"What are you saying, my lady? Without the umbrella you took out, I'd have been drenched like a drowned rat."
Scorpion Granny carried Xu Chunniang on her back and made her way steadily up the slope. "With rain this heavy, who knows when it'll stop? I never thought there'd come a day when I'd be in such a sorry state."
Sorry state? Perhaps. But during the Tribulation Passage stage, Xu Chunniang had gone through many moments far more miserable than this and still pulled through.
Now, she had merely lost her strength and cultivation. At least her five senses remained, so it was not unbearably difficult.
"Watch your footing. Some places are easy to step into empty air. Walk steadily."
"Got it!"
Scorpion Granny strode as swiftly as if flying, carrying Xu Chunniang as though she weighed nothing. Her rapid steps left the rising water level far behind.
"If Spirit Demon Island only had a little rain, it wouldn't be much trouble."
No sooner had she spoken than Scorpion Granny's stomach began to rumble.
A startled look appeared on her face. "I suddenly feel a little hungry, but with my cultivation, how could that be possible?"
"Nothing is impossible. Right now, you've lost your demonic energy. It's only natural that you would feel hungry."
As she spoke, Xu Chunniang took out some spirit fruits that had grown naturally in her small world.
But the moment those spirit fruits appeared, they inexplicably shattered, just like the spirit crystals and demonic crystals earlier.
Understanding flashed through her eyes. Sure enough, the grade of these spirit fruits was too low; they could not withstand the Killing Intent.
Only magical treasures, talismans, and similar items of sufficiently high grade could barely resist the Killing Intent's invasion.
Scorpion Granny sensed that something was wrong. "On