Shushu lay on an inconspicuous mound of earth on the hillside, watching the Four Souls in the distance, who seemed to be fighting fiercely, with spiritual light shining and wind surging, but in reality, it seemed that no one was going to kill them.

Knowing that her ancestor was safe for the time being, she finally felt relieved. After taking a deep breath, she turned to look at Lu Li beside her.

"Senior Brother, shall we go there now? I sense that something should be there."

As she spoke, she pointed in the direction for Lu Li, indicating that what they were looking for was there, her eyes shining with excitement, as if she could rush out at any moment.

Lu Li looked in the direction her paw was pointing and saw an inconspicuous little hill. There was nothing unusual about it, so he didn't find anything. However, he trusted Shushu's intuition very much and noted down the location without hesitation.

Then, he glanced at the Shikon Jewel, who were still fighting fiercely in the sky above the small hill, and knew that now was not the best time. So he suppressed the restless Shushu and explained in a low voice.

"Wait a little longer, they haven't left yet, they'll be discovered."

"Okay, then let's wait a bit longer."

So the senior and junior disciples quieted down again, nestled quietly in the small mound of earth, watching silently as the three souls, completely unaware of what was happening, were led further away by the millet-like creature.

After they had traveled quite a distance, Lu Li recalculated and felt it was about time. He tucked the millet into his pocket, whispered "Let's go," and then sped off.

Knowing that she was not as fast as Lu Li, Shushu did not struggle when he carried her and simply hitched a ride with him. She was comfortably carried along, and if Lu Li deviated from the direction, she would send him a telepathic message to correct him.

Soon, the two siblings, one leading the way and the other charging forward, silently made their way to the entrance of a cave. After glancing at the pitch-black cave, Lu Li looked at the millet in his arms.

After receiving a big nod from Shushu, indicating that the location was correct, he took the Heavenly Sword that suddenly appeared in her hand, and finally glanced at the Four Souls who were still fighting obliviously in the distance.

Lu Li's eyes sharpened, and he quickly added a shield to himself and Shushu. He then used the Heavenly Extreme Jade to open a hole in the barrier and plunged inside.

Just as they passed through the barrier and entered the cave, the three souls, who had been fighting fiercely with the millet demon, seemed to sense something. They stopped what they were doing, looked at each other, and immediately wanted to turn back to check the situation.

Seeing this, the millet-like creature was not about to give up. Almost as soon as they moved, it stood in front of them without thinking, not allowing any soul a chance to leave.

To avoid arousing suspicion, it even shouted loudly, "What are you doing? You can't beat me and you want to run away? I haven't had enough fighting yet. Nobody's leaving."

After saying that, it ignored everything and unleashed a powerful attack on each of the three souls, leaving none unscathed.

Since the millet was usually a warlike creature, seeing it like this, the three souls didn't realize anything was wrong for a while and could only grit their teeth and continue fighting it.

After exchanging another ten or so blows, both sides were injured. The three souls were still a little uneasy, so they exchanged a few words and decided that two of them would drag the millet away while the remaining soul went back to check on the situation.

The millet-chi was always paying attention to their movements. Although it did not hear their voices, it could guess a thing or two from their actions and expressions.

Knowing they wanted to go back, he disregarded his injuries and became even more cunning, using his body as a shield to block the departing souls.

The three souls didn't know what was wrong with Shu Chi. Seeing that it was covered in bruises, and not being able to destroy it directly, they could only replace it with another soul.

No matter which soul it was, the millet-like creature could always intercept it with great precision. Although it would be covered in more marks, it didn't care and had a strange, fierce determination.

After a while, the three souls realized something was wrong. While fighting with Shu Chi, they scrutinized it from head to toe with sharp eyes. One of the souls even questioned it in a stern voice: "Shu Chi, what are you up to?"

Stared at by three stern gazes, Shu Chi felt a moment of guilt, but then he thought of his young descendant who was not yet weaned.

Knowing that her small frame couldn't withstand even one move from the three, even knowing she would be beaten, it could only suppress its guilty conscience and force itself to stand up, replying confidently despite its lack of righteousness.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I don't know what you're talking about. I'm here to fight. Let me tell you, if we don't settle this today, none of us will get away."

That arrogant and overbearing demeanor was exactly the same as usual, which inadvertently intimidated the three souls, to the point that the three souls began to doubt whether they were just imagining things.

Then, recalling that only living souls could take those two things away, and that no living people or things had been heard of entering this ancient battlefield over the years, the three souls looked at each other and finally slowly let go of the inexplicable worry in their hearts, and continued to fight against the millet worm.

They decided that no matter what, they had to defeat the millet worm today, so that it wouldn't become so arrogant and irritable, constantly bothering them because of its slightly higher cultivation level, and never letting their souls have a moment's peace.

So, having lived in such a comfortable environment for so long, they had forgotten about the three souls that could use feints and diversions. They were thus fooled by Shu Chi and foolishly buried their heads in a fierce battle with Shu Chi.

Unbeknownst to them, someone—no, I mean, rats and phoenixes—had already infiltrated the area they were guarding.

Meanwhile, Shushu, who had entered the cave, didn't need to do much; her innate skill had already shown her the way. Following the guidance, she wandered east and west, and finally, a little over fifteen minutes after entering, she successfully found her way.

Looking at the soul fragments floating in the center of the stone chamber and the pulsating boundary core, and then at the stone chamber full of restrictions and formations.

This frustrating feeling of being so close yet so far away instantly made Shushu stare wide-eyed in disbelief, scratching his head anxiously as he looked at Lu Li: "Senior Brother, what do we do now?"

Fortunately, Lu Li lived up to his reputation. After seeing the situation clearly, he immediately came up with a solution. He gently patted Shushu and said, "Junior Sister, don't worry."

Immediately afterwards, he took out a storage ring, which was the same one that Xiao Tiandao had given them when they came in.