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

Hua Qinglian screamed in agony as she slashed her sword at Qu Xin, crying out, "Why? I was trying to save you! I gave you a third-grade healing pill! I was trying to help you, why did you hurt me? Why?"

Qu Xin's robes withstood Hua Qinglian's attack, and the blood-eating ants on her body, unable to suck blood, slowly died.

She shook off the blood-eating ants that had gnawed at her body, and seeing the large, bloody holes on Hua Qinglian's face, she was extremely pleased. She laughed excitedly, "Haha, good, good! Well done! Bit her face to pieces, bite her bitch's face to pieces!"

All the people who flew over looked at Qu Xin. They saw it clearly: this time, Hua Qinglian really wanted to save people, but she was repaid with ingratitude.

Also, what's with Qu Xin's insane, shrill laughter?

Didn't she know that Hua Qinglian was from the Lingyun Sect?

Or perhaps she had a grudge against Hua Qinglian?

Considering that Qu Xinning preferred to go to the second-tier sect Qingyun Sect rather than Lingyun Sect, the onlookers seemed to have endless speculations...

Ye Mingyang was both angry and anxious. No matter what, as the leader of the Lingyun Sect, Hua Qinglian's injury right under his nose was a provocation to his authority.

He had been staying by the Jade Dragon River these past few days, not daring to go far, protecting several Lingyun Sect disciples who were currently advancing in their cultivation.

Little did he know that Liu Yang would get into trouble right under his nose.

As more and more disciples surrounded him, and the disciples of the other four major sects all seemed to be secretly smiling, he felt extremely angry.

Although the five major sects appear to be on good terms, the internal competition between them is extremely fierce.

Although it was just a small secret realm for the Qi Refining stage, the disciples of the five major sects were still competing with each other. Today you get a spiritual herb, tomorrow I will definitely pick a spiritual fruit, and the day after tomorrow he will definitely get a spiritual mine.

Currently, Liu Yang's situation remains unclear, but an explanation is needed regarding Hua Qinglian's case.

He took out an antidote pill and handed it to Hua Qinglian, then turned to Qu Xin with a stern expression: "Junior Sister Qu, Junior Sister Hua kindly saved you, yet you not only injured her but also spoke ill of her. What kind of reason is that?"

Qu Xin, who had been in a frenzy, gradually calmed down. Of course, she couldn't admit that she was happy, so she immediately argued, "I, I was frightened by the blood-eating ants. Yes, I was frightened by the blood-eating ants. I didn't mean to hurt her. At worst, I'll pay her with an antidote pill."

Hua Qinglian took several antidote pills, but they had no effect on the poison on her face. Her face was itchy and painful, and she kept winking and making faces in discomfort. She screamed, "You did this on purpose! You have no remorse at all! You were just laughing triumphantly! You..."

A Lingyun Sect disciple named Liu Chang, who shared the same lineage as Liu Yang, couldn't help but ask, "Uncle-Master Hua is injured, but Senior Brother Liu Yang is dead. Qu Xin, why are Senior Brother Liu Yang's blood-eating ants crawling on you?"

One sentence brought everyone back to their senses from Hua Qinglian's scream.

Yes, why did Liu Yang's blood-eating ants crawl onto Qu Xin?

Qu Xin's eyes darted around; she still had to explain this issue.

She knew Liu Yang and knew that he was the eldest son of the Liu family.

The Liu family was a larger family than the Qu family.

She argued, "How would I know? I was looking for some medicinal herbs along the Jade Dragon River. If I went up another seven or eight miles, there would be several Dragon Scale Grass plants. I heard some noise here, so I came to check it out. But then I heard an explosion and was covered in blood-eating ants."

Jian Chengman of the Beast Taming Sect would not let Qu Xin get away with this. He smiled and said, "As far as I know, the Blood-Eating Ant is more of a poisonous insect, a kind of Gu worm, than a spirit beast."

The blood-eating ants raised by the Liu family are usually sealed in an insect ball.

According to Sister Qu, she was covered in blood-eating ants after hearing the explosion. So the blood-eating ants must have been thrown out by the explosion, and they should all have been killed.

As we all know, blood-eating ants are highly venomous, but they are also quite fragile.

But now, the blood-eating ants didn't die in the explosion; instead, they died naturally after leaving the insect pellet because they couldn't suck any blood.

This is getting interesting.

Jian Chengman's meaning was very clear: the blood-eating ants on Qu Xin's body were not blown onto her by the explosion, but rather that her body was already covered with Liu Yang's blood-eating ants. Moreover, she was a certain distance away from where Liu Yang was killed by the explosion, which is why the blood-eating ants on her body were not killed by the explosion.

Liu Chang glared at Qu Xin with hatred, taking a step closer: "Qu Xin, as far as I know, Senior Brother Liu Yang likes to place his poison pill at the core of his defensive array. Anyone who dares to break his array will have their poison pill shatter on its own. The blood-eating ants on your body are because you broke my Senior Brother Liu Yang's defensive array, aren't they? Qu Xin, what else do you have to say?"

Qu Xin panicked. Liu Chang was absolutely right, but she couldn't admit it. She screamed, "You're talking nonsense! How would I know anything about poison pills? I just happened to be passing by and got covered in blood-eating ants. After I get out, I'm going to ask your Liu family why Liu Yang would do this to me!"

Liu Chang sneered, drew out his pair of magical treasures, the Yin-Yang Rings, and coldly said, "Fine, Qu Xin, you can come with me to see my Liu family elders."

In truth, Liu Chang was extremely pleased. He was clearly more talented than Liu Yang, but Liu Yang, relying on his status as the eldest son, received more resources than him and always bullied him because of his status as the eldest son.

Now that Liu Yang is dead, the mountain that weighed on him has disappeared.

If he simply adopts the stance of seeking revenge for Liu Yang, he's sure to win the favor of the family elders. Besides, the Liu family patriarch no longer has a legitimate son. If he manages things properly, the Liu family's resources will inevitably be tilted towards him in the future.

He had witnessed Liu Yang using poison pills to easily complete various sect missions on numerous occasions.

It's fair to say that he had long coveted the poison pills in Liu Yang's possession.

From now on, all those poison pills will belong to him.

Qu Xin also drew her Light Cloud Sword to meet Liu Chang's Yin-Yang Ring, and shouted, "Stop spouting nonsense! Liu Yang's matter has nothing to do with me."

Hua Qinglian also drew her Azure Lotus Sword and attacked Qu Xin, shouting, "Qu Xin, my Lingyun Sect has always treated your Qu family very well. Even when you wanted to go to a second-level sect, the sect didn't stop you. Who knew that today you would first kill my Lingyun Sect disciples and then use blood-eating ants to harm me! Qu Xin, if you obediently surrender, we can still take you back to the sect for punishment. Otherwise, I will take your life!"

Qu Xin never expected to mistakenly kill Liu Yang, let alone that things would escalate to this extent. She panicked and her sword movements became erratic, and she unconsciously used the "Silent Extinction Sword Technique" again.

Hua Qinglian screamed, "Qu Xin, how could you? How could you know my master's swordsmanship? You dared to steal my master's swordsmanship!"

One sentence drew everyone's attention to Qu Xin.

Qu Xin panicked, and Liu Chang seized the opportunity, sending a ring spinning and flying to her head.