A’Luo spread her divine sense to inspect the area carefully but found nothing amiss.
Since her divine sense failed to detect anything, she began to investigate every location individually.
Finally, she sensed array fluctuations in the rear courtyard of the Zhao Manor. She cultivated both magic and arrays. Although her array mastery was not exceptionally high, it was sufficient to break the current array before her.
Outside the city, the evil cultivator, who was focused on dealing with Yun Xiao, sensed that his array had been broken and immediately grew anxious.
He launched fatal moves one after another, but they were either dodged by Yun Xiao or nullified by her.
If she were any other Nascent Soul demon cultivator, she would have already died by his hand.
The demon cultivator before him could control lightning. Not only had he failed to destroy the demon cultivator, but he had also been pushed into an extremely miserable state by her.
No, he couldn’t let the cultivator discover his secret!
Hardening his resolve, he burned his own divine soul, intending to kill Yun Xiao with a single strike.
Noticing the situation was amiss, Yun Xiao simply created a protective lightning net around herself, giving the evil cultivator no opportunity to take advantage.
The evil cultivator was unable to approach Yun Xiao and became so angry that he spat out blood. “Today, this old man vows to grind your bones to dust!”
Yun Xiao tossed another high-grade spirit grass into her mouth. In just two or three breaths, her qi was restored to its peak.
This time, she stopped defending and actively attacked the evil cultivator, summoning lightning with ninety percent of her strength to shatter the evil cultivator’s physical body into dust.
A’Luo had previously used voice transmission to warn her to guard against the evil cultivator abandoning his body and escaping.
Seeing a transparent Nascent Soul rapidly flee, Yun Xiao ignored her own qi depletion and smashed down with a bolt of lightning.
The Nascent Soul failed to dodge and was instantly annihilated.
Yun Xiao nonchalantly plucked at her ear, then ate a mid-grade spirit grass to recover her qi.
Very good. She had touched the threshold of the peak Nascent Soul stage.
The effect of consuming spirit grass during combat was indeed better than during normal times. Should she fight the City Lord of Tianlan City again once she returned to the Tianyuan Realm?
Forget it. Once she returned to the Tianyuan Realm, she still needed to prepare the Suppressing Marsh Pill. She would deal with the City Lord of Tianlan City if he sought her out first.
Returning to the Zhao Manor, she scanned the area and found A’Luo in an underground cavern.
What concentrated spirit energy!
Stopping next to A’Luo, she gaped at the expanse of blue spirit stones before her eyes.
She had suddenly become rich!
She joyfully smashed off a chunk of the spirit stone. It turned out to be a high-grade spirit stone.
No wonder that evil cultivator had been so anxious just now.
Wait. A single high-grade spirit vein wouldn’t require a Soul Transformation expert to guard it so closely, constantly. More importantly, mining spirit stones doesn’t necessitate killing people and drawing blood, creating such a gruesome blood pool.
The evil cultivator definitely had other secrets.
Yun Xiao turned to look at A’Luo.
A’Luo herself did not notice the hint of tenderness that now touched her eyes. She said gently, “Follow me.”
Yun Xiao followed A’Luo, walking a dozen or so zhang along the spirit vein. She saw a giant egg standing on a circular platform in the distance.
Walking closer, she could clearly see the bloody pattern on the egg.
Realizing something, she pointed at the giant egg and exclaimed in astonishment, “Don’t tell me that blood pool was used for this!”
“That is exactly the case,” A’Luo’s voice was frigid.
Yun Xiao walked a bit closer, wanting to seriously look at what kind of wicked egg it was.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she stood still, the giant egg actually began to shake.
Before she could react, the giant egg rolled to her feet, appearing to be seeking intimacy with her.
Could it be her full-sibling brother or sister?
Get away! The original owner’s mother had never mentioned such a thing to the original owner.
A’Luo approached Yun Xiao’s side at some unknown time, crossing her arms over her chest. She glanced at the egg clinging to Yun Xiao’s leg, then fixed her gaze on the array drawn on the platform, asserting, “That blood pool was used for this egg.”
To go to such lengths to revive this egg, it must be something extraordinary.
Thinking this, she turned her head to look at Yun Xiao and asked, “What kind of demon are you, exactly?”
Yun Xiao’s eyes flickered. “Didn’t I say before, a Lightning Snake?” She twisted her body slightly. “Don’t I look like one?”
It wasn’t that she didn’t trust A’Luo, but she didn’t want to bring trouble to her.
She didn’t read many novels in modern times, but she knew the outcome of going against the protagonist.
Even if the male lead were to sense the connection between her and A’Luo, as long as A’Luo was kept in the dark and protected by the sect, the male lead shouldn’t be able to do anything to her.
Knowing that Yun Xiao didn’t intend to tell the truth, A’Luo didn’t press the matter.
Ignoring the peculiar feeling in her heart, she sternly warned, “Something about you, or your bloodline, must be attracting it.”
After closely examining the egg again, she stated her judgment, “This should be a Dragon Egg.”
Yun Xiao’s mouth was slightly agape. If this thing really was a Dragon Egg, then she understood why it was so drawn to her.
The Spirit Nurturing Ganoderma that the original owner’s mother had been guarding was meant for the Dragon Clan.
Was there such a plot in the book?
Shaking her head, she voiced the biggest question in her heart: “In its current state, will it hatch as good or evil?”
If it truly became an Evil Dragon, once it matured, it would likely wreak havoc everywhere.
Although she didn’t feel a strong sense of belonging to this world currently, she couldn’t stand idly by and watch vibrant lives die before her eyes.
A’Luo lightly shook her head. “I’m not sure,” she paused, then changed the subject. “Cultivators harmed by evil qi can still be saved as long as the bloodline hasn’t been eroded.”
