I courted death and then tried to escape, so the whole sect wants to get rid of me.

Not far away, Ye Chang'an stood with his arms crossed, watching with great interest, a mischievous and sarcastic smile playing on his lips.

He then turned to Wen Wushuang and whispered teasingly, "These disciples of the Nine Saints Hall look like immortals, but they're quite adept at fighting amongst themselves."

Wen Wushuang didn't respond. Her gaze suddenly shifted and landed on the crumbling hole. Her brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

She instinctively said, "Be careful..."

Before he could finish speaking, a loud "boom" resounded.

The sealed rock wall suddenly cracked open with a grotesque gap, and rubble mixed with dust exploded out with a roar.

Several snake demons darted out from inside like dark lightning bolts.

Its scales were stained with dark red blood, its vertical pupils were burning red, and its shrill cry pierced the tranquility of the miasma forest, heading straight for Ye Chang'an, who was still watching the commotion with his arms crossed.

Ye Chang'an's mischievous smile froze instantly, his pupils contracted sharply, and the mutton-fat jade pendant he was playing with clattered to the ground.

He was completely unprepared for the snake demon to suddenly rush out, and in his panic, he staggered back a few steps.

The hem of his brocade robe was torn by the stone edge, leaving a long gash, and he was almost hit on the neck by the tip of the snake demon's tail.

The foul-smelling wind brushed past his face, startling him so much that he was slow to draw his sword.

Fortunately, Wen Wushuang and Wen Wumian reacted very quickly and pounced forward to fight the snake demon.

The entire outer perimeter was thrown into chaos as disciples from various sects fled in panic.

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Chen He hurriedly protected the group, retreating while simultaneously fending off the snake demon, exclaiming in alarm, "Wasn't it said that the snake demon couldn't leave the Insect Twin Cave?!"

Cheng Yue frowned, and without thinking, she slipped out from behind him and rushed toward the crack where the snake demon had emerged: "I'm going to find Lin Mu."

Chen He was startled and didn't have time to stop her: "Come back! It's too dangerous!"

Cheng Yue didn't stop and rushed straight to the crack. Just as she was about to bend down and crawl in, two dark figures suddenly darted out from the crack, and a foul-smelling wind carrying saliva rushed straight to her face.

not good.

Her heart tightened, and she just gathered spiritual power at her fingertips to block.

A faint, familiar, sweet fragrance suddenly wafted around my nose.

A hand gripped her waist tightly, and with a twist, she was spun around, narrowly avoiding the snake demon's sharp fangs, and was brought to safety.

She looked up abruptly and met a pair of smiling eyes.

The girl's cloak draped loosely over her shoulders, her fair face smeared with black ash and bloodstains. She clutched a sword to her chest, her voice crisp and clear: "I'm still alive, isn't that amazing?"

Cheng Yue was taken aback, then breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you're alright."

As they were talking, the snake demons that had been frantically attacking from behind seemed to be deterred by some invisible force. Their shrieks stopped abruptly, and they all turned around and crawled back into the insect twin cave through the crack in the rock, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Having escaped danger, the group still held their swords and looked around warily, fearing another sudden attack.

Upon seeing Song Yao, Chen He and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurried over: "Seventh Senior Sister, are you alright? Are you hurt? Were you hit by anything?"

Song Yao shook her head: "I'm fine."

"It's good that you're alright."

Jiang Jin quickly followed, his shoulders relaxing. "You are, after all, a pill cultivator. Next time, you shouldn't go into such dangerous places and make everyone worry."

None of them wanted to talk to him at this moment, turning their heads away as if they hadn't heard him.

Song Yao didn't seem to feel anything.

Jiang Jin saved her out of kindness, and it was his right not to. There's nothing to complain about.

Everyone weighs the pros and cons in their mind, which is normal.

Seeing her calm expression, Jiang Jin felt slightly uncomfortable: "Seventh Junior Sister, I... I didn't mean to refuse to save you just now. I just thought it would be safer to wait for Junior Sister Ming to bring reinforcements."

Song Yao hummed in agreement: "I know, it's okay."

Jiang Jin: "..."

Something still feels off.

Her complete lack of emotion left him with a strange sense of disappointment.

There's a feeling that I can't get close to her.

He opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Ye Chang'an finally regained his senses, raised his hand to straighten his wrinkled brocade robe, his face still showing shock, and looked at Song Yao with a hint of suspicion: "You came out of the Insect Twin Cave alone?"

Cheng Yue blurted out, "Nonsense, how could it be half a person?"

Song Yao couldn't help but laugh.

This girl either doesn't speak at all, or she says something surprising.

Ye Chang'an ignored her, took a step forward, narrowed his long, narrow eyes, and interrogated her with a blatant questioning tone: "How did you, a mere alchemist, manage to escape from so many snake demons?"

Upon hearing this, people from several other sects nearby couldn't help but look over.

indeed.

They all deeply understood the power of the snake demons; even one was difficult to deal with, let alone more than a dozen hidden among them.

With the cave collapsing, this was a complete dead end.

None of them would be confident they could make it out.

Dan Xiu is definitely doomed.

Ye Chang'an took a few steps closer and asked again, "Furthermore, why did these snake demons run away as soon as you came out?"

Chen He frowned and stepped forward, blocking Song Yao's path: "Young Master Ye, it's already a miracle that my seventh senior sister came out alive. Why are you being so aggressive?"

Song Yao peeked out from behind him, opened her palm, and said casually, "Oh, maybe that's why."

All eyes turned to her palm.

—A glistening herb lay quietly, its leaves enveloped in pale green spiritual energy, emitting a refreshing medicinal fragrance that even drove back some of the surrounding murky miasma.

Ye Chang'an's pupils suddenly contracted, and the doubt on his face was instantly replaced by immense astonishment and greed. His voice even changed tone: "Lotus Bird Grass?!"

He had led his men to search the entire Insect Twin Cave, but they hadn't found a single blade of grass.

He originally just wanted them to go in and deal with the snake demon so he could follow behind and reap the benefits.

Not only did the Insect Twin Cave collapse, but the Lotus Bird Grass also ended up in her hands?!

He asked incredulously, "How...how did you get it?"

Song Yao pouted: "I don't know. It appeared as soon as the cave collapsed. I held this, and the snake demon stopped attacking me."

She raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Maybe I was just lucky."

Ye Chang'an was thoroughly provoked, and his mouth twisted with anger.

The cave collapsed, and the lotus-like bird grass appeared!?

What's the difference between this and getting something for free?

I should have known better than to let them in!

But the Nine Saints Hall only has a few children; if they were to forcibly take them, they might be able to get them...

His eyes darted around, and just as he was about to speak, the entire secret realm suddenly trembled.

Mingran rushed over and her eyes lit up when she saw Song Yao: "Little Master, you're alright?! That's wonderful!"

Song Yao nodded to her.

Chen He hurriedly asked, "What's that noise?"

"The exit of the secret realm has been forcibly opened. Ninth Elder and Sect Master Feng said that the demons in the Ten Thousand Bone Forest secret realm are stronger than planned, and the canopy is not enough to cover this area. They are worried that something bad might happen, so they said everyone should go out first and end the trial early!"