After a detailed conversation with his grandfather and second uncle, Chen Shuangbai did not linger and left under the cover of night.
The Chen Household family watched as Chen Shuangbai's figure gradually disappeared into the mountains before reluctantly turning their gaze away and returning home to continue their ordinary lives.
After leaving the area of White Water County, Chen Shuangbai decisively accelerated and headed towards Wind Howling County in Wind Province.
The place he chose to guard, Wind Howling Ford, was located in Wind Howling County.
Chen Shuangbai rode the Flowing Cloud Flying Pouch at a fairly fast speed, flying through the mountains and forests. Occasionally, he would stop to rest and recuperate, replenishing the Law Power consumed by piloting the flying Law Artifact.
"You still need to Foundation Establishment first. Once you do, you'll be able to master the Escape Technique, covering hundreds of miles in the blink of an eye."
Chen Shuangbai sighed slightly, took out a set of Lesser Spirit Gathering Formation flags purchased from the sect, formed a simple Lesser Spirit Gathering Formation, and quickly adjusted his breathing to restore his Law Power.
Before long, his Law Power was fully restored.
Chen Shuangbai put away the array flag and was about to release the Flowing Cloud Flying Pouch to leave again when suddenly a loud noise came from the mountain valley not far away, as if some heavy object had fallen from the sky.
Chen Shuangbai summoned two flying swords, which hovered around him as he probed the source of the sound. In a nearby ravine, he discovered a deep pit with a cultivator lying on the ground inside.
"The pattern on the suspended sword of Huangshan, is it from a fellow practitioner of the Empty Sword Sect?"
Through the layers of leaves, Chen Shuangbai noticed the patterns on the clothes of the cultivator who had fallen into the pit. After thinking it over, she decided to go forward and help him up.
Empty Sword Sect and Jade Spring Sect are now allies and have regular contact. As a disciple of Jade Spring, I naturally have to help them when I see them.
Not long after.
In a natural depression in the mountains, Chen Shuangbai surveyed the terrain, made a hand seal, and cast the Green Vine Incantation Spell, which contained the power to trap enemies and generate life, from the " Water and Wood Pure Splendor Incantation ".
Manipulating the vines and branches of the surrounding plants, a secluded place was formed in the blink of an eye. But feeling it was not safe enough, he turned around and made hand seals again, casting Obscuring Mist Method to summon a thin layer of fog that combined with the morning mountain fog, thus concealing the place.
Having done all this, he finally turned his gaze to the Empty Sword Sect disciple.
This fellow Kong Jian looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. He was dressed in a yellow robe, and on his chest was embroidered the pattern "Huangshan Hanging Sword," which was the insignia of the Empty Sword Sect disciple.
His face was ashen, with dried blood at the corner of his mouth, and his breathing was weak and disordered. However, he was not seriously injured. Upon probing with his Law Power, it was discovered that he had been poisoned by some kind of poison, and this poison... had an aphrodisiac effect.
However, this fellow cultivator of the Kong Jian Sect did not seem to want to vent his anger, so he used his Law Power to suppress the onset of the poison in his body. There might still be people chasing after him, which caused his Law Power to go out of control and fall from the sky.
Chen Shuangbai pursed her lips, pondering the bond between her own sect and the Empty Sword Sect, and then took action to force the poison out of his body.
This poison would be quite troublesome for ordinary cultivators, but Chen Shuangbai removed it very easily.
After administering a Miasma-Cleansing Pill, the speed at which the poison took effect was first suppressed. Then, Law Power was used to induce the poisoning, and finally, the cleansing effect of the Duckweed Water Incantation was added. After this series of actions, the poison was successfully neutralized.
Once the poison was removed, the opponent's out-of-control Law Power began to slowly recover, and the magic he was practicing subconsciously began to operate. Seeing this, Chen Shuangbai subconsciously wanted to set up Lesser Spirit Gathering Formation, but considering that the array was somewhat conspicuous, he took out a few Spirit Stone, crushed them, and transformed them into abundant Spiritual Qi, sending them to the opponent's side.
