Dual cultivation makes you stronger, everyone else is a prodigy, and I'm the only one slacking

Feng Qiguang looked at the pile of objects floating in mid-air. Although his Phoenix Blood Stone was far more precious than these things, he couldn't compete with the sheer number of them.

Milk tea? That loser drank milk tea, and this kid actually drank it too?

He's the only one without it?

Feng Qiguang hesitated for a moment, but couldn't hold back any longer. He pointed to a pile of milk tea and asked, "You brought all of these with you?"

Shi Shangxu carefully put the milk tea cup back into his Qiankun bag.

"Of course, I've kept everything she gave me carefully."

Feng Qiguang said, "Phoenix Bloodstone is priceless; how can these trinkets compare?"

Shi Shangxu neither confirmed nor denied it, saying, "Indeed, it's a pity there's only one."

Feng Qiguang's forehead vein throbbed.

He had always thought Shi Shangxu was a gentleman, but he never expected him to be so ruthless when he occasionally criticized people.

What he meant was that Ningning would only give you one item that was destined to be with you, and if there was a second item, Ningning would give it to someone else.

Why was he comforting this person just now?

Shi Shangxu put everything back into his Qiankun bag before looking up at him seriously. "Is there anything else?"

Feng Qiguang turned around, his tone stiff, "There isn't one left. Let's hurry and find an exit."

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Feng Qiguang and Shi Shangxu continued to move forward steadily, one after the other, searching for the whereabouts of Lu Feishuang and the others.

Suddenly, a loud noise came from the damp woods ahead.

The two exchanged a glance and then vanished into thin air.

The road ahead was blocked by a large vine, which was constantly soaked in miasma, full of barbs, and secreted green venom.

Shi Shangxu unleashed a fireball, clearing away the miasma-filled vines in front of him. Feng Qiguang raised an eyebrow and glanced at him. "That's it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he released a ball of phoenix divine fire from his hand. The flames swept across the air like a phoenix spreading its wings, carrying a scorching aura.

Wherever it passed, the vines turned to ashes, far more powerful than the fireball that Shi Shangxu had just unleashed.

Feng Qiguang clapped his hands and said earnestly, "Shi Shangxu, you should improve your cultivation as soon as possible, otherwise you won't even be able to protect Ningning if you encounter danger in the future."

Shi Shangxu's expression froze slightly, and his lips tightened.

He didn't say anything, but simply drew his sword from its sheath, and a domineering and sharp sword aura swept out.

Wherever they went, they left a trail of destruction.

The vines further away seemed to sense the danger and retreated back into the ground, making way for the two of them.

Shi Shangxu sheathed his sword and walked forward without looking back.

Feng Qiguang lagged behind him by a step, looking at the silent figure in front of him, and suddenly felt a little uneasy.

He scratched his head and said coldly, "Shi Shangxu, what I just said wasn't meant to mock you."

Shi Shangxu didn't turn around. "I know."

Feng Qiguang was taken aback; Shi Shangxu had already quickened his pace.

"Young Master Feng, now is not the time to talk about these things. I need to go and save Miss Lu and the others first."

When the two arrived at the place where the fighting was taking place, they found that what lay ahead was a black swamp that seemed to stretch endlessly.

In the swamp, Lu Feishuang, Lu Mingyu, and Chu Chen were trapped in the center of the swamp.

Something seemed to be entangled around the group in the black swamp, constantly pulling them downwards.

Even worse, numerous bat demons were hovering above their heads.

Chu Chen stood alone at the forefront, his hands forcefully supporting a golden shield.

The shield resembled an inverted bowl, protecting the three of them.

It was quite obvious, however, that Chu Chen couldn't hold out for long.

"Miss Lu!" Shi Shangxu strode forward.

Upon hearing his voice, Lu Feishuang quickly warned, "Stop! There's something strange beneath this swamp, be careful."

Is something strange down below?

Feng Qiguang walked to Shi Shangxu's side and said, "Let me try. My cultivation is now higher than yours. I'll lure the monsters away from below, and you go to rescue the people."

Shi Shangxu was silent for a moment, then said solemnly, "I'm counting on you."

