After she finished speaking, she was a bit startled herself. She didn’t know why she had spoken so much to Zhao Jiuge. Normally, she hated men and would not speak this much to them at all. Perhaps she didn’t dislike this person much, but given how she wholeheartedly pursued ascension, it was impossible for her to have a dao partner.
“I don’t care either way. It was because of you that I was able to progress so fast on this path. Whenever I encountered difficulties, I thought of you, and nothing else was important. Nothing could stop me from cultivating to improve my strength to find you. Although I still can’t beat you, I’m already satisfied just with meeting you. However, the next time we meet, I’ll certainly beat you. You’ll no longer look at me like an ant and look directly at me.” At this moment, Zhao Jiuge was like a child that had spilled out all the hardships he had faced toward the person he admired.
Ling Bo Re was startled. She hadn’t expected things to be like this. Looking at Zhao Jiuge’s sincere appearance, she was somewhat moved, but a dao partner was something she didn’t need. In her heart, there was only one goal, and that was to ascend to become an immortal. Something like love was too far-fetched for her.
Not far away from the river, there were two figures hiding in the bushes, looking at the two people near the river. It was the Song siblings.
“Wow, I didn’t expect that brat Jiuge to still have an ace hidden up his sleeve. Playing the sympathy card.” Song Yuansheng looked at Zhao Jiuge with admiration. Not only was Zhao Jiuge sitting next to the ice-cold beauty. He had even gotten to take advantage of her.
“Hmph, all men are trash. All hooligans! Besides, what’s so good about that iceberg?” Song Rujing muttered to herself. Then both of them continued to watch the situation.
“Whenever you can beat me, you can stay these things. I’m going to cultivate, you should rest early as well. Tomorrow, we’ll be facing off against those evil cultivators.” Ling Bo Re retreated after speaking. She didn’t want to listen to Zhao Jiuge anymore.
Looking at Ling Bo Re getting up, Zhao Jiuge didn’t make her stay. Although there was no progress, there was at least hope, and she was not as cold as she was before. Thinking about this, Zhao Jiuge revealed a happy smile.
“The king asked me to patrol the mountain~”
“After patrolling the northern mountain, I’ll patrol the southern mountain~”
Just at this moment, the sound of someone singing echoed. The four people near the river were all surprised.
Zhao Jiuge immediately put on his shoes and stood beside Ling Bo Re. Both of them looked toward the source of the song. Even Song Yuansheng and Song Rujing came out of hiding. The four of them quickly gathered together.
“What’s the situation?” Zhao Jiuge’s happiness quickly disappeared. They had just arrived and had already encountered people of unknown origin? The Liu Province was sparsely populated and filled with dangerous beasts and poisonous insects. The geographic location was very dangerous, so ordinary people wouldn’t appear around here. They were very close to Northern Pond Mountain.
“Don’t panic, we’ll go together to meet them. Going by our original plan, we’ll hide our auras,” Ling Bo Re said while looking at Zhao Jiuge. After all, Zhao Jiuge was still a little young and lacked experience.
Song Yuansheng put away his treasures and revealed a playful smile. “Fortunately, we are all at peak condition. Let’s go meet them. If it is really people from the Blood Fiend Pavilion, don’t make a move unless it's a critical situation. Just maintain high vigilance.”
Song Rujing didn’t feel tense at all from the appearance of an unknown person. She looked very happy and reckless. Sung Yuansheng stared at his little sister. He was worried she would ruin the plan.
“The king asked me to patrol the mountain~”
“After patrolling the northern mountain, I’ll patrol the southern mountain~”
The bright song got closer and closer. They looked at each other and slowly walked forward. They had already noticed seven auras slowly closing in on them. It seemed like the other side had already noticed them.
The surrounding branches rustled. Perhaps because they were too close, the song suddenly stopped. They could see each other through the gaps in the branches.
“Who’s there!?” A roar came from the fatty leading the other group.
Zhao Jiuge calmed himself and didn’t say a word. The distance between the two groups closed, and soon the other group came out into the open. Ling Bo Re calmly stared at the other side.
