Chapter 509: Chapter 509: Three Dangerous Places_1

In Tiandu City, at the top of the Lingxiao Villa, inside the villa atop the mountain, in the living room.

Duan Hong, Wen Yulan, Li Peichi, Nangong Wu, and Mu Cheng were chatting nonstop, speculating about why Zhang Xian had called up Mo Shaoyun and the others.

This kind of thing had never happened before.

Li Peichi, hugging her cushion, speculated, "My guess is that Zhang Xian is up to something, calling Elder Sister Shaoyun and the others. He’s never been honest."

"Really?" Nangong Wu said, "Since I’ve known Zhang Xian, I think he’s not bad."

Wen Yulan responded, "I have to disagree. Although Zhang Xian’s recent performance has been good, he used to be an outright rascal, extremely devious."

"Did he sexually harass you?" Mu Cheng asked.

Wen Yulan’s face turned red as she responded, "You... What are you talking about? He didn’t harass me."

Duan Hong then asked, "Then why did you say he was extremely devious? I think Zhang Xian is quite nice, even though he is sometimes dishonest."

"You are his sister, of course, you would praise him!" Li Peichi said.

Mu Cheng gave a bitter smile, "Let’s not discuss this. Whatever Zhang Xian asked Shaoyun and the others to do is their personal matter, we outsiders shouldn’t interfere."

Duan Hong, Wen Yulan, and Nangong Wu nodded in agreement, saying nothing more.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Li Peichi, lost interest and gave up the discussion. It wasn’t that she had an issue with Zhang Xian; she just felt bored and wanted some gossip.

"You of all people sure like to talk."

After coming down from upstairs, Zhang Xian cast an unhappy glance at Li Peichi. He had heard every word of the girls’ conversation.

Li Peichi retorted furiously, "What about me?"

Zhang Xian said, "Nothing, you’re just being suspicious."

With a snort, Li Peichi replied, "Zhang Xian, are you overrating yourself? You, a gentleman? You can’t even be a fake one."

"Damn..." Zhang Xian’s lips twitched unnaturally, and he grumbled, "I may not be a gentleman, but I’m not as terrible as you think, right? I’ve been trying to change recently! Besides, is it any of your business how I treat my wife?"

Li Peichi pouted, "I didn’t interfere! Can’t I even comment?"

"Forget it, I don’t wanna argue with you."

Zhang Xian waved his hand saying, "I’m stepping out. If Elder Sister Shaoyun or any of them come down, have them call me. I’ll be back anytime."

Li Peichi asked, "Where are you going? Are you going out to play?"

"No, just within the villa." said Zhang Xian, waving dismissively. "Also, even if I do plan to go out, I won’t be inviting you."

Li Peichi was furious. "What do you mean, Zhang Xian? Stand right there if you dare!"

Zhang Xian chuckles and quickly ran out of the villa.

...

Inside one of the tea rooms at Lingxiao Villa.

The three evil cultivators, Wang Feng, Qiu Yun, and Jun Wuhen were sitting around a table, chatting casually.

Zhang Xian originally meant to give the Blood Soul to Wang Feng, but he felt his strength wasn’t enough and planned to stay in this Lingxiao Villa in the future, so he didn’t take it.

Suddenly, the door to the tea room was pushed open, and Zhang Xian stepped in.

Qiu Yun turned his head, seeing Zhang Xian he asked, "Why the hell did you call us over? Do you have some good news?"

"What good news could there be? I just wanted to ask you for some information." Zhang Xian said with a smile.

Jun Wuhen asked curiously, "What kind of information?"

"About cultivation." Zhang Xian explained, "Being experienced, you must know where to find medicinal herbs, right? I mean the rare ones. You all know that even though I own several Medicine Mountains, they mostly produce common wild herbs. Rare species are extremely scarce, and such an environment can’t support their growth."

"I know what you want, maybe you can go to the Dragon Mountain Range to look, they should have what you want." Qiu Yun suggested, "But it’s not a place for ordinary people. Even skilled cultivators don’t dare to easily step into the deeper parts. There’s even a rumor that a grandmaster realm expert died in the Dragon Mountain Range."

Zhang Xian was astonished, "Even skilled cultivators can’t get in, and grandmaster realm experts can’t necessarily protect themselves?"

"Of course." Jun Wuhen added, "The Dragon Mountain Range is the most dangerous mountain range in Huaxia, it’s inhabited by many powerful creatures. If humans can reach the grandmaster realm, why can’t monsters? Compared to humans, monsters naturally possess greater strength. So, even grandmaster realm experts can be finished if they encounter monster equivalents."

"That makes sense" Zhang Xian said, feeling relieved.

Although monsters were not as intelligent as humans, they had their own methods of cultivation. Once they found the threshold of cultivation, their lifespan would increase with their cultivation level. Living amongst nature, some monsters often came across rare resources, breaking into the grandmaster realm wasn’t so strange. It was even possible that legendary realm monsters were hiding in the land of Huaxia.

"You could look for medicinal herbs in the Dragon Mountain Range, but I wouldn’t advise going too deep," Qiu Yun suggested.

Zhang Xian nodded, then asked, "Are there any other places? Only the Dragon Mountain Range might not be enough for me, the more the better."

