36 – Joining the Sword Spirit Sect

Half a month later, under the guidance of the Village Chief, the people of Chi Village were preparing to leave. However, the Village Chief did not let everyone go separately. Some pairs of two or three were grouped together to test the strength of the Li family’s Blood Demon Tracking Technique, specifically whether it could track a small group of people.

If groups of three or four wouldn’t be detected, then small groups from Chi Village scattered across the Great Xia would be less risky.

You fully agreed with the Village Chief’s decision, as it was also your idea. However, such a plan would inevitably place lives at risk, making it difficult for you to bring up.

In the end, the men from the hunting team vied to be test subjects, with complete disregard for their own lives. You were deeply impressed; the people of Chi Village were truly noble and selfless.

Finally, the Village Chief and four others remained in Chi Village, while the rest either traveled alone or in teams. Some children, being too young to fend for themselves, had to be accompanied by an adult, gambling that the Blood Demon Tracking Technique wouldn’t trace two people together.

Over the next period, you stayed hidden in Black Wind Town with Chi Feng, focusing all your efforts on sword practice and cultivation. Because you had no shortage of pills and spirit stones, your progress was swift. On April 5th, in the year 481 of the Great Xia Calendar, your cultivation broke through to the tenth level of the Innate Realm. Compared to ordinary Innate Realm practitioners who might take twenty years to advance a minor level, your progress was astonishingly fast.

Next, you went to the location where the Chi Village people were staying together. You discovered that even groups of four members encountered no danger. Both you and Chi Feng breathed sighs of relief.

After venturing deep into the Black Wind Forest, you found that the Village Chief and the others in Chi Village had not been attacked.

After giving it some thought, you decided to join the Sword Spirit Sect. You believed that, as a fourth-rank alchemist, you would have a good chance of leveraging the sect’s ground-level techniques and martial arts for cultivation, speeding up your progress.

Although the Sword Spirit Sect could likely become your enemy, using their resources to strengthen yourself before eventually eliminating them was even more satisfying.

When you arrived at the Sword Spirit Sect and stated your identity and intentions, the sect was astounded. The Sect Master personally welcomed you and placed the utmost importance on you. In the end, you easily became an inner elder of the Sword Spirit Sect, enjoying extremely favorable treatment, which also brought you renown throughout the land.

You continued to train diligently, cultivating sword techniques. Because of your esteemed status and immense value, the Sword Spirit Sect sought to win you over by allowing you to cultivate their sect’s core techniques, the Sword Origin Technique and the Sword Mastery Technique, both of which were invaluable ground-level lower-grade techniques.

You successfully cultivated these techniques. During your time at the Sword Spirit Sect, you unexpectedly befriended Bai Tianhong, frequently discussing swordsmanship with him, and eventually becoming close friends. At that time, Bai Tianhong was much younger than you, only nineteen. However, at nineteen, Bai Tianhong had already reached the Innate Realm, a testament to his extraordinary talent.

In the year 487 of the Great Xia Calendar, your cultivation reached the Half-Step Spirit Origin Realm. Bai Tianhong’s cultivation was even more remarkable, having already reached the Half-Step Spirit Origin Realm and comprehended Sword Intent. Due to your direct transmission from the Sword Spirit Sect and frequent swordsmanship exchanges with Bai Tianhong, you too comprehended Sword Intent, but your mastery was not as strong as Bai Tianhong’s.

During these years, you also kept informed and knew that the five people remaining in Chi Village, including the Village Chief, were still safe and had not been attacked. You then understood that the Blood Demon Tracking Technique was not as strong as you had imagined.

On August 1st, in the year 487 of the Great Xia Calendar, you invited Bai Tianhong to the Black Wind Forest to venture deep inside, seeking to locate the Silver Moon Wolf cubs in advance. Eventually, you heard the angry howls of the Silver Moon Wolf from the depths of the Black Wind Forest and hurried over.

Then, you and Bai Tianhong both saw a powerful figure capturing the Silver Moon Wolf pup and fleeing. This person’s cultivation level had actually reached the Half-Step Spirit Origin Realm.

You and Bai Tianhong understood the circumstances. Next, you proposed capturing the Silver Moon Wolf pup and taming it as a spirit pet. To this, Bai Tianhong agreed to help.

“This Bai Tianhong is indeed remarkable…”

Wang Ping looked at the simulation content on the screen and couldn’t help but praise.

Indeed, although the Sect Master of Sword Spirit Sect is quite sinister, Bai Tianhong is completely different, a true man of integrity.

“This Blood Demon Tracking Technique isn’t as strong as I feared, which puts my mind at ease. Although Chi Village people still bear the heavy burden of a bloodline curse, an annihilation of the village can ultimately be avoided…”

Wang Ping sighed lightly, thinking to himself.

Next, Wang Ping continued to gaze at the screen.

Then, you asked the Half-Step Spirit Origin Realm expert to hand over the Silver Moon Wolf pup, promising adequate compensation. Recognizing your and Bai Tianhong’s identities, the person handed it over without hesitation, reminding you to keep your promise before swiftly fleeing.

You were very surprised by this turn of events, not expecting it to go so smoothly. Initially, you had planned to use force if negotiations failed. Bai Tianhong, relieved by the smooth outcome, refrained from taking action.

However, it wasn’t long before you were found by an adult Silver Moon Wolf. Facing the wrath of the Level Seven demonic beast Silver Moon Wolf, Bai Tianhong remained unafraid and courageously attacked. In response, you unleashed astonishing battle power, collaborating with Bai Tianhong to fight the Silver Moon Wolf.

Eventually, the Silver Moon Wolf was slain by the two of you working together. After killing the Silver Moon Wolf, you carried its body out of the Black Wind Forest, preventing a beast tide that could have caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands.

Next, you and Bai Tianhong returned to Sword Spirit Sect to continue your secluded cultivation. You also began using various spiritual herbs to nurture the Silver Moon Wolf pup.

In the year 495 of the Great Xia Calendar, you tried to break through to the Spirit Origin Realm. However, due to your inadequacies in aptitude and the lack of a resolute martial heart, you failed. You and Bai Tianhong discussed the Dao, gaining significant insight. You began to temper your Dao heart, confident in breaking through to the Spirit Origin Realm within three years.

At the end of the year 495 of the Great Xia Calendar, an elder of the Spirit Origin Realm from the Great Xia royal lineage passed away, and the various feudal lords could no longer contain themselves, starting to recruit different factions, declaring themselves kings, and eyeing the throne. At the year’s end, you also learned of the whereabouts of the Fire Spirit Flower.