After a moment, Ling Mo Xie weakly opened his eyes, smiled at Shangguan Ying'er in front of him, and cast a resentful glance at Zhou Buzhi. His hands were tightly clenched, silently promising himself that he would wait! Today you have wronged me so, and in the future, I will definitely trample you underfoot and repay you a hundredfold!
Seeing Ling Mo Xie looking at him, Zhou Buzhi awkwardly turned his head away. Alchemists were always the most respected by the strong. If Ling Mo Xie truly had the alchemical talent as Shangguan Ying'er said, then when he grew up, Zhou Buzhi might not be able to compete with him! It seemed that even if it meant offending Shangguan Ying'er, he had to find a way to eliminate him! Zhou Buzhi thought silently to himself.
"Are you alright?" Shangguan Ying'er frowned and looked at Ling Mo Xie with concern, softly asking. "I'm fine! What could possibly be wrong with me? Haha!" Ling Mo Xie laughed lightly and said nonchalantly, but his eyes subtly glanced towards Zhou Buzhi's direction, filled with meaning.
"I'm sorry. If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have asked you to come with me," Shangguan Ying'er said somewhat apologetically, taking out a small black ball from her Storage Ring and handing it to Ling Mo Xie. "Mo Xie, take this as an apology! This is called Thunderbolt Seed; it has immense power and can severely injure even someone at the Golden Core Stage if used directly! When we go in later, I might not be able to keep an eye on you completely. If they... just use this!"
"Oh? How do I use this?" Ling Mo Xie knew from the looks exchanged between Zhou Buzhi and Xiao Qingyu that they would definitely act against him. However, his current cultivation level was indeed not comparable to those two, so he did not hesitate to accept it. He only thought in his heart: Don't worry, Shangguan Ying'er; I will remember your kindness today and repay it in kind in the future!
Upon hearing Ling Mo Xie's question, Shangguan Ying'er immediately explained its usage in detail. She then asked him, "How are you? If you're okay, let's go in! Once the sun shifts, the Azure Light Secret Realm will close and won't open again for another half month to let us out."
"Yeah, I'm fine. Let's go in!" Ling Mo Xie stood up. With the powerful healing effects of the Small Red Bottle, his Health Bar was full, so he naturally had no issues. He glanced at Zhou Buzhi and Xiao Qingyu standing aside and smiled.
Suddenly, he clutched his neck and leaned against Shangguan Ying'er beside him, wailing, "Ouch! I still have some issues; my neck hurts so much that my legs are going weak. Ying Er, support me a bit! Ouch!" Saying this, he draped one arm over Shangguan Ying'er's shoulder as if hanging entirely on her.
"Hehe!" Shangguan Ying'er chuckled lightly but did not push Ling Mo Xie away. Instead, she supported his waist with one hand and wore a worried expression on her face. "Oh no! Are you really okay? Come on, I'll help you walk!"
Shangguan Ying'er could tell that Ling Mo Xie was just pretending but was happy to play along because she was also tired of being pestered by Xiao Qingyu and Zhou Buzhi. If it weren't for her master, she would have wanted to teach them a lesson long ago; being able to annoy them like this was good enough for now.
Watching Ling Mo Xie and Shangguan Ying'er walk past him, Zhou Buzhi approached Xiao Qingyu and glared at Shangguan Ying'er and Ling Mo Xie with fiery eyes. He crossed his arms and said, "What? Do you want to kill him?"
"Hehe! That's your own idea!" Xiao Qingyu covered her mouth with a Folding Fan and replied casually with a light laugh.
"Hmph! I don't believe you haven't thought about this! How about it? Shall we two old rivals join forces this time?" Zhou Buzhi said with a cold snort. "Did you not see what Shangguan Ying'er just gave him? If you're not afraid of death, go ahead!" Xiao Qingyu closed his Folding Fan and walked towards the Entrance of the Azure Light Secret Realm. Zhou Buzhi stood still, watching Xiao Qingyu's back with a smile, thinking to himself that he didn't believe Xiao Qingyu would really stop dealing with Ling Mo Xie over this.
"Is this the Azure Light Secret Realm?" Ling Mo Xie stood up straight and asked, looking at the enormous tree in front of him with confusion. The trunk of this giant tree was so thick that it would take dozens or even hundreds of people to encircle it. The canopy was dense, covering a vast area for miles around. Standing under the tree and looking up, all he could see were the leaves interspersed with countless beautiful birds, many of which were not ordinary birds but spirit creatures!
"Yes! This is the Azure Light Secret Realm!" Shangguan Ying'er replied with a smile. Just as she was about to explain to Ling Mo Xie how to enter, she noticed that the Sect Disciples who had been watching the commotion were now rushing into the Azure Light Secret Realm since there was no more excitement to see. She turned to Ling Mo Xie and said, "Look! They can enter just like that." She pointed to someone entering the Azure Light Secret Realm.
Ling Mo Xie looked in the direction Shangguan Ying'er was pointing and saw a Sect Disciple pressing a token against the tree trunk. Suddenly, the previously solid trunk rippled, and that disciple stepped right in, after which the trunk returned to its original state.
Seeing Ling Mo Xie's puzzled expression, Shangguan Ying'er chuckled lightly and explained, "Legend has it that this tree is extraordinary by nature; it is a spirit wood. After growing for three thousand years, it formed its own formation. If cultivated for ten thousand years, it could gain spiritual intelligence and take on a human form. However, due to bad luck, nine thousand years ago, a fragment of shattered space collided with it. Although it survived, it could no longer gain spiritual intelligence. Instead, that fragment of space turned out to be an ancient site, and upon collision, it merged with the spirit tree. The formation that originally belonged to the spirit tree became the outer formation of this secret realm."
"I see! No wonder this secret realm is actually a giant tree!" Ling Mo Xie thought to himself.
"What? Are you not going in? Are you afraid we will deal with you and you'll die at our hands? Coward!" Zhou Buzhi and Xiao Qingyu approached at this moment; it was naturally Zhou Buzhi who said this.
"Haha, whether I'm a coward or not is not for you to judge. But you—why do you act like a jealous street woman? Are all disciples of your Divine Martial Sect so envious? Oh dear, you must have been a woman in your past life! Haha!" Ling Mo Xie knew that with Shangguan Ying'er present, they wouldn't dare openly confront him. He figured he might as well regain some face verbally as interest.
"You!" Zhou Buzhi pointed at Ling Mo Xie, his teeth grinding together in anger as his Spiritual Energy surged within him. He glanced at Shangguan Ying'er who was stroking her Storage Ring and coldly snorted, "All you can do is use your tongue; relying on a woman is no skill at all! You're not acting like a man!"
"Right now my cultivation level can't compare to yours; do you really think I would foolishly rush in to seek death? Just wait; I hope when I come out again, you'll still be this arrogant! Hmph!" Ling Mo Xie remained unfazed and said with a cold smile.
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