Qi Wanqing's bright eyes widened as she stared at Shen Xuan.

This was a Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment Nether Cultivator.

Willing to sign a Master-Servant Soul Contract with Shen Xuan.

Regarding Li Ruyi's proposal, Shen Xuan pondered for a moment and politely declined.

"Fellow Daoist Li, I won't hide it from you, I am a disciple of a Master Zong from the Song Country Sect."

"The sect has its own rules. It's inconvenient to bring Fellow Daoist Li back to the sect."

Shen Xuan's words were half true and half false.

His identity was real, and it was indeed true that it was inconvenient to bring Li Ruyi, a Nether Cultivator, back to the sect.

His reluctance to sign the Master-Servant Soul Contract with Li Ruyi was not really about the sect or his master.

As long as he didn't violate the sect's rules, the sect and his master wouldn't trouble him.

Shen Xuan's polite refusal was considering the numerous karmic ties on Li Ruyi.

In life, she was a Tier Two Top Grade Pill Master, her power and status not to be underestimated.

Although the reason she fell to being a Nether Cultivator was unknown.

If she succeeds in cultivation, the debts of her past life will surely be entangled and unclear.

Three hundred years is not long nor short.

The cultivators with whom Li Ruyi had grievances are likely still alive.

Moreover, their power and status will not be low.

Shen Xuan was unwilling to provoke such trouble.

Besides.

Having a Nether Cultivator beside him.

Would affect his fortune.

Such matters are best believed to exist than not.

[Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil] has been constantly warning him to stay away from Li Ruyi.

"Alright then!"

Li Ruyi was slightly disappointed and dejectedly returned to a small Storage Pouch at Qi Wanqing's waist.

Inside, there was a piece of Soul Nourishing Wood.

It was her resting place.

Now that he had obtained the Purifying Foundation Pill formula, Shen Xuan intended to pick those seven stalks of Profound Spirit Grass.

"Fellow Daoist Qianzhu, there is a nest of Wolf-faced Poison Spiders, two big ones and seven small ones. The big ones are Tier Two Middle Grade, the small ones Tier One Top Grade."

"Does Fellow Daoist Shen need Qianzhu's help?"

"Indeed."

Shen Xuan said gravely, "Please, Fellow Daoist Qianzhu, help guard the four directions for me, to prevent an ambush by villains."

These words!

He clearly meant for Scholar Qianzhu to step back and let Shen Xuan handle it alone!

Scholar Qianzhu smiled slightly and once again summoned two Spirit Bamboo Sword and Shield Puppets and two Spirit Bamboo Archer Puppets, setting them in place to guard the four directions.

He had hunted Tier Two Middle Grade Demon Beasts many times before, so he was confident.

He didn't take the two Wolf-faced Poison Spiders seriously at all.

Being [Immune to Poison], with numerous talents bestowed upon him, Shen Xuan was fully confident in dealing with such Tier Two Middle Grade Demon Beasts.

Sure enough.

When Shen Xuan went to pick the seven stalks of Profound Spirit Grass, the two Wolf-faced Poison Spiders screeched and charged out of their nest.

Their instinct to guard food made them frantically attack Shen Xuan.

The spiders opened their mouths, revealing white, sinister fangs, spraying strands of transparent poisonous silk at Shen Xuan, hoping to entangle him.

Shen Xuan formed a spell and a series of Dark Ice Fish leapt from his body, erecting Cyan Spirit Walls that blocked the two Wolf-faced Poison Spiders outside.

Then, Shen Xuan raised his fingers like a sword, and with a slight movement,

a stream of Water Qi Sword Qi, carrying a fierce cold aura, shot directly at the larger male spider, piercing through its demon body, leaving a bloodied hole.

The male spider, wounded, let out a piercing scream, its eyes fierce, reaching out with its sharp claws, shattering a Cyan Spirit Wall.

The other female spider imitated and shattered another Cyan Spirit Wall.

But that was the extent of it.

Within Shen Xuan's body, Dark Ice Fish were continually being formed, leaping forth.

This time, they didn't transform into Cyan Spirit Walls.

Instead, they shot straight at the demon bodies of the Wolf-faced Poison Spiders.

The Wolf-faced Poison Spiders were known for their swift movements and potent venom.

But under the assault of the Ice Soul Cold Qi, their movements were slightly slower than usual.

At first, they could use their natural instinct to dodge those Dark Ice Fish.

However, as time went on.

They were eventually struck by the Dark Ice Fish that pursued them relentlessly.

