After the four competitions of alchemy, talisman, weapon, and formation were completed, there was a three-day rest period before the individual combat competition began.
When Fan Mingzhu returned from outside, it wouldn't start until the next day.
Passing through the market, they saw Shi Xuan leading a group of disciples from the Lianfeng Sword Sect, along with a few from the Langya Sect, swaggering through the market. The group was full of vigor and chatted and laughed all the way, which was exactly the kind of scene Fan Mingzhu least wanted to see.
"Let's go," Tianjun reminded her in her mind, "It's not a good time to cause trouble."
Fan Mingzhu glanced at Shi Xuan one last time before reluctantly leaving.
Back at her residence in the Divine Cauldron Sect, Fan Hongde was waiting for her.
"Have you encountered any difficulties these past few days?" Fan Hongde asked, looking into her eyes.
Fan Mingzhu felt a little guilty and turned her head away from her father's gaze, saying, "I'm feeling down, I'm going out for a walk to clear my head."
Fan Hongde looked at her, nodded, and said, "Your cultivation has improved rapidly recently. Be careful to consolidate your foundation and don't be impatient for quick results."
Fan Mingzhu nodded hastily, not taking it seriously. She was now a demonic cultivator; what did she need a foundation for? Besides, demonic cultivators naturally cultivated at a faster pace.
Since the moment she met the Heavenly Army, she has advanced a whole level. Although it is quite unconventional, compared to the pain of spiritual root backlash, it is now quite enjoyable.
Her expression carried a hint of defiance, a stark contrast to her previous docility.
Fan Hongde looked at her for a while and slowly said, "Recently, the six sects have gathered here. The disciples of our Divine Cauldron Sect must be extra careful in their actions and must not give anyone any leverage over them."
He seemed to sense something was wrong with his daughter, but he didn't want to say it in a questioning tone. The disciples who died in the territory of the Divine Cauldron Sect and the several rogue cultivators who died on the outskirts of the Langya Sect a few days ago inexplicably made him think of them.
Although there was no evidence pointing to Fan Mingzhu, he still had a bad feeling.
once……
It's best to issue a warning first.
It must be said that the person who truly understands Fan Mingzhu is her father.
At that moment, Shi Xuan was being dragged to a restaurant in the market to celebrate.
This is the third wave.
Having won first place in all four categories—elixirs, talismans, artifacts, and formations—all the disciples of the Lianfeng Sword Sect made a fortune, and every day they wanted to invite Shi Xuan, the god of wealth who gave them spirit stones, out for a good meal.
Today it's Lu Wenxing's turn.
He had staked a full five thousand high-grade spirit stones. After returning the money to Shi Xuan, he still had more than thirty thousand left. He had never been so rich in his life!
Even when I explored secret realms before, I never obtained such amazing wealth!
The poor man's sudden wealth couldn't be kept secret; he was so smug, he wanted everyone in the Six Sects to know he'd struck it rich...
"Junior Sister, you are my benefactor. Before you came to our sect, my second senior brother had a hard life." After a couple of drinks, Lu Wenxing began to sigh.
"It doesn't matter if there are no spirit stones, but I still have to face my silent fourth junior brother and my third junior sister who wants to feed you every day!" He glanced at Tang Nong as he spoke.
Tang Nong made just as much money as Lu Wenxing this time, becoming rich overnight. Yesterday and the day before, she couldn't resist going to the market to buy a lot of spiritual food materials.
She looked at Shi Xuan, her eyes shining: "Junior Sister, I can't thank you enough. When we return to the sect, I will definitely cook you a few good meals to help you recover."
Shi Xuan rolled her eyes at her: "Third Senior Sister, we don't repay kindness with enmity."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Amidst the peaceful atmosphere, Lu Shenzhi spoke softly, "My fellow disciples have all made a lot of money, but our eldest brother is not only penniless, but also deeply in debt..."
Shi Xuan... the dignified senior brother actually cried poor... well, he really is poor.
Back when she first saw this senior brother in her dream, he possessed an ethereal, otherworldly air. Now, having brought him out with her for so long, he seems to have become increasingly foolish!
After a few rounds of drinks, the disciples began to give their lectures.
Shen Wuyang: "Did you know? I heard that a demonic cultivator has appeared in our Qian Yuan Western Region!"
"Demonic cultivators? How is that possible? Demonic cultivators have been extinct for a long time."
"How did you know there were demonic cultivators?" Several disciples suddenly became curious.
Shen Wuyang continued, "A few days ago, two rogue cultivators died outside our Langya Sect's market. Some people said that judging from their deaths, it was the work of demonic cultivators."
Shi Xuan narrowed his eyes. Demonic cultivator? I've been hearing those two words quite often lately. The Ice Soul Sword I bought at the Jubaozhai auction last time was said to belong to the Sword Saint and was specifically designed to deal with demonic energy.
At the time, she didn't want Fan Mingzhu to buy the items and took pictures of them, thinking they were just decorative items that she wouldn't need. Now it seems that perhaps everything is preordained.
Why did Fan Mingzhu buy this Ice Soul Sword? Could it be that she just thought it was pretty? She doesn't look like a cultivator who wants to slay demons and monsters.
Shi Xuan had suspected that Fan Mingzhu might have some connection with the demonic cultivators, but after observing for a period of time, he found nothing.
Shen Wuyang continued explaining to his disciples: "The two rogue cultivators died in a peculiar way, as if they had withered away, with no life force left. It is said that in the past, demonic cultivators would absorb the life force of cultivators to neutralize their own demonic energy, which could rapidly improve their cultivation level."
"Rapidly improve cultivation level?" Shi Xuan grasped the key point of this sentence. If we're talking about the speed of cultivation improvement, Fan Mingzhu's speed seems a bit ridiculously fast.
Was her cultivation improvement related to this matter? Or perhaps her sect leader father found some treasure for her to enhance her cultivation? After all, he even replaced her spiritual root, so nothing is impossible for him.
Thinking too much is pointless. Shi Xuan said seriously, "Although he probably won't dare to touch our six sects' disciples for the time being, it's still best to be careful when we go out, just in case."
The advantage of having a sect is that someone will support you. If a rogue cultivator dies, he or she will die and it won't cause a ripple. But if a disciple of one of the six sects dies outside, someone will definitely investigate it thoroughly.
Shen Wuyang was well-informed and had knowledge of the major sects and outside affairs. After thinking for a moment, he continued, "It is said that two disciples of the Divine Cauldron Sect died some time ago, but the details of their deaths were not reported. I wonder if they are similar to these two rogue cultivators."
"Someone from the Divine Cauldron Sect has died?" Shi Xuan's heart skipped a beat. She had just said that demonic cultivators dared not touch the Six Sects. If the deaths of these two disciples from the Divine Cauldron Sect were indeed the work of demonic cultivators, then it was something to be concerned about.
Shen Wuyang nodded and said, "The Divine Cauldron Sect has not mentioned this matter to the outside world. I only found out about it because I have a shop in the Divine Cauldron Sect's market and got the news through intermediaries."
The Divine Cauldron Sect lost two disciples but made no move, Fan Mingzhu's cultivation level increased rapidly, after Fan Mingzhu came to the Langya Sect, two rogue cultivators died in the Langya Sect market, and Fan Mingzhu wanted to bid for the Ice Soul Sword at the auction... All these things seem to be connected.
Could it be that Fan Mingzhu is really so unconventional?!
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