"Baby, if I have that reaction again, you pinch me, pinch me hard!"
The little girl didn't understand, tilting her head to look at her.
Jin Bao'er shifted her gaze around and quickly located the Devil Flower! Fortunately, this forest wasn't too large. The entire forest was surrounded by cliffs, like a colossal platform rising from the abyss, standing in the middle of this ten-thousand-zhang deep chasm!
Before long, she successfully picked the Devil Flower. Just as the old man had said, this flower was an extremely yin object, entirely purple, with very thick petals. There were nine petals, and the stamen in the center was a vibrant, blood-red, carrying a hint of a腥气…
She didn't know why she hadn't found it before, but it was only when she encountered the black mist today that she finally saw the flower's location.
The moment she picked the Devil Flower, the swamp began to dry up at a visible speed, as if it had lost its support.
However, Jin Bao'er was no longer interested. It had been almost four days since she infiltrated the Ghost Crystal Mine, and it had taken almost another day to reach her destination. By her calculations, she had to enter Wuwang City within these two days if she wanted to participate in the selection.
She couldn't confront him directly, so she would ambush and poison him from the side. There would always be a way to eliminate that Ghost King and then deal with Su Xianzhi!
However, to leave this place, she couldn't take the long route. Salen had already discovered her and would surely be on guard outside! If she dared to show herself, she would likely be attacked instantly.
There was no spiritual energy in the Ghost Realm. The more she used it, the less she would have, until her spiritual energy was depleted and could no longer be replenished. Then she would be at the mercy of others!
Thinking of this, she stood at the edge of the cliff on the other side, frowning as she looked down at the endless abyss below and the thick black mist opposite. It was as if the entire world was hollow, containing nothing!
"Big sister... how long do we have to stay here? It's so cold here!"
She wasn't afraid of the cold, but she was afraid of yin energy, which was why she detested the Devil Flower in Jin Bao'er's hand. At this moment, she kept her distance from Jin Bao'er, three meters away, not daring to get closer.
Jin Bao'er shook her head upon hearing this…
"There are no handholds around the cliff, nor is there an exit. We'll probably have to take the long way back!"
At her words, the little girl tilted her head in confusion, then pointed to Jin Bao'er's right.
"Can't we walk over there to the other side?"
Following her finger, Jin Bao'er quickly noticed two thin ropes. Judging by their direction, they seemed to lead directly down the cliff!
The ropes were firmly embedded in the mountain wall, and the other ends dangled into the abyss, as if there was another path below.
Seeing this, Jin Bao'er fell into thought…
As far as she knew, Ghost King Salen had occupied the Ghost Crystal Mine for several hundred or even thousands of years. No one had ever dared to approach here carelessly, let alone leave a passage behind the Ghost Crystal Mine. The appearance of these ropes made her suspicious and forced her to think deeply!
However, before she could even speak of a potential trap, the little girl had already slid down the ropes, disappearing almost in the blink of an eye. Jin Bao'er didn't even have time to reach out and grab her…
"Wow! So exciting! Haha! So fast, so fast!"
The little girl's excited shouts echoed down the entire cliff, as if she were thoroughly enjoying herself!
Jin Bao'er's face darkened. This was precisely why she disliked these troublesome little things! Disobedient and willful.
"Ouch..."
A moment later, with the sound of landing on her backside, Baby started crying in pain! Her excited shouts instantly turned into wails!
However, Jin Bao'er's brow furrowed. She noticed something unusual. From the moment Baby jumped down the ropes to her landing, it had only taken about twenty seconds. But the abyss was so deep that the bottom couldn't be seen. How could she have reached the bottom so quickly, and only bruised her backside?
Realizing there was more to this than met the eye, Jin Bao'er no longer hesitated. She grabbed the rope and quickly jumped down…
When she landed, she finally realized the strangeness! Looking up, her eyes were filled with surprise. It turned out that the abyss only looked terrifying; it was actually only about thirty meters high from the bottom!
She picked up the little girl with one hand, her gaze serious.
"Didn't I tell you not to do such exciting things?"
If this cliff weren't so short, she would have probably splattered into a pile of jelly!
The little girl, who had been crying and holding her backside for a long time, felt even more wronged upon hearing Jin Bao'er's reprimand. Tears quickly filled her reddened eyes, and she cried heartbrokenly!
"Waaah! You're scolding me! Big sister is scolding me! Sob sob sob~"
Her cries echoed back and forth in the vast bottom of the cliff, making Jin Bao'er's head ache! Jin Bao'er, who had never taken care of a child before, rubbed her forehead and could only compromise helplessly.
"Alright, stop crying, I won't scold you anymore!"
Having this little imp around, she didn't know if it was a good or bad thing! An aura of annoyance flashed by!
As soon as she finished speaking, the little girl quietly let go, revealing a face full of tear streaks and wet, big eyes. Her eyes were swollen and red, and with hiccups, she looked at Jin Bao'er sheepishly.
"Big sister, Baby was wrong. Baby won't do this again. You don't hate me! Okay?"
Her cautious demeanor was completely different from her earlier state. Something flashed through Jin Bao'er's mind, and she was surprised to discover something!
"You can sense people's emotions?"
She had been troubled above about how to leave this place, and the little girl had jumped down, dispelling the illusion of a bottomless abyss. She had indeed been a bit annoyed by the crying, and the little girl had immediately sensed her emotional fluctuations and quickly admitted her mistake…
This was not something a naturally born Crystal Spirit could do!
Crystal Spirits were pure; they were angry when angry, happy when happy! They never cared about the thoughts of those around them! Could the rumors be wrong? After all, not many people had seen Crystal Spirits!
The little girl wiped her tears, her face full of confusion…
"Emotions... what are those?"
Jin Bao'er was momentarily speechless. Perhaps she was overthinking it.
Then she shifted her gaze to her surroundings. Unlike the thick black mist above, it was very clear below the cliff, and the ground was covered with skeletons, including human bones and the remains of demonic beasts. It was as if some terrifying being had lived here, devoured all living creatures, and left behind their bones, or perhaps it was a place of cenotaphs!
Seeing this, she frowned, her expression becoming more cautious! If this were in the cultivation world, it would be normal, but this was the Ghost Realm! Ghost cultivators would simply dissipate into nothingness after death, and no skeletons would be left behind. Only beings with their physical bodies would…
But was that possible? Who would have the ability to bring living beings into the Ghost Realm?
"Big sister, look at that, something is glowing over there…"
Jin Bao'er looked over and noticed a curtain of light sandwiched between two large stones…
"What is this?"
She could faintly sense a gentle spiritual energy surging from the other side… As if realizing something, she froze abruptly!
"This is... a formation? Could it be..."
Is the other side connected to the cultivation world?