Guyang City.
A small city in the south of the Great Blue Dynasty.
In the bustling streets, the cries of peddlers, the playful shouts of children, and the curses of shrewish women mingled together, creating a lively scene.
A woman in blue robes and a cloak moved through the crowd.
Her bearing made her stand head and shoulders above the crowd. She should have attracted plenty of attention, yet for some reason, the people around her seemed not to see her at all. Not one of them cast her a glance.
The woman was none other than the 'Sword Immortal,' Ning Qingman.
She had been recuperating alone in the south. Her place of recovery was deep in the mountains, where she could avoid prying eyes and disturbances.
But from time to time, she would come to Guyang City, the city nearest her secluded cultivation site.
She came to replenish the medicinal pills needed for cultivation.
Although she was already a Martial Saint, the speed at which she absorbed Heaven and Earth Essence Qi was enough to sustain her ordinary expenditure.
But relying solely on absorbing Heaven and Earth Essence Qi for cultivation was not very efficient.
Outside of combat, spending a dozen minutes refining a high-quality medicinal pill might be worth several hours of absorbing Essence Qi.
In other words, by taking just one medicinal pill, Ning Qingman could save several hours to comprehend the Dao laws, cultivate sword techniques, temper her divine abilities, and hone her Martial Dao Domain.
This was also why the stronger one's cultivation, the more one needed the support of a major power.
Two martial artists of the same realm might have one be a Rogue Cultivator and the other backed by a major power with an ample supply of medicinal pills.
Both cultivated for