Rebuild the Xiuxian Family

Because of its very unique aroma, they easily located the source.

"It's coming from this valley."

"Is there any danger in here?"

A look of worry appeared on one of the cultivators' faces. For some reason, he felt uneasy, as if something terrible was hidden inside. He hesitated and was not sure if he would dare to go in.

"laugh!"

A cold laugh suddenly came from the side, and another cultivator said sarcastically, "Fellow Daoist Wang, since you're so afraid, then don't come in. Otherwise, you'll not only drag us down, but we'll also end up giving you a share of the spiritual treasures for nothing."

"You!" Fellow Daoist Wang's face turned red with anger as he was humiliated.

But since the other party had already said that, and seeing that the others all seemed indifferent but actually supported the other party's statement, he really felt embarrassed to go into the valley with them and share the spiritual items.

His face turned pale and then red, and he felt extremely aggrieved, but he finally gritted his teeth and said, "I am not feeling well, so I will not be able to enter the valley with you all."

"I wish all fellow Daoists a fruitful harvest and a safe return."

"Ah!"

The cultivator gave a disdainful sneer, saying nothing, yet as if he had said everything, and strode into the valley.

"Friend Wang, please rest well. We'll be right back."

The others weren't so rude, but they only exchanged a few polite words before following the man into the valley.

No one would try to persuade him to follow at this time. After all, no one knew how many spiritual creatures were in the valley. Now that they had finally eliminated one competitor, they were overjoyed. Why would they make a decision that was detrimental to themselves just for the sake of saving face?

So that fellow Daoist Wang could only watch them leave. He had considered shamelessly following them, even if it meant being mocked a few times. But for the sake of the spiritual object, he wasn't incapable of accepting it.

But just as he was about to take action, he looked up and found that the group of people who had entered the valley just a few breaths ago had completely disappeared!
Moreover, the originally faint white mist had become extremely thick at some point, looking somewhat eerie, as if brewing some danger and waiting for him to deliberately run into it.

This feeling sent a shiver down Wang Daoyou's spine. He instantly calmed down and quickly took a few steps back, moving away from the entrance of the valley.

For reasons unknown, he did not turn around and run away immediately, but waited several miles away from the entrance of the valley.

Several hours passed in a flash, but he still hadn't heard from his companions.

"Dead! Everyone is dead!"

As if he had been stimulated by something, Wang Daoyou became somewhat deranged, "Hahahaha, only I survived!"

"So what if you laugh at me for being a coward? We're all dead inside now! Only those who survive are the real winners! Hahahaha..."

This is the scene that Li Zhirui and Fu Chenguang saw when they arrived at this place.

Actually, they had just flown by in the sky and heard what this person said, so they turned around to find out what was going on.

"Are you going to your deaths too?" Fellow Daoist Wang turned to look at the two, his eyes filled with a strange expression.

Li Zhirui frowned. Judging from his appearance, he was clearly bewitched by his inner demons. If he didn't wake up in time, he would definitely suffer a qi deviation and become a slave to his inner demons. He immediately activated his supernatural powers and shouted coldly, "Wake up!"

It was like a huge stick that struck him hard on the head, and he seemed to faint, falling straight to the ground. But he quickly opened his eyes, his face full of confusion.

"What happened to me just now?"

As his memories resurfaced, he immediately realized just how dangerous his situation had been.

He immediately thanked Li Zhirui repeatedly, saying, "Thank you so much for saving my life, senior!"

"What did you mean by what you just said? Who died?"

Wang Ping hesitated for a moment, but thinking that his companions might still be saved, he recounted what had happened to them.

"It seems there's a secret hidden in this valley." A hint of eagerness appeared in Fu Chenguang's eyes; he was somewhat tempted to go in and take a look.

After all, such strange and unusual places are generally likely to contain some kind of special and precious spiritual objects.

“Senior, the valley is truly eerie and dangerous…” Wang Ping quickly advised, lest his savior go in and lose his life.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen," Li Zhirui said calmly.

If they were to fail here, given their current level of cultivation, it would be a laughingstock and a disgrace to the Xuanxian realm.

