"Ah!"
Ye Xuan cried out, his body crashing heavily to the ground, pain so intense he almost couldn't get up.
"Truly useless." Feng Ming's anger towards Ye Xuan intensified upon seeing him like this. Why did he have to follow them?
"Feng Ming, you go." Chu Lingwei summoned her Ice Jade Frost Sword, her gaze fixed on the seventh-tier Spirit Ox, her eyes filled with fighting spirit. She hadn't had a good fight in a long time.
Feng Ming's body continuously grew larger, and Netherfire spewed towards the Spirit Ox.
The Phantom Cat moved in response, casting barriers that encircled the Spirit Ox.
Unfortunately, no matter what method they tried to trap it, it was all in vain.
"It's truly strong." The Phantom Cat retreated quickly. Its barriers had no effect on it at all.
"Let me try."
Chu Lingwei flew forward, her sword thrusting towards its head.
"Weiwei, be careful."
The seventh-tier Spirit Ox seemed to sense Chu Lingwei's intention. As she charged forward, a hint of blue light flickered in the Spirit Ox's eyes, quickly vanishing. Its body began to grow even larger, crushing towards Chu Lingwei.
"Damn it."
Chu Lingwei retreated a step, staring at the Spirit Ox, which seemed to have no weaknesses, and fell into a dilemma.
Her moves seemed to have no effect on it at all.
"Weiwei, let's leave here quickly. It seems angry." Feng Ming shouted to Chu Lingwei, as the Spirit Ox charged towards her as if it had gone mad.
With no time to think, Chu Lingwei leaped into the air, throwing talismans at it non-stop.
If my spiritual power has no effect on you, then I can only try other means. Chu Lingwei had a large number of talismans stored in her spatial dimension, which she hurled at it like worthless stones.
After Chu Lingwei threw some stones, the seventh-tier Spirit Ox finally stopped and stared at them intently.
"Senior Sister, let's go quickly. We are no match for it." Ye Xuan jumped in front of Chu Lingwei. "Senior Sister, I'll block it. You get away quickly."
"Move aside." Chu Lingwei pulled Ye Xuan away and said to the Phantom Cat, "Cat cat, set up the formation."
"Okay."
The Phantom Cat leaped into the air, and high-level formations appeared. It wasn't afraid of its spiritual power being suppressed, so there was no other way; it could only let it taste the power of talismans.
Ye Xuan stared blankly at Chu Lingwei throwing talismans as if they were free, unsure of what to do.
He wasn't as wealthy as Senior Sister. He only had a few talismans on him, and if he threw them, he would have no means of self-preservation later.
"Weiwei, it worked! It's leaving!"
Soon, the seventh-tier Spirit Ox turned and ran.
Chu Lingwei watched as the Spirit Ox's figure disappeared in an instant. She patted her hands. A dark light flickered before her eyes. Were all these spirit beasts the same, unaffected by the spiritual power within their bodies?
"Senior Sister, it ran away." Ye Xuan stepped forward, his eyes filled with complexity. If he were as extravagant as Senior Sister, could he walk through this spirit realm unimpeded?
"Did you notice anything from your position?" Chu Lingwei looked at the place where the seventh-tier Spirit Ox had been. No spiritual energy remained.
"No." Ye Xuan had been too stunned earlier. Hearing Chu Lingwei's words now, his face turned red. He wanted to say something casually, but he truly hadn't noticed anything.
Chu Lingwei glanced at Ye Xuan. He was much more foolish than she had imagined.
Ye Xuan's face turned red, and he dared not look Chu Lingwei in the eyes. "I'm sorry, Senior Sister, I..."
"Let's leave here quickly. I'm worried it might find reinforcements." Chu Lingwei didn't know if the Spirit Ox had developed sentience, but its speed in escaping wasn't slow, so it should be quite intelligent.
The two humans and two beasts sat on the flying artifact, all in silence.
"Senior Sister, what should we do now? There isn't even a single spirit grass here. It seems there are no opportunities as we imagined." Ye Xuan had heard others talk about the spirit realm, saying that upon entering, one's cultivation could greatly increase, and that spirit grasses were everywhere, with opportunities abounding.
Now it seemed all lies. At least he hadn't encountered anything here.
"Let's head west. I want to see what's in the west. I hope that male cultivator didn't lie to me."
Ye Xuan remained silent, staring blankly at the distant scenery.
Three days ago, Senior Sister had told him that the spiritual energy here was problematic and that he shouldn't guide it into his body. He couldn't cultivate and didn't know what to do for a while.
"Senior Sister, is the spiritual energy here really problematic?" Ye Xuan couldn't help but ask.
"If you think I'm lying, you can choose not to follow my advice." Chu Lingwei said casually. She had already given her warning; what happened next was his own choice.
Ye Xuan shook his head repeatedly. "Senior Sister, I didn't mean that. Of course, I believe you."
Chu Lingwei remained silent, thinking about the seventh-tier Spirit Ox she had encountered today. What was so different about it?
"Senior Sister, if the spiritual energy here is problematic, the major sects would have known long ago. Why do they still let us enter here?" Ye Xuan's voice was filled with uncertainty. He didn't necessarily expect Chu Lingwei to answer him. "Or, they already knew the spiritual energy here was problematic and deliberately let us enter."
Chu Lingwei raised an eyebrow and looked at Ye Xuan. In fact, he wasn't as foolish as she had imagined.
"I've heard people say that some powerful beings would send their disciples into this place to find things for them." Ye Xuan looked at Chu Lingwei with a strange expression. "Could it be that they want this spiritual energy to increase their cultivation?"
"I don't know."
This Ye Xuan had guessed everything correctly.
This was somewhat unbelievable.
"Senior Sister, thank you for saving my life." Ye Xuan suddenly stood up and thanked Chu Lingwei.
"I didn't do much, you don't need to thank me." Chu Lingwei shook her head. "I don't know if this discovery is good or bad. People who cultivate here have their cultivation greatly improved, so we can't say that the spiritual energy here is bad."
"It's definitely not good."
Ye Xuan was very sure. If the spiritual energy here was beneficial to them, the spirit beasts here wouldn't be so strange.
Ever since they entered, he had felt that everything here was eerie.
"Senior Sister, we need to be even more careful from now on." Ye Xuan stated with certainty.
"Who?!"
Chu Lingwei sensed a presence approaching from afar and immediately stood up, shouting loudly.
"Come out quickly." Ye Xuan's expression changed in alarm, and he stood up, his sword already drawn, staring intently ahead.
"Two fellow Daoists, don't be afraid. I'm just passing by." At this moment, a voice with a roguish smile came from afar.
"Come out quickly, stop playing tricks here." Ye Xuan snorted coldly.