54: Chapter 54 Encountering Robbers?

"Of course, it was our Revered Master, who lasted for six and a half shichen."

Lin Ming said with a smile.

As for Lin Ming himself, he had indeed entered the Earth Origin Spring, but he had only lasted for half a shichen before coming out.

Since then, Lin Ming knew that the normal way of cultivation was not suitable for him.

"Alright, pack your things and get ready to set off. The Yongzhen Sect is quite far from us."

Lin Ming said.

If Lin Ming were alone, rushing to the Yongzhen Sect wouldn't take much time.

But now that he had to bring Su Lianxue along, the situation was different; he could only choose a more conventional way of traveling.

In that case, it would likely take some time.

The next day.

Lin Ming and Su Lianxue left Zichen Peak and took a spirit boat to the Great Yan Dynasty. From the Great Yan Dynasty, they would leave Yuanxu Mountain's sphere of influence and head towards the location of the Yongzhen Sect.

Lin Ming had basically planned out the travel route.

Now it was just a matter of the actual arrangements.

Two days later.

The two of them arrived at the Yan Capital.

Since the last incident, Lin Ming and the others had returned to the Yan Capital; the damaged houses had basically all been repaired.

However, Lin Ming could still sense a slight atmosphere of sorrow.

Clearly, the losses this time, whether in terms of personnel or property, were unacceptable for the Yan Capital.

After arriving at the Yan Capital, the rest of the journey would depend on them.

The first thing Lin Ming did upon arriving at the Yan Capital was to purchase supplies, specifically various fresh ingredients.

This left Su Lianxue unsure of what to say; anyone who didn't know better would think they were going on a pleasure trip rather than a mission.

But thinking of her Senior Brother's strength, Su Lianxue silently accepted it.

After all, given her Senior Brother's current strength, unless a Nirvana Realm cultivator intervened, those below the Nirvana Realm shouldn't pose any threat to them.

And even if her guess was wrong, they still had the life-saving measures their Revered Master had left for them.

Therefore, there shouldn't be much to worry about regarding safety.

Su Lianxue only wanted to reach the Yongzhen Sect as soon as possible.

"Senior Brother, how are we going to travel to the Yongzhen Sect?"

Su Lianxue asked.

Before leaving the Sect, she had looked into the distance between the two Sects; they were separated by quite a few places, so reaching the Yongzhen Sect wouldn't be a quick matter.

"By spirit boat, of course."

Lin Ming said with a smile.

The two of them then went outside the Yan Capital, where Lin Ming brought out a spirit boat.

It was a High Grade Rank Eight spirit boat refined by Lin Ming himself, covered with various Formations for attack, defense, and concealment.

This could be considered one of Lin Ming's masterpieces.

Moreover, with Lin Ming's special refining methods, it was difficult for others to tell that it was a Rank Eight spirit boat.

"Let's go."

Lin Ming was the first to board the spirit boat.

He prepared the spirit boat, set the coordinates, and then started the spirit boat, flying towards the east.

They didn't have to worry about bandits or bandit cultivators; ever since the Yan Capital was visited by demonic cultivators, Yuanxu Mountain had teamed up with its affiliated forces to sweep the demonic cultivators from its territory, and in the process, they had also cleared out the bandits and bandit cultivators.

In the past, Yuanxu Mountain wouldn't have cared much about these so-called bandit cultivators.

But things were different now; any unstable factors had to be thoroughly eliminated.

...

"Boss, we should leave; we can't stay here anymore."

On a certain mountain.

A fierce-looking man said to the Young Man in front of him.

"Those damn demonic cultivators, they've ruined our business."

Beside him, a Seductive Woman also spoke with an unfriendly expression.

As a group of wandering bandit cultivators, they had only recently arrived in Yuanxu Mountain's territory, planning to stay for a while, do a few jobs, and then flee to another place before Yuanxu Mountain could react.

As it turned out, they had only done one job when this happened, and they were nearly discovered by the Disciples of Yuanxu Mountain.

Consequently, they hadn't had any business for days, which was unacceptable for them as bandit cultivators.

As for those so-called Loose Cultivators, they naturally looked down on them; if they were going to rob someone, it would be merchant guilds or noble families, as they were the ones with money.

How much money could those destitute Loose Cultivators possibly have? Robbing and killing them would be a pure waste of time and energy.

But in the current situation, it was difficult for them to make a move; if Yuanxu Mountain found them, they might face pursuit from the Sect.

This time, Yuanxu Mountain had even dispatched experts at the level of the Immortal Master of the Other Shore.

With their strength, facing an expert at the level of the True Monarch of the Other Shore was no different from seeking death.

"Let's go."

Cao Mu said coldly.

There was no longer any need to stay in Yuanxu Mountain's territory.

For bandit cultivators like them, the world was vast and they could go anywhere; at worst, they would just move to another territory and continue their business. There was no need to stay stuck in Yuanxu Mountain's domain.

Immediately after, Cao Mu suddenly looked up.

He saw it—a spirit boat was flying towards them at an extremely high speed.

"Boss, let's do this one last job."

Sun Erhao also noticed the spirit boat.

This spirit boat looked ordinary, with no markings of any Noble Family or Sect, which piqued their interest.

After all, these families and Sects loved to mark their spirit boats with their symbols, directly telling everyone who they were.

This spirit boat clearly had no insignia, so they figured it didn't belong to any major power.

This made them develop a certain intent.

It just so happened they were about to leave Yuanxu Mountain; they would finish this job and then depart.

Cao Mu quickly made a decision; his thoughts were the same as his subordinate's.

They only had their own bad luck to blame for running into them; their lives and wealth were destined to be theirs.

Before long, a black spirit boat soared into the sky, blocking their path.

"Senior Brother, someone has blocked us."

On the deck, Su Lianxue, who was in the middle of cultivating, also noticed a spirit boat blocking their path and immediately spoke to Lin Ming.

"I see it."

Lin Ming was lying in a chair, and then he stood up.

After putting on a bit of a show, he brought the spirit boat to a temporary halt in mid-air.

"Friends ahead, is there something I can help you with?"

Lin Ming stepped forward a few paces and called out to the spirit boat in front.

"Boss, that woman is so beautiful! Damn, can I have her?"

An arrogant voice drifted out from the black spirit boat.

Sun Erhao's greedy gaze fell upon Su Lianxue.

He hadn't expected such a windfall.

"Women, women, all you ever think about is women. Sooner or later, you'll die in a woman's bed."

Cao Mu's gaze also landed on Su Lianxue.

Such a beautiful woman would, of course, be enjoyed by him first.

"Have we run into Highwaymen?"