Su Qing picked the last spiritual fruit, then smirked and raised an eyebrow, saying, "We killed the seventh-tier sand serpent, and we're collecting our spoils. What right do you have to stop us from picking them?"

Yan Ziying was furious.

She came in wearing a golden silkworm feather robe this time, intending to pick the sea buckthorn dragon spirit fruit.

She has a single fire-attribute spiritual root, but her fire-attribute spiritual root is purple, not pure red.

If she could take the Seabuckthorn Dragon Spirit Fruit to stabilize her spiritual root before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, she would be able to go further on her cultivation path in the future.

This is why she has been suppressing her cultivation and has not yet reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

Unexpectedly, the spiritual fruits she thought she had a sure thing about when she entered the secret realm were all picked clean by the disciples of the Xuanling Sect!

If they were direct disciples of the Xuanling Sect, that would be one thing, but these Xuanling Sect disciples, judging from their disciple robes, are merely outer disciples of the Xuanling Sect!

"If I hadn't drawn the attention of that seventh-tier sand serpent, how would you have had the chance to stick the explosive talisman into its scales? How would you have been able to kill that seventh-tier demon beast? You are nothing but outer disciples of the Xuanling Sect, with only three spiritual roots—you're practically trash in the cultivation world. What right do you have to enjoy the Seabuckthorn Dragon Spirit Fruit? If you know what's good for you, hand over all the spirit fruit now! Otherwise, don't blame me for taking action against you," Yan Ziying said sternly.

Su Qing hadn't expected Yan Ziying to be so arrogant.

Oh, right, they do have the Golden Silkworm Feather Robe protecting them.

"But I wonder if your Golden Silkworm Feather Robe has higher defense, or if my thousand explosive talismans are more powerful?" Su Qing directly pulled out a handful of talismans, all of them explosive talismans.

"That seventh-tier demonic beast has already been blasted into dust by my explosive talismans. Every inch of this land is covered with the flesh and blood of that sand serpent. Even if you, a peak Qi Refining stage cultivator, are wearing the Golden Silkworm Feather Robe, you probably can't outrun this sand serpent, right? If I detonate these explosive talismans, I wonder if you'll still have any limbs left."

Yan Ziying's face flushed red instantly.

She certainly didn't want to withstand those thousand explosive tags!

etc!

Xuanling Sect is a wealthy sect, but is it so wealthy that even an outer disciple can casually produce a thousand explosive talismans?

"Oh, by the way, I think the power of these Thunder Spirit Talismans is pretty good too. I have three thousand of them here. Everyone in your Wuji Sect can try being electrocuted. The feeling of every inch of your body trembling should be quite enjoyable," Su Qing said casually.

This terrified Ouyang Chun and the others.

Three thousand Thunder Spirit Talismans?

That's absolutely incredible.

Mu Zihan and the others suppressed their laughter.

I have to say, Junior Sister Su Qing is just too adorable.

Being able to be with Junior Sister Su Qing is such a blessing.

"Oh, if you're willing to give me the Golden Silkworm Feather Robe, I might consider giving you a spirit fruit." As she spoke, Su Qing took out a purple sea buckthorn dragon spirit fruit, which was exactly the one Yan Ziying wanted.

"This is outrageous! Senior Sister Yan, this is provocation!" Ouyang Chun shouted angrily.

Yan Ziying was well aware that this was a provocation.

But what could she do?

Su Qing has so many talismans; even all of them combined couldn't withstand it.

But should we make her give up the sea buckthorn dragon spirit fruit?

It's impossible!

Yan Ziying took a deep breath, and suddenly an idea came to her.

That is to pretend to exchange the Golden Silkworm Feather Robe for the spiritual fruit, and then take the opportunity to attack Su Qing.

Hmph, a mere seventh-level Qi Refining cultivator? In her eyes, a single sword strike would be enough to finish him off.

As for what to do after killing Su Qing, she had already thought it through.

On their side, the Wuji Sect has five inner disciples with dual spiritual roots, as well as Ouyang Chun, the fifteenth ranked outer disciple, and a group of other outer disciples.

