"This is the advantage of being a Pharmacist," Xiao Man said, flipping the roast meat on the fire. "Pharmacists are very sensitive to spiritual herbs and medicines. As long as they are present, they cannot escape our notice. What are your plans next?"
"Find a place to cultivate properly," Xiang Jian said without hesitation. "There are two ways to leave Wuji City: first, wait for the recruitment of the Seven Great Sects, and second, cross the Roland Mountain Range. With our abilities, crossing the Roland Mountain Range is impossible. We can only enter the Seven Great Sects. To enter the Seven Great Sects, one must first become a cultivator above Qi Refining Stage Seven."
"Is the Roland Mountain Range a barrier?"
"Yes, the Roland Mountain Range is a barrier," Xiang Jian nodded affirmatively. "The Roland Mountain Range is filled with countless treasures, but also countless dangers. Even Nascent Soul stage experts cannot guarantee safe passage through the Roland Mountain Range. Thus, the Roland Mountain Range is both a barrier and a protection."
"How do the Seven Great Sects bring people away from here during their recruitment?"
"Teleportation arrays," Xiang Jian explained. "In Wuji City, there is a teleportation array shared by the Seven Great Sects. Each use of the teleportation array consumes a large amount of spirit crystals, and a Golden Core stage expert is required to stabilize the array with spiritual energy to ensure its normal operation."
"Since the teleportation array consumes so much, why do they still come here to recruit?" Xiao Man asked, confused. Couldn't they recruit from other places? Su Dan Novels Online.
"The Seven Great Sects do not have the ability to poach people from aristocratic families or other sects. The only place they can acquire fresh blood is from the cities surrounding the Roland Mountain Range."
"Do people from the Seven Great Sects come to the Roland Mountain Range?"
"Yes," Xiang Jian nodded. "The Roland Mountain Range is a natural treasure trove, filled with countless riches, and it's also a good place for training. Elders from the sects will bring their talented disciples here for training."
"How do people from the Seven Great Sects enter the Roland Mountain Range?" Xiao Man asked nonchalantly, after all, she had just poisoned a group of disciples from the Azure Wolf Sect.
"The terrain of the outer regions of the Roland Mountain Range has long been explored by people from the Seven Great Sects. They avoid areas with high-level demonic beasts and train their disciples in the outer regions, hunting low-level demonic beasts, collecting herbs, and materials for refining artifacts. However, the Seven Great Sects more often go to the Eastern Yue Forest, which is safer for their disciples."
"Can one leave through the outer regions of the Roland Mountain Range?"
"No," Xiang Jian said slowly. "To leave through the Roland Mountain Range, one must traverse the center of the mountain range. It is said that the center of the mountain range is home to terrifying beasts of Holy Beast level. Nascent Soul stage experts are not even enough to fill their teeth in front of a Holy Beast."
Xiao Man touched her nose. "So, if disciples from the Seven Great Sects appear here, they must have come through the teleportation array?"
Xiang Jian looked at Xiao Man. "Did you encounter disciples from the Seven Great Sects?"
Xiao Man touched her nose. "No."
"Liar, if you didn't meet any disciples from the Seven Great Sects, how would you know that disciples from the Seven Great Sects appeared here? Tell me honestly, did you have a conflict with people from the Seven Great Sects?"
Under Xiang Jian's sharp gaze, Xiao Man honestly nodded.
"A confrontation?"
Xiao Man nodded again.
"Did they see your face?"
Xiao Man nodded again.
"How many of them?"
"Five, all Qi Refining stage cultivators, the lowest at stage five, the highest at stage seven, same as me."
Xiang Jian immediately grabbed his sword. "Let's go, we must kill them, otherwise, you can forget about cultivating in the Seven Great Sects."
Xiao Man remained seated. The pot beside her was bubbling with boiling water. Xiao Man stirred it with a spoon and added some more seasoning.
"Xiao Qin, don't just sit there. The appearance of people from the Seven Great Sects here is not a good thing. You've met them and fought with them. Although you escaped, if you encounter them in Wuji City, it will be deadly!"
"I have already killed them all."
The worry on Xiang Jian's face instantly shattered into pieces, and he slowly returned to his original seat. "How did you do it?"
"With poison," Xiao Man said casually. "I didn't intend to bother them. One side wanted to frame me, and the other wanted to kill me. I was forced to poison them."
"Are the bodies disposed of properly?" Xiang Jian asked, worried. Xiao Man was skilled in using poison, and there were not many people skilled in poison in Wuji City, and even fewer could poison Qi Refining Stage Seven cultivators. It would be troublesome if the Seven Great Sects investigated her.
Zhu Qing crawled out from Xiao Man's sleeve and stood on her shoulder, looking smug, as if telling Xiang Jian that it had already eaten the bodies.
Xiao Man glanced at Zhu Qing and patted its little head. "Don't worry, they won't find the bodies."
"Be careful with their personal belongings, especially the good stuff. Don't let anyone see them, or it will bring you endless trouble," Xiang Jian earnestly advised. It wasn't good for the master to stir up so much trouble. She had only been apart for a short while, and this person had already gone out and killed people from the Seven Great Sects!
"I know," Xiao Man took out a Qiankun bag and threw it to Xiang Jian. "See if there's anything you need. If there is, keep it. If not, throw it away."
Xiang Jian held the Qiankun bag, his expression a bit complex. However, after following Xiao Man for a long time, he had gotten used to it. He immediately opened the Qiankun bag and looked. "Were the disciples you encountered from the Azure Wolf Sect?"
"Yes, they were chasing a disciple from the Blazing Sun Sect, and the one who framed me was a disciple from the Blazing Sun Sect."
After a long silence, Xiang Jian finally spoke. "Xiao Qin, for safety's sake, let's return to Wuji City first. If disciples from the Azure Wolf Sect and the Blazing Sun Sect go missing, they will definitely search the Roland Mountain Range. During this time, being inside the Roland Mountain Range will make you a target."
"I also plan to return to Wuji City first." Xiao Man scooped a bowl of soup and shared half the meat with Xiang Jian. "Now that I have entered the Qi Refining stage, as long as I don't provoke the people from the City Lord's Mansion, I am basically safe. I need to help them lead qi into their bodies as soon as possible."
"Indeed, if they cannot enter the Qi Refining stage, they cannot survive in Wuji City. The sooner the better. Let's go, let's leave this place of trouble as soon as possible."
The two returned to Wuji City and exchanged the herbs they obtained from the Roland Mountain Range for contribution points. They immediately gained one hundred contribution points.
"Recognizing herbs is indeed a convenient and good skill," Xiang Jian said cheerfully, looking at the contribution points in the wooden token. "Du Niang Zi and Shan Yun should also be able to collect a lot of herbs if they go into the Roland Mountain Range."
Xiao Man remained silent and turned into a sparsely populated alley. Many people were staring at the two along the way. After all, there were very few new faces in Wuji City. Besides the Seven Great Sects, there were those who came from the Lawless Land. The people from the Seven Great Sects all wore the attire of the Seven Great Sects and were easily recognizable. The others were those who came from the Lawless Land.