Su Bai and Xu An squatted under a tree.
In front of them was a stone slab.
On the stone slab were roasted Yao Beast meat and beast milk that Xu An had bought.
Su Bai grabbed a piece of meat and stuffed it into her mouth.
Xu An's eating manners weren't much better.
As they ate, the two occasionally let out strange chuckles.
"Lord Su, since our last collective outing, those robber cultivators have been so scared they don't dare to come out anymore."
Xu An's mouth was greasy from eating.
A hint of self-satisfaction was on his face.
Su Bai didn't dampen his enthusiasm.
"That's right, but we still need to be careful; more and more Loose Cultivator have been entering the Xingluo Market recently."
Upon hearing Su Bai's reminder, Xu An nodded.
While the two were chatting, a Cultivator walked over from a distance.
He stood in front of them.
"Excuse me, are you Fellow Daoist Su Bai?"
Su Bai looked up at him.
He had a fair complexion, a tall and straight posture, and a zither Magical Artifact on his back.
He was a Disciple of the String Sound Pavilion.
Seeing his Magical Artifact and the zither string symbol on his robes, Su Bai already knew his identity.
So Su Bai nodded.
She stood up and replied, "I am Su Bai. And this Fellow Daoist is?"
"I am Yang Qing, a Disciple of the String Sound Pavilion. I accepted a trial mission from my School and have come to join the Xingluo Market Patrol Team."
"Oh, I see. Fellow Daoist Yang has come a long way. Welcome, welcome! I'll take you to record your identity information."
"Thank you."
Conversations like this had happened more than once today.
Recently, in addition to more Loose Cultivator entering the Xingluo Market, more Sect Disciple had also joined the Patrol Team.
This was also the reason Su Bai remained here and didn't return to the Danfu Pavilion.
At this point, she no longer needed to patrol frequently.
She only needed to record information for the Disciple who came here, so that after they completed their garrison trial missions, they could return to their Sect with an explanation.
In other words, Su Bai was actually quite idle now.
And because she suspected there might be people in the Patrol Team who held malicious intentions towards her, Su Bai hadn't arranged any outdoor missions for herself.
Every day, she either slacked off at the Patrol Team or returned to the Danfu Pavilion to mind the shop.
She avoided all dangerous places.
Are you kidding me?
Knowing that eight Qi Refining Stage - Late Phase and one Qi Refining Peak Cultivator had come to kill her, if this were a person whose true strength was Qi Refining Stage - Ninth Level, even if you had the foundation to challenge those beyond your level, could you guarantee 100% survival?
You would have to pay some price, right?
Whether it was using up a hidden trump card or employing a secret technique with side effects, it wouldn't be easy.
She had only displayed Qi Refining Stage - Ninth Level strength and already received this treatment.
Now those Cultivator who came to kill her were dead, and she had returned alive.
Who could guarantee that the next people who came wouldn't be even stronger?
For her own safety, Su Bai decided not to go out.
At least not until she had more trump cards.
Moreover, due to the increase in Sect Disciple, Su Bai had raised her cultivation to Qi Refining Peak in recent days.
This was also to prevent those Outer Sect Disciple from looking down on her and causing trouble.
After all, a Qi Refining Peak Cultivator, if they had enough resources and obtained a Foundation Establishment Pill, could attempt to Breakthrough Foundation Establishment at any time.
After helping the newly arrived String Sound Pavilion Disciple record his information, Su Bai looked at the several newly constructed pavilions in the distance.
Those were buildings like the Cultivation Technique Hall and the Medicinal Pill Hall.
To facilitate Disciple from various Schools, the Six Upper Sects had begun constructing these on their respective territories within the Xingluo Market.
In the future, even if Disciple were far away in the Xingluo Market, they could still accept Sect missions and exchange them for contribution points.
Su Bai and Xu Changge both belonged to the Green Bamboo Sword Sect.
