"Great, brother-in-law!"
"I feel like I've eaten all the grilled fish in my life. Please don't let me eat grilled fish anymore!!"
Xian Shiyu threw the cleanly-picked fishbone in her hand onto the ground with a look of hatred, then pointed at the dragon cubs in disappointment and said, "You're so happy just eating grilled fish. Is that all you aim for? I must take you out to have some delicacies one day!"
The dragon cubs were yelping non-stop while still stuffing the grilled fish into their mouths.
Although they didn't eat raw food, there were no seasonings here, so they could only taste the original flavor of the fish.
Sometimes, when they were unlucky, the fish would be burnt, and it tasted bitter and not very good.
Now that these outsiders had brought such delicious things, how could they not eat to their heart's content?
Shen Qing also tiredly put down the fishbone in her hand. She felt that her mouth was full of the taste of grilled fish, and even when she burped, it smelled of the seasonings.
"Li Xian... I'm sorry... The dragon cubs have used up most of your seasonings. I didn't expect them to be so gluttonous..."
Li Xian glanced at the empty seasoning jars and smiled, "It's okay. I still have several sets. You can eat as much as you like."
Shen Qing was startled and waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no... I don't want to eat grilled fish for the rest of my life..."
The dragon cubs were very enthusiastic. As soon as Shen Qing finished one fish, they would give her another one. She didn't want to disappoint the dragon cubs' kindness, so she had to keep eating.
"Are you ready? Can we break the seal?"
Li Xian nodded, "Yes. Let's pack up quickly and go break the seal. We've already wasted more than ten days here. If we don't hurry, we might be too late."
"Okay." Shen Qing's expression also became serious.
There wasn't much time left for them. If they wasted any more time, the Sword Tomb might close.
So the three of them, Shen Qing, called the dragon cubs to clean up the mess. The dragon cubs reluctantly put away the wire grills.
Seeing their about-to-cry expressions, Shen Qing felt pity and looked at Li Xian pitifully.
Li Xian had no choice but to take out three new sets of seasonings from his storage bag and give them to the dragon cubs.
"This is all I have left..."
It wasn't that he didn't want to give more. Even if Yu Xuzi was a glutton, he wouldn't finish all these seasonings in a short time.
He originally thought that when he and Shen Qing went down the mountain for training, they wouldn't use much, so he only brought four sets.
He didn't expect that they would meet such gluttonous dragon cubs in the Sword Tomb. Next time, he had to prepare a hundred or so sets in his storage bag.
The dragon cubs who received the seasonings politely surrounded Li Xian and yelped cheerfully at him.
"Alright, alright. It's time to get down to business."
Li Xian seemed quite unaccustomed to the dragon cubs' enthusiasm. His back as he turned away had a bit of a hasty retreat flavor.
Shen Qing and Xian Shiyu quickly followed.
When they got to the formation, Shen Qing found that Li Xian had already placed the formation-breaking stones in three positions around it.
"There are just three of us here. We need to stand on the three corresponding formation-breaking stones, then recite the incantation simultaneously to activate the stones."
"We don't know what's under this seal, so remember to protect yourselves when the seal is broken!"
Li Xian carefully instructed. Shen Qing and Xian Shiyu listened attentively without daring to slack off for a moment.
Shen Qing's blood began to boil. She felt that she was getting closer and closer to what she wanted.
Xian Shiyu's palms started to sweat. She was nervous but also felt it was novel.
She was the youngest in the Beast Taming Sect, so whether it was going to a secret realm or on a mission down the mountain, she was always well protected.
Although she had experienced scenes of bloodshed and fighting, she was always covered by someone's hand and protected at the back of the team. Sometimes, she really wanted to say that she was already capable of being an independent cultivator.
After meeting Li Xian and Shen Qing, she finally felt that she was just an ordinary cultivator, not a porcelain doll who could only be protected.
Although Shen Qing always said that she was a child, she didn't over-protect her. She also taught her how to protect herself in difficulties.
All she wanted was equal respect from others.
So whatever Shen Qing wanted to do, she would also try her best to do it, just to repay this equal respect.
"Shiyu, I'm sorry for dragging you into this. If the thing down there is too fierce, you don't need to worry about us. Just run away with the dragon cubs. You must protect your own life..."
"No!"
Before Shen Qing could finish her instruction, Xian Shiyu firmly interrupted her.
"Sister, I can protect myself. I can also fight side by side with you. Sister, don't worry. I'm an excellent cultivator!"
Seeing Xian Shiyu's determined face, Shen Qing didn't say much. She just kept putting defensive magic treasures on her.
"Sister! This... There are too many! I can protect myself. I also have defensive magic treasures..."
Xian Shiyu looked at Shen Qing constantly putting things on her and felt like she was carrying a hundred-jin weight on her body.
Shen Qing murmured, "It's because of my business that you're in danger. If you want me to feel less guilty, don't say a word."
In the end, not only Xian Shiyu but also the dragon cubs were surrounded by a dense layer of defensive magic treasures and barriers by Shen Qing.
Seeing that everything was perfectly arranged, Shen Qing finally smiled satisfactorily and stood on her own formation-breaking stone.
"Okay, let's not waste any more time. Let's start quickly."
Li Xian stood aside, watching Shen Qing and the others having fun. His heart was filled with warmth.
The time was originally pressing, but seeing them getting along like this, Li Xian couldn't bear to interrupt them. Fortunately, Shen Qing still remembered that there was something important to do and quickly stopped them.
"Come on, first learn from me and drip a drop of blood on the formation-breaking stone, then make hand seals. The incantation is like this..."
"Understood?"
Li Xian was afraid that the two of them didn't remember clearly. After repeating it twice, he asked Xian Shiyu and Shen Qing to repeat it separately.
Seeing that both of them remembered clearly, Li Xian nodded and then raised a barrier around the formation to prevent flying stones.
"Okay, let's start!"
"Okay!"
The three of them simultaneously dripped blood on the formation-breaking stones, then made hand seals and recited the incantation.
At the same time, the barrier stones began to emit light, and the light converged into a beam that shot directly into the formation.
While reciting the incantation and activating the formation-breaking stone, Shen Qing gradually felt a bit of resistance.
The other two also felt the same.
In a short while, beads of sweat had appeared on the three of their foreheads. The dragon cubs hid in the snowdrifts and nervously watched the three people breaking the formation.
Li Xian observed the changes in the formation with a solemn expression.
The symbols of this formation were left over from ancient times. The method of breaking the formation wasn't difficult, but it could be seen that the person who left the formation was in a great hurry and could only leave such a low-level formation.
The resistance was getting stronger and stronger, so the three of them had to release their spiritual power around their bodies.
Suddenly, the formation emitted a strong light. The three of them felt a chill in their hearts and only heard a loud noise in their ears.
It seemed to be the roar of an ancient dragon!