Without shedding a drop of blood, Su Qing put the three-eyed demonic hound into the spirit pet cage. Looking at the fourth-tier demonic beast still burying its head in its food inside the cage, she couldn't help but shake her head.
“Junior Sister Su Qing, what do you need it for? A dignified fourth-tier demon beast, all it does is eat, it’s useless,” Xuan Qingye said.
“Senior Brother Xuan, you’re mistaken. This guy is so obsessed with food, if it had an owner who could provide it with good food, it would protect it with all its might! After I joined the Xuanling Sect, I’m so grateful to Senior Brother Lan for taking care of me and making so many delicious meals for me, so I plan to give this three-eyed demon dog to Senior Brother Lan,” Su Qing said.
“What you said makes some sense,” Xuan Qingye nodded.
Su Qing secretly added in her heart, "Senior Brother Lan has already established his foundation, so he can say goodbye to the Xuanling Sect's canteen from now on. It won't be convenient for him to eat anything anymore. If I give this super gluttonous three-eyed demonic dog to Senior Brother Lan, he will definitely cook a lot of delicious food, and I can also mooch some of it."
Yun Luoyan and Bai Xiao both saw Su Qing catch the three-eyed demon dog and put it into the spirit pet cage, and immediately exchanged knowing smiles.
Hey, let's all mooch off each other!
They didn't even feel embarrassed about getting free meals from a fourth-tier spirit pet in the future.
"To get to the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, we have to go around this body of water," Su Qing said, pointing to the map. "Crescent Lake?"
On the map, the shape of the lake does indeed resemble a crescent moon.
"What does this mean?" Xuan Qingye asked, pointing to a flashing symbol on the screen.
Su Qing raised an eyebrow and said, "I suspect there might be some treasure in Crescent Lake."
"Baby?" Xuan Qingye pouted. He knew his master's character best.
If you want to get any treasures from the sect leader, you have to pay a good price.
Protector Jiang and Protector Bai were also puzzled and asked the Xuanling Sect Leader beside them, "Sect Leader, what is the mark?"
"Hehe, you all know it's good stuff," the Xuanling Sect leader said mysteriously.
Su Qing and Xuan Qingye had already headed towards Crescent Lake. Protector Jiang and Protector Bai were both worried for them; the treasures in the sect leader's possession...
Passing through the dense forest, there really was a crescent-shaped lake, which, under the moonlight, was as quiet as a piece of beautiful jade that had fallen to the ground.
However, Su Qing could always sense a hint of unease and danger in this quiet and beautiful scene.
Xuan Qingye also arrived at Crescent Lake, and he naturally noticed her as well.
In dense forests, you're bound to encounter small animals, but here, it's eerily quiet.
"Look, what's that!" Su Qing suddenly pointed to the lake and saw a golden lotus flower on the surface, swaying gently in the night breeze.
"The Eternal Golden Lotus?" Su Qing exclaimed in surprise.
As they spoke, a shimmering light appeared around the Golden Lotus, and within that light, a golden ray of light shot into the sky, illuminating the entire night sky and turning it gold!
Xuan Qingye clenched his fist. He hadn't expected that his sect leader would actually bring out the Eternal Golden Lotus.
This Eternal Golden Lotus was a seed that the sect leader of the Xuanling Sect obtained by chance three hundred years ago when he was training outside.
After returning to the sect, the sect leader dug out a lotus pond on the main peak and planted the seed.
Afterwards, the sect leader put countless rare and precious materials inside to cultivate this Eternal Golden Lotus to its current state.
Unexpectedly, the sect leader was willing to place it in the "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" painting, and even so boldly placed it in Crescent Lake.
Now that this ancient golden lotus is shining brightly, Xuan Qingye feels that her sect leader is clearly showing off.
This Eternal Golden Lotus is a seventh-tier spiritual herb, extremely rare.
Su Qing obtained a fifth-grade pill recipe in the Xuanyuan Secret Realm, which required the use of the Eternal Golden Lotus. The pills made from it could nourish the meridians and spiritual roots after consumption, and were especially useful for Foundation Establishment cultivators.
When Su Qing was in the Qi Refining stage, she used the Sea Buckthorn Dragon Spirit Fruit to stabilize her spiritual root. However, after she reached the Foundation Establishment stage, she was thinking about getting an Eternal Golden Lotus to refine a batch of pills that could nourish her meridians and spiritual root.
I never expected to be so lucky; it's actually in the "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" painting.
Both Protector Jiang and Protector Bai stared in astonishment at the Eternal Golden Lotus.
Every time they went to the main peak of the Xuanling Sect, they coveted this Eternal Golden Lotus. Unexpectedly, the sect leader actually placed it in the Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Map.
"The Eternal Golden Lotus!" Even Wen Yutian, the Dharma Protector of the Wuji Sect's Enforcement Hall, was no longer calm.
These are just some Foundation Establishment cultivators who are not worth mentioning, yet they still put such a precious treasure inside.
"Hehehe." The sect leader of Xuanling Sect chuckled and said, "If anyone has the ability, they can get their hands on the Eternal Golden Lotus. After all, this kind of spiritual herb is meant to be used."
That's easy for you to say!
Wen Yutian rolled his eyes, sneered, and said, "Sect Leader, this Eternal Golden Lotus has the effect of nourishing meridians and spiritual roots. Only if it can be refined into a pill can it exert its full medicinal effect. If the cultivators inside consume it directly, it will be a waste."
That was such a sarcastic remark.
"What business is it of your Wuji Sect if we want to ruin it?" Protector Jiang sneered.
"We have plenty of Eternal Golden Lotuses in our Wuji Sect. Giving one to our disciples as an incentive is fine. Even if they consume it directly, what's the big deal?" Protector Bai said with a disdainful expression.
Wen Yutian felt a lump in his throat, unable to breathe properly.
He thought to himself, "Qiu Zigen, you better step up and snatch this Eternal Golden Lotus for me!"
"I'm determined to have this Eternal Golden Lotus," Su Qing said, raising an eyebrow as she drew her Jade Lotus Sword.
Silently reciting the sword incantation, the Jade Lotus Sword grew longer and larger. Su Qing leaped onto it, heading towards the center of Crescent Lake.
Xuan Qingye grabbed Su Qing's collar and said, "How could the sect leader let you get it so easily? You can't do it like this."
"If we don't go, how will we know what has been arranged?" With that, Su Qing gently flicked her wrist, transforming into a streak of azure light and heading towards the Eternal Green Lotus.
Just as Xuan Qingye was about to chase after him, she saw the waves surging in Crescent Lake. Then, a carp shimmering with golden light soared into the sky, opened its huge mouth, and was about to swallow Su Qing in mid-air.
Good heavens!
Although Su Qing was already on guard, the sudden attack by the golden carp still caught her off guard, and she almost fell off the Jade Lotus Sword. Fortunately, Su Qing reacted quickly, and after doing two somersaults in the air, she landed steadily on the Jade Lotus Sword again. Then, not daring to go any further, she turned back to the shore.
Xuan Qingye's palm was already glowing with a bluish-green light, and she only withdrew the icy spiritual power after seeing Su Qing return safely.
As Su Qing left Crescent Lake, the golden carp flipped over and fell into the lake.
If it weren't for the ripples on Crescent Lake, one might have thought that the golden carp was an illusion.
"What a scoundrel! He actually let the spirit of the artifact guard the Eternal Golden Lotus!" Su Qing said angrily.
That's right, the golden-scaled carp is the embodiment of the spirit within the "Ten Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains" painting.
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