Stealing the female lead's favor turns her from a heartthrob to a universally disliked figure.

The spirit-guiding array set up by Li Qingqing lasted for five hours before finally losing its effectiveness.

As the spiritual mist dissipated, Elder Wu happily sent a message to the sect leader, Fei Yin, informing him that 368 disciples had actually broken through to the next level without even disembarking from the spirit boat.

A breakthrough rate of one in ten is unprecedented and will never be repeated.

On Li Qingqing's side, apart from Yao Han, who had a leg ailment, Qiu Shaoze and Lan Cen both broke through.

To Li Qingqing's delight, the system rewarded her for advancing their cultivation levels.

However, in a good mood, she directly rewarded Qiu Shaoze and Lan Cen with the two newly obtained Spirit Purification Pills, and gave Xia Nanfeng and Yao Han an extra Soul Nourishing Pill each.

"Xiao Li, you and your Uncle Yu will each lead a team into the small secret realm. Try to come out within ten days. I'll be waiting for you outside," Elder Wu reminded him.

“Okay.” Li Qingqing nodded.

The Spirit Chef Peak Master actually wanted to be with Li Qingqing, but there were too many people, so he said, "Except for the Spirit Qin Peak, the disciples of each peak will be divided into two groups, one group will follow me and the other group will follow the Spirit Qin Peak Master."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone dispersed.

In the past, very few people would have been willing to follow Li Qingqing, but now the number of people on both sides is about the same.

The two groups stepped onto the frozen ice and entered the enchanting passageway where the mist and cold space intertwined.

Although they had all walked in together, once the view opened up, Li Qingqing found that only a few dozen people remained around her.

Fortunately, all five of her apprentices were still around, so she didn't pay much attention to it.

In a secret realm, no one can guarantee that they won't get separated.

While he claims to be leading a team, he only provides assistance when necessary.

"Master, there are two forks in the road ahead. Which way should we go?" Wen Yang asked.

Looking at this secret realm teeming with spiritual energy and lush vegetation, Li Qingqing casually said, "Just walk wherever you want! Pick some usable spiritual herbs and plants you see. Everyone should travel in groups of five or more. Let's just wander around here and meet up here in two hours."

Upon hearing this, everyone formed various teams and then dispersed.

"Master, aren't you coming with us?"

Seeing that she had sat down and seemed not to be leaving, Lan Cen couldn't help but ask.

Li Qingqing nodded, and then summoned her Purple Spirit Crane, which could return to hibernation within the system.

"Shaoze and Yao Han, go for a ride on the crane! The other three, feel free to do as you please, and just be there on time."

The five exchanged glances and then split into two groups as their master had instructed.

As the surroundings quieted down, Li Qingqing found a secluded spot and took out the random inheritance jade technique that she hadn't had time to use before.

As her consciousness sank into it, all the wood-elemental spiritual power within her body was suddenly mobilized.

Then, she felt a pair of strong, powerful hands pull her into their arms, grasp her right hand, extend the index finger, and use the finger as a pen to draw a mysterious pattern in the air with spiritual power.

The next moment, she discovered that her wood-elemental spiritual energy had generated fire power, igniting a pile of firewood.

And then, it was all over.

Coming to her senses, Li Qingqing suddenly realized something.

This lineage is a technique for transforming the Five Elements.

She gathered a few dead branches around her and used the spiritual energy conversion technique she had just learned to light the fire without needing fire crystals or fire starters.

Although lighting a fire isn't very useful, a little thought reveals that even without a fire elemental root, she can still learn fire-based spells in the future.

Just as she extinguished the fire and was about to leave, a vine that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere suddenly wrapped around her foot.

[Hey hey hey...Found it! Found it! I, Tengteng, have found the person in the painting!]

Li Qingqing was completely bewildered.

What kind of sentient plant vine is this?

[Help! Help! Come with me to save someone!]

The vines suddenly released her foot, and the vines transformed into an arrow pointing north.

Li Qingqing didn't want to leave, but the vine kept poking at her heels.

After managing to take a few steps, she simply used the Nebula Space Step to head north.