What shocked Zhao Jiuge was Song Yuansheng. He no longer had that temperament of pretending to be old and instead was pretending to be scared.
“We… We are… We are villagers from the nearby village.” Song Yuansheng’s face was filled with panic.
Zhao Jiuge narrowed his eyes and saw the seven figures on the other side. When noticed their auras, he couldn’t help but feel relief.
One of the three people in front was a fat man. He was the one singing earlier. Right now, he had a lecherous smile on his face. His gaze was locked on Ling Bo Re.
The other wore a common grey robe and was tall and skinny. He was holding a precious treasure-grade flying sword and his face was a little feminine. When he heard Song Yuansheng’s words, not only did he not relax, he became solemn.
As for the other figures in grey robes, their auras were much weaker, only at the Spirit Transformation Realm. They held various different treasures in their hands, only at the magic treasure-grade.
The last person, the pale-faced youth standing in front, had the most special aura. He wore a blood-red robe with a blood-colored flower embroidered on his cuff. This pale-faced youth had the highest cultivation, mid stage of the Spirit Core Realm. He had a slender sword on his back and his body gave off the smell of blood.
One at mid stage of the Spirit Core Realm, four at the late stage of the Foundation Realm, and four at Spirit Transformation Realm. Zhao Jiuge let out a sigh of relief. They weren't too strong. Even if there was an accident, they could easily handle it.
“Oh? Nearby villagers?” The fatty rubbed his chin and looked with ill intent at the four people who had just appeared. The four of them were very young and revealed no hint of spirit force, so he was not worried. “All the surrounding villagers are barbarians. Where did such delicate villagers come from?”
The fatty was called Wu Wei, and the thin young man was named Jiang Cong. They were just rogue cultivators who lived in his area and had gathered a few people to work under them. Jian Cong was just an inept advisor. The two of them were living the good life when some people who proclaimed to come from the Blood Fiend Pavilion arrived two months ago. Each of them were ferocious and had powerful cultivation. They had many treasures and their methods were extraordinary. They had forced them to work for them and patrol the area, not allowing any outsiders to get close.
Wu Wei was afraid of those people and had to agree, as he was afraid they would kill him. Wu Wei was afraid at first, but after a period of time, he realized that aside from daily patrols, he could still do as he wished. He even got some rewards from those old fellows from time to time. His nervous heart finally relaxed.
After Wu Wei finished speaking, he looked at Ling Bo Re and his eyes lit up. Just as he walked forward, Jiang Cong quickly pulled Wu Wei’s sleeve. “Boss, don't go over there. There is something wrong. These people are much younger than the ordinary villagers, and they suddenly came to a place that the villagers would never go to. It feels too strange.”
“Ah, what are you afraid of? We have so many people, why are you afraid? Look at how delicate that woman looks. I haven’t eaten meat in two months, but today I’ll be eating well.” Wu Wei waved his hand and pushed Jiang Cong aside.
Jiang Cong saw that he couldn’t dissuade his boss. He quickly glanced at the blood-colored-robed youth to warn Wu Wei.
When Wu Wei thought about the silent youth in the blood-colored robe, all his lust immediately dissipated. He had seen how vicious these people were, and he quickly arrived next to the blood-colored robed youth. He softly said with a flattering expression, “Messenger Liao, what should we do?”
After Wu Wei spoke, the four grey-robed people behind Wu Wei took out their treasures and surrounded Zhao Jiuge’s group. Wu Wei nervously waited for the command from the Blood Fiend Pavilion disciple.
Although he knew that this disciple from the Blood Fiend Pavilion was not in a high position, he knew that he was at the Spirit Core Realm. This made him fear and respect this disciple, and he often tried to flatter him.
The blood-colored robed disciple silently watched the four people. Everyone in the sect had come here to do something related to the survival of the sect. This matter was of great importance, so there were a lot of people guarding the area around the Northern Pond Mountain and all these people out patrolling.
