Along the way, Chen Qingyun pretended to be frail.
Currently, he dared not reveal that he possessed cultivation.
If these two women knew that he, a mortal, actually had a Qi Training stage, 1st level cultivation, they would probably tie him to a tree and beat him for three days and three nights, emptying his family fortune. He was not that foolish.
Offensive talisman-type treasures were available in the System Mall.
But the current Chen Qingyun could not afford to use them more than a few times.
Moreover, the other party did not know he had cultivation, so why invite trouble?
Looking at Chen Qingyun, this old man hobbling with a crutch, walking like a tortoise, the two women were filled with resentment.
They were only Qi Training cultivators and could not fly with objects.
The two women had no choice but to hire an ox cart on the road to go to the town.
Xiao Niu Village was not too far from the town, only about fifteen li.
After more than half an hour, Chen Qingyun and the two women arrived at Qing Shi Town!
Legend had it that a long time ago, a large green stone here became a spirit.
It protected the peace of this area and was revered as a god by the locals.
To commemorate the large green stone, this place was renamed Qing Shi Town!
The age was too distant, and whether it was true or false was unknown.
Although it was just a small town, it was very lively.
The original owner of the body was old, and according to his memory, he had not been to this small town for a long time.
Under the guidance of the two women, the group went straight to the Town Guard’s Mansion.
Through a tall vermilion gate, and across the main hall!
The group arrived at the backyard of the Town Guard’s Mansion.
At this time, there were dozens of people in the courtyard.
Most of them were old men and women, some still carrying a tattered medicine box on their backs.
Beside them stood two Jade Maiden Sect disciples, all women.
Seeing Chen Qingyun and the others arrive, a corpulent, lavishly dressed fat man with a two-pronged mustache hurried forward to greet them.
“Fairies! You’re back!”
This person was the Town Guard of Qing Shi Town, and Chen Qingyun had some impression of him in his memory.
“Senior Sister Luo, you’re back.”
Chen Qingyun investigated a few people; they were all cultivators at the fourth or fifth level of Qi Training.
Only Luo Qiuyu had the highest cultivation among these disciples, and her aura was the most profound, so she must be the strongest.
Chen Qingyun was somewhat puzzled!
Was it necessary to dispatch four mid-Qi Training disciples at once just to find this group of old, weak, and sick people?
Would a few folk doctors be given such importance?
Actually, no!
Although the Wu Country royal family was powerful, the major forces in Wu Country were not bad, just slightly weaker.
On the surface, they were ruled by the royal family, but secretly, they were all feigning compliance.
As the saying goes, in battle, there will inevitably be casualties! And injuries require Alchemists to heal.
However, throughout the entire Wu Country, Alchemists were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.
There were only a few Second-Order Alchemists, and higher-order Alchemists had never even been heard of.
The Jade Maiden Sect happened to have an Alchemist who was about to break through to the Second-Order.
Among all the apprentices in the Jade Maiden Sect, not even one had broken through to the First-Order Alchemist.
It was precisely because of the scarcity of Alchemists that the Jade Maiden Sect wanted to find some useless people who knew a little medical art from outside to fill the ranks and act as cannon fodder.
More importantly, the four major forces of Wu Country had previously met.
They unanimously believed that there must be some conspiracy in the war between Wu Country and Nanli Country, but what it was, was still unclear.
Of course, these important secrets, let alone Chen Qingyun, even the disciples of the Jade Maiden Sect would not know.
Only a few high-ranking officials were aware of them.
The scene was silent! The so-called doctors who were brought here all had bitter faces.
They knew that next, their fate might not be good.
If it were during peacetime, being summoned by an immortal would be a highly sought-after matter.
Now, every village had sent out many young and strong men, and none had returned to this day.
Everyone knew their place; they were all a group of useless people without spiritual roots, so why would they be taken away by the Jade Maiden Sect?
This was going to die, acting as cannon fodder.
Luo Qiuyu nodded to everyone.
“Since everyone is here, let’s depart.”
The other disciples agreed upon hearing this.
Safely delivering these people back to the sect would mean they had completed their mission.
This was a mission they had taken from the Mission Hall; time was urgent, and they dared not delay.
At some point, six or seven carriages had arrived at the entrance of the Town Guard’s Mansion.
Only one had a canopy; the others had nothing.
All four members of the Jade Maiden Sect boarded the carriage with a canopy.
These 'livestock' who were captured and brought along could only squeeze seven or eight people into a broken cart, no different from cattle being sold.
After leaving Qing Shi Town, they headed north.
The carriages traveled for less than half a day before entering the wilderness.
Along the way, the four Jade Maiden Sect disciples did not get off after entering the carriage.
The 'livestock' in the carriages behind began to become active, secretly communicating with each other through glances and gestures.
They were planning to escape while the Jade Maiden Sect members were not paying attention.
Someone in the same carriage invited Chen Qingyun to escape, but Chen Qingyun only stroked his beard and smiled at the person without speaking.
That person thought Chen Qingyun might be insane and ignored him.
Soon, seven or eight people stealthily got off the carriage, directly Drill into the woods by the roadside and disappeared.
As soon as the few people entered the forest, the foremost carriage stopped.
Soon, three figures descended from the carriage and rushed into the forest at a speed difficult to capture with the naked eye, chasing in the direction where the few people had disappeared.
In just a few breaths, screams and pleas for mercy came from the forest.
Chen Qingyun was startled to hear them; these women were truly ruthless.
If he weren't still in the cultivation world, Chen Qingyun would have suspected whether he had been tricked into Myanmar.
Soon, the escapees were dragged back by their legs, like dead dogs.
There were eight escapees, but only six were dragged back.
Two of them were likely beaten to death.
The person who had just persuaded Chen Qingyun to escape with him was a man in his forties.
At this moment, he was covered in blood from the beating, thrown onto the carriage, curled up in a ball.
The one who brought this man back was none other than Xia Ziyan!
She glared at Chen Qingyun with a meaningful look, said nothing, and returned directly to the carriage.
It was indeed as Chen Qingyun had guessed.
“These bitches even remembered exactly which carriage the escapees were sitting in from the start.”
Presumably, they had been monitoring every move outside from inside the carriage.
“Damn it! With such strict surveillance, for these useless people to think of escaping? It’s simply wishful thinking.”
After the few escapees were beaten, the remaining people became obedient.
The rest of the journey was uneventful.
… … … …
Five days later!
What came into view was a vast, misty immortal mountain blessed land! Filled with leisurely immortal qi.
Faintly, there seemed to be immortal peaks standing tall, piercing into the clouds, half-real and half-illusory, dreamlike and ethereal, floating uncertainly.
“Is this an immortal treasure land? It’s indeed extraordinary.”
Before even reaching the foot of Jade Maiden Sect mountain, Chen Qingyun felt the spiritual energy concentration rise sharply.
No wonder those with spiritual roots all wanted to join sects for cultivation; good immortal mountain blessed lands were all occupied by sect forces.
Cultivating immortality is nothing more than cultivating wealth, companions, techniques, and land.
If you don’t have a strong background, even if you can cultivate immortality, you will only be a homeless rogue cultivator.
As for what others thought, Chen Qingyun did not know.
But he absolutely could not be a rogue cultivator, otherwise, his system would be for nothing.
“Alright! We’ve arrived! Get off quickly.”
At the urging of Luo Qiuyu and the others, everyone quickly got off the carriages, not daring to show any slack.
Everyone had witnessed their methods on the road.