My little sect, which disappeared a thousand years ago, has become a sacred site!

This demonic beast appears to be the guardian of this field of spiritual herbs.

It's also possible that it's waiting for the elixir to mature before consuming it to break through its cultivation level.

Gu Xing'er carefully observed the aura and condition of the demonic beast, made a judgment in her mind, and then she flashed back to the group.

"There is a field of medicinal herbs to the northwest."

She was concise and to the point.

"The spiritual medicine is of excellent quality. It is guarded by a demonic beast at the early stage of the Void Refinement realm, which is currently in a state of slumber."

She paused for a moment and then said:

"We can take this opportunity to kill it and then collect the elixir."

"Yes, Thirteenth Patriarch."

The disciples responded in unison, their voices low, but their excitement was palpable.

Because Gu Xing'er is Gu Changyuan's disciple and possesses top-tier talent, in the hearts of the other disciples, her status is equal to that of the ten senior disciples, including Ye Qingxue and Tu Shan Youyao. The disciples call her "Thirteenth Ancestor".

At first, Gu Xing'er wasn't used to this title, feeling it was too formal and made her sound older.

But after being addressed as such by his disciples for a long time, he gradually got used to it.

Gu Xing'er led her team quietly towards the medicinal herb field.

The fifteen people silently dispersed, surrounding the open space.

Gu Xing'er stood at the front, her gaze fixed on the sleeping demon beast.

She slightly clenched her right hand, and a falling star appeared in her palm.

She vanished into the void once more, her body radiating a faint starlight.

Suddenly, a dazzling starry sky lit up in the void behind the demonic beast.

Gu Xing'er's figure flashed out from the starry sky in an instant. She held "Falling Star" in her hand and raised her arm slightly.

The blade was aimed at the monster's neck.

Then he swung the knife down.

"Whoosh."

The sound was very soft, so soft that it was almost inaudible.

The blade of the Falling Star sliced ​​across the monster's neck as easily as cutting tofu, encountering no resistance whatsoever.

The monster didn't even have time to open its eyes.

Its body twitched slightly, then completely relaxed and collapsed to the ground.

The breath of life has completely vanished.

Gu Xing'er held the dagger, stood still, and stared at the fallen monster for a moment.

She looked down at the "Falling Star" in her hand, then at the corpse of the monster, and then raised her left hand to scratch her head.

"..."

Am I really that amazing?

One strike and he killed a demon beast in the early stage of the Void Refinement realm?

She thought he was a formidable opponent, so she deliberately circled around to ambush him from behind, aiming specifically at his neck, and even swinging her knife with all her might.

The result was that one cut and it was all over.

Gu Xing'er looked at the "Falling Star" in her hand, a hint of shock flashing in her eyes.

She didn't feel any resistance at all when the knife fell.

The blade sliced ​​across the monster's neck with ease, as if cutting through the air.

This dagger was more powerful than she had imagined.

The falling star trembled slightly in her hand, as if responding to her feelings.

Gu Xing'er smiled slightly and sheathed the dagger back into its scabbard at her waist.

"Take everything from the medicinal herb field."

She turned to look at her disciples.

"Be quick, don't miss anything."

Seeing that Gu Xing'er killed the early stage of the Void Refinement realm demon beast with a single strike, they were originally planning to wait for the other party to make a move.

The disciples who immediately provided support and damage also showed expressions of shock, their eyes filled with awe.

That cut was too fast.

It happened so fast that they only saw a purple arc of light flash by before the monster was decapitated, without even a chance to struggle.

As expected of the Holy Ancestor's personal disciple. Killing enemies of a higher level is as easy for him as eating and drinking.

Upon hearing Gu Xing'er's voice, the disciples immediately snapped out of their shock.

They immediately sprang into action, entering the medicinal herb field in an orderly fashion to begin harvesting the herbs.

The allocation of resources within the secret realm follows a well-established set of rules in the Celestial Sacred Land and the Heavenly Demon Pavilion.

Most of the resources acquired through such collective actions need to be handed over to the Holy Land for statistical purposes.

Then, the Holy Land will grant different contribution rewards and resource selection permissions to each disciple based on the team leader's evaluation of each disciple.

As for whether anyone will embezzle the resources—you should know that the surrounding disciples, especially the team leader, remember what resources were taken.

If reported, you will be severely punished in the Holy Land, and your eligibility for resource allocation will be revoked.

of course there are exceptions.

Resources acquired independently belong to the individual.

For example, if a disciple gets separated from his group, everything he acquired during that time will belong to him as long as he survives alone in the secret realm.

Another situation is during rest periods.

The leader would let the disciples rest or move around freely in the surrounding area.

Anything they find during this period belongs to them.

Resource allocation is a complex issue with numerous rules, and decisions are generally made flexibly based on the actual situation.

But there is one ironclad rule: it is not scarcity that is a concern, but inequality; fairness is the first principle.

The disciples worked quickly, carefully taking out each of the spiritual herbs from the spiritual field and sorting them out.

Just as the last few medicinal herbs were being collected—suddenly…

Suddenly, a series of piercing chirping sounds came from among the surrounding dilapidated buildings, followed by the appearance of a group of monkeys.

No, it's not an ordinary monkey.

Although these creatures are similar in size to monkeys, their fur is extremely sparse, and their exposed skin is not entirely the same, but it is similar in color to the surrounding environment.

Their limbs are long, their knuckles are thick, and their nails are sharp like hooks, allowing them to easily climb vertical walls.

Their eyes are the most striking feature.

Their eyes were crimson, with vertical pupils that gleamed with a cold, eerie light in the sunlight. Their mouths were slightly open.

It revealed two rows of sharp teeth, the tips of which were yellowish, clearly indicating its carnivorous nature.

One, two, ten, fifty...

In just a few breaths, the surrounding ruins were covered with these creatures.

They crouched on the broken walls, hung on the broken pillars, and dangled upside down from the remaining beams, surrounding Gu Xing'er and her group from all sides.

"It's a stone ape!"

One of the disciples immediately recognized the creature, his voice tinged with nervousness.

The carapace monkey is inherently ferocious, prefers to live in groups, and is extremely aggressive.

These fanged monkeys are at least at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, with many already at the late stage, and some even approaching the peak of the Nascent Soul realm.

They perched steadily on the various ruined buildings, their crimson eyes fixed menacingly on Gu Xing'er and her group.

Several stone goblins looked at the empty spirit field and, finding nothing there, their faces showed an expression that resembled anger.

Its mouth gaped open, revealing sharp teeth, and it let out a low growl.

Clearly, their target is also this sacred field.

However, we arrived a step too late.

"Encircle formation!"

Gu Xing'er's voice was clear and cold, carrying an undeniable decisiveness.

The disciples immediately tightened their formation, standing back to back in a circle.

At this moment, the role of the team is fully demonstrated.

When acting alone, one might be able to handle a single monster, but when facing a group of monsters that live in groups and cooperate seamlessly, one will often be exhausted and may even perish.

Groups of monsters are not only numerous, but they also know how to divide tasks and cooperate. Some of them restrain the monsters from the front, while others launch surprise attacks from the side, making them far more difficult to deal with than individual monsters.