"Senior Sister, it's done."
Ye Xuan disassembled and cleaned everything useful from the burrowing mastodon, then handed it to Chu Lingwei.
"Thank you."
Chu Lingwei took it, placed it directly into her storage bag, and stepped onto the flying artifact. "Ye Xuan, I still have things to attend to, I'll be going ahead."
"Senior Sister."
Ye Xuan watched Chu Lingwei walk away, his eyes filled with disappointment. He was no match for Chu Lingwei, let alone able to protect her.
"Weiwei, why didn't you let him come along?" Feng Ming asked, confused as he watched Ye Xuan fall further behind them.
When they didn't want Weiwei to bring Ye Xuan along, Weiwei insisted. But now, when they all thought Weiwei would bring him, she didn't.
"Didn't you notice something strange about Ye Xuan's spiritual energy?" Chu Lingwei countered.
"His cultivation has improved a lot."
Huan Mao spoke up. Weiwei had repeatedly warned him that the spiritual energy here was problematic, yet he still drew it into his body.
His spiritual energy was now incredibly dense; it wasn't a matter of necessity.
"Wasn't he afraid of dying?" Feng Ming's voice held a hint of pity. Weiwei had warned him clearly, yet he still didn't believe her.
"That was his choice. He has his own ideas, and we can't make decisions for others." Chu Lingwei had told him long ago that the spiritual energy here was problematic. He weighed the pros and cons himself, and drawing the spiritual energy into his body indicated it was the best choice for him.
"I think he wants endless lifespan."
Feng Ming pondered. No cultivator here died, and they had been here for hundreds of years. If they were outside the spiritual domain and couldn't break through, they wouldn't be able to live that long.
Since there was a method to break through their lifespan, some would be willing to try even if it was harmful to their bodies.
Chu Lingwei scanned the surroundings with her divine sense and stopped before a medicinal field.
"These are all thousand-year-old spiritual herbs." Huan Mao looked at the spiritual herbs before them with surprise. These herbs were far older than those in the Hengtian Secret Realm.
"Let's quickly collect them."
Feng Ming had already jumped to the front of the medicinal field, urging Huan Mao and the others to collect these herbs.
"Wow, there are so many spiritual herbs here."
Just as Chu Lingwei was about to remind Feng Ming and Huan Mao not to throw the spiritual herbs directly into the space, a surprised voice called out from behind them.
"We found this place first."
Feng Ming's body immediately grew larger upon hearing someone intrude from behind, blocking the medicinal field.
They had discovered this place first, and these people couldn't take a single piece.
"Fellow Daoist, this medicinal field belongs to the spiritual domain. I am merely passing through today, and I am willing to take only forty percent." The speaker was a female cultivator who ignored Feng Ming. In fact, she couldn't understand Feng Ming's words at all.
Feng Ming was merely a spiritual beast in the eyes of others and could not communicate with other cultivators, only connecting with his master's thoughts.
"Alright."
Everything here was ownerless. If they encountered it together, they could choose to divide it equally or let the victor take it all.
Chu Lingwei couldn't be sure if the things here were good or not, so she directly agreed with the female cultivator before her. No, to be precise, this was a demon cultivator.
Hua Nian, the demon cultivator, was overjoyed when Chu Lingwei agreed. Taking only forty percent of the spiritual herbs here would be a tremendous cultivation resource for her.
"Thank you, fellow Daoist."
"You're welcome. Feng Ming, move aside."
Chu Lingwei nodded and told Feng Ming to move aside.
Feng Ming was a little angry and unhappily moved aside. Thinking of so many spiritual herbs being taken by the demon cultivator before him, he became anxious and immediately jumped into the medicinal field, beginning to pluck the oldest spiritual herbs.
Hua Nian didn't mind. This medicinal field was vast, and the spiritual herbs within were all tens of thousands of years old. No matter what she obtained, it would be a profit.
"You two, put the spiritual herbs into these."
Chu Lingwei handed specially made jade boxes for spiritual herbs to Feng Ming and Huan Mao. She then crouched down and began to carefully pick the spiritual herbs.
They were all cultivators seeking opportunities here. If they appeared too unusual, they would arouse suspicion.
Hua Nian's eyes flashed with envy when she saw Chu Lingwei having two obedient spiritual beasts helping her. Unfortunately, as a demon cultivator, she couldn't form contracts with spiritual beasts, only sign companion agreements.
She disliked the term "companion," so she mostly traveled alone.
"Leave forty percent for Fellow Daoist Hua." Chu Lingwei watched Feng Ming's actions, which were too quick. Her expression darkened, and she stood up, grabbing Feng Ming by the head. This little thing was too protective of its food.
Feng Ming felt very wronged. She just wanted to get more spiritual herbs for Weiwei.
"This is enough. Let's go." Chu Lingwei glanced at the spiritual herbs they had collected, which already amounted to more than half. She called for Huan Mao to leave.
"Okay."
Huan Mao collected the jade boxes they had filled into their storage bags and stayed obediently by Chu Lingwei's side.
"We'll be going ahead. This place is very dangerous. Fellow Daoist, it's best if you leave quickly." Chu Lingwei sat on her flying artifact and said to Hua Nian.
"Thank you for the reminder, fellow Daoist."
Gratitude appeared in Hua Nian's eyes. This medicinal field was unguarded by spiritual beasts, which must be strange. She glanced at the jade boxes in her storage bag, then at the medicinal field, transformed into a wisp of smoke, and left quickly.
"Weiwei, why did you remind her?" Feng Ming was very confused. That was a demon cultivator, enemies with human cultivators.
"I just suddenly wanted to remind her."
As they boarded their flying artifact, Chu Lingwei sensed several cultivator auras approaching their direction. If that demon cultivator hadn't left promptly, she would have died at the hands of the approaching cultivators.
The cultivators of Xuan Tian Continent, along with demons, devils, and ghosts, each guarded their territories. If they encountered each other, it would inevitably lead to a fight; it was in their nature.
"Alas, what a shame we didn't collect all those spiritual herbs," Feng Ming said with disappointment. If those spiritual herbs could be planted in Weiwei's space, they wouldn't lack spiritual herbs for years to come.
"Don't be greedy."
Chu Lingwei lightly tapped Feng Ming's head. She, you see, would put everything into her space.
"Bang!"
At this moment, the sound of spiritual energy clashing came from behind them. Chu Lingwei stood up. The direction of the spiritual energy clash was towards the medicinal field.
"They're fighting over there."
Huan Mao flew into the air, staring in that direction.
"They're all human cultivators." They had encountered a demon cultivator earlier, and their spiritual energy was different, making them easy to identify.
"Should we go take a look?"
Feng Ming looked at Chu Lingwei.
Chu Lingwei opened a jade box, felt the dense spiritual energy within, and her eyes flashed. "Let's go, let's go take a look."
Chu Lingwei flew over. At least twenty cultivators had already gathered there, each standing in their own direction, their gazes fixed on the spiritual herbs in the medicinal field.