Lin Yitang was somewhat disappointed because she had to be with others and couldn't ask the spirit chicken to help her find treasures. Without the spirit chicken's help, she couldn't even find a decent spirit herb by relying solely on her luck.

No wonder there aren't any of those cannon fodder supporting characters like the treasure-hunting rat in the novel. No matter how hard they try, they can't find the good stuff the protagonist encounters. It seems that external forces and methods are needed; relying solely on luck is unreliable.

In the middle of the night, the group returned to the village and informed the village chief that the tiger had been killed. After resting for the night, they immediately boarded the sect's flying boat and returned to the sect.

The morning sun shone on the flying boat, casting a soft golden hue on everyone's clothes. The village chief and the villagers waited early at the village entrance, each carrying some of the farm's best produce.

"Thank you all, esteemed immortal masters, for your help in eliminating the tiger demon scourge from us!" The village chief stepped forward excitedly and bowed deeply to Lin Yitang and the others.

Lin Yitang quickly helped the village chief up and said with a smile, "This is what we should do. The tiger demon is causing trouble, and we cultivators should step forward to protect the people."

The villagers also stepped forward one after another, presenting gifts they had carefully prepared, some were fresh fruits, some were cured meats made at home, and others were purses sewn stitch by stitch.

Each gift carried the villagers' gratitude, and Lin Yitang and the others, though unable to refuse, had no choice but to accept them all.

After bidding farewell to the villagers, the group began their journey home. The airship flew smoothly through the air, passing through clouds and over mountains.

"Look, we've arrived at the sect!" Senior Brother Wei suddenly pointed ahead and said.

Following the direction he pointed, everyone saw a magnificent mountain peak standing above the sea of ​​clouds, with the sect's plaque faintly visible amidst the swirling mist.

"Finally back," Fan Niannian sighed softly.

Yes, they're finally back. Lin Yitang thought to herself.

As the flying boat drew closer to the sect, the sect's outline became increasingly clear. In the sect's plaza, fellow disciples were already waiting, and when they saw Lin Yitang and the others return, they all rushed forward to greet them.

"Senior sisters, you're finally back! How was it? Did the trip go smoothly?" a junior brother asked eagerly.

These are disciples who came to greet their senior brothers, sisters, or friends after receiving the news.

The flying boat slowly landed on the sect square. Fan Niannian was the first to jump off the flying boat and chatted with her junior brothers who came to greet her.

"Junior brother, long time no see! This mission was truly thrilling, I'll tell you about it later." She patted her junior brother's shoulder, her voice filled with barely concealed excitement.

Senior Brother Wei and Song Hang also disembarked from the flying boat one after another, exchanging greetings with their respective friends.

When the disciples of Danfu Peak saw that Song Hang's attitude towards Lin Yitang was completely different from before, they all showed surprised expressions.

"Senior Sister Lin, we owe you so much this time. If it weren't for your formidable strength, we probably wouldn't have been able to escape unscathed," Song Hang said sincerely, his eyes filled with admiration.

Lin Yitang smiled slightly and said modestly, "It's all the result of everyone working together. I just did my part."

The five bid farewell to the disciples who came to greet them and headed straight for the main peak to hand over the mission.

They were greeted by an elderly man with white hair, wearing a blue robe, and exuding a dignified air.

"You must be the disciples who went to the Endless Forest this time? Did you notice anything unusual? Are there any signs of a beast tide forming among the monsters on the edge of the forest?" the elder asked solemnly.

Lin Yitang and the others exchanged bewildered glances, only then realizing that this mission, besides eliminating the tiger demon, also included the responsibility of observing the beast tide. No wonder the sect offered such a generous reward for merely eliminating a single demon beast.

The thought of those monstrous beasts, surging like a tide, sent shivers down my spine. If a beast tide were to truly occur, no one in the villages within dozens of miles would survive.

Fan Niannian stepped forward and respectfully replied, "Reporting to the elder, we did encounter some first and second-tier demonic beasts at the edge of the forest, but we successfully dealt with them all. We did not find any signs of a beast tide."

As she spoke, she took out a third-tier demon core from her storage bag and presented it with both hands.

The elder took the demon core, examined it carefully, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

He nodded and said earnestly, "You did a great job this time. The Endless Forest is extremely dangerous, and it is truly remarkable that you were able to successfully complete the mission. You can dispose of this demon core as you see fit."

After saying that, he told the five people that the points had been deposited into their accounts.

After descending from the main peak, everyone couldn't help but look at Fan Niannian with puzzled expressions.

The demonic beasts led by the tiger demon this time were numerous and quite powerful; it was practically a beast tide. Why did they tell the elders there wasn't one? Even though the demonic beasts had already been eliminated.

Fan Niannian noticed the confusion in everyone's eyes and said solemnly, "The fact that there was no beast tide this time is entirely thanks to Junior Sister Lin. If it weren't for Junior Sister Lin's formidable strength, who single-handedly repelled the demon beast army, the consequences would have been unimaginable. However, please don't tell anyone about this, as it concerns Junior Sister Lin's trump card and her opportunity."

Upon hearing this, the group immediately understood. They nodded repeatedly, swearing on their cultivation levels that they would not reveal this matter.

Lin Yitang glanced at Fan Niannian gratefully, secretly admiring her thoughtfulness. She herself hadn't thought of these things; thankfully, Senior Sister Niannian reminded her.

After bidding farewell to everyone, Lin Yitang returned to her cave dwelling in the outer sect and began to take stock of her gains from the trip.

During this trip, everyone lent her some talismans, and she repaid them by giving them away as monster corpses. Therefore, she actually received fewer corpses than she actually killed.

She first took out a few purple cloud grasses as a reward for Fan Niannian's help. Then she thought about how to allocate the remaining resources.

She planned to keep some things for cultivation, sell some for spirit stones, give some away as favors, keep some for herself as savings for future use, and invest the rest in her spirit flower space.

She took out ten second-tier demon beast corpses and one hundred first-tier demon beast corpses, intending to sell them. These demon beast corpses were in good condition and should fetch a good price. Demon beast hides and meat were essential supplies for every restaurant, so they wouldn't go unsold.

He then selected fifty more various spiritual herbs, intending to sell them to the disciples who refined pills. The alchemists within the Taique Sect were always in high demand for spiritual herbs, especially those that could be purchased without leaving the mountain; even if the price was slightly inflated, they could still be sold.

In particular, inner disciples who rarely leave their homes and are engrossed in alchemy are not very familiar with the current market prices of pills and are easily deceived.

Lin Yitang planned to put on some simple makeup and go directly to Danfu Peak to promote her products. After all, these people used to follow Ye Qiuli in criticizing her, so she was determined to make them suffer a great loss.

She also kept twenty Golden Spirit Fruits and ten Purple Cloud Grasses for herself. The Golden Spirit Fruits had an immediate effect on improving cultivation, while the Purple Cloud Grasses could be used to refine Spirit Gathering Pills later to help her solidify her foundation.

As for the remaining important resources, Lin Yitang decided to store them for the time being, in case of emergency.

She carefully organized the storage bags before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

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