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

"Shh..." The bushes shook more and more violently, as if some enormous creature was approaching.

Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye stood back to back, cautiously looking around.

Suddenly, a huge spider darted out of the bushes, its eight scarlet eyes fixed on them, hissing menacingly from its mouthparts.

"Holy crap! Such a huge spider demon!" Jiang Ye exclaimed, drawing his longsword. "Li'er, protect yourself!"

Ye Shuli rolled her eyes. "Are you sure you want a weak woman like me to protect you?" Despite her complaints, she didn't hesitate and pulled out a dagger, its cold light gleaming.

One man and one spider—a fierce battle ensues.

After a fierce battle, the giant spider crashed to the ground and vanished into starlight.

Jiang Ye collapsed onto the ground, panting heavily.

"Phew...it's finally done, that scared me to death!"

Ye Shuli glanced at him disdainfully, "This is it? You have the nerve to call yourself a wolfhound? I think you're more like a husky!"

Jiang Ye chuckled and got up. "Li'er, let's hurry back to the valley. A hundred spirit crystals are waiting for us!"

Back in the valley, the two couldn't wait to begin absorbing the spiritual energy of the spirit crystals.

However, things didn't go as smoothly as they imagined.

According to the method recorded in the book, the spiritual power of the spirit crystal should be absorbed quickly, but now, the spiritual power is moving as slowly as a snail.

"What's going on?" Jiang Ye frowned, and tried another spirit crystal, but the result was the same.

Ye Shuli tried several times, but the situation still did not improve.

Not only was the absorption slow, but some of the spiritual energy of the spirit crystals seemed to be resisting absorption, trembling slightly in their palms.

"Could it be fake?" Jiang Ye panicked a little. "So many spirit crystals, if they're all wasted, I'll be heartbroken!"

Time passed second by second, but the spiritual power of the spirit crystal remained almost unchanged.

Jiang Ye was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, pacing back and forth in the valley.

"What on earth is going on? Are all the spirit crystals we painstakingly collected just useless?"

Ye Shuli calmed down and carefully examined the spirit crystal in her hand, her brows furrowed.

"Something's not right..." she muttered to herself, "The spiritual energy fluctuations of these spirit crystals are strange..."

"Li'er, what did you find?" Jiang Ye asked anxiously.

Ye Shuli didn't answer. She picked up a spirit crystal and examined it closely in the sunlight. Suddenly, her gaze sharpened. "Wait..."

Ye Shuli frowned, her slender fingers gently caressing the spirit crystal, her mind racing.

The spiritual energy fluctuations of these spirit crystals were indeed strange, like a chaotic sonata, with each crystal conflicting and interfering with the others.

and many more!

sonata?

A sudden thought flashed through Ye Shuli's mind—could it be…?

"Jiang Ye, don't move!" Ye Shuli suddenly spoke, startling Jiang Ye so much that he almost threw the handful of spirit crystals in his hand.

"Li'er, what's on your mind?" Jiang Ye asked cautiously, afraid of disturbing Ye Shuli's train of thought.

“There is a resonance between these spirit crystals,” Ye Shuli said with certainty. “They are like musical notes, which need to be arranged in a specific order to create a harmonious melody.”

Jiang Ye looked completely bewildered: "Resonance? Musical notes? Li'er, what slang are you using?"

Ye Shuli was too lazy to explain and started to take action directly.

She categorized the one hundred spirit crystals according to their size, color, and spiritual energy fluctuations, and then, like a jigsaw puzzle, tried different combinations.

Jiang Ye stood obediently to the side like a submissive wife, not daring to utter a sound.

"Li'er, is this okay?" Jiang Ye asked, pointing to a group.

"No, the spiritual energy fluctuations of this combination are too chaotic," Ye Shuli rejected. "Try this one instead..."

Time passed second by second, and Ye Shuli tried countless combinations, but still couldn't find the best solution.

Just as she was about to give up, Jiang Ye suddenly cried out "Ah!"

"What's wrong?" Ye Shuli turned her head and gasped.

It turned out that Jiang Ye had accidentally knocked over a pile of spirit crystals. As these crystals rolled to the ground, the spiritual energy fluctuations instantly became chaotic, and a powerful backlash swept towards them.

"Jiang Ye! You're such a terrible teammate!" Ye Shuli roared, quickly rearranging the surrounding spirit crystals in an attempt to stabilize the spiritual energy fluctuations.

"Li'er, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..." Jiang Ye looked guilty and wished he could disappear into the ground.

Just at this critical moment, Ye Shuli finally found the correct combination.

She placed the last spirit crystal in the designated spot, and the hundred spirit crystals instantly shone brightly, forming a powerful vortex of spiritual energy in the valley...

"It's done?" Jiang Ye's eyes widened.

Before Ye Shuli could answer, a sudden change occurred...

"and many more!

She suddenly exclaimed, "This feeling..."

Ye Shuli was quick-witted and nimble-fingered; her slender fingers danced among the spirit crystals, like playing a rapid piano piece.

