The nests of sand scorpions and sand worms are quite similar, so Xuan Qingye has some experience with them.

"Before we search for the Dan Ying, I'll take you somewhere first," Su Qing said, leading Xuan Qingye through the underground passage.

Sometimes they would encounter sand scorpions, which Su Qing would easily deal with with a palm strike and Xuan Qingye a freezing spell.

Fifth-tier demonic beasts are already at the level of instant kill in their eyes.

The sand scorpion's nest was dug five layers underground. Su Qing led Xuan Qingye all the way to the bottom five layers, only to find that the underground was sometimes cold and sometimes hot, like two extremes of ice and fire.

“There has always been a legend in the Gobi Desert,” Su Qing said. “Five thousand years ago, there were two powerful warriors who fought in the Gobi Desert. One warrior wielded a fire sword, while the other wielded an ice sword. The two fought for eighty-one days in the Gobi Desert, cutting the mountains into sand and freezing all the rivers into ice crystals. In the end, the two broke through the sky and brought down divine punishment.”

"The two powerful men buried their swords deep underground to atone for their sins."

Su Qing looked at Xuan Qingye and said, "This is where two powerful figures buried their swords."

In reality, these two so-called powerful figures were nothing more than Nascent Soul cultivators. In the five major sects of the Boundless Continent, they could only hold the position of protector. However, in a place like the Gobi Desert where spiritual energy is scarce, they were already figures that everyone looked up to.

Breaking through a barrier, Xuan Qingye saw two swords floating on the ground.

Mystic Ice Sword, Blazing Crimson Flame Sword!

"A fine sword."

Su Qing looked at the Xuanbing Cold Sword. After she obtained this sword, she forged it into her natal magic weapon.

After she formed her nascent soul, the Xuanbing Cold Sword acquired a weapon spirit.

When she saw the sword, she couldn't help but think of the chubby spirit that looked like a bubble ball.

In this life, Xuanbing Hanjian will follow Xuan Qingye, so he shouldn't suffer.

So, Su Qing raised her hand and drew the Crimson Flame Sword, which was more suitable for her.

Upon seeing this, Xuan Qingye also drew her Xuanbing Han Sword.

As the two swords were drawn, the Poison Scorpion King, who was being blocked by Protector Jiang, roared and his entire body swelled to ten times its original size!

The scorpion king, standing a full twenty meters tall, turned crimson red with rage.

Protector Jiang frowned, feeling the earth shaking beneath him. He thought to himself, "Did Su Qing and Xuan Qingye uproot the Scorpion King's lair?"

What's before us is a ninth-tier demonic beast, and now it's even more ferocious, its combat power definitely surpassing that of a ninth-tier beast.

Protector Jiang dared not be careless. Crimson armor appeared on his body, and in his hand was a Soul-Locking Hook, which was completely black. He had reforged it using the black skull bones.

The material of this black skull skeleton, after being covered with a layer of heavenly fire, looked as if it were burning with flames.

Protector Jiang was tall and imposing, and the Soul-Locking Hook in his hand was a full three meters long, making him look like a death god descended from hell to earth.

The Poisonous Scorpion King howled and charged towards Protector Jiang. Protector Jiang's Soul-Locking Hook collided with the Poisonous Scorpion King's tail.

The black poisonous fog collided with Jiang Hufa's heavenly fire, forming an explosive vortex in the air. The wind howled and yellow sand filled the entire Mingsha Slope.

Su Qing and Xuan Qingye, who were underground, felt the earth shake violently.

"As expected of a battle between a Nascent Soul cultivator and a ninth-order demon beast!" Xuan Qingye said.

Su Qing frowned slightly and said, "We need to hurry."

As the two swords were drawn, small mushroom-shaped spiritual herbs suddenly appeared on the ground.

This is Dan Ying!

Nourished by five thousand years of extremes of ice and fire, the Dan Ying is full of spirituality, making it an excellent material for refining the Solidifying Spirit Pill.

Su Qing's eyes shone brightly. In her previous life, when she drew the Xuanbing Cold Sword, she saw the Dan Ying, but because of the appearance of the Poison Scorpion King, she didn't have time to collect it.

This time it's different. Not only is there Protector Jiang who can hold off the Scorpion King, but Xuan Qingye is also by his side.

