The girl with the yellow whip could not understand what Eryx did to make the corpse of the Devil Ape disappear suddenly. In the end, she shook her head and approached Eryx. Then she said, "Umm... Senior... Thank you for helping us take down that beast, but could you please help save my Senior Sister?"
"???"
Upon hearing this, Eryx's mind was instantly flooded with three big question marks. But when he looked at the second girl lying three or four meters away, he understood what she meant.
Earlier, the girl with the yellow whip had checked her senior sister's condition and knew she was not dead. But she was not far from death.
Unfortunately, not having a life-saving trump card, she could not save her Senior Sister. In the end, she could only hope for Eryx to have a healing pill or something that could save her Senior Sister.
Seeing Eryx not responding, she hurriedly said, "My Senior Sister's life hangs by a thread. Please, save her. She is the eldest miss of the Yor Family. The Yor family will surely reward you handsomely if you help her!"
Reward?
Eryx's eyes immediately lit up. If the reward is objects filled with energy, doesn't saving the girl mean earning some extra energy points?
But then again...
"Yor Family?"
He frowned. He had never heard of this family.
When the girl saw Eryx frowning, she knew he was unaware of the Yor Family. Although she found it difficult to accept that there was a person who never heard of the Yor Family, she still explained, "The Yor family is one of the four great families in Sky Star City, and Senior Sister Yor is a direct descendant. She is held in high esteem by our clan. If you can save her, I'm sure the Yor Family will reward you with no less than 5000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"
"5000 Spirit Stones?" Eryx was taken aback upon hearing this. A single Low-Grade Spirit Stone can be exchanged for 10 Points of High-Level Energy. 5,000 means 50,000 Energy Points.
Eryx sucked a deep breath of air. Then, he immediately stood up and walked to the girl from the Yor Family.
"What is her name... and yours?"
"I'm Liza Goods, an inner disciple of Sky Sword Sect. My senior sister is Evelina Yor. She is not only the eldest daughter of the Yor Family but also the personal disciple of an Elder of our sect."
Eryx nodded silently as he observed Evelina. Her condition was really bad. She was heavily injured, and her breathing was sluggish. He can tell she would die if not saved immediately.
He wanted to save her, but then he realized he didn't have anything that could save a person. He felt helpless and frustrated at the same time.
Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something.
He hesitated for a few seconds, but then his expression became resolute. He placed his hand on Evelina's abdomen.
Seeing his action, Liza wanted to stop him, but then she paused. She didn't know how to react in this situation. At the same time, her mind started wandering.
Is this person taking advantage of her senior sister's condition?
Why is he touching her senior sister?
However, her expression soon changed. She saw her senior sister's injuries start healing miraculously. Although the speed was slow, her wounds were definitely recovering. Her sluggish breathing also stabilized slowly.
However, her expression soon changed. She noticed that her senior sister's injuries were healing miraculously. Although the speed was slow, the wounds were definitely recovering, and her previously shallow breathing was gradually stabilizing.
She couldn't help but wonder: 'How did this person do it?'
All he did was place his hand on her senior sister's abdomen, and yet her recovery had already begun. How was that even possible?
What she didn't know was that Eryx wasn't just placing his hand on Evelina's abdomen. Instead, he was frantically circulating his cultivation technique, the Heavenly Life Breathing Method, and infusing his Qi into Evelina's body.
The ⧼Heavenly Life Breathing Method⧽ was a cultivation technique with a singular focus: the "Life" attribute. It was directly tied to vitality.
For Eryx, this method had an incredible effect—his injuries would heal on their own. His vitality had become exceptionally strong after cultivating this technique, and its very essence was synonymous with "strong vitality."
When he saw Evelina's condition, a thought appeared in his mind, and this thought nagged at him.
If the ⧼Heavenly Life Breathing Method⧽ could heal his own injuries, could it heal others as well?
Eryx became curious and immediately decided to test it. And to his surprise, the result was positive. Indeed, the skill could be used to heal others. However, the process was slow and exhausting. After the battle with the ape, he managed to recover only a small amount of Qi, but now, it had all been used up again in the healing process.
Now, he again felt empty inside, completely drained.
Standing up, Eryx turned, only to meet Liza's shocked gaze.
Shaking his head slightly, he spoke calmly, "When she wakes up, tell her that she owes Eryx Xylaris the grace of saving her life and one day, she must repay this favor. I'll come looking for her in the Yor family once the matter of this Hundred Beasts' Cave is settled."
With that, he left. He didn't wait for Yor girl to wake up.
Who knows when she would wake up? Why wait when he can explore this place and hunt demonic beasts for energy points?
What Eryx didn't know was that Evelina woke up only a few minutes after he left. She first looked at Liza and her surroundings in confusion, and then the memory of what happened flooded over, bringing a sense of mental pain, causing her to hold her head tightly and cry out.
"Senior sister... Are you alright?" Liza grabbed Evelina's hand and asked worriedly.
Evelina didn't answer. Although she had woken up, her body was still weak. Even if she wanted to, she was not in the condition to move.
After a few seconds, Evelina calmed down. She breathed heavily. When she felt alright, she asked, "Wh-what happened?"
Liza hurriedly explained everything. Only then did Evelina know how lucky she was to not die immediately, and have Eryx there to treat her wounds.
Observing her own body, she could sense the remnants of foreign Qi that originally didn't belong to her. Fortunately, this Qi was not problematic. Instead, it carried a strong vitality that was gradually healing her wounds from the inside.
She closed her eyes and felt the Qi silently. Then she opened her eyes again and muttered, "It seems I really do owe him the grace of saving my life. Erxy Xylaris, I shall wait for you."
Evelina seemed to have fallen into deep thought. Before she could finish her thought, she was interrupted by the sudden wailing of her junior sister. "Senior Sister, our Senior Brothers... they are... they are gone!"
Only then did a sudden realization of great loss struck Evelina's chest. She grabbed the corner of her clothes tightly, and looked at the corpses of her two friends, gritting her teeth. She was consumed with guilt for the loss of two members of her sect, blaming herself for not protecting them adequately.
"We must... return!"
"What?"
Liza was surprised. She behaved as if she heard something shocking.
Evelina could feel Liza's shock, and she knew why Liza behaved like this. After all, they all come to explore the Hundred Beasts' Cave due to her stubbornness. They were weak, but it was her repeated request that led the four of them to this place.
Sighing, Evelina said, "We are not powerful enough to explore the cave. We'll leave the way we come from. According to master, the Hundred Beasts' Cave is ever-changing. In other words, the inner layout of this cave changes once in a while. To be more accurate, the inner layout changes every three days. If we return now, we can still go back since the layout has yet to change."
Liza nodded, and then the two of them left. Before leaving, they didn't forget to collect the two corpses.
.....
An hour later, Eryx found a secure spot to take a brief rest and fully replenished the energy he had expended.
This was a small space beneath a giant tree, seemingly dug out long ago by a demonic beast within the roots. However, the demonic beast was no longer there.
Eryx sat down, circulating the ⧼Heavenly Life Breathing Method⧽ to restore his Qi. Once he finished, he opened his eyes and exhaled deeply.
Now, it was time to explore the forest and hunt as many demonic beasts as possible.
"Others search for the Dragon Rain Herb, I hunt beasts."
Eryx muttered to himself and smiled. The Hundred Beasts' Cave was his advantage, and an opportunity to grow strong in the shortest time possible. This place doesn't lack the resources to obtain High-Level Energy Points after all.
All he needed was to stay cautious all the time and never fall into dangers that he could not deal with.