Isn't This a Game? Why Are You All Cultivating for Real!

Chapter 94: Chapter 94: They’ll Attack Us After the Taohua Sect

The female cultivator spoke politely. Song Jiulai’s aura was indistinct, so she couldn’t tell if they were the same level or if Song Jiulai was a level lower.

Song Jiulai was merely a bit surprised to see her. "I’m not a Cultivator from the Feique Sect, but I live on Feique Mountain. Can I help you with something?"

The female cultivator’s voice was clear, but it held a hint of urgency. "Excuse me, is Jingque True Man of the Feique Sect currently in the Sect?"

Jingque True Man was the head of the Feique Sect, their only Golden Core cultivator.

Song Jiulai replied, "From what I recall, Jingque True Man left the Feique Sect some time ago. I don’t believe he has returned yet."

A trace of despair appeared in the female cultivator’s eyes.

Seeing this, Song Jiulai asked, "What happened to you?"

The female cultivator sighed. In this heavy snow, she had been rushing, and her Spiritual Energy was nearly depleted.

She took out a Second-order Qi Replenishing Pill and swallowed it. Only then did she speak, her voice filled with sorrow, "I am from the Spirit Fox Sect. Our Sect... was attacked by Demon Cultivators. More than half of our cultivators are dead or injured. Our only hope was to ask Jingque True Man of the Feique Sect for help, but... but..."

But Jingque True Man isn’t here!

Song Jiulai immediately knew this was a grave matter. She said, "Why don’t you go to the Feique Sect and confirm it yourself? I only heard this from Senior Sister Su of the Feique Sect. Maybe Jingque True Man has already returned."

"It’s too late..."

The female cultivator finally collapsed to the ground, her expression one of desolate panic. "When our Sect Master’s message couldn’t get out, we knew it was too late."

But now, having come all this way and hearing what Song Jiulai said, she was certain that Jingque True Man was truly not in the Sect.

Song Jiulai was completely shocked. "How could you be attacked by Demon Cultivators? Don’t you still have your Sect Token?"

’What about the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect?’

’Shouldn’t the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect do something?!’

The female cultivator shook her head. "We already used it long ago... This time, this time it was a targeted assault by those Demon Cultivators."

In other words, this wasn’t the first time the Spirit Fox Sect had been attacked.

Song Jiulai’s heart skipped a beat.

She hadn’t been here for very long; she was still too inexperienced.

She never imagined that Demon Cultivators could actually attack a Sect and cause it to—be wiped out.

She quickly asked, "Are that group of Demon Cultivators very powerful? How many of them are there?"

"They have a Golden Core Demon Cultivator." Tears welled in the female cultivator’s eyes. "Our Sect Master fought desperately to let a few cultivators escape. I was originally coming to the Feique Sect to ask for help."

But after rushing here in one breath, learning that Jingque True Man was absent made that last bit of resolve evaporate.

’Even if I asked for help, would they definitely go and save the Spirit Fox Sect?’

Demon Cultivators and human cultivators were not on the same level.

It was more difficult for Demon Cultivators to advance than for humans, but if they did, they were definitely stronger.

Demon Cultivators could also shapeshift, and their physical strength was such that some cultivators couldn’t even break through their defenses with Magic Treasures.

A Demon Cultivator was practically invincible against a human cultivator of the same rank.

For Song Jiulai to learn this news on her trip out was like the sky falling.

She subconsciously thought of her own Sect.

’Even the Feique Sect couldn’t possibly fight a Golden Core Demon Cultivator on their own!’

"Why would they attack the Spirit Fox Sect?"

The female cultivator shook her head. "We don’t know either. They came once before, seven years ago. Who knew they’d come back with a vengeance seven years later? This time, without the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect, we couldn’t resist at all..."

And dead was dead.

In the Cultivation World, only the law of the jungle prevailed, where the strong prey on the weak.

They had used their one chance, and now no one would help.

The Ten Thousand Immortals Sect wouldn’t come at all.

When a sect was destroyed, it was truly destroyed.

