It’s just cultivating immortality, who isn’t a favorite of heaven?

In a dim swamp, there was a foul and damp smell, as if shrouding everything in darkness.

In the center of the swamp, Xie Jingxiu stood in the mud, covered in blood. His white clothes had long been soaked with blood and mud, and he no longer looked like the elegant gentleman he used to be.

His eyes were cold and expressionless as he looked ahead. He waved the Spirit Flame Talisman in his hand lightly, and burned the three corpses in front of him to ashes.

Then, he muttered to himself, "I already told you I'm in a bad mood, you guys really... have to show up in front of me."

After saying this, he cast a cleansing spell on himself, and the blood and mud on his body disappeared instantly, and he became the humble gentleman he used to be.

He pulled the corners of his stiff mouth and tried to raise it into a perfect arc. After doing this, he prepared to fly away on his sword.

However, at this moment, Cheng Shuyan walked over and just saw the smile on his face.

The two looked at each other, and Cheng Shuyan did not miss the panic in his eyes.

She smiled and said to Xie Jingxiu, "Xie Senior Brother, I didn't expect to meet you here. I hope you are well."

Cheng Shuyan looked at Xie Jingxiu, and a complex emotion surged in his heart.

In her heart, she was shouting "Kill Xie Jingxiu", but at the same time she was saying "Calm down, now is not a good time!"

When Xie Jingxiu saw her, he felt a moment of panic in his heart. This face looked too much like "Cheng Shuyan".

He quickly hid his panic and asked gently, "So it's Junior Sister Mingshu. What's wrong? Why didn't you meet up with Lingshu and the others?"

Cheng Shuyan stared at him intently and asked, "Brother Xie, aren't you alone too? How about... we keep each other company?"

Her smile was meaningful, which made Xie Jingxiu feel irritated.

He hadn't had this feeling for a long time, but since this "Cheng Mingshu" appeared, he had experienced it too many times uncontrollably.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with a complicated expression: "No need, Junior Sister Mingshu should go find Lingshu and the others as soon as possible. Lingshu and I are engaged, so it is inconvenient for me to team up with Junior Sister Mingshu. I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first."

After saying this, he turned around and flew away on his sword without waiting for Cheng Shuyan's response.

Cheng Shuyan looked at his disappearing back, and his eyes suddenly turned cold.

The look Xie Jingxiu gave her gave her a feeling of... being very dangerous.

She had never felt so dangerous before, even when Chu Yi was strangling her neck, she had never felt this kind of danger.

There were many people in this secret realm, and she couldn't attack him here. Moreover, if she couldn't kill him, she would alert the enemy, and she would have no choice but to let him leave.

The future is long, so why worry about the long journey and slow horses...

Cheng Shuyan was in the Qitian Realm, listening to Tiandao talk about the great catastrophe of the Thousand Spirit Realm, and his thoughts were confused for a while.

However, she was self-aware and knew that those things were beyond her ability to solve at the moment, so she put everything aside for the time being and left the pit.

She originally planned to look for silverleaf grass, but unexpectedly met Xie Jingxiu.

Now that Xie Jingxiu had left, she gathered her thoughts and continued to fly towards Sunset Plain.

Silverleaf grass mainly grows in Sunset Plains, and most people who enter the Forest of No Return will go there.

When she arrived at Sunset Plain, she indeed saw a lot of people and also met Ye Chenghuan.

As soon as Ye Chenghuan saw her, he ran towards her happily.

"Fellow Daoist Cheng, why are you alone? Haven't you met up with the Cheng family?"

"Not yet. I want to experience it all on my own. Why are you alone too?"

When Ye Chenghuan heard her ask this, his face suddenly frowned.

"Hey! Stop talking. As soon as I came in and took out the tracking jade talisman, I was ambushed by a monster. The jade talisman was broken and I couldn't find them.

Fortunately, I met you now, so I have an acquaintance. Eh? You are alone too, how about we team up?

Ye Chenghuan left a good impression on her, so she didn't mind traveling with her. After thinking about it, she agreed.

The two of them walked slowly towards the depths of Sunset Plain.

Ye Chenghuan was a lively person, and as a disciple of a large sect, he naturally had extraordinary knowledge. Along the way, he told her many interesting stories about the world of immortal cultivation.

Cheng Shuyan's mind moved slightly, and he wanted to ask her about what happened ten thousand years ago.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, do you know anything about the catastrophe that befell the Thousand Spirit Realm ten thousand years ago?"

Ye Chenghuan was startled by her sudden question, and said with a somewhat unnatural look, "Why are you asking me this? I only came across this kind of thing by chance in the sect's library, so I'm not very familiar with it."

Seeing her hesitant look, Cheng Shuyan guessed that this matter might be a secret, so he didn't ask any further.

She stayed in the cracks of the riverbed for two days. When she arrived at Sunset Plain, the place had already been searched thoroughly by other monks, and there was almost no trace of silverleaf grass on the outskirts.

She only found a few young grasses, which she carefully collected, wanting to try to see if she could grow them in the Qi Tian Realm.

According to information brought out by monks who had entered the Forest of No Return in the past, although the silverleaf grass was concentrated in the Sunset Plain, monks could actually only explore the periphery of the Sunset Plain.

No one who entered the inner area has ever come out alive. The inner area of ​​Sunset Plain is a forbidden area for monks.

Naturally, she would not take the risk on her own initiative, so after discussing with Ye Chenghuan, the two decided to leave Sunset Plain and try their luck somewhere else.

At this moment, a male cultivator suddenly rushed towards them from a distance and fell in front of the two of them.

He stretched out his hands with all his might, and called for help from the two of them incoherently: "Help! Help... Help, help me..."

As he spoke, his spiritual power continued to decrease. He vomited large mouthfuls of dark brown blood, and then his head tilted and he died.

Ye Chenghuan was startled and asked in a panic, "What happened to him?"

Cheng Shuyan looked solemnly in the direction he came from, and suddenly his expression changed.

"Run!"

She shouted to Ye Chenghuan beside her, then without hesitation summoned the Wind Shadow Wings, urging them to fly forward at the fastest speed.

Ye Chenghuan didn't understand what was happening yet, but he instinctively believed Cheng Shuyan. He also summoned a leaf-shaped magic weapon and flew away following Cheng Shuyan.

Behind them were groups of monks fleeing in panic. Behind these monks, black masses of flying ants swept in like dark clouds covering the sun, leaving no grass growing wherever they passed.

If the monks were slower, they would become food in the stomachs of these flying ants in an instant.

Most of these flying ants were only at the Qi training stage, but some had already reached the foundation building stage. The leader even exuded the pressure of a Jindan stage cultivator.

Ye Chenghuan was so frightened by these things that his scalp went numb. He asked in a trembling voice, "What the hell is this thing? The monks who entered the Forest of No Return before have never mentioned it!"