Song Xia led Shi Liuchuan and Shi Shuangzhi back to the pool where Shi Liuchuan had been before, and then casually set up a defensive array and a spirit-gathering array.

"We still don't have enough," Song Xia said regretfully. "If we had enough spirit stones, we could make something even better."

Shi Liuchuan's eyes burned with desire: "Mother, can you teach me these formations and weapon-refining techniques?"

"Of course you can. Once you've cultivated to the late Foundation Establishment stage, I'll take you out to find rare and precious treasures. Right now, the most important thing is to improve your cultivation."

Shi Liuchuan also felt that time was running out, especially since there was a golden tablet in his spiritual palace constantly absorbing the spiritual energy in his body, and he didn't know how much more he needed to feed it.

Song Xia didn't stay at the pool all the time. Occasionally, he would take Shi Shuangzhi to the place where the yin energy gathered. It was always quiet there and no ferocious beasts lingered.

However, although there were no ferocious beasts, this place where yin energy gathered over a long period of time gradually generated some filthy things, which devoured each other and grew rapidly.

"Mother, will they go out and harm people?" Shi Shuangzhi looked at these filthy things with worry, fearing that one day they would become uncontrollable.

"Yes," Song Xia affirmed.

Shi Shuangzhi was even more worried: "Is there no way to get rid of it?"

"There may be, but we can't deal with them now. This is the result of years of accumulation. If the Heavenly Dao still exists, these Yin energies won't amount to anything. That's why this place has always been peaceful before. But now that the Heavenly Dao is about to disappear, it can no longer restrict their emergence, so they are growing rapidly."

Shi Shuangzhi said with concern, "We don't know how it will turn out in the end."

"If we are strong enough, perhaps we can use them to our advantage."

"Mother, what do you mean by that?"

"Have you forgotten that we are now spirits? Although we are different from these yin and evil things, we are all nourished by yin energy. So, in essence, we are closer to them. It's just that these yin and evil things do not yet have divine consciousness and only devour others based on instinct. If they grow up, with our strength, we don't know if we will be unable to subdue them and will instead be devoured by them."

Shi Shuangzhi's gaze was resolute: "We have to try to find out. If we let the Yin energy here spread, who knows how many innocent spirit beasts and mortals will be harmed."

"Then focus on your cultivation. Only when your cultivation is sufficient can you make long-term plans. Don't think too much for now, or you'll be held hostage by your thoughts and end up accomplishing nothing."

Having learned her lesson once, Shi Shuangzhi is now much more clear-headed. She will never be as naive as before, and no one is as important as her mother and brother. Only when she protects her family can she think about anything else.

So Shi Shuangzhi began to cultivate selflessly. When she reached a certain level, she went to challenge those yin and filthy things to improve her combat power.

The same was true for Shi Liuchuan on the other side. In the end, all the ferocious beasts around him were scared away. Even though they had no reason, they all learned to walk around the pool.

Meanwhile, Song Xia was constantly refining weapons. Half of the ferocious beast corpses in her space and storage bag had already been refined into various weapons. Depending on the attributes of the ferocious beasts, she had refined various offensive magic weapons, defensive magic weapons, and auxiliary magic weapons, among which offensive magic weapons accounted for the majority.

Shi Liuchuan selected two swords and a bow from among them. After acquiring suitable weapons, his combat power increased rapidly.

Shi Shuangzhi, on the other hand, chose a long whip and a complete set of hidden weapons. When Song Xia was forging the weapons for her, he also mixed in the characteristics of Yin, so that when the weapons were used to attack, it was easy to catch people off guard and be hit.

For example, Shi Liuchuan's cultivation level is clearly higher than Shi Shuangzhi's. When the two sparred today, when he caught the hidden weapon with his hand, the yin energy took the opportunity to penetrate into his bones, like a small snake tearing at his meridians. It took him a long time to remove it.

"That's incredible!" Shi Liuchuan exclaimed in surprise. "It's so difficult to defend against. If my sister's cultivation level were even higher, she could easily challenge opponents of higher levels without anyone noticing."

Shi Shuangzhi was also very excited, because this way she wouldn't be afraid of becoming a burden to her mother and brother.

Song Xia shook his head: "It's just because you weren't prepared. If you discover this kind of attack, it's easy to isolate it with spiritual energy. So this method can only be used for initial sneak attacks. As for challenging opponents of higher levels, it depends on luck."

"That's good too. From now on, Mother and Sister should not make a move unless it is absolutely necessary. That way, the people of Shenyuan Sect will be unable to defend against us."

"This will be tough on you. After all, we're about to leave this jungle to train. These days, apart from some harsh places where cultivation is impossible, there are spies from the Divine Origin Sect and the Profound Light Sect everywhere. If we want Shuangzhi and me to go unnoticed, then you'll have to fight for us from now on."

Shi Liuchuan clenched his fist: "Leave everything to me! Mother, when do we set off?"

"You are only in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage now. We'll talk about it when you reach the late Foundation Establishment stage. Nowadays, there are fewer and fewer cultivators in the world who can cultivate. At the late Foundation Establishment stage, you can barely make a name for yourself on the continent. If this were in ancient times, even Nascent Soul cultivators would have to be humble and subservient."

"I can't even imagine how glorious the ancient times must have been! I wish we could discover more of the ancient cultivators' caves in the future."

Shi Liuchuan and Shi Shuangzhi hadn't found it yet, but Shi Tianning and Shi Tiankui, who were far away on Qianli Island, found one while clearing out monsters. It has to be said that these twins were quite lucky, so they were praised to the skies by the disciples of Shenyuan Sect, which immediately dispelled the gloomy atmosphere since they arrived on Qianli Island.

Since the last disciple who was scratched and died without any medicine, two more disciples have fallen victim to the same attack, forcing even the three elders to take it seriously.

Even within the Divine Origin Sect, disciples at the Golden Core stage are extremely precious. Each one possesses considerable talent, and the sect invests heavily in their training. Losing even one of them cannot be replaced in a short period.

There were only a dozen or so Golden Core stage disciples who came this time, and three of them are gone. How are we going to explain this when we get back?

As for the remaining disciples, they were even more terrified of these monsters. Why were they being forced to fight so desperately when it was clearly Qianli Island's territory?

They never considered that the cultivators of Qianli Island had been fighting on the front lines, and now only one in ten remained. If it really had nothing to do with your Shenyuan Sect, why did you refuse to let the cultivators of Qianli Island join you in searching for treasure when you discovered the ancient cave?

On the one hand, they delegate the most important responsibilities, while on the other hand, they seize all the benefits. What kind of great sect is this? They're no different from bandits.

This is also the true thought in the hearts of the existing cultivators on the Thousand Li Island, but due to the power of the Divine Origin Sect, no one dares to come forward to refute it.