"In our Huaxia, there’s only one Dragon Mountain Range. If you want more, you’d have to go abroad," Jun Wuhen said. "Medicinal herbs aren’t only found in our Huaxia, they’re in other places as well, and some have never even appeared in Huaxia. After all, herbs need a certain environment to grow, and different locations will produce different herbs."

Zhang Xian asked, "Do you know where else I can find these herbs?"

"I only know of two places, the Tatamu Mountain Range and the Sea of Cloud and Mist," Jun Wuhen stated. "These two locations have a lot of herbs, but they are hard to find. Whether you stumble upon them or not depends on your luck. Similarly, these two places are as dangerous as the Dragon Mountain Range in our Huaxia, where rare herbs grow."

"Alright, I’ll check them out," Zhang Xian nodded.

Qiu Yun asked, "Why don’t we accompany you? I know when you find the herbs, we’ll be in luck."

"Of course, would I forget my brothers when good fortunes come along?" Zhang Xian replied. "But you guys should stay put. I still need someone to watch our base."

Wang Feng suggested, "You can take Blood Soul with you. He is very formidable, especially when dealing with beasts."

"Yes, yes, yes..." Qiu Yun laughed, "He can confront the beasts and it would be interesting to see whose teeth are sharper. I bet the beasts might not even be able to bite him."

On the side, Blood Soul kept pounding the wall with his fist upon hearing their conversation, expressing his dissatisfaction. Maybe he was exerting too much force, as he soon punched a hole in the wall.

"Damn..." Zhang Xian complained, "Can’t you be gentler? I’ve told you many times to control your strength, how come you can’t remember?"

Blood Soul immediately halted, standing still.

"Ha ha ha..." Qiu Yun laughed heartily, "This guy is indeed a devastating weapon!"

Seeing this, Wang Feng and Jun Wuhen could only force a smile. Blood Soul’s extraordinary strength was uncontrolled, causing quite a bit of damage to the Lingxiao Villa.

...

That night, the earth had fallen into a deep slumber.

Within the main house of Lingxiao Villa, Zhang Xian asked the ladies in the room, "How do you feel? Is it too hard?"

"It’s a bit challenging and extremely boring," Zhu Qing pouted. "However, after practicing, I feel energized. It feels like I’m floating, it’s quite comfortable."

Mo Shaoyun replied, "My feelings are quite similar to Qingqing’s."

Dong Qian, Xiao Nan, and Fu Meiting also nodded. They thought the practice was tedious, but the effect was evident.

"At the beginning of one’s practice, one needs to absorb spiritual energy and refine the body. It’s natural that you’ll find it dull," Zhang Xian explained. "You’ve only practiced for an afternoon. How will you deal with those who can stay in closed-door training for months? If you want to gain power, you must endure this hardship. Otherwise, you’ll be stuck here forever."

Dong Qian clenched her fists, "Yes, we’ll work hard in our practice."

"Um..." Fu Meiting asked, "Zhang Xian, won’t this interfere with our jobs? Are we supposed to neglect Lingxiao Villa and practice all day?"

Zhang Xian answered, "There’s no need for that. You can work during the day and practice at night. Rest assured, as long as you practice at night, the effect won’t be worse than sleeping."

Xiao Nan asked, "Are you suggesting that from now on, we’ll work during the day and practice at night and not sleep at all?"

Zhang Xian replied, "You have jobs now, so this is the only way. I also practice at night and rarely do so during the day. Sometimes when I have people over at night, I don’t practice."

Fu Meiting commented, "No wonder I never saw you practice when we were sleeping together."

"Uh..." Mo Shaoyun, Xiao Nan, Dong Qian, and Zhu Qing’s pretty faces were covered by a light blush.

Even though what Fu Meiting said wasn’t too explicit, their relationship was different. As such, out of the blue, they couldn’t help but overthink her statement.

They had no other choice, if they wanted to sleep with a man, it had to be Zhang Xian.

"Take it easy!" Zhang Xian said, rubbing his nose. "You girls keep practicing while I’ll look for resources to help you make a breakthrough to Tier Six of Body Refinement as soon as possible, so that you’ll have the ability to protect yourselves."

Mo Shaoyun asked, "We barely made any progress after practicing for an afternoon, and it gets harder as we move on. When would we be able to break through Tier Six of Body Refinement?"

"That depends on your talents," Zhang Xian replied. "My talent isn’t too bad, yet it took me over ten years to reach my current level. Moreover, I’ve had some extraordinary treasures."

Dong Qian exclaimed, "Does it... does it take over ten years?"

"Not necessarily," Zhang Xian replied. "I was in the mountains before, basically practicing day and night. As for you, as long as I can find the resources, your practice will be relatively rapid."

Fu Meiting let out a sigh of relief, "That’s good. If it indeed takes over ten years, I’m not sure I could persist!"

Zhang Xian face-palmed, exasperated. This girl really gave him a headache! While others strive for a method of cultivation, she, on the other hand, wasn’t sure whether she could stick to it.

Ps: Thanks to Brother ’The heart is still_’ for the 1888, if everything goes well, there will be a mass release on the 5th next month.

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