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I Just Want to Live Well But I Surpassed the Protagonist – 37 Black Water Secret Realm
Black Water Town
At the same moment when Ye Yong returned to Tianluo Sect, more than 20 cultivators wearing the costumes of Tianluo Sect’s Jiange Hall appeared in the woods to the west.
Although Black Water Town is only called a town, it has actually passed the boundary of a city. A few decades ago, after a secret realm appeared nearby, the place grew and developed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, from a population of tens of thousands to a population of several million.
It is located in the neutral zone of many sects, not controlled by any sect, and anyone can come to Black Water Town to explore the Black Water Secret Realm.
The arrival of the disciples from the top-tier Tianluo Sect caused a stir. The smaller sects tried to ingratiate themselves like dogs, but were all rejected.
There were 26 people, five female cultivators and the rest male. Among the female cultivators, two were particularly striking. One was petite with a bun hairstyle and sparkling eyes, looking like a lively little girl. The other was not wearing the Tianluo Sect uniform , but even in her simple attire and veiled face, her stunning and aloof temperament could not be concealed.
The group arrived in a flurry and did not linger in Blackwater Town. Instead, they entered the secret realm directly.
“Do you think they’ll be able to come out safely?” the disciples from the smaller sects who had been rejected began to speculate.
“There were seven Golden Core cultivators in that group earlier, three of them in the middle stage. Their Nascent Soul cultivators were almost at the late stage level. They’re much stronger than the teams we’ve seen before. As expected of the Tianluo Sect. I think they’ll definitely make it out.”
“Indeed. Although the female cultivators were all veiled, I could tell at a glance that the one in black was extraordinary. First of all, she was the only one not wearing the sect uniform. Secondly, her demeanor…tsk tsk tsk, if she’s not the granddaughter of some elder, then she must be the woman of some young master. She definitely has many magical artifacts on her. Not to mention that no one would be foolish enough to provoke a disciple of the Tianluo Sect. Even if they encounter a powerful monster, she’ll definitely be able to escape.”
In fact, in addition to the Tianluo Sect, there were also disciples from other top-tier and first-rate sects who had come to explore the secret realm.
Their backgrounds made these disciples believe themselves to be superior and they looked down on the smaller sects. They entered arrogantly, but not many of them managed to come out alive. No matter how high their status, they were just a bunch of inexperienced brats. Without the guidance of experienced people like them, they wouldn’t know how they died.
Unfortunately, even though they had experience, it was useless. Their status was not high enough, so they still had to fawn over others like dogs, hoping to curry favor and get a chance to rise in the ranks.
———Inside the Blackwater Secret Realm
This place was like an independent world, with endless forests and horizons that revealed different environments such as deserts and oceans. The spiritual energy was abundant, worthy of a secret realm known for its rich resources.
“Everyone is looking for different things, why don’t we split up first?” a Golden Core brother suggested.
Everyone agreed. They took out communications so that they could rush to each other’s aid in case of any accidents. Soon, several Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators formed groups and dispersed. Qin Shimeng and Liang Xiaorou were together, accompanied by three Golden Core middle-stage seniors.
“Quenching Spirit Flower usually grows in dry places.” Liang Xiaorou flipped through a book on herbs and looked at the yellow earth that vaguely appeared on the western horizon. “Should we go there and have a look?”
Qin Shimeng nodded. The three Golden Core senior brothers had no objections, apparently determined to be their protectors.
The Blackwater Secret Realm was truly vast. They searched for a long time but found no trace of the Quenching Spirit Flower. However, they did find some other spirit herbs and flowers.
Although Qin Shimeng told the senior brothers not to bother themselves with her and not to go through so much trouble for her, the senior brothers were more than happy to help, as if they enjoyed being ordered around. Qin Shimeng didn’t know what to say.
“There’s a quicksand vortex over there. Could there be a hidden cave underneath?” Suddenly, one of the seniors discovered something unusual.
