Shen Qing was directly stunned on the spot by Xian Shiyu's action.
"Shiyu... How did you manage to carry so much spiritual spring water?"
Xian Shiyu scratched her nose sheepishly. "There have been too many demonic beast activities recently. Some spiritual beasts have also been contaminated with demonic qi. I only heard my senior brother mention that if there was spiritual spring water, it would be very easy to remove the demonic qi, so I filled up more."
"Originally, I didn't want to take so much. But after I filled one jar, I found that the spiritual spring water didn't decrease at all, so I filled another... "
"I repeated this process. If no one had come, I'm afraid I could have filled a few more jars."
Li Xian looked calm on the surface, but inside, he was already conquered by Xian Shiyu's actions.
He wondered where he had lost.
It turned out to be here.
He was still not thorough enough in handling things. No wonder Shen Qing was always sticking to Xian Shiyu.
Shen Qing was overjoyed. She didn't expect that there would be a turn for the better. She had been worrying about how to remove the demonic qi from the spiritual bone, but unexpectedly, Xian Shiyu had so much spiritual spring water on hand.
"Thank you, Shiyu! You've really helped me a great deal!"
"You're welcome! Here, take it."
Shen Qing had just taken out a small bottle from her storage bag and planned to fill a little bit, but Xian Shiyu waved her hand and directly gave five large jars of spiritual spring water to Shen Qing.
Shen Qing waved her hands repeatedly and refused. "No no no! I don't need so much. Just this small bottle..."
Xian Shiyu gave a disdainful look at the small bottle in Shen Qing's hand and patted the jar filled with spiritual spring water.
"Just take it when I give it to you. Don't be so polite with me."
Shen Qing was touched and at the same time found it a bit funny.
Xian Shiyu's appearance was exactly the same as that of True Lord Hu Xiao in terms of expression and action.
In this lifetime, Shen Qing hadn't met True Lord Hu Xiao yet, but in her previous life, she had...
If she were to go to the Beast Taming Sect, she was afraid that she would encounter a troublesome matter...
In her previous life, Shen Qing never went down the mountain, so she only heard a bit about this.
The sect master of the Beast Taming Sect was old, but he had not yet advanced to the next major realm. His lifespan was almost exhausted. At this time, the Beast Taming Sect would secretly select a young sect master to take over the sect affairs.
Therefore, there was a sect disciple competition.
According to the tradition of the Beast Taming Sect, the position of the sect master was only passed on to men, not women. But since they didn't want outsiders to know, and the elders of the sect all thought that the final winner would surely be a male disciple, there was no gender distinction when signing up.
However, in the end, to the elders' surprise, it was a woman who won in terms of both ability and support from the sect.
True Lord Hu Xiao was a traditional person. To put it bluntly, he was old - fashioned and inflexible. In the end, he supported a male cultivator who was inferior to that woman in all aspects during the selection.
This also planted a hidden danger for the Beast Taming Sect.
In the previous life, when Ji Chongming led the demonic army to attack, the Beast Taming Sect was the first sect to be conquered by the demonic army.
That male cultivator had secretly defected to Ji Chongming and become a demonic cultivator. In order to save his own life, he betrayed the Beast Taming Sect.
If she went to the Beast Taming Sect at this time, she should be able to witness the selection of the young sect master.
Shen Qing sighed. Since she had come here, it was the guidance of fate. She had to try her best to change this outcome.
Shen Qing smiled and stroked Xian Shiyu's hair. "Okay, I'll take it. After you lead us to investigate the demonic cave, we'll go to the Beast Taming Sect as guests."
Xian Shiyu jumped up excitedly and clapped her hands, shouting, "Great, great! My senior brothers and sisters will surely welcome you."
...
However, these words were still ringing in their ears... Shen Qing never expected that they would meet Xian Shiyu's senior brothers and sisters in such a way.
After they had climbed mountains for a whole day, they finally arrived at the demonic cave that Xian Shiyu had mentioned.
Before they even started the investigation, a spiritual snake rushed over and directly swallowed Xian Shiyu.
It was so fast that Shen Qing and Li Xian didn't even have time to react.
Just as the two of them were about to summon their swords to kill the spiritual snake and rescue the person,
they found that the snake's belly slowly swelled and became transparent. Shen Qing and Li Xian could even see Xian Shiyu wrapped in mucus inside the snake's belly.
Xian Shiyu struggled desperately in the mucus and shouted, "Durian, Durian!! You可恶的 snake. You swallowed me again. Let me out quickly!!"
The two of them calmed down a bit. Shen Qing also noticed that there was a jade token representing the Beast Taming Sect hanging on the snake's neck.
Seeing that it was a spiritual beast of the Beast Taming Sect, Shen Qing and Li Xian put away their swords.
They could see Xian Shiyu inside the snake's belly, and naturally, Xian Shiyu could also see Shen Qing and Li Xian outside.
Seeing the killing intent on Shen Qing and Li Xian's faces, she panicked and shouted at Shen Qing, "Sister! Don't hurt this snake."
"It's my..."
"It's my snake."
A voice came from behind Shen Qing and Li Xian. The two of them turned around and saw a beautiful female cultivator standing behind them.
The woman had a pair of long and charming eyes. The upturned corners of her eyes were captivating as they fluttered, as if revealing endless temptation and charm.
She was wearing the disciple's robe of the Beast Taming Sect, but the ordinary - looking robe looked extremely good on her curvy figure.
When Li Xian saw the person coming, he raised his eyebrows. "Fellow Daoist Chu, long time no see."
When Chu Lanqiu saw Li Xian, a smile curled up on her lips. She walked forward gracefully. "Fellow Daoist Li, long time no see."
Shen Qing's eyes shifted between Li Xian and Chu Lanqiu. She didn't know that these two knew each other.
Chu Lanqiu was the female disciple who had unfortunately lost the selection in the previous life.
Although Shen Qing had heard her name, she didn't know that Chu Lanqiu was such a charming woman.
Seeing Shen Qing standing quietly beside Li Xian, Chu Lanqiu immediately guessed Shen Qing's identity.
She turned to look at Shen Qing and greeted her friendly. "I presume this is Sister Shen Qing. Isn't it boring to be with this thousand - year - old ice block, Li Xian?"
Shen Qing stared blankly at Chu Lanqiu. Originally, the distance between them was a bit far, and Shen Qing only vaguely saw her beauty.
Now that they were closer, Shen Qing felt that Chu Lanqiu's face was simply a masterpiece of heaven!
Her facial features were so delicate that she didn't look like a real person. It was as if she had been carefully carved by a master. Her eyes were not as black as ordinary people's. They were as clear as amber.
"So beautiful..."
Shen Qing couldn't help but murmur softly.
Chu Lanqiu was stunned for a moment. When she heard Shen Qing's praise, she covered her mouth and laughed.
"Hahaha... There are still people who praise me so straightforwardly for the first time."
When Chu Lanqiu laughed, she even stole Shen Qing's soul.
Li Xian glared at Chu Lanqiu fiercely and quickly blocked in front of Shen Qing. Then he turned to look at Shen Qing aggrievedly.
"It's impolite for you to stare at others like that."
Chu Lanqiu quickly said, "What's so impolite about that? I like being stared at by her."
Li Xian turned his head and gritted his teeth. "I'm saying you're impolite."
Well, he was blaming her for using her beauty to seduce his precious one.
But seeing Li Xian protecting Shen Qing like this, a look of surprise flashed in Chu Lanqiu's eyes.
This was far different from the Li Xian in her impression.
She didn't expect that just getting engaged would change Li Xian's personality so much.
This was really interesting...