Arriving at Divine Mountain

"There's no need."

Chen Changming shook his head. "These people may have meant us harm, but they didn't intend to kill us. Their crimes don't warrant death. We'll take the Purple Spirit Ginseng and leave."

Guo Lingyun nodded.

The two flew over. Guo Lingyun set about digging up the Purple Spirit Ginseng while Chen Changming waved his hand, shattering the ice around them.

If he didn't intervene, these people would eventually freeze to death.

The Phantom Divine Sect disciples had been somewhat arrogant, but they hadn't intended to kill him or Guo Lingyun. They'd only wanted to drive away the Ice and Snow Palace disciples and take the Purple Spirit Ginseng, so Chen Changming decided to spare their lives.

Now that he had reached the Nascent Soul Realm, he had a broader perspective and a detached outlook. He no longer felt the urge to kill over minor grievances with Golden Core cultivators.

Back when he had been at the Golden Core stage, facing a situation like this alone, he would likely have killed them all to eliminate any future trouble.

But now, with Guo Lingyun by his side and his mindset changed after reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, Chen Changming no longer felt the same bloodlust toward low-level Golden Core cultivators.

After taking the Purple Spirit Ginseng,

Guo Lingyun turned to look at the Black-Scaled Snake, her eyes burning with excitement. "This Black-Scaled Snake should fetch a good price, too..." As she spoke, she walked over to it and waved her hand, putting it into her Storage Ring.

Chen Changming could only smile wryly.

In his eyes, a beast like this was of no use at all.

But he knew Guo Lingyun was still a low-level cultivator at the first layer of the Golden Core Realm, and she coveted the