Chapter 70: Counterattack
The Yuehua small world has three continents, and Qianzhi Sect is located on Dongxuan Continent.
After Su Qingwu left the sect, he took out the map he had bought in Qingmufang Market and carefully planned a training route with Su Wen.
"We are now in the northwest of Dongxuanzhou. We have three options. One is to go south, passing through Guluo City, Qingyou Sect, Lotus Cave, Qiyao Sect, Yuangu Temple, close to the Shiwan Mountains, and then return.
The second option is to go east, passing Xuanjian Temple, the League of Loose Cultivators, Danxia Sect, Linghe Sect, Baihua Valley, Xingluo Gate, Huoyan Mountain, Donglin Sect, and Ziyun Palace. After that is the Blood Demon Cave. You cannot go here, so just return directly.
The third is to go all the way to the southeast, passing Youquan Forest, Meteoric Sect, Fire City, Qingyu Sect, Wuji Academy, Yuanjue Sect, Brahma Sect, and then there are the Hundred Thousand Mountains, which are impossible to pass through, so just go back directly. "
After hearing this, Su Wen pondered and said:
"The training route can be changed at any time, and you don't have to choose a direction. In addition, the map you hold in your hand is actually very simple. It only marks the more famous forces or place names, and many are ignored."
"Well, as long as there are no mistakes in the markings, it's okay. After all, I didn't spend many spirit stones to buy this map. Su Wen, are you familiar with Dongxuanzhou?"
"I can only say that it is familiar. After all, a thousand years have passed. Which direction are you going to start from?"
"I plan to go south first and visit Gu Luo City."
"Well, this is one of the few immortal cultivation cities in Dongxuanzhou. You can sell some of the grains and spiritual plants you harvested from the spiritual fields in the city."
Guluo City is about two hundred miles away from Qianzhi Sect. Su Qingwu has now reached the tenth level of Qi refining. Although he cannot fly, he can speed up his journey by gathering spiritual power at the soles of his feet.
Along the way, there are mortal villages and small Qi-refining families.
During this period, Su Qingwu encountered three waves of monks fighting.
She didn't want to get involved, and every time she sensed related movement, she would take a detour to avoid the battle.
Just as she was about to reach Guluo City, she encountered another wave of fighting.
There were three people involved in the fight.
Su Qingwu saw it clearly. The two Qi Refining Level 7 monks who were walking behind him suddenly attacked, using all their killing moves and attacking a person of the same level in front of them.
The person being attacked had a protective treasure that blocked two fatal attacks for him, but it then shattered and fell to the ground.
The battle begins.
Because the change came suddenly, Su Qingwu was not far away from them at that time. One of the two people who took action first, a middle-aged man in a wide-sleeved gray robe, saw that she only had the fourth level of Qi Refining cultivation, so he swung his sleeves and a sharp gray blade shot towards her face.
Su Qingwu pinched his fingers with one hand and performed a winding technique. A vine appeared out of thin air and with a crackling sound, it quickly wrapped around the grey sharp blade.
Almost at the same time, the light dissipated, revealing the attacking object, which was a low-grade magical weapon that was cone-shaped, gray in color, and about an inch long.
On the other side, the gray-robed middle-aged man who launched the attack was startled when he saw that the magic weapon was easily grasped by a basic spell.
There is only one explanation for this situation: the other party has hidden his cultivation level and his true strength is very likely higher than his.
Realizing this, he immediately decided to retreat. He winked at his companion and they both retreated at the same time.
However, those they attack will not let them go easily.
A black net full of barbs shot out quickly and covered the two people's heads.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of sharp blades clashing reached Su Qingwu's ears.
The black net was cut into several pieces in a moment. The barbs contained in it were poisonous. One of the men was careless and got a cut on his left arm. His face immediately showed signs of poisoning.
The middle-aged man in gray robe, who was originally his companion, abandoned him and ran away when he saw this scene.
Naturally, Su Qingwu would not let this man leave, so he immediately used both hands to perform the Ten Thousand Trees Transformed into Swords Technique.
At this moment, all the wood-attributed treasures in the surroundings turned into flying swords, and with a series of whizzing sounds, they all shot towards the enemy.
A moment later, a scream was heard.
The gray-robed monk's defenses were instantly broken, and he was stabbed like a hedgehog in an instant, dying on the spot.
Soon, another scream was heard from not far away.
The remaining poisoned man had his dantian shattered by a sword, followed by a flash of blade light, and the man's breath died.
The battle lasted no more than sixty breaths from the beginning to the end. The two seventh-level Qi Refining cultivators who had intended to rob and kill people were beheaded in the blink of an eye.
He failed to kill someone and ended up being killed. No matter who was present, everyone would just say that he deserved it.
The person who was being robbed had put away his weapon at this time. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly walked towards Su Qingwu and stopped about ten feet away.
"I am Zheng Ying, thank you for your help just now."
Su Qingwu naturally maintained due vigilance when dealing with strange monks. After hearing what the other party said, he just replied calmly:
"That man was the first to attack. I killed him to avenge myself. Fellow Daoist Zheng, don't take it to heart."
"No matter what, without your help, it would have been difficult for me to get rid of them. I should thank you. Now that the two men are dead, the spoils will be divided according to the number of heads. The treasures of the person killed by you will belong to you, and the other one will belong to me. What do you think?"
"Of course."
After reaching a consensus, Su Qingwu quickly got his own spoils.
When the corresponding storage bag was opened, nine thousand eight hundred low-grade spirit stones, numerous talismans and elixirs of various types were found inside, as well as four magical instruments with damaged spirituality. It was basically confirmed that they were obtained by robbing monks in the past.
She felt a little disgusted by the enemy's storage bag and didn't want to wear it, so she took out all the useful things stored in it and moved them into her own storage bag.
On the other side, after Zheng Ying got the spoils, she did not stay here for long. She bowed to her and then walked away.
Ten miles ahead is Gu Luo City.
Su Qingwu walked towards the city gate while telepathically asking Su Wen.
"Do you think I should mention the cultivation I have revealed? Otherwise, there will be many similar incidents in the future."
"If you really want to do this, you need to disguise yourself. Otherwise, if you happen to meet a fellow disciple who knows you, you won't be able to hide your cultivation."
"Disguise? Su Wen, do you have any idea?"
"Of course there are common methods, but there is no way to hide it from the Jindan cultivator. In fact, I think it is good to maintain the current level of cultivation."
Su Qingwu raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing this.
"Why do you say that?"
"There's a saying that goes, if you kill someone and set a fire, you'll get a golden belt. You can use this as a source of spiritual stone income. When monks rob, they basically won't leave anyone alive. None of those who target you are innocent. If you kill them, you won't be held responsible."
Having said this, Su Wen paused for a moment, then added a sentence.
"In fact, as long as you are below the Jindan level, you are likely to be robbed when you walk outside. Even if you improve your cultivation level, it can only reduce the probability to a certain extent, and it will also attract more powerful enemies. In this case, it is better to keep it as it is."
This made sense. Su Qingwu thought about it carefully and accepted the suggestion.