Ling Zhenfei said, "There's no choice. Using the Rejuvenation Grass is only for rescuing someone. If I don't save this person, I'll never find peace in my heart."

Ru Meng said, "And what about the half of the Rejuvenation Grass last time? Didn't it work?"

Ling Zhenfei said helplessly, "Last time, by some twist of fate, the Rejuvenation Grass was used by someone else, so I still don't have it."

Ru Meng said, "You are truly a good person. You almost died yourself, yet you still care about others' lives and deaths. That's pretty admirable."

Ling Zhenfei said, "There's no choice. They are all my friends. If one day you get injured, as long as I know the method, I'll definitely go back to save you."

Ru Meng looked at Ling Zhenfei, slightly moved, and said, "Hmph, what a jinx, I won't have anything happen to me."

Ling Zhenfei said, "You said nothing will happen, yet you were chased to your doorstep. If I hadn't been clever just now, we might have died there together."

Ru Meng's face turned red and she said, "Thank you very much. I've seen the skill of the team doctor-protector, and I had no hope at all of beating him."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Why is he chasing you?"

Ru Meng said, "This matter is something I was very unwilling to bring up, but now I'm willing to tell you."

Ling Zhenfei said, "You mentioned the young master last time. Is it related to him?"

Ru Meng said, "That's right. Our sect is called the Blood Oath Sect, a very ancient sect. Besides the sect leader, we have a young master, and I'm one of the maid-servants to the young master."

"Then why did you leave the sect?" Ling Zhenfei asked curiously.

Ru Meng said, "Because I accidentally discovered their secret. I found that the maid-servants who were with me were disappearing one by one. They said it was an outside assignment, but I never believed it.

Suddenly, once in the young master's room, I discovered a secret chamber and sneaked inside. What I saw was shocking: those missing maid-servants were locked in the basement.

Their blood had been drained completely. They had become a bunch of bloodless monsters, terrifying to look at. The Blood Oath Sect had a profound Cultivation Technique that needed human blood for refining."

This Cultivation Technique was banned by the sect because it was too insidious, but unexpectedly, the sect leader's son was secretly practicing it, using our blood as maid-servants' blood.

I overheard a conversation between him and another person, knowing the reason they hadn't captured me for blood yet was because my body is a Pure Yin Body. They had great use for me.

I knew I would eventually become a sacrifice for the blood ritual. So I found an opportunity to escape and hid in this small village."

Ling Zhenfei finally understood. He didn't expect there to be Cultivation Techniques that use human blood for cultivation in the world. It's utterly vicious.

Ling Zhenfei said, "Clearly, you are very important to them, otherwise they wouldn't have pursued you for so long."

Ru Meng said, "Yes, he probably needs my Pure Yin Body badly for an essential part of his cultivation."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Since you are so crucial, they definitely won't give up. They will keep chasing you. Perhaps that so-called young master is in a critical phase of cultivation that requires your participation."

The two of them chatted as they used the Blooming Step Technique to move forward swiftly.

Their cultivation had improved since last time, so their speed was much faster this time. Their plan was the same as before, to spend the night on the tree by the Pile of Rocks and take the same route the next day to the cliff area.

Ling Zhenfei's cultivation had gone from Zhiyi Boundary to Dawen Realm, so the realm improvement was more than significant, and he had sped considerably.

The elder who came before had warned Ling Zhenfei to be cautious about the strange sects within Xianling Mountain, but Ling Zhenfei paid no heed. Now thinking back, it was indeed terrifying.

Xianling Mountain was enormous, stretching over a thousand kilometers in length, with various branches extending further, making it hard to tell how much distance it covered.

So hiding a few sects within the mountains guaranteed that no one would encounter them. Xianling Mountain was vast, and some cultivation sects focus purely on cultivation without venturing out, so even if you pass by the entrance to their sect, you might miss them.

Unexpectedly, they stumbled upon Ru Meng's sect, Blood Oath Sect. Hearing the name, one might think it means an alliance by blood oath, but now it seems it's a wicked sect practicing cultivation using human blood.

Ling Zhenfei didn't want to get involved with such evil sects, as these people are often ruthlessly cunning, and provoking them leads to no good.

"How far is your Blood Oath Sect from here?" Ling Zhenfei asked Ru Meng.

Ru Meng said, "It's actually quite far. If you cross Xianling Mountain in a straight line, you'll reach it, but getting through Xianling Mountain itself takes a long while, requiring many twists and turns."

Ling Zhenfei deeply resonated with this, as Qinghe Village is very close to Ru Meng's small village, yet it still takes several hours to drive there.

Because the mountain roads are rugged and not straightforward, you wind back and forth, so it's relatively slow to traverse.

"Then who did you learn all your skills from?" Ling Zhenfei was very curious about how a maid-servant could possess such powerful Cultivation Techniques.

Ru Meng said, "I started practicing under three teachers since childhood. The young master taught me, and the protector taught me too. It took hardly any effort to reach this level."

Ling Zhenfei was stunned. Ru Meng claimed it took hardly any effort, so Ru Meng's talent must indeed be very high, as she said, or perhaps the Pure Yin Body played a crucial role.

Because of this, Ru Meng's cultivation speed was so fast. Ling Zhenfei felt a bit worried, knowing that as long as Ru Meng was crucial to the Blood Oath Sect, they wouldn't give up.

The two continued to move swiftly when suddenly Ru Meng pulled Ling Zhenfei and dragged him behind a large tree.

Ling Zhenfei was startled, not knowing what had happened before Ru Meng covered his mouth to silence him. Ling Zhenfei knew there must be a reason for Ru Meng's actions, so he remained silent, waiting quietly.

Curious, Ling Zhenfei extended his Divine Sense, expanded the range, and finally discovered the reason. Up ahead, not far away, a creature had appeared.

Describing it as a creature isn't accurate; it's an animal, tall with hair covering its body, sharp claws on its limbs, resembling a Black Bear, but much slimmer, like a cross between a Black Bear and a Black Panther.

Its body length was about three meters, with sleek fur, almost resembling black silk in texture.

Though just an animal, it carried a powerful aura of majesty, clearly not one to be trifled with.

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