The two Wolf-faced Poison Spiders screamed in agony one after the other.

After being wounded by the first Dark Ice Fish, their movements became even more sluggish.

It wasn't long before.

The two Wolf-faced Poison Spiders were shot through with several blood holes by the Dark Ice Fish.

Frozen into ice sculptures, their lives extinguished.

Shen Xuan turned to look at Qi Wanqing.

"I'll take five stalks, and you take two, no problem?"

"No problem!"

"As for these two Wolf-faced Poison Spiders..."

Shen Xuan looked thoughtfully at Scholar Qianzhu.

"Fellow Daoist Qianzhu, you take them for now. When the next harvest comes, it'll be my turn, how about that?"

The Wolf-faced Poison Spiders were Earth Attribute demon beasts.

Of little use to Shen Xuan.

However, being Tier Two Middle Grade, their Demon Core, Poisonous Fangs, and webs could be sold for quite a few Spirit Stones.

"As Fellow Daoist Shen says!"

Scholar Qianzhu, without hesitation, cast a spell to collect the two Wolf-faced Poison Spider ice sculptures into a Beast Bag.

There were still seven small Poison Spiders in the nest.

Shen Xuan glanced at the eager Qi Wanqing.

"If Fellow Daoist Qi wants them, then I give them to you!"

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Shen!"

Qi Wanqing coaxed out the small Poison Spiders from the nest, silently wielding a Soul-Devouring Needle, striking one by one, quickly poisoning them into unconsciousness and collecting them.

This battle was not much effort for Shen Xuan.

A Tribulation Cultivator at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, Tier Two Middle Grade Demon Beasts were no threat in front of Shen Xuan.

Superficially, Shen Xuan's gains were similar to Scholar Qianzhu's.

In fact, his most significant gain was the Purifying Foundation Pill formula from Nether Cultivator Li Ruyi.

It was a proven formula refined by Li Ruyi, tested and confirmed to work.

If he could gather the ingredients and refine the Purifying Foundation Pill to enhance his Dao Foundation quality.

It would increase his chances slightly of condensing the Inner Core, an invaluable asset.

One must know, for Foundation Establishment Cultivators, the probability of condensing an Inner Core, even a Fake Pill, is only a few percent.

Even for someone like Lei Yaoyang, with a Golden Core True Inheritance, extraordinary talent, and the sect's resource support, his chance of condensing an Inner Core was only about twenty percent.

In other words, Shen Xuan was, in fact, the one who gained the most.

After tidying up the battlefield.

Qi Wanqing said pitifully, "Fellow Daoist Shen, Fellow Daoist Qianzhu, can Wanqing follow you two?"

"Don't worry! Wanqing won't be a burden to you and won't take a share of your spoils!"

Nineteen cultivators entered the Qing Yun Secret Realm.

Apart from the three of them.

Among the remaining sixteen, two from the Wei Family and one from the Luo Family perished.

Two from the Guan Family and one from the Zeng Family perished.

Among them, three from the Zhu Family and two from the Luo Family—these five are merely good cultivators with low skills, not worth considering.

By this calculation.

Their next opponents are five Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Guan Family and the Zeng Family.

Two from the Guan Family are manageable.

Though they are from the middle stage of Foundation Establishment as tribulation cultivators, Shen Xuan doesn't pay much attention to them.

Among the three from the Zeng Family, they are demon cultivators from the White Bone Sect, Blood Spirit Sect, and Hehuan Sect.

These demon cultivators from the Demon Sect have strange techniques, and Shen Xuan doesn't dare to take them lightly.

"Why do you want to follow us?"

"Wanqing is really scared!"

Qi Wanqing explained, "Fellow Daoist Shen, Sister Ruyi is familiar with the Cyan Spirit Secret Realm and knows many places to pick spirit plants with sufficient age. Some of these can become main materials for spirit pills."

Hearing her say this, Shen Xuan was somewhat tempted.

His original intention was to let Li Ruyi and Qi Wanqing first refine the Purifying Foundation Pill.

Then he'll figure out a way to refine pills himself.

Otherwise, why would he give two Profound Spirit Grasses to Qi Wanqing?

"Fellow Daoist Qi, remember your own promise."

Seeing Shen Xuan agree, Qi Wanqing was overjoyed.

Her initial partner, Fan Xiaoxian, was indeed too weak.

Encountering the two cultivators from the Guan Family, he was completely terrified.

Couldn't be of help at all.