Along the way, she only saw a few scattered figures, but she didn't understand what the vines wanted her to save.

She stopped only when she saw a shadowy figure floating in a hidden deep pool from high above.

"Should we save him?" Li Qingqing murmured to herself.

After hesitating for a moment, she slowly descended from the sky.

Upon closer inspection, she realized that he was a man dressed in a blue talisman robe and wearing a mask with the same talismanic patterns.

It was unclear whether he was injured or asleep; at that moment, he had his eyes closed and was leaning against a large rock that was half-submerged in the water.

She stared at him for a while, and seeing that he didn't react, she landed beside him and called out softly.

"Are you ok?"

The man seemed not to hear and did not react.

She reached out and checked his breathing. Yes, it was fluctuating, though weak.

She raised his hand to check his pulse, but was unexpectedly amazed by his beautiful, slender hands.

This person had extremely fair skin, well-defined joints, and perfectly shaped hands, yet they were much larger than her own hands.

She stared at him for a moment, then gently shook her head and lightly touched his pulse.

After being reborn on the Spirit Medicine Peak in her previous life, she didn't cultivate much, but she listened and saw a lot. In addition, she had her talent, and after drifting for a hundred years, taking a pulse was really no problem for her.

The man's pulse was somewhat strange, sometimes intermittent, and his heartbeat was also sometimes strong and sometimes weak.

"Strange! What kind of pill should I feed him?" Li Qingqing murmured, then grabbed the person's clothes, preparing to take him away from the deep pool first.

But when he tried to pull, he found that the person was as heavy as a mountain and he couldn't move him at all.

isn't it?

She's at least a Nascent Soul cultivator, how could she not be able to carry someone?

After biting her lower lip, she changed from pulling to hugging, but suddenly lost her strength and fell heavily onto the man.

Even so, the person still didn't wake up.

Li Qingqing blushed slightly and quickly sat up straight.

When she looked at the man again, she was surprised to find that his belt was loose, and his skin underneath was faintly visible.

She paused for a moment, then quickly helped the person straighten their clothes.

But the next moment, she was surprised to find something glowing inside her clothes.

She glanced at it once, and unexpectedly became lost.

At first, she thought she was seeing a full moon, and then she saw a tiny, cute little boy inside the suddenly transparent full moon.

He was only two inches tall, but had a strikingly beautiful face. He sat there coldly, and when he realized someone was watching him, he suddenly reached out his hand.

The next moment, Li Qingqing felt that her body suddenly became immobile, and something was leaving her dantian.

Then, she saw a miniature version of herself suddenly appear in the round cloud of light, being held in the arms of the exquisitely beautiful little boy.

Li Qingqing was completely stunned.

What's the situation now?

She wanted to wake the man beside her, but unfortunately, she had no strength left in her fingers.

Lost in thought, she saw a mini version of herself hugging the little boy and giggling, even cupping his handsome face and kissing him.

Li Qingqing felt a little embarrassed to look, but the little boy seemed very happy. He even held the little girl in his arms on his lap and taught her to play kissing games.

Even though it was the little figure kissing her, she was surprised to feel someone gently nibbling at her soft lips, which startled her and sent a tingling electric current through her body.

She suddenly felt so ashamed and scared, but she couldn't control her body at all.

Later, she didn't know how the two little children ended up in a place where peach blossoms were in full bloom. One ran and the other chased, and then the little boy pinned Mini Li Qingqing under the thick peach petals.

When a wisp of spiritual mist obscured the two small figures, Li Qingqing could see nothing. However, her body felt strange; she felt as if she had been touched and groped all over.

However, she felt happy inside.

Lost in thought, she didn't notice that a long, strong hand had suddenly appeared on her waist, and the man who hadn't woken up yet was looking at her with a doting yet helpless gaze.

After a long while, he lightly tapped his finger, and the little girl in his arms closed her eyes and obediently lay in his arms.

The man wrapped his arms around her waist, gazed at her delicate face, pressed his lips to her sweet lips and planted a kiss, then picked her up and flew away from the deep pool.

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