The female supporting character in the cultivation world only wants to grow flowers and become stron

When Lin Yitang arrived at Fangshikou right on time, everyone else had already arrived.

Song Hang was the first to jump out and accuse, his tone unfriendly: "Lin Yitang, you're the slowest of the five of us. We're all waiting for you. Do you really not take this mission seriously?"

Fan Niannian quickly smoothed things over: "Alright, alright, Junior Sister Lin just arrived, she's not late."

Lin Yitang looked around and saw that Senior Brother Wei had bought some fresh spiritual herbs to feed the snow-white spirit beast on his shoulder, while Senior Brother Liu had bought several new array plates and was studying them with his head down. Fan Niannian had a new magic robe on her body. As for what Song Hang had bought, she didn't know. Anyway, he still had that grumpy face.

The group hurried to their encampment in the sect city and boarded the spirit boat prepared by the sect.

On the spirit boat, Lin Yitang's face was ashen, her mind constantly replaying her encounter with Ye Qiuli in the market.

According to the original plot, the female lead should have successfully established her foundation by now, but Ye Qiuli has failed to establish her foundation twice. There has been no news of her having any missions recently, so why is she in the market?

If this isn't a new plot development, then it can only mean that subsequent events have been brought forward. In the original novel, the female lead first left her sect when she was in the Foundation Establishment stage, also to buy things at the market.

Oh, right, the marketplace! A common plot device in cultivation novels: finding bargains!

It seems the female protagonist stumbled upon a cultivation technique at that market. The original text says that a disciple was selling cultivation techniques he had found in a secret realm. These were all low-level techniques that could be found anywhere, and everyone thought they weren't worth buying. Only Ye Qiuli bought them on a whim, only to unexpectedly discover that among them was a top-tier ice-attribute cultivation technique called "Millennial Ice and Snow"!

This cultivation technique is one of the legendary god-level techniques in the cultivation world. Once successfully cultivated, its power can freeze mountains and seas and expand one's own territory. The original text describes how, after the female protagonist mastered the technique, she used it and the ground was covered in frost, freezing all her enemies into statues.

Although the plot hasn't reached that point yet, that disciple might be setting up a stall right now. Lin Yitang slapped her forehead, annoyed that she hadn't thought of this sooner and failed to prevent the female lead from obtaining the opportunity.

Unfortunately, it's too late now, and we can only watch helplessly as the female lead succeeds this time.

Suddenly, her sense of urgency increased dramatically. Just as she was feeling happy about having mastered two advanced Five Elements spells, the female protagonist had already come into contact with a divine-level technique.

Fortunately, the female protagonist found this cultivation technique quite difficult, and its effects only became apparent later on. However, she cultivates magic relatively quickly, so it's not impossible for her to catch up.

This time, she needs to complete the task faster. The outer disciples' competition is in five months, and she needs to make the most of this time to learn as many advanced five-element spells as possible.

Several hours later, the celestial ship arrived at its destination. Lin Yitang and the others disembarked from the ship, and what came into view was a dilapidated little village.

The village was surrounded by weeds, and most of the houses were dilapidated, some even collapsed. The villagers were emaciated, dressed in rags, and their eyes were filled with fear and despair.

As soon as the villagers saw Lin Yitang and his group, they rushed over and knelt before them. There were hundreds of people, including men, women, and children, and the scene was extremely tragic.

An elderly man who looked like the village chief, his face covered in tears and dust, pleaded in a trembling voice, "Immortals, please save us! That monster has already devoured dozens of villagers; we have no other choice!"

Fan Niannian stepped forward and asked, "Village Chief, what exactly happened? When did that monster appear? What were its characteristics?"

The village chief wiped away his tears and said in a trembling voice, "That monster has been here for over half a month, and it comes out to eat people every night. We sent people to invite the immortals from the Taique Sect, but they can't do anything about that monster either. That monster is extremely ferocious, covered in black fur, with green eyes and sharp teeth. It especially loves children. All the young women and children in our village have suffered at its hands. We beg the immortals to quickly eliminate this monster, or we won't be able to survive!"

Fan Niannian frowned and turned to Lin Yitang and the others, saying, "It seems there's some trouble. Since even the garrisoned disciples of the Taique Sect can't solve it, the demonic beast is likely to be at least Tier 2."

The four frowned upon hearing this. A first-tier demonic beast was equivalent to the early to mid-stage of Qi Refining, a second-tier demonic beast to the mid to late-stage of Qi Refining, and the highest cultivation level of the disciples stationed at the Taique Sect was only the late-stage of Qi Refining. A third-tier beast was equivalent to the Foundation Establishment stage. If it was truly a second-tier demonic beast, that would be manageable, but if it was a third-tier beast, perhaps only Senior Sister Fan could handle it.

She paused, then continued, "There's another point. This area is close to the Endless Forest, so powerful demonic beasts usually don't appear here because there are human sects here, and the demonic beasts will restrain themselves and not be too rampant. This incident is indeed a bit strange. A second-tier demonic beast actually came to the edge of the forest and attacked the surrounding villages, which is very unreasonable."

Everyone nodded and decided to rest at the village chief's house for the night while discussing how to deal with the monster.

Song Hang said nonchalantly, "What's there to be afraid of? Just go for it, who cares what level of monster it is."

Lin Yitang frowned and retorted, "Second-tier demonic beasts usually lead many first-tier lesser demonic beasts, and a large number of them can be troublesome. Moreover, demonic beasts and humans fight differently, and none of us have experience fighting demonic beasts, so we need to make some preparations in advance."

Song Hang sneered: "In the end, you're just scared, aren't you? As the one with the lowest cultivation level in the team, you're bound to drag us down."

Fan Niannian interrupted him: "Junior Sister Lin is right. Let's investigate this tomorrow."

Song Hang said angrily, "You two are teaming up against me."

Senior Brother Wei quickly smoothed things over: "Alright, alright, stop arguing. As a disciple of Beast Taming Peak, I have extensive experience in dealing with demonic beasts. Let me share some techniques with you."

He then began to explain the combat methods of the monsters.

"Demon beasts and humans differ in physical strength, spiritual energy utilization, and behavioral characteristics. For example, demon beasts typically have tough bodies, thick hides, and strong defense and power, but their methods of utilizing spiritual energy are clumsy. They don't understand magic and only rely on instinct to use spiritual energy to attack..."

"Demonic beasts vary in their fighting style depending on their species. For example, flying demonic beasts are fast but have low attack power, insects and rodents are weak but numerous, foxes are cunning, and demonic beasts like tigers generally have extremely strong explosive power but are slow."

"When fighting monsters, we need to pay attention to a few points. First, monsters are good at using the environment, using terrain and cover to hide themselves and launch surprise attacks, so we must always be vigilant when walking in the forest. Second, we should target the monsters' weaknesses, such as their eyes and abdomen, which will be more effective."

"In addition, monsters are usually dominated by the strong. If we can take down the leader first, it will make the battle much easier."

"Another important point is to stay calm and not be intimidated by the ferocity of the monsters. Although monsters are powerful, they are generally not very intelligent. As long as you find their weaknesses, you will definitely be able to win."

Everyone listened intently, nodding in agreement from time to time.

Nothing happened that night, and early the next morning, everyone packed up and set off into the Endless Forest.