A life of leisure is worse than a life of flowers and splendour

Uncle Du took out the cloth tape Aunt Du had given them and tied their wrists together. This was something they had discussed earlier; they could look out for each other. Du Shuangshuang had thought this method might work before, but now she felt it wouldn't. But just in case it did, she decided to give it a try!

"Don't waste your energy. You are so stupid. If the secret realm is randomly teleported, not to mention your rags, even if you tie two people together with a fairy rope, it won't work. Once you enter, you will be broken into two and won't be able to find each other." A young man who was also wearing the uniform of an outer sect disciple said sarcastically.

The tone was really uncomfortable to hear. Du Shuangshuang thought it was a kind reminder, but it was really unpleasant. What did she mean by a rag belt? This was the belt made of the finest Shu brocade used by Second Aunt, with exquisite embroidery on it. She was afraid of embarrassment and specially picked out a new one that she herself was reluctant to use. But in this person's mouth, it became a rag belt. Du Shuangshuang felt that he had grown up eating shit, otherwise why would his words have such a bad taste?

Du Shuangshuang didn't want to pay attention to anyone, and Uncle Du didn't want to pay attention to him even more.

The person nearby quickly pulled the person who was speaking, "Brother, please speak carefully. He is close to the direct disciple. Be careful not to be bullied."

"What I said was right." In fact, it was not that he couldn't speak, he just wanted to say a few words on purpose. They were all outer disciples, so why did everyone gather around the Du family? Even at the food party, the direct disciples of the senior brothers and sisters took the two of them to meet people. Why were they treated differently? He was not bad either. At least he was much younger than that Du Antai, and his cultivation was higher than his. As for this little girl, he thought he was no worse than her. He was at the tenth level of Qi Refining and was also a leader among the outer disciples. He was about to break through the foundation and enter the inner sect. This little girl was so young. I heard that she was only at the ninth level of Qi Refining before, and she was about to break through the tenth level of Qi Refining. It was still unclear whether she could come out alive.

But he couldn't make a fuss at this time. If his direct disciple knew about it, he would think of what happened in the food street before. He was still scared because he didn't have any red fruit to compensate her.

The people around him were speechless. You can't even hide your jealousy. They are new disciples. They can cultivate so well here. Maybe they are extremely talented. They are just outer disciples who haven't returned to the sect yet. Otherwise, why would the sect's direct disciples like these two people? Maybe they will be direct disciples after returning to the sect. Seeing that Du Shuangshuang and the others ignored them, they didn't want to argue anyway, so they stopped trying to persuade them.

Yu Yao was a relative of the Outer Sect's manager, having come in through the backdoor and having always been well-cared for. He used to be a rather arrogant figure within the Outer Sect, one of those people who only had skills but no brains. Fortunately, he had some decent friends, who would often mention him. If he had made bad friends, he'd probably be left with nothing.

Originally, he could have entered the Inner Sect directly, but his relatives deliberately sent him to the Outer Sect to hone him. Unexpectedly, the training failed, but instead gave him a reason to be complacent: the Outer Sect's number one, the one with the highest cultivation talent. This truly is a brilliant mindset; he can always find his own strengths wherever he goes. It's just that he's been encountering so many geniuses all of a sudden, and he's been feeling a bit down lately. Add to that the fact that there's an Outer Sect disciple who's even more favored than he is, and who might threaten his number one position, and he's feeling a sense of crisis, and he's a bit flustered.

After all the disciples of Yunlang Pavilion entered the secret realm, they heard a voice of "Seal!" from above. Du Shuangshuang instantly felt the suction force on her body disappear, and then it was the next sect.

Finally, it was the turn of the Dao Sect disciples. Du Shuangshuang followed everyone to the designated location and shouted, "Open!"

Du Shuangshuang's body flew up uncontrollably, the bandage tightening around her wrists, causing tears to fall. A wave of dizziness followed, and when she opened her eyes, she was plummeting downwards, leaving only herself, the half-bandage around her wrist, and a red mark. Luckily, she reacted quickly, adjusting her position quickly. Before she could congratulate herself on not falling flat on her face, she saw another disciple who had landed before her. The moment he landed, he was quickly trapped by the seemingly ordinary grass below. Before he could even struggle, he was reduced to a skeleton.

Du Shuangshuang was so frightened that her hair stood on end. She didn't even have time to wipe her tears. Her body was faster than her brain. She quickly mobilized the spiritual energy in her body and completed the seal in an instant.

Du Shuangshuang instantly unleashed a fireball. Before it landed, it scorched a patch of grass below, creating a shallow crater in the ground, right where Du Shuangshuang landed. The moment the fireball made contact with the grass, Du Shuangshuang heard screams, but observing the grass nearby seemed unremarkable. Du Shuangshuang didn't dare let her guard down. The scene she'd seen as she fell wasn't fake; the skeleton should still be nearby. Du Shuangshuang didn't have the energy to confirm, her nerves tense. There was no way those screams were just hallucinations.

