Since successfully trading with the disciples of the Hehuan Sect, Shushu has become unstoppable.

Along the way, whenever she encountered a cultivator who was still breathing, regardless of their sect, gender, or whether they were doing something bad, she would try to sell her her wares.

While selling them herself, she also sent messages to her friends who had communication jade pendants, asking them to disguise themselves and sell them.

Over the course of a few days, almost everyone in the Xunfeng Secret Realm, except for those trapped in certain nooks and crannies, knew about this matter.

Various strangely shaped and bloated people began to appear in the Xunfeng Secret Realm. These people were either those who initially wanted to steal things from the Liuyue Sect disciples, or those who later wanted to take what belonged to others.

The thorny sunflower that transformed from a millet seed also became famous throughout the Xunfeng Secret Realm.

Whenever you encounter them, they either rush over to buy thorns, or they know they've acquired a lot of good stuff and want to rob them, like this group in front of us.

Led by a male cultivator in the late Golden Core stage, a group of about forty or fifty people surrounded Shushu and Lu Li, their eyes filled with malice and greed.

The leader, a male cultivator in the late Golden Core stage, shouted menacingly at Lu Li, "Kid, be smart and hand over what you have, or I might spare your life."

While shouting, he deliberately released his late-stage Golden Core aura, trying to give Lu Li a warning.

After all, Lu Li is only showing his cultivation level at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

The male cultivator felt that he was a small realm higher than Lu Li and that suppressing Lu Li would not be a problem. This was why he dared to bring a group of people to rob Lu Li.

He had already learned that Lu Li had made a lot of good things by selling thorns. If he could get his hands on these things, he wouldn't have to worry about cultivation resources for the foreseeable future.

Thinking of this, the male cultivator's gaze toward Lu Li became even more greedy, his eyes fixed on the storage ring hanging at his waist and the thorny sunflower wrapped around his wrist.

After confirming that there were no traces of a contract on the Spiny Flame Sunflower, his eyes lit up even more.

He made up his mind: after killing this man, he would not only take what the man already had, but also the thorny sunflower plant, and then sell the thorns himself.

Thinking of the information he had gathered, the male cultivator looked at the Thorn Flame Sunflower with a determined expression.

Looking at the Fiery Sunflower, it was as if countless spirit stones and pills were flying towards him.

Just imagining the scene made the male cultivator's face flush with excitement. After struggling to control himself, he suddenly intensified his pressure and rushed towards the other party.

Originally, Lu Li was just watching the show with a "let's have a good time" attitude when this idiot came out to rob him.

He never expected the other party to be so audacious, not only scheming to steal his storage bag, but also daring to target his junior sister.

Lu Li could no longer hold back, and his mood for watching the show vanished. He immediately threw the two spirits that were still causing trouble in the space at the male cultivator.

"What...ah!"

In an instant, the male cultivator was surrounded by both ice and fire. Half of his body was frozen and the other half was burned. It was as if Xue Ling and Xiao Huo Ling had planned it together, with one spirit taking care of one half.

Moments later, the firelight vanished, and the remaining half of his body, frozen in ice, crashed to the ground. The male cultivator at the late Golden Core stage was now truly dead beyond any doubt.

"ah!"

This scene deeply shocked the group of people who had come to rob the place; they all looked terrified, and even the air seemed to fall into a deathly silence.

Finally, someone suddenly let out a sharp scream, which brought everyone back to their senses, and they immediately tried to flee in all directions.

However, the two spirits would not give these people a chance to escape. One spirit took charge of half of the group, and in no time, all the robbers were dealt with.

More than twenty ice sculptures have appeared on site, maintaining various poses, their faces filled with terror, but they no longer show any signs of life.

As for the other half, it had long since disappeared in the flames, leaving not even ashes behind, burned to ashes.

Or perhaps it wasn't entirely clean, because the little fire spirit only burned the people; it very cunningly left behind their valuables, including storage bags and various magical artifacts.

Xue Ling did the same. Before freezing people, she would thoroughly clean them up first. These things could be exchanged for spirit stones later, so she couldn't let them go to waste.

So, after taking a stroll around, Xue Ling and Xiao Huo Ling happily returned to their space with a bunch of spoils.

Lu Li didn't stop them, nor did he intend to confiscate them; he simply let them go.

As for whether this would be cruel, he didn't think so.

This is the most realistic world of cultivation, where the strong prey on the weak, and it's never just a joke.

If Lu Li had been the one to lose today, those people would have treated him the same way, and perhaps even more cruelly.

Therefore, neither Lu Li nor Shu Shu showed any hesitation or reluctance on their faces.

Before leaving, Lu Li seemed to have thought of something. His eyes flickered, and a small puppet appeared in his hand.

Unlike other puppets, this puppet is shaped like a stone, and it's the kind that doesn't reveal any flaws.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Li added several more layers of concealment arrays to seal off the fluctuations of spiritual energy on it before casually placing it in an inconspicuous pile of stones high up.

Looking at the puppet that perfectly fit the pile of stones, Lu Li then used the contract to look around from the puppet's perspective. After confirming that he could see everything, Lu Li felt relieved and left with Shushu.

Sure enough, not long after they left, a group of people appeared here. Looking at the dead bodies scattered on the ground, these people were not saddened at all; instead, their eyes showed excitement.

One of them, after surveying the surroundings with his divine sense and confirming that there were no outsiders nearby, condensed a thick black mist in his hand, and soon his entire body was enveloped in the black mist.

When the black mist dissipated, the person had transformed into a completely different person.

With its bluish skin, crimson eyes, strange horns on its head, and bulging muscles all over its body, it's the kind of creature that gives you nightmares.

But the people around seemed unfazed. They weren't afraid at all; instead, they looked at the monster with worship in their eyes, as if it were their god, and were just short of kneeling down in submission.

The monster was also pleased with everyone's discerning eye. He first bestowed upon these people a wisp of black mist as a form of charity, and only after watching them respectfully accept the refinement did he nod in satisfaction.

Then he opened his mouth wide and formed hand seals, as if trying to suck something from the air.

Unfortunately, he consumed it for a long time but did not get what he wanted. In the end, he even took out the Soul-Summoning Banner, but he still could not summon a single soul.

Enraged, the monster slammed its fist into the ground, creating a huge crater, before turning to one of the people in the group and speaking in a hoarse voice.