After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Chapter 9 If you're afraid of this and that, what's the point of cultivating immortality?

The difference between the outer perimeter and the central ring is obvious. Looking up, all I could see was a thick fog ahead; even with my divine sense probing, I still couldn't make out anything.

It's as if there are unique rules inside, and cultivators who enter will be overwhelmed by all sorts of situations, and they may perish if they are not careful.

Lin Yan's gaze lingered between the misty land ahead and the path behind her. Having only recently established her foundation, she was already struggling against even a fifth-tier tiger beast; she wasn't sure if she could emerge unscathed from the central area.

Not only are fifth-tier demonic beasts frequently encountered in the central area, but if she were unlucky enough to run into a Xuan-level demonic beast, she would definitely not survive. A Xuan-level demonic beast is equivalent to a Nascent Soul cultivator, and she, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, would only be instantly killed.

Monsters are relatively easy to guard against, since the appearance of high-level monsters usually makes some noise. Poisonous insects, poisonous plants, and hallucinogenic plants are much harder to defend against.

The Central area has many high-quality spiritual plants, but hidden among these harmless ones are also many poisonous weeds, insects, and hallucinogenic plants. You never know when you might accidentally become their fertilizer while collecting them.

I know where the precious spiritual plants are in the central area of ​​the Ten Thousand Demon Forest, and I know where the spiritual springs are, but my strength is insufficient, and I'm afraid I won't be able to get out if I go in.

Fortune favors the bold; if you're afraid of this and that, what's the point of cultivating immortality! After much deliberation, Lin Yan decided to head to the central area of ​​the Ten Thousand Demon Forest.

He took out an antidote pill from his storage bag and swallowed it, then took out a protective face mask and put it on. Finally, he took out his spirit umbrella, which was somewhat damaged in the battle, and following the faint traces of the Crimson Demon, he slowly stepped into the place shrouded in poisonous mist.

She hadn't been inside long when she felt her vision severely obstructed; things became blurry beyond a meter. She had to be on high alert, relying on her keen hearing to perceive her surroundings.

Suddenly, a rustling sound came from the bushes beside her, and she instantly became alert, holding her umbrella horizontally in front of her for defense.

A level two poisonous frog leaped out of the grass, its cheeks puffed out, and sprayed venom at her. She dodged to the side; the venom clung to the delicate flower, its petals withered, as if it had been severely poisoned.

This plant is clearly quite resistant to poison; otherwise, it wouldn't be able to bloom so beautifully in the poisonous jungle. The poison sprayed by the poisonous frog is unbearable even for that flower, and if it gets on your body, even a low-level magic robe wouldn't be able to defend against it.

The poisonous frog launched another attack after its first attempt failed. Lin Yan used her spirit umbrella to defend herself, while simultaneously throwing out control talismans and two explosive talismans, one in front and one behind.

The poisonous frog was controlled for a moment, then immediately bombarded. Taking advantage of this opportunity, she quickly formed hand seals, counting down the energy blades as they attacked the frog. It was hit, its body sliced ​​open by the energy blades, green blood splattering out.

She deftly dodged the splattered poisonous blood and casually unleashed several more magical attacks. Afraid of dying, she had to finish him off. Only after confirming the poisonous frog was thoroughly beaten beyond recognition and beyond dead did she step forward, retrieve another bottle used for collecting monster corpses, and collect the poisonous frog inside before tossing the bottle into her storage bag.

Having dealt with the poisonous frogs, Lin Yan continued following the trail of the Crimson Enchantress. She hadn't gone far when a bewitching flower bloomed, emitting an alluring fragrance. The flower released a faint mist, almost invisible unless one looked closely.

In a moment of confusion, she quickly used the wind to blow away the smoke. This was clearly hallucinogenic poison; thankfully she discovered it in time, or she would be meeting her great-grandmother!

Avoiding the hallucinogenic flowers, following the trail of the Red Enchantress, and traversing the rugged path, they arrived at a waterfall.

