A magical journey of a sharp-tongued woman and a goofy man

The white light drew closer, and it wasn't the light emanating from some mysterious object, but rather a massive vein of spirit crystals!

The dazzling light emanated from these densely packed spirit crystals, illuminating the entire cave.

The spirit crystal shone with pure light, radiating spiritual energy, and was of a much higher quality than the fragments of spirit crystals they had obtained before.

"Holy crap! I'm rich! I'm rich!" Jiang Ye's eyes widened. He rubbed his hands together excitedly, wishing he could pounce on the moment and take all the spirit crystals for himself.

"Sister Li'er, this...this is too much! We're rich! We're really rich this time!"

Although Ye Shuli maintains a cold and aloof persona on the surface, her heart is already churning with turmoil.

If they absorbed all of this vast spirit crystal mine, wouldn't their strength skyrocket?

It’s exciting just thinking about it!

"Calm down, calm down." Ye Shuli said calmly, but her hand had already unconsciously reached for the storage bag at her waist. "Being low-key is the key, understand?"

Jiang Ye nodded repeatedly, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

"I understand! I understand! Sister Li'er is right!" He rubbed his hands together. "Then...shall we start now?"

Ye Shuli took a deep breath to calm her excited emotions.

"Start! We must start! How can we let such a good thing slip by!"

The two immediately began collecting spirit crystals, and they collected the crystals that exuded rich spiritual energy.

Jiang Ye grinned foolishly as he collected the chickens, looking just like a weasel that had stolen a chicken.

"Sister Li'er, with these spirit crystals, I feel like I can break through to the peak of the mid-stage of the Spirit Realm directly!" Jiang Ye said excitedly.

Ye Shuli glanced at him and said indifferently, "Is that all you've got? My goal is to become a Spirit Master!"

Jiang Ye: "..."

As the two were immersed in the joy of the harvest, suddenly, a strange noise came from deep within the cave...

"What's that sound?" Jiang Ye looked around alertly.

Ye Shuli also stopped what she was doing, her brows furrowing slightly.

“It seems… something is coming…” She gripped the dagger in her hand tightly, her eyes warily fixed on the depths of the cave.

Jiang Ye swallowed hard and instinctively hid behind Ye Shuli again.

"Sister Li'er...I...I'm starting to panic again..."

Ye Shuli: "..."

Just then, a huge dark shadow slowly emerged from the depths of the cave...

"Holy crap... what... what is this thing..." Jiang Ye's voice began to tremble.

Ye Shuli narrowed her eyes, watching the approaching shadowy figure, and slowly uttered two words:

"not good……"

Ye Shuli rolled her eyes. What a coward!

Really blind.

"What's there to be afraid of? At worst, we'll just fight!"

Ye Shuli narrowed her eyes, watching the approaching shadowy figure, and slowly uttered two words: "Not good..."

The shadowy figure drew closer and closer until its true form was revealed—a gigantic spider, entirely black, with eight eyes that gleamed green, looking utterly terrifying.

"Ahhh! A giant spider! Sister Li'er, run!" Jiang Ye was terrified and grabbed Ye Shuli, trying to run away.

Ye Shuli flung his hand away, "Why are you running? We finally found a spirit crystal mine, how can we just give up like this?"

"But...but it's so scary!" Jiang Ye's voice was trembling with tears.

"What's there to be afraid of? It's just a big spider! Watch how I deal with it!" Ye Shuli drew her dagger and assumed a fighting stance.

However, just as they were preparing to collect the spirit crystals, some restrictive runes suddenly appeared around them. The runes flashed with a dangerous light, seemingly warning them not to approach.

Jiang Ye was somewhat annoyed, but Ye Shuli calmed down and observed the runes.

She reached up and touched her chin. "Interesting..."

"Sister Li'er, what did you see?" Jiang Ye asked cautiously.

Ye Shuli smiled confidently. "It's nothing, just a trivial skill."

Based on the principles of optics in modern knowledge, Ye Shuli discovered that the restrictions on these runes were triggered by the refraction of light. She realized that as long as she used the surrounding stones to change the direction of the light, she could break the restrictions.

She directed Jiang Ye to move the stones and adjust the lighting.

"Here... a little more to the left... yes, that's it..."

As they continued to adjust the position of the stones, the shimmering light of the runes gradually dimmed...

"Sister Li'er...it seems...she's almost there!" Jiang Ye said excitedly.