“It’s better not to get too close. It might be a trap set by a monster,” Liang Xiaorou said.
“That’s perfect. Let’s find a few monsters to kill. We might encounter a timid one and follow it to its lair, where we might find the Quenching Spirit Flower.” Perhaps because the highest cultivation level of the cultivators who could enter this place was Golden Core, and they were all inner disciples of the Tianluo Sect, the Golden Core brothers were all feeling very good about themselves. They were fearless and directly launched sword energy attacks at the quicksand.
Sand flew up, and soon two huge Sandtail Scorpion beasts crawled out. They were at the third level of demon, equivalent to the third level of Golden Core. The senior brothers were at the fifth or sixth level of Golden Core, so they had the advantage in cultivation and outnumbered them. They immediately flew down and quickly dealt with the two Sandtail Scorpions, which looked huge but posed no threat to them.
The tails of the Sandtail Scorpions had a special kind of crystal. Just as they were about to collect the crystals, there was a movement around them. Soon, a group of Sandtail Scorpions crawled out and surrounded them.
As the saying goes, the Golden Core cultivators were fearless and didn’t think they were in any danger. They quickly engaged the Sandtail Scorpions in battle.
“We haven’t seen any other cultivators here. There might be a powerful beast lurking around. Three senior brothers, come back first,” Qin Shimeng said.
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“No problem, no problem. We’ll kill as many as they come.” “With Junior Sister Qin and Junior Sister Liang as our backup, we can rest assured.”
A sword energy directly killed several Sandtail Scorpions. Encountering opponents of this level was a good opportunity for them to show off their bravery to Qin Shimeng. The Golden Core cultivators didn’t want to miss such a chance.
“Let’s go. Don’t mind them.” Liang Xiaorou could tell what they were thinking, and she had a way to deal with this type of man. As soon as she said this, the Golden Core cultivators hurriedly said, “We’ ll retreat, Junior Sister, don’t go.”
But just as they were about to board their flying artifacts, the artifacts wouldn’t take off.
“What’s going on?” The Golden Core cultivators checked while fighting off the Sandtail Scorpions and found that the spiritual energy in the spirit crystals was gone. In the air, Liang Xiaorou and Qin Shimeng also felt that the spiritual energy stored in their flying artifacts was draining away.
“Fly up.” Liang Xiaorou reacted immediately. Qin Shimeng followed closely behind. They flew to a certain height, and the suction disappeared. Obviously, the closer they were to the ground, the more their spiritual energy was drained. Even if the three Golden Core brothers inject their own spiritual energy into the flying artifacts, they definitely wouldn’t be able to take off.
“There must be something underground absorbing the spiritual energy. Try to see if you can find it,” Liang Xiaorou shouted. She couldn’t see anything from the air.
Two Golden Core cultivators killed the beasts while the other took out a detection tool and began to detect the situation below.
“Rumble!” Not long after, a super huge Sandtail Scorpion appeared, as big as a small mountain. The aura it exuded was at least at the eighth level of Golden Core.
This was not something that the male cultivators could handle. Liang Xiaorou didn’t hesitate. She had to save those three self-righteous fools first. She immediately took out an attack magic artifact and, at the cost of some spiritual energy and soul power , activated it and killed the Sandtail Scorpion.
The other Sandtail Scorpions quickly retreated underground when they saw this, no longer willing to fight.
“As expected of Junior Sister Liang.” The three Golden Core cultivators were very excited, as if they had killed the eighth level Golden Core monster beast themselves. Then they began to collect the materials from the huge Sandtail Scorpion.
Liang Xiaorou shook her head. “I don’t know if they’re accompanying us to find the spirit flower, or if we’re accompanying them to kill enemies and show off.”
Qin Shimeng smiled wryly. “Sorry.”
“It’s not your fault. We’ll make it clear to them later. If they act recklessly again, we’ll just leave.”
“Okay.”
At this moment, Qin Shimeng and Liang Xiaorou didn’t notice that many non-human eyes were watching them from afar.