Xue Fuyao used her sword to cut the Earth Vein Flesh Lingzhi before her into dozens of pieces, leaving only its roots intact.
"I'll take the extra to the Three Realms Auction House and see if I can trade it for something good. And that Sheep Demon-I wonder how much of this Earth Vein Flesh Lingzhi she ate. Its medicinal properties have probably already seeped into her flesh and blood."
Muttering to herself, Xue Fuyao gathered up everything else there as well. Most of it was of little use to her, but she could leave it for Ying Jiu and Fifteen.
While she was sweeping up treasures, elsewhere, Shadow Three had nearly gone mad with worry over her sudden disappearance. Just as he was about to inform the other Dark Guards, he suddenly received a message from Xue Fuyao and finally calmed down.
"Your Highness, are you all right?"
Hearing the slightly anxious voice coming through the Token, Xue Fuyao said, "I'm fine. Someone caught me off guard, but it's been dealt with. I even got quite a few good things out of it."
All Shadow Three heard was that someone had caught Xue Fuyao off guard. The murderous aura around him nearly took solid form.
"Someone from the Demon Realm did it," Shadow Three said.
Xue Fuyao slowly nodded, then gave a quiet "Mm."
Shadow Three said nothing more, but he resolved that he would never let the Devil Race off. Previously, he had not intended to stay. After all, Ying Jiu and Fifteen had already secured their positions in their sects. Although they could not yet be called successors set in stone, that was only because they had joined relatively recently.
The sect Shadow Three had joined was called the Heaven-Questioning Sect, a sect that could rival the