Qingshan Town!

The blazing sun scorched the earth, cracking the dried mud ground apart.

The moment one stepped onto the hard-packed earth, a wave of heat surged up through the soles of their feet, making travelers curse this damned weather even as sweat poured down their bodies.

On a small path, a dark shadow suddenly descended from the sky and landed steadily on the ground.

As the shadow touched down, it revealed two figures: Flowing Cloud, dressed in white, and Nameless, shrouded in a black robe.

"Master, we have arrived outside Qingshan Town," Nameless said, gently setting Flowing Cloud down before bowing.

"Mm."

Hearing this, Flowing Cloud could not help stretching his arms and loosening his stiff muscles.

Looking at the small town in the distance, he sighed inwardly. After traveling for a whole day, I've finally arrived safely.

"All right, Nameless. You've worked hard too. Hide in the shadows from here on."

Flowing Cloud instructed Nameless, "As long as I'm not in mortal danger, there's no need for you to act."

Since he had come out to gain experience, he naturally could not rely on Nameless at every turn. Otherwise, it would defeat the purpose.

"Yes, Master." The moment Nameless finished speaking, he vanished from Flowing Cloud's sight.

Afterward, Flowing Cloud slowly walked onto the main road leading to Qingshan Town and entered the town along with the other passersby.

Qingshan Town was the town closest to the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Because of its proximity to the mountain range, it was also known as Magical Beast Town.

Naturally, the largest group in town consisted of mercenaries who lived with their lives on the line every day.

They gathered in groups, hooking arms with one another as they swaggered down the streets, spittle flying while they openly discussed which women in town were the most alluring, where the strongest liquor could be found, and which magical beasts were the fiercest...

Walking along the streets paved with bluestone,

Flowing Cloud, dressed in white like a refined young gentleman, stood out sharply from the crudely dressed mercenaries around him, immediately drawing quite a few gazes.

Naturally, Flowing Cloud paid no attention to those looks and continued unhurriedly deeper into Qingshan Town.

Before long, Flowing Cloud entered the heart of Qingshan Town.

Although Qingshan Town was merely a small town, its bustle was no less than that of Wutan City's prosperous districts.

At the center of Qingshan Town was a long main avenue.

There were quite a few shops on both sides of the road, and thanks to the town's advantageous location, business was flourishing.

After glancing over the shops and finding them no different from those in Wutan City, Flowing Cloud quickly lost interest.

He had only one destination: Myriad Medicine Pavilion, where Xiao Yi Xian was.

This time, aside from improving his strength, his main reason for coming to Qingshan Town to gain experience was to get close to Xiao Yi Xian.

If he wanted to obtain the treasure hidden in the cave within the Magical Beast Mountain Range, he had to find Xiao Yi Xian.

At present, only she knew where the treasure was located.

Moreover, Flowing Cloud was rather curious about Xiao Yi Xian's Calamity Poison Body.

A physique capable of rapidly increasing one's strength by consuming poison pills was truly enticing to him.

Of course, Flowing Cloud also admitted that he wanted to see just how breathtakingly beautiful Xiao Yi Xian was.

In his previous life, when he had read the original novel Battle Through the Heavens, he had already developed a great fondness for Xiao Yi Xian.

Now that he had transmigrated here, he naturally had to get a closer look at her.

Before long, Flowing Cloud found his target: a sprawling medicinal herb shop with the words "Myriad Medicine Pavilion" written above its entrance.

Without any hesitation, Flowing Cloud stepped directly into Myriad Medicine Pavilion.

Upon entering the spacious shop, he found it lit as brightly as day by Moonlight Stones hanging from the walls. There were quite a few customers inside, and the shop assistants were all extremely busy, so no one came to attend to the newly arrived Flowing Cloud for the time being.

Left with no choice, Flowing Cloud could only take the initiative.

"Hello, may I ask if Xiao Yi Xian is here?"

Flowing Cloud casually stopped a male shop assistant and asked.

The male shop assistant turned back to glance at Flowing Cloud. Seeing his young master's attire, he immediately took him for another spoiled noble brat pursuing Xiao Yi Xian.

Over the years, countless self-important young masters had come to pursue Xiao Yi Xian, but every one of them had been rejected by her.

"Xiao Yi Xian went out." With that thought in mind, the male shop assistant answered Flowing Cloud impatiently before returning to his work.

"She went out?" Flowing Cloud froze. Just as he was about to ask another question, the male shop assistant had already walked away.

Seeing that the man clearly had no desire to deal with him, Flowing Cloud felt a little frustrated. He did not seem to have offended him, did he?

Then, Flowing Cloud came up with an idea and turned his gaze toward the medicinal herbs in the shop.

A moment later, Flowing Cloud left Myriad Medicine Pavilion with satisfaction.

After purchasing some medicinal herbs, he had casually asked the cashier while settling the bill and finally obtained news of Xiao Yi Xian.

"Money really can make the devil turn millstones," Flowing Cloud sighed.

After asking around a little more, Flowing Cloud headed directly toward the entrance of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

He had just learned from the cashier that Xiao Yi Xian had entered the Magical Beast Mountain Range today to gather herbs.

It seemed that if he wanted to meet Xiao Yi Xian, he could only go into the Magical Beast Mountain Range first.

Before long, Flowing Cloud arrived at Qingshan Town's exit, which was also the entrance to the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

At this moment, quite a few mercenaries were gathered there, shouting continuously as they called out to lone mercenaries wishing to enter the mountains.

The mercenaries in town could generally be divided into three types. The first consisted of mercenary groups with tightly organized structures. These groups were the strongest, and entering the Magical Beast Mountain Range with them was considerably safer.

The second type consisted of temporary mercenary teams. Such teams generally disbanded after completing a single mission, and their trust and coordination were far inferior to those of formal mercenary groups.

The third type consisted of mercenaries who traveled alone. These people generally had a few tricks up their sleeves to save their own lives.

The loudly calling mercenaries at the town entrance belonged to the second type.

Flowing Cloud naturally had no intention of joining any mercenary group, but when he reached the entrance of the Magical Beast Mountain Range, he suddenly went blank.

"How did this happen...?"

Looking at the forked road before him, Flowing Cloud was at a loss.

The cashier at Myriad Medicine Pavilion had only told him that Xiao Yi Xian was in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, but had not told him which path she had taken.

Flowing Cloud was stumped, unsure where to go next.

I should've asked more clearly just now, Flowing Cloud thought gloomily.

Left with no choice, Flowing Cloud looked at a mercenary approaching from ahead and asked, "Brother, may I ask which path Xiao Yi Xian's group took when they entered the mountains?"

Having read the original novel, Flowing Cloud naturally knew that Xiao Yi Xian was very famous in Qingshan Town. Presumably, quite a few people knew of her whereabouts.

"Xiao Yi Xian? Her team went up the mountain this way." The mercenary Flowing Cloud had stopped was briefly stunned, then casually pointed toward the path on the right.

Many mercenaries knew that Xiao Yi Xian had gone up the mountain to gather herbs, so there was naturally no need to conceal it.

"Thank you." Flowing Cloud smiled slightly and headed up the small path to the right.

However, Flowing Cloud failed to notice that when he mentioned Xiao Yi Xian's name, a cold glint appeared in the eyes of a young man dressed as a mercenary behind him.