Senior Sisters, I Don’t Want To Work Hard Anymore

Chapter 44: Plunder (Part 1)

In the wilderness shrouded by thick fog.

"Splurt—"

As the head of a serpent-like monster the size of a water tank was severed by a swift sword strike, the dark purple blood gushed into the sky like a fountain. After exhausting its strength, it poured down like a heavy rain.

The demonic carnivorous plants on the ground immediately reacted. Countless strange trees and weeds stretched out their leaves and branches, desperately competing to devour the blood of the serpent. The eerie and terrifying howls were incessant.

Qin Muling sheathed his sword and stepped back. He looked at the struggling and rolling body of the serpent, which stretched for dozens of zhang (a Chinese unit of length equal to about 3.3 meters). Wherever it passed, all the grass, trees, soil, and stones were flattened. The pungent smell of blood had attracted many ferocious creatures in the vicinity, whether flying in the sky, running on the ground, or burrowing underground.

Qi Yalan, who was beside him, raised her hand slightly. Hundreds of brilliantly sharp sword lights fell, completely dismembering the serpent's body. A grapefruit-sized, blood-red serpent pill, surrounded by a halo of blood, flew out and landed in the hands of her junior brother.

"A very good thing."

Qin Muling was satisfied and put it away. This Infant Formation realm monster, the Blood Scale Poison Sand Python, had a practical killing power that exceeded its rank. Its serpent pill contained abundant essence of blood and was a highly sought-after alchemy material. Especially the serpent pill extracted from this thousand-year-old creature could fetch a high price on the market.

"Go ahead and take action. No one will find out this time."

Qi Yalan smiled. Today, she was dressed in a tight-fitting white warrior outfit, showcasing her slender and beautiful figure. The tall peaks of her body pushed the front of her clothes tightly, and her pants and boots outlined her elegant and curvaceous buttocks and long legs. Her enchanting figure and extraordinary beauty, coupled with her dark and captivating eyes exuding a chilling and intimidating aura, made her snow-white skin seem delicate and fragile.

As a result, her junior brother's gaze occasionally drifted towards her, unable to move away from her delicate body. His clear eyes couldn't hide his intense desire. Although this tsundere third senior sister didn't say anything, she felt a sense of accomplishment in her heart.

Luo Wanqing, as the city lord, was busy with affairs. The responsibility of leading the battle against the underground demonic creatures fell on the eldest senior sister. She also had to guard against Qi Shuyu and the group of elders causing trouble. Therefore, the task of accompanying Qin Muling on his journey fell naturally on Qi Yalan.

Therefore, every time she was with Qin Muling, this third senior sister would dress up carefully and pay great attention to her appearance. The effect was quite remarkable.

"Alright."

Qin Muling nodded and silently activated his profound technique. Faint chaotic light and shadows resembling spider webs appeared on his feet, silently spreading in all directions along the ground. Wherever it passed, those strange and demonic plants would emit desperate screams. Some even pulled their tentacle-like roots out of the ground, attempting to escape. Their speed was so fast that even ordinary horses couldn't catch up.

Unfortunately, this method was futile. Once entangled by the chaotic light and shadows, these demonic plants would lose all resistance and have all their life essence ruthlessly plundered, turning into a pile of withered ashes. Nothing useful would be left.

With Qin Muling's current cultivation, this enhanced innate ability could cover an area of more than three hundred zhang in radius. All the grass and trees within this range would be suppressed, and all their vitality would be plundered and absorbed by the mysterious Innate Primordial Spirit Seed.

Above the two of them, nine golden round towers floated in the nine cardinal directions. With them as the central nodes, a thin milky-white light curtain enveloped an area of over a thousand zhang in radius. It had the effect of isolating and shielding all attempts to spy or probe with divine abilities or spells. No matter what Qin Muling and his senior sister did inside, nothing could be known from the outside.

Unless someone with a cultivation surpassing the Destiny Realm, who had already undergone Immortal Transformation and Immortal Ascension, approached to probe, it would be possible to render this set of High Grade Law Treasure ineffective.

Since the conflict with a group of cultivators from Lu Ming Island last time, Qi Yalan was afraid of a similar incident happening again. Therefore, she spent a considerable amount of merit points to rent this set of High Grade Law Treasure from the sect's storeroom as a backup.

