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

Wen Yang had been busy fighting and hadn't noticed the shared supply depot. But after hearing Lan Cen's words, he immediately glanced at it.

Upon seeing his master's message and the Long-Life Fruit, he immediately said, "Third and Fourth Senior Brothers, each of you eat a string of Long-Life Fruits. Let's find a place with abundant spiritual energy to rest for a while. I will protect you."

“Okay.” Yao Han didn’t refuse or stand on ceremony and directly accepted a string of Long Spirit Fruits.

Lan Cen felt the same way; only by becoming stronger could he better repay his master and fellow disciples.

Half an hour later, the three of them found a secluded place with abundant spiritual energy to stop and cultivate. In order to better gather spiritual energy, Wen Yang used the Spirit Gathering Orb given to him by his master.

Xia Nanfeng, who was in a different direction from them, received the last bunch of Long Spirit Fruits, but he gave them to Qiu Shaoze, who was with him.

Five days later, Yao Han, who had been accumulating knowledge and experience, actually broke through his cultivation level and stepped into the early stage of the Golden Core realm.

Wen Yang, who was guarding nearby, was somewhat surprised. "Third Senior Brother, you were only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage before, right? How come the Long Spirit Fruit is so effective this time?"

Yao Han calmed himself down before saying, "Actually, I reached the Foundation Establishment stage a long time ago. Some elders even said that my talent was better than Yun Qing's. That's why Yun Qing always disliked me and targeted me. Later, he had someone poison me, damaging my body and causing my cultivation to regress. Now I've managed to cultivate back to normal."

"So that's how it is!" Wen Yang exclaimed in amazement.

Looking at his fourth senior brother who was still cultivating next door, he hoped that he would also step into the Golden Core Realm as soon as possible.

On the other side, Li Qingqing followed Bai Xiangling and the others for several days. She didn't find the treasure, but she did encounter a group of disciples from the various peaks of the Nine Spirits Sect, including Zhui Liang.

Li Qingqing paid special attention to this Zhui Liang.

Two nights later, a large group of people arrived at the ruins of an ancient temple.

Although the place was dilapidated, everyone came with expectations, so they quickly dispersed, hoping to find their own opportunities in the vicinity.

Although countless people have searched for it, everyone always feels that they will be the special, lucky one.

Li Qingqing also wandered around the area, but her main purpose was to keep an eye on Zhui Liang.

Judging from Zhui Liang's thoughts over the past two days, he has only found a few rare herbs so far, and probably hasn't found the piece of dead wood yet.

Of course, when you see dead trees in the Land of Divine Ruins, they may not actually be dead trees, but something else entirely.

Zhui Liang and his group searched around for most of the day but did not find their opportunity. They gathered together again during their rest period.

"This temple is now in ruins, so the opportunity is definitely gone. Let's go look elsewhere!"

"I'm so unwilling to leave like this," someone sighed.

"If all else fails, let's just take a rock back! At least we've been here." Zhui Liang said casually, then stood up and pried off the rock he was sitting on.

Just as he was about to put the stone into his storage ring, Li Qingqing noticed a fold in the middle of the stone, and its size was somewhat similar to the piece of dead wood that Zhui Liang had thrown away in his previous life. So, she, who had been quiet for several days, suddenly spoke up.

“Zhuiliang, your storage rings have limited space, so you should keep them for essential items! I found some incense ash on the threshold of the incense shop earlier, but I later discovered that it was actually a small pinch of Nine Heavens Nourishing Spirit Powder. Therefore, the items you see in the Divine Ruins actually have an illusion effect. I suggest you take the special items from the temple with you.”

Zhui Liang stared at her in a daze, "Ling... Peak Master Lingqin, are you telling the truth?"

The others also looked at Li Qingqing with surprise.

The Spirit Harp Peak Master had been traveling with them for several days, but she remained indifferent, never uttering a sound or joining their conversation.

But now they're suddenly talking to them?

Li Qingqing nodded. "Yes. You are all disciples of the Nine Spirits Sect, that's why I told you. You've only been in the Divine Ruins for a short time, and many disciples of the Hundred Talismans Sect have already filled their space bags and storage rings. But when they leave the Divine Ruins, they will find that they have only brought back a pile of garbage."

"Then... how do we know if we're bringing back a pile of garbage?" someone couldn't help but ask.

"I can sense things simply, but it mainly depends on luck. However, since you both belong to the Nine Spirits Sect, I can still give you a hint. I recently came across a mass grave and picked up some bones. But those bones are just the surface; in reality, they are excellent materials for making the Mystic Spirit Robe—the feathers of the Spirit-Gathering Divine Bird. So I suggest you look for some more unusual items."

As she spoke, she took out a bone to show everyone.

Zhui Liang paused for a moment, threw the stone in his hand to the ground, and picked up the "white bone".

"This...this really is a feather from the Spirit-Gathering Divine Bird?"

The others also looked surprised, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Li Qingqing smiled slightly and casually gave the "white bone" to a disciple from the Spirit Weapon Peak in the crowd.

"This bone is for you. You'll understand once you leave the Divine Ruins. Later, our Lingqin Peak will need your master to help us make Xuanling Robes. If you trust me, I can take a look at any special items you find."

Her words silenced everyone for a moment.

A moment later, the weapon-refining disciple who had just obtained a "white bone" suddenly handed Li Qingqing a broken sword with a cold touch.

"Peak Master Lingqin, could you please take a look at this?"

Li Qingqing took the broken sword, flicked her fingers, and a cloud of mist covered the blade. As the mist obscured everyone's vision, she threw the broken sword into the Changling Sacred Spring space.

After glancing into the Changling Sacred Spring space, she swiftly retrieved the broken sword.

"This is a rectangular piece of millennia-old ice; we can keep it."

The other person's expression froze. "Is it millennium-old ice?"

Li Qingqing nodded. "Yes."

"What about mine?" A disciple of Lingjian Peak took out a golden pig about one meter tall from his spatial ring.

Li Qingqing used the same method to cover the golden pig with water mist and then sent it back to the Changling Space for identification.

After taking out the golden pig, she gently shook her head, "It's just an ordinary stone, you can throw it away."

"Huh? No way? This is just a rock?"

"Hmm. Of course, if you don't believe me, you can take it back and throw it away later."

Bai Xiangling, who was originally staying with the people from the Hundred Talisman Sect in the distance, heard the commotion and suddenly ran over, pretending to be innocent and enthusiastically questioning Li Qingqing.

"You didn't secretly switch their treasures while they were judging them, did you?"

Li Qingqing glanced at her indifferently, "There's no need for that. I am, after all, the peak master of Lingqin Peak. I have no reason to harm my fellow disciples. You seem to be getting close to the people from the Hundred Talisman Sect. Look, I've been behind you for five or six days. Did I say anything to you?"

"That's because they don't care about you." Bai Xiangling raised her beautiful eyes slightly, clearly unhappy that Li Qingqing had gained the respect and affection of the sect members.

Most importantly, Li Qingqing is no longer sickly and is becoming more and more beautiful, which makes her feel inexplicably threatened.