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Noon.

Su Ling'er dragged her exhausted steps, having completed another task for the day.

Her face was pale, her eyes bloodshot, and her body swayed slightly even as she walked.

Her Spiritual Power was also largely depleted.

"S-Senior Disciple Brother..."

"Junior Discester Sister, today I really... can't go on, I really... can't hold on anymore."

Lin Qingfeng stood not far away, watching her in a state where he would rather die now than see her continue.

He glanced at the contribution points on the sect panel, which had met today's expectations, and nodded.

Why are you already like this by noon?!

How many days have you been working here? You're already in the same state as someone who's worked for a year?

Sigh.

Laziness!

You're too lazy!

It's a pity that the sect only has one usable NPC, it's too much of a disadvantage!

However, I can't let her delay tomorrow's "Golden Autumn Harvest Festival," that's when we can get double contribution points!

I should also rest and conserve my energy for tomorrow's event!

He walked forward, his face still wearing that gentle smile.

"Junior Disciple Sister, you've worked hard. That's all for today. Go back and rest early."

"The path of cultivation requires both work and rest. Don't damage your foundation by overexerting yourself."

"Thank... thank you, Senior Disciple Brother, for your consideration."

Su Ling'er felt as if she had received a great pardon and immediately turned to walk in the direction of the thatched hut.

As she passed by other disciples, she deliberately put on an act of her weakened state.

After watching his junior disciple sister leave, the Senior Disciple Brother also returned to his cave dwelling to go offline and recuperate.

Thatched hut.

The door was gently closed.

Now, it was time.

It was time to tally her gains, select the intelligence for requesting aid, and apply for extraction and backup.

She walked to the pile of moldy straw and waved her hand.

A rustling sound echoed as items scattered on the floor, emitting a captivating faint glow in the dim room.

Four hundred and seventy-two low-grade spirit stones.

Over six hundred stalks of various low-grade Spiritual Grass.

And several low-grade magic tools purchased from the market, along with the introductory cultivation techniques that had been directly implanted into her mind.

This was everything she had obtained through days of completing sect missions and her existing resources.

This was also her capital for escaping this place, her hope for achieving Foundation Establishment upon returning to Qing Xu Temple.

Everything was ready.

She reached into her robes and took out a mysterious jade slip.

This was a specially made communication jade slip, handed to her personally by the Sect Master before her departure.

This Demonic Sect was the most bizarre, its foundation far exceeding imagination.

And she absolutely could not reveal all her intelligence; otherwise, once she lost all her value, she would surely become a discarded pawn!

Su Ling'er condensed her Spiritual Power at her fingertips and injected it into the jade slip.

Following the secret method taught by the Sect Master, she guided her Spiritual Power through the runes on the jade slip, attempting to unlock and activate its communication formation.

As long as the Spiritual Power flowed along the correct path and reached the specific points, it would trigger the formation patterns within.

The jade slip glowed slightly, emitting a soft light. A highly concealed divine sense was activated, attempting to extend outwards, beyond the sect, towards Qing Xu Temple...

Then, it stopped.

It was as if it had hit an invisible wall, and the divine sense was forcefully repelled.

Nothing. No response, no connection.

This world seemed to be completely isolated.

What's going on?

Try again!

Su Ling'er refused to give up. She channeled her Spiritual Power again. The jade slip lit up, and her divine sense once again crashed against the invisible barrier.

One, two, three... ten times...

The result was always the same.

This thing the Sect Master gave me is too lousy!

Su Ling'er grumbled, feeling dejected.

It must be blocked by the Demonic Sect's mountain-protecting formation!

Sect Master, oh Sect Master...

If you give me something this poor quality, how am I supposed to send a message back...

The communication jade slip was blocked from both inside and out.

Right now, she was like an isolated island, trapped in this Demon Den.

It seems I have no choice but to...

Her hand brushed over her storage bag, finally stopping at a hidden space inside her belt.

There, something was hidden.

It was what the Sect Master said she could use as a last resort if the communication jade slip failed.

It was the Gu盅, which required the user to expend vital blood to activate, and the message had to be sent within fourteen hours to succeed.

Spirit Contract Insect...

She sat down cross-legged, placing the Guqin, which resembled a small bronze bell, in front of her.

She opened the Gu盅, and a black insect, no bigger than a sesame seed, was quietly lying at the bottom.

This was the Spirit Contract Insect.

It was also her only hope of transmitting information so far.

Her fingertip grazed the newly acquired magic tool, a short blade. Its edge was ice-cold.

Without hesitation, a drop of bright red blood welled up from her fingertip, plump and glistening.

She brought the drop of vital blood to the insect's mouth.

The insect's antennae twitched slightly, and then it quickly sucked the drop of vital blood dry.

A subtle yet incredibly clear connection was established in Su Ling'er's sea of consciousness.

It was a peculiar sensation. She could "see" through the insect's eyes and feel its instinct for survival.

Although she couldn't hear the surrounding sounds, it should be enough.

The Sect Master had said that if the communication jade slip couldn't be used, she should use this Spirit Contract Insect to send the message.

She closed her eyes, sinking her mind into the connection, and began to imprint some of Gui Xi Sect's intelligence within it.

The information wasn't long or short, but it was enough to pique the Qing Xu Temple Sect Master's interest and prompt him to help her return to the Righteous Path.

She slowly opened her eyes and looked at the Spirit Contract Insect, which had become somewhat restless.

Go, carry the hope of Qing Xu Temple, and also my hope.

A small black insect crawled out from the edge of the thatched hut's window.

It squeezed through the window crack, then flapped its wings and leaped out, diving straight into the vast night sky.

"Buzz..."

Its figure was instantly swallowed by the sound of the wind and the rustling of grass and trees.

Through the blood connection, Su Ling'er could clearly "see" the insect's flight path.

It didn't fly high, weaving between waist-high grass and bushes, completely inconspicuous.

It flew past this barren land, out of the sect's inner territory.

No one looked up, and no one noticed.

It was so small, so insignificant.

As long as it flew beyond the sect's gate and broke free from this mountain's formation... it would find its own way to Qing Xu Temple.

What does it matter if it's the Demonic Sect?

You won't pay attention to an ordinary bug, will you?

Hundred Herbs Valley.

Shen Nong was squatting on the ground, idly poking a new spirit plant he had named the "Strange and Wonderful Flower" with a twig.

"Yo, resilience +1, growth speed +1. You're quite easy to please."

He muttered, just about to try a different way to "exchange feelings" with the spirit plant.

"Hmm?"

He looked at the location on the sect's mini-map.

What's going on?!

A small, brightly glowing red dot suddenly appeared on the sect map and was moving rapidly!

Did a red-named monster suddenly spawn inside the sect?!