Ye Shuli nodded, "Just one more stone left..." She picked up a stone and walked towards the designated spot...

"Wait..." She suddenly stopped, her gaze falling on another corner of the cave...

"What's wrong, Sister Li'er?" Jiang Ye asked, puzzled.

Ye Shuli didn't answer, but slowly walked towards that corner...

“There…it seems…there’s something there…” She crouched down and reached out to brush aside a layer of rubble…

"This...this is..."

As the last stone clattered into its designated spot, the light on the rune deflated like a punctured balloon and went out abruptly.

The restrictions have been lifted!

The dense spiritual energy around them surged towards Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye like a flood bursting its banks.

The two of them closed their eyes comfortably, feeling their spiritual energy surge like a rocket.

"Sister Li'er, you're amazing! You're a goddess forever!" Jiang Ye excitedly gave a thumbs up, his admiration for Ye Shuli was like a surging river, endless and unstoppable, like the Yellow River overflowing its banks.

Ye Shuli raised an eyebrow arrogantly, "Basic stuff, don't be surprised." But secretly she was pleased: Back in the day, I was the top scorer in the college entrance examination. Playing with optical principles is a piece of cake for me.

However, happy times are always short-lived.

The powerful fluctuations of spiritual energy, like a searchlight in the night, instantly attracted an uninvited guest.

Deep within the cave, a dark figure slowly emerged, exuding a suffocating sense of oppression.

"Roar--"

A shadow demon spirit at the late stage of the Spirit Realm, with a ferocious face and blood-red eyes, pounced on the two of them.

The demon spirit was clearly attracted by the rich spiritual energy. When it saw Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye absorbing the spiritual energy, it was immediately filled with rage and became wicked!

"Holy crap! What the hell is this?!" Jiang Ye was so scared he almost lost his soul, but he still instinctively stood in front of Ye Shuli, after all, Sister Li'er's safety was the most important!

"You're asking for death!" Jiang Ye roared and threw a punch.

However, courage seems so pale and powerless in the face of absolute power.

In just a few moves, Jiang Ye was slapped away by the demon spirit and crashed heavily to the ground, spitting out blood.

The onlookers (if any) were thinking to themselves: "Oh no, these two young people are probably doomed."

Ye Shuli remained completely calm. While skillfully dodging the demon spirit's attacks, she calmly observed its movement patterns.

Although this demon is powerful, it seems...

"Wait a minute..." Ye Shuli narrowed her eyes, a barely perceptible smile appearing on her lips.

Ye Shuli discovered that although this demon spirit was fierce and had explosive attack power, it would pause briefly after each attack, like a computer crashing, to regenerate mana.

The opportunity is coming!

"Little Ye, can you still move?" Ye Shuli asked loudly while dodging the Demon Spirit's fist, which was as big as a casserole dish.

"Sister Li'er, I can still... cough cough... fight another five hundred rounds!" Jiang Ye struggled to get up from the ground. Although there was blood at the corner of his mouth, his eyes were full of fighting spirit.

"Alright! Watch me!" Ye Shuli deliberately revealed an opening to lure the demon spirit into attacking.

The demon spirit fell for the trap and roared as it charged forward.

In the blink of an eye, just as the demon was about to strike Ye Shuli, she pulled out a handful of high-quality spirit crystals and frantically unleashed her spiritual power, instantly creating a shimmering spiritual power shield.

With a loud "thud!", the demon's attack was completely blocked by the shield.

At the same time, Jiang Ye seized the opportunity and launched an attack from the side, striking the demon spirit's vital point—a strange red mark on its stomach—with a powerful punch.

"Aow—" The demon spirit let out a shrill scream, its massive body crashing backward and collapsing a corner of the cave.

It glared fiercely at Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye, then vanished into the darkness with a "whoosh".

"Oh my god, that scared me to death!" Jiang Ye plopped down on the ground, panting heavily.

"Don't be too happy yet, it will definitely come back." Ye Shuli's expression was solemn. This demonic spirit was obviously a late-stage Spirit Master, and it also had a strange red mark. It was definitely not a kind person.

The two dared not slack off and quickly sped up their efforts to absorb the spiritual energy from the spirit crystal mine.

Dense spiritual energy surged into their bodies, causing their cultivation levels to rise rapidly.

Suddenly, Ye Shuli sensed an unusual aura. She abruptly opened her eyes and looked into the depths of the spirit mine…

"and many more……"