The back mountain of Xuanling Sect is completely covered by dense forests.
This area is also covered by an array, with only one extremely narrow passage for entry and exit, guarded by a Core Formation stage elder.
Every month, three or four teams of ten people, like Gu Fengying's, would enter the back mountain for training.
Gu Fengying is already in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. He is an inner disciple of Jiuhua Peak. He has dual spiritual roots and entered the inner sect of Jiuhua Peak from the beginning. He successfully established his Foundation Establishment after five years of cultivation.
The girl beside Gu Fengying was named Ye Xinxin. She was in the early stage of Foundation Establishment and had three spiritual roots. After cultivating in the outer sect for five years, she joined Jiuhua Peak. Five years later, she successfully established her foundation and became an inner disciple of Jiuhua Peak.
As for the other Qi Refining Peak disciple, it is Han Chen. He has dual spiritual roots and is currently at the peak of Qi Refining. He hopes to gain the opportunity to break through to Foundation Establishment through training in the back mountain of Xuanling Sect.
The other outer disciples all came through the mission office.
With a Foundation Establishment cultivator leading the way, these peak Qi Refining disciples were all happy to go to the back mountain for training, just like Han Chen, hoping to break through to Foundation Establishment through this experience.
Su Qing, a Qi Refining Stage 5 cultivator, was someone they considered completely unnecessary to take such a risk at such a young age.
"Oh, you're from Jiuhua Peak. Not bad, not bad. Your master has taken in some good disciples." After checking their disciple tokens, the Core Formation stage elder let them pass.
Su Qing followed at the very back.
The Core Formation stage elder took Su Qing's disciple token, glanced at it, and frowned.
"Fifth level of Qi Refining? You've got some nerve. Do you even know what you're capable of?" asked the Core Formation elder.
Su Qing nodded and said, "Uncle-Master, I understand."
"Well, here's what we'll do. I have a teleportation talisman here. Use it if you encounter any danger." The Core Formation stage elder said, handing over a talisman.
No way? A Rank 3 talisman!
Su Qing was a little dumbfounded. Were all the cultivators of the Xuanling Sect so kind?
"Junior Sister, hurry up and take it," the cultivator in front urged. "Your Uncle is doing this for your own good."
"Thank you, Martial Uncle." Su Qing said, quickly accepting the gift.
Upon entering the back mountain, the cultivator whispered to Su Qing, "This elder has always been fond of your master. Hehe, he's only helping you because of your master."
Oh, I see.
However, Su Qing was still sincerely grateful to this elder.
What they gave us wasn't just a teleportation scroll, but a chance to survive.
Gu Fengying took out a map. Although the map was simple, it was clearly marked.
"The main thing we need to be careful of in the back mountain is the fourth-tier demonic beasts. Most of them live deep in the dense forest, which is not where we're going to explore this time. Our main target this time is the third-tier demonic beasts. My plan is to hunt ten third-tier demonic beasts. When we encounter one, we'll attack together and split the materials we get. As for the first and second-tier demonic beasts we encounter on the way, we at Jiuhua Peak will not attack them. If we find any spiritual herbs or fruits, whoever gets them first gets them; we can't fight over them," Gu Fengying said.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Su Qing wondered to herself, with so many people, including two Foundation Establishment disciples, how come they only managed to hunt ten third-tier demonic beasts?
She remembered that Senior Brother Fan, who ranked thirty-eighth on the list of the strongest disciples in the outer sect, could throw out a third-tier demon crystal with a casual flick of his wrist. Could they be inferior to Senior Brother Fan?
Su Qing thought this to herself, but didn't show it.
"Junior Sister Su Qing, you stay with us," Gu Fengying said to Su Qing.
Su Qing was, after all, a mere cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and Gu Fengying felt it necessary to have her stay by his side to protect her safety.
Su Qing was standing next to Gu Fengying, with Ye Xinxin on her other side.
Ye Xinxin smiled slightly and said, "Don't be nervous. Although Senior Brother Gu looks cold and aloof, he has a very kind heart."
“That’s right, Junior Sister Su Qing, you’ll see soon enough,” Han Chen added.
Su Qing, an old monster who had been reborn, was actually somewhat moved when she saw these three disciples treating her with such sincerity.
Sigh, thinking back to her previous life, she lived in a world of deceit and treachery every day. She was nowhere near as pure as the disciples of the Xuanling Sect.
Gu Fengying walked at the front, with Ye Xinxin and Han Chen sandwiching Su Qing in the middle.
"Su Qing, did you really go into seclusion in the cultivation hall for a month?" Ye Xinxin asked.
Although she is now an inner disciple, she used to be an outer disciple, so she is also very concerned about matters concerning the outer sect.
"Don't you get bored cultivating in the small cubicle of the cultivation hall?" Han Chen asked before Su Qing could answer.
Su Qing looked at Han Chen in surprise and said, "Why would cultivation be boring?"
Han Chen was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say.
Han Chen possessed dual spiritual roots and entered the inner sect directly after joining the Xuanling Sect. Because of his decent aptitude, he cultivated relatively quickly, reaching the peak of the Qi Refining stage in just five years. He was only one step away from breaking through to become a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
However, Han Chen was not diligent in his cultivation. He only completed the four hours of cultivation required by the Xuanling Sect each day and did not devote all his time to cultivation.
In his view, locking himself in a small cubicle in the training hall to cultivate was simply a form of self-torture.
However, when Su Qing asked him this question, he didn't know how to answer for a moment.
"I think it's a very fortunate thing to be able to cultivate in a place with abundant spiritual energy and safety," Su Qing said.
Ye Xinxin was also deeply moved.
She cultivated all the way from the outer sect to the inner sect. Although she cultivated diligently, she never felt that cultivation was a happy thing.
"Actually, you probably don't quite understand what I'm saying. Think of it this way: you're not actually joining the Xuanling Sect, but cultivating somewhere else. The spiritual energy there is very thin, the cultivation techniques you can obtain are very ordinary, and cultivation is extremely slow..."
Before Su Qing could finish speaking, Han Chen frowned and said, "Why bother cultivating in this kind of environment? Why not just lie down and relax?"
"Because my life is in danger at any moment. If I don't start cultivating quickly, my fellow disciples who are diligently cultivating will catch up with me and kill me," Su Qing said.
Han Chen and Ye Xinxin looked on in astonishment.
They never imagined that such a place existed.
"This is the situation of other minor sects besides the Xuanling Sect," Su Qing said.
"Su Qing, how do you know about the other minor sects?" Ye Xinxin asked.
Su Qing smiled and said, "I come from the Su family, a family of cultivators. Before I joined the Xuanling Sect, the elder's grandson tried to steal my opportunity to join the Xuanling Sect, so I killed him."
Upon hearing this, Han Chen couldn't help but take a step back, keeping a distance from Su Qing.
He was clearly frightened by Su Qing's words.
"When faced with life and death, there is no choice." Su Qing said calmly, "I think being able to cultivate in the Xuanling Sect is a very fortunate thing."
At this moment, Gu Fengying also turned her head and looked at Su Qing.
He truly hadn't expected that a thirteen-year-old girl would have such insightful views.
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