The place where they were resting was a small town nestled against the mountains and by a river. A group of children, longing for life in the cultivation world, now saw beauty in everything, their faces brimming with happy smiles.
Looking at their innocent and carefree faces, Wen Jingshu sighed in her heart. They were still just children, after all, completely unaware of the cruelty of the cultivation world.
Once Luo Nannan saw that Luo Yunting had rejoined the group, she clung to her constantly. Luo Yunting could do nothing about it and could only accompany her to wander around the town.
Wen Jingshu kept an eye on every child with her divine sense while she herself lay on a giant tree to enjoy the shade and rest.
This rare moment of leisure brought immense comfort to Wen Jingshu's heart. If she weren't cultivating, finding a scenic place to live in seclusion wouldn't be a bad choice either.
Then again, given her current family background and aptitude, being a second-generation cultivator and enjoying the pleasures of cultivation was even better.
Not long after Wen Jingshu lay down to rest, she suddenly sensed a fluctuation of spiritual energy in this small town. This fluctuation did not come from Shen Kuo and the other two.
Were other sects also coming to the mortal realm to recruit disciples at this time?
Wen Jingshu had originally just wanted to observe from the shadows to see what they were up to, but to her surprise, the person lunged straight toward Luo Yunting.
Zhao Miaomiao, who was also wandering the streets, was the first to notice the stranger's odd behavior and stepped in front of Luo Yunting ahead of time.
Zhao Miaomiao looked at the bearded male cultivator before her and said warily, “He is a disciple recruited by our Four Great Sects. Fellow Daoist, do not break the rules.”
Upon hearing the name of the Four Great Sects, the bearded male cultivator's expression soured slightly, but he still blustered:
“What, is it only permitted for your Four Great Sects to recruit disciples in the mortal realm, while we small sects cannot?”
“Besides, he hasn't officially joined any sect yet. He can choose another sect at any time and place. Little kid, I see you have excellent bone structure, perfectly suited for beast taming. Are you interested in joining my Beast Taming Sect?”
Wen Jingshu, who had just arrived, happened to hear the male cultivator state his affiliation. She frowned slightly, feeling that the name of the Beast Taming Sect had been appearing a bit too frequently lately.
Seeing Wen Jingshu arrive, Luo Yunting quickly hid behind her and said, “Senior Brother, I don't want to go to any Beast Taming Sect.”
What a joke. She had just bound herself to her golden thigh yesterday and didn't want any more complications.
Over this period, she had also learned that her water and fire spiritual roots belonged to the category of heavily crippled spiritual roots. Without any major opportunities in this life, her future would be completely predictable.
Yet, Heaven always leaves a path open. She knew clearly that Wen Jingshu was the greatest opportunity of her life.
The male cultivator, named Zheng Tianba, snorted coldly upon seeing how ungrateful Luo Yunting was. “What's so good about the Four Great Sects? When it comes to combat power, no one can match our Beast Taming Sect!”
Cultivation was important, but their Beast Taming Sect never cared about fair play. While others fought one-on-one, they fought many-on-one.
As long as a disciple of the Beast Taming Sect wanted to, contracting seven or eight demon beasts was a breeze. When it came to fighting, they would just send the demon beasts in directly!
As Zheng Tianba spoke, he reached out and pulled out a cub:
“Little fellow, as long as you come with us, this Roaring Sky Tiger cub from our Beast Taming Sect is yours.”
Wen Jingshu glanced at it. It was a second-grade spirit beast with decent aptitude and even a trace of tiger king bloodline. Even though she was accustomed to good things, she had to admit that this cub was indeed quite good.
Seeing the cub, Zhao Miaomiao's heart skipped a beat.
They didn't know if Luo Yunting was tempted, but she knew she was a little tempted herself.
Back then, she had indeed considered the Beast Taming Sect, but a slight mishap occurred, forcing her to join the Xiaoyao Sect instead.