The opponent, considering Li Ruyi was a middle stage Nether Cultivator, didn't dare to act against them.

Shen Xuan and the others found a cave, set up the Wind and Thunder Killing Array and Concealing Array, and began Breath Control and Energy Movement to restore spiritual power and divine soul.

Actually, Shen Xuan didn't consume much spiritual power, and with the Self-Healing Technique, he quickly returned to his best state.

However, in order not to expose the Self-Healing Technique, Shen Xuan still pretended to perform Breath Control for a while.

The three rested in the cave for the night.

The next morning.

The three set off again, continuing toward the core area.

This time, Shen Xuan and the others encountered an overwhelming swarm of bloodthirsty mosquitoes.

Like clusters of blood-red clouds, buzzing densely.

Each cluster has at least hundreds of thousands of bloodthirsty mosquitoes.

Though most bloodthirsty mosquitoes are only Tier One Lower Grade.

The sheer number is overwhelming.

Initially, Shen Xuan released the Shadow-devouring Demon Insects to fight the small swarms of bloodthirsty mosquitoes.

These days, the Shadow-devouring Demon Insects have gorged on corpse energy, each full of vigor and immensely powerful.

Facing these several times more numerous bloodthirsty mosquitoes, even as few against many, they were full of fighting spirit.

Many Shadow-devouring Demon Insects grabbed mosquitoes, feasting on them with joyous shrieks.

However, there were simply too many bloodthirsty mosquitoes.

Subsequent swarms each contained hundreds of thousands.

After waiting for a while.

Seeing two-thirds of the Shadow-devouring Demon Insects lost, Shen Xuan put them back into the Insect Bag.

This operation left Scholar Qianzhu astonished.

"Too many demon insects; difficult to control—just as well to eliminate some."

The Shadow-devouring Demon Insects, after consuming ample corpse energy and demon insects, many were about to advance. Shen Xuan feared losing control, intentionally sacrificing some of the old, weak, and sick.

The surviving ones are elite; their chance of successful advancement is higher.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, do you have a way to deal with these bloodthirsty mosquitoes?"

Scholar Qianzhu directed four Spirit Bamboo Sword and Shield Puppets, resisting the bloodthirsty mosquito swarm ahead.

These puppets, having no flesh, aren't afraid of mosquito bites and can hold off the swarm.

"I'll give it a try."

Shen Xuan summoned the Red-winged Snake.

His own Screaming Snake Demon Sound was only at the mastery stage.

Its power was far less than the Red-winged Snake corpse beast.

Under Shen Xuan's control of Divine Thought.

The Red-winged Snake rose upright like a person, unfolded its four scarlet wings, and the snake's crest turned blood red, vibrant.

Then, the snake's mouth opened wide, emitting a booming sound, like a bell at the bloodthirsty mosquito swarm ahead.

In front of the Red-winged Snake, the space seemed to distort, becoming more blurry and unclear.

One by one, the mosquitoes' demon bodies blew up, falling like snowflakes.

The Red-winged Snake cried out several times.

Soon, the insect cloud in front of Shen Xuan and the others dropped by half.

The pile of mosquito corpses on the ground was three inches thick.

But the mosquitoes pressed on, seeming endless.

Even Shen Xuan grew impatient.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, Sister Ruyi says the Bloodthirsty Mosquito King is directing from behind."

"Got it!"

Shen Xuan activated the Insight Technique to its fullest.

Indeed, behind the swarms, a large Bloodthirsty Mosquito King, the size of an egg, was urging its subordinates to attack.

"Looking for death!"

Shen Xuan was not afraid, but pleased.

The Bloodthirsty Mosquito King was actually a Tier Two Water Attribute demon insect.

Estimated to be Tier Two Middle Grade, unable to enhance the quality of spirit roots.

But its Essence Blood could provide some Dao Rhyme Points.

Shen Xuan activated the Ice Soul Cold Water Technique.

Centered around him, frost spread out over a hundred feet.

The temperature dropped sharply.

The aggressive mosquitoes instantly froze, turning to snow grains, falling gently.

Shen Xuan's form flickered, using Thunder Escape Technique, instantly fleeing to the Mosquito King's front.

Mid-air, Shen Xuan's body emitted fierce cold, spreading around.

The surrounding mosquitoes instantly froze and fell.

A large area was cleared by him.

At this moment, the Mosquito King sensed something was wrong.

Its blood wings fluttered, letting out a strange cry, as it attempted to escape.

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