Changes on All Sides
"Senior, what do you need? I will do my best."
In Sunset Valley, a figure stood trembling before a woman in purple. The faint but palpable pressure emanating from her made the hairs on the backs of the three men stand on end, fearing that the woman might attack at the slightest provocation.
The woman in purple said calmly, "From now on, you will follow me. Also, spread some word that a Rogue Cultivator Alliance has been formed, and encourage those Rogue Cultivator to join."
Rogue Cultivator Alliance?
This is likely to offend several major sects to the death. It's not like no one has ever suggested this idea before, but in the end, nothing came of it, and even the person who proposed the idea disappeared without a trace.
After all, the number of Rogue Cultivator is very large. If all of Rogue Cultivator were gathered together, they might be able to contend with the four major sects. Of course, this is only low-to-mid-level combat power, which is nothing to the Nascent Soul Realm. They can't make any waves at all.
However, that's because there are no Nascent Soul Realm cultivators among the Rogue Cultivator. That makes sense, if they were all at the Nascent Soul Realm, they would have already established their own sects and become the dominant force in their respective regions. Who would care about those Rogue Cultivator?
The three Three Heroes of Sunset Valley had their eyes light up as they thought about it. Now there was a Nascent Soul Realm Rogue Cultivator preparing to integrate the Rogue Cultivator. No matter how far she could go in the end, she would at least establish a sect. At that time, the three of them might even become Peak Master or elders.
The immense benefits made the three forget their fear, and the middle-aged man who was clearly the leader immediately said, "Junior Wan Xiao will obey Senior's decree!"
"Junior Huang Yun (Lin Han) humbly obeys the senior's instructions!"
"Senior, may I ask your name? And what is the name of this alliance?" Wan Xiao asked daringly.
"Just call me Zi Nü. As for the other name, you can figure it out yourselves. As for the location, I only care about the result." Zi Nü said somewhat coldly, seemingly unconcerned about the matter.
She created this power for two reasons: first, to leave herself a way out, and second, to facilitate contact with the local forces in these Southern Barbarian Lands.
After all, establishing cooperation and trust takes a considerable amount of time.
"Senior Zi Nü, if you don't mind, please come into the hall to rest. We will take care of the matter you entrusted to us immediately," Wan Xiao said respectfully.
Zi Nü nodded, then swaggered into the largest hall in the very center, as if it were her own residence.
But Wan Xiao and his companions didn't care at all. Instead, they brought out their best spiritual fruits, wines, and teas to serve him.
On a mountaintop more than a hundred miles north of the Blood Devil Grotto Sect, a man dressed in black robes with an ordinary appearance stood with his hands behind his back. His deep eyes were fixed on the direction of the Blood Devil Grotto Cave Sect, and it was unclear what he was thinking.
"Blood Devil Grotto, should I go or not? Once I'm in the Blood Devil Grotto, life will be even harder than in the Devil Creek Sect. Although Li Yu brought the remnants of the Devil Creek Sect to the Blood Devil Grotto, it's not certain they'll take care of me. After all, they didn't value me much back in the Devil Creek Sect either."
"But where else can I go if not the Blood Devil Grotto? With all my demonic Cultivation Method, I can't very well go to a righteous sect, can I? If I become Rogue Cultivator, life will be even more difficult."
As for White Bone Mountain, Mo Shang hadn't even considered it. It was just a bunch of skin-and-bones skeletons who were extremely hostile to outsiders.
He wanted to go to the Hehuan Sect, but if he went there, he would be captured by their sect leader or elders and drained dry by their yang energy. After all, those women were ruthless and devoured people without spitting out the bones. Apart from the cauldrons, there were hardly any men in the entire sect.
"Forget it, let's see what happens first. I'll go to the Blood Devil Grotto if there's really no other way out." With that, Mo Shang shook his head and turned to leave. He really disliked the cultivation environment of Devil Cultivator. They were always fighting outside or inside the sect, fighting to the death for a few resources.
But there was nothing he could do; he was born Devil Cultivator, and he had no other choice.
A secluded valley, surrounded by mountains and lush trees, with a meadow in the center covered in wildflowers and a spring bubbling up – this scenery truly deserves to be called a paradise on earth.
A loud eagle cry came from the sky, and in no time, a dark shadow swooped down, bringing with it a gust of wind that swept up a sky full of flower petals.
A hearty laugh echoed through the valley, "Hahaha, good, good, good! I didn't expect you to have grown into a second-tier Demon Beast in just over ten years. Not bad, not bad at all."
Meng Yan leaped off the back of the Thunder Eagle and tossed it a spirit medicine.
The Thunder Eagle, its entire body cyan and crackling with lightning, opened its beak and swallowed all the scattered spirit medicine with a single bite. Then, it let out a joyful sound and followed Meng Yan, swaying from side to side like a child.
"It's been over ten years. It's time to go out and travel. I wonder how that woman Bai Lili is doing now, and whether she has any valuables on her."
"And those two from the Blood Devil Grotto, they should have broken through to the Golden Core stage as well, they should have some good stuff on them."
At this point, Meng Yan immediately turned around, flew onto Thunder Eagle's back, and lightly stamped his foot, saying, "Little guy, let's go out and beg for alms."
In a desolate mountain in the Yue Kingdom, a huge rock rolled down a cliff with a "crack" sound.
"Bang~"
A violent crash echoed from the bottom of the cliff, startling countless wild animals.
A figure emerged from the somewhat dark cave. He raised his hand to look at the sky, then stretched, and immediately a series of sounds like bones dislocating as if popping beans rang out.
"Ah, that feels so good! After more than ten years, I've finally broken through to the Golden Core Stage. Now I can be considered a powerful figure in my own right. All my years of persistent hard work and cultivation have finally paid off."
This person was none other than Huang Tao, who had been wanted by the Spirit Moon Sect for over ten years. Unexpectedly, he had broken through to the Golden Core after not showing his face for more than a decade.
When he and Shen Ge went to White Bone Mountain, he was only at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. He was able to cultivate so quickly, so he must have been hiding his cultivation level. Otherwise, he could not have broken through to the Golden Core Stage in just over ten years.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, I wonder if you're still the same person you are now? The Spirit Moon Sect has actually issued a kill order. It seems there's something wrong here. Did that old monster fail to possess someone? Or is he planning to use the Spirit Moon Sect to get rid of me, the one who knows the truth?"
"No matter the reason, the current situation is very unfavorable to me. Forget it, I don't want this identity anymore. Fortunately, I have a secret treasure that can change the aura of the soul, otherwise it would be really difficult to hide after offending the Spirit Moon Sect."
As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Tao's face began to slowly change. His cheeks twisted and his body rose and fell. After a full quarter of an hour, the figure in the original spot had undergone a complete transformation.
Huang Tao used to be considered handsome, but now he looks very ordinary, just a typical burly man.
Huang Tao then took out a secret treasure that looked like a thin veil and covered himself with it. The veil gradually merged into his body, and in no time, his spiritual aura completely changed.
"From now on, let him be called Zhou Shun. I hope his path of cultivation will be smooth sailing from now on."