"Sister Yan, you've had a great trip, it was really worth it!" Lin Muze gave a thumbs up.
As they completed their missions, they also gained experience, and their strength improved to varying degrees.
Lin Muze's strength reached the ninth level of advanced realm, and Luo Wanyin's strength also improved to the fifth level of advanced realm.
Yu Qiqi's strength broke through to the second level of the Great Perfection Realm.
"That's good. We should set off for the next Heavenly-level mission location now," Ruan Xiyan said.
They accepted two Heavenly-level missions on this trip, and have now completed one.
The remaining Heavenly-level mission takes place within the territory of the Holy Martial Dynasty, one of the four great empires.
After leaving the blizzard plains, Ruan Xiyan and her group headed towards the Holy Martial Dynasty.
The Holy Martial Dynasty is located at the easternmost edge of the continent, which is quite far from the Blizzard Snowfield.
They traveled on their flying magical artifacts, cultivating as they went.
Lin Muze, who was sitting there cross-legged in meditation, suddenly tilted his head back and lay down.
"Sister Yan, how much longer until we reach the Holy Martial Dynasty? I'm so hungry and tired!" Lin Muze rubbed his stomach and groaned.
Luo Wanyin took out some dry food and handed it over, saying, "Make do with this."
When Lin Muze saw the dry rations, he shook his head vigorously, "I'm so sick of eating this stuff these past few days, I won't eat it, I absolutely won't eat it."
He was the young master of the prestigious Lin family, with more spirit stones than he could ever spend; when had he ever suffered such hunger?
But in this remote place, there's nowhere to spend spirit stones, even if you have them.
"How could you, a pampered young master, not understand the idea of going to the Ice Feather Palace to cultivate and suffer?" Yu Qiqi asked suspiciously. "Do you perhaps have some kind of dream of becoming a powerful figure?"
"Who do you think you are? Everyone dreams of becoming an unparalleled expert. What I want to do most is to wander the world with just a gun, eat meat and drink wine, and help the weak and fight injustice whenever I feel like it."
Lin Muze gripped the gun in his hand, his eyes gleaming, then lowered his head and sighed.
“I don’t think I’ve mentioned this to you before, but before I entered the Ice Feather Palace, I had another master. This spear was a gift from my master, and I’ve been learning skills from him ever since.”
"My master is very powerful. He knows a lot of things. It was my master's request that I come to Ice Feather Palace to cultivate."
"Where is your master now?"
"I don't know. He sent me to the Ice Feather Palace to cultivate, and then I lost track of him. My master hates being tied down. He's probably somewhere traveling and having fun by himself right now."
Lin Muze, like a wronged little woman who had been abandoned, muttered, "He didn't even take me with him. Next time I see him, I'll definitely have a good talk with him."
"Don't be so downcast. Although there are no cities nearby where people can rest, there's a dense forest not far ahead. Let's go in and find some wild game to have a hot meal," Ruan Xiyan said to Lin Muze.
Upon hearing this, Lin Muze did a somersault and cheered, "Long live Sister Yan!"
In the dense forest, a flock of birds were startled into flight, and the magical beasts scattered and ran away, raising clouds of dust.
A short while later, Lin Muze returned carrying a fat pig, and together with Yu Qiqi, they went to the water source to clean and process it.
Luo Wanyin had already skillfully set up the frame and started a fire.
With the help of the group, the fragrant roasted meat was quickly cooked.
"Sister Yan's mushroom soup is so delicious, and Wanwan's grilled meat is also pretty good," Yu Qiqi said with a smile.
She discovered that Sister Yan and the others were amazing; they seemed to know everything.
She can't do anything except fight.
"Wanwan, where did you learn your cooking skills? Teach me sometime." Yu Qiqi mumbled as she ate the barbecue.
"Okay," Luo Wanyin replied with a smile.
She had a life of hardship and hunger since childhood. In order to eat better, she had to go deep into the forest to hunt, which naturally made her a skilled cook.
Soon, they finished off the fat pig that was as tall as a person.
"Chirp chirp chirp! Master! Master!" Yao Yao's urgent voice rang out in the space.
Ruan Xiyan raised her hand and released it from the space.
The tiny Yaoyao fluttered its wings and landed on Ruan Xiyan's arm.
"Oh my! What an adorable little guy, Sister Yan, is this also your contracted beast?" Yu Qiqi stared at Yao Yao without blinking.
Ruan Xiyan nodded.
Yu Qiqi tilted her head. She remembered that, apart from special places like the Valley of Ten Thousand Beasts, a person's spiritual power could generally only allow them to contract one spirit pet.
Therefore, choosing a contracted beast is a very careful matter, and successfully contracting a spirit pet is not an easy thing. If one's mental strength is not strong enough, one can easily suffer a backlash.
But Sister Yan signed contracts with two at once!
Ruan Xiyan looked at Yaoyao, "What's wrong?"
"Master, there's something good in that direction." Yao Yao stretched out her wings and pointed into the depths of the dense forest.
A thoughtful look appeared in Ruan Xiyan's eyes.
Yao Yao is a medicinal beast, and its perception of spiritual herbs and plants is extremely keen. For Yao Yao to be so excited, could there be some rare and precious treasures in this lush forest?
"Let's go take a look."
Yao Yaofei led the way, with Ruan Xiyan and the others following behind.
Finally, they stopped in front of an open space filled with spiritual flowers and herbs.
“Flying Blade Fruit, Water Moon Flower, Orchid Grass, Sacred Wood Fruit…” Yu Qiqi’s eyes suddenly widened. “So many herbs! It’s already good enough to see just one of them on a normal day.”
Luo Wanyin looked around at her surroundings and asked in confusion, "Where is this? Why are there so many medicinal herbs growing here?"
Lin Muze rubbed his hands together. "Who cares? Now that we've seen it, it's ours."
Ruan Xiyan suddenly raised her hand, stopping him from taking another step forward. "Wait a minute, look at the bushes over there."
Lin Muze looked in the direction she pointed, where there was something faintly visible in the bushes.
Upon closer inspection, many skeletons were found in the bushes, including human bones and the remains of magical beasts.
Lin Muze was startled and took half a step back. "How come there are so many skeletons! Where did we end up?"
Ruan Xiyan thought for a moment and said, "Could this be the Soul Devouring Swamp?!"
"Everyone be careful and don't wander around," Ruan Xiyan instructed.
She had heard of the perilous Soul Devouring Swamp before, but had never been there.
The Soul Devouring Swamp is fraught with danger. If you accidentally wander into the swamp, you will sink deeper and deeper and find it difficult to escape.
The spiritual energy will also be gradually swallowed up by the swamp, eventually turning into a pile of bones.
Upon hearing Ruan Xiyan's words, everyone immediately dared not move and stood cautiously in place.
Suddenly, several auras approached from afar, and soon a group of people appeared in front of them.
"Senior Brother Xun, someone beat us to it!" one of the men exclaimed in surprise.
"They're just a few eyesores, kill them!" The leader glanced at them hastily, his tone arrogant. "You few go and take the stuff, the rest of you go and deal with the irrelevant people."
"yes!"
One group headed towards the herbs blooming in the center, while another group approached Ruan Xiyan and her companions, surrounding them.
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