As soon as the Spiritual Qi approached, the person absorbed it and began to recover.
After an incense stick had burned, the cultivator's eyelids trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes.
At first, his eyes were a little unfocused, but he quickly focused. Looking at the surroundings and Chen Shuangbai, and realizing that the toxins in his body had been completely expelled, he immediately understood what was going on.
He straightened up slightly, and when he saw Chen Shuangbai's Jade Spring disciple's robe, his eyes lit up slightly. He subconsciously tried to struggle to get up and pay his respects, but this aggravated his injuries, and cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead.
Chen Shuangbai said, "Fellow Daoist, please do not move. Although your injuries are not yet serious, the loss of control over your Law Power has caused minor damage to your internal organs. I have given you some medicine to temporarily stabilize your injuries. You still need to rest and recuperate."
The Empty Sword Sect cultivator had no choice but to remain still and resume circulating his cultivation Cultivation Method, absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Qi to heal his injuries.
From midday until the moon rises high in the sky.
The fellow Kong Jian had recovered most of his injuries, so he stood up and bowed deeply to Chen Shuangbai.
"I am Lu Mingxuan, a disciple of the Empty Sword Sect."
"May I ask your name, junior brother? I will certainly pay a visit to the Jade Spring Sect in the future to express my gratitude for saving my life today."
" Senior Brother Lu, there's no need for such formality. It's just a small favor; as fellow disciples of the righteous path, it's only right that I help."
Chen Shuangbai waved her hand, indicating that it was nothing serious.
Lu Mingxuan was at the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining. In the cultivation world where those who have reached the highest level are valued above all others, Chen Shuangbai naturally addressed him as senior brother and himself as junior brother.
Chen Shuangbai changed the subject, saying, "I wonder why Senior Brother Lu is suffering from this... uh, this peculiar poison, and why he's here?"
When the topic of poisoning came up, Lu Mingxuan's face immediately showed shame and embarrassment, as if he found it difficult to speak. However, after thinking carefully, he realized that Chen Shuangbai in front of him was a fellow practitioner of Jade Spring, so he spoke up.
"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Junior Brother Chen. This matter... well, it was my carelessness that led me to fall into the trap of a treacherous person."
Lu Mingxuan paused, collected his thoughts, and continued, "I was ordered by my sect to go to the Mystic Light Market established by your sect in Wind Province to sell the refined Sharp Metal Talisman Sword in the shops run by my sect, and to purchase some spiritual materials for refining flying swords."
"This matter was originally simple, and the journey was relatively smooth, but unexpectedly, when passing Emerald Screen Mountain, which is more than a hundred miles ahead, we encountered a group of Bandit Cultivator."
" Bandit Cultivator?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Shuangbai's expression became slightly serious.
Wind Province, Jade Province, and Qing Province are all within the territory of the Jade Spring Sect. Disciples of the Evil Hunting Hall patrol all three states. Now, the Bandit Cultivator who seek to kill for money around the market has become a matter of concern for him, a disciple of the Jade Spring Sect.
but...
Chen Shuangbai raised an eyebrow and said, "I will send a message back to the sect and have the senior brothers of the Evil Hunting Hall go to Emerald Screen Mountain to wipe out that Bandit Cultivator... However, in principle, the area around this cultivation market is the most heavily patrolled area. Even if those Rogue Cultivator are desperate and want to become Bandit Cultivator, they would only dare to go to such remote places."
They're either desperate criminals or they have ulterior motives.
Lu Mingxuan nodded, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes, and continued.
"Indeed, there are about four or five people, most of them at the third or fourth level of Qi Refining. The leader is a one-eyed man at the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining, who wields a black banner magic Law Artifact that can release foul black smoke; he's quite troublesome."
"I didn't want to get involved, but that one-eyed man seemed to have planned this all along. He had set up a makeshift trap nearby, and there was even a fragrance emanating from it. I only smelled a little bit, and I was immediately caught in the trap!"