She placed her hand on the Dragon Egg and slowly input her qi to sense it.
Meeting Yun Xiao’s curious gaze, she glared at Yun Xiao and turned her head. “Sense it yourself.”
The Dragon Egg resisted her, and she couldn’t sense anything.
Being glared at for no reason, Yun Xiao felt wronged, but she kept quiet.
Like A’Luo, she input her qi to sense the egg. The little dragon actually responded to her.
This discovery struck her as novel. Not forgetting the important matter, she sensed only a layer of blood-laced evil qi on the little dragon.
According to A’Luo, the Dragon Egg could still be treated.
Withdrawing her hand, Yun Xiao lightly nudged the Dragon Egg with her foot. “If you’re willing to follow me, give me a sign.”
The Dragon Egg, which had been kicked away, rolled back to Yun Xiao’s feet, giving her an affirmative response.
Yun Xiao didn’t want to store the Dragon Egg in her inner space and sought A’Luo’s help.
A’Luo tossed a spirit beast bag to Yun Xiao, then took out her sword and found an open space to mine spirit stones.
How long would it take for the two of them alone to mine such a large spirit vein? Yun Xiao turned her attention back to the Dragon Egg, communicating with it telepathically: “This spirit vein was prepared by your family, wasn’t it? It’s your food supply. Since you’re coming with me, aren’t you going to find a way to take your food supply along?”
The Dragon Egg wobbled its body. In just a dozen blinks of an eye, the vast spirit vein vanished.
No matter how quickly A’Luo retreated, she still ended up with a nose full of ash.
Ignoring Yun Xiao, who was chasing after her, she headed straight out of the Zhao Manor.
Seeing a small amount of evil qi remaining in various places in the city, she stopped, took out an array disk, and input qi to clear the evil qi.
Seeing this, Yun Xiao’s eyes darted around, and she chuckled ingratiatingly, “I was just testing it earlier! Who knew it would absorb the spirit vein without a sound?”
Her eyes kept darting towards A’Luo. Just as she was about to speak, A’Luo suddenly threw an array disk at her.
“Hurry up and clear it!” A’Luo urged.
The huge commotion they caused had likely alarmed the surrounding towns.
If other cultivators knew that Yun Xiao had obtained a Dragon Egg that was about to hatch, it would certainly cause an uproar. Yun Xiao would then become the target of condemnation for the entire Tianyuan Realm.
People are inherently greedy. If one could contract a dragon as their spirit beast, it would not only bring immense glory but also increase their chances of achieving the Great Dao.
After all, the Heavenly Dao always favors those with deep spiritual fortune.
Yun Xiao didn’t think as much as A’Luo. She obediently picked up the array disk and cleared the evil qi everywhere.
Later, feeling that the array disk was not as fast as her own lightning, she simply put the disk away and used lightning directly to clear the area.
After cleaning up, Yun Xiao entered the mountains at A’Luo’s urging.
Fortunately, she had prepared earlier. Before rushing here, she had gone to a pharmacy and bought a book detailing the uses and growth environments of hundreds of medicinal herbs.
On the way, she had already imprinted the contents of the book onto her mind. Finding the growth environments of the herbs she needed, she managed to gather six types in just half a day.
As the shopkeeper said, the places where these herbs grew were rife with danger. Mortals could be easily bitten by snakes, insects, or rats if they were careless.
It was not advisable to continue searching for herbs after nightfall. Before the sky turned completely dark, Yun Xiao hunted two wild rabbits for their dinner that evening.
A’Luo was never one to focus on the pleasure of the palate. Naturally, she had no interest in non-qi-infused food from the mortal world.
She set up a defensive array, took out a hundred mid-grade spirit stones, and began meditating and cultivating.
Having been with A’Luo for so long, Yun Xiao felt ashamed compared to A’Luo’s diligence in cultivation.
Once, she couldn’t help but ask A’Luo why she was so industrious.
A’Luo replied: “The cultivation world operates on the law of the jungle; strength reigns supreme.”
It was undeniable that A’Luo’s words were reasonable, but Yun Xiao did not fully agree. If hard cultivation alone could raise one’s cultivation, then the cultivators of the Tianyuan Realm wouldn’t fight fiercely over a single spirit fruit.
Everyone had a suitable way to cultivate, and clearly, constant, non-stop cultivation was not suitable for her.
Even though they were just two ordinary rabbits, they smelled wonderfully fragrant after being roasted by Yun Xiao.
She handed a slice of rabbit meat to A’Luo, tempting her, “Are you sure you don’t want a little? Aside from the lack of spirit qi, the taste is impeccable.”
A’Luo kept her eyes tightly closed, absorbing the spirit qi from the stones while resisting the heat and desire rising from her qingre period (period of passionate heat).
Yun Xiao didn’t disturb A’Luo again. After eating one rabbit, she took out a spirit fruit from her inner space and ate it, then began meditating.
For some unknown reason, the primitive desire was difficult to suppress every night.
Giving up on cultivation, she instead took out a book she had scavenged from the Zhao Manor and flipped through it.
The title seemed perfectly proper, but when she opened it, she realized it was a guide to “bedroom arts.”
She nervously stole a glance at A’Luo, patting her chest in relief. Good, A’Luo didn’t see.
Should she take one more look and learn some techniques?
Her hand moved faster than her brain, already flipping to the next page.
Unknowingly, she had read the entire book.
The yearning in her body surged. She unconsciously moved closer to A’Luo, a thin mist clouding her peach-blossom eyes. She looked pitifully at A’Luo and whimpered, “A’Luo, I don’t feel well.”