The rules of the Cultivation World!
When searching for treasures together, it's best to agree on the distribution beforehand.
When Hou Muling said that, it meant that although He Pingsheng was with them, he would only have the last right of distribution.
In other words, if there were only six chijing ginseng, he would not have the right of distribution.
The first six people would get one each.
If there were seven, he could get one.
The same logic applied.
After the first round of distribution, he would still be the last in the second round.
If there were thirteen, everyone else would get two chijing ginseng, but he would only get one.
If there were fourteen, then he could also have two.
Being last in the distribution order was a great disadvantage.
A huge disadvantage.
But there was no other way; these were the conditions they proposed. If you agreed, you went; if not, you left.
He Pingsheng thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes..."
With Opportunities like this, you couldn't dwell too much on them. Sometimes, you couldn't grasp them, and there was nothing you could do, but you couldn't give up just because the hope was slim.
Otherwise, how could he step into the Foundation Establishment Stage?
As for whether the Hou Family had any schemes, He Pingsheng considered it a lot.
His final conclusion was: he didn't know.
On the surface, he had no grievances or animosity with the Hou Family.
He should not have anything on him that the Hou Family coveted.
Since that was the case, the Hou Family had no motive to plot against him. Moreover, He Pingsheng and Hou Muxian were fellow Disciples, both Disciples of the Tai Xu Sect.
For the Hou Family to target him would be a loss rather than a gain from their perspective.
So, there was no need to overthink it.
It was nothing more than meeting soldiers with generals and water with earth.
They were just a few Qi Refinement Stage Disciples, and it wasn't like I couldn't run, right?
I just needed to be more careful.
"No time to lose!" Hou Muxian said, "Let's set off now. The others are still waiting in the main hall!"
After speaking, Hou Muxian led He Pingsheng and Cheng Siyu to the Hou Family's reception hall.
Four more people were waiting there.
Three men and one woman.
One Old Man and a woman were wearing similar Daoist robes, with a lion embroidered on the sleeves. He Pingsheng knew this was the symbol of the Beast Controlling Sect.
In other words, these two were Cultivators from the Beast Controlling Sect.
He Pingsheng was unfamiliar with the other two.
"Let me introduce them!" Hou Muling said, "This is Senior Brother Changping from the Beast Controlling Sect, and this is Senior Sister Qin from the Beast Controlling Sect!"
That Senior Sister Qin smiled and nodded, saying, "My humble self is Qin Mingyue!"
Hou Muling said, "Senior Sister Qin and Senior Brother Changping are both at the Qi Refining Stage Twelfth Level of cultivation!"
"This is Zhuang Zhilong from the Cultivation Family Zhuang. Senior Brother Zhuang is also at the Twelfth Level of cultivation!"
"This is Zhong Xiangxuan, a Disciple of the Guangming Sect. Senior Brother Zhong is also at the Twelfth Level!"
Alright!
He Pingsheng pursed his lips.
Except for Hou Muling, everyone else was at the Twelfth Level.
No wonder they put me in the seventh distribution spot.
Since Hou Muling had introduced the cultivation levels of a few people, He Pingsheng did not use his Divine Thought to scan them again.
Hou Muling then introduced him and Cheng Siyu, and then the group each rode flying cranes, flying north under Hou Muling's leadership.
Black Frontier, located in the northern part of the entire Dao Xuan Alliance, was a forbidden land.
Of course, it wasn't an absolute forbidden land; it was only a forbidden land for low-level Disciples.
This place was located in a wide and narrow, low-lying valley. Due to its unique geographical location, this valley, stretching for thirty thousand miles, was covered in clouds and mist all year round, rarely seeing sunlight.
However, it was overgrown with thorns and weeds, and countless tall trees covered the entire valley.
There were many swamps and wetlands in the forest, and many snakes and insects.
Most of these snakes and insects carried natural potent toxins. After they died, their venom spread into the swamps. Over time, after tens of thousands of years, it formed a forbidden land that made low-level Disciples change color at the mention of it.
Legend has it that even the air in Black Frontier was toxic. If one didn't have detoxifying Medicinal Pills or a Divine Ability to hold one's breath, it was impossible to survive entering it.
And in Black Frontier, there were many Heaven And Earth Treasures.
Those Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage Twelfth Level or Qi Refining Stage Twelfth Level who had no hope of Breakthrough could, if they had enough Opportunity, find some Heaven And Earth Treasures to achieve Breakthrough.
Therefore, this place was also known as the "Home of the Desperate."
Of course, if a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator came here, they could walk sideways.
But the problem was that for Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators, the products from Black Frontier were useless. Coming here to search for treasures was too time-consuming and laborious, and they might not even get anything useful, so Nascent Soul would not come.
Even Golden Core rarely came.
This forbidden land was thus preserved.
After flying for about half a day, Hou Muxian, who was leading the way, suddenly turned his paper crane and landed on a barren mountain peak.
The six people behind him also landed one after another.
"What's wrong, Junior Sister Hou?"
Someone asked.
Hou Muxian said, "We have been flying for three hours, and we are not far from the outskirts of Black Frontier!"
"I'll check the direction to avoid going the wrong way!"
As she spoke, she took out a green Jade Slip and placed it on her forehead.
After looking for about a few breaths, she put away the Jade Slip and said, "The ape guarding the chijing ginseng is a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator. None of us can defeat it alone, so we still have to listen to Senior Brother Changping's idea!"
"Hehehe..." The Old Man chuckled and said, "I am a Disciple of the Beast Controlling Sect and know some methods for controlling Yao Beasts!"
"I have a few Medicinal Pills here!"
He took out a greenish-blue porcelain bottle and said, "This bottle contains Beast-Luring Pills. As long as the Beast-Luring Pills are taken out, even a Foundation Establishment Stage Yao Beast's combat power will be greatly reduced!"
"Fellow Daoists, come over. Let's first distribute the Beast-Luring Pills, and then I'll tell you how to use them!"
Everyone gathered around.
After everyone had gathered, Daoist Changping suddenly squeezed hard.
Bang...
The porcelain bottle immediately burst open.
A stream of green gas spewed out.
He Pingsheng, Cheng Siyu, the Zhuang Family Disciple, and Senior Brother Zhong from the Guangming Sect were all attacked by the poisonous substance at the same time.
A dizzying sensation came over them.
He Pingsheng immediately knew that this poison was not simple.
It was definitely not a First Grade poison, because he could completely withstand a First Grade poisonous substance and would not feel dizzy.
And now, being dizzy indicated that this poisonous substance was stronger, a Second Grade poisonous substance of the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Without thinking, He Pingsheng reached out and pulled Cheng Siyu, then quickly retreated with a whoosh.
"Hmm?"
Daoist Changping suddenly turned his head.
He hadn't expected He Pingsheng to still be able to move.
However, he was not worried, because after being poisoned by him, even if one could struggle for a while, it would not last long.
He Pingsheng landed ten feet away and immediately took out a drop of Golden Bee Holy Nectar, putting it into Senior Sister Cheng Siyu's mouth.
Then, He Pingsheng took a drop himself.
A few breaths later, the toxicity in both of them was completely removed.
Looking into the distance, the Zhuang Family Disciple and the Cultivator surnamed Zhong had already been killed.
It was that fast.
"Damn it!" Cheng Siyu's face was pale: "It's actually a trap?"
"Let's see how Young Lady slaughters you all today?"