“I’ll help you.”
Chen Xiao said nonchalantly.
Su Meinan stared at Chen Xiao blankly for a few seconds before shouting, “What did you say? You’ll help me?”
Judging by her reaction, she clearly hadn’t understood what he meant at first.
“Mm.”
Chen Xiao nodded. “But you have to agree to one condition. After I help you get revenge, you have to be my follower.”
Chen Xiao was unfamiliar with the Immortal Hidden Realm, so he wanted a guide. This seemingly clever but actually naive young girl, who also harbored the deep hatred of a murdered clan, appeared to be a good choice.
However, Su Meinan misunderstood. She reflexively covered her chest, asking, “What do you want to do to me?”
“Just a simple follower. Once I’m done with my business in the Immortal Hidden Realm, I’ll grant you your freedom… Perhaps it won’t even take that long.”
Chen Xiao said calmly.
“What do you mean, ‘done with my business in the Immortal Hidden Realm’? You’re acting like some big shot… Besides, why should I believe you can help me get revenge? You’re stronger than me, yes, but you’re alone. Can you take down the entire True Martial Sect by yourself? I don’t believe it!”
Su Meinan pouted, her contempt almost written on her face.
“You can choose not to believe me. Just admit that you’re a coward who dares not avenge your family.”
“Who says I don’t dare!”
With just one sentence, Chen Xiao had hooked the little beggar.
“Hmph, since you’re looking for death, I’ll accompany you… But if you want me to agree, you have to do at least one thing first!”
“You help me get our family’s spirit stone vein back, and then I’ll accept your condition!”
Su Meinan wanted to test Chen Xiao’s strength.
Chen Xiao found this reasonable and agreed, “Deal. Where is the spirit stone vein? Take me there now!”
“Go now? Don’t we need to prepare?”
Su Meinan asked.
“A bunch of weaklings at the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages. What’s there to prepare? Hurry up and lead the way, don’t waste time.”
Chen Xiao urged impatiently.
Su Meinan’s face fell. Who was he calling weaklings!
But she didn’t retort. She thought to herself, *Just you brag. Let’s see what happens when the Li family deals with you. I have plenty of escape methods anyway!*
Su Meinan played it safe.
Under the cover of night, the two headed straight for the spirit stone vein outside the city.
On the way, Chen Xiao asked Su Meinan a question: “Why are there so many ordinary people in True Martial Town?”
Su Meinan looked at Chen Xiao curiously and retorted, “Isn’t that normal? What else would there be?”
“I thought everyone in the Immortal Hidden Realm was a cultivator, or at least at the Nascent Soul stage.”
Chen Xiao said.
Su Meinan’s expression shifted, “Who exactly are you? You’re not from the Immortal Hidden Realm?”
“Mm, I’m from outside, what you call the mortal world.”
Since they would be together for a while longer, and Chen Xiao would inevitably need to ask Su Meinan questions he didn’t know, he didn’t bother hiding his identity.
However, upon hearing his words, Su Meinan froze instantly, asking Chen Xiao dazedly, “You, who exactly are you?”
“Actually, I am…”
Just as Chen Xiao was about to introduce himself, Su Meinan cautiously asked, “Could it be… you are that scoundrel from the mortal world?”
“…”
Chen Xiao was speechless for a moment, then slowly said, “My name is Chen Xiao… Mm, that’s right, I am the scoundrel from the mortal world you speak of!”
“Heavens, it really is you!”
Su Meinan looked at Chen Xiao in disbelief. “You, you’re incredibly bold! I never thought you’d actually dare to come to the Immortal Hidden Realm. Aren’t you afraid of death at all?”
Chen Xiao remained silent, refusing to answer the question, as there was really nothing to say.
“I heard you’re very powerful, but you’re only powerful in the mortal world. This is the Immortal Hidden Realm, full of experts. Are you sure you really…”
Su Meinan seemed to have opened a new world, chattering incessantly as if Chen Xiao were an alien.
Chen Xiao, too lazy to entertain these idiotic questions, changed the subject. “Why don’t we talk about what we were discussing earlier? Why are there so many ordinary people in the Immortal Hidden Realm?”
“Isn’t that normal? Not everyone is suited for cultivation. If there are cultivators, then there must be ordinary people!”
“The Nascent Soul stage cultivators you imagine walking everywhere only appear in medium to large sects. In some smaller sects, a Nascent Soul cultivator is already a pillar of strength. Take my sect, the Sleeve-Waving Sect, for example. The Sect Master’s cultivation is only at the Soul Transformation stage.”
After listening to Su Meinan’s explanation, Chen Xiao believed what Qinglian Dao Master had said. Qinglian had mentioned that the Heavenly Lotus Sect was a medium-sized sect.
Compared to this Sleeve-Waving Sect, the Heavenly Lotus Sect was indeed a medium-sized sect.
“Actually, when human cultivators retreated into the Immortal Hidden Realm back then, they brought many civilians with them. Over the past five hundred years, they’ve also absorbed quite a few civilians from the mortal world, so there are many civilians in the Immortal Hidden Realm.”
“They are the soil. Among their descendants, some with good talent are recruited by sects for training, like that Li Beiwu.”
“When one person achieves success, their entire family benefits. The Li family has become so arrogant. You know, before, the Li family wasn’t even worthy of carrying our Su family’s shoes in True Martial Town…”
Su Meinan spoke volubly, showcasing her extensive knowledge as a native of the Immortal Hidden Realm.
She naturally excluded herself from the ranks of ordinary people, despite being merely a minor Golden Core cultivator…
However, this information was indeed novel to Chen Xiao. None of the people he had met before had ever told him these things.
It made sense, though. The lives of ordinary people, in any world, were always the overlooked part.
“What is the strength of this True Martial Sect? What is the level of its disciples?”
Chen Xiao asked.
“True Martial Sect? It’ll shock you to death!”
Su Meinan said with exaggerated expression. “The True Martial Sect has three Void Transformation realm experts, and more than ten Divine Sea realm experts. As for Soul Transformation realm cultivators, they are as numerous as cow hair. Within a five-hundred-mile radius of True Martial Mountain, the True Martial Sect is the sole dominant power!”
Chen Xiao nodded slightly. So that’s how it was.
Judging by this, the strength of the True Martial Sect was indeed slightly stronger than the Heavenly Blood Sect and the Heavenly Lotus Sect… but only slightly.
Cultivators at the Void Transformation stage were still no match for Chen Xiao.
“Hey?”
At this moment, Su Meinan suddenly noticed something. “Why are you asking this?”
“Didn’t I say I would help you get revenge?”
Chen Xiao said casually.
Su Meinan looked at Chen Xiao as if he were an idiot. “Are you crazy? Seeking revenge against the True Martial Sect? You might want to die, but I don’t! If you help me eliminate the Li family, that would be considered helping me get revenge. As for the True Martial Sect, you’d best not even think about it!”