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

This time, they cooperated perfectly.

The first batch of pills was successfully made, and it consisted of two mid-grade Spirit-Replenishing Pills.

The second batch of pills yielded five mid-grade Spirit-Replenishing Pills.

The third batch of pills unexpectedly exploded.

The two adjusted their positions and then continued refining.

The fourth time, Li Qingqing obtained two high-grade spirit-replenishing pills.

After using up the ten portions of medicinal herbs, they obtained a total of twenty-two high-grade spirit-replenishing pills and seven mid-grade spirit-replenishing pills.

Li Qingqing gave him ten high-grade spirit-replenishing pills and seven mid-grade spirit-replenishing pills, and put the rest into the shared resource space.

"Can we continue?" Li Qingqing asked Wen Yang softly.

Wen Yang was about to nod when he suddenly realized he was about to advance, so he quickly sat down on the spot.

Li Qingqing glanced at him, then took out the Listening Wind Zither. Her fingers gently traced the strings, and the beautiful music attracted endless spiritual energy, helping Wen Yang break through.

Once the spirit-guiding array was complete, she lowered her head again to tend to her herbs.

The moment Wen Yang successfully advanced, many figures ran towards him from afar.

With a light tap of her finger, Li Qingqing broke the spirit array and quickly put away her alchemy furnace and herbs.

"Ling... Peak Master Lingqin, there are demonic beasts behind us!" Several disciples from Lingqi Peak rushed towards Li Qingqing as if they had seen a lifeline.

Seeing that most of the people running behind were disciples from other sects, Li Qingqing frowned secretly.

"Is it just the few of you? Have you seen anyone else?"

"Yes...I saw more than a dozen disciples of the Spirit Healing Peak being eaten by demonic beasts."

"Then you should leave the small secret realm quickly. Most people have already left. You should go this way. I'll wait here for the others." Li Qingqing pointed in a direction.

"Yes." Without further delay, the group quickly ran off.

People from other sects also quickly followed suit and ran away.

Li Qingqing waited for a while but didn't see any magical beasts. However, she heard screams coming from afar.

She felt a chill run down her spine, but still said to Wen Yang, "I'll go take a look. You leave the little secret realm first."

"Master, let's go together!" Wen Yang felt that he was a man and his cultivation had reached the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, so he couldn't be afraid of trouble.

"I'll scout ahead first, don't follow too closely," Li Qingqing reminded her, and immediately set off towards the direction from which screams were coming from, using the Nebula Space Step.

Wen Yang chased after her for a while, but found that he didn't need to follow too closely; he simply couldn't keep up with her.

What Li Qingqing saw in front of her was a huge, pitch-black monster eating people.

Many people were trying to run away from the monster, but they were trapped by some kind of force and couldn't move at all.

Among these people were disciples of the Nine Spirits Sect, as well as disciples from other sects.

Li Qingqing didn't actually want to get involved in saving people, but many desperate disciples of the Nine Spirits Sect had already seen her and were calling out to her.

"Ling... Peak Master Lingqin, save me..."

If even one person survives and finds out she didn't actually do anything, then it will be difficult to explain.

So she dodged in mid-air and delivered a devastating blow to the monster – a Soul-Piercing Rain.

She wasn't sure if this move was good or not; it was the first time she'd used it, and she wasn't sure.

A moment later, she saw the giant monster turn around and run towards her.

Just when everyone's hearts were in their throats, the monster that ran towards Li Qingqing suddenly turned to ash.

Quiet……

A deathly silence...

Immediately afterwards, all those who had escaped death erupted in cheers.

They are saved!

Wen Yang arrived just in time and then hurriedly directed everyone to run towards the exit.

Li Qingqing glanced at the Nine Spirits Sect disciples present and asked, "Are there still people from the major peaks in the small secret realm?"

There are only about a hundred people here, which means there are still nearly two hundred people missing. We don't know if they are dead or alive.

A disciple from Lingjian Peak whispered, "I saw some people heading north."

"Alright! Wen Yang, you take them away from the small secret realm first, I'll go check the north."

