The rag picking sister turned out to be a weapon refiner

As Zuoya finished speaking, the light beam from the Phantom Sea grew brighter, and the surface of the sea began to churn, as if some immense force were surging beneath the sea. Everyone's breathing quickened, knowing that the moment for the Phantom Sea to emerge was approaching.

Suddenly, a massive pillar of light shot up from the sea, illuminating the entire phantom sea like daylight. Then, a massive crack appeared in the sea, slowly opening to both sides like a large door. As the crack widened, a passage leading to the depths of the phantom sea gradually emerged.

"The phantom sea appears, the treasure appears, everyone, follow me in!" Zuo Ya shouted, his figure flashed, and he rushed into the portal first.

Seeing this, everyone followed closely behind, scrambling to enter the Illusion Sea. Ye Nanhe and Hu Xingtong were not willing to lag behind. They activated the invisibility talisman, blended into the crowd quietly, and entered the Illusion Sea.

As soon as they entered the Illusion Sea, they felt a powerful aura coming towards them. The demonic energy here was so thick that it almost condensed into liquid. They knew that this was definitely an excellent place for cultivation.

"Let's not rush to look for treasures. Let's explore the environment here first." Ye Nanhe said in a low voice, her eyes scanning the surroundings vigilantly.

The demonic energy here is too strong, but there is no shortage of treasures containing spiritual energy. Where there are people, there are fights, and where there are secret realms, there is no shortage of cultivators. Therefore, if you find a demonic treasure here, you can sell it to a demon cultivator. By the same token, a demon cultivator will sell a spiritual treasure to a Taoist cultivator. In the end, you're making money, so it's a good idea not to take advantage of this opportunity.

Hu Xingtong took out a map from the storage ring. It was a copy of the map sent by Zuo Ya, which marked some places where treasures might be hidden.

The two of them cautiously advanced through the Illusionary Sea, their destination being a location marked "Spiritual Spring." According to the map, it was the only place in the Illusionary Sea where spiritual energy was nurtured, and the most likely location for finding spiritual treasures, so most demon cultivators avoided it.

As they went deeper, the scenery in the phantom sea became increasingly bizarre. Surrounding them were vast coral reefs, colorful fish swam among them, and occasionally, strange monsters could be seen peeking out from the shadows.

Ye Nanhe and Hu Xingtong didn't dare to be careless. They knew that these magical beasts were native to the Fantasy Sea and their strength should not be underestimated. They tried to avoid them as much as possible to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.

Finally, the two arrived at the location of the spiritual spring. They saw a huge spring gushing from the seabed. The water was crystal clear, emitting a faint blue light. Around the spring, some strange plants grew, emitting a faint glow, obviously absorbing the spiritual energy from the spring.

"This place is indeed a place with rich spiritual energy." Ye Nanhe exclaimed in admiration. She could feel that the spiritual energy here was several times richer than that in the Eastern Territory's maze. It must be the result of years of accumulation due to no one visiting here.

Hu Xingtong nodded, her eyes fell on those strange plants, golden light flashed in her eyes, and at one glance, Hu Xingtong knew that these plants were definitely excellent materials for refining pills.

Hu Xingtong was about to pick these spiritual plants when suddenly a dark shadow emerged from the darkness and rushed towards Hu Xingtong. Hu Xingtong reacted quickly and summoned the Qing Huan Sword in an instant. As the sword was swung, a stream of sword energy slashed at the dark shadow.

The black shadow was struck by the sword energy and let out a shrill scream before falling to the ground, revealing its true form. It was a giant octopus, its tentacles covered with suckers, clearly a powerful magical beast.

"There are also octopuses in this world. How amazing..."

[The game creator probably hasn't been to the deep sea much, so the octopus design is also very ordinary.]

Seeing this, Ye Nanhe stepped forward to support the octopus. The long sword in her hand turned into a series of sword lights, cutting off the octopus's tentacles one by one. The octopus screamed and finally fell to the ground, motionless.

"Well, it's not very good, but I want to try it. I don't know if it tastes good..." Looking at the octopus on the ground, Hu Xingtong spoke faster than his brain and blurted out.

Ye Nanhe was also a little surprised. Although she had already fasted, she still couldn't help but be curious about the taste of the monster. "Xiao Xingtong, are you sure this monster is edible?"

Well, Hu Xingtong, who was born in China, couldn't guarantee that this thing was edible, but in the eyes of Chinese people, there are only two kinds of things: edible and need to be processed before eating, so even if this octopus is poisonous, she will still try to process it.

The scanning eye scanned the octopus monster's body and did not find any inedible ingredients. Instead, it contained some spiritual energy and mixed demonic energy. From this point of view, this octopus should be a demon beast that practiced both spiritual and demonic energy, rather than a pure demon beast.

"I have to try and deal with it, but now is not the time. Let's wait until we find a place to settle down." Hu Xingtong collected the octopus's corpse and said to Ye Nanhe.

"Okay, you take it first and I'll guard it," Ye Nanhe nodded in agreement, "There may be more monsters here, be careful." At the same time, he did not forget to remind, and his eyes swept around vigilantly.

Hu Xingtong nodded. She took out some pills from her storage ring and handed them to Ye Nanhe. "These are some pills to restore spiritual energy. Let's replenish our spiritual energy first, just in case."

The two quickly replenished their spiritual energy and continued searching around the spiritual spring.

At this moment, a huge shadow rose from the distant seabed, and a powerful pressure enveloped the entire Lingquan. Ye Nanhe and Hu Xingtong's expressions instantly became solemn. With their Nascent Soul stage cultivation, they had not noticed this before. It seemed that the owner of this pressure was definitely a powerful existence.

The two looked at each other, activated the invisibility talisman at the same time, and hid quietly.

The shadow grew closer and closer, and Hu Xingtong and the others could only watch from afar. Finally, a gigantic figure appeared above the spiritual spring. With its appearance, a huge splash of water erupted from the spring, and behind the splash was an extremely large sea monster. Its body was covered in hard scales, its eyes gleamed with a fierce light, and a pair of large horns grew on its head. Strong teeth stood on either side of its mouth, making it look like an extremely ferocious monster.

Hu Xingtong used the Scanning Eye to scan and found that it was a: Sea Leopard. However, apart from the information of this name, there was no information about its strength or even attributes.

It seems that the strength of this monster has either exceeded the Nascent Soul stage or has entered the Out-of-Body stage. In this case, if Zuo Ya doesn't come over quickly, Ye Nanhe and he might have to die here.

The sea leopard didn't go anywhere else after it came out. It just kept scanning the area around the spiritual spring, as if searching for something. It seemed to be searching for the two of them. To be on the safe side, Ye Nanhe and Hu Xingtong held their breath, trying not to let their presence leak out.