In the dark and sunless ancient domain, a terrifying black storm raged incessantly, and screams of agony could be heard from time to time from those caught in the storm.

Xiu Qiyu was dressed in a white, close-fitting outfit covered with wounds of all sizes. A few drops of blood were splattered on his cold silver mask, and blood beads kept rolling down his icy blue longsword.

Opposite him were five or six ancient beasts with ferocious and ugly appearances. One of them was already seriously injured, and the others were also injured, but their blood-red eyes were still fixed on the seriously injured man opposite them.

By consuming this man, they could advance in their cultivation levels. These ancient beasts possessed considerable intelligence. Xiu Qiyu was indeed severely injured under their siege, but his eyes shone with a cold light, showing no intention of retreating.

Suddenly, Xiu Qiyu felt as if his injuries had healed by half. His expression changed drastically. Oh no! He had completely forgotten his contract with Xiao Yezi. Sharing the risks—this injury wasn't a big deal for him, but Xiao Yezi must be seriously injured.

Thinking of this, countless icy snowflakes danced and swirled, transforming into tiny ice blades that fiercely attacked the ancient beasts opposite them.

This is an area-of-effect skill that can attack all living beings indiscriminately over a wide area. Xiu Qiyu seemed to transform into a white phantom, hiding in the blizzard. With each strike of his icy longsword, splashes of blood appeared.

White snow and red blood intertwined, yet in Xiu Qiyu's eyes there was only coldness.

The severely wounded ancient beast quickly died under Xiu Qiyu's sword. The remaining ancient beasts did not cease their attack because of their companion's death; instead, they became even more bloodthirsty and warlike.

Xiu Qiyu naturally wouldn't give them a chance to attack together. The Netherworld Sword directly severed the neck of an ancient beast, one of the few weaknesses of the ancient beast.

Half an hour later, Xiu Qiyu successfully killed all the level four ancient beasts, collected the crystal cores from their heads, and quickly left the place.

He needs healing.

In the ancient realm, ancient beasts, demonic beasts, magical beasts, and wild beasts roam freely. It is a place filled with slaughter, bloodshed, and violence, where there are no rules, and strength reigns supreme. Whoever is stronger has a better chance of survival.

There are naturally alliances formed by humans here, but Xiu Qiyu did not join any of them and acted alone.

This place is incredibly chaotic, with no rules, and the number of people who die at the hands of their own companions is no more than those who die under the claws of ferocious beasts.

Xiu Qiyu is currently only at the peak of the Golden Core stage, and can at most deal with level four ancient beasts. If it comes to level five ancient beasts, he will probably have no choice but to run away.

Upon hearing that Ye Xiruo was seriously injured, the Emperor and Zishu rushed over to the Danwang Palace.

Jing Li sat cross-legged behind Ye Xiruo, helping her to regulate the turbulent true energy within her body. The injuries were now largely under control. However, Jing Li was still worried and continued to channel true energy into Ye Xiruo.

Zishu poured out two precious healing pills and fed them to Ye Xiruo.

So in just twenty minutes, apart from being a little pale, Ye Xiruo was in perfect condition, just like she hadn't been injured at all.

"Grandmaster, Master, Senior Brother, I'm alright now. I'm sorry for making you worry," Ye Xiruo said apologetically.

"It's good that you're alright." Actually, Jing Li was overthinking it. This idea of ​​sharing the damage sounded very unreliable. Xiu Qiyu was at the peak of the Golden Core stage, while Ye Xiruo was only at the early Foundation Establishment stage. If they really shared half of the damage, Ye Xiruo would probably be dead too.

This damage is shared in half, but it's based on what Ye Xiruo can withstand, meaning it won't endanger her life. Any excess damage will be handled by the system.

"Can't this contract be dissolved?" Jing Li was still unwilling to give up.

"Don't worry, Master. You should think of it this way: if Brother Xiu Qi advances, I will also level up." This will save a lot of cultivation time, since Brother Xiu Qi's advancement speed is like he's cheating.

"Congratulations, Junior Sister, on becoming a Level 1 Alchemist." Zishu stared at the baby face with great seriousness.

Ye Xiruo's forehead was covered with black lines.

"Luckily, the one who challenged me today was a level one alchemist. If it had been a level two alchemist, I would have had to pretend to be unconscious."

"This matter won't just end like this." Such blatant targeting is not Jing Li's style to tolerate.

"What? The alchemist is dead. He accidentally fell into the pool."

"They acted pretty quickly." This was clearly a cover-up.

He never expected that someone would be so arrogant on his Danwang Palace territory.

“Pay special attention to the Ninth Princess and Cao Rui,” Zishu added after a moment’s thought.

"That little girl from the Cao family will be staying at the Pill King's Palace for a few days this time." Her body is too weak. Even if she successfully advances to the eighth-grade alchemist, her body will probably collapse after practicing alchemy a few times. The Emperor spoke directly.

"It seems the Cao family values ​​this little girl quite a bit."

"She is the most talented disciple in the Cao family in two hundred years, and the hope for the Cao family's revitalization. Naturally, she should be valued above all else."

"Alright, Xiao Yezi, you've had a long day, get some rest."

"I'll take my junior sister back."

"Thank you, senior brother."

After returning, Ye Xiruo went directly into the space. The seven-colored divine lotus in the space was still shrouded in seven-colored mist, making it impossible to see the situation inside.

The space has been expanded tenfold, and Ye Xiruo unceremoniously allocated ten acres of land for herself to grow vegetables.

Although the food at the Danwang Palace was incredibly delicious, Ye Xiruo still missed the delicious food on Earth.

"System, can we raise living creatures in this space?" If so, we can eat meat.

"Insufficient permissions".

Forget it, let's just eat the vegetables! Stir-fried shredded potatoes with green peppers, braised eggplant, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, dry-fried green beans, and a pot of rice.

The kitchen utensils in the space were all secretly brought in by Ye Xiruo. The original kitchen only had a place for burning firewood and boiling water, and a large cabinet divided into many small compartments, but unfortunately, they were all empty.

After asking the system, she learned that these small compartments all have spatial attributes, and each compartment can hold one type of item to keep it fresh and in good condition.

The vegetables that Ye Xiruo had planted in the space matured in three days. Their taste and color were superb. After learning about this magical little grid, she happily harvested all the mature vegetables and put them into the grid so that she could take them directly from the grid when she wanted to eat them without having to pick them.

Ye Xiruo dreams of having everything in the space move according to her will, such as planting vegetables, watering plants, and harvesting medicinal herbs.

Although she has now reached the Foundation Establishment stage, she still gets exhausted every time she harvests medicinal herbs. (To be continued.)