"Female cultivator?"
Snake Granny brought Chu Lingwei to a small wooden house. Inside sat a young man who looked at Chu Lingwei with annoyance upon seeing her.
"Yes," Snake Granny said respectfully to the man.
"Take her to work," the young man waved his hand, signaling for Chu Lingwei to be taken out.
"Senior, I entered this place by accident. I hope you will not blame me," Chu Lingwei did not leave and quickly explained her situation. Having her work meant not letting her leave, did it not?
The young man raised his eyes and looked at Chu Lingwei, his annoyance intensifying. "You mean you want us to let you leave?"
"Yes, I entered here by accident and have no intention of causing trouble." Chu Lingwei's heart sank to the bottom. She knew this hope was slim.
The young man chuckled as if he had heard a joke. "Once you enter here, you will never be able to leave."
Chu Lingwei, "..."
As expected.
"Snake Granny, take her down, teach her the rules, and tell her the consequences of disobedience here," the young man said impatiently, his voice sharp.
"You..." Huanmao was so angry he wanted to pounce. Before he could reach Chu Lingwei's shoulder, Snake Granny grabbed him. "You spirit beasts entering our demon race can only do the most menial tasks."
"Let go of me quickly! Do you know who I am to treat me like this?" Huanmao struggled in Snake Granny's grasp, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't resist.
"This is my spirit beast. Can you return it to me?" Chu Lingwei stepped forward, blocking Snake Granny's path. "Although this is the demon race, it's not impossible for me to kill a few demons if I wanted to."
"Are you threatening me?"
Snake Granny's eyes were filled with anger. She had thought Chu Lingwei was a docile child.
"It's not a threat, I just don't want my spirit beast harmed." Chu Lingwei sent a surge of spiritual energy towards Snake Granny and pulled Huanmao into her embrace. "The way your demon race treats human cultivators who enter here suggests that when you demons enter the Xuan Tian Continent, you should be treated the same way."
"What a sharp-tongued little doll."
Upon hearing Chu Lingwei's words, Snake Granny did not get angry. Instead, she burst into laughter and walked ahead slowly.
Chu Lingwei held Huanmao in her arms and observed her surroundings. This place resembled a small village nestled in a forest, with trees surrounding every wooden house.
Each wooden house was protected by a barrier, making it impossible for Chu Lingwei to approach.
"Weiwei, this demon race is very strange. It's different from the demon race in my mind," Huanmao transmitted telepathically. The world of demons, like the Xuan Tian Continent, but this place was clearly not that. "This is like a small place they've built for themselves."
"Let's observe the situation first, then find a way to leave." Chu Lingwei walked with Snake Granny to the end of the village, where a teleportation array appeared.
"Stand inside."
Snake Granny did not intend to escort Chu Lingwei onto the teleportation array herself.
"Where are you sending me?" Chu Lingwei stood still. Apart from the numerous barriers surrounding them, there was no exit.
"To where you belong. This is not a place for you to stay." After Snake Granny spoke, a gentle breeze blew, and Chu Lingwei found herself standing on the teleportation array.
The spiritual light around the teleportation array flickered, and in the blink of an eye, Chu Lingwei appeared on a cliff.
"Wow, it's so beautiful here!" Feng Ming perched on Chu Lingwei's shoulder and sighed as she looked down.
Below the cliff, a castle was being built in mid-air, surrounded by spiritual flowers and exotic herbs, with various demons and humans flying about.
"Are you a new human cultivator?" Before Chu Lingwei could admire the view, a demon dressed as a soldier landed in front of her. "Follow me."
Feng Ming was annoyed by the impolite demons and really wanted to spew her Netherfire to incinerate them.
Chu Lingwei followed the demon down a series of steps, arriving before a massive mountain.
"Granny Hua, this is the new human cultivator. Arrange some work for her," the soldier said and turned to leave.
"So you are the new human cultivator today? I didn't expect you to be a young girl. You can stay here and help us plant spiritual herbs," Granny Hua said.
Granny Hua examined Chu Lingwei from head to toe with a gentle smile. "Planting spiritual herbs here is the same as planting them on the Xuan Tian Continent, it's not difficult."
"Granny Hua, do you know the Xuan Tian Continent?" Chu Lingwei couldn't help but ask.
Granny Hua led Chu Lingwei slowly up the mountain. With every step they took, the scenery changed.
Shrinking Ground into Inches.
Chu Lingwei was amazed by Granny Hua's cultivation. This mountain, which didn't seem that large, contained a small world within each step.
"Of course, I know. Many cultivators come here to observe the Xuan Tian Continent, and they all like it here," Granny Hua said with a chuckle, stopping at a spiritual herb garden. "You will live here and plant Immortal Bell Grass."
After speaking, Granny Hua vanished from Chu Lingwei's sight.
"Weiwei, are we really going to plant Immortal Bell Grass here?" Huanmao jumped to the ground. Before them lay over ten acres of Immortal Bell Grass, which had only just begun to sprout.
Planting spiritual herbs on the Xuan Tian Continent required daily use of spiritual energy to water and fertilize them, and it was the same here.
"We probably have no choice for now." Chu Lingwei couldn't find an exit here. It seemed she would be stuck here for a long time.
Feng Ming's small body sagged, and she sat on the ground. They had actually come to the demon race to plant spiritual herbs.
"Are you a new human cultivator?"
Just then, a cheerful female voice came from behind Chu Lingwei.
Chu Lingwei turned around and saw a lively female cultivator in the Spirit Awakening stage, no older than thirteen or fourteen.
"Yes, are you a human cultivator?" Finally meeting a human cultivator, Chu Lingwei could finally understand the situation here.
"Yes, I am a human cultivator. I've been living here for five years."
Bai Shan walked up to Chu Lingwei, her eyes filled with pride. "Time passes quickly here."
"Are there many human cultivators here?" Chu Lingwei found a stone and sat down, gesturing for Bai Shan to join her. "I fell here by accident, and they sent me here."
"There are many human cultivators here. People come in every year," Bai Shan nodded. Seeing the disappointment in Chu Lingwei's eyes, she patted her shoulder. "Actually, it's quite good here. The spiritual energy is abundant, making it a great place for cultivation. You can also earn spirit stones. Some cultivators say it's better to stay here than on the Xuan Tian Continent."
"Do you know of any way to leave?"
As Chu Lingwei listened to Bai Shan, a flicker of interest crossed her eyes. This place was quite humane.