The waterfall cascaded down from a great height, crashing against the rocks and splashing up sparkling water. The trail of the Crimson Demon ended at the waterfall, and Lin Yan couldn't help but look down at the pool at the bottom, pondering: Could there be some hidden secret beneath that pool?

The central area of ​​the Ten Thousand Demon Forest was fraught with danger, and Lin Yan dared not venture into the water rashly. Not only were there powerful demonic beasts lurking at the bottom of the pool, but she also lacked water-repelling equipment and couldn't swim, making underwater combat unwise.

The cheapest water-repelling item, the Water-Repelling Bead, costs five high-grade spirit stones. It allows cultivators who can't swim to move freely in water as if they were on land, but this effect only lasts for three hours. After three hours, the Water-Repelling Bead needs to be replenished with spirit stones. Five high-grade spirit stones could buy countless first-grade talismans and healing pills, but I didn't buy them at the time.

The only naturally growing Xuan grass is found in the Ten Thousand Demon Forest, but some major sects cultivate Xuan grass that can be grown. Although it is difficult to grow and cannot be grown on a large scale, and its efficacy is slightly inferior to that of naturally growing Xuan grass, it is safer and does not require the risk of going to the Ten Thousand Demon Forest to harvest it.

Mystic Grass is an important material for refining advancement pills. It is difficult to cultivate and cannot be mass-produced, so Mystic Grass is not cheap. One plant costs ten high-grade spirit stones.

Advancement pills can be used when advancing to the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages. A Heaven-grade advancement pill sells for 1,800 high-grade spirit stones at the Merchant Guild, and it's still in high demand but hard to find.

The first half of the novel mentions that, apart from the long-retired Master Danling, no one else can refine a Heaven-grade advancement pill. If she could refine an advancement pill and auction it off at the merchant guild's auction house, she would make a fortune. Then, she wouldn't have to worry about spirit stones anymore.

She only has a few dozen low-grade spirit stones left in her storage bag, which is far from enough for a cultivator.

Having tracked her all this way, she couldn't give up. Standing by the pool, she pondered her next move. She realized something was wrong; the Crimson Demon was smarter than the other demons and was probably deliberately leading her into the pool.

If I had actually gone into the pool, I would have been fooled.

Lin Yan understood this. She continued searching the surrounding area and found a waist-high cave hidden by bushes on the mountainside beside the waterfall. Upon closer inspection of the cave entrance, she indeed saw traces of blood from the injured Red Enchantress.

She took a deep breath, gripped the spirit umbrella tightly, and stepped into the cave with a serious expression.

The cave was dimly lit, and the view ahead was not visible to the naked eye. After entering the inner ring of the Ten Thousand Demon Forest, she found that the appropriate range of her divine sense was compressed. There was no mist in the cave, and her divine sense could only scan a distance of about two meters.

She hadn't walked far when the cave ahead suddenly opened up, as if she had entered a paradise.

Ahead lay a clear, spiritual spring, its water gurgling and exuding a rich spiritual energy. Beside the spring stood two Crimson Spirit Fruit trees, their branches lush and verdant, each bearing six bright red fruits.

This is a huge windfall! Crimson Spirit Fruit is far more precious than Mystic Grass. Mystic Grass is only grade three, while Crimson Spirit Fruit is grade five, with a market price of two hundred high-grade spirit stones each.

The Crimson Demon's lair was not far from the Spirit Spring, and about twenty Mystic Herbs grew beside it.

The leaves of the Mystic Grass are broad and long, and its entire body is a deep, dark green. Nourished by the spiritual spring, the Mystic Grass grows exceptionally well, far surpassing the quality of cultivated Mystic Grass.

The Crimson Demon was currently cowering in its lair, its fur bristling and its eyes gleaming with ferocity. Its body was riddled with splatter from the explosions, and blood was still seeping from the wounds inflicted by the air blades.

When it saw the cultivator who had injured it arrive, it bared its rabbit teeth.

Lin Yan dared not be careless and confronted the Crimson Demon. She secretly thought: If we fight here, these precious spiritual plants will inevitably be affected. They are all very valuable, and I would be heartbroken if they were damaged.

(End of this chapter)