What does my ancestor's pregnancy have to do with me, a mere servant?

Lin Yuan put away his storage bag and took out a cyan jade slip from his sleeve.

As his divine sense probed in, a map of the Crimson Forbidden Land unfolded in his mind.

He compared the surrounding terrain and confirmed that his current location was on the edge of the map. This place was more than 500 li away from the meeting point he had agreed upon with Lin Feilu.

Lin Yuan's gaze followed the convergence route, stopping at a red marker.

It was an ancient, abandoned spiritual field, abundant in Jade Marrow Purple Leaf Orchids. This was one of the core ingredients for refining Foundation Establishment Pills.

"It's on my way." Lin Yuan put away the jade slip.

His magical power circulated within him. The array patterns on his Wind and Thunder Illusion Boots lit up. He skimmed along the cracked, dark brown ground, heading northwest. He deliberately kept his altitude low to avoid any array formations or restrictions that might lurk in the high sky.

Half an incense stick later.

A red beam of light descended from above the rocky ground where Wang Teng died.

Jiang Huaiyue landed on her flying artifact. The wound on her face, which had been slashed by sword energy yesterday, had healed, leaving only a very conspicuous thin red mark.

She looked around. There was a charred crater two zhang in diameter on the ground. The air was filled with the violent aura of thunder, which was extremely yang and powerful, mixed with a trace of extreme cold.

Jiang Huaiyue closed her eyes. Her divine sense dispersed.

A moment later, she opened her eyes, her gaze fixed on the scorch marks in the deep pit.

"The Prison Annihilation Thunder Talisman, this technique is definitely Lin Feilu's."

Yesterday on the arena, she suffered greatly at the hands of the Thunder Talisman and Thunder Pearl. She would never forget that aura, even in death.

Jiang Huaiyue took out a jade slip and probed it with her divine sense. A map of the blood-red forbidden land unfolded, and a moment later, her divine sense...

Following the northwest direction, we finally stopped at the marker for that abandoned spiritual field.

"She must have gone to pick chrysoberyl orchids."

Jiang Huaiyue sneered, channeling her magic power into the magical artifact beneath her feet, and sped off in pursuit of Lin Yuan's route.

……

The outskirts of the abandoned spirit field.

Before my eyes lay a vast, collapsed complex of white jade palaces. Most of the towering stone pillars had crumbled. The floor tiles were engraved with intricate spirit-gathering array patterns, but they were no longer effective.

The area is overgrown with weeds. The soil has an eerie dark purple hue.

Lin Yuan stopped in the canopy of an ancient tree that was so thick it would take several people to encircle it. The dense black leaves concealed his figure.

He activated the Formless Transformation Technique to its fullest extent. His breathing and heartbeat completely stopped, and his entire aura merged with the surrounding trees.

The gaze passes through the ruins and lands on a well-preserved square plot of land in the center.

Several dark green weeds grew in the spirit field. In the very center, a crystal-clear spiritual herb grew abruptly.

Four long, purple leaves swayed in the wind. Thick, mercury-like sap flowed from the veins of the leaves.

Chalcedony Purple Leaf Orchid.

Lin Yuan didn't rush out.

This is a forbidden land of blood. Where rare treasures are found, there are always dangerous creatures.

He lowered his gaze and carefully searched every dark corner around the spirit field.

After an incense stick has burned.

A bluestone slab on the right suddenly trembled. Immediately afterwards, strange movements occurred simultaneously in the shadows of the broken wall on the left and in the mud pit directly behind the jade chalcedony orchid.

Three enormous toads, dark purple in color and measuring two meters in length and width, lay silently on the ground. Their skin was covered with pustules, and with each breath they exhaled a pale green, foul-smelling miasma.

Level 2 monster, Netherworld Poison Toad.

The three poisonous toads all possessed the aura of the early Foundation Establishment stage. They were positioned in a triangle, tightly protecting the Jade Orchid in the very center.

Lin Yuan was making plans in his mind.

He could handle a single poisonous toad at the early stage of Foundation Establishment with his Wind and Thunder Illusion Boots and the Splitting Light Shadowless Sword. But if three attacked at once, he would have to use Netherfire or the Yin Sha Nine Nether Thunder Pearl.

Thunder beads are in limited stock. What should we do with them now? It's best to use them wisely.

Just as he was thinking of a solution, a very slight fluctuation of spiritual energy came from behind him.

Lin Yuan glanced at a section of stone pillar behind him out of the corner of his eye.

Jiang Huaiyue, dressed in a bright red silk dress, was quietly approaching under the cover of the stone pillar. She suppressed her spiritual pressure and stared straight at the jade-like purple-leaf orchid in the center of the spiritual field.

