After successive Nascent Soul cultivators fled or perished, the group of cultivators formed by the t also dispersed gradually.
To immediately flee when the situation looks grim is a sign of a qualified and mature cultivator.
Cultivators’ battles mostly take place in mid-air, but the surrounding mountains mostly suffered from collateral damage, becoming pockmarked and uneven, resembling a hairstyle chewed out by mice.
The most devastated was the Qianfeng Assembly. Originally a market with some popularity, it had now turned into ruins. No, it should be said that it had turned into a bald mountain where not even a blade of grass grew.
And the people hiding on it were basically nowhere to be found!
After Su Hao and Feng Ling fled for half a day, they finally stopped in a valley.
Feng Ling stood gloomily by a small stream, staring blankly at the flowing water.
After a while, Su Hao hinted, “Master, how did we handle this situation before, and should we still carry out our mission?”
Feng Ling returned to her senses, shook her head, and said, “I don’t know.”
Then she sighed again, “I don’t know how other fellow disciples are doing now, whether they managed to escape smoothly…”
Feng Ling recalled the scene of a group of cultivators besieging their sect’s residence, feeling depressed in her heart but also helpless.
However, Su Hao couldn’t feel Feng Ling’s helplessness at all. He just rubbed his chin and said, “Then how do I earn contribution points? I haven’t even exchanged for the Golden Core stage cultivation technique yet. I can’t just go back and snatch it! I always feel like that’s not right.”
Su Hao came out mainly to quietly conduct some research, and incidentally earn some contribution points to quickly exchange for the Golden Core stage cultivation technique. He didn’t expect to encounter such a situation as soon as he came out.
After thinking for a while, Feng Ling said, “Let’s first go find other strongholds of the sect! In the entire Lingshan province, our Wan Yue Valley has twenty-eight strongholds. The Qianfeng Assembly is just one of them! As long as we find a senior fellow disciple of the sect, we’ll know what to do!”
Su Hao said, “That’s fine, but Master, wait a few days, I’ll refine a protective magic tool for you!”
Feng Ling’s eyes lit up, “Great!”
The materials Su Hao obtained were abundant, even including the monopolized item of the sect, the ‘Divine Sense Stone’. Making a magic tool was a piece of cake.
Five days later, a beautifully crafted and exquisite flying sword floated in front of Feng Ling. She was extremely surprised. Even the pent-up frustration from the past few days dissipated a lot.
So, when a girl is unhappy, it’s probably because the gift isn’t up to par?
Although it wasn’t the kind of flying sword with cute little wings that Feng Ling wanted, just one look at the design of this flying sword touched her heart.
With a light blue hue, slender and graceful like a flying swallow, the engraved patterns on it were both luxurious and naturally beautiful. With a light flick of the finger, the sword gleamed brightly, making a resounding clang.
Regardless of its prowess, just the design alone made Feng Ling love it!
Feng Ling reached out and grasped the long sword handle, the light blue long sword reflected in her eyes, and she whispered, “Is this for me?”
Su Hao said, “Of course, who else would I give this kind of women’s flying sword to if not you?”
After that, Su Hao handed over a small booklet and said, “Master, this is the instruction manual for this universal sword. Take it back and study it carefully, try to get the hang of it as soon as possible. It basically summarizes all the commonly used functions for you. After mastering these functions, you can explore other new functions on your own.”
Feng Ling said, “What universal sword? I don’t call this sword a universal sword! I want to give it a new name. Let’s call it… Qing Yan!”
She spoke as if Su Hao’s ‘universal knife’ name was very tacky, but Su Hao didn’t mind and said, “Whatever you like.”
Feng Ling happily took the manual handed over by Su Hao and eagerly flipped through it on the side. After a while, her round face wrinkled in confusion, “Feng Wei… um, I don’t understand! What is this first array eye and third array platform… Can it be simpler?”
Su Hao widened his eyes in disbelief, “It’s written so simply as 322125, and you still can’t understand? Master, how did you cultivate to the Foundation Establishment stage?”
Feng Ling: “…”
Back then, her Master Feng Hua always praised her for being smart. How come now she’s being criticized by her own disciple?
Su Hao took the flying sword and said, “Master, let me demonstrate for you. Please turn to the first page of the manual.”
Feng Ling obediently did as told, and Su Hao continued, “Master, please look at the structure diagram of the flying sword. From the diagram, you can see that the flying sword has a total of fifty-five basic structures, including forty-eight small array formations. By connecting different structures with spiritual power, you can achieve different effects, extremely convenient. Now please look at the first structure…”
Feng Ling: “…”
Su Hao: “Please turn to the second page…”
…
After a while, Su Hao asked, “Do you understand now, Master?”
Feeling the pressure as a student, Feng Ling hesitantly said, “I-I think… I understand… maybe?”
Su Hao thought to himself, “My teaching ability is really not that great.”
Three days later, Feng Ling stood on the flying sword, skillfully manipulating it to create an oval-shaped shield. She flew towards the distance at a speed more than twice as fast as her ‘Qi-shape Wind Escape Technique’.
Feng Ling shouted into the wind, “Feng Wei, hurry up and follow me, let’s go!”
