Junior Sister must ascend this time!

Yun Qing raised an eyebrow and gestured for the burrowing rat to lead the way.

But the burrowing rat didn't move, seeming somewhat hesitant. Yun Qing frowned and looked at it, "What? Not enough?"

The burrowing rat: "I just said it would take two hours to get there based on my speed underground, but you guys... don't know how to dig burrows either."

The group exchanged bewildered glances; they truly had no idea how to do this, and even Yun Qing shrugged.

Pei Shubai reassured everyone, "Let's follow it on the ground for now; it won't matter if it takes a while."

Cen Ning timidly raised her hand, "Um, I have an Earth-Walking Shuttle, which can move freely in the ground. However, it might need a spirit power talisman to help it move."

Spiritual power talismans are among the very few talismans that do not require spiritual power to activate. They can be used simply by tearing them open, and can provide spiritual power to cultivators and magical artifacts even in conditions like the Misty Forest.

Si Mingche's eyes lit up too. "I happen to have brought a Spirit Power Preservation Talisman, so we can move around in the ground without being affected by the fog!"

Yun Qing immediately hugged Cen Ning's arm, "Second Senior Sister, you're so lucky to have you! You're truly a treasure to our Cheng Tian Sect!"

Cen Ning blushed instantly, but did not push away Yun Qing's hand that was holding her.

With the Earth Shuttle, things became much more convenient. The five of them followed the Earth-Escaped Rat, winding their way through the ground. Sure enough, in less than two hours, they clearly felt their bodies were much more relaxed and were able to use their spiritual power in a small area.

"arrive."

After saying that, the burrowing rat led the five people up.

Yun Qing looked around and found that there was almost no fog here, which clearly indicated that this was the boundary of an area.

The burrowing rat must not have lied, so she gave it fifty spirit stones as agreed.

"Take this to decorate your cave dwelling. Don't steal from other cultivators next time."

The burrowing rat nodded, then burrowed back into the ground with a storage bag full of spirit stones. Sometimes, even the female demon can be quite nice...

I just hope she won't come again.

After the five of them stood still, they sat down in unison, waiting for the next trial. Before being teleported, Yun Qing suddenly turned her head and glanced at the familiar gaze.

However, she didn't say it this time, lest she scare her senior brothers and sisters again.

What exactly is watching her?

A moment later, the dizziness returned, as if the ground beneath my feet had been pulled away, and the scene before my eyes changed again...

After opening their eyes, the group breathed a sigh of relief. What came into view were towering rock walls and deep canyons, but at least for now, there seemed to be no danger.

Pei Shubai glanced around warily. "What do you think the conditions for passing this time will be?"

"I don't know." Si Mingche found a large rock and lay down. "We can't possibly kill all the demonic beasts in here, can we? The strongest demonic beast in here is at the peak of the Golden Core stage. If we encounter it, then we..."

Among the five, the eldest brother has the highest cultivation level, at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. He and the second eldest sister are both at the early stage of the Golden Core realm. The junior brother is at the late stage of the Foundation Establishment realm. As for the junior sister... she is at the early stage of the Foundation Establishment realm and can be ignored.

Si Mingche closed his eyes and mentally calculated for a moment before speaking again, "If we encounter a peak Golden Core stage demon beast, we'll probably be dead. So we can only pray that our masters and senior uncles are kind, at least not..."

"Aaaaaaahh ...

Jiang Mian kicked him helplessly, "What's wrong with you now? Did that peak Golden Core demon beast come looking for you?"

"Yeah! Run!" Si Mingche jumped up and ran out.

Just as he was speaking, he suddenly felt the "big rock" behind him move. He glanced at it casually and saw the "big rock" he was lying on slowly open its pair of dark green vertical pupils, staring at him without blinking.

Perhaps annoyed that its peaceful sleep had been disturbed, the "big rock" let out a low roar, then slowly stood up and released its oppressive aura.

Only then did they realize that this was not a large rock at all, but a Xuanjia Rock Python, a demonic beast at the peak of the Golden Core stage that could kill them in the blink of an eye.

It was over ten zhang long, with mottled gray-brown scales that were incredibly hard. When it coiled up, it looked like a large, uneven rock, so it's no wonder that Si Mingche could mistake it.

The Xuanjia Rock Python opened its massive jaws, flicking its tongue as it chased after the five people, determined to devour these little brats who had bothered it.

The Nascent Soul stage demon beast was naturally very fast, and just as it was about to catch up with the five people, Yun Qing called out in Cen Ning's direction, "Second Senior Sister, do you have a sturdier, longer stick?"

As Cen Ning ran, she quickly rummaged through her storage ring and finally found a black iron rod in a corner. She hadn't figured out what to do with it yet, but it came in handy again.

She tossed the black iron rod to Yun Qing, "Junior Sister, catch!"

After receiving the black iron rod, Yun Qing turned around with a light tap of her toes and gave a bright smile to the charging black armored rock python.

When the four saw her stop, their hearts leaped into their throats. Pei Shubai shouted, "Junior Sister, come back! It's dangerous!"

At this moment, the Xuanjia Rock Python had already crawled up to Yun Qing, opened its mouth to swallow her whole. The group could even see its fine, sharp teeth that gleamed with a cold light, and a hot, foul wind gushed out from its gaping maw.

Yun Qing didn't move, but frowned and covered her nose. "It stinks! Don't you brush your teeth?"

Black Armored Rock Python: ……………

It got even angrier, opened its mouth even wider, and was about to swallow Yun Qing whole, but suddenly stopped moving.

Because that damned little guy actually shoved the black iron rod into its mouth!

The stick precisely pressed against its upper and lower jaws, rendering its mouth immobile; it couldn't close or open its mouth.

The Xuanjia Rock Python frantically shook its head, trying to fling the stick out, but it was stuck too tightly and wouldn't move at all. At this moment, it deeply regretted not having cultivated a pair of hands.

The four of them stared in disbelief, so shocked that they dropped the magical artifacts they had just taken out.

"Quick, cut it down! I bet that's the key to winning the game."

Yun Qing's shout brought the four of them back to their senses, and they all squatted down to retrieve their magical artifacts.

Pei Shubai's spirit sword drew an arc, slashing straight at the Xuanjia Rock Python's seven-inch spot, which is the weakest point of snake-like demonic beasts.

But when the sword fell, it only left a shallow mark on the scales, without even breaking the skin.

"Its scales are too hard."

"Let me give it a try!" Si Mingche flicked his talismans and threw several explosive talismans at it.

Jiang Mian's string light also transformed into a sword shape, and together with Si Mingche's talisman, they stabbed at the same spot. An explosion and sword light appeared at the same time.

But it only managed to damage one corner of the scales, without even drawing blood.

The Xuanjia Rock Python was already agitated because its mouth was unable to move, and the relentless attacks only fueled its desire to kill them.

It twisted its body wildly, its tail sweeping across the five people with a tearing force.