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

"Who was that female cultivator just now? She actually fought two against one and even took one of their lives! Could she be a half-step Foundation Establishment expert?"

Watching Cui Ying and the other person leave, one of the cultivators at the sixth level of Qi Refining finally couldn't help but whisper a question to the person next to him.

After all, anyone facing attacks from two people would probably panic and flee. But Cui Ying swiftly drew her sword and counterattacked, killing one of them in just a few breaths and forcing the other to flee without a fight.

The one who answered him was a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining, dressed in a high-quality moon-white robe, presumably from a prominent family. He stroked his chin thoughtfully and replied:

"The pressure emanating from the dead man and the one who escaped should be at the peak of Qi Refining, which is what you call half-step Foundation Establishment."

He paused slightly, thinking of the magical energy emanating from Cui Ying, and hesitated for a long time before speaking: "As for that woman, she should have just broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining."

Upon hearing this, everyone was astonished, and the person who had asked the question earlier gasped and said:

"Although this girl has tied her hair up, she looks to be no more than sixteen or seventeen years old. To be at the ninth level of Qi Refining at such a young age is truly astonishing!"

The cultivator in the moon-white robe chuckled, raising an eyebrow at him. Seeing everyone's gazes turn towards him, he felt even more like the center of attention. He then spoke:

“In those aristocratic families and sects, there are many who are in the late stage of Qi Refining at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and some have even reached the Foundation Establishment stage at the age of fifteen or sixteen.”

"The most famous are Su Yi, the daughter of the sect leader of the Qingxuan Sect in the Northern Martial Domain, and Zhou Yun, the sixth prince of the Eastern Kingdom. Both of them are at the Foundation Establishment stage at sixteen, and are now only in their twenties, yet they are already aiming for the Qi Condensation stage!"

Upon hearing of such an unparalleled genius, everyone was amazed and filled with countless emotions. Even the scene of Cui Ying slaying a powerful enemy earlier faded considerably.

There were also scions from prominent families who, watching from afar as the cultivator in the moon-white robe spoke of their two great prodigies of the Immortal Origin Continent with such pride, felt a slight sense of disdain.

After all, what does the power of the world have to do with others? Why do you need to use someone else's name to show off your own power?

However, some people are clearer-headed than others, knowing that such dazzling talents as Su Yi and Zhou Yun are rare, even once in a century.

Someone like Cui Ying, who can fight beyond their level and still maintain the upper hand, is far more than many of her peers, even if she isn't considered a top genius. Even among powerful families, she would be an extremely dazzling jewel.

Cui Ying naturally had no idea what these people were thinking.

After she and Lei Yi left, they each found a secluded place to count the Jade Serpent Fruits. She added up the spiritual fruits in the two cultivators' storage bags, and there were more than five hundred in total.

Especially the escaped cultivator in the green robe, who had five jade snake fruits, all of which were entirely green, in his bag.

In this way, Cui Ying would have sixteen hundred-year-old Jade Serpent Fruits and more than two hundred and eighty fruits that were over fifty years old.

Even after deducting one-third of the amount that needs to be paid, the remaining amount is still not a small sum.

However, the white-browed cultivator's resources were really not impressive. Apart from the two storage bags, there were only a little over a hundred spirit stones, two bottles of Qi Gathering Pills, and two Flame Burst Talismans. All in all, it was still a decent gain.

Lei Yi also gained a lot. After the two of them had organized everything, they continued to walk deeper into the Thousand Maple Secret Realm.

Unexpectedly, after flying only a dozen miles, the two saw a familiar face by a cold pool.

The young man at the head of the group was handsome and had a tall and straight figure. Who else could it be but Feng Yushan Chu Ruoyu?

While on the crane-shaped cloud boat, there were seven or eight people with them. Now, after only one day in the Thousand Maple Secret Realm, only half of them remain. Apart from the spoiled girl Chu Nianwei, there is a chubby boy and a boy with a scar on his face beside him.

Several people seemed to be arguing with others over a few purple jade lotuses, but this time the cultivators opposite them were not like Sun Yunliang, who only engaged in verbal disputes.

Without a word, the leader on the other side turned grim and attacked the weakest of the three, the chubby boy, with his magical weapon.

Chu Ruoyu waved his sleeve to block the attack, and at the same time chanted an incantation, releasing several spells to counterattack.

As expected of someone carefully trained by the Chu family, his reactions were incredibly swift. However, the opposing side outnumbered them, and just as he suppressed the one who made the first move, another cultivator with triangular eyes stepped forward to assist him.

Facing two opponents at once, Chu Ruoyu found it quite difficult.

Cui Ying watched coldly from the sidelines, with no intention of intervening, and simply continued walking forward with Lei Yi.

But as soon as she turned around, she heard a series of violent explosions behind her.

She subconsciously glanced back and saw Chu Nianwei throw out a handful of fire talismans, blasting the cultivators opposite her so that they had to retreat repeatedly.

"tsk"

Lei Yi, who was flying ahead, was also attracted by the commotion and couldn't help but exclaim:

"They're really rolling in money!"

Cui Ying smiled upon hearing this, and the two continued forward.

However, the area of ​​this dense forest was far larger than they had imagined. Although they wasted some time traveling and stopping along the way, it still took them two full days to finally arrive at an extremely vast grassland.

However, they were also somewhat surprised when they saw the strange, unobstructed scene further away.

The cultivators' eyesight was limited; they could only see the continuous mountain range opposite the grassland as the boundary. On one side, the sun blazed down at the foot of the mountain, while on the other side, snow was falling everywhere, and the landscape was covered in silver.

"What a wondrous celestial phenomenon!"

Even with Lei Yi's experience, he was greatly shocked by this situation.

But after the initial amazement, Cui Ying's heart began to flutter.

No matter where you are, places with mountains generally have the richest spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and are the areas most likely to give birth to various spiritual creatures.

This continuous mountain range is so vast that it is most likely the center of the entire secret realm. Once you can enter this mountain, there is no need to search for resources in other areas.

After all, this secret realm is so vast, and considering the return time, they might not have many opportunities to explore other areas even if they wanted to.

After Cui Ying briefly shared her thoughts with Lei Yi, the two immediately agreed and summoned clouds, flying low towards the distant mountain range one after the other.

About two hours later, they crossed the grassland without incident and approached the mountain range. Just as they were about to fly over the canyon, a chilling feeling suddenly welled up in their hearts without warning.

"careful!"

As Cui Ying's expression changed drastically, she almost immediately reached out to stop Lei Yi, who was two zhang behind, and then immediately retreated.

Lei Yi was somewhat confused by her words, but he still subconsciously followed her back to a distance of more than ten feet before solemnly asking Cui Ying:

"Fellow Daoist Cui, why are you so nervous? Is there danger in the Earth-Cracking Canyon ahead?"