Tianning went to a crowded place outside the village to ask around.
"Hello fellow Daoist, is there a place nearby that holds an alchemy competition? The prizes include a basket of mung bean grass."
Tianning didn't have high hopes to begin with; Xuanju was unreliable and hadn't even given her specific coordinates.
Unexpectedly, the alchemy competition that Xuan Ju mentioned was quite famous. The cultivator who had been pulled aside replied, "You must be referring to the alchemy competition held by the Yunyue Sect. Alchemy geniuses from various sects have all gone. However, Mengjia Village is not under the jurisdiction of the Yunyue Sect and is quite a distance from here. Registration for the competition will close in two days."
Tianning thanked the other party.
Given her current condition, it's uncertain whether she'll be able to make it to the competition.
Meng Xian, who was following behind, said anxiously, "Tian Ning! I know where the Cloud Moon Sect is. I can take you there!"
Tianning looked at the boy who had followed her and said bluntly, "If you keep chasing me like this, other people will think we're in cahoots and will bully you even more in the future."
Meng Xian smiled wryly: "They've always bullied me, so they don't need another excuse."
He looked at Tian Ning and continued somewhat uneasily, "You want to go to the Yunyue Sect? I can lead the way... Can you take me with you? All the sects are holding their disciple recruitment ceremonies there this year. I want to seize this opportunity to see if any sect is willing to accept me."
"Don't worry... I won't bother you! It's just that I failed to successfully contract my natal spirit beast, and the Meng family will drive me away. I need to find a place to stay..."
Tianning was unfamiliar with the Central Continent, so she definitely needed a guide.
But before that, she needed to replenish her depleted spiritual energy: "Meng Xian? Do you have any spirit stones or pills to restore spiritual energy? Just give me anything."
“Yes…” Meng Xian carefully took out a low-grade spirit stone from his pocket. Although he was reluctant, he still gave it to Tian Ning.
Tian Ning held the low-grade spirit stone in his hand and quickly absorbed its spiritual energy. Soon, the low-grade spirit stone shattered into dust and dissipated.
Opening the mustard seed bag only requires a little spiritual energy. Tianning found a bunch of pills to restore spiritual energy and kept stuffing them into the bag like candy. She also gave Meng Xian a handful: "Go pack your things, we're leaving soon."
Meng Xian stared blankly at the flawless top-grade pill in his hand, a hint of confusion creeping into his heart.
His intuition was never wrong, and following Tian Ning was just a gamble, but he never expected the other party to be so generous!
He's so much better than those guys who just make empty promises!
Could she be some runaway heiress from a wealthy family?
Otherwise, why would he suddenly appear dressed in patched clothes, carrying so many top-grade pills, and his first question be, "Is this the Central Continent?"
They were probably refugees from other continents.
But did she really appear out of nowhere, or was it intentional?
While he was thinking, Meng Xian led Tian Ning to a small house. Unlike those children who were spoiled at home, he had long been accustomed to the coldness and warmth of human relationships. He had also worked as a servant in a large family with his mother when he was young, so he was used to guessing what kind of person a person was.
From the fact that Tianning dared to teach him a lesson despite his chubby status, Meng Xian knew that Tianning might be willing to take someone as lowly as him away from the quagmire of the Meng family.
With that thought in mind, Meng Xian quickly tidied up his things.
He had very few belongings, so he could tidy up quickly. Ever since his mother passed away, the kids from Mengjia Village would often come to his house and smash things in order to curry favor with the chubby boy, and he had long since become numb to it.
He thought that as long as he endured it and waited until the test day, he would be able to summon a beast and things would get better, but he never expected that he couldn't even summon a spirit beast...
Tianning waited patiently beside him, without urging him.
With nothing to do, she took out the cultivation novels her fourth senior brother had bought for her and curiously flipped through a few pages. The stories were fairly standard and realistic, but the plots were mediocre and lacked any highlights. She flipped through a few other books and they were similar.
However, after eating too many delicacies, it's nice to occasionally try some light and simple dishes.
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