After saying that, she sat down to the side and began refining pills to heal her injuries.

Elder Li called out to a female cultivator standing nearby, "Young fellow Daoist, could you please come and look after Rong? I'm going to purify the blood-fiend energy."

He's the strongest, so the purification will be faster. The sooner the purification is completed, the sooner we can take Rong Jiaojiao back to recuperate.

The female cultivator nodded quickly, walked briskly to Rong Jiaojiao's side, sat down cross-legged, and began to protect her.

Elder Li flashed towards the place where the bloodthirsty aura was most concentrated. He formed hand seals, and beams of golden light flew out, purifying the bloodthirsty aura little by little.

Qin Lianyun and Miao Yuhan also used their respective methods to purify the blood evil energy while remaining vigilant about their surroundings to prevent any remnants of demonic spirits from launching a sneak attack.

"Boom!"

The aftershocks of the ancient tomb's collapse had not yet completely dissipated, and the distant mountains echoed with the terrified roars of wild beasts.

As time passed, the bloodthirsty aura in the valley gradually faded until it was completely eliminated.

After removing the barrier, everyone was exhausted and sat down to recover their spiritual energy.

Just as everyone was relaxing, Rong Jiaojiao's little secret realm suddenly transformed into a jade bottle and appeared in Rong Jiaojiao's hand.

Rong Jiaojiao raised the jade bottle, and a soft green beam of light shone from it onto the collapsed area of ​​the ancient tomb.

Following the light, everyone saw countless shattered spirits fixed within the green beam of light.

Rong Jiaojiao shouted "Collect," and all the shattered spiritual essences were collected into the jade bottle.

"This is..." Team Leader Qin's gaze sharpened, "A Soul Refining Bottle?"

Rong Jiaojiao couldn't tell the truth, so she could only nod.

Team Leader Qin nodded: "This is good!"

Everyone else looked at Rong Jiaojiao with envy. How did she manage to have so many treasures on her?

Elder Li, however, said with a solemn expression, "I didn't expect that the Demon Spirit Lingmei would split into so many fragments after its self-destruction. Is this the reason why the Demon Spirit is so difficult to kill?"

Miao Yuhan continued, "That's very possible. Although their power is very weak after they are broken into pieces, if they grow for several decades or hundreds of years, they may become powerful demonic spirits at the Earth Master or Heaven Master levels."

Team Leader Qin nodded: "This needs to be reported. In the future, when we eliminate demonic spirits, we must burn them completely."

Elder Li nodded, "We owe a great debt to young friend Rong this time. But how did you discover it?"

Rong Jiaojiao lied and said, "It was Ziling who reminded me. I didn't have time to tell everyone before I took action."

Elder Li said with satisfaction, "Well done. I will definitely report your merits to headquarters and reward you."

Rong Jiaojiao said, "Thank you, Elder Li."

Elder Li waved his hand: "Now is not the time to talk about this. Let's go back to the Southwest Branch and see if the curse on those police officers has been lifted. If it hasn't, we'll have to think of another way."

After everyone recovered a bit, Elder Li and Team Leader Qin took them back to the branch headquarters by flying on their swords.

On the way, Zi Ling was sent into the small secret realm by Rong Jiaojiao. She herself had been recovering. When she returned to the camp, her spiritual power had almost recovered, but her injuries would take at least half a month to heal.

Team Leader Qin told the others to rest, while he, Elder Li, and Rong Jiaojiao went to check on the cursed police officers. They found that the curse power on their bodies had disappeared, with only a few scars proving that they had been cursed.

Team Leader Qin asked Yang Qifan, "How did they get better?"

Yang Qifan said, "Not long ago, the power of the curse on them began to stir frequently, and I have been using talismans to protect their souls."

"Later, the power of the curse stopped moving, and then it was slowly expelled from their bodies by the exorcism talisman. It's just that we don't know why they haven't woken up yet."

Elder Li stepped forward to examine them, then sneered, "The power of the curse has turned into a demonic mark. They are truly incorrigible and still want to turn them into puppets."

After saying that, he erased the mark. Still not at ease, he said to Rong Jiaojiao, "Young friend Rong, we still need to trouble Ziling to check them over and make sure there are no hidden dangers."

Rong Jiaojiao nodded, summoned Zi Ling, and had it carefully examine the bodies of the police officers.

Zi Ling circled around the group, then returned to Rong Jiaojiao's side and transmitted her voice to everyone, saying, "Their souls and bodies are all in good condition, and there are no hidden dangers."

Elder Li breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It seems that this crisis has been resolved. However, these demonic spirits are becoming increasingly insidious, so we must be even more careful."

Team Leader Qin nodded and said, "Yes, we owe a lot to Friend Rong's Demon-Subduing Sword this time, otherwise we might not have been able to resolve it so smoothly."

Rong Jiaojiao simply nodded and said, "It's what I should do."

Team Leader Qin wisely avoided mentioning the sword, and didn't dwell on the matter further.

Elder Li said to Rong Jiaojiao, "Your injuries will probably take quite a while to heal. I wonder if you, young friend Rong, would like to recuperate here or go somewhere else?"

Rong Jiaojiao thought for a moment. With her current injuries, her master would be worried sick if she went to him, and he probably wouldn't want her to go out in the future.

If she went back to her parents' place, she could at least keep it a secret for a while. After thinking it over, she said, "I wonder if Elder Li could send me to the Ice Market?"

She is currently unable to engage in magical combat, and Zi Ling is also injured, making it unsuitable for her to travel alone.

Elder Li was slightly taken aback, then nodded and said, "Alright, I can take you there, but will there be someone to take care of you?"

Rong Jiaojiao said gratefully, "Thank you, Elder Li, for your trouble. My parents are over there, they will take good care of me."

"In that case, I'll take you to Bing City first. Once you've recovered, we can discuss the next steps."

Rong Jiaojiao nodded and said, "Okay, I will recover as soon as possible."

After listening to their story, Team Leader Qin arranged a quiet room for each of them to rest.

Zi Ling was sent back to the small secret realm by Rong Jiaojiao to recover from her injuries.

Rong Jiaojiao also sat on the bed and began circulating her spiritual energy to continue healing her injuries. Although her meridians had been repaired to some extent, they were still very painful.

The injury was more serious than I had imagined, and I need to rest and recover properly.

The next day, after Elder Li recovered his spiritual power, he left the southwest with Rong Jiaojiao.

The further north you go, the colder the weather gets. Once you reach the north, it's all covered in ice and snow, a vast expanse of white.

Rong Jiaojiao sat on Elder Li's flying sword. The biting cold wind howled outside the barrier. She stuck a cold-proof talisman on herself and wrapped her thick cotton robe tightly around herself, leaving only her eyes exposed. Only then did she feel warm.

Looking down at the mountains, lakes, and rivers passing by, she couldn't help but marvel at the magnificence and wonder of nature.

As they approached the ice market, Elder Li asked, "Young friend Rong, where do you live?"

Rong Jiaojiao said, "Qiuze County, the site of the 56th Division."

Elder Li raised an eyebrow: "I didn't expect you to be a military dependent!"

Rong Jiaojiao proudly puffed out her chest and said, "Of course, my parents and two older brothers are all soldiers."