Once Su Bai accumulated enough contribution points, she could directly go to the Green Bamboo Sword Sect's stronghold.
"Hmm, does this make me half an Outer Sect Disciple of the Green Bamboo Sword Sect?"
She shook her head, not dwelling on these thoughts.
Su Bai was more curious about the Cultivation Technique placed within these establishments that these Schools had set up.
Medicinal Pill and Magical Artifact were definitely similar.
The only difference was the Cultivation Technique.
But this wasn't a Sect after all, so the Cultivation Technique certainly wouldn't be very good.
Perhaps they were just ordinary goods that their Disciple had accidentally obtained during their past training expeditions and then handed over to the Sect for contribution points.
Today was another day with nothing to do.
Su Bai quite liked this boring and peaceful life.
Of course, there were occasional small surprises.
For example, Shan Xiao and his group of robber cultivators.
Although Sect Disciple had joined the Patrol Team, it hadn't affected Shan Xiao's actions at all.
He still robbed when he wanted to, and when he wasn't robbing, he hid so well that no trace of him could be found.
As for why no one could catch him, that was naturally because Shan Xiao had made good connections up and down the hierarchy.
Not to mention Su Bai, even Xu Changge was his hidden backer.
And besides them, Shan Xiao also knew many people from small Family.
He could hide anywhere.
Speaking of Shan Xiao, next time they met, she could ask him if there was anything about her in their circle.
The main thing was that Su Bai couldn't have been ambushed for no reason and then had no reaction at all.
She definitely wanted to find out who the other party was and then kill them.
Just as Su Bai was about to return to the training ground to eat her Yao Beast meat, a Disciple of the Xu Family rushed over.
"Lord Su, my Old Ancestor is looking for you."
"Understood."
Hearing that Xu Changge was looking for her, Su Bai naturally couldn't return to the training ground.
She directly told the Disciple to find Xu An on the way and tell him to take the remaining Yao Beast meat and beast milk home to eat.
Then Su Bai lifted her feet and headed to the Xu Family's stronghold.
Soon, Su Bai arrived.
She had been here many times before.
The people of the Xu Family all recognized Su Bai.
Knowing the relationship between their Old Ancestor and Su Bai, no one stopped her.
Su Bai went directly to Xu Changge's study.
Xu Changge was usually there.
As soon as she entered the door, Su Bai found that Xu Changge was not the only one in the study.
There was also a familiar person.
Looking at the sturdy back, it was Shan Xiao.
"Fellow Daoist Shan Xiao, I didn't expect to see you here."
Shan Xiao turned around.
He politely cupped his hands to Su Bai and said, "Hehe, Fellow Daoist Su Bai."
As Shan Xiao turned around, Su Bai noticed some bloodstains on his front.
He was clearly injured.
Then Su Bai looked at Xu Changge.
She inquired with her eyes what she was called here for.
Xu Changge pointed at Shan Xiao.
It seemed that Xu Changge didn't need her for something; rather, Shan Xiao wanted to ask Xu Changge for a favor, and Xu Changge thought of Su Bai.
Su Bai then looked at Shan Xiao.
Shan Xiao took out two Jade Slip from his Storage Pouch.
"Fellow Daoist Su Bai, I coincidentally obtained two incomplete Legacy, one for a Second-Order Alchemist and one for a Second-Order Artifact Refiner."
Upon hearing these two items, Su Bai's eyes lit up.
This was exactly what she lacked right now.
Then Shan Xiao took out several Pill Formula.
"These are Pill Formula for Recovery Pill, Vitality Pill, and Body Tempering Pill."
"I have prepared the Spirit Medicine for the Pill Formula. I hope Fellow Daoist Su can help me refine them!"
"Many thanks!"
Hearing these Pill Formula, Su Bai's eyes narrowed slightly.
She had seen the effects of these Medicinal Pill in the Medicine King Canon.
This old fellow... actually still harbored thoughts of attempting Foundation Establishment!
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