Yong Shanling nervously blinked her eyes rapidly, and the fingers clutching Mu Yijie were sweating. Her heart was in a flurry. Could these people have already discovered them? It was impossible. She was a cultivator at the Golden Core stage, while those people in front were obviously just a bunch of weaklings.
"Humph! I've already noticed you guys. Are you going to come out now or do you want me to force you out later?" The big - bearded man took out the big knife on his back maliciously.
A hint of cruelty flashed in Yong Shanling's eyes. Since these people had already discovered them, then...
Just as she was about to move her feet, Mu Yijie suddenly pressed on her shoulder and silently mouthed, "Wait a bit longer."
The restlessness in Yong Shanling's heart calmed down. Maybe those people were just bluffing them. They should wait and see first. Anyway, she wasn't afraid of them.
"Hahaha, Hu Laoliu, your cultivation has improved a lot in just a short time." A deep voice sounded. Then, five people suddenly emerged from behind a tree diagonally behind the big - bearded man. The leader was unexpectedly one of those demonic cultivators that Li Zhuo had tried to strike up a conversation with today.
"Liu Ying, last time you snatched the person we'd finally found. We haven't settled the score with you yet!" A sharp light flashed in Hu Laoliu's eyes. As soon as his voice fell, he and the people around him rushed forward.
"So what if we snatched it? We're going to snatch from you guys again today." Liu Ying shouted, drew out his knife, and his muscles bulged. He greedily eyed the people in front of him. "I heard you guys have earned a lot of spirit stones recently. Just lend some to the brothers to spend."
There was a bloody battle ahead, and their conversation successfully dispelled Yong Shanling's idea of helping. None of them were good people.
Uncle was really amazing. Although she had been cultivating for so many years, she was still not as good as Uncle. Uncle was so awesome! Yong Shanling looked at the man standing beside her with bright, adoring eyes.
Feeling Yong Shanling's adoring gaze, Mu Yijie's eyes were filled with a smile. This girl was still too naive.
Not long after, Liu Ying swung his knife and chopped off the big - bearded man's head.
"Hahaha, Hu Laoliu, you didn't expect that your good brother would betray you, did you?" Then, he threw Hu Laoliu's head on the ground.
"Boss, you're really as wise as a god. This Hu Laoliu really came with the people from the Ming family."
"Boss, these people from the noble families don't lack prime spirit herbs. Why do they still compete with us casual cultivators?"
Liu Ying narrowed his eyes and sneered, "They compete because this prime spirit herb is definitely worth their efforts."
Then he left.
After they left, Yong Shanling learned her lesson. They didn't move at all. Sure enough, not long after, Liu Ying came back.
He raised his eyebrows and scanned the surroundings. Seeing that everything was the same as when he left, the corners of his eyes finally relaxed. Although murder and robbery were common everywhere, it was different if it was talked about openly.
After he had been gone for a while, Yong Shanling and Mu Yijie dared to move. Yong Shanling licked her lips regretfully. If she wasn't afraid of accidentally hurting Uncle, she would have had a good fight with that Liu Ying. Even if she couldn't defeat him, she was sure she could escape.
Seeing Yong Shanling's eager eyes, Mu Yijie's eyes darkened. He decided to stay up all night to cultivate.
"Uncle, let's not follow them. Anyway, there are so many people coming to check on the prime spirit herb. We can just blend in and we'll be fine."
"En, let's hurry up."
After the two left, the bodies of Hu Laoliu and his men on the spot gradually shriveled up, and finally only a set of clothes was left to prove their existence.
However, with a "swish", something moved on the ground. A green shadow flashed by, and even the last trace on the ground disappeared.
The place returned to a natural and vibrant scene.
The two walked towards the east according to the information they had gathered before going up the mountain. Gradually, they felt that the spiritual energy around them was getting stronger and stronger, more than ten times stronger than the normal spiritual energy.
"Uncle, we're almost there. The spiritual energy here is so strong. Just the spiritual energy emitted by this prime spirit herb is so much. If it's refined into a pill, it must be really powerful."
Mu Yijie squinted his eyes and felt the rich spiritual energy around him. The cultivation technique in his body involuntarily started to work, frantically absorbing the spiritual energy.
Not long after, he was about to break through. Mu Yijie quickly sat down to meditate.
The cultivators guarding the prime spirit herb not far away felt the spiritual energy whirlpool not far away and were all envious.
"Someone has broken through. This is already the third one, right? Alas, I've been stuck at the Fusion stage for thirty years and still haven't broken through."
"We're all absorbing spiritual energy. Why can't I break through?"
"He's breaking through so fast. It seems he has great fortune. I wonder how much merit golden light he has on him."
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People around had different thoughts, but there were quite a few who were envious.
"Uncle is so amazing." Yong Shanling's eyes were full of joy. The next second, she took out her flying darts and made them circle around the two of them.
Seeing someone guarding, those who were originally eager to move temporarily hid.
After four or five hours, Mu Yijie opened his eyes. A glint of golden light flashed in his eyes, and he looked as noble and aloof as a god.
Yong Shanling stopped her steps of rushing over and stood still on the spot, feeling a bit scared in her heart. Uncle seemed so strange, like an unattainable god, ignoring everything and looking down on all living beings.
"Ling'er, what's wrong?" Mu Yijie looked at Yong Shanling happily, with a smile in the corners of his eyes.
Yong Shanling shook her head. What was she thinking? This was her Uncle! No matter how much he changed, he was still the Uncle who supervised her to drink milk and would jump into the snake's belly for her!
She smiled again and whispered, "Uncle, you've broken through so quickly. It's been less than a month. You're a genius!"
Mu Yijie gently held Yong Shanling's hand with a gentle look. Seeing Yong Shanling happy for him, his heart was as sweet as honey. "It's all because of Ling'er that Uncle was able to become a cultivator. Ling'er taught well, so Ling'er is the most amazing one."
Hearing Uncle's praise, the little girl involuntarily straightened her chest, trying hard to hold back the corners of her mouth that were about to rise, and modestly said, "It's all because Uncle is smart. I just helped a little bit. Hehe."
Mu Yijie's eyes were filled with a smile as he rubbed her head.
The next second, the smile on Mu Yijie's face disappeared. He looked around seriously, feeling the surrounding atmosphere. He could keenly sense that more and more people were staring at this place.
Mu Yijie squinted his eyes and whispered to Yong Shanling, "Ling'er, let's quickly check on the prime spirit herb and then leave quickly."
Yong Shanling also felt some gazes, but not as many as Mu Yijie did. But this still made Yong Shanling vigilant.
In just a few days, she had fully witnessed the cruelty and bloodshed of the cultivation world.
The two rushed over to take a look at the prime spirit herb. After confirming that it wasn't ripe yet, they left.