"Thank you, Young Master!"
Ye Yuan Yuan clasped her hands, speaking with a hint of embarrassment.
She hadn't expected to be troubled by a pack of wolves.
Clearly, the wolf king had orchestrated the formation, which was why one wolf after another had charged out.
Cunning!
"It seems your combat experience is still too limited!"
Qin Ning wiped the blood from his slender staff and said, "The vital point of a Purple-Patterned Wolf is in its throat, three inches below its lower jaw. If you stab that spot, the Purple-Patterned Wolf will surely die!"
"Relying on your cultivation realm and expending spiritual energy like that is the most unwise thing to do."
Hearing this, Ye Yuan Yuan nodded.
However, these things were easy to say but too difficult to do.
How could a pack of wolves not know how to defend their weak points?
But Qin Ning's strike just now was incredibly precise, as if he had mastered it countless times.
He had only reached the fourth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm, yet he could accurately target the vital point of a seventh-layer Spirit Sea Realm Purple-Patterned Wolf and kill it with a single blow.
How strong was Qin Ning's true power?
"Huh?"
Qin Ning's gaze suddenly became fixed.
Ye Yuan Yuan was also looking ahead. Beside the dead Purple-Patterned Wolf, several dark gray figures suddenly appeared.
These figures were only finger-length, leaping up and down on the Purple-Patterned Wolf's body, busily moving back and forth, seemingly collecting something.
"What's wrong, Young Master?"
"Interesting, interesting... Little Soul Spirits."
A trace of joy appeared on Qin Ning's face as he stepped straight forward.
In an instant, those tiny dark gray figures hid beneath the Purple-Patterned Wolf's corpse and vanished.
"This Purple-Patterned Wolf was killed by me and my maidservant. Its soul should belong to us. Do you Little Soul Spirits intend to steal from others?"
Qin Ning stood before the corpse and slowly spoke.
Suddenly, the tiny gray figures leaped out, stood on the wolf's corpse, pointed at Qin Ning, and let out a shriek.
"What? Did I say something wrong? You are thieves, a bunch of robbers!"
Qin Ning pointed at the tiny gray figures and scolded them.
Just then, the tiny gray figures gathered together, extremely angry, leaping violently as if to attack Qin Ning, but strangely, none of them made a move.
Ye Yuan Yuan stepped closer and realized that these tiny gray figures were of varying lengths, their limbs merely symbolic, looking like several small bald heads. Even when angry, they looked... very cute!
"Hmph, if you don't want to be robbers, then promise me one condition, and then I'll give you these spirit beasts!"
Qin Ning said.
Suddenly, the tiny gray figures looked at each other, each tiny gray figure pushing the slightly larger gray figures forward.
"Help me find the Purple Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng!"
Qin Ning said directly.
The tiny gray figures immediately shook their heads like rattles.
"Alright, you Little Soul Spirits are indeed thieves. I want to tell the whole world that Little Soul Spirits are thieves!"
Hearing this, the tiny gray figures immediately pushed the leading Little Soul Spirit forward, and that Little Soul Spirit nodded.
Not long after, the Little Soul Spirits finished absorbing the Purple-Patterned Wolf's soul and set off with Qin Ning and Ye Yuan Yuan.
Along the way, Ye Yuan Yuan was truly puzzled.
Little Soul Spirits?
She had never heard of this name, but Qin Ning seemed... very familiar with them!
"Little Soul Spirits are also a type of spirit beast."
Qin Ning seemed to notice Ye Yuanjuan’s confusion and slowly said, “These spirit beasts are born in a very strange way. They are born from the souls of other spirit beasts. They have no offensive capabilities and no self-preservation abilities.”
“Hundreds of thousands of years ago, there were many such Little Soul Spirits. Martial artists training in these mountains would befriend them and could exchange information.”
“But humans are too greedy. Some people began to capture these Little Soul Spirits as spirit pets or spies. Over time, the number of Little Soul Spirits dwindled. By now, it’s almost impossible to see them!”
“I also find it very strange to encounter them here.”
Hearing this, Ye Yuanjuan nodded, “Then why did these Little Soul Spirits react so strongly when Young Master called them thieves?”
“From the moment they were born, they have been stealing the souls of spirit beasts. Therefore, they fear being called thieves the most.”
Hearing this, Ye Yuanjuan covered her mouth and chuckled.
She never expected these Little Soul Spirits to be so interesting.
Those Little Soul Spirits jumped around, carrying Qin Ning and Ye Yuanjuan as they flew between the mountains.
As the two moved forward, the sky gradually brightened.
The two arrived at the foot of a mountain.
Those Little Soul Spirits stopped, not daring to advance further.
“Thank you!”
Looking at the Little Soul Spirits, Qin Ning smiled and said, “You are not thieves!”
Hearing this, the Little Soul Spirits frolicked and jumped away, disappearing into the forest in an instant.
“We’ve arrived!”
Looking ahead, Qin Ning spoke.
“The Purple Star Blood Dragon Ginseng is said to have an extremely powerful effect in replenishing qi and blood for martial artists.”
“Not just that!”
Qin Ning smiled and said, “Refining it into a Purple Blood Spirit Pill also has the effect of strengthening the foundation of martial artists in the Spirit Sea Realm, enhancing the Spirit Sea, with even greater efficacy.”
“Purple Blood Spirit Pill…”
Ye Yuanjuan nodded.
She had never heard of that type of elixir, but Qin Ning was clearly very familiar with it.
“Let’s rest for a bit, then we’ll start climbing the mountain!”
“Climbing the mountain?”
“That’s right!” Qin Ning looked towards the mountain peak and said, “The Purple Star Blood Dragon Ginseng contains extremely powerful blood qi energy, but it is usually guarded by a Purple Star Lion.”
A Purple Star Lion is a low-grade spirit beast of the second rank, with strength at least equivalent to the first layer of the Spirit Platform Realm.
Ye Yuanjuan’s expression changed.
In the Spirit Platform Realm, spiritual energy is used to forge a Spirit Platform. Not to mention the abundant spiritual energy within the body, once the Spirit Platform is completely forged, the body’s strength can be said to increase several times, and the spiritual energy becomes even more stable!
This far surpassed the Spirit Sea Realm.
Having reached the sixth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm, Ye Yuanjuan was confident she could fight opponents in the eighth layer of the Spirit Sea Realm.
But the Spirit Platform Realm…
It was too difficult!
It was almost impossible.
How could the two of them snatch the Purple Star Blood Dragon Ginseng from under the nose of a Purple Star Lion in the Spirit Platform Realm?
The two waited slowly. About half an hour later, a green figure galloped up.
Looking closely, it was the green ox beside Qin Ning.
“Xiao Qing, you’re much slower!”
Hearing Qin Ning’s words, Xiao Qing circled around awkwardly for a moment, then looked at Qin Ning with great excitement.
“You big stupid ox, what good stuff did you secretly eat again? Why are you getting bigger and bigger!”
Qin Ning laughed and scolded, “Later, I’ll give you something even better to eat. Interested?”
Qin Ning spoke to it while looking up the mountainside.
Hearing this, Xiao Qing took a step back, looking at Qin Ning, full of vigilance.
"Scared?"
Qin Ning pouted and said, "I remember back then, your ancestor could be said to have broken through all the Four Spirits Realms, and even reached the God Transformation Realm. Sigh, I didn't expect their descendants to be so easily intimidated!"