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

The cultivators came to their senses.

Yes, it's that Windwing Tiger.

While they were throwing their magical artifacts, it also launched its defensive formation.

The cultivators threw out too many magical treasures, obstructing their view, so they didn't see the defensive array that the Wind Wing Tiger had thrown out, let alone the fact that the Wind Wing Tiger had calmly dug up the Purple Cloud Ginseng and fled far away.

Several enraged cultivators stormed into the Windwing Tiger's cave.

The place was already deserted.

Qu Xin followed in the crowd, anxiously searching for Zhong Lingxin.

She looked around and saw only angry, distorted faces.

None of these faces belong to Zhong Lingxin.

Some of the cultivators were observant and quickly followed the direction based on the fluctuations in spiritual energy.

Qu Xin and some other cultivators stayed behind to gather some second- and third-grade spiritual herbs and fruits. She secretly lit the Soul-Chasing Incense again, and the smoke slowly rose into the sky, indicating that Zhong Lingxin was there.

Qu Xin forced herself to calm down and searched all over the mountain with invisibility talismans attached.

Without the fourth-tier Windwing Tiger, she could boldly approach any cultivator who remained near the Windwing Tiger's cave.

But after searching round and round, she carefully distinguished each cultivator, and none of them were Zhong Lingxin.

Finally, the cultivators cleared out the Windwing Tiger's territory and gradually made their way towards the inner perimeter.

Qu Xin lit the Soul-Chasing Incense again and discovered that Zhong Lingxin's position had also moved, now among the crowd heading towards the inner perimeter.

Qu Xin felt a surge of resentment; Zhong Lingxin must be among this group.

Zhong Lingxin must have been pretending.

Damn it, I actually fooled her.

Fortunately, she had already memorized everyone's scent.

Next time she catches me, I definitely won't miss the chance.

Even if Zhong Lingxin learns the "Illusory Realm" and even if Zhong Lingxin contracts with the Nine-Tailed Fox, as long as she can contract with Zhong Lingxin, the "Illusory Realm" and the Nine-Tailed Fox will all be hers, and even Zhong Lingxin will be hers.

This is truly a wonderful misunderstanding.

Zhong Lingxin and the Nine-Tailed Fox dug out a large area of ​​spirit ore underground, filled a huge pile in their storage rings, and then quietly moved forward from underground.

They had no idea what was happening on the ground, let alone that Qu Xin had mistaken someone on the ground for Zhong Lingxin.

The nine-tailed fox was incredibly skilled at digging tunnels; she connected the underground mouse holes and rabbit holes together, making her way all the way into the central area.

There were several powerful demons in the inner area, so she dared not venture in.

Along the way, guided by the nine-tailed fox, Zhong Lingxin would sometimes head east to dig up some spiritual herbs, and sometimes head west to pick some spiritual fruits.

They could always suddenly burst out from underground, digging and running away before the monsters and cultivators were even on guard.

The advantage of doing this is that many of the spiritual herbs and fruits marked on the cultivators' maps have disappeared, and they are being chased and attacked by the demonic beasts that guard these herbs and fruits.

After Qu Xin lit the Soul-Chasing Incense again to pinpoint the location, she saw a small cultivator being chased by a black spirit bear.

She recognized the presence of this short cultivator in her memory, so she immediately identified him as Zhong Lingxin.

The short cultivator fled desperately, using teleportation and speed talismans. He finally managed to shake off the black spirit bear behind him, and was regretting that he hadn't collected any spirit honey and had been chased by a bear for nine slopes.

Suddenly, he felt a spiritual force envelop him.

Without thinking, he raised his hand and threw out an explosive talisman.

In mid-air, a sharp shout accompanied by a white flash of sword light came crashing down: "Zhong Lingxin, let's see where you can escape this time!"

The short cultivator was a disciple of the Lingyun Sect named Shen Shiqing. He recognized Qu Xin and angrily shouted, "Qu Xin, how dare you lay a hand on a disciple of my Lingyun Sect!"

Qu Xin wasn't fooled. She had confirmed it again and again: the cultivator in front of her was Zhong Lingxin, an imposter disguised as a Lingyun Sect disciple, just to escape her pursuit.

Qu Xin sneered, "Zhong Lingxin, you're scared now! As long as you obediently acknowledge me as your master, I'll spare your life!"

Qu Xin was still unsure whether Zhong Lingxin had obtained the "Illusory Heaven Realm," and to be on the safe side, it was better to make Zhong Lingxin a servant through a contract.

Shen Shiqing was furious. This Qu Xin must be sick in the head, actually thinking of making him a servant.

How dare she!

Shen Shiqing activated the sword in his hand, and a wisp of cyan wood spirit energy struck towards Qu Xin.

Qu Xin was even more certain that the person in front of her was Zhong Lingxin, because in her previous life, she had seen Zhong Lingxin's swordsmanship during the sect competition, which was made of wood elemental power.

Qu Xin went to great lengths to secure a contract with Zhong Lingxin, unleashing her eighth-grade trapping formation, a gift from her mother, to ensnare Shen Shiqing.

Upon seeing this, Shen Shiqing also threw out the life-saving resource his master had given him: an eighth-grade explosive talisman.

The eight-grade magic weapons collided, creating a huge mushroom cloud in mid-air.

Qu Xin was in trouble because her eighth-grade trapping formation was connected to her divine sense.

She spat out a jet of blood and was sent flying backward once again.

Shen Shiqing would not let Qu Xin off the hook; taking advantage of her illness to kill her was a basic tactic for cultivators.

Besides, he had wasted an eighth-grade explosive talisman, so he had to make up for it by taking it out on Qu Xin.

He raised his hand and unleashed another explosive talisman.

Having learned how to escape after being taken advantage of by Zhong Lingxin last time, Qu Xin had already torn up a teleportation talisman and run away.

Shen Shiqing angrily picked up the fallen eighth-grade trapping formation. Although the formation was damaged, it was better than nothing.

He angrily erased the divine consciousness from it, not caring how much damage Qu Xin's divine consciousness would suffer, and threw it into his storage ring before leaving the battlefield.

Little did he expect that the black bear that had been chasing him, seeing the rising mushroom cloud, would circle back with the intention of taking advantage of the situation, just as he was about to run away.

The Black Spirit Bear flashed and appeared in front of the Lingyun Sect disciple, its huge paw slamming down high.

Shen Shiqing had no choice but to draw his longsword to fight.

This time, he couldn't escape the Black Spirit Bear's attack.

Ahead of them, Zhong Lingxin, who had already gone far away, also returned with the intention of picking up a bargain, using an invisibility talisman.

I witnessed the fierce battle between the two sides.

The Black Spirit Bear had the advantage of thick hide, high defense, and a high level of strength, and kept the fight against Shen Shiqing.

Shen Shiqing, relying on his many magical treasures and agile movements, was always able to dodge the Black Spirit Bear's fatal blows.

However, the Black Spirit Bear's attacks were too fierce. After fighting for half a day, Shen Shiqing's robes were finally completely torn in a flash of light, and he was struck in the chest by the Black Spirit Bear's palm.

Shen Shiqing screamed in agony, and before he died, he threw out his last remaining Rank 8 Explosion Talisman, which struck the Black Spirit Bear.

Both sides will perish!

Zhong Lingxin rushed forward and snagged a great bargain.

She snatched Shen Shiqing's storage ring, threw the black bear's corpse into it, and instantly fled far away from the battlefield.

Less than two breaths after she left, two figures landed on the battlefield and picked up the Green Wood Sword of the Lingyun Sect disciple.