Cultivation begins with harvest.

"Still not recovered?"

When Chen Guang met Wan Longjing in Xingfeng Market, he was deep in thought, which made Wan Longjing curious and ask him a question.

Chen Guang shook his head, clearly still pondering, and said, "I was just thinking that the loophole in the fifth of the five rules of the curse is probably bigger than I thought. Senior Sister Cao Fang told me before that outside the sect, the most ruthless people against their own people are those disciples who have left the Qingheng Sect. Are there some tricks to preemptively strip them of their Qingheng Sect disciple status?"

"You don't want to try it, do you? Cursing is a divination method, extremely mysterious, and most methods cannot defend against it. Don't do anything foolish." Wan Longjing was startled and quickly stopped him.

Chen Guang smiled and shook his head: "That's just my opinion. In the end, it's precisely because the sect was too kind. Otherwise, knowing that these expelled disciples might make mistakes, they could have used more domineering methods to prevent it from happening in the first place."

"Then it wouldn't be the Qingheng Sect anymore. Besides, there aren't that many sect disciples who have become outlaws. How can we make the majority suffer just because of a small minority?" During the conversation, Wan Longjing led Chen Guang to another remote part of the market. The crowd was bustling, and most of them looked travel-worn. "Before the late stage of Qi Refining, most disciples still have to rely on the tamed spirit beasts of the Life Spirit Hall to travel. Let's rent two too."

Wan Longjing didn't intend to discuss this issue further and headed straight to a horse farm.

Chen Guang patted a golden brocade pouch at his waist. This was a storage pouch bestowed by the sect, an empty spirit pouch with an internal space of seven cubic meters, more than twice the size of the Black Void Serpent's belt. After leaving the Hall of Virtue, Chen Guang immediately went to the office of the Hall of Conduct to collect the storage pouch and various rewards. He didn't have time to examine them carefully, so apart from consuming the Golden Fruit directly, he stuffed everything else into the empty spirit pouch.

This is a mid-grade storage artifact, capable of being bound to a master by blood. Unlike the Black Void Serpent Belt, which, although locked, could be attempted to be refined by anyone who got their hands on it.

Having broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refining, Chen Guang naturally wanted to get his hands on the storage artifact he had been longing for first.

After greeting Wan Longjing, Chen Guang began to wander around curiously. This place provided various tamed spirit beasts. The spirit beasts here were not particularly strong; most of them were stable breeds carefully selected from the offspring of mating with demon beasts.

Visiting this place made Chen Guang feel as if he had returned to his past life.

The idea of ​​cultivators riding spirit beasts around seemed beneath Chen Guang's dignity at first, not something a cultivator would do. However, upon further reflection, he realized that unless one was in the late Qi Refining stage, the limited magical power of a Qi Refining cultivator meant that using flying artifacts for travel was too extravagant. Taming spirit beasts, on the other hand, was different. They generally possessed abundant energy and thick hides, allowing them to run at full speed without needing much rest, making them far superior to real wild beasts. So, he accepted it.

There are various tamable mythical beasts to choose from, including the "Shuttle Beast" that can traverse mountains and valleys, the "Golden Feathered Fish Eagle" that can dive into water, and the "Tower Hill" whose tough skin and thick flesh resemble a moving hill, a combination of a crocodile and a blue ox...

"Look at this guy, he looks like he could stomp me to death."

Chen Guang wasn't the only cultivator crowding around to see the tower. This colossal creature, standing four zhang tall, moved with the force of an earthquake. It was also the largest of all tamed spirit beasts. It wasn't a descendant of a demon beast, but a purebred demon beast, and a rare example of a non-aggressive demon beast that could be tamed.

Lying there now, even his breathing could stir up a cloud of dust.

The Taqius are said to have come from the endless wilderness. Although the Hall of Living Spirits has tamed them, it has never been able to get them to reproduce.

"Ordinary people can't use this thing. It's only useful for caravans that own shops when they're sending their goods back." Wan Longjing patted Chen Guang's shoulder when he heard his exclamation. "Let's go. The Crimson Blood Horse has been rented. I'm from Xingfeng Hall. The first month is free. After you come back, you'll have to pay a rental fee of 1,800 yuan per month."

Chen Guang glanced at the Spirit Beast Tower Hill before obediently following Wan Longjing to the horse farm. He used his identity token to exchange for two chestnut spirit horses that were much taller than himself, with thick, dark red manes covering their necks.

