Chapter 136: Demon Plants Forest 15

At a glance, Lin Xiang looked dishevelled.

Her hair was messy, her boots were torn, and her blue robes were covered in blood.

From her appearance, one could guess what kind of trouble she had endured.

However, one didn’t need to guess.

Three breaths after Lin Xiang stumbled into the clearing, nine cultivators appeared.

Of the nine, five were golden core realm cultivators, and four were foundation establishment realm cultivators.

Most importantly, among the nine was Xiao Wan’er.

Xiao Wan’er was at the late stage of the foundation establishment realm when she entered the Demon Plants Forest.

Eleven months later, her cultivation had advanced to the peak of the foundation establishment realm.

“Little girl, answer our question, and we will let you go. Otherwise…” A gruff voice resounded.

Hearing the voice, Lin Xiang gritted her teeth but said nothing.

Instead, she focused on escaping.

However, just as she was about to cross the clearing, she saw a flash of red from the corner of her eye and subconsciously stopped.

“Shen…” She started but stopped mid-sentence.

Between when she saw the flash and called the name, the red flash had killed one golden core realm cultivator and was already on the second.

Similarly, Zhen Yuan had also killed one and was on the second.

“What?” Lin Xiang gasped in shock.

At the same time, the other cultivators also reacted.

“Did two golden core realm cultivators die just like that?” Someone asked in a horrified voice.

“Who are those two?”

“I know…” A female cultivator stuttered before she continued.

“The double in red is Shen Xu. He is a level-three weapon refiner. The other is Zhen Yuan; a level three talisman master and inscription master. They are Taoist companions.”

“Aren’t you mistaken? I think those two are martial artists.”

“I am not mistaken. You can ask other academy students.”

“Did Shen Xu just kill the son of the Han family?”

“Han family…, you don’t mean…”

“It’s that Han family.”

Hearing this, several people sighed and shook their heads.

“Shen Xu is dead.” One said.

“Why do you say that?” Someone asked in a confused voice.

“Old man Han didn’t marry until he was more than four hundred years old. He only has this one son.”

“I heard old man Han is very protective of his son.”

“You heard right.” Someone sighed and soon continued.

“His son is a troublemaker, but old man Han doesn’t allow anyone to teach him a lesson. More than a thousand people have been killed.”

“One thousand…, how is that possible? Is he an evil cultivator?”

“I think you are worrying too much.” A female cultivator said in a calm voice.

“What do you mean?”

“Although old man Han is a late-stage golden core realm cultivator, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan are not weak. Even if they can’t defeat him, can’t they escape?”

“Now that you mention it…, they are in the same realm. Escape should not be a problem.”

“The problem would be if…” The person turned to the fight, and his eyes widened in horror.

“Don’t tell me they are planning to kill Xiao Wan’er?!” He exclaimed in a panicked voice.

At this time, Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu had already killed everyone except Xiao Wan’er.

Looking at the woman, Shen Xu sneered.

“You really are a shameless woman.” He said, his eyes narrowed into slits.

However, Xiao Wan’er neither looked ashamed nor frightened.

“Shen Xu, I have been looking for you.” She said, and Shen Xu rolled his eyes in annoyance.

“Why do so many people keep looking for me? I am not a spirit stone.” He subconsciously muttered.

Hearing this, Zhen Yuan smiled and rubbed the double’s hair.

“You are more precious than a spirit stone.” He said.

Seeing this familiar interaction, Lin Xiang finally relaxed.

“Shen Xu, Zhen Yuan.” She called, and the two turned around.

“Are you injured?” Shen Xu asked but didn’t wait for an answer.

Instead, he held Lin Xiang’s arm and took her pulse.

A moment later, his brows creased in a frown, and a complicated look flitted in his eyes.

“Lin Xiang…” He started, but Lin Xiang shook her head to stop him.

“I will tell you later.” She said.

Hearing this, Shen Xu sighed and tried to suppress his worry.

However, the worry turned into anger and unconcealable murderous intent congealed in his eyes.

“You have gone too far.” The double said, looking at Xiao Wan’er with anger-filled eyes.

However, Xiao Wan’er was not fazed and instead burst into laughter.

“Gone too far? Do you know who I am? Do you dare to retaliate against me?” Xiao Wan’er asked, looking at Lin Xiang with teasing eyes.

Meeting the teasing eyes, Lin Xiang clenched her hands and lowered her head.

When Lin Xiang entered the secret realm, she was teleported to a lakeside.

The lake wasn’t big and had many weeds floating on the surface.

At first glance, Lin Xiang thought the weeds were ordinary.

However, when she took a closer look, she recognised a white coontail grass hiding among the weeds.

Although Lin Xiang was not an alchemist, she had a basic understanding of spirit grasses.

Like the red-veined loquat, the white coontail grass was a treasure that could help a foundation establishment realm cultivator advance one small realm.

Seeing the white coontail grass was not mature, Lin Xiang pitched her tent and settled at the lakeside.

While waiting, she retreated and refined the red-veined loquat pills she got from Shen Xu.

Time passed, and before she knew it, it was five months later.

By then, her cultivation had risen to the mid-stage of the foundation establishment realm, and the white coontail grass was about to mature.

Three days later, the grass matured, and she harvested it but didn’t go into seclusion.

After all, she had just advanced, and her cultivation was not stable.

Most importantly, with only the white coontail grass, she could only advance to the late stage of the foundation establishment realm.

Knowing she would spend ten years in the merchant ship, she planned to not only find the golden dew flower but also another treasure to help her advance to the peak stage of the foundation establishment realm.

This way, her cultivation would not stagnate when on the ship.

While Lin Xiang was recalling the past, a man walked towards her.

The man wore an emerald green robe and had a cold temperament.

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