Generally speaking, most people looked down on Rogue Cultivators, yet overlooked that there were experts among them as well; it was just that compared to sects and clans, their numbers were far fewer.
For example, Red-Haired Ancestor was a Nascent Soul Realm old monster.
Aside from him, there were several others of illustrious might.
The most famous among them was a figure known as "Immortal Lord of the Beams."
This nickname sounded frightening, but in truth, this man's cultivation was terribly ordinary—early Core Condensation. It was only that the cultivation art he practiced was somewhat special; not only was he adept at concealing his aura, he was also proficient in the Five Elements escape arts.
In the world of immortal cultivation, without a sect or clan, life as a Rogue Cultivator was not easy. Pills, materials—every single thing had to be sought out personally. Even after forming a Golden Core, one still had to pinch every copper and count every thread.
Yet this man was precisely the opposite. He lived very comfortably, and the lavishness with which he spent would move even some great sect masters.
For no other reason than that this man often paid visits to sects and clans, stealing all kinds of pills and treasures. Because his cultivation art was profound and marvelous, he had never failed in over a hundred years. It had to be said, this was an unusual art.
Those sects that had been robbed naturally hated him to the bone and sent out all their experts to apprehend him. However, this man was slippery to the extreme and never clashed head-on. Every time he caught the slightest stir of wind in the grass, he would immediately smear oil on the soles of his shoes.
Of course, Immortal Lord of the Beams was not