The Oriole Behind

"Senior Brother Wang Shan, I'm on my own, one team at a time. Don't worry, after all, I'm the furnace vessel for our Left Protector, so I must have received some of the Left Protector's True Disciple." Tang Tiansong said with a relaxed expression.

"Alright, since Junior Brother Tang is so confident, I won't force you."

"Everyone, split up now. In case of emergency, use the Gu worms inside your bodies to communicate." Wang Shan snorted coldly...

In the Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm, due to the oppressive power of the Heavenly Dao, cultivators cannot use their communication jade tokens and can only call for support on foot, just like mortals.

The Gu worms within the Blood Yin Sect disciples, being Qi Refining Stage spirit beasts, remained unaffected by the Spirit Sunflower Manual. In fact, the Blood Yin Sect disciples could use the Gu worms to exchange information, though only over a distance of about ten miles.

Due to the oppressive power of Heavenly Dao, cultivators cannot fly high on swords or ride on flying shuttles; they can only travel at low altitudes. Furthermore, fearing ambushes, most cultivators do not fly, but instead leap through the dense forest...

The Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm is only open for twenty days, and this secret realm stretches for tens of thousands of miles. It is impossible for disciples to explore it completely within twenty days. Therefore, most people head towards the center of the secret realm, because only the spiritual herbs for refining Foundation Establishment Pill can be found in the center.

Based on distance and speed, the cultivators must depart from the central area on the ninth day, or they will be trapped in the secret realm forever.

Tang Tianshu, who was only at the Qi Refinement Sixth Layer, knew his own limitations. While others rushed towards the center from all directions, Tang Tianshu chose to act recklessly.

If Tang Tianshu disliked the Blood Yin Sect, why didn't he choose to run away? Once you join the Blood Yin Sect, you're not allowed to leave on your own. And with his current Qi Refinement Sixth Layer, Tang Tianshu would be caught sooner or later.

Since he wasn't leaving, he could have simply stayed in the Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm. However, before setting off, the Right Protector specifically instructed Tang Tianshu that his cultivation level must reach the Qi Refining Eighth Layer this year, or he would have to become a menial disciple.

The menial disciples eat poorly and do a lot of work. They are exhausted like dogs every day, and they must also be ready to be turned into puppets by the inner disciple at any time.

That's right, the Blood Yin Sect is called the Demonic Sect. In addition to using Gu worms to control their disciples, they also directly refine living cultivators into their puppets.

If one could reach the Qi Refinement Ninth Layer, kidnapping Su Liyue would barely allow them to enter the Kun Origin Sect.

After finding a cave and resting for a day, Tang Tianshu dared to set off. After traveling horizontally for two days, Tang Tianshu finally headed towards the central area of the Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm.

They set off three days later than others, and as expected, they didn't encounter many cultivators along the way, nor did they find many spiritual herbs.

After the spiritual herbs were picked, there would be some changes in the surrounding area. Tang Tianshu followed the fluctuations of Spiritual Qi in the forest and found some spiritual herbs.

Although this method is highly efficient and yields twice the result with half the effort, it has already been harvested by other cultivators, so Tang Tianshu is essentially just picking up the scraps.

But even if you manage to find a bargain, it's still better than encountering someone else and being murdered and robbed.

In the world of cultivation, just like in the mortal world, even if you don't provoke him, even if he kills you or bullies you, he won't gain anything.

But there are always those who enjoy bullying and killing others; those are the so-called bad people. Whether in the mortal realm or the world of cultivation, keeping a low profile and living frugally is the only way to survive long...

Five days passed in a flash, and Tang Tianshu arrived at the central area of the Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm. In the past two days, he hadn't found any loot, but he had seen quite a few corpses of cultivators. Destroying the bodies and covering up the evidence was indeed a common practice among cultivators.

Most of the cultivator corpses that Tang Tianshu saw had been burned by flames. For some unknown reason, Tang Tianshu would always bury the remains of the cultivators whenever he had time.

Anyone who manages to enter this Spirit Sunflower Secret Realm and become a cultivator, regardless of who they are, would absolutely crush a high-level martial artist in the mortal world and would definitely be able to live a good life in the mortal realm.

