Immortal Spirit Realm

The salty sea breeze lingered on her nose for a long time. Sang Ying spat out a mouthful of salty seawater and slowly opened her eyes.

She looked around, and realized that this was no longer the familiar crevice valley, but an endless sea!

Sang Ying vaguely remembered what happened before she lost consciousness. Jiang Zhuoxue led them through a temporary tunnel, where the turbulent currents inside felt like blades crashing down on Sang Ying.

Fortunately, Jiang Zhuoxue was fast and quickly passed through the tunnel, so Sang Ying didn't suffer much.

However, after they arrived in this small world, Sang Ying only had time to glance at the boundary marker at the tunnel entrance before Jiang Zhuoxue suddenly lost her strength, instantly transforming into human form and falling down with them.

Sang Ying's last memory was of being violently thrown into the sea.

Rubbing her forehead, Sang Ying felt somewhat relieved that she had been carried by the waves to an island instead of falling directly into the sea and sleeping there forever.

Sang Ying struggled to her feet from the beach, the Storage Bag in her arms trembling. Only then did she remember that she had put Gu Shu Sang Ying the vines inside when she passed through the tunnel.

As soon as the Storage Bag was opened, Gu Shu and the vines eagerly crawled out, especially Gu Shu, who seemed so impatient that he didn't want to stay in the Storage Bag for even a second longer.

"Sang Ying!" Gu Shu flew angrily in front of her. "Why didn't you say a word before shoving me in? It's one thing to just shove me in, but why did you shove it in too?"

The sword tip touched the vines that had taken root and grown wildly as soon as they hit the ground, Gu Shu had probably suffered quite a bit of losses at the Storage Bag of the other party again.

Sang Ying first performed a magic spell on herself, instantly making her originally wet clothes clean and refreshing.

She patted the sword hilt and promised, "It was my fault, I promise I won't do it again!"

Gu Shu was finally coaxed into calming down.

As they spoke, Jiang Zhuoxue's vines had grown into the enormous creature they once had in the cave. It stretched out a thin vine and nuzzled Sang Ying, its gesture full of affection and trust for her.

Sang Ying pushed it away. "Where is your master?"

She had just searched the entire coastline but couldn't find Jiang Zhuoxue. Could it be that he woke up early and took the opportunity to shake her off?

Upon hearing this, the vines tugged at Sang Ying's sleeve, leading her in one direction.

Sang Ying did not refuse its guidance. After walking for a short while, she found a small, black, snake-like creature on a patch of light-colored fine sand.

Seeing this, the vines immediately became excited and kept pushing Sang Ying in that direction.

Sure enough, when Sang Ying held the dark little creature in her hands, she could clearly see that it had two small horns on its head.

It's a pity it's lost its scales, but even just by looking at those two horns, Sang Ying could tell that this was Jiang Zhuoxue.

"Senior?" Sang Ying reached out and poked him, but he seemed to be dead, not moving at all.

It was at this moment that Sang Ying realized that not only had he lost his scales, but a piece of his horn had also been cut off, and the claws on his four paws seemed to have been pulled off as well, and his body was covered in wounds.

Some are new and still bleeding, some are old.

At first glance, it seemed there wasn't a single good piece of flesh on his body.

Sang Ying suddenly understood why Jiang Zhuoxue said he was afraid of pain. After all, this person probably spent every moment in pain.

After a brief sigh, Sang Ying quickly handed him over to the vines. The vines, also feeling sorry for their master, carefully built a nest for him and protected him tightly.

Now that the person had been found, Sang Ying began to consider where they would stay.

Jiang Zhuoxue's landing location was far from ideal; the small island they were on was almost in the middle of the ocean.

Sang Ying's eyesight was not bad, but even so, she still couldn't find any land she could approach at a glance.

Although she could fly on a sword, the Demon Beast in the sea were no pushovers.

"You said your master fainted, but is there still the dragon's aura?" She pointed to the vine's leaves, which curled up shyly.

Unable to bear the sight, Gu Shu immediately stepped between the two. "Do you know which small world this is? I feel that the Spiritual Qi here is much more abundant than in the Twin Orchid Realm."

"You're right, this is probably the Immortal Spirit Realm, a small world of a higher level than the Twin Orchid Realm." Sang Ying remembered that once, cultivators from the Immortal Spirit Realm came to visit the Flowing Light Sword Sect. Although the young disciples who accompanied them were not old, their cultivation levels were much higher than those of their peers in the sect.

If a Golden Core Realm cultivator is considered quite accomplished in the Twin Orchid Realm, then in the Immortal Spirit Realm, the Golden Core Realm is nothing special.

Therefore, a common saying circulates in the Immortal Spirit Realm: "Foundation Establishment are as common as dogs, Golden Core cultivators are everywhere."

Thinking of this, Sang Ying sighed, "I still need to Core Formation first!"

Otherwise, with her Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivation, she wouldn't have a place in the Immortal Spirit Realm!

The island was barren. Sang Ying led Gu Shu to explore the entire island, but they only found a few ordinary spiritual herbs. Demon Beast that threatened their safety were also killed by Sang Ying with a single sword strike.

She found a well-located cave, decorated it, and only then did she have time to sit down and rest.

"What do you think we're doing in this little world? We're unfamiliar with everything here, it's nowhere near as comfortable as it was in the Twin Orchid Realm!" Gu Shu muttered to himself as he watched Sang Ying start a fire and begin preparing a meal.

Sang Ying glanced at Jiang Zhuoxue, who was still unconscious, and replied, "I'm already content to have left the valley. There's nothing to complain about. Besides, the spiritual Spiritual Qi in the Immortal Spirit Realm is much richer. Wouldn't it be twice as effective to cultivate here?"

Gu Shu swayed, looking Qi Ingestion: "I think that guy surnamed Jiang has ulterior motives. He deliberately brought us here, I wonder what he's planning!"

Sang Ying pursed her lips, remaining noncommittal.

The meal was simple, as Sang Ying had run out of ingredients. If they didn't find land soon, they'd probably have to rely on Grain Avoidance Pill for the rest of their lives.

Sang Ying had also tried feeding the vine the Grain Avoidance Pill, but the vine, which usually accepted everything, spat them out as soon as it swallowed them, and even gagged a few times in disgust.

Seeing how resistant it was to the Grain Avoidance Pill, Sang Ying never fed it anything like that again.

Night fell quickly, and Gu Shu and Tengman huddled in a corner to rest. However, Sang Ying, carrying Storage Bag, made her way to the highest point on the island and began setting up a defensive formation.

She had already decided to undergo the Golden Core Lightning Tribulation right here on the island.

Once she has formed her Golden Core, Sang Ying will risk trying to fly on her sword. If she can find a ship, that would be best; if not, she will have no choice but to take a gamble.

Having finally arrived at a smaller world more suitable for cultivation, Sang Ying was unwilling to be trapped on the island like this!