Chapter 53: Preparations Before Departure

Chu Jianqiu smiled slightly and said, "Not bad, you are quite meticulous."

Huang Pengyi, under Chu Jianqiu's gaze, involuntarily took a step back in fear.

Si Fengkai could not help but be greatly annoyed and angrily shouted, "What are you yelling for!"

He had lost face in front of Chu Jianqiu last time and had always wanted to regain his dignity. He had never believed that Chu Jianqiu would be his match.

Even if Chu Jianqiu had advanced to the True Qi realm, what difference did it make? There was still a gap of three realms between them, and he was a noble Bloodline Warrior of the Xuan grade.

Chu Jianqiu did not bother to respond to Han Anyi's mockery. He was too lazy to waste words on such a jumping jack. This person was even more despicable than Si Fengkai.

At least Si Fengkai was straightforward, but Han Anyi was accustomed to stabbing from the shadows.

Seeing that Chu Jianqiu did not even acknowledge him, a trace of darkness flashed in Han Anyi's eyes, but he did not show it on his face.

"Wan Xiuying, this time the Blood Python in Zunlian City is said to be quite fierce. Why don't we join forces with the Xuan Yun Society and the Zixia Society to support each other?"

Han Anyi said with a smile to Wan Xiuying.

"Sure, sure, with Senior Brother Han here, this mission is guaranteed to succeed." Before Wan Xiuying could respond, Ximen Yiliu had already interjected.

Wan Xiuying could not help but frown slightly. Han Anyi was not a good person. Several sisters from the Zixia Society had been harmed by him before. However, since his uncle was an elder of the outer sect, they could do nothing about him and had to endure in silence.

If Han Anyi and his group joined this mission, it would likely add some unstable factors.

Wan Xiuying glanced at Han Anyi. Although he had a smile on his face, his eyes were piercing as he looked at her, clearly carrying a hint of threat.

If she did not agree, this matter would be difficult to resolve.

Wan Xiuying did not want to offend Han Anyi too much. After all, his uncle was an elder of the outer sect. Although she was now at the fifth level of the True Qi realm, she did not know when she would be able to enter the inner sect. She and the Zixia Society still had to live in the outer sect.

Do not think that Si Fengkai and Fu Lingxue's breakthrough to the next realm seemed easy. That was because both were Bloodline Warriors, and their cultivation levels were still low.

Moreover, especially for someone like Si Fengkai, who became an inner sect disciple upon entering, the cultivation resources available to him were many times richer than those available to outer sect disciples.

With abundant resources, the cultivation speed would naturally not be slow.

Like Wan Xiuying and the other ordinary disciples, they had spent a full ten years in the outer sect to advance from the first level to the fifth level of the True Qi realm, and the prospect of breaking through to the sixth level was still far off.

The cultivation realm of martial artists becomes increasingly difficult to break through as it progresses, and the cultivation speed also slows down. In the early stages, it might take one or two years to break through a realm, but in the later stages, it could take a dozen years to break through a single realm.

"Since that's the case, let's go together then!" Wan Xiuying said helplessly.

Han Anyi nodded in satisfaction and said, "Then let's each go back and prepare. We'll set off early tomorrow morning." He then left with Si Fengkai and the others from the Xuan Yun Society, giving Chu Jianqiu a cold and disdainful look before leaving.

Chu Jianqiu smiled disdainfully, wondering what tricks Han Anyi would come up with.

After Han Anyi and the others left, Wan Xiuying also led the Zixia Society members to leave, as they also needed to prepare.

Although the mission information indicated that the Blood Python on Wohu Mountain in Zunlian City was roughly equivalent to a fifth-level True Qi realm martial artist, and with so many people, it should not be a problem to deal with it, they still could not be careless as it involved their lives.

Fu Lingxue did not leave with the Zixia Society members but stayed by Chu Jianqiu's side.

"Senior Brother Chu, why don't you just stay behind? Han Anyi and the others clearly have ill intentions towards you." Fu Lingxue hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.

She had initially invited Chu Jianqiu to participate in this mission because she thought it would not be too dangerous. However, with Han Anyi and the others joining, many variables would inevitably arise.

Fu Lingxue was well aware of the conflicts between Han Anyi, Si Fengkai, and Chu Jianqiu, and these conflicts were all due to her. She did not want to harm Chu Jianqiu because of this.

Chu Jianqiu smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, they won't be able to cause much trouble."

Chu Jianqiu returned to his residence and prepared thoroughly.

Although he was not afraid of Han Anyi and Si Fengkai, he did not take them lightly. Moreover, who knew what unexpected events might occur during this trip to Zunlian City to eliminate the demon. It was better to be cautious.

Chu Jianqiu took out some talisman-making materials from the Chaos Supreme Tower. Before coming to the Xuanjian Sect, he had bought a lot of talisman-making materials from the Spirit Talisman Pavilion to prepare for emergencies.

In the past six months, he had used a lot of these materials while practicing and making spirit talismans.

After six months of practice, Chu Jianqiu's talisman-making skills had greatly improved, and he had become a top-tier second-grade talisman master. He could easily draw second-grade spirit talismans with ease.

Chu Jianqiu used the remaining talisman-making materials to make three second-grade strength-enhancing talismans, two second-grade flash-dodging talismans, and three second-grade golden shield talismans. However, these were all second-grade spirit talismans with superior-grade talisman cores.

With Chu Jianqiu's current talisman-making skills, he could refine second-grade spirit talismans with supreme-grade talisman cores, but the talisman-making materials he had purchased were not sufficient to support the refinement of supreme-grade talisman cores. He had to make do with the materials he had.

Although the Xuanjian Sect's Treasure Pavilion had many precious talisman-making materials that could support the refinement of supreme-grade talisman cores, he had not earned any contribution points in the past six months, and he was as poor as a church mouse. He could not afford to exchange for those precious materials.

Early the next morning, Chu Jianqiu, who had prepared early, arrived at the large platform at the front peak, where the Xuanjian Sect's cloud boats landed.

On the huge platform, various cloud boats were lined up. Some were enormous, capable of holding a thousand people, like the large cloud boat Chu Jianqiu had taken to the Xuanjian Sect for the first time. Others were small, capable of holding only a dozen people.

At this time, the Zixia Society members were already waiting beside a small cloud boat. Using a cloud boat required the payment of contribution points, and the number of points required varied depending on the type and size of the cloud boat and the distance of travel.

For the small cloud boat that the Zixia Society was renting this time, as long as the travel distance was within a thousand miles, they generally only needed to pay ten contribution points.

However, ten contribution points were not a small amount for ordinary outer sect disciples, equivalent to the amount of Qi-gathering pills they received in a month.