Hearing about the glacier lizard, Xian Shiyu felt a headache coming on.
"What kind of luck do we have? We've encountered everything. The glacier lizard is such a rare spiritual beast, yet we've actually come across one."
Recalling her time at the Beast Taming Sect, Xian Shiyu always heard her senior brothers talk about how the bones, tendons, and outer skin of the glacier lizard could be used to make magical artifacts, but they never managed to encounter one.
But now, with both a glacier lizard and a dragon, she was starting to feel like a chosen one.
"What? Do you want to go back and tame this glacier lizard?" Shen Qing joked. She had seen Xian Shiyu's timid look just now and knew she definitely didn't have such an idea.
Sure enough, Xian Shiyu shrank her neck and quickened her steps to leave. "Sister... I'd better not. I don't want to get involved in this mess. It's a glacier lizard! Its outer skin is as hard as ore. We few people can't beat it."
Li Xian also turned around and agreed. "I just sensed it. That glacier lizard probably has the cultivation base of the God Transformation stage. That's why we didn't notice it in the cave."
"Now all the cultivators' attention has been drawn to the glacier lizard. This is a good opportunity for us to leave the Sword Tomb."
The three of them shared the same thought, so they quickened their pace and left the fleeing cultivators far behind.
On their way out, they passed by the rainforest area and conveniently took the half - dug precious swords that other cultivators had left behind before heading towards the entrance.
The three of them managed to run out just as the entrance to the Sword Tomb was closing.
After leaving the Sword Tomb, Xian Shiyu plopped down on the ground and lay there in a rather ungraceful position.
"I thought there were only swords in the Sword Tomb. Who would have thought there would be so many spiritual beasts? It truly lives up to its name as the Sword Tomb..."
Seeing that no one was following them, Shen Qing and Li Xian also sat down to take a short rest.
"This Sword Tomb is located on a branch of the dragon vein. It's not strange for it to give birth to spiritual beasts. The more dangerous the place, the more precious the things you can obtain."
Xian Shiyu nodded in agreement. "Sister is right. The more dangerous the spiritual beast, the higher the value of its body. I understand this principle."
"That's right. There are different areas in the Sword Tomb. If we have the chance next time, we can explore it again. Maybe we can even obtain a legendary precious sword."
Shen Qing said this simply regarding entering the Sword Tomb as a trial, but unexpectedly, Xian Shiyu showed great panic on her face.
"No, no. I never want to come here again. It's already tiring enough to go into the Beast Forest for trials on weekdays..."
"By the way, sister, are you two going to the Spiritual Spring Secret Realm next? Can I still follow you?"
Li Xian unconsciously tightened his fist and raised his eyebrows. Just as he was about to speak, unexpectedly, Shen Qing refused first.
"Shiyu, you must have forgotten that we have two spiritual beasts in the inn."
"Ah, I really forgot!"
Xian Shiyu had completely forgotten about her little wolf cub. Her mind was full of the idea of following Shen Qing around for training.
"The Spiritual Spring Secret Realm isn't far from here. Li Xian and I can go there directly without going back to the inn. If we go back and forth, it will waste a lot of time."
"Moreover, there's no danger in the Spiritual Spring Secret Realm. Shiyu, you should go back to the inn first to take care of the two spiritual beasts. We'll come to find you at the inn after we return from the Spiritual Spring."
Xian Shiyu nodded and agreed to this arrangement.
When she entered the Wangji City, she had been to the Spiritual Spring Secret Realm once. Apart from some low - level spiritual beasts, there was only a spiritual spring and a few hot springs. There really wasn't much to see.
"Okay, I'll go back to the inn first to take care of the spiritual beasts. We'll meet at the inn after you return from the Spiritual Spring Secret Realm."
So after resting for two hours, the three of them went their separate ways.
Shen Qing repeatedly told Xian Shiyu to pay attention to her safety.
Only after seeing Xian Shiyu, the big "light bulb", leave did Li Xian's complexion improve.
Shen Qing couldn't help but laugh and patted Li Xian on the shoulder. "I can see that you've been tense all the way. Are you not used to having unfamiliar people on the journey with you?"
Li Xian pursed his lips and didn't know how to answer.
He had originally hoped to develop a relationship with Shen Qing during this trip down the mountain. Training together would surely make their relationship heat up quickly.
But unexpectedly, at their first stop, they met Xian Shiyu, the big "light bulb". Although this little girl had helped them a lot in the Sword Tomb...
After struggling for a moment, Li Xian replied dryly, "Not really... I think Fellow Daoist Xian is more like your opportunity, Shen Qing. If it weren't for her, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to obtain this sword so smoothly this time."
Shen Qing nodded and took out a candy made from spiritual fruit from her storage bag.
"You've worked hard on this trip to the Sword Tomb, my fiancé."
As Shen Qing said this, a blush crept onto her face. She winked at Li Xian. Only after seeing Li Xian accept the candy did Shen Qing turn her head away shyly.
Li Xian was still in a daze, holding the candy in his hand. He hadn't snapped out of the shock of Shen Qing calling him fiancé.
He was struck by Shen Qing's playful action. His mind was completely in a muddle and couldn't even think.
It wasn't until he mechanically peeled the candy wrapper and put the candy into his mouth that the sweet taste brought him back to his senses.
"It's so sweet..."
Li Xian meant it in a certain way, but Shen Qing thought he was praising her candy.
"Of course. I spent a lot of effort squeezing the juice from spiritual fruits. It took me several days and many failures before I finally succeeded."
"This spiritual fruit candy can replenish spiritual power. Eat more."
Li Xian nodded stupidly and replied okay.
He didn't have much of an appetite. It was his master, Yu Xuzi, who liked to eat, which had made him learn cooking skills.
Although he could cook delicious food, he rarely ate what he cooked himself, let alone sweet and greasy snacks like these candies.
He had never eaten such things that little girls liked.
He had thought it would be hard to swallow, but thinking that it was made by Shen Qing, he felt that the sweet taste reached his heart directly through his mouth.
At this moment, Li Xian thought that there was nothing more delicious in the world than this small candy.
Although Shen Qing was walking in front, she caught Li Xian's reaction from the corner of her eye.
Seeing Li Xian eating the candy she made, Shen Qing didn't know why, but she felt her face burning unusually.
Shen Qing had painstakingly developed these candies after experiencing the chaos caused by the demonic beasts and suffering from spiritual power depletion.
When she went down the mountain this time, one of her small storage bags was filled with these candies.
When making these candies, her mind was full of thoughts like whether Li Xian would like them and whether the taste would be too sweet.
Seeing that he liked them so much now, Shen Qing felt that the pain in her hands from being burned by the spiritual fire wasn't so bad anymore.
The two of them walked side by side. For a moment, time seemed perfect.
But soon, a series of vomiting sounds broke the charming atmosphere between them.
"Ugh!! There are all corpses!! It's so disgusting!!"