According to the usual practice of a house, the owner will plant some beneficial spiritual plants that have a nourishing effect on the body.
Especially since the Liu family started out with spiritual plants, the things they grow at home should be even more so, with perhaps a few ornamental flowers added at most.
Now, among these uncommon spiritual plants, Shi Xuan immediately noticed that several were quite unsuitable for planting in the courtyard.
The kind of smell that is extremely irritating and unsettling, compared to what Qiang said, is practically leading cultivators astray.
The Liu family is in the business of spiritual plants, so how could they not know about them, and how could they possibly plant such spiritual plants in their own courtyard!
Unless, it grew in the last two years!
These low-level harmful spiritual plants are not found everywhere. For example, the Ink Heart Grass can only grow in poisoned soil or in places shrouded in miasma all year round!
Shi Xuan focused his consciousness on the soil in the garden where the Ink Heart Grass was growing, and an indescribable feeling overwhelmed his senses.
She couldn't explain why, but she really disliked the feeling, as if she were surrounded by something sticky.
There's definitely something wrong here!
“Let’s go take a look at the garden,” Shi Xuan said to Lu Shenzhi, snapping out of his reverie.
Lu Shenzhi was also examining the surrounding plants when he thought of asking if the spiritual plants here would give any feedback.
The two walked together to the garden. Although the vegetation was still lush, the plants were no longer the same ones that existed when the Liu family was still around.
As Shi Xuan approached the location of the Ink Heart Grass, she was moved. She took out the Ice Soul Sword and pressed the tip of the sword against the ground. The Ice Soul Sword flashed with a barely perceptible silver-blue light, and then a slightly lighter-colored circular area spread outward from the tip of the sword.
"It's demonic energy!"
Shi Xuan and Lu Shenzhi exchanged a glance, realizing that their guess had come true!
Shi Xuan took out a container, used an ordinary short blade to dig out a piece of soil and put it away, intending to take it back to the sect.
If it truly is demonic energy, and the rumors circulating are true, then it's almost certain that someone in the Tu family has become possessed by a demon.
Just as Shi Xuan put the container away, a strong gust of wind blew by, followed by a sense of danger.
"Retreat!" Shi Xuan and Lu Shenzhi retreated several feet at the same time and activated the defensive magic bead, which instantly enveloped them in golden light.
The moment they landed, a wisp of black mist struck the defensive shield, which immediately emitted a hissing sound, as if it were being rapidly corroded.
Since the one who came was a demonic cultivator, Shi Xuan raised the Ice Soul Sword and charged towards the demonic energy.
Others fear being corrupted by demonic energy, but she is not!
At this point, Shi Xuan didn't need to say anything more; Lu Shenzhi already understood Shi Xuan's meaning.
The benefits of contracts become apparent at this point.
Shi Xuan was facing the enemy head-on, and wanted Lu Shenzhi to retreat to the perimeter and wait for an opportunity to strike. Without her saying anything, Lu Shenzhi already understood her meaning.
At this moment, Shi Xuan, who had rushed to the front, had already seen the appearance of the demonic cultivator opposite her. It was none other than Tu Yecheng, who had burned down her shop before!
Great, this has come to our doorstep!
Let's settle all our old and new grudges here!
Tu Yecheng was no longer the mid-Nascent Soul cultivator as rumored; in Shi Xuan's view, he had already surpassed the Divine Transformation stage.
This demonic cultivator's cultivation speed is indeed incomparable to ordinary people. The disciples of the Lianfeng Sword Sect who were once at the same level as him have not yet formed their Nascent Souls, while he has already reached the Divine Transformation stage!
Tu Yecheng's already fierce appearance was now even more menacing.
He glared fiercely at Shi Xuan, and seeing that his first attack had failed, he launched a second attack.
"You dare come here? You're courting death!" Tu Yecheng said fiercely as he unleashed a burst of demonic energy.
This time, Shi Xuan did not use any defensive magic artifacts. She simply dodged to the side, seemingly terrified of the demonic energy.
He angrily rebuked Tu Yecheng, saying, "What a Tu family! They've openly fallen into demonic possession. Don't they dare to hide it from others anymore!"
Tu Yecheng cackled and said, "You can't escape today either. How can a dead man reveal his secrets?"
"You're overconfident." Shi Xuan dodged his demonic attack and swung the Ice Soul Sword in his hand.
The Ice Soul Sword was specifically designed to deal with demonic cultivators; it was the sword of the Sword Saint who had previously wiped out demonic cultivators. As the sword thrust towards him, Tu Ye instinctively sensed danger and quickly dodged to the right rear.
While dodging, he didn't forget to attack Shi Xuan again.
Shi Xuan did the same as before, pretending to dodge, and then getting a little bit on her.
This made Tu Yecheng feel that Shi Xuan was about to be corrupted by his demonic energy. Originally, he was wary of the Ice Soul Sword and wanted to retreat, but Shi Xuan's ability to get tainted with demonic energy every time gave him hope of winning.
The two exchanged blows quickly, and after dozens of moves, Tu Yecheng felt that his overflowing demonic energy had been completely depleted.
He was no longer as arrogant as when he first arrived. However, Shi Xuan had become tainted with too much demonic energy during the fight, which amplified Tu Yecheng's expectation of victory, making it seem like it would never end.
An ordinary person would be hit by this every time, and by now they would probably be unable to use their spiritual energy normally. But Shi Xuan only seemed to slow down his movements slightly. Could it be that it wasn't enough?
Shi Xuan was simply slowing down intentionally to make him think he had fallen into a trap.
If Tu Yecheng knew that Shi Xuan had been completely unharmed all day, he would probably be furious.
Shi Xuan didn't use her full strength at all; her goal was never to kill Tu Yecheng directly.
Tu Yecheng, accustomed to his domineering ways in his own domain, believed he had no rivals among cultivators of the same cultivation level. Therefore, upon seeing Shi Xuan, whose cultivation was comparable to his own, he assumed dealing with Shi Xuan would be a piece of cake.
At this moment, Shi Xuan felt that the time was almost right, and she suddenly made her move, the sword's edge becoming completely different from before.
If her sword strike just now felt like that of a Nascent Soul cultivator, then now it's as if she's advanced to the Void Refinement stage!
As the blue light of the Ice Soul Sword flashed past, the light was wider and brighter than before. When it rushed towards Tu Yecheng, he was momentarily overcome with a sense of fear that he could not dodge.
At that moment, he suddenly felt a pang of regret. Just now, when Shi Xuan swung his sword for the first time, he could feel that the sword was designed to counter demonic energy.
But seeing Shi Xuan entangled in his attacks, he developed the illusion that he could defeat his opponent, which is why he has persisted until now.
Now, seeing Shi Xuan suddenly intensify his offensive, he finally realized that he was no match for his opponent.
The sword strike was too powerful for Tu Yecheng to dodge to the side. He had no choice but to activate his defensive magic weapon in that instant and retreat significantly.
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