Not only will they take both swords, but they will also leave no dan ying behind.

There's even the venomous hook of the King of Scorpions!

Su Qing and Xuan Qingye acted quickly. After collecting all the Dan Ying, the two emerged from the ground and witnessed a fierce battle between Protector Jiang and the Poison Scorpion King.

Protector Jiang truly lived up to his reputation as a Nascent Soul Protector of Biyun Peak in the Xuanling Sect. In his battle against the berserk, super-ninth-tier Poison Scorpion King, he held his own in the slightest.

Protector Jiang's Soul-Locking Hook hooked onto one of the Poison Scorpion King's legs. Purple flames roared, and then the Poison Scorpion King let out a shrill scream as its leg was gone.

The Scorpion King noticed Su Qing and Xuan Qingye. When he saw that the two of them had actually drawn the Xuanbing Cold Sword and the Liehuo Crimson Flame Sword, and even extracted the Dan Ying, he was so angry that he almost lost his soul.

"Die!" The Scorpion King's venomous hook shot towards Su Qing and Xuan Qing.

Unexpectedly, Su Qing held the Crimson Flame Sword, its blade ablaze with blue Nether Flames, while Xuan Qingye held the Mysterious Ice Sword, its blue ice-attribute spiritual power condensing.

The Netherflame and the icy aura blocked the Poison Scorpion King's poisonous hook.

The Scorpion King felt a surge of fire-attribute spiritual energy and a surge of ice-attribute spiritual energy spreading from his poisonous hook.

Half of the poison hook was burning with blue flames, while the other half was frozen into blue ice.

Protector Jiang's pupils contracted as he stared at the two in surprise.

Is someone with only the peak of Core Formation cultivation already this strong?

Moreover, the swords in their hands...

Could it be the legendary Ice and Fire Twin Swords?

Taking advantage of Su Qing and Xuan Qingye blocking the Poison Scorpion King's poisonous hook, Protector Jiang gripped the Soul-Locking Hook and charged towards the Poison Scorpion King.

The Soul-Locking Hook streaked through the air with purple light, slicing the dignified ninth-tier demon beast into several pieces.

The Scorpion King has fallen!

With the king gone, the little sand scorpion dared not show its face. At this moment, only the sound of the wind blowing through the yellow sand could be heard at Mingsha Slope, like the final funeral song of the sand scorpion king.

Protector Jiang was satisfied with the poisonous hook of the ninth-tier Poison Scorpion King.

The three returned to Black Sand Lake, and Su Qing immediately prepared to refine pills.

Shui Qingchen's expression was solemn. She had only ever refined seventh-grade pills, and had never even tried to refine eighth-grade pills.

"Su Qing, this is an eighth-grade pill. How confident are you in its effectiveness?" Shui Qingchen asked worriedly.

“Eighty percent!” Su Qing said.

In fact, within her sea of ​​consciousness, her clone had already practiced the refining of the eighth-grade Infant-Stabilizing Pill countless times.

After all, nascent souls are rare, and it was only in the last attempt that an eighth-grade nascent soul pill was successfully obtained.

Su Qing took out the enormous alchemy furnace and, with Shui Qingchen's help, began refining an eighth-grade Nascent Soul Pill.

The mushroom-shaped nascent soul, after being refined by Su Qing, turned into a liquid that was insoluble in both ice and fire. This liquid contained enormous energy, and Shui Qingchen could not imagine what the eighth-grade Nascent Soul Pill would look like after it was successfully refined.

Su Qing showed no sign of nervousness. After processing all the materials, she put them into the alchemy furnace.

The spiritual liquid, enveloped by divine sense, gradually fused and condensed, finally forming a giant mushroom in the alchemy furnace!

A cloud of calamity appeared in the sky.

This cloud of tribulation is much larger than the one Su Qing used when refining seventh-grade pills.

The three bolts of lightning struck, but they were all absorbed by the Nascent Soul Pill in the alchemy furnace.

After it came out of the oven, everyone was shocked.

Su Qing actually refined a mushroom-shaped pill that was three meters in size and crackling with electricity.

"This is the Infant-Stabilizing Pill?" This was the first time Protector Jiang had ever seen it.