"Zheng, there''s a situation!" That evening, as Zheng was getting ready to cultivate, she heard Senior Brother Zhao''s message and hurriedly opened the door and stepped out.

    At this time, the protective array outside had already been withdrawn by Senior Brother Zhao, who did not hesitate to apply multiple talismans on himself and charged in a certain direction.

    Zheng hesitated for a moment; she did not pack up her belongings, but then she thought that this place was an official residence, among the safest in the secular world.

    Furthermore, with Senior Brother Zhao already having left ahead, she also endowed herself with several talismans and followed after him.

    Their sect forbade foreign cultivators from entering secular areas within the Great Xia, where their sect held sway; cultivators had their own world.

    The secular was the foundation of their sect; without ordinary people, how could the sect continue to exist?

    The appearance of such non-sect cultivators within their territory meant that sect disciples had to investigate, and most importantly, eliminating these cultivators not only yielded their left-behind possessions but also rewards from the sect.

    Ge Tianqing was a Loose Cultivator, passing through Great Xia on this occasion.

    Passing through lands protected by the sect, in the secular world, was a most ordinary affair.

    As long as he did not demonstrate cultivator methods, there would be no trouble at all.No?v(el)B\\jnn

    However, if he wanted to avoid Great Xia''s territory and the secular lands protected by the sect, the journey would take several times longer.

    Thus, he chose the more direct route. As dusk approached, he saw Nanling City, a good place to resupply his food.

    Legends spoke of immortal cultivators who needed no mortal nourishment, but this was irrelevant to Qi Refining cultivators; like ordinary people, they needed food to replenish what they expended.

    And Ge Tianqing, not being a sect disciple, did not have access to precious spiritual energy food.

    It was quite late, and the city gates of Nanling City were already closed.

    He decided to climb over the city wall, and when casting the Light Body Technique, he did not conceal it, believing that there were no cultivators in Nanling City.

    Little did he know that to detect cultivators, Master Zhao''s array was activated with the capability to sense fluctuations of spiritual power.

    As soon as Ge Tianqing cast the Light Body Technique, he was detected by the array.

    When the Lower Grade Iron Hammer Magical Artifact clashed with the Mid-grade Long Sword Artifact, a shockwave produced by spiritual power spread in all directions.

    The terrifying shockwave shattered the stone slabs of the street, sending fragments flying, hitting the doors and windows of nearby buildings.

    The immense noise came first, followed by the sounds of countless doors and windows shattering and then the cries of alarm from within the houses.

    Whether it was Ge Tianqing, Senior Brother Zhao, or Zheng, his junior sister disciple, none of them cared about the impact their fight was causing.

    Zheng''s attack also arrived, a Low Grade Hairpin Magical Artifact. Although the power of the Low Grade Hairpin Magical Artifact wasn''t that great, it was extremely covert.

    After Ge Tianqing blocked Senior Brother Zhao''s attack, the Low Grade Hairpin Magical Artifact stabbed towards his shoulder from the side.

    Zheng''s Low Grade Hairpin Magical Artifact was launched while she held a Basic Attack Talisman. Ge Tianqing didn''t expect her attack would be so tricky and only paid attention to the talisman.

    By the time the Low Grade Hairpin Magical Artifact reached Ge Tianqing''s shoulder, he sensed its presence and swiftly ducked, yet he still ended up with a cut on his shoulder.

    Blood flowed from the wound, coupled with spiritual power from Zheng.

    Although Ge Tianqing was much stronger, expelling the spiritual power from the wound wasn''t difficult. The problem was that during combat, diverting attention to expel the spiritual power could affect the fight.

    "You should die!" Ge Tianqing shouted, his face twisted in rage.

    Being suddenly attacked by two Sect disciples—with an intent to kill no less—how could he not be filled with fury?

    The ruthlessness distinctive of Loose Cultivators was fully revealed when faced with a threat to their life. Loose Cultivators weren''t completely without opportunities.

    He knew if he didn''t fight back with all his might, he might very well die there that day.

    His hand brushed over his storage bag, and he produced a handful of low-level talismans without any hesitation. He threw all of them at Senior Brother Zhao.

    Flames, ice, Wind Blades, and various other attacks made of spiritual energy surged towards Senior Brother Zhao at once, prompting him to quickly activate an Intermediate Defense Talisman from his storage bag.

    Fearing the Intermediate Defense Talisman might not hold up, Senior Brother Zhao retreated, retracting his Mid-grade Long Sword Artifact and channeling even more spiritual power into his Mid Grade Turtle Shell Magical Artifact nearby.

    Being born in a Sect, he was like gold, while Ge Tianqing was like rubble; there was no way he would engage in a life-or-death struggle with Ge Tianqing.

    As he retreated, he left Zheng, his junior sister disciple, exposed alone in front of Ge Tianqing.