Digging up spiritual roots and seizing blood? You scumbags, wait and tremble.

Zhong Ran staggered, then looked around after stabilizing himself and found himself in a forest.

The trees here are lush and dense, with only occasional patches of sunlight shining in. The air is humid, making people feel uncomfortable, but it is much more comfortable than the magic zone over there.

It seems that the demonic energy has not invaded this place, but I don’t know where they are now.

He moved Zhong Yan, Mu Jinning and the other two out of the space, and reached out to support the still unconscious Huang Qiuyin.

"Brother, I don't know where this is."

Mu Jinning looked around: "It should be far away from that side. There is no dark element here. Obviously it is not affected."

After a pause, he asked softly, "How's it going over there now?"

"There's still a little bit left, but it won't cause any major impact. It will slowly dissipate over time."

As long as she takes the Origin Pearl away, demonic energy will no longer grow there.

"That's good, let's go."

Although there were some errors, the hidden crisis was resolved as expected, putting my mind at ease.

Mu Jinning's mood improved a lot, but when he saw her supporting the unconscious Huang Qiuyin, his heart sank again.

"Ranran, are you really determined to take her with you?"

Zhong Ran also looked at Huang Qiuyin, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Don't you think she is very similar to my past self?"

Mu Jinning's expression froze for a moment. He raised his hand to ruffle her hair and said softly, "Okay, it's all in the past. Let's not think about it anymore."

"If you want to take her with you, then go ahead. Luckily, her talent is not bad. When we reach Fengming Continent in the future, we can let her join a suitable sect."

Zhong Ran nodded. She thought so too. Before she joined the sect, she could grow a lot by wandering around with them. At least she would not be as stupid as she was in her previous life.

Zhong Ran reached out and touched her, and Huang Qiuyin slowly woke up.

When she opened her eyes and saw Zhong Ran in front of her, she stood up straight, but staggered and almost fell.

"Ranran, what happened just now?"

"It's okay, we've escaped from there."

Zhong Ran comforted her softly: "Feel inside your body, is there anything uncomfortable? If so, I can help you deal with it."

There may still be some demonic energy left in her body. If it is not dealt with, it will slowly affect her cultivation in the future.

Huang Qiuyin obeyed and sensed her body, and found that her skills were running much more sluggishly and not as smoothly as before.

Her face changed and she tried again in disbelief, but it was the same feeling.

"Ran Ran, my skills are running much slower, what's going on?"

"You were affected before, I'll help you force it out."

He let her sit down, placed one hand on her back, and activated the Origin Pearl, allowing it to absorb the demonic energy inside.

The Origin Pearl was now in tune with her thoughts, and soon, all the demonic energy in Huang Qiuyin's body was devoured.

"Okay, try it again, is there anything else?"

Huang Qiuyin tried it and found that the feeling was no longer there, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

"No more, Ranran, thank you."

Zhong Ran pulled her up and said after a moment's hesitation, "Sister Qiu Yin, I heard that people from the Holy Land have come out. They are in the mountains just before us. Do you want to go..."

Huang Qiuyin looked at her and said, "Ranran, if you want to go to the secret realm, why don't you enter by joining the holy land?"

This is why she couldn't figure it out.

Looking at their talents and abilities, they were all very outstanding, the best she had ever seen.

Such a person will definitely be valued if he joins the holy land, and entering the secret realm will be no problem.

But from what Zhong Ran said, they had no intention of joining the holy land, but wanted to find the entrance to the secret realm on their own.

That is not easy to find, and you may lose your life if you are not careful.

Zhong Ran sighed softly, "Sister Qiu Yin, I'm not afraid to tell you that due to some special reasons, I can't advance to the foundation-building stage. In fact, I may never be able to advance in my lifetime."

Huang Qiuyin was startled and took a step back, looking at her in surprise.

I never expected to hear such a fact from her mouth.

Indeed, no matter how high your talent is, no matter how strong your current strength is, if you have no room for advancement and can only be stuck in the Qi Refining Stage for the rest of your life, no one will want such a genius.

What's more, a place like the Holy Land recruits all kinds of geniuses. How could they possibly want a genius with no room for promotion?

"Ranran, is there anything I can help you with?"

Zhong Ran shook his head: "There is no other way for now, I can only take it one step at a time. I was thinking that if I had the chance to enter the secret realm, maybe I could get a chance."

"Of course, if we can find a passage to the world of cultivation, the chances will be even greater."

Huang Qiuyin nodded: "Okay, then I will go with you."

"Why? You also said that if you follow us, we may not be able to find the secret realm, and it may delay you."

"It's okay. I feel like I can learn more by following you. Even if I could join the Holy Land, they might not teach me so attentively."

At least, no elder in the family had ever guided her in cultivation as carefully as Zhong Ran.

"In that case, let's go to Qincheng. It's deserted there now, which will be more advantageous for us."

Zhong Ran looked at Mu Jinning. He had to ask him which direction Qin Cheng was heading.

"There's nothing to see here. Let's get out of the mountains and find a landmark first."

Mu Jinning looked at Zhong Yan. The aura on his body was still fluctuating greatly, but he no longer had the devouring power he had before.

Obviously, after successfully building his foundation, he was able to fully control the devouring power in his body.

"Xiao Yan, you should consolidate your cultivation first, it won't be too late for us to continue our journey."

It was obvious that he had just been promoted and was on the road, and the aura on his body could not be restrained yet.

Anyway, he has left that place, and I don't think those people will come over for a while, so let him practice and stabilize himself first.

Now, let alone ordinary people, even cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage would feel palpitations just by looking at him.

Zhong Yan nodded and found a place to sit cross-legged and practice.

Huang Qiuyun looked at him strangely. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that the aura around him made her feel very uncomfortable.

Three days later, Zhong Yan finally consolidated his newly improved cultivation level.

The five people sensed it and chose a direction to keep going.

The group walked for five full days before they walked out of the mountains and appeared in a small village.

After looking at each other, they went in to find out what was going on.

The people in this village seemed to be isolated from the world. When they saw someone appear, they looked at them in shock.

"How did you get here?"

The person who asked them the questions was an old lady with white hair and beard. She had a hunched back but her eyes were bright and lively.

Her cultivation level is actually at the peak of foundation building.