Xiuhua was very afraid of Fang Zong.

She came from the evil Blackwater Palace. In fact, in the Great World, the evil and the righteous have many things in common. For example, in the pursuit of the Great Dao, they both travel to famous mountains and rivers to seek out famous teachers and the Great Dao. They will do anything to improve themselves, including cannibalism.

Moreover, among the evil sects, cannibalism is not something they conceal like the hypocritical people in the righteous sects.

"You really don't have any more fire-attribute spiritual fruits?" Fang Zong asked again.

"Master, the Shy Flower is really gone."

Xiuhua almost burst into tears; Fang Zong was simply too terrifying.

Advancing in a quarter of an hour is one thing, but it just means he has a freak master. What's even more freakish is that Fang Zong has already comprehended all of Dao Ling Da Zun's previous insights. With Fang Zong's current level of intermediate Dao Control, he is only missing the energy concentration of three minor levels plus one major level!

Xiuhua could understand Fang Zong's uncontrollable hunger, but she absolutely could not understand becoming a delicious meal on the table!

"Master, let's search in the mountains. Maybe we can find some fire-attribute spiritual fruits?"

Xiuhua suggested that they try to stall for time.

Fang Zong saw through Xiu Hua's thoughts, chuckled, and gave Xiu Hua a big eye roll.

The two searched the mountain range that stretched for hundreds of miles, but found nothing. Not to mention fire-attribute spiritual fruits, they didn't even see a single unripe treasure with a little bit of spirituality.

"Owner……"

Faced with Fang Zongyou's piercing gaze, Xiuhua truly burst into tears.

"What are you crying for! I don't eat people!"

Fang Zong uttered a curt remark, instructing Xiu Hua to lead the way to the nearest country city.

Within the city, there are always some treasures to be exchanged or sold, making them seem relatively easy to obtain. However, considering how many people manage to find even a handful of treasures, one can understand the meaning of the saying, "Treasures belong to those who are destined to find them." Finding treasure by jumping off a cliff, or discovering treasure in any random cave—these things only happen to those with exceptionally high luck.

Fang Zong was lucky, but he didn't think of himself as some kind of overpowered genius...

The nearest country is called the Land of Fallen Leaves.

It is said that in the region of four-star sects, the earliest four-star sect was called Fallen Leaf Valley. Fallen Leaf Valley rose to the level of a five-star and then a six-star sect at an extremely terrifying speed, so fast that it was explosive. Therefore, later countries borrowed the name of Fallen Leaf Valley. Of course, when Fallen Leaf Valley was wiped out at an even more terrifying speed, the Fallen Leaf Kingdom no longer had the opportunity to change its name.

The disciples of the surrounding sects like to call it the Fallen Leaf Kingdom, and that's what it is. Change the name? Do you want your country to be destroyed?

This is the enormous gap between the vast Chinese world and the various sects!

"Master, this place is called Shuiming City. It is located on the very edge of the Fallen Leaf Kingdom, where many treasures are exchanged, and there are also many disciples from various sects."

As Xiuhua was explaining to Fang Zong, someone suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Junior Sister Xiuhua?"

"Um?"

Xiuhua frowned, trying to pull Fang Zong away, but Fang Zong didn't move. When he looked in the direction of the sound, he was already being pushed away violently.

"Junior Sister Xiuhua, is it really you?!"

A man with a handsome face and eyes like cold stars smiled broadly and excitedly reached out to grab Xiuhua's hand.

Xiuhua quickly dodged, and the other party said, "He is also a disciple of our Blackwater Palace. Chenyu, Luoyan, Biyue, and Xiuhua are the four sword attendants, and Hanguang, Yuchang, Longquan, and Chunjun are the four swords. He ranks third among them, and the one called Longquan is him."

Fang Zong nodded and glanced at his shoulder.

Just now, Longquan rushed to grab Xiuhua and gave him a hard shove on the shoulder. Of course, he wasn't petty, and sensing that Longquan wasn't hostile, he didn't retaliate.

But seeing Xiuhua speaking to him in a low voice, Longquan was clearly unhappy. He glared at him fiercely, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

"So you're a friend from the mid-stage of the Imperial Path. Are you related to Xiuhua?" Longquan asked with a smile.

"I suppose so," Fang Zong replied with a smile.

Longquan asked casually, not taking Fang Zong, who was at the mid-stage of the Imperial Dao realm, seriously at all. He said to Xiuhua, "Junior Sister, you've come at the right time. Shuiming City is holding an exchange meeting today. In addition to the disciples of our sect, there are also some lucky commoners who have obtained treasures. I heard that there is a Black Sinking Bell. Although it is a little inferior to the floating dust you made with purple and water, it can still be used as a means of fighting enemies, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xiuhua smiled, but secretly transmitted her voice to Fang Zong: "Master, this Longquan likes to use small things to trick the junior sisters in the sect, but the Black Bell is a pretty good treasure. He really went all out to trick me."

"Why would I lie to you? For sex?" Fang Zong asked telepathically.

"It's also for cultivation. Our Blackwater Palace's cultivation method is a bit special. When ordinary female disciples have their bodies taken, it's called dual cultivation. We Four Sword Attendants, in addition to being outstanding in appearance and cultivation, also cultivate another mental technique. If a man gains our affections, through intimate intercourse, he can slowly gain 30% of our cultivation. Master, he has ill intentions. Let's go."

"Okay, let's go check out the exchange event."

Fang Zong made the decision directly.

He couldn't be bothered with Longquan; he was just hungry and wanted to see if there were any fire-attribute spirit fruits at the exchange.

If there are no spirit fruits, pure fire-attribute beast meat will do, but pure fire-attribute beasts are rare. If there are still none, he'll have to eat a few pieces of fire-attribute equipment!

I'm so hungry, I'm even finding a scumbag like Longquan handsome...

Fang Zong had used up all his spirit stones on Earth, but Xiu Hua still had a considerable reserve of spirit stones.

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