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

The moon is bright and the stars are few; the evening breeze is gentle.

"Ahhh"

"Third sister, look! Second sister and I brought back four bundles of spirit bamboo, and your little iron-eating beast has already devoured three bundles in the blink of an eye! That's quite a appetite!"

Hearing Cui Yue's exaggerated shouts, Cui Ying shook her head, no longer in the mood to guide Cui Yan's cultivation.

He simply turned around, walked over, and stood next to the little iron-eating beast to take a look.

At this moment, the little iron-eating beast was no longer the ferocious creature Cui Ying had first encountered. With its two short arms, it held a spirit bamboo thicker than its body, opened its mouth, and began to gnaw on it with a "crunch, crunch" sound. In the blink of an eye, the entire bundle of spirit bamboo disappeared.

Cui Yue picked up the last spirit bamboo and offered it forward. The little iron-eating beast opened its mouth and bit the spirit bamboo with lightning speed. Seeing that Cui Yue seemed to be frightened and wanted to pull the spirit bamboo back, it even stretched out its arms and hugged it tightly.

"Wow! It even guards its food!"

Seeing that the little iron-eating beast had no intention of harming her, Cui Yue exclaimed in surprise and then hurriedly went to untie the last bundle of spirit bamboo.

Cui Ying thought for a moment and said, "Its main body is ten feet tall, so it's normal for it to have a good appetite."

Fortunately, just as Cui Lin was about to go and cut some more spirit bamboo, the little iron-eating beast stopped eating, wriggled its bottom and climbed straight into Cui Ying's arms, closed its two big eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.

"She's got a big heart though."

Cui Ying smiled and took the little iron-eating beast back to her room, and then asked her mother, Wang Rong, to make it a nest in a basket.

After settling the little iron-eating beast, she realized that the little golden scorpion had been listless ever since she returned from Jade Bamboo Peak.

Upon noticing Cui Ying enter the room, the little golden scorpion swayed and leaned against her shoulder as if drunk. Cui Ying held the little golden scorpion in her hands and communicated with it through her divine sense for a moment before learning that Ta Xue had not eaten the leopard-tailed ape's gall bladder, but had given it to the little golden scorpion.

"You mean you're going to advance to the next level?!"

Sensing the message conveyed by the little golden scorpion, Cui Ying pondered for a moment before carefully asking, "Do you need my help?"

After a while, Cui Ying still hadn't received a response from the little golden scorpion. She hurriedly tried to communicate with it using her divine sense, but the little golden scorpion's consciousness was drowsy and it was completely unresponsive.

Cui Ying frowned slightly, but didn't show any panic. The little golden scorpion her father brought back, though weak in cultivation, was quite intelligent. The fact that it had endured swallowing the bitter gall and only now advancing suggested it was quite confident.

As Cui Ying was pondering, the little golden scorpion had already curled itself into a ball, and at the same time, rolling purple energy began to slowly emanate from all parts of its body, completely enveloping its entire body.

After hesitating for a moment, Cui Ying picked up the little golden scorpion and walked to the Shenxiao flowerpot on the table, gently placing it in the flowerpot.

After coaxing the curious Cui Yue to sleep, Cui Ying took advantage of the quiet time to go to the backyard to check on the growth of various spiritual herbs.

During this period, the family has been building a new house, and the front yard is busy with the help of wandering cultivators. Fortunately, the magic array she bought last time has a built-in illusion that can prevent cultivators from probing. If anyone trespasses into this herb garden, not only will they encounter thick smoke blocking their way, but the array master will also immediately know that something has happened here.

Cui Ying waved a white command flag lightly and walked in easily.

She hadn't been to the herb garden for several days, and seeing the thriving medicinal herbs, Cui Ying's lips curled up slightly.

Then, as if remembering something, she took out the rotten mud full of snow fungus balls from her storage bag.

Although these snow fungus are an extremely delicious type of lingzhi mushroom, they can only be eaten after they have fully grown and broken through their shells.

So Cui Ying simply endured the pungent stench emanating from it, found a secluded corner to plant it, and then retreated far away.

After taking a few deep breaths of fresh air, she took out the jade gourd from her bosom, poured out a few drops of spiritual liquid, and then used the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique to irrigate the fully planted herb garden. Before she knew it, half an hour had passed.

"Phew, looks like I'll have to make the medicinal herb fields on Fengxi Ridge a bit bigger."

After using a cleansing spell to remove the mud from her skirt, Cui Ying turned and left. She had just returned to the front yard when she saw a familiar, furtive figure.

Cui Ying smiled and waited until her father walked away nonchalantly with his hands behind his back before returning to her room.

Just as she put away the spirit stones, the purple aura on the little golden scorpion lying in the flowerpot began to surge, and its body began to expand at a visible speed, eventually crushing the flowerpot to pieces.

Cui Ying quickly used her magic to move it to the ground, thus saving the Shenxiao Flower from being broken.

Watching the little golden scorpion at her feet grow bigger and bigger until it became the size of a millstone, Cui Ying raised an eyebrow. It seemed that after the little golden scorpion devoured the gall bladder of the giant leopard-tailed ape, it had actually inherited the leopard-tailed ape's ability to control its size.

“Heh~”

Thinking about this, Cui Ying was both amused and exasperated. After all, the little golden scorpion was known for its venom and agility, and now that it had suddenly turned into such a large lump, she didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.

With a "croak" sound from within the mist, the purple aura swirled and vanished without a trace, revealing the little golden scorpion once more.

At this moment, apart from its size increasing dozens of times and the appearance of some light purple markings on its body, the little golden scorpion was exactly the same as before.

Cui Ying narrowed her eyes and began to communicate with it in her mind.

The next moment, the Golden Scorpion turned its head and looked around the room. Then, it used its Earth Escape Technique to come outside the courtyard. With a shake of its head and an open mouth, it first sprayed a cloud of purple mist towards the broken outer wall.

"Bang" sound.

As the purple aura spread out, the blue brick wall enveloped by it began to corrode and dissolve layer by layer in an instant.

Seeing this, Cui Ying was naturally satisfied.

She paused again, but still followed the Golden Scorpion's instructions and tentatively released two ice spikes.

Two more "bangs" were heard. Now, being hit by two ice spikes at close range, the golden scorpion merely trembled, and the frost covering its carapace dissipated. The dim purple aura also returned to normal in an instant.

"My body has become so sturdy, what a pleasant surprise!"

After a while of this commotion, which woke up the Cui family members who had already rested, the golden scorpion finally returned to its room, enveloped in a purple aura. It shrunk back to the size of a palm, wagged its tail, climbed onto Cui Ying's shoulder, and jumped to her pillow to fall fast asleep.

"Woof~"

Ta Xue, who had taken in all of this, let out a disdainful growl. When it saw that Cui Ying was also looking over with a tired expression, it quickly bent down and lay down in the doghouse that Wang Rong had carefully arranged, but it couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

"Woo~"

It looked up and called out softly twice in Cui Ying's direction, then suddenly stood up, transformed into a black shadow, and silently leaped out of the windowsill.

Come back soon!

Perhaps guessing what Ta Xue was going out to do, Cui Ying yawned, called out to the window, and then fell asleep.