Junior Sister must ascend this time!

"A fifth-tier demonic beast?" Shen Qingchen frowned. Why were there demonic beasts with such high cultivation levels so soon after entering the inner circle?

According to the general rules of secret realms, fifth-tier demonic beasts will not appear easily unless something major happens. Could it be that there is a problem with the secret realm?

Before he could think it through, the tentacles of the Eight-Tailed Mud Seal lashed out toward the shore again, this time with much greater density and force than before.

No matter how many people tried to cut it with swords or blast it with talismans, the tentacles simply grew back as before.

Si Mingche gasped for breath, the memories of being dominated by the Xuanjia Rock Python striking him again. "This can't go on. The tentacles are growing too fast. If this continues, our spiritual energy will be exhausted."

Before Yun Qing could voice her thoughts, she saw that everyone from the Golden Jade Sect except Shen Qingchen had been captured…

Lu Xingzhou had just severed one tentacle and hadn't even had time to sheathe his sword when another tentacle wrapped around his waist from the side, lifting him off the ground.

He cried out in panic, "Senior Brother, save me!"

Shen Qingchen did not want to save Lu Xingzhou; the other three junior brothers were also exhausted and were lifted up by the tentacles of the Eight-Tailed Mud Seal, hanging in mid-air.

Despite his efforts to cut and slash, he couldn't keep up with the growth rate of the tentacles, and none of his junior brothers were able to protect them.

He was puzzled. Those three from Chengtian Sect who were just half-dead a moment ago were now running faster than anyone else. Could they have really been tricked?

However, now is not the time to worry about that. The most important thing is to rescue his junior brother. So he flew forward and slashed down with the Crimson Sky Sword, taking a gamble that the Eight-Tailed Mud Seal's weakness was on its head.

However, the eight-tailed mud seal was like a lump of mud, which was split open and then came back together.

How do you fight this damn thing? You can't kill it, you can't cut it all down...

At this moment, Yun Qing shouted from behind him, "Senior Brother Shen, if you trust me, do as I say."

Although Shen Qingchen didn't think this frail junior sister could do anything, seeing the determination on her face, she couldn't help but believe her. "Junior Sister Yunqing, please speak."

Yun Qing said to the four people who were still able to move freely on the field, "Let's not rush to attack. Let's run first, split into two groups and run around those tentacles, leading them towards the center."

"Remember to run around as haphazardly as possible, and make sure its tentacles are all tangled up, then it will be much easier to deal with."

The four immediately understood, and together with Yun Qing, each led a tentacle in a different direction to escape, only to converge again...

The tentacles intertwined, collided, and entangled in the air, like a tangled ball of rope, getting tighter and tighter, all tangled together.

The thickest strands were the first to get tangled, and the ones behind them got caught before they could break free, layer upon layer, twisted into a knot.

The eight-tailed mud seal was completely twisted into a giant braid by the five of them!

Suspended in mid-air, Lu Xingzhou stared in disbelief. "Is this even possible? Are these people from Chengtian Sect crazy?!"

Especially Junior Sister Yun Qing, she's cunning from head to toe, she can make anyone run wild.

But... she saved him.

Seeing that the Eight-Tailed Mud Demon was almost restrained, Yun Qing said to Si Mingche and the others, "You guys rescued them, right? I'll go clean up the mess."

Without waiting for their response, she ran to the Eight-Tailed Mud Octopus, took out the high-grade spirit stone that Shen Qingchen had given her, and planned to set up an array. She didn't feel bad about using something given to her by someone else.

After rescuing her junior brothers, Shen Qingchen watched Yun Qing leaping and setting up formations, and couldn't help but turn to Si Mingche and ask, "Is this the delicate and frail junior sister you were talking about?"

Si Mingche replied matter-of-factly, "Yes, isn't that enough to make her delicate and frail?"

Shen Qingchen: ...He asked unnecessary questions.

The eight-tailed mud seal sensed that the situation was somewhat unfavorable, so it quickly abandoned its tentacles, which were twisted into a large braid, and prepared to dive into the stream.

"Trying to escape?" Yun Qing retreated to the center of the array, squatted down, placed her palm on the center, and poured in lightning spiritual power.

A smile played on her lips. "Too late!"

Then, the array patterns began to light up from her palm, and the lightning followed the path she had set, heading straight for the main body of the Eight-Tailed Mud Seal.

The lightning bolts coiled around the Eight-Tailed Mud Seal like ropes, tightening their grip the more it tried to escape. Then the lightning grew brighter, as if it were sentient, climbing upwards along its body. Its struggles weakened until it was finally engulfed by the lightning within the formation, leaving only a round bead rolling down.

That was the demon core of the Eight-Tailed Mud Demon. Generally, demon beasts of the third rank and above can cultivate a complete demon core, which many cultivators use for refining weapons, alchemy, and even setting up formations.

Yun Qing placed the demon core in her palm, looked at it for a while, and then suddenly said to Lu Xingzhou, "Sometimes I'm quite envious of the Eight-Tailed Mud Seal."

Lu Xingzhou scratched his head, not understanding why Junior Sister Yun Qing was telling him this. "?? Why...why?"

Yun Qing gave him a deep look, then smiled and said, "Because it can slap eight people at once. If I had that skill, I could slap anyone who talks nonsense on the spot next time. Don't you think so, Senior Brother Lu?"

Lu Xingzhou suddenly felt a chill run through his body; he hadn't been this scared when he was swept away by the Eight-Tailed Mud Seal.

Si Mingche patted him on the shoulder sympathetically, saying that he would eventually realize that he should never mess with his junior sister.

Yun Qing looked at Shen Qingchen again, "Senior Brother Shen, this demon core belongs to our Chengtian Sect. Your Jinyu Sect has no objections, right?"

Shen Qingchen naturally had no objection; without them, he wouldn't have been able to save his junior brothers.

Before he could speak, Lu Xingzhou stepped between the two of them, saying, "Junior Sister Yun Qing, the fact that you were able to kill this fifth-order demon beast this time is entirely due to your intelligence and exceptional array-setting skills. The demon core should naturally belong to you."

"Oh, right." He deftly took out a storage bag from his person and placed it in Yun Qing's hand. "This is my gift of gratitude. Thank you for saving us."

Si Mingche was stunned. Just a moment ago, he had been complaining about his junior sister being a burden, but how did she suddenly become so understanding?

He said to Jiang Mian, "Has Lu Xingzhou's brain been damaged by the Eight-Tailed Mud Seal?!"

Jiang Mian nodded emphatically, "I think so too."

Lu Xingzhou was still circling around Yun Qing like a puppy, saying, "Junior Sister Yun Qing, which way are you going now? Why don't we go together?"

Yun Qing walked to the stream and squatted down, saying indifferently, "No need, we don't want to keep pestering you."

She reached out and felt the stream, but something felt off. The deeper into this secret realm she went, the denser the spiritual energy became, and the more high-level demonic beasts there were.

However, this stream is only at the boundary between the inner and outer areas, so the spiritual energy should not be so concentrated.

Lu Xingzhou assumed she was washing the blood off her hands and grinned, showing his big teeth, "Junior Sister Yun Qing is mistaken. I just said that our Golden Jade Sect is determined to pester you."

Shen Qingchen sighed, wondering when his junior brother would finally lose face without being associated with the Golden Jade Sect.