Kindness toward others

Song Wen said, "Your guild leader is quite mysterious. Does he only send messages and never personally deal with the Xing Family?"

The old woman said, "The chairman has also intervened several times, severely injuring the Xing Family."

Song Wen said, "Since you are determined to take revenge on the Xing Family, you are one of us. Today, I will spare your life. However, I hope you will not reveal our existence to anyone."

The old woman's face lit up with joy. "Thank you, senior. Thank you, madam."

She stood up, about to leave, when she suddenly asked a question.

"This junior dares to ask, senior, if you would be willing to join the 'Anti-Xing Society' and fight against the Xing Family together with us?"

Song Wen said calmly, "That won't be necessary."

The old woman looked somewhat regretful. "I'll take my leave."

After saying that, the old woman flew out of the cave.

As the old woman's figure disappeared, Shan Yue asked.

"Are you just going to let her go like this? Aren't you afraid she'll reveal our whereabouts?"

Song Wen smiled slightly and said, "As a person, you should always be kind to others."

Shan Yue looked at Song Wen with obvious doubt in her eyes.

Be kind to others?

Since she met Song Wen, she had never seen Song Wen do anything kind to anyone.

The suspicions raised in the Shan Yue were not unfounded; a Shadow Gu had quietly followed the old woman away.

"Let's clean up the Cave. We might be staying here for a while," Song Wen said.

Shan Yue saw a foot-long centipede crawl out of a crack in the rock and looked fearful.

"It really needs a thorough cleaning; there are just too many poisonous insects here."

Five Shadow Gu attacked, and in less than a quarter of an hour, all the poisonous insects hidden throughout the Cave were eliminated.

In Shan Yue, water Law Technique was used to completely clean up the dust inside the Cave.

Then, she took out the stone bed, the gemstone for lighting, the table and chairs, the drinking utensils, and placed them one by one in the cave abode.

In an instant, a hint of smoke filled the Cave.

Song Wen had no interest in what Shan Yue had done. He went to the entrance of the Cave, set up the <Netherconcealing Void-Spirit Formation>, and then entered the secret chamber, where he set up the <Qi-Sealing Spirit-Isolating Formation>, intending to use the secret chamber as his place for seclusion and Alchemy.

After everything was arranged, Shan Yue asked.

"Should we deal with Jing Feiyao next? And use her to obtain the Holy Spirit Pill?"

Song Wen shook his head. "This matter is not urgent. Before that, I need to go into seclusion for several years."

After advancing to the Late Golden Core Stage, he hadn't had time to go into seclusion to refine his cultivation, resulting in a somewhat unstable cultivation level, which would be detrimental to his future cultivation.

Moreover, Song Wen has already gathered all the spiritual materials needed to refine the 'Blood Sea Seal'. He plans to refine his Life-Bound Treasure first to enhance his strength, and then plan for the Holy Spirit Pill.

Shan Yue said, "Should we go to Fangzhu City first to buy some pills and spiritual materials? I don't have many spiritual items left for cultivation."

Song Wen said, "It's best if you don't go to Fangzhu City, to avoid being recognized and causing trouble. Make a list of what you need, and I'll go buy it for you."

"All right!"

Not long after, Shan Yue gave Song Wen a Jade Slip.

Song Wen left behind two Shadow Gu, then got up and headed towards Fangzhu City.

Besides helping Shan Yue buy things, he had two other purposes for this trip.

First, see if you can buy pills or spiritual herbs to enhance the strength of the Shadow Gu.

After the Shadow Gu advanced to the third tier, Song Wen made many attempts, but his strength did not improve significantly.

Song Wen's cultivation level, however, was advancing by leaps and bounds.

Nowadays, aside from reconnaissance, the Shadow Gu is no longer of much help to Song Wen in combat.

Back in the Beast Taming Sect, he had come into contact with a pill called 'Dragon Force Pill,' which could enhance the strength of third-tier spirit insects and spirit beasts. Unfortunately, Song Wen did not have the Pill Formula for the Dragon Force Pill.

Secondly, Song Wen wanted to use the old woman to make contact with the 'Anti-Xing Society' behind her, hoping that the Anti-Xing Society provide some useful information when he was planning the Holy Spirit Pill.

Based on the faint connection between Song Wen and the Shadow Gu, he could roughly determine that the old woman had headed towards Fangzhu City after leaving the Poison Grotto.

Following the location of the Shadow Gu, Song Wen finally arrived above a small Xiao Shan near the Darkstar Ghost Market.

The old woman was hiding in an underground cave in the Xiao Shan, where she was inscribing a formation.

"She's actually a formation master; that's probably why the Xing Family is so determined to recruit her," Song Wen guessed to himself.

Song Wen contacted the Gu Worm was tracking the old woman and confirmed that she had not met with anyone after leaving the Poison Grotto.

Without disturbing the old woman, he disguised himself as a cultivator in the Golden Core Early Stage and traveled to Fangzhu City, hundreds of miles away.

Upon entering Fangzhu City, Song Wen first purchased the items he needed for the Shan Yue.

Next, he visited several shops that sold Pill Formula, but he couldn't find Pill Formula for third-tier spirit beasts or spirit insects.

After touring most of the market, Song Wen found nothing.

By this time, it was getting late.

Song Wen simply went to the Darkstar Ghost Market and waited for Ghost Market to open.

After nightfall, the Ghost Market opened, and Song Wen entered it.

To Song Wen's disappointment, he still couldn't find anything in the Ghost Market that could enhance the power of the Shadow Gu.

However, the Shadow Gu that had been following the old woman made a move. It had actually followed her to the Ghost Market as well.

Song Wen quietly approached the Shadow Gu, retrieved it into his body, and then followed the old woman.

The old woman wandered through the streets without speaking to anyone or entering any shops. After circling the Ghost Market, she left.

Song Wen followed behind him and also stepped out of the Ghost Market.

He looked up and saw a full moon hanging high in the sky.

Today is the day for the 'Anti-Xing Society' to exchange intelligence!

After meandering through the dense forest, the old woman returned to the underground cave where she had been hiding.

Suddenly, a figure flashed by.

Before she could activate the formation, Song Wen appeared in front of her.

"Senior, what brings you here?" the old woman asked in surprise.

Song Wen's appearance has been restored to the way the old woman remembered him.

"You just went to the Ghost Market and received the latest intelligence from the Xing Family?"

The old woman nodded.

"Show me the intelligence," Song Wen said.

The old woman raised her hand and flipped it over, revealing a Jade Slip, which she tossed to Song Wen.

Song Wen probed the contents with his Divine Sense and began to read them.

The information in the Jade Slip was very detailed, much more so than the information about the Xing Family that could be bought in the Ghost Market. The information was categorized into various types, including the Xing Family's industries, spirit fields, mines, and Xing Family, leaving no stone unturned.

Furthermore, it thoughtfully included recent changes in these industries and personnel.

It also contained information about Xing Yixuan's death.

Song Wen couldn't be sure if this information was useful when planning the Holy Spirit Pill, so he unceremoniously put the Jade Slip away.

He couldn't help but feel a little curious about the true identity of the 'Chairman'. Who exactly was this person who could obtain such detailed information about the Xing Family?

"Senior, have you come here to kill me and eliminate any future trouble?" the old woman suddenly asked.