But in this world of cultivation, they are nothing more than stepping stones for others. Not being left to rot in the wilderness is the last bit of dignity Tang Tianshu gives them.

After burying the remains of two cultivators and scattering some paper money, Tang Tianshu rested by a large tree. Suddenly, he sensed that a cultivator was approaching. Tang Tianshu quickly made a hand seal and used the Invisibility Talisman that Mu Ping'er had given him.

After quickly surveying his surroundings, Tang Tianshu ran towards a cave. Since reaching the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation on his body seemed to give him some kind of sixth Divine Sense.

Although the feeling is vague, I can always sense some dangerous signals in advance.

After waiting for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they heard a man and a woman, two cultivators, walking towards the cave.

Tang Tianshu frowned. The Sixth Sense he had for the Nine Bends Yellow River Formation was still inaccurate, because he had sensed one cultivator just now, but now there were actually two.

"Is it really such a coincidence? They also came to the cave?"

"Could it be that the Invisibility Talisman Mu Ping'er gave her was completely useless and they discovered it?" Tang Tianshu frowned.

Junior sister, this place is nice.

"Besides, it's secluded and deserted, I think that'll be fine." A male cultivator's voice rang out.

"Now that you've had your fun, I need to hurry and set off to find the Fire Spirit Mushroom for refining Foundation Establishment Pill."

"Zhou An, I will definitely report to Master when we arrive at the sect!" came the voice of a female cultivator.

It seems these two are from the same school.

"Chen Hongling, my dear junior sister. Do you think I'll let you live?" Zhou An roared.

When the two entered, Tang Tianshu finally realized that they were disciples of the so-called righteous cultivation sect, Kun Origin Sect.

The female disciple was as beautiful as a flower.

The male disciple was dashing and debonair, but had a lewd look on his face.

With a "rip," the female cultivator's clothes were torn apart amidst the male cultivator's laughter.

"Zhou An, I'll haunt you even in death!..."

"Hehe, senior brother, I'll make you a god before you become a ghost..." the male cultivator laughed loudly.

Holy crap!

What's going on?

Are these so-called righteous disciples about to engage in unspeakable acts?

"Hero saves the damsel in distress?"

joke.

They are the righteous sects, I am the demonic sect, we are irreconcilable...

Besides, with my cultivation level so low, sticking my neck out would be suicide...

Should I continue watching?

"Should we continue watching?..." Tang Tianshu's eyes widened, filled with anticipation...

When a blanket of white snow came into view, Tang Tianshu's heart pounded.

Zhou An picked up Chen Hongling's Storage Bag Storage Bag and put it into his own. "Junior sister, don't rush, I'll undress right away."

"Hurry up, you son of a bitch..." Tang Tianshu thought angrily, feeling that Zhou An was obviously moving too slowly.

"Wait a minute! Has he discovered me?" Tang Tianshu was startled.

"Call"

Zhou An looked towards Tang Tianshu and threw a dart.

"Oops!

"They really found me..." Tang Tianshu was extremely nervous.

Just as he was about to gather Spiritual Qi and quickly dodge, a young cultivator in white robes rushed out from the right front side and blocked him with his weapon.

"Clang!..."

The dart was knocked away.

Holy crap, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; there was someone else hiding there too. Hehe, I'm the bird catcher.

Did the man in white enter the cave before or after me?

Before Tang Tianshu could dwell on it any longer, the white-robed cultivator had already engaged Zhou An in battle.

Ping pong!...

The sound of swords clashing.

The white-robed cultivator feinted and dashed directly out of the cave...

"Haha, who is it? It's Chu Li, Junior Brother Chu. You're only at the Qi Refinement Sixth Layer, while I'm already at the Qi Refinement Ninth Layer. You old schemer, trying to watch the show for free..."

"Hahaha, you can't escape! Let your senior brother gouge out your eyes first!" Zhou An laughed as he flew out of the cave.

In a few breaths, the cave became completely silent.

The sounds of fighting outside the cave gradually faded away.

If not now, when?

Tang Tianshu leaped up and ran towards the cave...