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

At this moment, Qu Xin, relying on her magical treasures, had already followed the crowd into the center.

She lit the incense to track Zhong Lingxin's movements, confirmed Zhong Lingxin's location, and chased after her.

Just as Qu Xin arrived at the center, Xiao Huanhuan informed Zhong Lingxin that the disgusting Qu Xin had caught up with them.

After thinking for a moment, Zhong Lingxin quietly left the group, reverted to her original appearance, and headed towards a secluded place.

This time, she plans to lure Qu Xin to a secluded spot and kill her.

Being constantly targeted by thieves will inevitably lead to trouble sooner or later; it's better to deal with it decisively.

Qu Xin changed into the attire of a male cultivator this time.

She had been to the secret realm in her previous life and knew that the southern part of the secret realm's center was severely affected by the black smoke constantly rising from the ground, which greatly affected the cultivators' spiritual sense and judgment. Just as she was worrying about how to find Zhong Lingxin, she saw Zhong Lingxin, dressed in the robes of a Qingyun Sect disciple, flash off and head towards a secluded tributary.

Too many cultivators came in search of the strange fire, so in order not to be disturbed, many cultivators avoided the crowd and searched for the strange fire alone.

Qu Xin had no doubt that Zhong Lingxin was deliberately leading her astray, and quickly followed after her.

As they continued onward, Zhong Lingxin's figure appeared and disappeared amidst the undulating mountains, occasionally glancing at the flashing dark red flames, clearly searching for a strange fire.

Qu Xin was secretly delighted and followed at a distance, waiting for a few more days until they were far away from the crowd before she made her move.

After walking for five days, they arrived at a place deep in a mountain cliff.

The magma underground was already dark red.

Zhong Lingxin wiped the sweat from her forehead and decided to get rid of Qu Xin here.

Using the rocks as cover, she quietly set up a trap and then walked towards a nearby spot, pretending to check out the brightest lava.

Qu Xin also liked this cliff, which was steep on both sides and had flowing lava in the middle.

She, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, was already sweating from the heat, let alone Zhong Lingxin, who had already consumed three Spirit Replenishing Pills right under her nose.

It's time to take action.

Qu Xin rode her flying sword and flew towards Zhong Lingxin, only to see Zhong Lingxin smile at her.

Qu Xin sensed something was wrong and her flying sword came to an abrupt stop, but she suddenly felt a downward force beyond her control.

Zhong Lingxin smiled and asked, "Who are you? Why are you following me?"

Qu Xin felt a little relieved. It turned out that Zhong Lingxin hadn't recognized her and that the trap she had set up wasn't meant to be used against her.

He composed himself and said, "Who are you? I didn't follow you. I came here to find the strange fire. Why did you trap me with this array? Quickly remove your trapping array!"

Zhong Lingxin nodded: "So you weren't following me. I misunderstood you! However, to avoid being disturbed, you should stay in this trap for two days. After two days, the trap will break on its own."

After saying that, Zhong Lingxin turned around and walked up the mountain, ignoring Qu Xin's shouts.

Qu Xin was extremely anxious. If she was delayed for two days, it would be difficult for her to catch up with Zhong Lingxin again.

Watching Zhong Lingxin walk quickly into the distance, Qu Xin took out the array-breaking cone and unleashed a barrage of cones at the trapped array.

The ear-piercing sound of the array-breaking cone rang in Zhong Lingxin's ears. Without even glancing at it, she leaped over the cliff.

At the same time, she made a hand seal and activated the formation.

She feared that Qu Xin might possess a treasure and would transmit the scene of her dying moments back to her mount, her mother.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, it's better for her not to be there.

Qu Xin, who was exerting all her strength to activate the formation-breaking cone, suddenly felt the formation change, and countless blades shot towards her with a whistling sound.

Qu Xin screamed. She knew that Zhong Lingxin was a ruthless person who could use a trapping and killing formation on a cultivator she didn't even know.

But she wasn't afraid. She had the magic robes her mother had given her. What kind of powerful trapping and killing formation could Zhong Lingxin, that poor wretch, possibly have?

A blade grazed her robes, leaving not even a white mark.

Qu Xin felt reassured and continued to swing the formation-breaking cone.

Just as she swung her hand, she felt the force of the blade intensify.

She was startled for a moment.

As she watched in surprise, the wind from the blade intensified.

A blade flashed across her back.

She felt a pain in her back.

Another blade grazed her cheek, and drops of blood fell onto the ground in front of her.

Qu Xin was horrified; she suddenly felt a sense of fear of death.

She quickly made a thought, and the protective talisman in her sea of ​​consciousness activated, turning her divine sense into a stream of light and disappearing.

Zhong Lingxin gazed at the streak of light and sighed.

She knew that Qu Xin was not so easy to kill.

Turning around, she saw Qu Xin's body, strangled to death in the trapping and killing formation. She picked up the storage ring and storage necklace from the ground, put away the trapping and killing formation, kicked Qu Xin's body into the lava, destroyed the scene, and quickly left.

Qu Xin's divine sense transformed into a stream of light and vanished. This was the origin of the light, and I'm afraid cultivators will come to investigate soon.

Less than three breaths after Zhong Lingxin left, several figures landed.

Several figures looked at the chaotic scene and made wild guesses.

"Do you think someone has obtained a strange fire? The fighting here is very intense."

"Hard to say."

"If you ask me, it's very likely. There's a valley between two mountains here. To avoid burning our divine senses, none of us have ever looked into this place. No matter how fiercely they fight, we wouldn't be able to find them."

"It's very likely. Look at the lava in the middle of the gully; there are signs of movement."

In fact, all the cultivators present saw the depression in the middle of the magma, which was slowly flattening out.

Most people think that a flame must have been produced, which caused the depression in the middle.

Zhong Lingxin changed back into Wu Huan's clothes and moved to the other side of the ravine.

She didn't know that she only intended to throw Qu Xin's body into the lava to destroy it and prevent Qu Xin from getting her own body back, but she never expected that it would attract such imaginations from the cultivators.

She walked quickly forward, thinking that now that Qu Xin's storage ring was in her hands, the Soul-Chasing Incense should also be in her hands.

With the hidden danger finally eliminated, Zhong Lingxin felt a sense of relief.

But seeing the Soul-Chasing Incense made her both laugh and cry.

The Soul-Chasing Incense has only a small piece left; it can only be lit once at most.

So Qu Xin, that idiot, spent half a year trying and used up all three sticks of Soul-Chasing Incense, but still couldn't catch up with her.

Zhong Lingxin lit the last bit of the Soul-Chasing Incense, burned it completely to ashes, and then threw it into the lava.

As she threw it away, she thought to herself that once she got back, she would definitely find a way to break the spell of the Soul-Guiding Incense.

Being targeted by a madman is really not a good thing.

Taking out a map, Zhong Lingxin checked her location and continued towards the mountaintop.

The map showed that not far ahead of her was a huge lava lake, where many cultivators had found strange flames.

However, Xiao Huanhuan was not impressed with the lava lake and suggested that Zhong Lingxin could cross the lava lake and continue upwards.