Lin Zhenzhen, who was laughing loudly in a secluded corner, suddenly received a notification that her favorability rating had increased.
Early the next morning, Lin Zhenzhen arrived at the designated meeting point.
She spotted Chen Shu from afar; she was wearing an elaborate long dress, looking more like she was there for a spring outing than for training.
Upon seeing me approach, Chen Shu immediately scurried over, beaming with pride, clearly pleased with herself for making Ling Zhen cry the day before.
"Sister, I won't be setting off with you later. I'm waiting for the young sect leader. I didn't expect him to only bring me with him."
Upon hearing this, Lin Zhenzhen obediently lowered her head, secretly heartbroken.
She noticed that Chen Shu's boots looked familiar and deliberately asked, "Aren't these my shoes?"
Chen Shu immediately hid her feet behind her back in a panic. This was something she had specially searched for in the east wing last night. She had heard that it was a magic weapon left to her by Lingzhen's mother, which could allow her to travel a thousand miles a day if she wore it.
"Sister, you've mistaken me for someone else. Father bought this for me specially when he heard I was going on a training expedition."
"Really?" Lin Zhenzhen nodded and didn't pursue the matter further. Instead, she looked up and carefully examined Chen Shu from head to toe. "I hope I can see you again later."
Chen Shu felt uneasy under her gaze, and the more she listened to those words, the more ominous they seemed.
But she quickly snorted dismissively.
You have the young sect leader protecting you, so you should worry about yourself!
Lin Zhenzhen's other three teammates also arrived. After a brief introduction, Lin Zhenzhen learned that the tall man had a golden spiritual root and was a first-level Great Spiritual Master; the woman had a golden spiritual root and was a fourth-level Spiritual Master.
Of the four, only Zhang Kun possessed a mutated spiritual root: the lightning spiritual root. His cultivation level was also the highest, having reached the first stage of the Spirit Venerable realm. The young men and women all elected him as their captain to organize their actions.
"I can be the captain, but you must obey my commands completely." Zhang Kun crossed his arms and looked arrogantly in Lin Zhenzhen's direction.
Lin Zhenzhen shrugged: "I have no objection."
With a command given, all the disciples set off in a grand procession toward the Misty Abyss Forest.
Chen Shu suddenly ran behind her, and Lin Zhenzhen turned around and saw Xuan Yuanzhao standing in the sunlight with his hands behind his back. Although she couldn't see his features clearly, she could tell that he was looking in her direction.
"Wei Wu, go and follow Ling Zhen. If there's any emergency, send me a voice message."
"Yes, sir." Wei Wu disappeared into the air like a streak of white light.
Chen Shu's smile froze on her lips as she cautiously asked, "Young Sect Master, which way should I go?"
Xuanyuan Zhao glanced at her coldly and said, "The center of the Abyss."
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"Oh, everyone, don't worry. Our disciples are training in the outermost part of the Misty Abyss Forest, where we only encounter low-level demonic beasts. The fierce ones are trapped by the miasma barrier in the center of the Misty Abyss and can't get out."
"Besides, with your support-type spiritual root, Junior Sister Ling, you just need to stay behind us."
A young man in the group tried to lighten the mood by speaking up. He turned around and saw Lin Zhenzhen expressionlessly using a dagger to slice open the belly of a second-tier demon beast and precisely extract its inner core.
"......"
Lin Zhenzhen stuffed the inner core into her personal spirit bag. She had read in a book that the black egg had a huge appetite, so she should take this opportunity to stock up on some food.
She raised her head and took a deep breath. The spiritual energy here was unusually abundant, as if every cell in her body had opened up and was breathing freely.
"Let's head that way." This wasn't Zhang Kun's first time training in the Misty Abyss Forest. He was experienced in the distribution of monsters here, so he led the team directly towards the area where low-level monsters were concentrated.
The four of them had a smooth journey, especially Lin Zhenzhen, who barely used her spiritual power, yet swiftly and accurately killed every demon beast that appeared in her sight.
With each stroke of her sword, she relentlessly pursued the collection of demonic beast cores.
The senior brother couldn't help but ask, "What do you need so many low-level inner cores for?"
"Have a pet."
"Are they preparing to open a breeding farm?" Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Kun, who was walking at the front of the group, suddenly stopped.
“Something’s strange.” He bent down and pressed the ground beneath his feet, rubbing the soil carefully. “The humidity in the air is rising too fast.”
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, a sharp howl rang out in the air, like the ear-piercing sound of metal clashing, making people instinctively want to cover their ears.
Zhang Kun's expression changed drastically, and his body immediately crackled with blue-purple lightning.
"It's a high-level demonic beast."
"How is this possible? There couldn't possibly be anything like this here..." His words were interrupted by screams coming from all directions.
The group exchanged horrified glances, but before they could react, a splatter of blue blood appeared on the ground.
Lin Zhenzhen retracted the vines, picked up the winged beast she had cleaved with her whip, and exclaimed with delight, "Wow, is this a high-level demon beast? Its inner core is indeed much larger."
The tall man covered his head in fear; if Lin Zhenzhen had been even a fraction slower, he would be the one lying on the ground.
The fastest to arrive were the winged beasts that could fly; although they were not very powerful, their numbers were vast.
Seeing this, the senior sister with the golden spiritual root opened a protective barrier, providing a place for the four of them to hide. However, this consumed too much spiritual energy, and it looked like the transparent shield that was shining with golden light was about to break under the attack of the monster's sharp beak.
Zhang Kun led the charge out so that the area of the barrier could be reduced.
Lin Zhenzhen followed closely behind, but he threw her back into the enclosure.
"Don't get in my way!"
Her senior sister also pulled her back, saying, "Don't cause trouble at a time like this when you're supporting your spiritual root."
"Looking down on support-type spiritual roots?" Lin Zhenzhen raised an eyebrow, laughing arrogantly.
Before her eyes could react, the slender figure rushed into the battlefield composed of countless winged beasts.
Behind her, countless vines burst forth from the ground, heading straight for the monster in the air as if they had eyes.
Zhang Kun noticed a shadow appear and looked up to find that the writhing green plants had densely covered his head.
Lin Zhenzhen wove a "green hat" for Zhang Kun using vines.
What are you doing?
Lin Zhenzhen swiftly passed by him, her reply still whistling through the air: "Protect your brain."
The Soul-Separating Eagle is a fifth-tier demonic beast that enjoys pecking at people's brains.
Zhang Kun stared in surprise at her retreating figure, suppressing the metallic taste in his mouth, and gritted his teeth as he said thank you.
Lin Zhenzhen was engrossed in the battle when, as if receiving a command, the soul-destroying statues that had been flying everywhere scattered and disappeared without a trace within seconds.
"That's strange." Lin Zhenzhen frowned, when a figure suddenly appeared beside her and grabbed her wrist.
Wei Wu, his face and body covered in bruises, shouted, "Come with me!"
Lin Zhenzhen would certainly not agree, and Wei Wu was so anxious that he stomped his feet.
"If we don't leave now, it will be too late!"
The next second, the entire ground began to shake violently.
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