Whether in terms of the level or the number of disciples, they surpass the Xuanling Sect on the other side.

After killing Su Qing, he killed everyone else as well.

Hmph, now that these people are dead, all the sea buckthorn dragon spirit fruits in their storage bags will belong to their Wuji Sect!

Thinking of this, a murderous intent flashed in Yan Ziying's eyes. Although she quickly lowered her head to hide it, Mu Zihan still saw it.

"Junior Sister Su Qing! This Yan Ziying is not trustworthy," Mu Zihan said to Su Qing in a low voice.

Su Qing nodded gently; she had naturally noticed the murderous intent in Yan Ziying's eyes as well.

She was tempered in the infighting among fellow disciples of the Cloud Sword Sect, so naturally, no one's killing intent could be hidden from her.

But she didn't care!

Even if Yan Ziying successfully establishes her foundation, she still has plenty of ways to kill her.

In her previous life, Yan Ziying was indeed a Nascent Soul stage master craftsman, but that may not be the case in this life.

Su Qing glanced at Mu Zihan beside her.

With the Seabuckthorn Dragon Spirit Fruit, once Mu Zihan's spiritual root is stabilized, his achievements will certainly not be limited to the Core Formation stage. If he successfully forms the Nascent Soul stage, he will also be a Grandmaster of Weapon Refining.

Yan Ziying? Hmph!

All she wants now is the Golden Silkworm Feather Robe; others probably don't know its value.

The Golden Silkworm Feather Robe can withstand attacks equivalent to those of a Core Formation stage cultivator, which is extremely important to Su Qing.

Her cultivation level is currently low, and she desperately needs a magical artifact to protect herself. This Golden Silkworm Feather Robe is perfect for her.

With the Golden Silkworm Feather Robe's blessing, if Su Qing were to encounter a seventh-tier demon beast again, she could easily hunt it down without having to wait for an opportunity like she did when dealing with the Sand Serpent.

"I can give up the Golden Silkworm Feather Robe, but I'm afraid you won't be able to enjoy it." Yan Ziying stared at Su Qing.

Su Qing raised an eyebrow and said, "You don't need to worry about that."

Yan Ziying actually took off the Golden Silkworm Feather Robe.

This golden silkworm feather robe is as thin as a cicada's wing, impervious to water and fire, and can block attacks from even a Core Formation stage cultivator. It is definitely a top-grade defensive magic weapon.

Yan Ziying stepped forward and said, "Come and take it if you dare."

Just as Su Qing was about to walk forward, Mu Zihan grabbed her wrist.

"Junior Sister Su Qing, be careful, this might be a trap!"

Su Qing slowly pulled Mu Zihan's hand away and said, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Holding the purple spirit fruit in her hands, Su Qing walked step by step toward Yan Ziying.

Yan Ziying gave a cold smile.

She wished she could kill Su Qing with a single sword strike right now, so that all the spiritual fruits in her storage bag would be hers.

Thinking of this, Yan Ziying licked the corner of her lips.

Su Qing immediately saw through Yan Ziying's thoughts, but she didn't care at all and still walked towards Yan Ziying.

When the two were only ten meters apart, Su Qing stopped.

"What? You're scared now?" Yan Ziying provoked.

"No, it's just that I can't sense your sincerity. Since you don't want to exchange for the spirit fruit, then forget it!"

After saying that, Su Qing stopped taking a step forward and instead started backing away step by step.

Mu Zihan and the others laughed mockingly.

"Oh dear, the Wuji Sect really has no one left! This kind of person is the sect leader's personal disciple. Oh dear, how shameful."

"Exactly. Since it's an exchange, why don't you take a step forward and instead we send you over? Our Xuanling Sect disciples aren't so easy to manipulate, you know."

"Who can argue with that? During the battle just now, we relied entirely on our defensive magic artifacts, but now that they're gone, we've become cowardly."

...

Su Qing felt that Mu Zihan and the others were really too good at this; such a partnership couldn't be more worry-free.