Feng Qiguang snorted coldly, "I know."

Even so, his expression became serious.

The next moment, a ball of golden phoenix fire swept across like the blazing sun, burning the hordes of demonic beasts that had been entrenched above the swamp to ashes and clearing a safe open space.

Taking advantage of the gap, Shi Shangxu flew to the top of the swamp on his sword.

He bent down and reached out his hand to Chu Chen. "Chu Chen, grab me."

Chu Chen put away his shield and tightly gripped Shi Shangxu's hand, while at the same time, he tightly gripped Lu Mingyu's hand with his other hand.

Lu Mingyu then captured Lu Feishuang.

The three of them were pulled out one after another, like pulling up radishes.

At the very last moment, just as Lu Feishuang was about to escape the swamp, countless transparent threads suddenly shot out from beneath the swamp, wrapping around Lu Feishuang's ankles like fleeting shadows of aurora.

"Sister!" Lu Mingyu's expression changed drastically.

The flying sword beneath Shi Shangxu's feet was also pulled downwards by this force.

At the critical moment, Feng Qiguang arrived unexpectedly. His long sword, imbued with phoenix divine fire, severed the spider silk binding Lu Feishuang's ankle.

The broken spider silk tried to continue wrapping around, but it was burned clean by the golden flames.

Seizing the opportunity, Shi Shangxu led the three of them away from the swamp and landed on the hard ground on the shore.

Lu Feishuang and the others, having survived the ordeal, lay on the ground panting heavily.

At this moment, Chu Chen, having calmed down a bit, stood up and solemnly cupped his hands towards Shi Shangxu and Feng Qiguang.

"Brother Shi, and this young master, thank you both for your help. If you hadn't arrived in time, the three of us would probably be in grave danger today."

Shi Shangxu said, "Young Master Chu, there's no need to be so polite. We were originally a team entering the secret realm together, and since we're traveling together, we should naturally look after each other."

Lu Feishuang had rested enough. She stood up, her gaze shifting to Feng Qiguang, and she was taken aback.

"Young Master Feng, what are you doing in the secret realm?"

Feng Qiguang replied without hesitation, "I was just passing by."

He couldn't very well say that he made a mistake while using his teleportation technique and ended up falling in by accident.

That would be so embarrassing.

Although Lu Feishuang found it strange, she did not ask any further questions.

After exchanging pleasantries and resting, the group prepared to search for the exit of the secret realm together. At this moment, Feng Qiguang seemed to sense something and kept his gaze fixed on the dark swamp.

Seeing this, Lu Feishuang said frankly, "When we were flying on our swords above the swamp just now, countless spider silks suddenly flew out from below and dragged us deep in. If it weren't for the magic treasure on Chu Chen's body that held us up for so long, we would have been dragged to the bottom of the mud long ago. There must be a great demon hiding down there."

Feng Qiguang remained silent.

He has now broken through to the Purple Mansion realm, and his divine sense can cover a radius of a hundred feet.

However, the miasma here was so dense that it greatly suppressed his divine sense. Even he could only probe about sixty feet below the swamp; beyond that, it was all chaos.

He held his breath and focused his mind, penetrating the murky miasma. After a moment, he actually detected a faint trace of life.

The aura emanated from the white silk that had flown out earlier.

It wasn't the aura of a demonic beast.

Feng Qiguang opened his eyes. "There seems to be a magical treasure beneath the swamp. I need to go take a look."

Everyone looked at him at the same time. Lu Mingyu asked, "What is it?"

Feng Qiguang gazed at the black swamp and shook his head. "I don't know for now. But something that has survived to this day in a place like this is probably no ordinary thing."

Chu Chen's expression changed slightly. "Young Master Feng, this swamp is extremely dangerous. Treasures are important, but life is even more important."

Feng Qiguang didn't answer, but looked at Shi Shangxu, "Are you going or not?"

The two exchanged a glance. Despite having only known each other for a few days, Shi Shangxu was able to glean a hint of his meaning from Feng Qiguang's tone.

If they could obtain something good, they would naturally take it back to Luo Ning.

Shi Shangxu didn't hesitate, "Go."

The other three were dumbfounded.