Therefore, when hunting in the wilderness, Qin Muling could fully display his abilities and plunder all the life essence of the demonic plants for his own use.

After one round of harvesting, about seventy percent of the essence was absorbed by the Innate Primordial Spirit Seed, while the rest belonged to Qin Muling, propelling his cultivation to steadily rise.

"It's really about thirty percent..." Qin Muling muttered in his heart. Originally, he was worried that using this plundering technique too much would make his own foundation unstable. However, after repeated investigations by his senior sisters, it was confirmed that there were no problems, so he let go and used it freely.

Qi Yalan noticed keenly: Any area that has been swept by this chaotic spiritual light will cause all demonized spirit plants to die out. The ground becomes clean, and no other demonized spirit plants dare to approach.

She thought for a moment, raised her hand and took a handful of soil, brought it closer and carefully probed with her divine sense. She was surprised to find that there was no trace of the strange demonic energy inside, and the soil had returned to its state before the invasion of underground monsters.

A somewhat terrifying speculation emerged in her mind. Could these territories that have been cleaned by Junior Brother be suitable for the survival and reproduction of normal spirit plants in the future?

In fact, before this, the elders of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace had tried such actions, but these strange demonic energies were too stubborn and difficult to completely eliminate. Even if the demonized spirit plants in a certain area were extinct, they would soon revive.

After several attempts, the high-level members of Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace, who were not strong enough, had to give up on this idea.

However, now Qin Muling's ability has almost perfectly solved this problem. The only regret is that his cultivation level is not high enough, so the purification efficiency is limited. It would probably take a long time to complete the vast territory. If his cultivation level improves a few major realms in the future, perhaps this can be accomplished?

Qi Yalan hesitated for a moment and asked softly, "Junior Brother, how long do you think it will take for you to reach the Infant Formation stage?"

Qin Muling pondered for a moment and responded, "It's a bit difficult, at least it won't be as fast as before."

The threshold for advancing from the Core Condensation Realm to the Infant Formation stage is undoubtedly much higher. It is no longer as easy as the advancement from the Qi Refining Realm to the Profound Comprehension Realm or from the Profound Comprehension Realm to the Core Condensation Realm. Even if Qin Muling does not have any restrictions in terms of comprehension, the time required for refining his cultivation and accumulating spiritual power will be longer. Moreover, his foundation is far stronger than ordinary elite geniuses.

"Well, there's no rush. Let's take it step by step," Qi Yalan nodded. Haste makes waste, and besides, Junior Brother's progress is already very astonishing. What else is there to be dissatisfied with?

"By the way, the senior members of the sect announced a few days ago that the Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Taiyuan Infinite Soft Water Flag, which was damaged ten thousand years ago, has been repaired by the elders. From now on, the power of the sect's main protective formation will have a qualitative leap, and there will no longer be any need to worry about some insignificant troublemakers," Qi Yalan said.

Qin Muling pondered for a moment and said thoughtfully, "That's a good thing, but... why announce it at this time? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to keep it a secret?"

Qi Yalan smiled and said, "Being low-key is not a disadvantage, but it also depends on the timing. The sect is currently facing many challenges. After this news is released, I believe it will make many forces think twice. The main purpose, however, is to..."

"To cover up my existence?" Qin Muling instantly realized and asked with his divine sense.

Qi Yalan looked at him in surprise and explained with her divine sense, "It's easy to talk to you, Junior Brother. Yes, your existence directly affects the overall change in the sect's luck. In order to prevent outsiders from noticing, the senior members of the sect chose to release this news. In fact, this treasure was repaired a hundred years ago, but the elders have been deliberately concealing it, so that other forces did not notice anything unusual..."

Although the Taiyuan Infinite Soft Water Flag is important, it is far less important compared to Qin Muling. Using this news about the precious treasure to cover up the reason for the sect's surge in luck is undoubtedly a very appropriate move in the eyes of the elders.

Although this method may not be able to conceal the truth for long, as long as it buys Qin Muling enough time to grow, it can be considered a success.

The two of them continued to hunt and communicate along the way. In the void, hundreds of miles away, where ordinary cultivators' vision could not reach, several faint figures were rapidly approaching.

(End of this chapter)