Oh no, I accidentally cultivated three spiritual roots and became an empress!

Neither the master nor the apprentice expected that, no matter how much they tried to avoid attracting attention, someone had already noticed Zhong Lingxin.

Ye Mingyang and his companions returned to the Lingyun Sect's base and recounted their experiences at the Qingyun Sect as a joke.

All the disciples of Lingyun Sect had heard of Zhong Lingxin's name.

Several disciples were dissatisfied with Zhong Lingxin's arrogance, which was even greater than theirs, and harbored thoughts of suppressing her.

The thick fog at the entrance to the Tianyuan Secret Realm completely dissipated one morning.

The disciples of the five major sects went in first.

The disciples of Qingyun Sect lined up in the second group, following behind the disciples of the five major sects as they entered the secret realm.

Although Zhong Lingxin had never been to a secret realm before, she had been tormented by the formations in the Four Seasons Formation and had long since adapted to the way to enter a secret realm, so she didn't fall flat on her face.

But not far from her, she heard a loud bang, followed by an angry mutter.

She knew that it was a disciple who had been thrown into the secret realm.

She quickly affixed an invisibility talisman to herself, then a speed talisman, and silently fled into the distance.

After traveling for five days, a river appeared before her. There were many pale blue flowers on the riverbed, which made the river water appear pale blue as well.

This is the Blue Star River.

The blue star flower at the bottom of the river is a kind of spiritual medicine. When it blooms with three petals, it is a first-grade spiritual medicine; when it blooms with five petals, it is a second-grade spiritual medicine; and when it blooms with seven petals, it means that it has grown for more than a hundred years and is a third-grade spiritual medicine.

However, although there are records of the three-grade Blue Star Flower, no one has been able to harvest it for over a thousand years.

The first-grade blue star flower wasn't very useful, so Zhong Lingxin picked a few of the most vibrant blooms from the clusters on the riverbed and put them in her jade box. Consider it a farewell visit.

Upon seeing Lan Xinghe, she had a sense of direction and knew it was time to head to the other side of the river and move towards the inner perimeter.

Far away from Zhong Lingxin, Qu Xin was following the direction indicated by the Soul-Guiding Incense, chasing after Zhong Lingxin.

In her previous life, she only knew that Zhong Lingxin had obtained a nine-tailed fox and a book called "Illusory Heaven Realm" in the Tianyuan Secret Realm, but she had no idea where she got them.

So as soon as she entered the secret realm, Qu Xin didn't bother to contact her fellow disciples. Instead, she lit the Soul-Guiding Incense and began tracking down Zhong Lingxin.

She affixed a talisman and ran to chase after him, but after five days she still couldn't catch up. Seeing that she had already burned a third of the first soul-guiding incense, she couldn't help but become anxious.

She had three Soul-Guiding Incense sticks in her hand; she was really afraid that such a large secret realm wouldn't be enough.

When she lit the incense to guide the soul again, she saw that the smoke from the burning incense was still thin and long, and she couldn't help but curse angrily, and fell to the ground with a thud.

After running for five days straight, her calves were so tired they were cramping.

She had to seriously consider whether or not to start building her foundation first.

Although Foundation Establishment will take about half a month, she is not in a hurry to stabilize her cultivation; it should only take about five days.

During the five days she chased Zhong Lingxin, she saw a disciple from another sect in the process of establishing his foundation.

She couldn't help but think of the difference between Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining. It wasn't just the suppression of levels, but mainly the ability to fly on a sword after Foundation Establishment.

Qu Xin rubbed her calves angrily and decided to start by building her foundation.

She comforted herself, thinking that this was only the outer perimeter. Generally speaking, the spiritual energy was thin in the outer perimeter, and since the nine-tailed fox was a divine beast, it should be in the inner perimeter.

It has to be said that Qu Xin's self-comfort was quite effective.

However, the nine-tailed fox cubs in the Tianyuan Secret Realm were too clever. They had long ago discovered that there were several large demonic beasts in the inner area, and for their own safety, they had already fled to the outer area.

At this moment, it was hiding on the bank of the Blue Flower River, listening to Zhong Lingxin singing "Crossing the River" as she crossed the river.

As a divine beast whose innate supernatural power is "Charm", it could naturally tell that this was the little female cultivator in the river expressing her happiness, without a trace of sonic attack.

The nine-tailed fox cub, who had been living in constant fear in the Tianyuan Secret Realm, was unexpectedly drawn to this pure joy and lay down by the river to listen quietly.

It wasn't until Zhong Lingxin crossed the river, washed her feet, and continued on her way while humming a little tune that it felt a pang of regret. It would once again have to wander alone on the outskirts of the secret realm, only able to look at the grass, the trees, and the blue sky and white clouds every day.

As Zhong Lingxin hummed her little tune more and more cheerfully, it couldn't help but quietly follow her. Not for any other reason than the song that made it feel happy.

Upon seeing Lan Xinghe, Zhong Lingxin knew she was on the outermost edge, a place where only first and second-tier spiritual herbs and demonic beasts grew, making it quite safe. She was completely unaware that she was being followed by a nine-tailed fox cub.

After singing and dancing for most of the day, it got dark. Zhong Lingxin found a big tree, hung a small treehouse on it, set up a defensive array, and went inside to sleep and rest.

In the middle of the night, the sound of fighting came from outside the treehouse.

Zhong Lingxin turned the view mirror of the treehouse to look.

Good heavens! A giant python is struggling to get closer to the tree, while a little fox is waving its claws like lightning, scratching at the python with each claw.

Zhong Lingxin watched with great interest. Although it wasn't a dragon-tiger fight, the fox-python battle was just as exciting.

Especially the little fox, which seemed to be protecting her, kept preventing the giant python from getting close to the tree.

This is a bit interesting.

She doesn't seem to have seen this little fox before.

After a struggle that lasted for half an incense stick's time, the giant python, being an unintelligent beast, was no match for the little fox. The little fox slashed out and blinded one of its eyes with a claw, and the python's attacks became even more chaotic. The little fox seized an opportunity to slash out and blinded the other eye with another claw.

The python, in pain, thrashed about, making a loud noise.

The little fox glanced at the treehouse in the big tree, and with lightning speed, its claws crushed the giant python's head with a single scratch.

Zhong Lingxin sat up straight immediately. She could tell that the little fox had used spiritual power in its last claw strike.

It turned out to be a demonic beast; no wonder it killed the giant python so quickly.

Why didn't it use its spiritual power in the first place? Also, what was the meaning of it glancing at the treehouse?

Does it not want itself to be discovered as a spirit beast?

Zhong Lingxin was right after all.

The nine-tailed fox cub was very familiar with the secret realm. It knew that if Zhong Lingxin went to the inner perimeter, it would take at least ten more days, and she would still be in the outermost perimeter.

It decided to follow Zhong Lingxin for ten days and listen to her singing for ten days.

That damned python wanted to climb the tree and steal Zhong Lingxin's food, and of course it wouldn't allow it.

The nine-tailed fox cub quickly dragged the giant python's carcass into the distant woods, then returned to a patch of grass not far from the tree and lay down.

Zhong Lingxin was unsure what the little fox was up to. After a moment's thought, she decided to pretend she didn't know and continue doing what she was doing.

Let's observe first and then decide.

The next day, as the first rays of sunlight appeared on the horizon, Zhong Lingxin packed up her treehouse, pretended not to see the fight on the ground, and set off singing.

Behind her, the nine-tailed fox cub quietly got up and silently followed her to continue listening to the song.