"This Crimson Blood Horse can travel day and night without ever getting tired. Because it loves to eat Crimson Blood Grass, its mane will be as red and wet as if it were stained with blood when it runs. This is all normal. You will be given a month's supply of Crimson Blood Grass. For longer periods, you will have to prepare it yourselves. If you fail to bring the Crimson Blood Horse back, you will have to pay a fine of 25,000 silver coins within two years. During this period, you are also prohibited from renting spirit beasts. Also, do not let the Crimson Blood Horse get injured, otherwise it will be difficult for anyone to explain."

The staff at the horse farm gave some instructions and then handed each of Chen Guang and Chen Guang a low-grade spiritual artifact token. After a little refinement, they could use the token to have some simple and basic communication with the Crimson Blood Horse.

After putting away the dried Crimson Blood Grass, Chen Guang and Wan Longjing exchanged a glance and then jumped onto the back of the Crimson Blood Horse. Without this action, it would be impossible to mount the horse. The horse, which was more than one and a half times their height, looked like a small truck to Chen Guang.

Although it has no reins, the solid feel of sitting on it gives one a sense of security.

"This way." Wan Longjing was quite familiar with the process and spurred the Crimson Blood Horse toward another exit of the horse farm.

Once on horseback, one can only travel along the main road and cannot enter the market. Except for cultivators who turn back, the only option is to leave Purple Spirit Peak, although this is not the only way to leave Purple Spirit Peak.

Chen Guang followed Wan Longjing into the main road. At first, the hurried cultivators passing by amused Chen Guang, but as the road widened and the Crimson Blood Horse began to gallop wildly, with the wind whistling in his ears, Chen Guang suddenly turned around and looked at the majestic Purple Spirit Peak that soared into the clouds. Only then did he realize that he also felt a sense of home here.

A little further away from Xingfeng Market, the main road begins to split, leading in all directions.

Few chose the road in front of them. It was ten zhang wide and the ground was as solid as stone. The Crimson Blood Horse galloped wildly, not worried at all about bumping into other cultivators.

Wan Longjing then lagged behind a little, walking alongside Chen Guang. His voice, unaffected by the rush of wind, reached Chen Guang's ears steadily: "How is it? The feeling of leaving Ziling Peak for the first time. Although it's only been four years, you're already a little reluctant to leave, aren't you?"

"A little," Chen Guang said honestly, while reaching into his sleeve to grasp the Azure Cloud Boat, which was smaller than his palm, and began to refine it. "But right now I'm just excited. I haven't seen this land from the perspective of a cultivator yet."

"It's not just the perspective of a cultivator. Having traveled thousands of miles to Qingheng Sect, although I've walked two or three thousand miles, much of the scenery I see is only from my memories."

This was one of Chen Guang's biggest regrets, and now that regret is about to be fulfilled.

Looking at Chen Guang's composed sitting posture, Wan Longjing felt a little envious. If Chen Guang hadn't gone to collect his storage bag, he wouldn't have even known that this guy in front of him had broken through once a year and was already at the fourth level of Qi Refining!

Moreover, he also had the cultivation of body refinement. Wan Longjing had only just begun to learn body refinement, so he was not very stable sitting on the back of the Crimson Blood Horse. Without the reins, he had to lean down and get closer to the Crimson Blood Horse to be stable. Fortunately, the horse's back was broad and thick, so he was not too tired from doing so.

"We'll reach Zilong Ridge tomorrow morning. After resting there for the night, we can head directly to Dongdu Market. If you need to rest, you can take a short nap first. Everything will be safe within a thousand miles." Wan Longjing explained as he lay down on the back of the Crimson Blood Horse and closed his eyes.

Chen Guang shook his head and looked ahead. The Crimson Blood Horse could run all the way to Dongdu Market, but if it ran non-stop, it would be easy for it to get injured if it encountered an unexpected situation. So it would need to rest for half a day at a small gathering point, Zilong Ridge. Even though it was only noon now, the Crimson Blood Horse would run all the way until tomorrow morning.

As for the safety of Zilong Ridge, there is even less to worry about. It is a gathering point for Qingheng Sect members who leave and return to the sect. There are countless Qingheng Sect disciples, and there is also the factor of the curse. There is no need to be too wary of each other. It is said that the Punishment Hall only patrols for a thousand miles, but the journey along Zilong Ridge, which is more than two thousand miles away, is equally safe.

That would make it even more suitable for refining the Azure Cloud Boat.