Ziluan waved her arm, took out a table and two chairs from her Storage Ring, and invited Qin Chu to sit down.
After sitting down, Qin Chu took out a jar of wine from his Storage Ring and poured a cup for Ziluan.
"I heard your name a while ago, but I didn't expect you to be doing so well in Central State," Ziluan said, looking at Qin Chu.
"Sister Ziluan, if you say that, I'll be embarrassed. 'Doing so well'... you just saw me being chased the moment we met," Qin Chu said with an awkward smile.
Ziluan laughed, "Being chased by a few shameless old guys is nothing to be ashamed of."
Outside the designated area, Lei Tianding and the two Elders of the Black Tortoise Saint Clan looked extremely displeased. They really wanted to rush over and kill Qin Chu, but the consequences would be too severe. Doing so might provoke the King of the Sword North Forest.
Qin Chu and Ziluan chatted while the Sword North Forest's residents watched the human Cultivators outside the forbidden zone. As long as the human Cultivators dared to cause trouble, they would attack. These were several transformed Yao Cultivators, leading a group of high-level Yao Beasts, with combat strength no less than that of human Cultivators.
Lei Tianding retreated. He couldn't make an enemy of the Sword North Forest just to kill Qin Chu. There would be plenty of opportunities to deal with Qin Chu, and he wasn't in a hurry!
The two Elders of the Black Tortoise Saint Clan also retreated. The most unfavorable thing for them was that they had previously been at odds with the Vermilion Bird Saint Clan, but hadn't completely torn off all pretense. Now, there was no room for maneuver.
After drinking the wine, Qin Chu took out a Saber Intent Grass and handed it to Ziluan. "Originally, I planned to return to Southern Flame State a bit later and give it to you at Heavenly Fragrance Valley, but now there's no need."
"This is..." Ziluan looked at the Saber Intent Grass, which emitted a unique aura, a little puzzled.
"Princess, this is Saber Intent Grass, which aids in Cultivating Saber Intent," the burly man said, looking at the Saber Intent Grass in Ziluan's hand, his face full of surprise and envy.
"Qin Chu, you're awesome!" Ziluan smiled at Qin Chu, then put away the Saber Intent Grass. She knew there was no need to be polite with Qin Chu.
All the Yao Cultivators' faces were filled with envy. Ziluan's luck was too good; it should be said that she had a great younger brother.
"Dahu, get our people ready. After the Ban is broken, we'll go in too," Ziluan instructed the burly man.
"Princess, the Lord only said to watch them and not let them cause trouble, he didn't say to go in, did he?" the burly man, Dahu, asked.
"My eldest brother told us to watch, he didn't say we couldn't go in, did he? Why can they go in and we can't?" Ziluan said, glancing at Dahu.
"Hehe, then everything will be arranged by the Princess!" Dahu said, twirling the long spear in his hand.
Dahu went to make arrangements. Qin Chu moved closer to Ziluan, "Sister Ziluan, there's no need to go in, there's nothing inside."
"Hmm? How do you know? Eldest Brother said there must be a fire-attribute rare treasure inside," Ziluan said, looking at Qin Chu.
"I've been in there. There's nothing inside now. Sister Ziluan can tell them not to move yet. It's not too late to act if there's any benefit," Qin Chu said to Ziluan.
After looking at Qin Chu, Ziluan went to give instructions. She trusted Qin Chu absolutely, even more than anyone else. Qin Chu was her first friend, the first person she acknowledged.
Because Ziluan needed to monitor the human Cultivators, Qin Chu stayed there with her. He knew that those human Cultivators waiting for the Ban to break would get nothing.
With nothing to do, Qin Chu sat down to Cultivate. Although he could leave now, he had just met Ziluan and didn't want to go yet. Also, he wanted to meet the King of Sword North Forest. If they could reach an agreement, it would be beneficial to the Vermilion Bird Saint Clan for later excavation of the pit.
