Zhu Yi's fair face was filled with undisguised joy and excitement.
Her greatest strength was that she didn't hoard good things. Grabbing Wei Weiwei's hand, she launched into a tirade: "Weiwei, I've learned how to control Netherworld Ghost Fire. Just give me a seed of fire, and I can use it to condense different fire creatures. Moreover, the destructive power of Ghost Fire is truly formidable. Compared to the scorching burns of Yang Fire, the advantage of Ghost Fire is that it can burn the souls of cultivators!"
"The burning of the soul is much harder to heal than the burning of the body!" Zhu Yi was already fantasizing about the day when she would travel to the human world and encounter stubborn and unteachable demons and monsters, and she would just give them a good beating with ghost fire. How domineering that would be!
Wei Weiwei was somewhat tempted by Zhu Yi's words. She carefully counted the plain white porcelain and quietly packed away some firewood.
The firewood that Xue Shan carried over was an important fuel source for the Netherworld Ghost Fire, and it would be extremely precious if placed outside.
"That hand gesture... right!" Taking advantage of her current excitement, Zhu Yi walked to the earthen kiln, put the clay mold that Wei Weiwei had shaped earlier into the kiln, and while firing the porcelain, she gave Wei Weiwei a detailed explanation of the magic.
More and more little black birds are appearing on the treetops, all anxiously hoping that Zhu Yi can pass the level soon.
"Freedom! The outside world!"
"Why aren't those three men leaving yet? They're waiting anxiously in the tree!"
"I really want to go outside and see the world! Youyaopo is so boring!"
"Wait a little longer, let's not make a fuss, otherwise those people will get upset and kick us out."
Zhu Yi ignored the little black birds' yearly chirping and patiently waited for the last batch of porcelain in the earthen kiln to be fired before putting it into her ruby storage ring and taking it with her.
"The map says that if we follow this path to the end, we can find the way to the Flower and Bird Realm under a peach tree. Unlock the ultimate gift pack for the Immortal Peach Secret Realm!"
"Have we packed everything up?" Xue Shan checked the surroundings again to make sure nothing was left behind. The three of them packed even the firewood carefully.
Zhu Yi laughed and said, "Our motto is 'pluck feathers from a passing goose, and swarm the locusts;' how could we possibly leave anything behind?"
She was a little smug. When the three of them walked out of Youyao Slope, Zhu Yi looked back. The third level was not difficult to pass. Weiwei discovered that the key to refining medicine was the Netherworld Ghost Fire. She entered the dream again and gained the method to control the ghost fire.
"Junior Sister, what are you looking at?" Wei Weiwei asked softly when she saw Zhu Yi staring blankly.
"I just feel that although the Yin Soldier Realm looks very eerie, we haven't had it too difficult these past few days." Zhu Yi was used to reviewing things after completing some major tasks.
"The biggest danger we encountered was probably when we first came in, being chased by the zombie family." She seemed strangely reluctant to leave.
Wei Weiwei nodded in agreement: "It was indeed very dangerous back then, with poisonous insects everywhere, but they didn't hurt anyone. Junior Sister used the horse-slaying saber with great flair!"
"In short, I will be more careful when I venture into secret realms in the future. I've been jumping around like a zombie these past few days, and it's really uncomfortable." Xue Shan smiled bitterly. That itchy, blood-sucking feeling was awful. She would have to eat glutinous rice more often to ward off evil spirits.
"Yes, yes, when we get back we must learn more skills so that we will be more confident to explore more difficult secret realms in the future!" Wei Weiwei was suddenly filled with ambition, and her tone became much more excited when she spoke.
However, for Wei Weiwei, the most difficult of the three challenges was the Netherworld Bridge. If it weren't for the appearance of the Blue Feather Golden Claw Eagle and Xue Shan's call, she really wouldn't have been able to cross it.
In the illusion, her brother Luo Zhihuai looked at her with disgust. When he took her older sister's hand and walked past her, her heart shattered into a million pieces. The pain of each tear reminded her of her uselessness.
Wei Weiwei lowered her eyes. The worries she didn't voice turned into an urgent desire to improve her strength. In her heart, she called out Luo Zhihuai's name countless times. He was her childhood sweetheart and the man she loved...
Wei Wei didn't listen carefully to what Zhu Yi said next. She was a little dazed. When she stepped out of the boundary of Youyao Slope, the gray, white and black hills behind her disappeared from sight.
It shattered little by little, like clouds and smoke dissipating.
Countless small black birds swarmed out, flying low through the gaps in the clouds and mist, while some jackals, tigers, and leopards also came running out noisily from the side.
Zhu Yi's lips twitched: "How dangerous is it in here? Why didn't we encounter so many ferocious beasts when we were clearing the levels?"
"Maybe they... are just lazy?" Xue Shan couldn't answer that either. She didn't understand why so many ferocious monsters didn't bother them at all while they were trying to pass the level.
Three faces full of suspicion.
"Idiot! Do you three think we don't want to eat you?" The long-fanged black leopard, its eerie green eyes gleaming, sneered, "The rules of the secret realm forbid us from harming those who reach the third level!"
"Besides, if you guys hadn't gotten through smoothly, how could we have gotten out of here? Freedom! I'm going to go out for a meal, hehe!"
After saying this, the big black leopard slapped its paw and threw a black lump into Wei Weiwei's arms: "Keep your reward safe. Although that girl is good at refining pills, you found the key to pass the third level, so the Hundred Herbs Furnace is yours!"
The leopard was impatient and opened its blood-red maw at the three sisters. A strong demonic wind swept in, and before the three could dodge, three Netherworld Ghost Fire Beads appeared in front of them.
Just as Zhu Yi was about to raise her hand to resist, before the shield barrier could even form, a cold, dark blue bead with a burning sensation landed in her hand. Looking up, she saw that each of the three sisters had one.
"You three are so stupid! You're all so ignorant. You even cut down so many trees to bring out, how tiring!" The leopard looked at the three slightly dizzy girls with disdain. The three of them looked rather dim-witted, no wonder they lingered on Youyao Slope for so long. It was waiting to get out, and the flowers had all withered, but there was nothing it could do but hide secretly in the forest and watch them make porcelain...
"Keep the Netherworld Ghost Fire Pearl safe. Whether you can refine it or not depends on your luck!" the big black leopard said smugly. "Since we haven't disturbed your progress in the third level, you'd better refine a hundred batches of pills for us!"
"A hundred furnaces? Isn't that a bit too much!" Zhu Yi's habit of haggling kicked in, and she wanted to negotiate a little.
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