I'm accumulating points in the cultivation world.

"Why thank me? This is what I should do as your teacher," Old Master Li said with a smile.

“Master, I want to stay here and train properly,” Tang Doudou continued.

"Alright! I also need to go into seclusion to cultivate and try to refine an eighth-grade pill as soon as possible. How about we have a competition? I'll refine an eighth-grade pill, and you raise your cultivation to the Nascent Soul stage. Let's see who's faster!"

"Okay!" Tang Doudou nodded in agreement.

After seeing her master off, Tang Doudou joined the arena.

At first, she was beaten badly every time, but she quickly adapted to the fighting here and was able to win about half of the battles.

The previous battles consumed a lot of spiritual energy, and the moves were exaggerated and beautiful. However, after a period of time here, Tang Doudou learned close combat skills that consumed almost no spiritual energy, yet could catch people off guard. At most, she could fight more than ten battles in a day without rest.

Several months passed, and Tang Doudou felt that her strength had greatly improved, advancing from the early stage of the Golden Core realm to the middle stage.

"Zhan Yue, you've been working really hard lately. I just got a mission, let's go on one together and relax," Qiao Jinghe said with a smile.

Qiao Jinghe was someone Tang Doudou met during a battle. The two were about the same age, so they became friends.

Tang Doudou nodded, deciding it was a good opportunity to go out and test her cultivation level.

"This task isn't difficult, it's just that the location is a bit remote, and it's said that there are strong winds there all year round, almost never stopping," Qiao Jinghe added with a slight frown.

Tang Doudou's eyes lit up: "Then we definitely have to go see it!"

The two packed their belongings and set off, flying towards their destination on their swords. After three days, they arrived at their destination.

There was an island there, and from a distance, you could see that the island was shrouded in sand and wind, like a giant silkworm cocoon.

With such strong winds, it's going to be difficult to get in.

Qiao Jinghe took out a magical artifact and handed it to Tang Doudou, saying, "This is a windproof shield that can withstand most wind forces. Let's get closer and take a look."

Tang Doudou thanked them, then channeled her spiritual energy into the windproof shield, and the two of them slowly approached the island against the fierce wind.

As they approached the edge of the island, Tang Doudou suddenly felt a strange force pulling at her.

"Watch out!" Qiao Jinghe shouted, reaching out to grab Tang Doudou, and the two of them were swept into the wind together.

Soon, the two were thrown to the ground. There wasn't much wind inside, and it looked like a paradise.

"Our mission is to find the Wind and Cloud Spirit Herb," ​​Qiao Jinghe said quickly.

Tang Doudou had also heard of this spiritual herb; it was used when refining fourth-grade pills.

This is a large canyon, and there are quite a few exotic flowers and plants blooming quite brightly.

Unfortunately, the two searched for a long time but couldn't find it.

"Wouldn't this Wind and Cloud Spirit Grass have been swept away by that gale just now?" Tang Doudou murmured to herself.

“Impossible, how could there be plants surviving in there?” Qiao Jinghe said, and the two continued their search.

Finally, the two discovered a small grass emitting a pale blue light swaying in the wind in a crevice in the mountain wall. This was none other than the Wind and Cloud Spirit Grass.

"Finally found it." Qiao Jinghe was overjoyed and was about to reach out to pick it when suddenly the scenery around them changed, and they found themselves in a fog.

"Phantom Beast?" Qiao Jinghe exclaimed in surprise.

The next second, the two saw dozens of eyes staring at them from the mist, along with countless legs! This spider was even taller than a person!

“It’s the Phantom Spider!” Qiao Jinghe said quickly.

Strands of white silk rushed towards the two. Qiao Jinghe drew his sword, its blade gleaming with a blue light. With a swing, several sword energies shot out, severing some of the spider silk. Tang Doudou wasn't idle either; she waved her sword, burning away all the dense spider silk in the air.

"There are too many of these phantom spiders. We need to find a way to break through," Qiao Jinghe shouted.

Tang Doudou looked around. The place was shrouded in mist, and escape wouldn't be so easy.

Suddenly a large spider rushed towards Tang Doudou. Tang Doudou immediately leaped up and cut off one of the spider's legs with a single stroke.

Qiao Jinghe saw several large spiders crawling over, so he quickly cast a spell, which created a huge wave that swept all the spiders away.

"Now's the time!" Qiao Jinghe grabbed Tang Doudou and ran in the opposite direction. However, the Phantom Spiders quickly adjusted their formation and chased after them again.

The two stood back to back, and Tang Doudou switched her longsword for a dagger. "I'm leaving my back to you!" Tang Doudou said, and charged forward with the dagger in hand.

Qiao Jinghe gripped his sword tightly, his gaze resolute. "Don't worry." He moved with lightning speed, his swordsmanship like the wind, each thrust carrying a chilling glint. Instantly, several spiders fell. But more spiders surged forward, spitting green venom that dripped onto the ground, rising in wisps of smoke.

Tang Doudou nimbly weaved through the swarm of spiders, her dagger flashing, leaving behind only severed limbs in her wake. But the number of spiders increased, and the two gradually became exhausted.

The two reunited, and Tang Doudou handed Qiao Jinghe a Rejuvenation Pill, took one herself, and then charged back towards the spider swarm!

Soon, the spiders became fewer and fewer. Just as the two breathed a sigh of relief, something suddenly went wrong. All the phantom spiders stopped, as if waiting for something!