couldn’t help but feel a tinge of melancholy.

With the loss of the demonic pill, there was no longer any fear of other creatures vying for it.

Lingzhen crushed Lan’er’s demonic pill with determination before burying both fox demons.

Although Lu Zheng had regained his life, the wound on his chest had not fully healed, making it inadvisable for him to rush back to the capital.

This village was close to Wanfo Temple, so Nanli used a teleportation charm, and the group instantly moved there.

Lingzhen had never seen such a charm before and was utterly astonished.

Having been away from Wanfo Temple for a long time, the entire monastery’s monks were excited and came to greet him.

Lingzhen, however, couldn’t be bothered with them and pulled Nanli to a quiet place, seeking her guidance on the uses and power of these charms.

Nanli was his junior, and Lingzhen was over a hundred years older than her, so he didn’t dare to claim authority over her.

Nevertheless, she revealed a few charms that had already amazed Lingzhen.

Upon thinking about it, Lingzhen went to the scripture repository and found a book, saying, "Take a look at this."

Nanli opened it and discovered that it contained teleportation charms, transmission charms, and even more powerful and intricate symbols.

"Do you know where this book came from?" Lingzhen asked.

Nanli shook her head gently.

This book was a treasure of Wanfo Temple, so how could she know?

"A thousand years ago, an immortal practitioner gifted it to Wanfo Temple, claiming that these symbols were quite ordinary in the immortal realm and anyone with a bit of talent could learn them," Lingzhen squinted his eyes, "You already possess such formidable symbols, but I never expected you to be skilled in drawing them. It seems you truly possess extraordinary talent."

As he looked at Nanli now, it was as if he were gazing at a piece of gold, his eyes widened, afraid of losing this precious gem.

Nanli couldn’t explain herself and simply said, "I learned these transmission charms by observing the drawings of the White-Browed Daoist from the Qi Nation."