Junior Sister must ascend this time!

Yun Qing squatted down and used a branch to pry open one of the clumps, finding that it was the same inside.

What did these spirit beasts eat?

She turned to the Golden-Winged Black Tiger and asked, "Besides the food provided by the sect, what have you been eating lately?"

The Golden-Winged Black Tiger hesitated, as did the other spirit beasts.

They finally found a blessed place, with plenty of good food and drink, and sparkling stones. Cultivating there is much faster than anywhere else.

If you tell her, they will never be able to enjoy it again.

But if I don't tell you...

At this moment, Yun Qing took out her sword and wiped it clean, partly casually and partly deliberately.

The Golden-Winged Black Tiger suddenly felt its legs go weak. Others might not know Liu Fushu's "methods," but it knew them all too well.

So, amidst the disappointed gazes of the other spirit beasts, it revealed everything: "Deep within the Spirit Beast Garden, there is a place with many delicious spirit fruits, rich in spiritual energy. There are also many glittering things around there; we don't know what they are, but eating them will increase your cultivation."

"But I can only eat a little bit at a time, otherwise I'll get diarrhea..."

Yun Qing squinted, her expression somewhat disgusted. "So, that's why there's so much feces in the Spirit Beast Garden lately?"

The Golden-Winged Black Tiger looked up at the sky with a guilty conscience, then looked down at the ground.

Yun Qing ignored it and walked forward. "Lead the way."

The Golden-Winged Black Tiger seemed a little confused. "Where to?"

"The place you're talking about."

The Golden-Winged Black Tiger reluctantly led the way, and soon arrived at its usual place for defecating.

Yun Qing said helplessly, "Although your feces are shiny, I'm not interested in them."

The Golden-Winged Black Tiger shook its head. "We've arrived. The place I was talking about is right here."

Yun Qing: ? ? ?

The Golden-Winged Black Tiger parted the vines at the corner of the wall, revealing a gap just large enough for it to pass through.

As the Golden-Winged Black Tiger cleared the way, it said, "Come in quickly, don't just stand there. I just cleaned it up, it's spotless."

Yun Qing had no choice but to seal her sense of smell with her spiritual energy again, take a deep breath, and follow behind the Golden-Winged Black Tiger.

They quickly passed through the barrier, and the scene before them instantly changed.

The first thing you see is a clear spring, surrounded by many sparkling transparent stones that the Golden-Winged Black Tiger mentioned. Some are only the size of a fingernail, while others are as big as a fist.

Yun Qing sighed as she quickly put the stones into her storage bag.

This is a rare spiritual essence, containing pure spiritual power, which is of great help to cultivation. It would be foolish not to pick it up.

Golden-Winged Black Tiger: ...At least leave us some!

After Yun Qing had "plundered" all the spiritual marrow, she was in a particularly good mood, so she very kindly gave the Golden-Winged Black Tiger five pieces of spiritual marrow the size of a fingernail.

"Here, take this first. Eating too much will give you diarrhea. You're welcome, it's just that I'm so considerate."

Golden-Winged Black Tiger: ...Fine, even a mosquito's leg is still meat.

Yun Qing walked around the spring and into the area. There were many spirit fruit trees along the way, but the one at the very back caught her attention.

Three meters tall, with lush green leaves, a canopy like an umbrella, and a faint spiritual energy flowing through its trunk.

Her feet stopped.

This is... a Condensation Fruit Tree?!

A single Qi Condensation Fruit can enable even Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment cultivators to break through a minor realm.

However, this Condensing Essence Fruit Tree only bears fruit once every ten years, with nine fruits at a time, which is extremely rare. Here, there are actually six fruits.

Three more...

Yun Qing turned to look at the Golden-Winged Black Tiger, "Did you eat the other three?"

The Golden-Winged Black Tiger felt a little guilty and replied, "Yes."

"When we found this tree, there were indeed nine trees on it. As the king of spirit beasts, I naturally eat the best things first. So I ate three in one go..."