Among these four figures, aside from the amazingly beautiful woman, there was a young man in black who looked fierce, a harmless little girl, and an amusing young man. Normally, people like them wouldn’t appear around such a place.
If something was out of the ordinary, there had to be something wrong, and this matter was of great importance to the sect. And seeing how beautiful that woman was, the blood-colored-robed young man made up his mind.
After he finished thinking, he said to the fatty Wu Wei, “Rather than killing them, capture them. Take them back for the elders to deal with. If there is nothing abnormal, give the woman to the elders and kill the remaining three. Release their blood into the blood pool in the mountain.
As soon as he spoke, Wu Wei felt that it was regrettable. Such a beauty was about to disappear. However, his life was more important, so he quickly nodded and commanded his men to take them away. At the same time, Wu Wei and the blood-colored-robed youth were tense. They waited to see their reactions. If anything was wrong, they would immediately take action.
Hearing the words “blood pool,” Zhao Jiuge’s group was shocked. As the name implied, it was a pool made of blood, human blood. These Blood Fiend Pavilion disciples increase their cultivation by killing others, and the higher one’s cultivation, the more spirit force one's blood contained. Countless lives were lost to each blood pool!
The four grey-robed youths closed in to capture them. Wu Wei and Jiang Cong were secretly on guard as they nervously looked at the other four. If there was anything strange, they wouldn't mind killing these people directly. Even Wu Wei felt like there was something strange about those four people. However, he didn’t care much about those things. He didn’t have to worry as long as a disciple of the Blood Fiend Pavilion was here. As long as he could do as he wished, he didn’t care. Once he handed the people over to the elders, they wouldn’t be his problem anymore.
Seeing the few people in grey robes close in, Zhao Jiuge and Ling Bo Re were still calm. Song Yuansheng was pretending to be scared.
However, Su Rujing was unhappy and pouted. “Am I not beautiful? Where am I worse than her?”
After she finished speaking, she stood up and buffed her chest, her tender finger pointing at Ling Bo Re.
After she finished speaking, she was a bit startled herself. She didn’t know why she had spoken so much to Zhao Jiuge. Normally, she hated men and would not speak this much to them at all. Perhaps she didn’t dislike this person much, but given how she wholeheartedly pursued ascension, it was impossible for her to have a dao partner.
“I don’t care either way. It was because of you that I was able to progress so fast on this path. Whenever I encountered difficulties, I thought of you, and nothing else was important. Nothing could stop me from cultivating to improve my strength to find you. Although I still can’t beat you, I’m already satisfied just with meeting you. However, the next time we meet, I’ll certainly beat you. You’ll no longer look at me like an ant and look directly at me.” At this moment, Zhao Jiuge was like a child that had spilled out all the hardships he had faced toward the person he admired.
Ling Bo Re was startled. She hadn’t expected things to be like this. Looking at Zhao Jiuge’s sincere appearance, she was somewhat moved, but a dao partner was something she didn’t need. In her heart, there was only one goal, and that was to ascend to become an immortal. Something like love was too far-fetched for her.
Not far away from the river, there were two figures hiding in the bushes, looking at the two people near the river. It was the Song siblings.
“Wow, I didn’t expect that brat Jiuge to still have an ace hidden up his sleeve. Playing the sympathy card.” Song Yuansheng looked at Zhao Jiuge with admiration. Not only was Zhao Jiuge sitting next to the ice-cold beauty. He had even gotten to take advantage of her.
“Hmph, all men are trash. All hooligans! Besides, what’s so good about that iceberg?” Song Rujing muttered to herself. Then both of them continued to watch the situation.
“Whenever you can beat me, you can stay these things. I’m going to cultivate, you should rest early as well. Tomorrow, we’ll be facing off against those evil cultivators.” Ling Bo Re retreated after speaking. She didn’t want to listen to Zhao Jiuge anymore.
Looking at Ling Bo Re getting up, Zhao Jiuge didn’t make her stay. Although there was no progress, there was at least hope, and she was not as cold as she was before. Thinking about this, Zhao Jiuge revealed a happy smile.
