"Congratulations, Senior Brother!" Shi Xuan smiled, her eyes crinkling, her two dimples looking even more mischievous. Seeing Lu Shenzhi's barely concealed surprise, she deliberately teased him, "This last Soul Gathering Stone is worth far more than the previous ones; it's worth at least ten times the price."
Even if it were ten times, or even a hundred times, Lu Shenzhi wouldn't hesitate. How could spirit stones compare to living? Nothing his junior sister said could stop his joy today.
After so many years, we finally see hope for awakening. How can mere spirit stones measure that?!
Shi Xuan saw that even using spirit stones to amuse him wasn't working, which showed he was truly overjoyed. She thought to herself, "Oh well, let him be happy. It hasn't been easy for him all these years."
They searched the entire underground palace thoroughly, making sure nothing was missed, before returning the way they came.
When she arrived at the entrance to the secret realm, the three paths had disappeared, and the area had returned to a desolate landscape.
It seems that you can only choose one path here; once you make a choice, the other paths will automatically close.
This was nothing to Shi Xuan. Her main purpose in coming here was to find Dragon Stone Grass. Now she had obtained it, and there were more than thirty of them. She also had an unexpected gain: she found the last Soul Gathering Stone for her senior brother. Not to mention, there were also three storage spaces full of good stuff. This trip can be said to have been very fruitful.
Not long after Shi Xuan stood where he had come from, he was teleported out of the secret realm.
For Shi Xuan, the scene changed in an instant; the sky in front of her was no longer purple, but had returned to its normal color.
Lu Shenzhi was still in a very excited mood, and even Shi Xuan could feel his good mood. After Shi Xuan came out for a while, he reluctantly returned to his Soul-Nourishing Wood.
Shi Xuan observed the smallest floating island for a while and found that there were no traces of any formations or secret realms. It was well hidden, which explained why no one had found the Qilin Secret Realm for so many years.
Finding nothing new, Shi Xuan took out the puppet sword, intending to hurry back to the camp while it was still early.
She stepped onto the puppet sword, about to fly on it, when she suddenly sensed a group of people approaching.
Shi Xuan quickly dismounted from his flying sword and stood still.
In no time, a group of people landed in front of Shi Xuan. Who else could it be but the HarmonyOS team?
Shi Xuan smiled and said, "What a coincidence."
Qian Zheng snorted coldly and said, "What a coincidence, I came here specifically to ambush you."
"Your information network is quite good," Shi Xuan said with a smile. "But I'm on my way back to my post. Why can't we talk about this back home instead of coming all this way here to discuss it privately?"
"Don't pretend you don't know. You should know why they came to see you. This time, you won't be as lucky as last time!"
This time, they came specifically for Shi Xuan, leaving her all alone. Now she has no way to escape!
Shi Xuan remained relaxed: "What, aren't you afraid I'll record you with the recording stone this time?"
Qian Zheng looked disdainful: "Whatever, it doesn't matter whether you leave a photo or not, since you can't take it back anyway."
As he spoke, his expression gradually turned sinister, and with a wave of his hand, the members of the Hongmeng team surrounded Shi Xuan.
Shi Xuan looked at their captain, Yan Lingyi, who stood there with a cold expression, watching everything that was happening between them without any intention of stopping it.
It's obvious that this event was planned by the entire team.
Taking advantage of her being alone, they came out to ambush her. It's like they're going to kill her to silence her. No wonder they're the champion team, they really have guts.
Shi Xuan landed in the encirclement, still unperturbed. She looked at Yan Lingyi with a half-smile: "Captain Yan, did you buy the Nascent Soul Pill and are now worried about losing points and want to take it back this time? That's not a very honorable thing to do."
Yan Lingyi's face was ashen as he said, "It's no use saying anything now. Today, this place will be your burial ground."
Yan Lingyi was a prodigy from a young age. In the largest sect on the Ten Continents, he became the most talented disciple, and everyone who saw him praised him.
Yet, this smooth-sailing life, devoid of setbacks, was marred by repeated misfortunes at Shi Xuan's hands. After being tricked by her array once, she ruined his reputation in public, and then, unknowingly, he bought her Nascent Soul Pill, only to be swindled out of a large sum of spirit stones, losing his position as the top on the wealth list.
After returning home, he felt increasingly upset. He was extremely unhappy about buying the Nascent Soul Pill and about losing his top spot on the wealth ranking. This was a sense of defeat he hadn't faced in many years.
Today, as long as Shi Xuan is dealt with here and her points are taken, Yan Lingyi can return to the top of the wealth list and reclaim his rightful place.
“Captain Yan’s actions are far too petty,” Shi Xuan said, showing no sign of tension. Her eyes held a piercing clarity that she found extremely annoying, like a silent mockery.
She looked calmly into Yan Lingyi's eyes and said, "If my name disappears from the list now, and you suddenly return to the top of the wealth list, my sect will definitely know that you killed me."
"Hmph," before Yan Lingyi could reply, Qian Zheng sneered, "Your little lousy sect? Tie up all the cultivators on your continent and see if they dare to lay a finger on Hongmeng."
These words were arrogant, but Yan Lingyi didn't react at all, clearly believing that Qian Zheng was right.
Even if the entire outer realms know he killed Shi Xuan, so what? Do they really dare to do anything to me? In this cultivation world, strength is everything, and a sense of justice can't put food on the table. Who would risk offending the Hongmeng Sect for the sake of Shi Xuan?!
"This little dwarf has quite the big mouth!" Shi Xuan seemed to only just notice Qian Zheng, glancing at him sideways.
Qian Zhengben was a man who cared a lot about his reputation, and he couldn't stand being called a short man. Shi Xuan successfully angered him with just one sentence.
"Why waste words with her? Get him!" Qian Zheng was quite angry and embarrassed, wishing he could beat Shi Xuan to death to vent his frustration.
"Wait!" Shi Xuan raised his head, making a pause gesture, and said, "I have one last thing to say."
The people around her actually stopped for a moment. They were very confident that with a group of people surrounding a Golden Core Stage 8 cultivator, she had no way to escape.
Shi Xuan smiled, a smile that revealed the depths of one's heart.
She looked around and said, "You know I'm also a talisman cultivator, right? I have a teleportation talisman. I'll show you today, how about it?"
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