"Just do what you're supposed to do, don't risk coming in."

After saying that, the two walked into the valley without hesitation.

Wang Ping lingered at the entrance for a long time, but in the end, he couldn't muster the courage to follow the two. He could only silently pray in his heart that they could return safely.

If possible, it would be even better to rescue his former companions.

After all, apart from one particular person, no one else spoke ill of him, so there was no need to wish for his death.

……

Soon after the two entered the valley, a light mist rose and enveloped them.

"Hmm? Interesting!" With a thought, Li Zhirui released wisps of mist from his body.

Yet this seemingly ordinary mist had somehow seeped into his body through his skin without him even realizing it.

If it weren't for the purification law being triggered and him being directly expelled, he probably wouldn't have noticed it until now!

"Fellow Daoist, be careful! This mist is poisonous."

Fu Chenguang is wealthy and doesn't need him to provide an antidote.

Upon hearing the reminder, he took out the pill without hesitation and swallowed it. At the same time, he used his divine sense to examine his inner self and discovered that the mist had been dissolved.

"It seems the spirit creature in this valley is truly extraordinary, capable of such a feat!"

"Yes, we still need to be careful and not be too careless."

As he spoke, Li Zhirui used his purifying spiritual light to completely cover himself, as if forming a thin film that adhered to his clothes.

Fu Chenguang then took out a talisman, which transformed into a light shield to protect himself.

The further you go in, the denser the fog becomes, and the stronger the toxins it contains.

During this process, Li Zhirui also conducted a preliminary analysis and discovered that it was actually a highly potent hallucinogenic toxin. Once inhaled in large quantities, it would produce hallucinations that were as real as reality.

This toxin is both strong and weak. First, it poisons you without your knowledge, and most cultivators may not even realize they've been poisoned until they die. But once it's discovered and you become aware of it, as long as there are targeted measures, it's not a threat.

So Li Zhirui and Fu Chenguang quickly crossed the valley and arrived at the innermost part.

A flat area in the valley that doesn't seem particularly special.

"Ah!"

Li Zhirui suddenly let out a cold laugh.

Because not far in front of him, on that flat ground, a large number of precious spiritual creatures were growing.

The problem is, he wasn't delirious from the poisoning, so how could he not see such an obvious flaw?

Will the Yuan Frost Fruit and the Earthly Fire Lotus, two spiritual objects with conflicting attributes, grow together?
They're treating him like a fool!

"Forget it, let's not waste any more time." Li Zhirui shook his head, and a wisp of spiritual light flew out from his fingertip, instantly erasing those illusory spiritual objects.

Then they covered the seemingly ordinary little tree, preventing it from having another chance to use its methods.

Its trunk swayed, and thick fog billowed from within, but none of it could penetrate the purifying light.

After realizing that their method was completely ineffective, the ground suddenly trembled, and countless tough tree roots shot into the sky, swinging wildly and crashing down on the two of them.

Although neither Li Zhirui nor Fu Chenguang expected it to have such abilities, this method could not cause them any harm.

As Fu Chenguang made his move, a restriction appeared out of thin air, and the power of the restriction suppressed the small tree, causing it to completely lose its power and only be able to stay there quietly.

"Interesting. This spiritual plant seems to have developed sentience?"

Upon hearing this, Li Zhirui nodded in agreement.

"Fellow Daoist, have you recognized the origin of this spiritual plant?" Fu Chenguang asked with some curiosity.

Within the secret realm, the laws were incomplete, yet under such circumstances, spiritual beings were able to develop sentience. Even with their knowledge, the two had only heard of it and knew it was extremely rare.

“This spiritual plant seems to have undergone some unknown mutations, and its true origin is no longer discernible,” Li Zhirui said, shaking his head after a careful examination.

"Oh? It seems we've obtained another precious spiritual plant."

A smile appeared on Fu Chenguang's face as he said, "It's perfect timing to erase its intelligence, making it easier to take it away."

The spirit plant, which had been feigning death, dared not continue upon hearing this. It hurriedly used its divine sense to say, "I beg the two seniors to spare my life."

