Under Xiao Shuang and Zi Yan's plundering, most of the Fourth-Tier Demonic Beasts in this Primordial Forest suffered misfortune. Even several Fifth-Tier Demonic Beasts with the strength of Dou Wangs fell for their tricks, and the herbs they guarded vanished without a trace.
Under these circumstances, most of the demonic beasts seemed to reach an unspoken agreement, and a small beast tide unexpectedly formed.
Seeing this, Xiao Shuang and Zi Yan could only retreat into the cave to avoid the worst of it. With so many demonic beasts, even a Dou Huang would find the sight scalp-numbing.
Fortunately, there were still plenty of herbs in the cave, enough to last them for some time. The fruit, however, might not stay fresh for long, so Xiao Shuang used Dou Qi to freeze some ice and preserve the fruit and beast meat.
The two remained in the cave, taking turns refining herbs and cultivating. Whoever was not cultivating stood guard, since the beast tide outside was still quite frenzied, and they naturally had to be more cautious.
"When we get to the Inner Academy, I'll take you to the medicinal ingredient storage. There are lots of high-grade herbs there."
Zi Yan leaned half against the stone wall, holding a high-grade herb that she had already taken a few bites from.
"A place like that must be heavily guarded, right? I don't want to get expelled the moment I enter the Inner Academy."
"Tch." Hearing Xiao Shuang's words, Zi Yan rolled her eyes and sat up straight. "Those defenses are useless against me. There are so many ready-made herbs there, so why can't I eat them?"
As if recalling something, she muttered again, "Besides, I found many of those herbs myself. It's not too much to let me eat them."
Several days