“The king asked me to patrol the mountain~”
“After patrolling the northern mountain, I’ll patrol the southern mountain~”
Just at this moment, the sound of someone singing echoed. The four people near the river were all surprised.
Zhao Jiuge immediately put on his shoes and stood beside Ling Bo Re. Both of them looked toward the source of the song. Even Song Yuansheng and Song Rujing came out of hiding. The four of them quickly gathered together.
“What’s the situation?” Zhao Jiuge’s happiness quickly disappeared. They had just arrived and had already encountered people of unknown origin? The Liu Province was sparsely populated and filled with dangerous beasts and poisonous insects. The geographic location was very dangerous, so ordinary people wouldn’t appear around here. They were very close to Northern Pond Mountain.
“Don’t panic, we’ll go together to meet them. Going by our original plan, we’ll hide our auras,” Ling Bo Re said while looking at Zhao Jiuge. After all, Zhao Jiuge was still a little young and lacked experience.
Song Yuansheng put away his treasures and revealed a playful smile. “Fortunately, we are all at peak condition. Let’s go meet them. If it is really people from the Blood Fiend Pavilion, don’t make a move unless it's a critical situation. Just maintain high vigilance.”
Song Rujing didn’t feel tense at all from the appearance of an unknown person. She looked very happy and reckless. Sung Yuansheng stared at his little sister. He was worried she would ruin the plan.
“The king asked me to patrol the mountain~”
“After patrolling the northern mountain, I’ll patrol the southern mountain~”
The bright song got closer and closer. They looked at each other and slowly walked forward. They had already noticed seven auras slowly closing in on them. It seemed like the other side had already noticed them.
The surrounding branches rustled. Perhaps because they were too close, the song suddenly stopped. They could see each other through the gaps in the branches.
“Who’s there!?” A roar came from the fatty leading the other group.
Zhao Jiuge calmed himself and didn’t say a word. The distance between the two groups closed, and soon the other group came out into the open. Ling Bo Re calmly stared at the other side.
What shocked Zhao Jiuge was Song Yuansheng. He no longer had that temperament of pretending to be old and instead was pretending to be scared.
“We… We are… We are villagers from the nearby village.” Song Yuansheng’s face was filled with panic.
Zhao Jiuge narrowed his eyes and saw the seven figures on the other side. When noticed their auras, he couldn’t help but feel relief.
One of the three people in front was a fat man. He was the one singing earlier. Right now, he had a lecherous smile on his face. His gaze was locked on Ling Bo Re.
The other wore a common grey robe and was tall and skinny. He was holding a precious treasure-grade flying sword and his face was a little feminine. When he heard Song Yuansheng’s words, not only did he not relax, he became solemn.
As for the other figures in grey robes, their auras were much weaker, only at the Spirit Transformation Realm. They held various different treasures in their hands, only at the magic treasure-grade.
The last person, the pale-faced youth standing in front, had the most special aura. He wore a blood-red robe with a blood-colored flower embroidered on his cuff. This pale-faced youth had the highest cultivation, mid stage of the Spirit Core Realm. He had a slender sword on his back and his body gave off the smell of blood.
One at mid stage of the Spirit Core Realm, four at the late stage of the Foundation Realm, and four at Spirit Transformation Realm. Zhao Jiuge let out a sigh of relief. They weren't too strong. Even if there was an accident, they could easily handle it.
“Oh? Nearby villagers?” The fatty rubbed his chin and looked with ill intent at the four people who had just appeared. The four of them were very young and revealed no hint of spirit force, so he was not worried. “All the surrounding villagers are barbarians. Where did such delicate villagers come from?”
The fatty was called Wu Wei, and the thin young man was named Jiang Cong. They were just rogue cultivators who lived in his area and had gathered a few people to work under them. Jian Cong was just an inept advisor. The two of them were living the good life when some people who proclaimed to come from the Blood Fiend Pavilion arrived two months ago. Each of them were ferocious and had powerful cultivation. They had many treasures and their methods were extraordinary. They had forced them to work for them and patrol the area, not allowing any outsiders to get close.
