One of them was responsible for starting the furnace at the front, while the other was responsible for covering the rear. Wild beasts that attacked from all directions all died under their swords.

Deep in the forest, the beasts had become much stronger. Every beast here, if it appeared on the outskirts, would be a tyrant. However, Xiu Qiyu and Ye Xiruo were no ordinary people. Mere beasts could not stop them.

The variety of medicinal herbs inside the forest has also increased. Although Xiu Qiyu did not know how to harvest the most useful parts of the medicinal herbs, he simply shoveled up the herbs along with the soil and dumped them into his spatial ring. It was a simple and crude method, but also the most time-saving one.

There was also a spirit fruit, which Xiu Qiyu picked quite a few of. While picking the fruit, Xiu Qiyu would also tear off a few branches or look under the spirit fruit tree for any saplings. If there were any, she would dig them up directly, as these were all things that Xiao Yezi liked.

Neither of them was confident that they could sweep through the entire forest with their current strength. After wandering in the forest for five days, they began to head back.

The danger ahead was immense. They had just encountered a swarm of level six or seven man-eating ants. These ants were entirely white, each as large as a face, and their two pincers were incredibly sharp, capable of easily tearing apart the flesh of martial artists and devouring them.

The swarm of man-eating ants they encountered numbered over five hundred, including a queen ant that was entirely golden in color and twice the size of a typical man-eating ant, protected by many other man-eating ants.

Like bloodsucking locusts, man-eating ants leave nothing behind in their wake, devouring everything edible. Their favorite prey is the flesh and blood of martial artists, rich in energy that allows them to advance in their cultivation levels. It sounds terrifying, but the law of the jungle prevails; the relationship between human martial artists and wild beasts has always been this way.

In a world where might reigns supreme, whoever has the biggest fist decides the fate of the other. When wild beasts can easily tear humans apart, they will show no mercy.

Faced with such a troublesome group of guys, Xiu Qiyu and Ye Liusha both looked very grim. These guys were impossible to guard against, and there were so many of them.

"Should we fight or run?"

"What do you think?" Xiu Qiyu raised an eyebrow.

Although man-eating ants are terrifying, after devouring human flesh, their snow-white bodies turn blood red, and their strength skyrockets.

Although it was bloody and terrifying, the flesh of the man-eating ants was very delicious, and it was something Ye Xiruo had been craving to eat first. Now that they had encountered them, how could Xiu Qiyu possibly let them go so easily?

"These things are delicious."

Alright, Ye Liusha understood. Suddenly, these terrifying man-eating ants transformed into spirit crystals or plates of delicious food in their eyes.

Both of them unleashed invisible, sharp sword energy, which directly attacked the man-eating ants.

These man-eating ants were fast, but the swords in the hands of the two men were even faster, hitting their targets every time. The well-organized attack formation of the man-eating ants was directly blasted into dust by the two men's enhanced version of unleashing thousands of swords at once.

In this one strike, more than 30% of the man-eating ants died, and the rest were separated by the sword energy, making it impossible for them to reassemble and attack. Therefore, the threat to the two of them was greatly reduced.

The two didn't go straight to kill the queen ant. The queen ant was surrounded by many powerful enemies, and it would be much more difficult to kill her. It would be better to clear out all the eyesores first, and then the two of them would work together to deal with the queen ant.

These man-eating ants have thick skin and flesh, and apart from their eyes and necks, they have almost no weaknesses.

Xiu Qiyu and Ye Liusha were quickly surrounded by these man-eating ants. They had already smelled the scent of flesh and blood on the two of them and couldn't wait to devour them.

The two people who were being treated as food were naturally not in a good mood, and they showed even more ruthlessness when they attacked.

After all, there were so many man-eating ants that it was impossible for the two of them to finish the battle quickly, and the queen ant was hiding behind and constantly giving orders.

It's okay to play overnight; take your time, there will always be a chance.

The battle lasted for two days. The two men's clothes became tattered, and they were covered in wounds. The man-eating ants were like madmen, determined to bite off a piece of flesh from the two men even at the cost of their lives.

The blood-stained man-eating ants were incredibly powerful, and even two people would have a hard time dealing with them. However, in the end, they managed to kill the last guard beside the queen.

As for the queen ant, she was captured alive. Later, when there's an opportunity, another male ant can be captured, and then many man-eating ants can be produced. Zuixianlou will then have a continuous supply of man-eating ants to use, without having to buy them at high prices.

After quickly collecting all the carnivorous ant corpses, the two swiftly left and began their journey back.

They are not afraid of fighting one-on-one, but if they encounter a few more groups like this, they will definitely lose their lives.

Therefore, the two decided to recover while heading home.

Along the way, kill any wild beasts that can be killed quickly, and avoid those that cannot be dealt with in a short time.

When they encountered people dressed like beggars and clearly injured, and the first thing they said was to rob them, the two men were equally rude and unreasonable. They started fighting, robbing the people of all their valuables, and then disappeared.

Therefore, both of them gained a lot from this trip.

Upon returning, the two immediately went into seclusion to heal their injuries, consuming a considerable amount of Rejuvenation Pills, Nourishing Essence Pills, Spirit Nourishing Pills, and Detoxification Pills.

Ye Xiruo had been in seclusion, so she was unaware that the two had caused so much trouble and were seriously injured.

By the time Ye Xiruo emerged from seclusion, both of their injuries had almost healed. Naturally, they kept quiet about the rest of the people in the courtyard who knew the truth.

Therefore, Ye Xiruo's belief that Ye Liusha and Xiu Qiyu were doing well recently was a wonderful misunderstanding.

After the two of them cleared out all their spoils from this trip, they sold them for 180,000 blue spirit crystals, 90,000 each, which was already quite good.

They kept all the spiritual herbs and fruits, and even some delicious wild animal meat was sent directly to the kitchen of Zuixianlou.

The flesh of man-eating ants is delicious. Whether it is stir-fried, braised, boiled, made into balls, sliced, or grilled, it tastes exceptionally good and has a high spiritual energy content.

However, Xiu Qiyu and Ye Liusha ate very little. Who knew that the man-eating ant had gnawed on their flesh and blood? Eating the man-eating ant now felt like gnawing on their own arms, giving them a very strange feeling.