Time passed little by little, and the forbidden zone became increasingly unstable. Everyone knew that the Ban was about to break. The human Cultivators were all eager, waiting to enter.
The Flame Thunder Saint Clan and the Black Tortoise Saint Clan drove away the Loose Cultivators who were close to them. Although some of their people were killed by Qin Lingxi, they were still very arrogant and domineering.
Some Loose Cultivators regretted it. They should have helped Qingyi and Qian Lingwu resist the combined attack of the Flame Thunder Saint Clan and the Black Tortoise Saint Clan, because the Vermilion Bird Saint Clan would not do such shameless things as the Flame Thunder Saint Clan and the Black Tortoise Saint Clan.
Because it was inconvenient to Cultivate other things, Qin Chu meditated and Cultivated Origin Qi every day, waiting for the Ban to break, and waiting for the shameless people of the Flame Thunder Saint Clan and the Black Tortoise Saint Clan to return empty-handed!
After Qingyi and Qin Lingxi left the Sword North Forest, they began to search for and attack the strongholds of the Flame Thunder Saint Clan and the Black Tortoise Saint Clan. Since the Flame Thunder Saint Clan and the Black Tortoise Saint Clan were acting recklessly, they naturally wouldn't be polite.
The Black Tortoise Saint Clan had sealed off their mountains, but some hidden points still existed, which the Vermilion Bird Saint Clan had always known about but hadn't acted upon. Now that they were angered, they naturally struck hard.
After Qin Chu invited Dahu to drink, Dahu's attitude towards Qin Chu became extremely good. He was a straightforward man. Every day, he would catch wild sheep and other animals, which Qin Chu would roast. With good wine and good meat, Qin Chu and the Yao Cultivators of Sword North Forest became good friends.
The Ban hadn't broken yet, and Qin Chu was rather bored, so he took out his Pill Furnace and began Alchemy, planning to accumulate some Medicinal Pills for his Medicinal Pill business.
As Qin Chu set up his Pill Furnace, business came.
The Yao Cultivators of Sword North Forest all had many Medicinal Pill Materials in their hands. They all sought Qin Chu for Alchemy. As for how Qin Chu charged, they didn't care at all. Qin Chu was also very fair, just like when he was in Saint Martial City and Heavenly Sword City: three portions of Materials for one Medicinal Pill, and Medicinal Pills could also be exchanged for Materials.
Comfortable! Qin Chu collected many rare Materials, and the Yao Cultivators of Sword North Forest were also incredibly happy. They usually went to the human world to gain experience and make a living, but top-grade Medicinal Pills were hard to come by. Now, Qin Chu, this top-grade Alchemist, stood before them. Transformed sixth-stage Yao Cultivators didn't need fourth- or fifth-grade Medicinal Pills, but their descendants did.
Time passed little by little. In the blink of an eye, a month had passed. With a muffled sound from the forbidden zone, the forbidden zone collapsed. Immediately after, the forces of the Flame Thunder Saint Clan, the Black Tortoise Saint Clan, and the Loose Cultivators all rushed into the forbidden zone.
The Yao Cultivators, following Ziluan's instructions, didn't move and continued to observe.
When the mist in the forbidden zone completely dispersed, Qin Chu and Ziluan, along with the other Yao Cultivators, saw Lei Tianding and the others with puzzled expressions. There was nothing in the forbidden area, which was very unusual.
However, some people still discovered traces, signs of some herbs having been collected.
Subsequently, Lei Tianding also noticed something was wrong. He went to the top of the altar and found footprints there. This situation indicated that it wasn't that there was nothing in the forbidden area, but that someone had gotten there first.
After thinking for a moment, Lei Tianding thought of Qingyi and Qin Lingxi, who had attacked him and then retreated without hesitation. He felt that this matter must be related to Qingyi and Qin Lingxi; otherwise, Qin Lingxi and Qingyi would not have broken the peace and attacked him first.
Thinking of this, Lei Tianding went to the edge of the designated area and glared at Qin Chu, "Speak, what exactly did you get?"
