On the other side of the Fallen Maple Secret Realm, Lu Li's actions were incredibly swift; without hesitation, he killed the spirit beast that had attempted to ambush him from behind with a single sword strike.

Once he confirmed that there were no more malevolent spirit beasts or cultivators within a safe range, he used a cleansing spell to wash the bloodstains off his sword, collected the spirit beast's corpse, and leaped onto the tallest tree beside him, gazing into the distance as if searching for something.

Unfortunately, after looking for a while, he didn't find any clues, nor did he see the person he was looking for. Worry flashed across his eyes, but he quickly hid it.

Then, with a flick of his sleeve, he brushed away the dust from the branches, leaned against the tree trunk, and sat down. He then took out the communication jade tablet of the millet tree, which he had looked at countless times since entering the secret realm.

Seeing that there was still no movement from above, he knew that the communication between the jade tokens was still restricted, and his brows furrowed slightly.

He hadn't expected that, even though he had held Shushu tightly and protected her in his arms before entering the secret realm, they would still be forcibly separated once they actually entered.

Therefore, during his time in the secret realm, Lu Li spent almost every day thinking about how to find millet and potatoes, and he took action to achieve this.

Not only did he send out Firefire, Snowmoon, and some high-ranking Golden Vultures to help find the rats, but he also inquired along the way and captured many local beasts to ask questions.

However, after searching for so many days, there was not a single clue, and no one had seen any sweet potatoes.

Thinking that his junior sister was just a little bean and her cultivation was only at the Nascent Soul stage, Lu Li couldn't help but feel anxious. After pondering it seriously for a day or two, he began to act with great fanfare.

The main purpose was to create some noise so that Shushu's side could hear the news, know that he was here, and then come looking for him. Of course, he wouldn't give up the search either.

It's a bit of a pity that even after making a fuss for a while, there's still no news about the sweet potato.

On the contrary, his high profile inadvertently attracted a lot of attention, and he encountered many cultivators and spirit beasts who wanted to take advantage of him along the way.

Seeing that he was alone, the cultivators and spirit beasts wanted to take advantage of the situation. There were at least five groups of people who were planning to kill him and steal his treasure.

Fortunately, his strength was not to be underestimated. In addition, he also had his natal sword and two spirits. Those who wanted to rob or kill him were all robbed and killed by him.

For example, those spirit beasts just now were actually contracted beasts of certain people. Lu Li had already discovered these people's little tricks, so he pretended to reveal a flaw to lure them into making a move.

Unexpectedly, these people were quite cautious and dared not take action themselves. Instead, they sent their contracted beasts to launch a sneak attack while they themselves hid behind.

He had already seen it when he killed those spirit beasts. These spirit beasts and the people behind them had signed master-servant contracts, which meant that the masters would not be harmed when these spirit beasts died.

However, Lu Li is not the type to forgive and forget or repay evil with kindness. He believes in the principle of "I will not offend others unless they offend me, and if they offend me, I will eliminate them completely."

He was even less likely to let go of someone who wanted him dead.

Thinking of this, Lu Li silently calculated in his mind the time that Huo Chi and Xue Yue, also known as Xue Ling Wang, had been gone, and knew that it was almost time to end things.

Sure enough, the next moment, several mournful and resentful voices rang out from a dense forest in the neighboring mountains.

A moment later, the sounds completely disappeared, and a dazzling fire lit up the area.

After waiting a while, the fire went out, and two small figures, one red and one white, appeared and quickly flew towards him.

Before long, two small figures arrived in front of Lu Li; they were Huo Chi and Xue Yue.

As soon as the two spirits returned, they began to boast: "Master, I killed all those bad guys."

"We also looted their storage rings and valuables."

The first sentence was spoken by Huo Chi, and the second sentence was spoken by Xue Yue.

As they talked, the two spirits offered the things they were holding to Lu Li. They didn't try to take credit for each other's words, but rather included each other, making them look extremely harmonious.

Seeing the two spirits being so friendly, Lu Li raised an eyebrow, looked them up and down to make sure they weren't causing any trouble, and then spoke in a low voice.

"Alright, take a look at the storage rings first. If you see anything you like, keep it for yourselves." This is Lu Li's usual practice.

Then he heard the two spirits reply: "We don't need it, let's exchange it for spirit stones later."

Hearing this, Lu Li didn't try to persuade them further. He took the storage rings they were holding, glanced inside, and didn't see anything particularly valuable or any jade tokens or identification badges.

Guessing that this group of people were probably independent cultivators, he put away all the storage rings: "Alright, put the rest in the junk pile and exchange them for spirit stones later."

The pile of miscellaneous items that Lu Li mentioned was actually an area he had cleared out in his space specifically to store the things the two little guys had stolen back.

If nothing unexpected happens, Lu Li will find a place to sell the things he left here after he leaves, and exchange them for spirit stones or other useful resources.

After doing all this, Lu Li glanced at the area again. He didn't see any stragglers or good spiritual plants, so he took his natal sword and led the two spirits to continue searching for millet and potatoes.

Little did they know that the millet and potatoes were in dire straits at that moment.

Yes, it's a living hell, because that snow bear is still relentlessly chasing Jiu Ruo and Shu Shu.

Jiu Ruo's four hooves were practically on fire as it ran, and it wouldn't let the sheep stop. Clearly, it had gotten addicted to chasing. Shu Shu tried to put Jiu Ruo away, but it stopped him.

They had no choice but to keep running.

After running for two more days, not only was Jiu Ruo physically and mentally exhausted, but Shu Shu was also shaken so much that he questioned his existence and his eyes were seeing circles.

When they were completely exhausted, the two of them simply lay down on the ground and pretended to be dead. No matter how much the snow bear urged them or bit their buttocks, they just wouldn't move.

The snow bear was so angry that it had to channel its spiritual energy into them so that they would have the strength to continue playing its chase game with it. It was absolutely terrifying.

However, this incident also confirmed to Shushu that the snow bear meant no harm, so he lay down with greater peace of mind.

It was a bit cold lying on the ground, and Shushu snuggled up to Jiu Ruo, getting wrapped up tightly in Jiu Ruo's wool.

The warm and cozy environment, combined with the fatigue from running around for several days, helped them fall asleep quickly.

This blatant behavior left Snow Bear speechless. He glanced at their dark circles and belatedly realized that what he had done seemed rather unkind.

So, the snow bear, finally having a change of heart, stopped waking them up and instead helped keep watch.

Once it detects a person or beast approaching, it fiercely drives them away, even more so than Tianluo and Huoyi.

After secretly observing it for a while, a bold idea came to Tianluo's mind.

Then, it quietly crept up to the snow bear.