"Come to think of it, things really did take a tortuous turn. After Senior Brother Lu, you lured away the three-headed snake demon Bi Qiong alone, Niu Kun and I took Luo Qian to a secluded place to rest and recover some of our strength. Then, while helping Luo Qian recover from his injuries, we searched for your whereabouts, but we never managed to find you." A look of reminiscence appeared on Qiao Lan's haggard face.
Through Qiao Lan and Luo Qian's accounts, Lu Xiaotian learned that they had later encountered several other Demon Cultivators and clashed with them. Qiao Lan, the eight-legged demonic bull beast Niu Kun, and Luo Qian, whose serious injuries had yet to heal, fought a fierce battle against the others. Luo Qian's injuries worsened again, and the other two were hardly unscathed. They killed one opponent, wounded another, and then fled for their lives.
They had recovered while traveling and continued searching for him. Later, to avoid the other treasure-seeking cultivators, they completely lost all news of Lu Xiaotian and had no idea where to begin looking. They also had no idea where Lu Xiaotian could have gone after parting with them. All three were injured, with Qiao Lan and Luo Qian suffering the most serious wounds. To be safe, they decided to wait until their injuries had healed before searching for Lu Xiaotian again.
The three traveled on together, and later encountered several Golden Core cultivators. Given their cultivation, dealing with a group of Golden Core cultivators was naturally effortless. Thus, from those Golden Core cultivators, they learned where they were: surprisingly, they were not far from the place where one could leave the Spirit Ruins Secret Realm. The three of them then came to Xiang.
The three kept a low profile in Xiang