7: Chapter 7: Sword-wielding posture looks like a dog

Before long, Ji Yao's shadow had vanished from the horizon.

"Senior... should I go seek that Treasure Trove? But why do you want to slaughter the Jianren Sect?"

Su Fan sat on a large rock, gazing at the firmament, lost in thought.

In the world of cultivation, strength is supreme; it only follows the Law of the dark jungle, and never speaks of reason.

However, his Soul from the 21st century, raised with red education, still felt uneasy. It wasn't that he was being a saint; rather, after spending a month together, he could tell that Ji Yao wasn't someone completely devoid of reason—on the contrary, she even knew how to say thank you.

"Perhaps there is some right or wrong in this that is beyond my ability to intervene."

Thinking of this, Su Fan shook his head. Since his Revered Master had never taught him anything in three years, he shouldn't be blamed for not sending a warning.

Besides, what good would sending a warning do?

Her cultivation was clearly above the Soul Transformation stage. Ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators could not fly in mid-air without artifacts, yet she simply flicked her robes and drifted into the sky, truly like a fairy.

With this kind of strength, was it something he could stop?

Not to mention, the two of them had no friendship to speak of. He refined Medicinal Pills to detoxify her, and she gave him a Golden Spirit Furnace, a Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique, a Pill Formula, and taught him Sword Flight... At most, it was a transaction between them, not friendship.

It is valuable to have self-awareness. Su Fan knew very well that if he really went to send a warning and tried to stop her from slaughtering the Sect, he might get implicated himself...

"Since she has already pointed out the path and told me to search for that Treasure Trove, then I will go search for that Secret Realm..."

Having made up his mind, Su Fan positioned his Flying Sword and stepped onto it. At first, his body uncontrollably swayed; after all, he hadn't mastered Sword Flight yet.

But soon, he found the feeling.

"This is the feel! Super cool!!"

"Oh—hoo—!"

Su Fan, who had just been worried about the Sect, had now forgotten all his troubles. Standing on his Green Steel Sword, he was so happy he wanted to dance...

He didn't dare fly too high, only a few zhang off the ground—mainly because he hadn't fully overcome his fear of heights. He flew slowly like this, looking at the flowers, trees, and small animals in the dense forest, finding them all very cute...

Awoo—!

Suddenly, a thunderous roar erupted. A white tiger with a hanging forehead, larger than a small elephant, sprang up from beneath his feet. Its pair of dark blue eyes, as large as round pears, were like deep lakes, flashing with mysterious light as they stared fixedly at him...

"Oh no, it's that Red Sun Tiger!"

Su Fan had just silently exclaimed "Oh no," but then curled his lips upward, looking at the Red Sun Tiger beneath his feet: "No, buddy, you've been stalking me for a month, you really are patient..."

"Roar... woo woo..."

As the mountain-like body collapsed with a boom, a Rank 1 Yao Beast inner core was extracted from the Red Sun Tiger's belly.

[You tossed this Rank 1 inner core into your Storage Pouch and smiled, "I couldn't beat you a month ago, but you can't blame me now; you delivered yourself to my doorstep."]

[When you first started beating this Red Sun Tiger, you were a bit worried about getting hurt. After fighting with your bare hands for a while, you realized that while this big guy was huge, to you, it was just like a kitten with its claws clipped and teeth pulled, allowing you to bully and knead it as you pleased...]

[With the final punch, you blew up its head!]

[You didn't need to use any Cultivation Technique or sword skills at all; your strength completely crushed it!]

[This was also your first clear realization of the potential of a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator. It seems those Nascent Soul powerhouses and Soul Transformation venerables splitting mountains and seas with a single sword strike were not just baseless rumors.]

["Time to go search for that Treasure Trove."]

[You thought, and then headed east via Sword Flight...]

Unexpectedly, a sudden turn of events occurred—

"Junior Brother Su!"

Several fellow Sect Disciples appeared from somewhere behind, riding Flying Swords. They instantly overtook Su Fan and then deliberately slowed down...

"Junior Brother Su, where are you going?"

The person speaking was someone Su Fan naturally recognized: an Inner Sect Disciple of the Jianren Sect, Mo Qingfeng.

Behind Mo Qingfeng, a female Disciple named "Xiao Chuwei" exclaimed in surprise, saying: "Senior Brother Mo, I remember that a month ago, Junior Brother Su was still at Qi Refining Stage 3. How has he managed to perform Sword Flight after only a month of not seeing him? Although the posture is a bit awkward..."

"Hahahaha!"

Mo Qingfeng laughed loudly, "Junior Sister Xiao, you're not wrong, his posture really looks like a dog!"

"Hahahaha, it really looks like a dog!"

The group burst into laughter!

[Undoubtedly]

[These Disciples came looking for trouble.]

[Although you are a pill-refining Disciple of the Jianren Sect, you are accustomed to being timid and have no dignity to speak of. To Utility Disciples and Outer Sect Disciples, your status is relatively high, but in the eyes of those Inner Sect Disciples, you are just a medicine boy helping the pill-refining Elder with chores. They respect the pill-refining Elder, who is your Revered Master, but have absolutely no respect for you.]

[The Inner Sect Disciples all consider themselves the proud sons of heaven and the pillars of the Sect; how could they ever care about someone like you, who just does chores...]

[Facing their mockery, you don't want to argue with them, but instead continue flying east.]

[These people blocked you, "What? Are you trying to defect from the Sect?"]

[You had no choice but to explain that you were previously ordered by your Revered Master to gather herbs, fell into a cliff cave for a month, and unexpectedly found it to be a blessed land rich in Spiritual Qi, which helped you reach the Foundation Establishment Stage. You had exhausted the Spiritual Qi in the cave, so you came out to take a ride via Sword Flight.]

[As for meeting Senior Ji Yao and her intention to slaughter the Sect, you didn't mention a single word.]

[Mo Qingfeng and the others were half-believing of your words and forced you to hand over your Storage Pouch. When they saw the medicinal herbs inside, they looked as if they had found a Treasure Trove; their eyes shone with greed: "Wow! A Rank 4 Yao Beast inner core! Heaven Maiden Flower? This is the Heaven Maiden Flower!! The Heaven Maiden Flower blooms once every ten years; even a Golden Core Cultivator might not encounter one. How difficult it is to pick even one, yet there are so many here! And the Ice Sun Tianshan Snow Lotus! Heavens! This is the top-tier snow lotus, rarely seen even in a hundred years on the ten-thousand-zhang peaks of the Ice Sun Tianshan; even a Nascent Soul Cultivator might not be able to get one!!"]

[After being greatly astonished for a while, they unscrupulously divided up your medicinal herbs.]

[Fortunately, you had hidden the Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique and the golden medicine furnace in another Storage Pouch, that is, the Ten Thousand Ox Bag. You had hidden that Storage Pouch under the soles of your feet, which allowed you to avoid their search...]

"Junior Brother Su!"

"We will hand these medicinal herbs to Elder Gu for you. Didn't you want to take a ride? You go ahead and keep riding, hehe, we're off!!!"

After saying this, Mo Qingfeng and the others sped away on their Flying Swords in a flash, disappearing without a trace.

Su Fan stood on his sword, gazing in the direction where they had disappeared. He clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into his flesh, his eyes blood-red, and gritted his teeth, saying: "Since you are seeking death, then you can all just go die..."