Quick Wear Beauty

"No rush, this isn't enough for you, not to mention I still want to refine pills. Besides, it's too dangerous to leave the jade pendant outside while I'm in the spatial dimension."

As she spoke, she plucked two more stalks of the Rhinoceros horn plant.

"But my sister is also in danger now, these ant colonies are too huge. Mother left a piece of soil, you can plant the Spirit Rhinoceros Grass there."

Li Guang caught sight of a purplish-black bamboo tree nearby, with a natural tree hole inside its trunk, which was tens of meters wide. She flipped over, jumped into the tree hole, and sealed the entrance with ice.

The sound of the ants crunching and gnawing at the ice immediately rang out, making her eardrums tingle.

She only relaxed after setting up several more layers of barriers.

"This isn't a solution." She took out the last half bottle of Lingxi Grass juice, which she had just extracted and was rich in spiritual energy.

Just then, a faint chirping came from the tree hole—a bamboo bird with an injured wing was huddled in a corner, watching her warily.

Li Guang's eyes lit up. It was a first-tier demon beast, which meant a demon beast with the cultivation level of Qi Refining.

She said to it, "I will heal your wounds. In return, do me a favor and use the juice of the rhododendron to lure them to the pool of water to the east, where they can drown."

The mist bamboo bird nodded.

Li Guang fed it healing medicine, and its wings healed quickly. Afterward, Li Guang fed it some snacks that birds love to eat.

The bamboo birds chirped merrily incessantly.

Li Guang opened the bottle containing the Spirit Heart Grass and hung the thin string on the bottle onto the bird's claw.

"Thank you for your hard work. Please be careful. When you're done, come to the westernmost exit of Wuzhuping, and I'll give you a gift."

The bamboo bird pecked at the sap of the spirit grass a few times, as if it understood, and then flapped its wings and flew out through the small exit behind the tree hole, emitting a sharp cry.

The gnawing sounds outside the ice layer did indeed decrease, and most of the ant colony was attracted by the birdsong, chasing the bamboo bird to the east.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Guang shattered the ice layer, released fire talismans to scatter the ant swarm, and ran westward without looking back. While running, she also took advantage of the ant swarm's departure to pick any rare spiritual plants she encountered along the way.

The rustling sound behind her grew fainter and fainter until she ran out of Wuzhuping before she dared to stop and catch her breath.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, the mist bamboo bird flew over.

Li Guang pulled out a small porcelain bottle from her storage bag, inside which was a bottle of "Dew Cream"—which she had brewed with spiritual herbs and morning dew, specifically for treating minor skin injuries and also suitable for low-level demon beasts.

"Thank you, here you go." She placed the porcelain bottle on the bamboo branch and gently pushed it in front of the mist bamboo bird. "This is the medicine I used to treat your injury. Next time you get hurt, just apply it to the wound."

The bamboo bird tilted its head and pecked at the porcelain bottle, seemingly recognizing the spiritual energy within. It chirped happily, picked up the bottle with its beak, flapped its wings, and flew into the depths of the bamboo forest, quickly disappearing from sight.

Li Guang smiled as she looked in the direction it had disappeared.

"Sister, Yu Yu wants to fly too."

"Don't rush, you'll hatch when the time is right."

"Okay, Yu Yu, no rush."

Over the next few days, Li Guang cautiously traversed the secret realm. She avoided several areas where cultivators gathered and also passed through Burning Heart Valley.

The Earth Core Fire Essence takes five thousand years to form, making it a naturally occurring spiritual treasure. Such a sought-after treasure naturally attracts guardian beasts and is fiercely contested by many cultivators.

Li Guang used a concealment talisman, employing a mantis stalking a cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

If she hadn't learned the Illusion-Dispelling Technique given to her by Huang Ling, she might not have discovered that someone was plotting with her to steal the Earth Core Fire Essence from her.

Fortunately, she was one step ahead, gaining the advantage by a second.

As the treasure vanished, the hidden person cried out, "My treasure! Who stole it!"

A wave of attacks was launched towards the location of the spirit, but there was no one there.

Without even turning his head, Li Guang ran away as fast as he could, his defensive shield still activated. Why would he stay and show off if he didn't run now?

"Aaaaah! Who is it? Show yourself!"

The person shouting attracted the attention of all the cultivators and guardian beasts, and in a moment of chaos, the various factions started fighting again.

……

That day, she was walking through a maple forest when she suddenly heard voices coming from ahead.

"Senior Brother Su, according to the map, the center of the secret realm is just ahead, right? Do you think we can find the Inheritance Hall?" a female voice asked excitedly.