My ancestors were spiritual plant growers, so it's not surprising that I hunt demons every day,

Wood crystals have a wide range of uses, whether for cultivating spiritual plants or healing wounds and diseases, and the amount consumed is enormous.

Moreover, a wooden crystal the size of a thumb can be sold for twenty spirit stones in Thundercloud City.

With that thought in mind, Cui Ying first left Ta Xue outside to keep watch, and then flew into the tree hole without hesitation, only to find another three-foot-wide space inside.

If it weren't for the little golden scorpion leading the way, she probably would never have discovered the secrets of this place.

Without further ado, she flipped her hand, took out the Yao Guang Sword, and released several silver sword energies, slashing them straight towards the ground.

After being swept by the sword energy, the underground rock strata were easily cut open as if they were tofu.

With her other hand, Cui Ying simply grabbed and lifted, throwing a lump of rock the size of a millstone out of the tree hole.

At the same time, the little golden scorpion also transformed into its original form and began digging around next to Cui Ying, waving its two front claws.

Half an hour later, a vertical passage, twenty feet deep, appeared in the tree hole, and the soil outside had even been piled up into a small mound.

The little golden scorpion suddenly stopped digging, croaked a few more times at Cui Ying, then twisted its body and transformed into a cloud of purple mist, disappearing below without a trace.

Upon hearing this, Cui Ying channeled her magic into the Yao Guang Sword once more, then slashed a few more times down into the passage before leaping into the air and landing lightly on the ground.

After regaining her balance, she looked around and found that she was in a natural grotto, only about four or five zhang long and wide. On the uneven, grayish-brown stone walls all around, there were some bright green crystal stones.

The parts of them that are visible outside the stone wall range in size from as large as an adult's fist to as small as a grain of rice.

More importantly, from the moment Cui Ying stepped into the grotto, she felt the vibrant energy permeating the cave.

A look of joy appeared on her face. Just as she was about to walk over and pry off the wooden crystals, the little golden scorpion next to her suddenly let out another strange "croaking" sound and instantly raised its front claws high, pointing them at the nearby stone wall, looking as if it were facing a great enemy.

Cui Ying was startled and hurriedly followed the golden scorpion's gaze to look at the stone wall, only to discover that there was a crack several feet long and three inches wide on the stone wall.

Just as she looked over, a thick green smoke began to pour out from the crack.

"This is?"

Before Cui Ying could react, her mind raced, and she suddenly felt dizzy and smelled a faint, fishy odor in her nostrils.

"poisonous!"

Cui Ying's expression changed slightly, and she immediately held her breath, sliding her body backward. At the same time, she quickly took out a small emerald green bottle from her storage bag, poured out a snow-white pill, and swallowed it.

After the effects of the medicine wore off, she felt the dizziness in her head lessen considerably.

The little golden scorpion didn't seem too afraid of the green poisonous smoke. After Cui Ying pushed it away, its tail hook stood up straight, and it stared at the crack with extreme anger.

At the same time, a hissing sound came from the crevice, and more green poisonous smoke poured out one after another, and a centipede demon with a length of half a zhang crawled out from it.

This centipede was at the fourth level of Qi Refining, its entire body was emerald green, and as it slithered, it constantly spewed out large amounts of green poisonous smoke from its mouth, making it clear at a glance that this was definitely not an ordinary poisonous insect.

"呲呲"

With a single movement, the golden scorpion's tail hook transformed into more than a dozen black lines that shot out first.

Caught off guard, the giant centipede demon that had just crawled out was immediately pierced with more than a dozen small black and red holes, while emerald green venomous blood splattered from the wounds.

The centipede demon cried out in pain and roared, then coiled its lower body in a fit of rage and pounced out like lightning.

At the same time, a flash of light appeared at the tip of the hundreds of slender legs beneath its body, and each of them sprouted a dark green spike about an inch long, baring its fangs and claws as it pounced on the golden scorpion and strangled it.

With a sway of its body, the golden scorpion dodged the attack in a flash. At the same time, with a flick of its tail hook, it pulled the centipede demon away from the air. Then, with a "whoosh," it transformed into a ball of purple energy and jumped onto the centipede, waving its pincers and attacking the venomous insect with all its might.

However, the centipede demon's carapace seemed extremely hard; even with the sharpness of the golden scorpion's forelegs, it could only leave scratches of varying depths on it, unable to seriously injure the opponent.

However, its tail hook once again pierced a dense array of holes in the centipede demon's carapace.

However, this centipede demon was extremely vigorous. Despite suffering so many injuries, it continued to roll and writhe under the golden scorpion. It not only dug countless thin stone grooves into the ground nearby, but the poisonous mist it spewed from its mouth also became increasingly dense, almost condensing into a large ball of dark green mist that instantly enveloped the area within a few feet around it.

The moment the nearby rocky ground came into contact with the poisonous fog, it began to melt and soften under the erosion of the fog.

"Little Golden Scorpion"

Cui Ying was anxious and was about to go help, but after taking only two more steps, she smelled a faint fishy stench again.

Immediately, she felt dizzy and retreated.

She had just raised the Yao Guang Sword when she saw the centipede demon and the golden scorpion locked in a fierce melee, with a large amount of green poisonous smoke obscuring her vision, so she had no choice but to put it down again.

But Cui Ying's composure only lasted a moment before her face suddenly darkened.

In the thick, dark green smoke, the once incredibly powerful little golden scorpion began to slow down after a period of intense attack, and the light in its eyes dimmed.

The centipede demon broke free from the golden scorpion's suppression in an instant, flipped itself up, and opened its mouth to tear at the golden scorpion.

To Cui Ying's astonishment, several abnormal pale green venomous spots began to appear on the golden scorpion's originally snow-white body.

The green poisonous mist was so potent that even the little golden scorpion couldn't withstand it. If this continued, the little golden scorpion would surely die.

After a quick thought, Cui Ying used her divine sense to forcibly communicate with the golden scorpion.

The next moment, the golden scorpion suddenly lashed out with a blurry, frantic tail hook, forcing the centipede demon back half a step before shooting backward and leaping out of the green poisonous mist.

Having suffered such a great loss before, the centipede demon was naturally not going to let the matter rest. It immediately hissed and gave chase, its body covered in green blood.

But as soon as it broke out of the green poisonous smoke, Cui Ying raised one hand and with a "whoosh" sound, four or five light blue ice spikes shot out instantly.

The centipede demon panicked and tried to retreat back into the poisonous mist, but it was too late.

A flash of blue light appeared in the cave, and all the ice spikes hit the centipede demon with perfect accuracy, aiming to pin it directly to the ground.

However, after a series of "clinking" sounds, these ice spikes were either bounced off by the centipede demon's incredibly hard jacket, or they sank a few inches into the centipede demon's body and could not go any further.

The poisonous insect, in pain, rolled away and retreated into the dark green poisonous mist to hide.

"Hmph, don't even think about escaping."

A murderous aura flashed across Cui Ying's face, and with a flick of her wrist, she slashed the Yaoguang Sword, its silver light gleaming brightly, into the poisonous fog.

"puff"

The next moment, a hissing sound arose from the poisonous fog, and streams of green blood spurted out. At the same time, the ground nearby was smashed with loud bangs, as if the centipede demon was struggling desperately.

Cui Ying raised an eyebrow, sheathed the Yao Guang sword in her hand, and made a hand seal. Crimson fireballs condensed and leaped at her fingertips. With a flick of her finger, five or six fireballs flew out in succession.

"Boom boom"

Fireballs flew into the poisonous fog one after another, exploding and turning into rolling flames that engulfed everything.