"Then I collapsed to the ground. At that moment, I felt my spiritual energy surging wildly within my body, and I almost exploded and died. When the other spirit beasts saw me like this, they dared not eat me."

Even now, the Golden-Winged Black Tiger still feels lingering fear when he mentions it.

Yun Qing said irritably, "Serves you right! That's a Qi Condensation Fruit; you can only eat one at a time."

The Golden-Winged Black Tiger was on the verge of tears. It should have known better than to be so greedy, but it was really delicious!

Yun Qing climbed up the tree like a monkey and picked the remaining six Condensation Fruits, putting them into her storage bag.

The Golden-Winged Black Tiger seemed to want to say something, but ultimately didn't dare to utter a sound. Oh well, at least there are other spiritual fruits to eat.

But the next second... Yun Qing also put the spirit fruits from the other trees into her storage bag. Perhaps out of pity, she left one for each of the spirit beasts.

The spirit beasts: ...Will my happiness...come back?

Seeing that it was getting late and it was time to hand in her task, Yun Qing prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, he tripped over a pebble and rolled into the spring like a ball.

"Gurgle... gurgle... gurgle gurgle gurgle..."

Yun Qing drank several mouthfuls of spring water, and just when she thought she was going to choke to death...

The spring water tastes a little sweet.

No, try it again...

Such a rich spiritual energy.

At this moment, Yun Qing discovered that her wounds were healing, her meridians were flowing smoothly, and she felt a warm, comfortable sensation.

Could this be the sacred spring?

Yun Qing swam happily in the spring water several times, when suddenly she noticed a light golden block-shaped crystal at the bottom of the spring.

Although she didn't recognize what it was, it looked like a good item, so she put it away!

When Yun Qing and the others had almost fully healed their old wounds, they went ashore and kicked the Golden-Winged Black Tiger that was guarding the shore into the water.

Golden-Winged Black Tiger: ...What did I do to offend you?

Before it could even open its mouth to argue with Yun Qing, it felt an unprecedented comfort, and what surprised it even more was that the fur on its body was slowly growing back.

They had only drunk a little when they were thirsty, and had not discovered that the spring water actually had regenerative properties.

The Golden-Winged Black Tiger hummed contentedly in the water, and Liu Fushu... didn't seem so bad after all.

Half an hour later, the person and the beast walked out of the barrier. Yun Qing was still holding a piece of wood that she had picked up and was swinging it around.

The moment they stepped out of the barrier, the entire spirit beast garden suddenly began to shake, and the spirit beasts scattered in fright.

The tremor did not last long, and no spirit beasts were injured.

However, it also alarmed Elder Zhao, who had been keeping a close eye on the movements of the Spirit Beast Garden, hoping that something would go wrong so that he could find something to use against Yun Qing.

He hurriedly arrived on his sword. A number of curious disciples had already gathered outside the Spirit Beast Garden, eager to know what had happened.

Elder Zhao stood with his hands behind his back, directly in front of the Spirit Beast Garden. He looked around but didn't see Yun Qing, assuming she was hiding somewhere slacking off. His expression grew even more displeased, and he amplified his voice with spiritual power:

"Yun Qing! I told you to clean up the spirit beast garden, what have you been doing? Is the tremor in the spirit beast garden related to you?"

Elder Zhao did not receive a reply from Yun Qing. Instead, several spirit beasts rushed towards him. He instinctively dodged and landed in what he thought was a safe place.

He just didn't notice that this location was where spirit beast excrement was disposed of.

Unable to vent his anger on the spirit beast, he could only direct it at Yun Qing. "Yun Qing! Get out here right now! Explain yourself properly, what's going on?"

"Excuse me, excuse me..."

"Elder Zhao, get out of the way!"

Elder Zhao was about to speak when a large bucket flew towards him. He quickly reached out and swung the bucket away, and then…

The spirit beast's droppings soaked him from head to toe.