“Senior Sister, I am willing to go with you.”
Ye Xuan struggled internally for a long time before finally making his decision. Their Spiritual Cultivation Academy was a whole, and he had to prioritize their academy.
Chu Lingwei was very surprised by Ye Xuan’s decision. She could sense his hesitation even without using her divine sense.
“Are you sure you want to come with me?” Chu Lingwei asked again.
“Yes, Senior Sister, I will protect you,” Ye Xuan said with utmost seriousness.
Chu Lingwei, “…” She didn’t need his protection at all.
“Weiwei, don’t let him follow. If he follows, you won’t be able to enter the space,” Feng Ming glared fiercely at Ye Xuan upon hearing his words and transmitted to Chu Lingwei.
“Weiwei, we cannot trust him, even if he is a disciple of the Spiritual Cultivation Academy,” Phantom Cat agreed with Feng Ming’s decision. This person could not follow them.
Regardless of his intentions, he would only bring them trouble.
“I don’t need your protection,” Chu Lingwei said mercilessly.
Ye Xuan’s face flushed. He knew he was no match for Chu Lingwei and said solemnly, “Senior Sister, this place is very dangerous. If we are together… I might be able to help Senior Sister.”
“Ye Xuan, didn’t you just promise us that you would accompany us? Are you going back on your word now?” a disciple from the Yan Sect sneered, thinking the Spiritual Cultivation Academy was nothing special.
“Apologies, everyone. I must go with my Senior Sister,” Ye Xuan stepped forward and bowed to them in apology.
“Forget it, let’s go.” The female cultivator from the Hehuan Sect clearly didn’t like to make things difficult for others. Seeing that Ye Xuan didn’t want to travel with them, she strode away.
Chu Lingwei watched them leave, frowning slightly. A small shadow was following behind her.
“Senior Sister, we both came from the west. There were no opportunities there, only a few spirit beasts,” Ye Xuan quickly changed out of his disciple robe and put on a magic robe, following in front of Chu Lingwei.
“Weiwei, we don’t want him following us,” Feng Ming became even more angry and directly spat fire at Ye Xuan.
However, he was only scaring Ye Xuan and would not harm him.
Ye Xuan was startled and flustered by Feng Ming, looking at Chu Lingwei blankly, “He truly only wants to protect Senior Sister. She is their academy’s personal disciple. Even if he dies, she cannot.”
“Let’s go, come up.”
Chu Lingwei called back Feng Ming, summoned her flying artifact, and invited Ye Xuan to board.
He was a disciple of their Spiritual Cultivation Academy, and she couldn’t watch him walk to his death.
“Thank you, Senior Sister.” Ye Xuan knew Chu Lingwei had agreed to let him follow them. He quickly boarded the artifact and stood respectfully beside Chu Lingwei, introducing the spirit beasts they had encountered while coming from the west. “Senior Sister, the spirit beasts here are truly formidable. We must be careful.”
“Why did you all escape without casualties?” Chu Lingwei was puzzled after listening to Ye Xuan.
Ye Xuan was stunned. He didn’t know how to answer Senior Sister’s question.
“Senior Sister, I don’t understand what you mean?” Is it not good that they are all alive and well?
Chu Lingwei’s thoughts were completely different from Ye Xuan’s. Based on Ye Xuan’s account, they had encountered at least four spirit beasts of the seventh rank or higher, any of which could easily kill them, yet they had never been harmed.
These disciples, in the Spirit Wheel realm, though seemingly difficult, had escaped from the clutches of these spirit beasts, and not just once.
“I want to ask you, if those spirit beasts wanted to eat you, would you have had a chance to escape?” Chu Lingwei found the entire Spirit Domain too bizarre.
“No.” Even though he didn’t want to admit it, that was the truth.
“But you not only escaped from these high-level spirit beasts but also didn’t suffer serious injuries,” Chu Lingwei pointed out the problem.
Ye Xuan stared blankly at Chu Lingwei. Upon careful reflection, it seemed to be the case.
“Senior Sister, do you mean these spirit beasts didn’t intend to kill me at all?”
“Perhaps they have some purpose,” Phantom Cat pondered for a long time before slowly saying.
“Why don’t they eat these cultivators?” Spirit beasts would not spare human cultivators who trespassed into their territory. Spirit beasts and human cultivators were natural enemies.
Even Feng Ming couldn’t understand these matters.
“Therefore, let’s go and see.” Chu Lingwei’s eyes turned cold. Perhaps the true purpose of this Spirit Domain was not to find opportunities.
Ye Xuan nodded, feeling somewhat lost and unsure of what to do.
He really wanted to persuade Senior Sister not to confront those spirit beasts, but he had no reason to.
For three consecutive days, they encountered no spirit beasts at all.
“How strange, we encountered that seventh-rank spirit beast right here last time. Why isn’t it here?” Ye Xuan used his divine sense to search, but there wasn’t even a trace of a spirit beast.
It was truly strange.
Spirit beasts generally had their own territories and would not casually leave them.
“Let’s go further. Perhaps they are hiding somewhere,” Chu Lingwei increased the speed of her flying artifact, heading continuously westward.
“Senior Sister, there seems to be nothing here,” Ye Xuan was very intelligent. The flights of these few days had given him ample time to observe the entire Spirit Domain. They hadn’t seen a single spirit herb or any opportunity here.
The only encounters they had were with spirit beasts, and they were spirit beasts that didn’t relentlessly pursue them.
“Isn’t it better if there’s nothing?” A smile appeared on Chu Lingwei’s lips. “Speak of the devil, what you desire has arrived.”
Ye Xuan was confused.
A few breaths later, a terrifying force surged towards them.
“Senior Sister, it’s too powerful. We are no match for it,” Ye Xuan was greatly alarmed.
“Let’s go and meet it.”
Chu Lingwei led them down from the artifact. “Later, you all try your best to hold it back. I will handle the rest.”
The one approaching was a seventh-rank spirit beast. Chu Lingwei had no chance of winning against it, but she could fight.
“Senior Sister, it will be very dangerous.”
Ye Xuan really didn’t understand why Chu Lingwei insisted on seeking out a spirit beast. They couldn’t defeat any of the spirit beasts here.
They had been here for nearly ten days and hadn’t encountered a single spirit beast of the third or fourth rank. They were the weakest creatures here.
It has arrived.
Just as Ye Xuan was secretly puzzled, a seventh-rank spirit bull appeared before them.
Chu Lingwei stood on a tree, able to clearly see the appearance of this seventh-rank spirit bull. Its body was enormous, as tall as two stories. Its body had transformed into solid rock, making it impossible for ordinary magic artifacts to injure it easily.
Upon seeing the spirit bull, Ye Xuan gasped, inhaling sharply. It was over; they were all going to die here.
“Senior Sister, I’ll do it.” Ye Xuan leaped directly opposite the spirit bull and thrust his sword straight at its body. Before he could exert any force, he was flung backward.