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

After leaving the battlefield, Jiang Ye and Ye Shuli found a quiet place to cultivate in seclusion. Ye Shuli successfully broke through to the mid-stage of the Spirit Realm, and Jiang Ye's strength also increased significantly. After finishing their cultivation, the two wanted to try out their new skills, but just as they were getting excited, they noticed a sudden change in the atmosphere around them.

Upon breaking through to the mid-stage of the Spirit Realm, Ye Shuli felt her body brimming with spiritual energy, as if she possessed inexhaustible primordial power.

A wicked smile crept across her lips: "Finally, I can try out my newly learned 'Exploding Fireball'!" Jiang Ye was not to be outdone, and a sharp sword aura condensed in his hand: "My 'Gale Slash' has been itching to be used for a long time!" Just as the two were about to find a place to have a good "sparring" session, suddenly, a murderous aura filled the air.

"Wait!" Ye Shuli's eyes sharpened as she keenly sensed the unusual atmosphere around her. "There's murderous intent!" Jiang Ye also dropped his nonchalant expression and warily surveyed his surroundings. "It seems... these people are up to no good!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a huge spirit beast slowly emerged from the dense forest with heavy steps.

It's the little spirit guarding the spirit mine!

This time, however, its eyes were fierce, and it was followed by a group of menacing spirit beast underlings, all baring their teeth and looking ready to fight.

"Holy crap! What's going on?" Jiang Ye couldn't help but swear. "With this kind of commotion, anyone who didn't know better would think we dug up their ancestral graves!"

Ye Shuli frowned, sensing that something was wrong.

Although Xiao Ling looks cute and innocent, it is still a mid-stage spirit beast and will not easily attack humans, let alone bring its minions to "ambush" them.

Moreover, the aura emanating from these surrounding spirit beasts was even stronger than that of Xiao Ling!

Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye instantly felt immense pressure; this was practically a hellish dungeon!

"Xiao Ling, what is this..." Ye Shuli tentatively began, but before she could finish her question, Xiao Ling interrupted her with an angry roar.

"Roar--"

The deafening roar echoed through the valley, and Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye felt as if their eardrums were about to burst.

That aura, that presence, that murderous glint in his eyes…

Jiang Ye didn't immediately prepare for battle as before. Instead, he shouted loudly to Xiao Ling, "Brother Xiao Ling! Calm down! Last time we came here, we really only collected some spirit crystals. We absolutely did not intend to damage the spirit mine! We swear to God! We improved our strength to better protect this continent and protect you!" As he spoke, he even made a protective gesture for Xiao Ling. His actions were so fearless and touching.

Xiao Ling blinked her huge eyes, seemingly a little confused. Jiang Ye's words contained a lot of information.

Its enormous head shook, as if it were contemplating life.

Just as Xiaoling hesitated, a rough voice broke the brief peace.

"Hahaha, protect the spirit mine? Protect Little Ling? That's hilarious! You two little thieves are clearly just after your own selfish desires! Little Ling, don't listen to their nonsense! They just want to steal your spirit crystals!" Wang Meng led a group of rogue cultivators out aggressively, his face full of schadenfreude.

"Wang Meng?!" Jiang Ye gritted his teeth. What a small world!

"Stop trying to sow discord here! Our personal feud with you shouldn't involve Xiaoling!"

Wang Meng sneered, "Personal grudge? You stole my spirit crystals and caused me to be punished by Elder Sun. I haven't settled that score with you yet! Today, we'll settle both old and new scores together!" He turned to Xiao Ling and continued to fan the flames, "Xiao Ling, you see? They just want to use you! If you let them go again, this spirit mine will be emptied out sooner or later!"

After being fooled by Wang Meng, Xiao Ling's already fierce eyes became even more ferocious, and she let out a deafening roar, causing the surrounding spirit beast minions to stir as well.

Jiang Ye covered his face: "It's over, this can't be explained..." Ye Shuli grabbed Jiang Ye, who was about to rush up to argue, and whispered: "Don't be impulsive, it's no use saying anything now."

Wang Meng laughed triumphantly: "Now you know fear? Too late! Today, you'll stay here!" With that, he waved his hand, and the rogue cultivators behind him immediately drew their weapons and charged towards Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye.

Xiao Ling also let out a roar and led her underlings into the battle.

In an instant, shouts of battle shook the heavens, spiritual energy surged everywhere, and the scene was extremely chaotic.

Jiang Ye sighed helplessly at the chaotic scene, "I knew it, showing off is fun for a moment, but it'll lead to disaster later..." Ye Shuli, however, remained calm. Her eyes sharpened as she surveyed the surrounding situation, a cold smile playing on her lips, "The game has only just begun..."

Jiang Ye sighed helplessly as he looked at the chaotic scene: "I knew it, showing off is fun for a moment, but it'll lead to disaster later..." Ye Shuli, however, remained calm. Her eyes were sharp as she surveyed the surrounding situation, a cold smile curving her lips: "The game has only just begun..."

Ye Shuli's gaze was fixed on Xiao Ling.

She keenly sensed that although Xiaoling was enraged, she seemed somewhat hesitant.

