Ning Zheng remembered that in storybooks, there were often cases like this: the protagonist would leave the market district and immediately be targeted by rogue cultivators.
He had never expected that, despite rarely going out, he would get to experience such a classic plot himself.
What did the Blood Separation Flower family do? They were exactly the sort of rogue cultivators who robbed people.
Occasionally, the Demonic Charm Sect would also make a cameo as rogue cultivators. They had robbed Ning Zheng once before when he happened to pass by.
Clearly, even some small and mid-sized sects in the Immortal World had this sort of tradition.
—Put on their clothes, and they were respectable orthodox sects; take them off, and they went out to earn some extra cash.
In reality, this was fundamentally a conflict between natives and outsiders that had accumulated over time and grown increasingly intense.
We natives pretended to be rogue cultivators and killed you outsiders.
We outsiders became rogue cultivators and killed you natives.
"But I'm also a cultivator from an outside world."
Ning Zheng turned his head toward a corner of the grass. "We're all poor outsiders. Wouldn't it be better to rob those natives who are rolling in wealth?"
Behind him, several figures saw that they could no longer hide and simply walked out.
Three Human Immortals brought several cultivators of the Transforming Self Realm along, while also giving their juniors behind them a bit of guidance:
"You're quite wealthy, and you travel everywhere without hurrying along. Anyone who isn't well-off wouldn't possibly be like that."
"Brat, meeting us means you're out of luck!"
"Child, this man hasn't become an immortal yet. He's still in the Tribulation Crossing Realm. Go practice your skills on him, and I'll hold the line for you!"
"You absolutely