In a stretch of primeval mountain forest...
"Pat! Pat!" Figures flickered through the trees, leaping nimbly from branch to branch as they raced onward.
They were three cultivators, two boys and a girl, all fifteen or sixteen years old and rather lean. The girl wore black and had an ordinary face, while the two boys wore identical gray outfits. They looked like disciples from the same local lineage...
The three cultivators raced ahead until they reached a clearing...
"Stop. Let's rest for a while!" the girl said, dropping into the clearing.
"All right!" The two boys promptly agreed and dropped to the ground as well...
"Miss Qinghong! How much farther is it?" one of the disciples, whose hair was somewhat dry and yellowish, hurriedly asked.
"Yes! We've been traveling for so long. How much longer until we get there?" the other cultivator, whose face was covered in acne, echoed.
"Don't worry! We'll rest for an hour, then travel another six hours, and we'll be there!" Qinghong promptly replied. She patted her Storage Bag, took out a bottle of pills, and poured out three. Handing one to each boy, she said, "Take a Qi-Returning Pill to restore your magic power!"
"Qi-Returning Pills!" At the sight of the pills in Qinghong's hand, delight flashed across the two boys' faces. They quickly accepted them, but then looked hesitant and did not take them...
"Hey! These are genuine Qi-Returning Pills!" Qinghong hastily said when she saw their reaction. She swallowed her own pill first, then continued, "Once you join our Underground Cultivator Market, I guarantee you'll not only reach major completion of the Cultivation Realm, but advancing to the Core Condensation Realm will be no problem either. You should know that our Underground Cultivator Market's Red Second Madam is in the early Core Condensation