The rag picking sister turned out to be a weapon refiner

Suddenly, Hai Chongbao's gaze fixed on a spot, which was exactly where the two were hiding. This scene was extremely creepy in Hu Xingtong's eyes. The look in his eyes clearly showed that he had awakened his intelligence. It seemed that this place was no longer safe.

Just as he was about to inform Ye Nanhe to leave, a cunning look flashed in the eyes of the sea leopard, and a cruel smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Come out, I've found you." The voice of the sea leopard echoed on the seabed like thunder, making the two people's eardrums hurt.

Forced to do so, it was too late to escape. Ye Nanhe and Hu Xingtong looked at each other, activated the light body talisman at the same time, and prepared to fight.

Seeing this, Hai Chongbao's eyes flashed with disdain, and his seemingly bulky body suddenly turned into a stream of light and rushed straight towards the two of them.

"Be careful!" Ye Nanhe shouted, and the long sword in her hand turned into a sword light and headed towards the Hai Chongbao.

Hu Xingtong was not willing to be left behind. The long sword in her hand also turned into a sword light, which intertwined with Ye Nanhe's sword light to form a powerful sword net, trapping Hai Chongbao in it.

The Sea Leopard roared, its body suddenly erupting with immense power, shattering the sword net. Tentacles, seemingly unseen, descended upon the two like a violent storm, each strike carrying immense force.

Ye Nanhe and Hu Xingtong fought back with all their might, their bodies moving swiftly across the seafloor, dodging the Sea Leopard's attacks. They didn't know why this creature was so powerful, and it couldn't stop even after so many blows. The tentacles filled the air, nearly covering their heads. It was so overwhelming that Hu Xingtong could imagine that if they weren't careful, they would likely be hit by the Sea Leopard's tentacles and fall into a desperate situation.

At this moment, Ye Nanhe's gaze suddenly fell on the spring's mouth, and a gleam of light flashed in her eyes. The sea leopard came out from here, so this might be the sea monster's weak point.

"Xingtong, cover me!" Ye Nanhe shouted, and her body suddenly turned into a stream of light and rushed straight to the spring of Lingquan.

Hu Xingtong saw this and immediately understood Ye Nanhe's intention. Her body turned into a stream of red fire, blocking the sea leopard in front of it, buying time for Ye Nanhe.

Seeing this, the Sea Leopard roared in anger, displeased with the two men's stealing behavior. Tentacles surged out again, attacking Hu Xingtong like stars in the sky. Hu Xingtong fought hard, her body moving quickly on the seabed. Fighting underwater really restricted her. This invisible elemental suppression made it difficult for her to dodge the Sea Leopard's attacks.

Ye Nanhe took the opportunity to come to the spring of Lingquan. The long sword in her hand turned into a sword light and pierced straight into the spring.

"Boom--" The sea leopard let out a shrill scream, and its body suddenly burst out with a powerful force that Hu Xingtong could hardly resist. After breaking through Hu Xingtong's obstruction, it rushed straight to the spring, trying to stop Ye Nanhe.

However, it was too late. Ye Nanhe's sword light had already pierced into the spring, and a powerful spiritual energy burst out from the spring, shattering Hai Chongbao's body.

The sea leopard let out a shrill scream, its body gradually went limp, and it collapsed into the spiritual spring.

Ye Nanhe and Hu Xingtong breathed a sigh of relief. No one could have imagined that this sea leopard was actually a spiritual beast born from a spiritual spring. In this land dominated by demon cultivators, there was a demon beast that relied on spiritual energy to practice.

"Let's go quickly. We shouldn't stay here for long." Ye Nanhe said hurriedly in a low voice while holding the sword, without having time to recover his spiritual power.

Hu Xingtong followed and put the body of the sea leopard into his storage ring.

The sea-rushing leopard was born from a spiritual spring. If the two of them destroyed the spiritual spring, they could defeat the sea-rushing leopard. But if another monster came along, they might not be so lucky.

Ye Nanhe and Hu Xingtong quickly left the range of the spiritual spring, no longer caring about what benefits the spiritual spring could bring to them. The death of the sea leopard and the unusual movement of the spiritual spring would definitely attract the attention of other powerful demon cultivators, and naturally someone would also notice that there were Taoist cultivators mixed in. Therefore, the two could only shuttle quickly on the seabed, moving their positions while trying to avoid possible demon cultivators.

"We have to find a place to hide and recover our spiritual power." Ye Nanhe said as she walked, with a hint of urgency in her voice.

Hu Xingtong nodded. She pulled out an invisibility talisman from her storage ring and activated it. The two of them disappeared into the sea again. They found a trench not far from the spiritual spring. The water there was darker, making it an ideal hiding place.

The two of them sat cross-legged and began to practice their skills, absorbing the spiritual energy around them. Although the spiritual energy here was not as rich and pure as the spiritual spring, it was enough for them to recover quickly.

Time flew by during their training, and when they opened their eyes again, it was already completely light. They put away their invisibility talismans and cautiously poked their heads out, observing the surroundings.

"It seems that everything is fine at the moment." Ye Nanhe said softly, looking at Hu Xingtong behind him and asked, "How do you feel about me taking you through this experience?"

Hu Xingtong smiled slightly and said, "It's very exciting to follow Sister Ye. I really like this feeling."

Ye Nanhe nodded without comment, smiled helplessly, and lowered his head to wipe the sword in his hand.

Seeing Ye Nanhe's actions, Hu Xingtong remembered the mission of the boss's relatives and friends. It seemed that the reward for the eldest brother had not been received yet, so he asked Chen Wu: "Is the mission on my eldest brother's side considered completed?"

[You've been busy practicing these past two days and haven't noticed. I guess it's already been completed. It was completed on the third day after you set out, and the rewards have all been distributed.]

"What is it?" Hu Xingtong thought to himself as he opened the system backpack, which contained a secret book.

[Nightmare Soul Sutra: A magic cultivation technique, divided into five volumes. Volume 1: Devoted Dreams: Gathering demonic energy to form a nightmare, evoking the trapped person's inner demons or obsessions; Volume 2: Residual Memory: Concentrating the residual thoughts of the soul to communicate; Volume 3: Soul Restoration: Demonic energy covers the soul, condensing it into substance, temporarily possessing strength comparable to that of the physical body; Volume 4: Dust Heart: Tempering one's mind and strengthening one's will; Volume 5: Transcending Dust: Transcending one's mind, allowing one to achieve whatever one desires.]

"This must be a mental method, or a magic mental method." Hu Xingtong did not expect that his reward this time would be a magic mental method, and was very surprised.

[Yes, but you are not suitable for cultivation at the moment. You have too many paths to walk. I will remind you to cultivate when you are more stable.]

System Mom is online...

"understood."

……

Hu Xingtong's gaze lingered on the secret book for a moment before she put it away. She knew that while the Nightmare Soul Heart Sutra was precious, as the system had warned, it wasn't suitable for her to cultivate it right now. She took a deep breath and refocused her attention on the situation at hand.

"Sister Ye, what should we do now?" Hu Xingtong asked softly, with a hint of expectation in her voice.

Ye Nanhe pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "Let's observe here first and take action after dark."

Hu Xingtong nodded, knowing that Ye Nanhe's caution was justified. The two of them waited quietly in the trench until night fell again.