After careful observation, Du Shuangshuang found that the grass roots remaining in the burned area under her feet seemed too sparse. Seeing the lush and dense grass next to it, it was impossible that there were only these few roots.

Before Du Shuangshuang could check, many blades of grass stretched out from the grass behind her, preparing to entangle Du Shuangshuang, and Du Shuangshuang countered with a blast of fire. After falling, Du Shuangshuang had been ready to attack at any time, and her spiritual power had been compressed long ago, waiting to be released instantly.

As expected, the moment the Explosive Flame Technique was unleashed, another scream was heard. This time, a larger clearing appeared, and the pit itself was larger and deeper. Not even a blade of grass remained, though a few gleaming green crystals lay on the ground. Du Shuangshuang knew it must be something good; she could sense the rich wood spirit within. Could it be the legendary wood spirit, a rare and precious treasure only bred by spirited plants?

If it's such a good thing, there's no reason to miss it. Ordinary Fireball isn't enough to kill these spirited plants; only Explosive Flame can do that. We need to clear a path out anyway. The entire grassland is so vast, and at first glance, it looks like just ordinary grass, with no spiritual plants. So, let's kill the grass spirits and take the wood spirits.

The spiritual energy here was intense, surrounding her with a rich aura that brought a sense of immense comfort. Every pore widened, receiving the rich aura's infusion. The aura naturally flowed through her body, and the Explosive Flame Technique cleared a space for her to set up a formation. Du Shuangshuang planned to cultivate within this rich spiritual energy, perhaps even achieving a breakthrough. After practicing the technique, the aura swirled and rushed into her meridians. As the technique progressed, it was compressed into her dantian, where the aura rapidly accumulated.

In this rich spiritual environment, Du Shuangshuang's cultivation continued to improve. As her cultivation improved, her dantian and meridians continued to expand. She easily broke through to the peak state of the tenth level of Qi Refining. It felt like she was just a little bit away from building a foundation, but it seemed like something was missing, and there was no sign of a breakthrough.

During Du Shuangshuang's training, all the outside Taoist sects entered the secret realm, even the Hehuan Sect, leaving only the Demon Sect members. However, Daobai Zhenjun never called for a closure.

"It's our turn." Mo Cheng Zhenjun of the Demon Sect said, "Mingxin, it's time to seal it." If the suction force is not sealed, how can the disciples of the Demon Sect come over?

"Haha, to prevent you from accusing us of doing bad things, let's leave the rest to you." Mingxin Zhenjun said with a smile.

With that, the ten Nascent Souls retreated. Since their own people had already entered, whether the Demon Sect's people could get in or not was none of their business. It was best for the two groups to avoid causing trouble, so how could they possibly help each other?

Having been ranked last, the disciples of the Demon Sect were already at a disadvantage, but there was nothing they could do. They were too weak to defeat them. They couldn't delay any longer. If they did, the Taoist monks inside would have rested and then ambush them. What would they do?

But there are not enough people on the Demon Sect side, and it is not easy to get ten people together.

"Master Luanying, please help me. I'll give you the ore you liked before." Mo Cheng whispered.

"Deal!" Luanying Zhenjun walked forward with a smile. Now there are eight people on the Demon Sect side, and they are still short of two people.

"Is there anyone willing to help me with ten thousand medium-grade spirit stones?" The voice of Master Mo Cheng, filled with spiritual power, spread across the scene.

After a pause, another person came out, Haichao Zhenjun of the Loose Cultivator Alliance. So it is said that there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. The Loose Cultivator Alliance suffered heavy losses when it was ambushed before.

Then, another member of the Loose Cultivator Alliance, Zhao Wen Zhenjun, also stepped forward. Well, now we have enough.

"Seal!" Seeing that there were enough people, Master Mocheng hurriedly said,

The suction force was blocked, and the disciples of the Demon Sect quickly stood up.

"Open!" All the disciples of the Demon Sect were called in, and Mo Cheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After paying the reward, Mo Cheng gnashed his teeth in hatred. He didn't expect to be tricked at this time. It was really infuriating! Looking at the people on Dao Zong's side, he wanted to eat them.

True Lord Mingxin also only gave him a mouthful of white teeth, which made Mo Cheng so angry that he couldn't swallow a mouthful of blood. He thought silently in his heart: Yunlang Pavilion, I will remember you!

True Lord Mocheng was so angry that his teeth were itching. If looks could kill, True Lord Mingxin would have been cut into pieces by him long ago. Of course, if he could, he would want to kill all the bigwigs in the Taoist sect.