Outside Yuzhou City.
Xu Linglong followed behind the somewhat dejected Zhao Wanqing with a leisurely expression and spoke casually:
"No need to be so downhearted. The essence of being an evil cultivator is running fast and running smart. If they were so easy to catch, they wouldn't be evil cultivators."
Zhao Wanqing glanced sideways.
"What would they be, then?"
"Idiots." A smile appeared on Xu Linglong's face. "There's a threshold to becoming an evil cultivator, too. Ruthlessness and keen senses are the most crucial things. Underestimating evil cultivators isn't good either."
Zhao Wanqing did not respond to that.
Xu Linglong actually had a point, but it sounded a little like she was making excuses for evil cultivators, praising them in a roundabout way.
Perhaps she was trying to comfort her, but...
Evil cultivators were ultimately filthy vermin that deserved to drown in a cesspit.
Following behind Zhao Wanqing, Xu Linglong watched her fall silent again and spoke once more:
"Recently, that young monk from Chanwood Temple, called... Yuankong, I think, has been quite impressive. They say he had some connection with Chu Xingchen, too."
"His Golden Core cultivation is quite formidable, though he seems to have suffered quite a bit lately. Evil cultivators really have grown increasingly rampant."
Zhao Wanqing kept one hand pressed against the sword at her waist. Hearing this, she pondered for a moment before finally speaking:
"In the past, someone at Golden Core certainly counted as a mighty figure in Yuzhou City. But the world is becoming harder and harder to understand... so many evil cultivators have suddenly appeared, and their cultivation seems profound."
"But even the Golden Core Realm probably isn't enough to settle matters here."
Xu Linglong nodded emphatically and sighed.
"It's just that the surrounding sects are even more infuriating. They clearly have