This time, Wen Yang obediently nodded, "Yes. Master, please be careful!"

He had just witnessed his master killing the demon beast in one move from afar. How cool!

Anyway, even if that monster stood in front of him and let him kill it, he might not be able to kill it even after a hundred moves.

After Li Qingqing headed north, those who left with Wen Yang thanked her.

"We owe this all to Peak Master Lingqin. Your master is amazing!"

"Exactly! I thought I was going to die!"

"I'm from the Blazing Flame Sect. I'll definitely tell my master when I get back..."

Wen Yang nodded proudly; his master was truly amazing!

……

Above the small secret realm.

Elder Wu and the Spirit Chef Peak Master were anxiously looking at the exit.

It's been so long, and there are still nearly three hundred people from the Nine Spirits Sect who haven't come out yet!

Beside him, the white eyebrows of the Biyun Sect leader drooped as he looked at Elder Wu with a gloomy expression.

“When Peak Master Lingqin comes out, your Nine Spirits Sect will have to give my disciple an explanation. A dignified peak master actually attacked a junior. How shameless.”

Elder Wu was already annoyed, and hearing this old scoundrel say that only fueled his anger.

"Your junior is thirty-eight years old, isn't he? He provoked Lingqin Peak Master in front of her, and you're blaming her for only lightly striking him?"

"Besides, the Spirit Harp Peak Master is only eighteen years old. He has already shown mercy to your disciple. Otherwise, it would be questionable whether your junior would still be alive."

The disciples of the Nine Spirits Sect who came out had all reported this matter to him one after another, and he had even asked the other gatekeepers about it.

Li Qingqing was right about this!

The sect leader of the Azure Cloud Sect was so angry that his eyebrows twitched. "Are you all siding with her? A peak master is a peak master, and a disciple is a disciple. If she can bully others just because she has higher cultivation, then can I also attack her?"

Elder Wu was not afraid and smiled slightly, "If you want to make a move, so be it. If you make a move, I will make a move, and our sect leader will also make a move."

Just as the atmosphere between the two suddenly became tense, another group of people emerged from the exit of the small secret realm.

Everyone's attention was immediately diverted.

When Elder Wu heard them talking about how Peak Master Lingqin had risked his own safety to save them, his face broke into a wide smile.

He pointed at the sect leader of the Biyun Sect and laughed, "Look, didn't Peak Master Lingqin save one, two, three... thirty-odd disciples of your sect? How forgiving!"

The sect leader of the Azure Cloud Sect froze, speechless.

Yun Qing, who was standing to the side, also darkened his face.

The Spirit Chef Peak Master then called Wen Yang, who had just come out, over and asked, "What's the situation inside? Where's your master?"

Wen Yang replied respectfully, "After Master killed a demonic beast and saved these people, he went to the north of the small secret realm to search for others."

Elder Wu listened intently, then frowned. "The appearance of magical beasts in the small secret realm is likely related to the upcoming opening of the Divine Ruins."

Wen Yang was somewhat surprised, "It's not activated yet?"

"For some reason, our previous estimates were wrong, and the Divine Ruins Land has not yet opened," Elder Wu sighed.

If we had known it would take this long over there, the disciples brought by the other peak masters could have come to this small secret realm first.

How lucky are the people who came to this secret realm this time! Most of them have made progress in their cultivation, and many have even advanced two levels in a row.

Isn't this opportunity better than just waiting for the gates of the Divine Ruins to open?

Seeing that Elder Wu was no longer questioning him, Wen Yang went back to his senior brothers and told them about how Li Qingqing had killed the demonic beasts.

After he finished speaking, he added a comment.

"Master's move was absolutely awesome, I must learn it!"

Lan Cen, however, grasped the key point and reminded him, "You said it yourself, it's like ice and rain at the same time. How can someone with a fire spirit root cultivate this move?"

Wen Yang was speechless.

"However, I can learn it! I'm really looking forward to it!" A glint of light flashed in Lan Cen's eyes, and the corners of her mouth lifted slightly, her joy clearly visible.