After being reborn, I took my childhood sweetheart to cultivate immortality.

Xu Qingman looked at the dozen or so fire spirit orbs neatly arranged and exclaimed, "Wow, there are actually fire spirit orbs! No wonder these Crimson Flame Scorpions are fighting us to the death!"

Once they entered the depths of the cave, the family discovered that what the Crimson Flame Scorpions were guarding with their lives was actually the Fire Spirit Orb.

"Jinchen, this is perfect for you, you should put it away."

After speaking to her husband, Xu Qingman checked the time and said, "It's getting late. Should we rest here for the night? We haven't had a proper rest these past few days."

Upon hearing that it was time to rest, Chen Guiying was the first to agree, "Okay, it's time to rest. This old lady is already feeling a bit exhausted."

Once they truly relaxed, the four elderly people realized they were starting to feel the strain. Although they were already cultivators, they were, after all, quite old.

The old man and his wife are nearly eighty years old, and Xu Jingheng and his wife are almost sixty. They certainly can't compare to the energy of young people.

Moreover, they have been in a state of high tension ever since they entered the secret realm.

Seeing that they were indeed exhausted, Xu Qingman quickly took out some spiritual fruits to replenish their energy and distributed them to everyone.

The next day, after a good rest, the family was full of energy and continued to explore the secret realm.

In the following days, besides occasionally encountering other independent cultivators, they also encountered a ten-person team from the Yue family once.

However, since it wasn't Yue Cheyuan and his group, and the Xu family had no dealings with them, they exchanged greetings and then went their separate ways.

That morning, the family had just come out of the cave where they were temporarily staying when Xu Qinghe said in confusion, "Hey, aren't those people over there from the Nine Yang Sect? I'll go over and say hello."

"Manman, what was your brother doing over there? Didn't I tell him to avoid large groups of people as much as possible?"

Xu Jingheng looked worried as he saw his son run off in an instant.

"It's alright, Father. They're from the Nine Yang Sect. It's only right that we go over and say hello."

Before long, they realized something was wrong. They had just greeted each other when they met a fellow disciple, but Xu Qinghe seemed unhappy and even got into an argument with someone.

"Father, I'm going to take a look," Xu Qingman said, then walked towards the group of people without looking back.

"Qinghe, what's wrong? Didn't you say goodbye to your fellow disciples? We should go now, your parents are waiting for you."

Xu Qinghe took a deep breath, turned around and replied, "Sister, I'm fine, let's go."

"Young lady, are you Junior Brother Xu's sister? We were just asking Junior Brother Xu where he got a spot to enter the secret realm, since Qingyun Peak only got two spots this time."

Seeing that Xu Qinghe was about to leave, a Nascent Soul cultivator with slicked-back hair reached out to stop the siblings and asked them a question.

Xu Qingman chuckled and replied, "My man brought us in, is there a problem?"

"Your man, may I ask who your man is?" I didn't expect such a beautiful female cultivator to already have a man. Otherwise, with her cultivation level, she and I would be a good match.

"Oh, that's the male cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage over there. Do you have any other questions? If not, we'll be leaving now."

The Nascent Soul cultivator awkwardly replied, "No, it's nothing."

Chen Dongyang had always thought that it was remarkable that his family had an uncle with the Nascent Soul cultivation level in the Nine Yang Sect, but after seeing the man's cultivation level and age, he dared not say anything.

Judging from how young that person is, yet his cultivation has already reached the Nascent Soul stage, no one would believe he isn't a disciple of a major family or sect.

Sigh! Another one I can't afford to offend. When will I ever find a female cultivator who is both beautiful and highly skilled to be my wife?

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"Why are there so many ants here? Is it going to rain? We've been in the secret realm for months and haven't seen a single rain shower yet!" Xu Meifen exclaimed in surprise as she looked at the ants at her feet.

On this day, when the family reached the outskirts of a barren mountain full of rocks, they saw that the ground was completely covered by swarms of ants.

These ants look about the same size as ordinary ants, but their bodies are bright red, and two sharp, long teeth protrude from their mouths. Upon closer inspection, there are also faint traces of fleshy bits hanging on them.

Xu Qingman scanned the area with her divine sense but found nothing unusual. They also didn't possess any spiritual energy and were clearly just ordinary ants.

But when she followed the ant colony to a more densely populated area, she saw that they were gnawing on human bones on the ground.

The remains were gnawed into pieces, and the inside was already smeared everywhere.

Although she was used to life and death, Xu Qingman felt a churning in her stomach. When she could no longer vomit, she noticed that Yu He and Xu Qinghe looked extremely pale.

Presumably, they, like me, witnessed what just happened.

After seeing such a disgusting scene, Xu Qingman really didn't want to pass by here again.

However, if they didn't pass through the back of the rocky mountain, they would have to turn back.

I really don't understand why most secret realms don't allow flying on swords. This secret realm is the same; apart from that sea area, you have to walk to get to other places.

But turning back seemed a bit undesirable, since the place we came from had already been thoroughly cleaned by the whole family; wouldn't that be a waste of time?

If they were to take the other two directions, it would be even less feasible. One side is mostly filled with disciples of major sects, and the other side is the sea, neither of which would be a good choice for their family.

Little Candy frowned and asked, "Mom, do we really have to climb over this rocky mountain? There are so many ants here, and every step we take leaves blood on our feet. It's disgusting."

Xu Qinghe then added his opinion, "That's right, sister. This place probably isn't that safe, is it? Otherwise, how could there be so many cultivator corpses, and they all look like they just died recently?"

Seeing everyone looking tense, Yu Jinchen smiled and explained, "What are you all afraid of? These ants are really not dangerous; they're just ordinary ants."

If I'm not mistaken, these should be carrion ants. They don't have fixed nests; they just go wherever there's food.

"Father, you know so much."

Yu Jinchen was pleased with his daughter's flattery and immediately continued to boast, "Of course, back in the day, you were a top university student, just like me."

Xu Qingman glanced at the group and said helplessly, "Alright, let's hurry up and leave. Don't you guys find it disgusting? How can you be chatting so enthusiastically in a place like this?"

"Let's go, it's a bit disgusting."

"Mother, I had just forgotten about these things, but what you said has reminded me of them."

"Hahaha…"

"Oh my god, finally there are no more ants. No, I have to throw these shoes away, they're disgusting."

"I need to change my shoes too."

"I also want."

After Xu Meifen started, the whole family quickly changed their shoes. They even used a dust-removing spell on their bodies.

Just as the family was about to continue their journey, Xu Meifen suddenly stopped. "Hmm, wait, can you smell something fragrant?"