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

Soon, the group formed the Hunyuan Formation, supporting each other and quickly stabilizing their position, withstanding the attacks of numerous poisonous beasts.

These poisonous insects and beasts are treasures; their venom, after being refined, can be used as materials for making fire-attribute elixirs.

Zhong Lingxin unleashed "Illusory Heaven Realm" once more. With each strike of her Soul-Slaying Sword, a sword aura was unleashed, and these scattered sword auras wove together into a sword net.

Within the sword net, a silent current of energy flowed through it, enveloping a large area around her.

Beside her, the movements of poisonous insects and beasts unconsciously slowed down.

Zhong Lingxin brandished her sword with her right hand and held the jade box in her left. She killed one poisonous insect or beast after another, dumped them all into the jade box, and then threw them into the beast ring, telling Xiao Huanhuan to sort them out.

Poor little Huanhuan was thinking of going out with Lingxin to find her mother, but she was forced to do the hard, tiring and unfulfilling work of skinning, bleeding and removing poison sacs. She was so angry that she didn't want to talk to Zhong Lingxin.

Zhong Lingxin didn't care about her reaction at this moment, she was only thinking about killing more poisonous insects and beasts.

The attack by the venomous insects and beasts quickly subsided, and the group continued forward.

Xiao Yizi glanced at Zhong Lingxin.

As the leader, he didn't just focus on killing beasts; he kept a holistic view of the situation and went wherever he was needed.

He ran almost all over the battlefield, but only Zhong Lingxin was by his side and didn't need his help.

He even had a feeling that these poisonous insects and beasts became weaker when they were near Zhong Lingxin, as if they were being delivered to her as food.

Recalling the unfortunate encounter of those Lingyun Sect members outside the Qingyun Sect camp, he felt that Zhong Lingxin must know illusion magic, and it wasn't just a simple matter of asking the mind.

Moreover, he could see clearly that Zhong Lingxin was getting better and better at killing. At the beginning, she could kill one in half an incense stick's time, but later she could almost directly use the jade box to catch the falling poisonous insects and beasts.

He glanced at Zhong Lingxin again, wondering if he had come specifically for these poisonous insects and beasts, otherwise why would her jade box be so big!

In order to survive, most of the poisonous insects and beasts in the quicksand are only one or two feet long.

Zhong Lingxin's jade box can hold two or three pieces.

He strongly suspected that there was something wrong with Zhong Lingxin's lottery selection process.

Actually, this is a miscarriage of justice for Zhong Lingxin. Most of the jade boxes she received were prepared for her by Uncle Xuanyuan.

Uncle Xuanyuan has followed Venerable Qingyang for so many years, so his standards are exceptionally high. He rarely finds old spiritual herbs that are still small, so how could the jade box he prepared be small?

As the group moved forward, more poisonous insects and beasts emerged from the quicksand. Gradually, some fourth-tier poisonous insects, scorpions, snakes, and lizards appeared before them, causing serious injuries to several disciples.

Zhong Lingxin disregarded her own task of killing insects and beasts and quickly began rescuing everyone.

The antidote pills in her hand were all top-grade; basically, as long as one antidote pill was taken, the bitten disciple would immediately be full of energy again.

As more and more disciples were bitten, she quickly used up half of her antidote pills.

In her haste, she shouted, "Stop! I'll go first!"

Two Foundation Establishment disciples were gritting their teeth and struggling to clear a path when they heard Zhong Lingxin's words and hurriedly stepped back.

Zhong Lingxin brandished the Soul-Slaying Sword in her hand and said, "You must have all heard that I used illusion magic outside the Qingyun Sect to force Hua Qinglian and Liu Chang to tell their true feelings. In a moment, I will attack from the front, and you can follow behind me to finish them off."

Everyone nodded in agreement. These poisonous insects were indeed extremely annoying. A single bite would cause poisoning, quickly restricting movement, and if things went wrong, one could lose their life right there.

Now, with Zhong Lingxin's illusion magic, it should be much easier to fight.

Zhong Lingxin ignored the crowd. She had considered using her music to amplify their attacks, but after thinking about it, she realized it wasn't dangerous enough yet, so she decided to keep one more trump card.

Moreover, her "Fantasy Realm" can also be used for group attacks, so let others finish off the enemies.

Soon, Zhong Lingxin took the lead, carrying her sword net, and walked slowly forward.

On either side of her stood a Foundation Establishment stage disciple, ready to deliver a fatal blow the moment the poisonous insects or beasts slowed their movements. Behind them, other disciples would then follow up with another strike.

Finally, the disciples following behind put it into the jade box.

This method is extremely effective.

Zhong Lingxin's sword net slashed left and right, covering an area of ​​several dozen feet in front of her, keeping all the disciples of the Loose Cultivator Alliance within a safe range.

The disciples of the Loose Cultivator Alliance were all overjoyed.

They made a huge profit in the quicksand region this time; not only did they suffer no casualties, but they also killed so many poisonous insects and beasts.

They did help out, so hopefully they'll get a share of the spoils when it's time to divide the spoils.

The disciples of the small families and sects following behind the Loose Cultivator Alliance saw the Loose Cultivator Alliance disciples fighting so fiercely from afar, and they all followed and joined the battle.

Compared to collecting spirit ore, the poisonous blood and venom sacs obtained from killing these poisonous insects and beasts are more valuable in spirit stones.

Xiao Yizi only reminded them to be careful, and then let them join.

He had an idea: tomorrow or the day after, they would also join the team to kill poisonous insects and beasts.

Speaking of which, today is right in the middle of the quicksand region, where the most venomous insects and beasts are located. Tomorrow and the day after, it should be much easier to kill them.

In fact, the predecessors who entered the secret realm in the past also helped each other in the quicksand domain. It is not considered a violation for them to help kill tomorrow.

In the afternoon, they rested on a hard ground. The sects and families responsible for scouting ahead on the fourth and fifth days found Zhong Lingxin and hoped that she could still lead the way. They also promised that they would give her half of the poisonous insects and beasts they caught.

Zhong Lingxin smiled and gave permission while keeping her eyes fixed on the spirit ore she had unearthed from the quicksand.

Why not take advantage of getting so many good things?

That night, Zhong Lingxin and the others searched for spirit ore by moonlight.

A few sparks occasionally flashed in the distance.

Looking at the sparks, Xiao Yizi sighed, "This quicksand comes from a volcano in the central area. It is said that there are many flames in the volcano. Most cultivators who enter the secret realm will go there to find a flame. Many people die in the struggle to snatch a high-grade exotic flame. About a third of the cultivators who enter the secret realm die in that volcano."

Zhong Lingxin also wanted to contract a different kind of flame.

According to Xiao Huanhuan, there is a Divine Flame of Illusion in it, which, when used in conjunction with her "Illusory Heaven Realm," is incredibly powerful.

This was the first time Zhong Lingxin had ever heard of the Illusory Heavenly Fire.

She had seen high-grade fires in the "Record of Strange Fires," such as Phoenix True Fire, Purple Heavenly Fire, Red Lotus Karmic Fire, and Samadhi True Fire, but she had never heard of Illusory Heavenly Divine Fire.

Xiao Huanhuan told her that what she was talking about was real fire, fire with a specific shape.