Chapter 28: Untouchable

At that time, a bolt of Tribulation Lightning flew toward her, insisting on entering her Origin Spirit Mansion. In the end, she hid behind Rong Shou and took in that bolt of lightning.

Rong Shou then took action to provide her cover, making it look like he was the one who broke that bolt of Tribulation Lightning.

The Sect Master of the Heaven Sword Sect was incredibly grateful and, in front of all the cultivators, promised to owe Rong Shou a favor.

A Sound Transmission Talisman flew toward her.

It was sent by Cui Tongling—【Young Sect Master, we have already arrived at Huang He Nan Yu and are temporarily staying at Luo Jiazhuang. After a brief rest, we will head to Qiansui Lin early tomorrow morning; a merchant caravan just went missing there.】

Su Xi patted Da Jin, "How long until we arrive?"

"If the Young Sect Master uses a teleportation array, we can arrive in a moment. If we fly like this, we will arrive by tomorrow morning at the latest."

"Then let's fly slowly." Su Xi took the opportunity to cultivate.

Although she lost her battle against the little white fox, the other party seemed to be instructing her.

Recalling it now, every movement was incredibly clear, and she could contemplate them well.

"Very well, Young Sect Master." Da Jin set up a barrier around Su Xi to prevent the air currents in the sky from disturbing her.

About half a day passed, and Da Jin sensed that a powerful spiritual energy had erupted within the barrier on his back; it appeared liquefied, and eventually, it all surged into Su Xi's body.

Immediately, Da Jin took out all the top-grade Spirit Crystals from the storage space in his mouth and placed them into the barrier to provide for Su Xi's advancement needs.

He also sent a sound transmission to Rong Shou—【Sect Master, the Young Sect Master is advancing again; she is currently at Foundation Establishment... Mid-Stage!】

Just in the interval while he was sending the sound transmission to Rong Shou, he sensed that Su Xi had advanced again.

After receiving the sound transmission talisman, Rong Shou became even more silent.

Da Miao watched Rong Shou silently, "The Young Sect Master is very well-suited for wandering outside!"

"Take good care of your pregnancy." Although it could not be denied, progress in cultivation was always a good thing; a faint smile appeared on Rong Shou's face.

Su Xi did not stop until she reached the Small Perfection of the Foundation Establishment Mid-Stage. She stretched, looked at the dozens of Spirit Stones around her that had been drained of spiritual energy, and said to Da Jin, "Thank you, Da Jin. After we return to the South Dao Sect, I will have Master compensate you doubly."

"Thank you, Young Sect Master. We have already arrived at Qiansui Lin; I just saw Cui Tongling's troops enter the forest."

"Good, let's go down too." Su Xi leaped off Da Jin's back, and Da Jin transformed into a cat of ordinary size, following by her side.

Inside Qiansui Lin, miasma was dense.

Cui Heng led his men to put on face masks capable of diluting the poison of the miasma.

"Cui Tongling, wait a moment." Su Xi appeared in front of Cui Heng and took an Anti-Miasma Pill bottle out of her Storage Bag, "This is an Anti-Miasma Pill that can neutralize miasma poison."

Entering Qiansui Lin, Cui Heng had originally been somewhat apprehensive, but upon seeing Su Xi, his hanging heart was finally put at ease, "Thank you, Young Sect Master."

"You're welcome," Su Xi replied.

【Er Miao, open the System Map and see if there is anything suspicious.】

【Understood, Host.】

Soon, Er Miao discovered an abnormality, 【One hundred meters to the southeast, bloodstains have been found in the grass.】

【Oh? You can scan a distance of one hundred meters now?】

【Er Miao spent 10 points to temporarily unlock a map plane radius of 150 meters.】

【I will reimburse you.】

【Thank you, Host.】

Su Xi led Cui Heng and the others over.

The miasma poison here was extremely thick; if not for Su Xi's Anti-Miasma Pill, Cui Heng and the others would likely have found it very difficult to walk here.

Besides the bloodstains, further away there were the merchant caravan's cargo wagons; the cargo boxes were untouched, only the people and horses had vanished.

Cui Heng and the others immediately began their investigation.

Su Xi did not understand how to investigate cases, so she followed them, learning as she watched.

Suddenly, a rustling sound came rapidly toward them.