However, she liked the atmosphere of the Xiaoyao Sect very much and had never regretted joining it.
Her temptation was merely a normal reaction to seeing a treasure.
After all, who wouldn't like a treasure when they saw one?
Almost the moment the cub was taken out, several of the children were clearly swayed.
Over the past few days, they had gained a preliminary understanding of the cultivation world. They knew their own aptitudes were not very good, so if they could contract a few powerful demon beasts or spirit beasts, it would be a massive help to them.
Seeing that several of the children were clearly being led astray, Shen Kuo and the others patted them on their heads and said:
“Cultivation is an act against heaven. If you start thinking about taking shortcuts right from the beginning, your path to immortality is destined not to go far. In that case, you might as well give up on cultivation right now and live out a peaceful life in the mortal realm.”
Fighting against beast tamers was indeed troublesome, and demon beasts could certainly help cultivators fight above their level. However, one's cultivation would not increase along with the contract. The heavenly tribulations still had to be faced by the cultivators themselves, and cultivation still had to be practiced on their own.
If they truly wanted to contract a few more demon beasts, they could just find an opportunity to catch some in Jiangyuan Valley themselves; there was no need to insist on joining the Beast Taming Sect.
Seeing their disdain for the Beast Taming Sect, Zheng Tianba flew into a rage:
“Fine! It's one thing for those personal disciples to look down on us, but even you mere outer sect disciples dare to despise our Beast Taming Sect? Today, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your sect's elders, so you know what it means to respect your seniors!”
Zheng Tianba was a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator sent by the Beast Taming Sect to recruit disciples in the mortal realm. He knew that the people sent by the Four Great Sects were all Qi Refining rookies, and outer sect disciples at that, so killing them carried almost no cost.
After saying this, Zheng Tianba clenched his fists and swung them toward the group.
Spiritual energy could not be directly used in the mortal realm. Relying on the fact that he was a body cultivator and a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Zheng Tianba planned to engage them in direct physical combat.
Zhao Miaomiao reacted the fastest, bringing out a defensive magic treasure that steadily neutralized his attack.
Zheng Tianba hadn't expected Zhao Miaomiao to possess such a treasure. He snorted coldly again and said:
“Your treasure might be able to take one punch from me, but can it take two or three?”
Zhao Miaomiao's face paled slightly upon hearing this. Her defensive magic treasure indeed could not withstand many more attacks. “You don't need to worry about that!”
Seeing Zheng Tianba make his move, Shen Kuo and Lu Hao pulled out their weapons together to confront him.
Some of the townspeople on the street had already fled without a trace when the shouting began. This was just as well, as it spared any mortals from being accidentally injured during the fight.
Seeing that they clearly intended to fight four-on-one, Zheng Tianba sneered, “Since you are bent on opposing us, I'll call my senior brother over right now.”
Wen Jingshu felt rather annoyed watching Zheng Tianba's relentless behavior.
A mere Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator—who did he think he was to dare act so arrogant?
She had just jumped ranks to kill a Golden Core Stage cultivator not long ago; had she bragged about it?
If you want to kill someone, fine, but the prerequisite is to first figure out your opponent's background!
To make a move without even knowing their background is just asking to kick a steel plate!
Before she could make a move, a little girl behind Zheng Tianba ran desperately toward them:
“Please, Immortals, save me! I didn't go with him to the cultivation world of my own free will!”
“They said I have a Supreme Derived Water Spiritual Root. As long as you can save me and help settle my family, I will go with you!”
The little girl's words instantly stunned the four of them.
What did she say?
She said she had a Supreme, Derived, Water, Spiritual Root?
Except for Wen Jingshu, the other three could not hide the fanatical excitement in their eyes.
If they could really bring this genius back to their sects, how bountiful would the rewards be?
Ten thousand top-grade spirit stones? A high-grade magic tool? Or a bottle of high-grade pills?
Or perhaps directly becoming an inner sect disciple?
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