Wu Wei was afraid of those people and had to agree, as he was afraid they would kill him. Wu Wei was afraid at first, but after a period of time, he realized that aside from daily patrols, he could still do as he wished. He even got some rewards from those old fellows from time to time. His nervous heart finally relaxed.
After Wu Wei finished speaking, he looked at Ling Bo Re and his eyes lit up. Just as he walked forward, Jiang Cong quickly pulled Wu Wei’s sleeve. “Boss, don't go over there. There is something wrong. These people are much younger than the ordinary villagers, and they suddenly came to a place that the villagers would never go to. It feels too strange.”
“Ah, what are you afraid of? We have so many people, why are you afraid? Look at how delicate that woman looks. I haven’t eaten meat in two months, but today I’ll be eating well.” Wu Wei waved his hand and pushed Jiang Cong aside.
Jiang Cong saw that he couldn’t dissuade his boss. He quickly glanced at the blood-colored-robed youth to warn Wu Wei.
When Wu Wei thought about the silent youth in the blood-colored robe, all his lust immediately dissipated. He had seen how vicious these people were, and he quickly arrived next to the blood-colored robed youth. He softly said with a flattering expression, “Messenger Liao, what should we do?”
After Wu Wei spoke, the four grey-robed people behind Wu Wei took out their treasures and surrounded Zhao Jiuge’s group. Wu Wei nervously waited for the command from the Blood Fiend Pavilion disciple.
Although he knew that this disciple from the Blood Fiend Pavilion was not in a high position, he knew that he was at the Spirit Core Realm. This made him fear and respect this disciple, and he often tried to flatter him.
The blood-colored robed disciple silently watched the four people. Everyone in the sect had come here to do something related to the survival of the sect. This matter was of great importance, so there were a lot of people guarding the area around the Northern Pond Mountain and all these people out patrolling.
Among these four figures, aside from the amazingly beautiful woman, there was a young man in black who looked fierce, a harmless little girl, and an amusing young man. Normally, people like them wouldn’t appear around such a place.
If something was out of the ordinary, there had to be something wrong, and this matter was of great importance to the sect. And seeing how beautiful that woman was, the blood-colored-robed young man made up his mind.
After he finished thinking, he said to the fatty Wu Wei, “Rather than killing them, capture them. Take them back for the elders to deal with. If there is nothing abnormal, give the woman to the elders and kill the remaining three. Release their blood into the blood pool in the mountain.
As soon as he spoke, Wu Wei felt that it was regrettable. Such a beauty was about to disappear. However, his life was more important, so he quickly nodded and commanded his men to take them away. At the same time, Wu Wei and the blood-colored-robed youth were tense. They waited to see their reactions. If anything was wrong, they would immediately take action.
Hearing the words “blood pool,” Zhao Jiuge’s group was shocked. As the name implied, it was a pool made of blood, human blood. These Blood Fiend Pavilion disciples increase their cultivation by killing others, and the higher one’s cultivation, the more spirit force one's blood contained. Countless lives were lost to each blood pool!
The four grey-robed youths closed in to capture them. Wu Wei and Jiang Cong were secretly on guard as they nervously looked at the other four. If there was anything strange, they wouldn't mind killing these people directly. Even Wu Wei felt like there was something strange about those four people. However, he didn’t care much about those things. He didn’t have to worry as long as a disciple of the Blood Fiend Pavilion was here. As long as he could do as he wished, he didn’t care. Once he handed the people over to the elders, they wouldn’t be his problem anymore.
Seeing the few people in grey robes close in, Zhao Jiuge and Ling Bo Re were still calm. Song Yuansheng was pretending to be scared.
However, Su Rujing was unhappy and pouted. “Am I not beautiful? Where am I worse than her?”
After she finished speaking, she stood up and buffed her chest, her tender finger pointing at Ling Bo Re.
