Peerless Little Immortal Doctor

When they reached the top of the slope, a pitch-black cave resembling a tiger's open mouth appeared in front of them.

Drip...

Song Qing took a flashlight out of his backpack.

The beam of light pierced through the darkness, illuminating a small area.

"There's a ramp ahead, just watch your footing and overhead."

Uncle Li, experienced and seasoned, had walked this path several times.

When he was younger, he also followed his elders in search of Shu Mountain.

Though he hadn't reached it many times.

But this time, he was confident he could truly reach the Shu Mountain Sect.

Failure is the mother of success. With so much experience accumulated, Uncle Li already had detailed maps.

"So dark and scary."

Living comfortably in the city, Su Rongyu had never encountered such an environment before. She clung tightly to Song He, seeking some sense of security.

"Don't worry, Xiaoqing is in front, I'm in the back. Let's move forward."

"Okay, Uncle Li."

With the reminder, Song Qing continued forward with the flashlight.

About two hours later, Su Rongyu and Song He were both exhausted.

However, they dared not stop; persevering until they reached a lit area would be the best choice.

"We're about to enter the vampire bats' territory. Remember to hold your breath when you hear their calls!"

Seeing the environment illuminated ahead, Uncle Li spoke skillfully.

"Okay, Xiaoqing, Rongyu, follow my command in a moment."

Song Qing had witnessed those vampire bats before, and they were truly terrifying.

After walking for over ten minutes, Uncle Li felt something was amiss, not having seen a single bat.

"Uncle Li, do you smell something strange?"

Song Qing, walking in the front, inhaled a pungent odor that spread an uneasy feeling throughout his body.

"Hmm, it seems like something is burning."

Uncle Li nodded. This cave always had a smell, but it should never have this kind of odor.

Perhaps this journey to Shu Mountain was going to change!

"Song Qing, look quickly! What's that pile of black stuff?"

Sharp-eyed Song He suddenly saw some unknown black objects on the ground illuminated by the flashlight and screamed.

"Those are bat corpses!"

Uncle Li immediately recognized the pile on the ground as vampire bat corpses!

"Uncle Li, didn't you say these bats possess some abilities and warriors can't kill them? How come there are so many bodies?"

Song Qing, a victim of these vampire bats in the past, was utterly terrified of them.

"I don't know, maybe they were attacked by some virus..."

Uncle Li couldn't fathom it, as these bats were mutated high-strength bats.

Even Earth-Rank Warriors bitten by them would take a long time to completely expel the venom from their bodies.

Moreover, whether energy attacks or physical attacks, they couldn't be killed, yet now they lay here in piles, which wasn't simple!

This journey to Shu Mountain was about to make a significant change!

"Since there's no danger, let's hurry out of here. We reach the exit in at most ten minutes."

Uncle Li didn't want Song Qing and the others to linger here longer and urged them on.

Sure enough, after a moment of walking, the four walked out of the cave.

In front of them appeared a dense forest of towering trees.

These were ancient trees, thick and tall, with clouds hanging atop them, and the air was full of moisture.

A thin mist floated all around.

"Let's rest for a bit, then follow me."

Uncle Li checked the surroundings. Finding no danger, he let Song Qing and the others rest.

Half an hour later, he led them into the woods.

In such a place, you can move more during the day, but at night, you must find a place to settle.

Otherwise, something terrifying might happen.

But Uncle Li wouldn't say what, just that it was best to follow him.

Song He didn't ask further questions.

Although she wasn't a Martial Artist, her body was special, with years of high-intensity training, so this amount of exercise wasn't much for her.

But Su Rongyu was the one suffering.

She had been exhausted for a while, and if not for Song Qing constantly helping her, she would have collapsed by now.

Even though Song Qing was a Mysterious Rank Warrior, he would sometimes carry Su Rongyu, causing her to blush each time.

"Hey, such a clear fork in the road, Uncle Li, which way should we go now?"

After walking for an hour, around three in the afternoon, Song He hesitated in front of the three paths.

Straight, or the left and right paths.

Also, the wide forest path had vanished, replaced by a bamboo forest.

The densely packed bamboos around made everything look dizzying.

Among these three paths, probably only one leads to the Shu Mountain Sect.

"If an average person came, they would definitely choose the middle path; a smarter one might choose the left or right, but the true route isn't any of them, it's here!"

Uncle Li pointed out a direction and said.

"Uncle Li, there's no path there at all..."

Seeing only a few thin bamboos, Song He found it hard to imagine that was a path...

"Haha, I knew you'd say that. On the way here, I counted. Disciples of Shu Mountain usually leave marks when they go out, and this is one such mark!"

"Uh uh uh, what kind of mark? Is something carved on the bamboo?"

Song He remembered what Uncle Li said, but it sounded ridiculous; bamboos grow fast, and after a few years, any carved mark would likely be gone by then...

"No, no, no."

Uncle Li shook his head, then pointed at the bamboo in front: "This is the mark."

"Look closely at their placement forming a triangle, because bamboos grow fast and the terrain changes quickly, planting them in unique positions is the best marking method."

"So that's how it is. No wonder I couldn't find any marks here for a long time; thank you so much, elder..."

Just as Uncle Li finished explaining, a voice, half-laughing and half-not, came from the right path.

The four instantly became alert and looked over.

Dozens of meters away, a tall, slender figure appeared.

"It's that bastard who scratched my car!"

Seeing who was speaking, Song He gritted her teeth.

"He's obviously heading to Shu Mountain too..."

Song Qing found it quite good, sensing a faint aura of Vast Energy from Xia Liu, something only a pure-hearted person could have.

"So it's brother, great to see you again. Let's introduce ourselves; I'm Song Qing, this is Uncle Li, my sister Song He, and my sister's good friend Su Rongyu."

"I'm Xia Liu, meeting you all is very fortunate, especially Elder Li."

Xia Liu said quite courteously.

"What a nice name, just like his name, despicable..."

Though Xia Liu's exact characters aren't known, Song He just associated him with being despicable...

Just as Xia Liu was about to speak, suddenly a faint voice reached their ears: "Help! Help..."