My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 71: Savior!

Lying on the ground, Li Rui’s eyes were engulfed in darkness. He could vaguely hear the conversation not far away and knew that reinforcements had finally arrived.

He wasn’t sure what exactly happened afterward, but there were all sorts of roaring and exploding sounds continuously in his ears, like the New Year’s celebrations.

Eventually, everything returned to silence. Wrapped in a warm current, Li Rui’s consciousness became clearer until he could finally open his eyes.

The good news was that he was still alive; the bad news was that he only had two limbs left. Fortunately, this was only in the Secret Realm and did not affect reality.

He lifted his head and found himself leaning against the thigh of an old Daoist, who, from his attire, bore some resemblance to Daoist Chongxu.

"Young benefactor, I seem to sense the qi of the Shenxiao Thunderbolt Heart Scripture on you," Zhenyue said amicably.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Li Rui coughed several times before he could speak, "It was passed to me by Daoist Chongxu."

"So it was transmitted by Senior Brother Chongxu; no wonder. How are you feeling? I temporarily stopped your injuries with the Shenxiao Rebirth Spell, but to fully recover, you may need some rest, although as for your limbs..."

He shook his head.

Li Rui boldly said: "No problem! I won’t shy away from death; what’s losing a limb!"

These were top figures in the Secret Realm world; it’s time to show off bravado. If favored, it would surely be beneficial in the future.

Seeing him like this, the old Daoist didn’t say much, but Wei Xun praised him, "Good! No wonder you could deal with Zuo Qiutian for a long time and still keep yourself safe; this courage far surpasses ordinary people!"

"Ashamed, ashamed."

Li Rui then asked, "Well, where’s that Zuo guy?"

Wei Xun grumbled and stabbed his knife into the ground.

"That villain is insidious and treacherous. He seemingly confronted both of us but secretly directed the blood river away using an escape technique."

Li Rui said, "It’s okay, at least we stopped him from resurrecting the Demon King?"

Wei Xun scoffed, "Resurrection? With him? Reviving dead flesh and bones is an Upper Realm method; common folk cannot grasp it. He just wanted a moving corpse."

Daoist Zhenyue said: "Alright, young benefactor, you need to rest, and it’s best not to get angry."

I wasn’t getting angry.

Li Rui thought to himself but nodded. Suddenly remembering something, he lamented: "Damn it, Daoist Chongxu’s token was taken by him."

Now he was really angry.

His main concern was that in the future, if he encountered disciples of Shenxiao Palace in other Secret Realms whom he didn’t recognize, he wouldn’t be able to use the token to command them.

Daoist Zhenyue laughed, "No problem, that token contains a thought from Senior Brother. I will communicate with him and break that thing, so it’s useless to Zuo Qiutian."

Li Rui was both surprised and doubtful: Darn, the Daoist didn’t mention that when he gave me the token; was he secretly watching me?

As he was pondering, Zhenyue took out another jade pendant of similar size and shape.

"Since Senior Brother’s token is lost, if you do not mind, you may have this."

Li Rui grinned widely, "I don’t mind, I don’t mind."

What spying? It’s called care!

As he reached out to take it, Zhenyue suddenly retracted his hand.

Hey! Daoist, you’re not backing out, are you!

"Hold on."

Zhenyue said, tossing the jade pendant into the air, then a cluster of white talismans shot out from his sleeve and attached themselves to it.

Between each talisman, faint fluorescence emerged, shining on the jade pendant, lasting a few breaths until it ended.

"I have blessed this jade pendant with eighty-one Returning Yuan Evil-avoiding Talismans, perhaps saving your life in a moment of crisis; consider it a thank-you gift for thwarting Zuo Qiutian’s conspiracy."

Li Rui swallowed eagerly, accepting the jade pendant, his eyes gleaming.

[Zhang Keyue’s token.]

[Item level:1.]

[Quality: Rare.]

[Special trait Save the Master: 1/1.]

What a deal!

Although this accessory is only of rare quality and does not add attributes, this trait is an ultimate safeguard against death once in the Secret Realm, and even if drained, it can be used to rally people in certain specific Secret Realms.

"Thank you, Daoist!"

"Young benefactor, no need for thanks."

Wei Xun hugged his long sword beside and asked, "Young brother, haven’t asked your name?"

"Li Rui."

"Good, Brother Li, if you have a chance, come find me at the Demon Suppression Bureau in the Capital City, we’ll have a drink together."

"I’ll remember that."

Li Rui quickly cozied up to him.

The clues about Community Thunder are in Liangting, and they’re related to the royal family. If he gets close to this big officer in the Demon Suppression Bureau, it would certainly be beneficial as world NPCs have memories.

At this moment, Zhenyue already stood up, gathered up all the soul boxes and the Soul-Sealing Jar.

"These souls, if sealed within for a long time, will cause changes, turning into fierce ghosts; I need to perform a ritual to exorcise them."

Li Rui was startled and quickly asked, "Daoist, would this damage the souls?"

"For the already dead, what does damage matter?"

"What if they aren’t dead? Just consider it someone’s soul temporarily leaving their body."

"Sss."

Zhenyue stroked his beard, "No, if I do not perform the ritual, they will be eroded by resentment and Evil Qi."

Li Rui thought that this might be the method to restore the souls of other agents. Even if this doesn’t work, he has no other options, as these things can’t be taken out of the Secret Realm.

The three of them collected all the soul boxes, Wei Xun carrying them on his back, and Li Rui and Zhenyue returned to the army camp together.

...

"Why haven’t they returned yet."

He Chengli couldn’t sit still, "I don’t even know if Brother Rui is still alive."

"He’s definitely alive." Huo Yun asserted confidently.

Wu Sun sat blankly on the ground, looking up at the pitch-black night sky.

How did a medium-sized competitive Secret Realm suddenly become like this?

He’s been in the organization for over two years and has never heard of such a situation.

Even though the two experts had already gone to the depths of Silent Forest, seeing that huge demon beast carcass, he still felt a wave of unease.

If Li Rui doesn’t survive, plus the more than twenty who were already killed, then this affair would be a big deal.

Thinking of this, he stood up, "No, we need to go and see."

The other two were somewhat reluctant, not out of concern for themselves but because they felt that a conflict at Zuo Qiutian’s level would only hold them back.

Wu Sun was also anxious, just couldn’t wait to find out what exactly happened inside.

Just at this moment, two figures emerged from the forest, quickly approaching the entrance of the camp.

Li Rui lay on Wei Xun’s back, waving at them: "Hello, everyone."

The three pleasantly surprised rushed forward to help him down, offering comfort and care.

Meanwhile, Zhenyue had already arranged all the soul boxes on the side, grabbed some bricks and stones from the rundown camp to make an altar, and began to exorcise all the sealed souls.

With this action, the roaring wind became even more frantic.

All the seals on the containers were blown open; though there was nothing inside the boxes, faint cries echoed in the air but swiftly subsided, making the whole process seem somewhat mundane.

Though the process was plain, the result was crucial; in the real world, all the Secret Realm agents trapped in a coma woke up.