The two exchanged a glance and clearly saw a hint of a smile flash across each other's eyes. In truth, they were not sure whether this spiritual plant had developed sentience.

Because they had not found any clues that it possessed intelligence, but its previous behavior had seemed too agile, they had some doubts.

The conversation we just had was actually a ploy to trick it.

Having grown up in a secret realm, although it has caused the deaths of countless cultivators, it has never come into contact with living beings and is like a child, unaware of the 'wickedness of human nature', and was easily tested.

"Introduce yourself." Fu Chenguang was genuinely interested in its origins.

"My birth was due to a fortuitous coincidence. Countless years ago, an old cultivator died in front of me, and I absorbed his power..."

As it recounted its story, the two men's expressions turned somewhat strange. They never expected that its birth was due to a cultivator who died inside it and, after unintentionally absorbing the shattered soul, unknowingly developed sentience.

Over the next few centuries, it continuously attracted a small number of cultivators through its awakened supernatural powers, taking their lives and absorbing their blood and flesh essence to strengthen itself.

"Fellow Daoist, may I have this spiritual plant?"

After thinking for a moment, Fu Chenguang added, "If I don't find a spiritual item of equal value before the end of the secret realm, I will compensate you, fellow Daoist."

"Row."

Li Zhirui readily agreed. Although the spiritual plant looked very special, he didn't value it much, as it wouldn't benefit his cultivation. Moreover, he had a feeling that there were many untrue things in its words.

"Fellow Daoist, this demon's words are likely mostly lies; don't be fooled by him."

Fu Chenguang looked over with a smile in his eyes, nodded, and said, "Fellow Daoist, rest assured, I already knew this and had already made my plans."

Li Zhirui raised an eyebrow and then stopped mentioning the matter. Since the other party already knew, he naturally wouldn't say anything more to avoid being seen as meddling.

"Fellow Daoist, please help disperse the spiritual light."

As soon as he finished speaking, the purifying aura that enveloped him vanished.

Then, Fu Chenguang stepped forward and reached out to pull the spiritual plant out of the ground.

Don't be fooled by its appearance, which is only five or six feet tall. Its underground root system can reach tens of feet in length and there are a great many of them!

This shows that the spiritual plant is not really like an ignorant child.

Despite his rough actions, he was actually very confident, and with the cooperation of the spiritual plant itself, he did not damage its root system.

The next instant, the spiritual plant disappeared, and no one knew where he had put it.

As for the companions Wang Ping mentioned, they had also vanished without a trace, presumably meeting the same fate as the piles of white bones in the clear spring.

“Fellow Daoist, this clear spring is actually a spiritual object, and it contains many intact storage magic treasures, as well as various spiritual objects,” Fu Chenguang suddenly said.

"Oh?"

A hint of curiosity appeared in Li Zhirui's eyes. He immediately stepped forward and, after getting close to the spring water, he realized that the spring water also had a faint spiritual light.

After observing it carefully, he said with some regret, "It does seem to have some mysterious aspects. I wonder what kind of spiritual water this is."

"However, this trip has been very fruitful, comparable to everything we've gained before."

Fu Chenguang didn't care about that; all he needed to know was the effects and uses of the spiritual water, and the joy of the abundant harvest to come.

As he smiled, he extracted the bones, storage treasures, and spiritual objects from the spring water, separating them to make them easier to organize later.

Although the spring was filled with piles of white bones, which looked quite dirty and disgusting, the two of them did not show the slightest disgust, and could be said to have completely disregarded it.

So what if it's stained with blood and flesh, soaked in bones? As long as it's useful, no one will care.

Moreover, having cultivated to such a level, surely among the spiritual objects they have used, there must have been some tainted with the lives of other living beings.
It took the two of them two full hours to sort out just that pile of storage magic treasures and spiritual items, and then they spent some more time dividing them into two parts.

First, each person chose the spiritual items they needed, and then divided the remaining items according to price. Overall, the value of the spiritual items they received was roughly the same. (End of Chapter)