And battles involving such small sects were perhaps very common on the Yunzhou Continent.

It was just that Song Jiulai’s life had been too peaceful from the start.

"Hiss..."

Song Jiulai thought of her own fledgling sect, still crying out for her support.

’That would never do!’

After saying these few words, the despair in the female cultivator’s eyes was thick. "Thank you for telling me."

After she finished speaking, she summoned her Flying Magical Treasure.

Judging by the direction, she was still flying toward Wang’an County.

Song Jiulai didn’t know what kind of shock this news would bring to the Feique Sect; she only felt that danger was indeed ever-present.

The Ten Thousand Immortals Sect would handle a major event like a demon beast attack.

But the Spirit Fox Sect had already used their Sect Token once; now that they were being wiped out in a surprise attack, no one would care.

You couldn’t rely on heaven or earth; you could only rely on yourself.

And so, filled with worry, Song Jiulai arrived at First Mountain.

This time, she was going to go straight through and enter the border of Demon Cave Valley.

Over there were Sect Disciples from various sects similar to Feique Sect, and Third-stage Demon Beasts would gradually start to appear.

Third-stage Demon Beasts were the absolute limit of what Qi Refinement Realm and Foundation Establishment Stage disciples could currently handle.

Third-stage Demon Beasts varied greatly.

Some were weak enough that Qi Refinement Realm disciples could barely handle them, while some strong ones required several Foundation Establishment Stage disciples to team up against.

It was like how the current Song Jiulai, by relying on her wealth, wasn’t incapable of fighting a Late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

The higher the rank of the demon beast, the greater these disparities became.

As for Fourth-rank Demon Beasts, those were already beyond what the Qi Refinement Realm could handle. The current Song Jiulai didn’t even dare to think about it.

She had gained experience dealing with Second-tier Demon Beasts now. As Song Jiulai drew closer to the border of Demon Cave Valley, the continuous mountain range became more rugged and pronounced.

Despite the heavy snow, the density of Second-tier Demon Beasts was clearly higher, and she had a satisfying time killing them.

But if her supplies couldn’t keep up, it would be all too easy to be swarmed and killed.

Her kills went smoothly, and she looted a fair amount of things.

In the process, she even ran into an acquaintance from last time.

Senior Sister Qiao of the Taohua Sect!

The very same Senior Sister Qiao who had conveniently given her and Lin Qian a ride to First Mountain.

The other woman clearly remembered Song Jiulai, spotting her while she was in the middle of a battle.

She flew down, standing on a peach blossom branch, her expression showing surprise at seeing Song Jiulai here. "Just a bit further is the border of Demon Cave Valley. You, a mere Qi Refining Middle Stage cultivator, are planning to go over there?"

Song Jiulai’s brow twitched. "No, I plan to train here for a while before going over."

Senior Sister Qiao nodded.

In any case, Song Jiulai was very bold.

Very few Qi Refining Middle Stage disciples from other sects were as fierce as she was.

"The snow is still heavy. A cultivator like you shouldn’t be out here," Senior Sister Qiao said. Just then, Song Jiulai suddenly asked, "Senior Sister Qiao, did you know something happened to the Spirit Fox Sect?"

"The Spirit Fox Sect?" Senior Sister Qiao’s expression changed in a flash. "Who did you hear that from?"

"I met a female cultivator on the way here. She said the Spirit Fox Sect was attacked by Demon Cultivators, and more than half their cultivators are dead or injured..."

Before she could even finish, Senior Sister Qiao vanished, peach blossom branch and all.

’It seems this matter is even more serious than I had imagined.’

Song Jiulai pressed her lips together and asked the system, "Should I keep recruiting people?"

System: "If you can’t win, more people just means more cannon fodder. Besides, they won’t necessarily attack so soon—and who’s to say they’ll even attack us? You can’t just think of the worst-case scenario."

Song Jiulai: "Then what’s the best-case scenario?"

System: "We might not be that high on the list. Maybe they’ll attack us after they’re done with the Taohua Sect."

"..."

You menace!