"This is what you call a professional sixth-hand man. I almost became a wage slave," Lin Yuan thought to himself.

Jiang Huaiyue hid behind a stone pillar, her gaze sweeping across the spirit field. She didn't find any trace of Lin Feilu.

She looked at the jade-leaved orchid and also noticed the three ghostly poisonous toads exuding a dangerous aura.

Jiang Huaiyue cursed under her breath.

The high-grade spiritual herb, Jadeite Purple Leaf Orchid, also held great appeal for her. Since Lin Feilu hadn't come, she couldn't possibly let this herb slip through her fingers.

She took out a piece of transparent gauze from her storage bag. The surface of the gauze was shimmering with water ripples. This was a top-grade magical artifact called "Shadow Veil," specifically designed for concealing one's form.

Jiang Huaiyue draped the veil over her body and made hand gestures.

A layer of transparent ripples spread out. Jiang Huaiyue's figure and aura vanished from the spot in an instant.

This magical artifact can make one invisible and perfectly shield one from the spiritual sense probing of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Lin Yuan stood on a high place.

With his keen senses at the Great Perfection of the Ninth Level of Qi Refining, combined with the advantage of his superior vantage point, he deduced Jiang Huaiyue's movement trajectory from subtle changes in the airflow.

The distorted airflow clung to the ground, passing over the ruins extremely slowly, gradually approaching the center of the spirit field.

The three Netherworld Poison Toads remained lying in place with their eyes closed, occasionally spitting out a few mouthfuls of poisonous miasma, unaware of the approaching danger.

Three zhang (approximately 10 meters).

Two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters).

One zhang (approximately 3.3 meters).

The Jianghuai Moon is extremely similar to the Chalcedony Purple Leaf Orchid.

She, invisible, reached out her hand. Her fingertips were less than three feet from the purple leaf that exuded the fragrance of medicine. If she moved it just a little closer, this rare and precious herb would be uprooted.

Lin Yuan raised his right hand.

A golden-red Thunder Annihilation Talisman was held between his fingers. His magical power flowed rapidly into the talisman. No spiritual energy leaked out.

Lin Yuan flicked his finger.

The lightning talisman transformed into an inconspicuous yellow streak of light, traversing a distance of several dozen feet, and striking Jiang Huaiyue precisely in the heart.

Everything happened too fast.

Just as Jiang Huaiyue was about to touch the spiritual herb, she suddenly saw a flash of yellow light before her eyes, followed by a violent aura that exploded outwards.

"Boom!"

A deafening thunderclap erupted in the center of the sacred field.

The blinding golden-red lightning transformed into a massive fireball.

"what!"

A piercing scream echoed through the ruins.

Jiang Huaiyue, who had been concealing herself, was immediately revealed by the impact of the thunder and fire. Her superior-grade shadow-concealing veil could not even withstand half a breath before being blown to pieces by the fierce Yang Thunder.

Jiang Huaiyue was thrown off balance by the shockwave. Her back slammed hard against a white jade pillar.

She coughed up a mouthful of blood. Large patches of her robe were charred black. Her hair, burned by the intense heat, emitted a burnt smell.

The aftershocks of the thunder talisman explosion precisely avoided the Jade Marrow Purple Leaf Orchid, but completely covered the landing spot of the three Netherworld Poison Toads.

The thunder dissipated.

The three Netherworld Poison Toads were utterly enraged. Their territory had been invaded, and they had been struck by lightning. Their massive bodies suddenly sprang to their feet.

Six scarlet vertical pupils were fixed on Jiang Huaiyue as she got up from the ground.

This is the only target in the arena that shows signs of life.

"Croak!"

The poisonous toad on the left let out a muffled, thunderous roar. Its massive mouth opened, and a jet of extremely concentrated, dark green venom sprayed down on Jiang Huaiyue.

The poisonous toad on the right side slammed its four limbs against the ground. Its body, weighing several thousand pounds, rose into the air and slammed down on Jiang Huaiyue's head with a terrifying sense of oppression.

The most insidious toad was the one directly in front. With a swift opening of its massive mouth, a long, purplish-red tongue covered in barbs and mucus shot out, coiling directly towards Jiang Huaiyue's waist and abdomen.

"Lin Feilu! You bitch!"

Jiang Huaiyue's eyes were bloodshot as she glared at her mortal enemy.

She had no time to suppress her internal injuries, so she conjured a fine gold shield in front of her. At the same time, she made a hand seal, and several blood-red blades shot out from her fingertips, slashing towards the long tongue.

Violent explosions and roars of beasts echoed through the spirit field.

The three poisonous toads, equivalent to those in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, went berserk and bombarded Jiang Huaiyue relentlessly. The adamantine shield, damaged in the competition, was rapidly losing its luster.