Chapter 186

Venti's hands looked as if they had been burned by something, and blood was constantly dripping down.

But looking at him, he was quite happy, clutching a blood-jade-like bead tightly and glancing at it from time to time.

Venti's face was also somewhat pale, and he could only walk with Zhongli's support.

Alice was healthy.

However, this was all a disguise; Alice had consumed too much true essence in her battle with the Blood Spirit.

Afterward, she had also endured the final scouring of that river of blood aura.

Alice had also suffered quite a few internal injuries, but to avoid making Klee worry, Alice had tidied herself up well before returning.

"Mom!"

Klee ran happily toward Alice and threw herself into her arms; Alice's face turned slightly pale for a moment.

She hurriedly forced herself to cheer up and smiled as she picked Klee up.

"Has Klee been a good girl?"

Klee didn't answer; she stared at Alice for a long time, her little mouth pouting, and said somewhat sadly:

"Mom is hurt..."

Alice's face stiffened, and she forced a smile:

"Little Klee saw wrong; Mom is so strong, how could she be hurt?"

Klee hid her head in Alice's arms and said nothing more.

Alice also endured her physical discomfort and sat to one side.

Lisa hurriedly stepped forward and quietly handed Alice a few pills, and the latter nodded quietly at Lisa.

"Head Seat, let me."

Xiao looked at Zhongli with some concern and stepped forward, intending to take over Venti.

"No need, you go and bring the things from behind."

Zhongli supported Venti, found a large rock to sit on, and hurriedly took out a pile of pills to take.

All three began to regulate their breathing.

Although Xiao and the others were very confused as to why they were so heavily injured, now was not the time to ask.

It was better to hurry and push aside the bushes.

Looking at the situation behind, everyone suddenly gasped.

It was a pile of meat chunks like a small mountain, and one could vaguely tell it was a giant python and a golden eagle.

It was just that...

It was almost piled into a small mountain.

Even though they were already dead and had been dismantled by Zhongli and the others, that powerful aura still made Xiao and the others feel like needles on their backs.

Clearly, their demon-extermination trip this time had not been very smooth.

Everyone couldn't spare the time to sigh and hurriedly began to pack these things up.

However, after moving them for a long time, Cloud Retainer suddenly patted her head and said with a strange expression:

"Klee... doesn't she have a space ring? Wouldn't it be fine to let her pack it?"

"..."

Everyone was silent.

Cloud Retainer's words made everyone's IQ seem very low.

Everyone tacitly ignored this topic, found Klee, and asked her to help pack these things up.

After much trouble, they finally cleaned up and returned to their previous position.

The three of them, Zhongli, Venti, and Alice, had already recovered some strength.

Their main problem was the excessive consumption of true essence; as for the internal and external injuries they had suffered...

Once their true essence recovered, they could regulate themselves, and they would be fine before long.

"Head Seat, what happened? Why are you all so disheveled?"

Ningguang asked somewhat tactfully, but Cloud Retainer was impatient and asked directly:

"Yeah, three against two at the same level, how could you be so heavily injured?"

Hearing this, Zhongli, who had been planning to explain, suddenly couldn't help but fall silent again.

Along with him, Venti and Alice also looked at Cloud Retainer with complex expressions.

Pingzi covered her mouth in embarrassment.

"Cloud Retainer has no ill intent; she is also worried about you, Head Seat."

Zhongli shook his head; fortunately, he was already used to Cloud Retainer's way of speaking, otherwise, he would really be angered to death by her.

"The situation is a bit complicated... these two great demons were unexpectedly powerful, and... we were schemed against by that Blood Spirit Python."

Zhongli briefly recounted their encounter, and everyone felt somewhat complex.

Powerful demonic beasts with deep foundations, great demons with countless schemes.

In common terms, they had many tricks and were very strong.

Thinking that guys like this were everywhere in the Nine Nether Secret Realm, everyone couldn't help but have a headache.

These great demons really had nothing better to do; all their skills were focused on schemes and tricks.

"Sect Master, is the cultivation world always like this, scheming back and forth?"

Ganyu looked at Jiang Yan with some helplessness, and the latter nodded.

"Most of them are like this; after all, you should also understand what kind of scene it would be if a group of immortals gathered together."

"It is not easy for everyone to cultivate to this point; starting a conflict rashly is always prone to trouble."

"Therefore, when strength is insufficient, scheming against each other becomes the mainstream."

"Of course, if your strength is powerful enough to fear no schemes or tricks, then none of this matters."

"However, it is a good thing that you encountered such a situation now; at least you will be more vigilant in the future."

"In the cultivation world, the most feared are not those who are hot-headed and want to take revenge on the spot."

"The most terrifying are those smiling tigers who are friendly and brotherly to your face, but turn around and frame you, or even cut the weeds and eliminate the roots, for the sake of a little profit."

"If you have the opportunity to go to the cultivation world in the future, the only people you can trust, besides yourself, are your fellow disciples."

Everyone nodded heavily, keeping this matter in their hearts.

Now, they needed to grow through constant lessons and experiences and become qualified cultivators as soon as possible.

Suffering a loss is not a blessing, but it is also something that cannot be helped.

"Sect Master, what is the value of these two demonic beasts?"

Venti recovered some spirit and asked curiously.

Jiang Yan smiled:

"For great demons at the late stage of Refining Qi into Spirit, each one is already worth nearly one hundred thousand."

"You are lucky; this golden eagle has innate precious bones in its body, which are worth a lot if calculated separately."

"However, the most critical things are the two demonic cores of the Refining Qi into Spirit stage."

"I suggest you don't exchange them for contribution points; later, whether for alchemy or artifact refining, demonic cores from the late stage of Refining Qi into Spirit are supreme spirit materials."

"Keep them well."

After everyone finished counting, Jiang Yan's divine sense attached itself to Ganyu again.

"You have worked hard this time; rest for a while. Within a short time, no other demonic beasts should come over."

"There are still some things to deal with in the Shushan Cave Heaven; if you have anything, just call me."

Hearing this, Ningguang immediately became interested.

"Are there new disciples joining the sect?"

Jiang Yan chuckled:

"Indeed, however, they have not yet joined the sect, but you should know the people coming."

"Baizhu and Qiqi."

After saying this, Jiang Yan withdrew his consciousness.

"Baizhu and Qiqi..."

Ningguang frowned slightly and began to ponder.

As for Qiqi, it didn't matter; come to think of it, Qiqi could also be considered an immortal.

But Baizhu...