My Crazy Upgrade System

Chapter 313: Chapter 312: Rescue

In their moment of despair, a familiar figure appeared before them, along with another, both deeply seared into their minds. In that instant, the two of them looked so tall, so imposing!

"Holy Daughter... It’s the Holy Daughter, come to save us..."

"It really is the Holy Daughter... and a human? Who on earth is he..."

"This is wonderful! The Holy Daughter has finally come to save us..."

They all used the last of their strength to struggle to their feet, their eyes filled with hope.

"Shh, be quiet. You might attract the other guards." Ye Qingxuan gestured for them not to speak loudly. In reality, they couldn’t speak loudly at all. It was a feat for them to even stand up; how could they possibly have the strength to shout?

They all nodded to show they understood and immediately fell silent, not daring to speak.

Ye Qingxuan nodded to Yi Tianyun, signaling for him to open the gate. Otherwise, there was no way to get them out.

’It has to work. We have to be able to open this gate...’ Ye Qingxuan prayed, murmuring softly. She couldn’t bear for everything to fall apart here.

They had already successfully infiltrated the prison, and now only the final step remained. She didn’t want to fail at the last moment. To come so far through such hardship, only to end in failure—what a tragedy that would be.

"Don’t worry. We won’t fail." Yi Tianyun patted her shoulder, then took out the prison key from his inventory.

The prison key didn’t look complicated. It was just a badge-like object that had to be inlaid to open the prison gate. After taking it out, he placed it directly into the slot. With a DING, the badge settled firmly inside.

Immediately after, with a GRIND, the entire gate slowly began to slide open, revealing a gap.

When Ye Qingxuan saw this, her heart almost leaped out of her chest. They could really open this gate!

"It... It’s really opening..." The heavy stone in Ye Qingxuan’s heart finally lifted halfway.

This was only the beginning. Rescuing them was one thing, but they still had to get them out for the mission to be a complete success. Yi Tianyun also needed to fight their way out with them. Using Instant Teleportation was impossible. He could manage one or two people, but with over a hundred people here, it was simply beyond his ability.

"See? I told you it would open. Nothing to worry about." Yi Tianyun had never been worried from the start. He quickly pushed the gate wide open and gestured for the Spirit Race People to come out quickly.

They watched him with shimmering eyes, searing Yi Tianyun’s image into their minds as their favorability toward him skyrocketed. Helping someone in their darkest hour is the greatest kindness, and by opening the gate, Yi Tianyun made their goodwill toward him multiply.

As they came out, Yi Tianyun took out a number of Elixir Pills and handed them over, saying, "Take these Elixir Pills. They’ll help you quickly recover your Spiritual Power."

He had quite a few Elixir Pills. Having snatched so many people’s Treasures, he had accumulated a decent stock. Unfortunately, they didn’t grant him much experience when he consumed them, so he’d just been saving them. He never expected these Recovery Elixirs to be so useful here.

"Thank you, thank you..."

Overwhelmed with gratitude, they quickly took the Elixir Pills, giving them to the children first before taking any themselves. Instantly, their condition improved significantly. Although they hadn’t recovered completely, they were at least much more spirited than before and now had the strength to speak.

Spiritual Power was the foundation of their cultivation, so after recovering some of it, they naturally looked much more vigorous.

After this, their favorability shot up so fast it stunned him. Just two simple actions had caused their favorability to soar past one hundred. When helping people in a desperate situation, gaining goodwill was naturally easy.

"Not bad, kid. You’re pretty sharp. At this rate, they’ll strongly support you becoming the Spirit King," Ye Qingxuan sent to Yi Tianyun via voice transmission.

Yi Tianyun shrugged helplessly. He hadn’t really thought about it when he acted. He just felt they needed the elixirs—especially the children, who were in urgent need. He never expected it would earn him so much favorability.

’This was certainly unexpected, but on second thought, a reaction like this is perfectly normal.’

Immediately after, he helped them remove their shackles. All it took was the badge; he didn’t have to do much. A light touch was enough to disable the Divine Runes on them, allowing the shackles to come off easily.

"Holy Daughter, the Ancestor was taken over there! We don’t know what’s happening to him! Please, go save the Ancestor!" one of the Spirit Race People said hurriedly.

"We’re going right now. You all stay here for now and recover. We’ll come back to get you and leave together!" Ye Qingxuan instructed.

They all nodded, then hunkered down nearby to keep watch on the surroundings. As long as no particularly strong guards came, they could easily handle them in their current state.

The two of them exchanged a glance and quickly rushed forward. After rounding a few corners, they heard a cold, angry voice, "You old bastard, I didn’t expect you to be so stubborn. Such a potent poison, and it still hasn’t made you lose consciousness. You truly live up to your name as the Spirit Race’s living Ancestor. So what if your cultivation is high? Before me, you’re still just a lamb to the slaughter!"

They looked over and immediately saw an old man nailed to a wall. His body was blackened and trembling nonstop, but his eyes showed no sign of pain, only a perfect, serene calm.

"Feng Wuyun, give it up. I will never let you search for the Spirit Race’s secrets. You think this poison is enough to make me lose consciousness so you can perform a Soul Search? How naive!" the Spirit Race Ancestor snorted. His voice was unsteady, but it was clear he could hold on much longer.

His cultivation was at the Void Spirit Stage. He had once been at the Spirit King Stage, but because he was old and his time was running out, his cultivation level had declined. Still, he was an astonishingly powerful figure. If he hadn’t been ambushed, how could he have ended up in this state?

It’s easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to defend against an arrow from the shadows. That was the principle at play. No matter how high one’s cultivation, there was always a way to counter and subdue them.

"A joke? I refuse to believe it. We’ll see how long you can last!" Feng Wuyun sneered, taking out a vial of poison and preparing to pour it down the Spirit Race Ancestor’s throat.

"Feng Wuyun, you dare!"

At that moment, Ye Qingxuan rushed out, standing outside the cage and staring coldly at Feng Wuyun.

Both Feng Wuyun and the Spirit Race Ancestor were locked inside the cage. Forget the Spirit Race Ancestor—even Feng Wuyun couldn’t get out. He was staying inside specifically to steal the ancestor’s memories. If he wanted out, he would have to wait for General Long to come and open the door.

Therefore, their discovery was inevitable. Ye Qingxuan had to reveal herself now to stop Feng Wuyun. Watching him be force-fed more poison was the last thing she wanted to see.