I asked you to go down the mountain and get married, not to shock the world!

Jin Man looked at him, swallowed, and moved a little further away, but still spoke stubbornly.

"Who's afraid? I'm just worried that there are other disciples outside. If they find us, it won't be good."

"At worst, after we return from the secret realm, I'll let you experience the real fighting!"

Mingchuan curled his lips and looked at the woman's defensive and vigilant expression. He simply shook his head and was too lazy to argue with her anymore.

The two were silent for a moment. The only sounds in the mountains were the rustling of leaves in the wind and the faint sounds of fighting in the distance.

Mingchuan closed his eyes again and continued to regulate the spiritual power in his body.

But this time, without Jin Man's harassment, his mood was much calmer than before.

Jin Man looked at his calm profile, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the edge of the gauze dress, but her heart was in a mess.

Why did she... feel a little lost just now?

She shook her head, put aside this ridiculous idea, and regained some composure.

Forget it. The most important thing right now is to stay by his side and borrow his luck to find other treasures.

Don't think about anything else.

The two of them were silent for about an incense stick of time, and the spiritual power in Mingchuan's body finally calmed down completely, and was even more condensed than before.

When he opened his eyes, he happened to meet Jin Man's gaze.

The panic in the woman's eyes had long since faded, and she had regained her half-smile, but the torn hole in her gauze dress was still particularly conspicuous.

She waved her hand casually, and the cut disappeared, returning the dress to its original state.

"Are you done?" Jin Man raised an eyebrow and stood up with a half-smile: "It seems that I didn't disturb your mind just now."

Mingchuan rolled his eyes.

"We're done, time to go. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid we won't even get the soup, let alone the treasure."

"What's the rush?" Jin Man stood up, slowly adjusting his clothes. "That demon lizard was driven by a demon cultivator. Since they're nearby, they must be staring in the direction of the Fire Spirit Crystal Mother. We can follow the demonic energy they left behind and find their lair."

Mingchuan paused: "You want to take the initiative to find him?"

"if not?"

Jin Man's eyes flickered. "Passively taking a beating isn't my style. And don't you find it strange? Demonic cultivators are always solitary, so why would they deliberately set up a magic circle in the secret realm and raise a monster like the Rotten Bone Demon Lizard? They must be looking for something, maybe even more valuable than the Fire Spirit Crystal Mother."

Mingchuan was not familiar with these things. He was thinking about the feasibility of this matter, and Xuelong spoke at the right time.

"She's right. The demonic energy from the demon lizard just now was mixed with a trace of the aura of the Burning Sky Ancient Jade. That thing can suppress the fire spirit and is one of the keys to unlocking the core of the secret realm."

"Burning Sky Ancient Jade?" Mingchuan asked in his heart, "Do you know this thing?"

However, who knew that he seemed to speak out his true feelings without realizing it.

Jin Man was slightly surprised when he heard his question.

"You don't even know this? Legend has it that deep within the secret realm lies an ancient jade that can command countless fires. The founder of our sect used it to establish the Qingcheng Imperial Law Sect. But the jade was later lost, a great regret for the sect."

She paused, her tone serious, "If it were to be obtained by the demon cultivators, the consequences would be disastrous."

Mingchuan suddenly realized.

No wonder the evil cultivator wanted to tamper with the Fire Spirit Crystal Mother. It turned out that he was looking for clues about the ancient jade.

"Let's go." Mingchuan made a quick decision, "Let's go see what they are up to."

Jin Man followed with a smile: "That's right, if you don't take advantage of an opportunity, you're a bastard."

She smiled playfully at Mingchuan.

Mingchuan originally planned to lead the other disciples to act together, but unexpectedly, Jinman didn't seem to have this intention and walked out alone, twisting his waist.

Mingchuan stopped her: "Are you leaving now?"

Jin Man turned around: "What else?"

Mingchuan looked at the place where the disciples were resting next to him and asked, "Why don't you take them with you?"

Jin Man thought for a moment and shook his head: "Forget it? The place we are going next is probably full of dangers. It would be better to set up a barrier here and let everyone wait in peace."

"Because they'll follow us and hinder us."

Mingchuan: ...

I thought this woman would say she was worried about the other disciples getting hurt for no reason, but I didn't expect she was actually worried about being a drag.

Moreover, she said it so openly.

The corners of Mingchuan's mouth twitched, he was really speechless.

Jin Man covered his mouth with his hands and chuckled, then turned and walked towards the other disciples.

She waved her hand, and a small purple flower appeared from her fingertips.

The little flower immediately floated out along Jinman's hand and turned into a huge light, gathering the rest of the disciples in it.

Afterwards, Jin Man gave a few brief instructions and told everyone to stay where they were and not move, then returned to Mingchuan.

Mingchuan raised his eyebrows: "Is this done?"

Jin Man hummed: "Well, what else can I do? I'm not their parents, so how can I worship them?"

"Shouldn't their self-control be tested at times like this?"

Mingchuan shook his head, feeling that following Jinman was really pointless.

After instructing their other subordinates, the two men followed the trail of black air left by the Rotten Bone Lizard and walked deeper into the valley.

The further you go in, the thicker the fog becomes and the more pungent the stench in the air becomes.

After walking for about half an hour, the fog in front suddenly became thinner, revealing a mountain wall shrouded in black air.

There was actually a man-made hole on the mountain wall, with strange black runes engraved on the hole, and demonic energy was continuously oozing out!

"It's right here." Jin Man lowered his voice, "The evil energy is overflowing from the cave."

Just as Mingchuan was about to approach, the blood dragon suddenly warned, "Be careful! There is a spirit-eating array at the entrance of the cave. If you touch it, your spiritual power will be sucked away."

Mingchuan stopped immediately and grabbed Jinman's hand: "Don't get close, there is a magic circle there."

Jin Man turned his head and snorted softly: "Of course I know. But you are quite amazing, kid, you even noticed this."

She fumbled and blinked, then leaned in to observe for a moment, her expression changing slightly. "It's the demon cultivator's Soul Erosion Formation, specifically used to refine spiritual energy. What are they refining in the cave?"

Just as he finished speaking, a dull roar suddenly came from the cave, as if something was struggling in pain!

Immediately afterwards, a familiar black shadow rushed out from the cave entrance. It was the demon cultivator who had escaped before!

He was holding a chain in his hand, and on the other end of the chain was a blood-covered figure. Judging from his clothes, he was a disciple of the Butian Holy Sect!

"Hehehe... This righteous cultivator's spiritual energy is pure and perfect for feeding the Burning Sky Worm."

The demonic cultivator laughed harshly and dragged the disciple towards the cave entrance. "Once all of you righteous elites have been refined into nutrients, the Burning Heaven Ancient Jade will soon appear..."

"Stop! What are you doing?!" Jinman exclaimed.