She quickly took out some special spirit crystals that she had collected from the spirit mine earlier from her storage space. These were things she had deliberately kept just in case.

She chuckled softly and tossed the spirit crystal to Xiaoling: "Xiaoling, this is a special spirit crystal we collected last time, consider it compensation for you. We mean no harm, and we hope you can trust us."

When Xiaoling saw these spirit crystals, a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes, but her anger gradually dissipated.

It gently caught the spirit crystal with its huge claws and sniffed it carefully.

The surrounding spirit beast minions also stopped attacking and looked at Xiao Ling, seemingly waiting for its decision.

Xiao Ling's roar turned into a low sob, her voice filled with confusion and grievance.

"Human, do you really have no ill intentions?" Xiao Ling's voice rang in my mind. Although her tone was still somewhat doubtful, it had obviously softened a lot.

"Of course, we mean what we say," Ye Shuli said solemnly, while slowly stepping forward, trying not to make Xiaoling nervous.

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Ling finally nodded, her huge body slowly retreating, leading her spirit beast minions away from the scene.

The oppressive atmosphere in the air dissipated, and a moment of tranquility returned.

Upon seeing this, Wang Meng's eyes flashed with surprise, which quickly turned into a sinister look.

He roared, "Do you really think you can escape this?!" With that, he charged at Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye with his knife, intending to take all the credit for himself.

Seeing this, Jiang Ye curled his lips into a smile, and his sword energy suddenly condensed, unleashing a "Swift Wind Slash" aimed directly at Wang Meng.

Wang Meng barely managed to defend himself, but the powerful sword energy sent him flying backward, landing face-first in the dirt.

He struggled to his feet, his face disheveled, his eyes filled with resentment.

"Sigh, what a clown." Jiang Ye shook his head dismissively, then turned to look at Ye Shuli, his eyes full of gratitude: "Thank you, Shuli. It's so good to have you here." He took the opportunity to hold Ye Shuli's hand, and a warm feeling instantly spread throughout his body.

Ye Shuli was slightly taken aback, then a blush rose to her face, and she winked playfully: "Silly boy, we're in the same boat, it's only right that we help each other." A gentle smile appeared on her lips, and the atmosphere between the two suddenly became warm.

However, at that moment, a cold voice rang out in the woods: "Do you think you can escape this time? I'm not so easily fooled." Elder Sun's sinister voice echoed through the silent forest like a ghost.

He slowly emerged from the shadows, his eyes flashing with venomous light, like a venomous snake that had been lying in wait for a long time, finally revealing its fangs.

"You little brats, do you really think you can escape from me?"

Before Elder Sun could finish speaking, he suddenly attacked.

He formed a hand seal, and a powerful surge of spiritual energy instantly swept out, transforming into a giant palm print that slammed down towards Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye.

"Holy crap! This old guy is serious!" Jiang Ye exclaimed, pulling Ye Shuli behind him. His sword energy surged, forming a barrier that barely blocked the palm strike.

"boom--"

With a loud bang, the palm print and the sword energy collided, bursting out with dazzling light.

Jiang Ye was so shocked that he staggered backward, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"Jiang Ye!" Ye Shuli exclaimed and quickly stepped forward to support him.

"It's nothing, a small matter." Jiang Ye wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and forced a calm smile.

He took a deep breath, his eyes sharpening: "Old man, do you really think we're afraid of you?"

After saying that, Jiang Ye's sword energy condensed again. This time, he no longer passively defended, but took the initiative to attack.

His figure moved like lightning, instantly rushing to Elder Sun's side. The sword energy in his hand transformed into countless sharp sword lights, pouring down like a torrential rain.

"A chaotic whirlwind!"

The new spiritual technique Jiang Ye had learned was indeed extraordinary in power.

The dense sword light overwhelmed Elder Sun, and he soon suffered several wounds.

"Damn brat!" Elder Sun roared, his spiritual power surging as he tried to repel Jiang Ye.

However, at that moment, Ye Shuli moved.

She flashed and appeared behind Elder Sun, her dagger flashing coldly as it struck Elder Sun's weak point.

"what--"

Elder Sun let out a miserable cry, his body staggered, and his spiritual energy circulation immediately became disordered.

Jiang Ye seized the opportunity, unleashing his sword energy once more, and delivered a powerful "Swift Wind Slash" to Elder Sun.

"puff--"

Elder Sun coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed heavily to the ground, barely breathing.

"Done!" Jiang Ye snapped his fingers triumphantly.

Ye Shuli stepped forward and glanced coldly at Elder Sun, who was lying on the ground: "This time, let's see what you have to say."

After dealing with Elder Sun, Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye returned to the small valley.

The two sat cross-legged and began to regulate their breathing to recover.

"What should we do next?" Jiang Ye asked.

"Of course, we should continue searching for the divine artifact." A determined glint flashed in Ye Shuli's eyes. "I have a feeling that we are getting closer and closer to the truth."

Jiang Ye nodded, his eyes also filled with anticipation.

“However, before that…” Ye Shuli paused, looking into the distance, “we need to go to a place first.”

"Where?"

Ye Shuli smiled mysteriously: "A cursed village..."