After learning to use the flying sword ‘Qing Yan’, Feng Ling loved it to the extreme. Her two previous handy magic tools, ‘Ma Yu Ling’ and ‘Quenching Bone Plate’, had long been forgotten somewhere.
Could it be that girls also get tired of old things and like new ones?
Su Hao couldn’t say for sure, but he leaped up and stepped onto the universal knife, with a ‘whoosh’, catching up to Feng Ling’s side.
Feng Ling exclaimed, “Feng Wei, why can your universal knife fly so fast? It can actually keep up with my Qing Yan.”
Su Hao said lightly, “Master, the materials and structure of your flying sword are much better than my universal knife. If it flies slowly, you should reflect on yourself.”
Feng Ling said, “I won’t, it’s fine like this!”
Su Hao advised, “Master, if you want to fly faster, there are simple explanations in the manual, as well as principles of aerodynamics and recommended flight structures that you can refer to.”
After saying that, Su Hao suddenly accelerated, leaving Feng Ling behind. Panicked, she tried to catch up, but after reaching a certain speed, she couldn’t go any faster and could only watch Su Hao fly farther away.
Helpless, Feng Ling took out the instructions from her pocket, followed the suggested flight structure, and reconstructed the shape of the shield. Then her speed increased dramatically.
“Whoosh—”
Su Hao and Feng Ling, one in front and one behind, crossed valleys and rivers, and two days later arrived at the second stronghold of the Yunzhong Wangyue Valley, Yellowhead Ridge.
The once bustling little town, where has it gone? Like the Qianfeng Assembly, it had long become a ruin.
Feng Ling stared blankly at this ruin and muttered, “What on earth happened?”
Su Hao also had a bad premonition: Could it be that the strongholds of the Yunzhong Valley in the Lingshan province have all been targeted by someone!
What about the top-tier sect we agreed on, is it gone just like that?
Su Hao said, “Master, do you know about other strongholds? Let’s go check them out.”
Feng Ling’s proficiency in using the flying sword became even more skillful. She bit her lip and remained silent, changing direction and shooting towards the distance, with Su Hao closely following.
The next two strongholds they visited were also reduced to ruins. It seemed that within less than a month, all the strongholds of the Yunzhong Valley in the Lingshan province had been destroyed.
This made Su Hao and Feng Ling realize one thing: that the strongholds of the Yunzhong Valley in the Ling Shan province might have been targeted by someone. According to the situation at the Qianfeng Assembly, it was possible that disciples performing tasks in the Ling Shan province were also in trouble.
Su Hao suddenly thought of the Yunzhong Valley in Annan Hengzhou. Could it be that even the sect’s headquarters had been plundered?
Su Hao asked, “Master, it seems that our Yunzhong Valley has been targeted by other sects. It’s meaningless to look for strongholds now. Let’s make other plans!”
Feng Ling, somewhat suppressing her low spirits, nodded slowly. At this moment, she didn’t know what to do either, just thinking about whether her senior brothers and sisters in the sect were safe.
Su Hao asked again, “Master, do you know which major sect we have offended in the Yunzhong Valley?”
Feng Ling shook her head and said, “Our Yunzhong Valley has always acted low-key and rarely offends other sects to death.”
Su Hao asked again, “Do people know about our sect’s location in Annan Hengzhou?”
Feng Ling said, “Of course, quite a few people know, but very few would target Yunzhong Valley. Because, as my Master said, our ‘Eight-Ring Mountain Protection Mist Formation’ is very powerful. Even if a Unity Realm cultivator comes, it would be difficult to break through for a while, and it’s useless to ordinary cultivators. So Yunzhong Valley should be safe.”
Su Hao didn’t share Feng Ling’s optimism. If it were him, he would root out the weeds!
Thinking that Yashan was still in the Yunzhong Valley, if he suddenly encountered an attack by Nascent Soul cultivators, he was afraid that he wouldn’t even be able to retaliate and would be killed.
Su Hao had seen the methods of Nascent Soul cultivators, and if it weren’t for his spatial abilities, dealing with them would be extremely troublesome.
Previously, a purple light had hit him, rendering him completely immobile. He couldn’t break free in a short time and had to teleport to avoid it. If Yashan encountered it, Su Hao couldn’t imagine what Yashan could do.
Thinking about it, Su Hao immediately sent a message to Yashan, “Yashan, there has been a sudden change in the sect in the Lingshan province. It’s likely that it’s not safe in the Yunzhong Valley in Annan Hengzhou either. Be careful yourself. Once you notice anything unusual, notify me immediately, and I will teleport you away.”
After a while, Yashan immediately replied, “Got it, Boss Wei! There’s no abnormality on the sect’s side for now. Um… There seem to be more cultivators flying around in the sky.”
Su Hao thought for a moment, but he still needed to find out what was going on.
Su Hao took out a chicken egg-sized positioning stone and handed it to Feng Ling, “Master, wait here for a moment. I’ll look around and interrogate a few Golden Core cultivators to find out what’s going on. Hold onto this stone. If anything happens, infuse it with spiritual power.”
Feng Ling was stunned, “What? Interrogate Golden Core cultivators?”
Feng Ling felt strange, but couldn’t pinpoint what was strange. She nodded dumbly, took the positioning stone, and then watched Su Hao fly away gradually.