With a "click," the last spirit crystal fell into the correct position, and the chaotic spiritual energy fluctuations instantly subsided. The hundred spirit crystals emitted a dazzling light, like brilliant stars in the night sky.

A pure vortex of spiritual energy formed in the valley and surged wildly into Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye's bodies.

"It's done! Wuhu! Take off!" Jiang Ye was so excited that he danced around like a happy husky.

"Li'er, you're amazing! You truly deserve to be my goddess!"

Ye Shuli's lips curled up slightly, and she gave a haughty snort, "Basic operation, don't be ridiculous." The originally trickling stream of spiritual energy absorption speed now surged like a flood bursting its banks.

Ye Shuli felt her spiritual power growing rapidly, and her previously stagnant early-stage spiritual practitioner realm began to loosen.

Jiang Ye also felt the tremendous increase in his spiritual power. He held Ye Shuli's hand and said affectionately, "Li'er, you are so amazing! You are my lucky goddess!"

Ye Shuli felt the warmth of Jiang Ye's palm, her cheeks flushed slightly, but she still retorted, "Stop with the nonsense, just focus on absorbing the spiritual energy and don't waste my efforts."

Jiang Ye chuckled, offering no rebuttal, and focused on absorbing the spiritual energy of the spirit crystal.

In the valley, the vortex of spiritual energy grew larger and larger, and the cultivation levels of the two people increased at a visible speed.

Ye Shuli felt that she was about to break through to the mid-stage of the Spirit Realm, and her heart was filled with joy.

Suddenly, Ye Shuli felt her spiritual energy become disordered, and the rate of absorption slowed down abruptly.

She frowned, thinking to herself, "What's going on? Could it be that the spiritual energy in the spirit crystal isn't enough?"

Just then, Jiang Ye also let out a painful groan: "Li'er, I feel... my body is about to explode..."

Ye Shuli was startled and quickly checked on Jiang Ye, only to find that his face was pale, the veins on his forehead were bulging, and he exuded a dangerous aura.

"Jiang Ye, you..." Before Ye Shuli could finish speaking, she felt the ground begin to shake violently, and the trees in the valley began to sway wildly.

"Oh no!" Ye Shuli's expression changed drastically. "This is..."

The spiritual power of the spirit crystal surged into Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye's bodies like a tide, and the two were surrounded by dazzling light, like two rising stars.

The vortex of spiritual energy swirled and danced around them, emitting low hums, as if cheering for their impending breakthrough.

Ye Shuli felt her body filled with spiritual energy, her meridians expanding, and an unprecedented sense of power surging within her.

She knew that the opportunity to break through to the mid-stage of the Spirit Realm was right in front of her!

She held her breath and focused her mind, guiding her spiritual energy to break through the bottleneck, silently chanting in her heart: Go for it!

Jiang Ye was not to be outdone. He frantically absorbed the spiritual energy of the spirit crystal, feeling like a dried-up sponge greedily absorbing every drop of water.

He could even hear the crackling sounds coming from his bones, proof of his increased strength!

He grinned, secretly pleased: Wuhu!

take off!

Just as the two were about to break through to the next level, an unexpected change occurred!

"Rumble--"

The ground began to shake violently, and the trees in the valley swayed even more violently, as if something terrible was about to burst forth from the earth.

"What's going on?" Jiang Ye's expression changed, and he looked around in surprise and uncertainty.

Ye Shuli also noticed the abnormality. She opened her eyes and found that mysterious runes had appeared on the stone walls around the valley.

These runes emitted an eerie light, like eyes coldly watching them.

"Holy crap! What the hell?!" Jiang Ye exclaimed, nearly jumping up in fright.

Ye Shuli frowned as she carefully examined the runes, a sense of foreboding rising in her heart.

She had never seen these runes before, but judging from the powerful aura they exuded, they were definitely not to be trifled with.

“These runes… seem to be preventing us from breaking through…” Ye Shuli murmured to herself, her tone tinged with seriousness.

"Preventing us from breaking through?" Jiang Ye's eyes widened. "Could it be a trap deliberately set by someone?"

Ye Shuli did not answer. She felt a powerful pressure coming from all directions, as if it would crush her into pieces.

She gritted her teeth, enduring the excruciating pain in her body, and tried to continue absorbing the spiritual energy of the spirit crystal.

However, the power of those runes grew stronger and stronger, forming an invisible barrier that trapped them firmly within it.

The spiritual energy vortex began to become chaotic, and the absorption rate slowed down.

"No! If this continues, we'll be trapped here and die!" Jiang Ye said anxiously.

Ye Shuli's face was pale, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

She knew she had to find a way to decipher these runes as soon as possible, or the consequences would be dire.

Suddenly, she felt a powerful suction force coming from the center of the rune, as if it was trying to pull her in.

Startled, she quickly grabbed Jiang Ye's hand and shouted, "Jiang Ye, be careful!"

Before they could finish speaking, the scene before them suddenly changed...

"This...this is..." Jiang Ye stared at the scene before him, speechless with shock.

Ye Shuli was also stunned. She gripped Jiang Ye's hand tightly, her eyes filled with shock and confusion...

“Wait a minute,” she said suddenly, “this feeling…”