"Be careful!" Su Xi said to everyone.

Everyone immediately went on full alert.

"It's Bone-Eating Ants!" Su Xi had already seen what was coming from the System Map, and a Thunder Whip condensed from Thunder Origin Power appeared in her hand.

Seeing the Thunder Whip in Su Xi's hand, Cui Heng immediately felt even more admiration for her.

The Young Sect Master actually possessed a Thunder Spirit Root!

Not to mention seeing one, he had never even heard of it; the ones he was familiar with were mostly water, fire, wood, earth, and wind.

As expected of the Young Sect Master of the South Dao Sect, she was truly extraordinary.

The Thunder Whip danced, and the swarming Bone-Eating Ants were struck by the lightning threads on the whip, rolling in black smoke as a foul, putrid stench permeated the air...

Su Xi held her breath, and with every strike of the Thunder Whip in her hand, she wiped out countless swarms of Bone-Eating Ants.

An Imperial Guard had his hand bitten open by a Bone-Eating Ant, and the ant crawled directly into the wound, beginning to devour his bone, blood, skin, and flesh!

The Imperial Guard panicked, raising his hand and screaming in terror.

Su Xi raised her hand and lashed out with her whip, striking the back of his hand... the skin split and flesh tore, and naturally, the Bone-Eating Ant died as well.

Cui Heng hurriedly pulled that Imperial Guard behind him and scolded, "Calm down!"

Seeing that there were more and more Bone-Eating Ants, Su Xi took a True Essence Separation Fire Talisman from her Storage Bag.

As soon as Da Jin saw what Su Xi was holding, he hurriedly set up a barrier and said to Cui Heng and the others, "Get inside."

Cui Heng did not dare to hesitate in the slightest and immediately led his men into Da Jin's barrier.

Su Xi activated the Talisman and threw it toward the place where the Bone-Eating Ants were most dense, simultaneously using Teleportation to move into the air.

Not far away, a black figure saw her and turned to flee!

Su Xi pursued with all her might.

When the black figure entered the range of the System Map, Er Miao scanned him and said to Su Xi: 【His strength is slightly lower than the Host's.】

【Catch him.】

【Understood, Host, kill the enemy and secure victory!】

The black shadow suddenly plummeted from the air.

Su Xi used Teleportation to get there and suppressed him with a Demon Subduing Talisman.

Behind her was a sea of flames; the True Essence Separation Fire Talisman contained a full-strength strike from Rong Shou, and this single blow burned away more than half of Qiansui Lin!

The miasma was also swept away completely!

Qiansui Lin, which had been shrouded in miasma since time immemorial, finally had a clear and bright day!

Cui Heng and the others, protected by the barrier, were filled with wonder and were all left dumbfounded.

"Talismans with such power... the Young Sect Master has plenty of them!" Da Jin remarked gloomily.

When Rong Shou guided Su Xi in her cultivation, he often crafted Talismans and gave them to her by the stack. Since they were cheap and abundant, Su Xi did not hesitate to use them at all.

Cui Heng and the others:... We can't afford to provoke them! The South Dao Sect cannot be provoked!! And the Young Sect Master of the South Dao Sect is even more impossible to provoke!!!

Su Xi had layers of defense cast upon her by Rong Shou, so she was not affected in the slightest, while the Ghost Cultivator was nearly roasted away by the True Essence Separation Fire, barely clinging to his last breath.

Looking at the "fresh and clear" Qiansui Lin, Su Xi felt brightened as well, and she tossed the Ghost Cultivator to Cui Heng, "I left a live one, a Foundation Establishment Mid-Stage Ghost Cultivator, though he probably can't even beat you now; interrogate him as you please."

"Yes! Thank you for your hard work, Young Sect Master." Cui Heng and the others bowed respectfully with cupped fists.

Su Xi waved her hand, "It's nothing, as long as I could help you all."

【Host.】 Er Miao said to Su Xi: 【According to the records in "Yuan Jun Zhuan", Xue Fuyi found an innate spiritual treasure in an ancient tomb in Qiansui Lin—the Xuanhuang Banner, which is the Soul Banner that the Host's Soul was sacrificed to. Just now, the Host's fire happened to burn out an entrance to a tomb; would you like to go explore it?】

?? Good night~