Cultivation: Beginning with the Heart Reflecting Heaven and Earth

As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning. The battle just now ended in the blink of an eye. When Lu Qian rushed in front of them, they barely had time to react.

Before they could even make a move against Lu Qian, they had already died under Lu Qian's lightning whip.

These people were even weaker than Lu Qian had imagined. Even though they were at a similar level and had fairly rich combat experience, they were still quite vulnerable in front of Lu Qian and Mu Xue.

Moreover, none of them possessed body-refining techniques, so when Lu Qian closed in on them and they didn't have time to unleash their spells, they appeared to be powerless to resist.

Mu Xue seemed to see Lu Qian's doubts and said with a smile, "The rogue cultivators outside don't have the Myriad Laws Battle Tower. Every time they fight, it's a life-or-death crisis! If they can survive a few more battles, they're already considered to have outstanding fighting ability, and they don't deliberately hone this ability."

"However, things are different when you reach the later stage of Qi Refining. Even though you are still much weaker than the disciples of the Holy Land, you will not be completely powerless to resist."

The difference between rogue cultivators and disciples of holy lands is too great. The training conditions are different, and the cultivation methods are also different. Therefore, when disciples of holy lands are at the same level, their combat power is overwhelming.

Of course, there are exceptions, but they are very few.

Perhaps it is because they are aware of this disparity that the Holy Land dares to adopt this laissez-faire approach, allowing Qi Refining disciples to choose regions to complete their training missions, with almost no worries.

Based on Lu Qian's intuition, and considering his and Mu Xue's skill levels, they should have a chance of winning unless they were surrounded by a dozen or so people of similar cultivation.

Thinking about this, he felt more confident.

Practice makes perfect!

Having learned from their first experience, the two repeated the process, clearing out several more outposts. Gradually, they began to feel dissatisfied with the situation.

"We can only kill a few early to mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators each time; the accumulation of battle merits is too slow!"

"And most of the time is spent wandering around, which doesn't serve any training purpose."

There are many good items on the battle merit list, and Lu Qian naturally wanted to exchange for one or two. Moreover, after actually taking action, he felt that accumulating battle merits was not that difficult, at least not unimaginably difficult.

Just by aimlessly eliminating Qing Shui Sect strongholds like before, the two of them had accumulated a hundred or two battle merits combined.

Not only are the merits of killing enemies counted, but simply taking down strongholds also counts as merits. For example, after they cleaned out all the cultivators in the inn they encountered at the beginning, they were considered to have conquered it and would receive a reward of twenty merits.

If the area you conquer is a resource point or an important location, you will gain more battle merits. You may even discover valuable information, which will also bring you a substantial reward.

Therefore, it's not only those with high combat strength who can acquire enough battle merits; this is just the easiest way.

If you have special skills in other areas, such as infiltration or breaking through enemy lines, you can be considered to have successfully completed the mission and earned merit.

After discussing it, the two of them felt that missing this opportunity wouldn't be a good idea, and naturally they both had other ideas.

They were hiding in a grove of trees, looking at Qingshui Town not far away, where dazzling magical light occasionally burst forth, clearly indicating that someone was engaged in a magical duel.

Qingshui Town is very close to Qingshui Sect. It is a market town opened by Qingshui Sect. The Foundation Establishment cultivators in the town have all retreated to the sect, leaving only one Qi Refining cultivator, and there should still be some late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

Most of the Qi Refining disciples heading towards the Qingshui Sect were at the mid-stage of Qi Refining. Relying on the fact that disciples of the Holy Land were dominant among their peers, they dared to fight even those at the late stage of Qi Refining!

If a Foundation Establishment cultivator suddenly appeared from the Qing Shui Sect, they could wipe out this group in an instant, but such a scenario is unlikely to occur.

The entire Biyue Three Sects are under the Holy Land's surveillance. They are now like turtles in a jar, and the Holy Land's disciples are given a chance to train.

If anything unexpected happens, the secret protectors will immediately step in and resolve everything without the disciples of the holy land needing to do anything.

Therefore, many of the three sects of Bishui, though seemingly still alive, are actually skeletons in their graves, long gone.

Keeping them around now is just to use them as targets for the Holy Land disciples. Thinking they can turn the tide or fight to the death is really wishful thinking.

After watching for a while, Mu Xue couldn't help herself any longer. She rested her chin on her hands and asked in a low voice, "Brother Lu, do we really have to keep watching like this?"

Lu Qian laughed and said, "Don't rush! If we go there now, we'll only be doing the work for them! Those people have already formed an alliance after attacking Qingshui Town. How can we possibly compete with them if we get involved?"

Mu Xue blinked, looked up at the sky, and said, "But if we just talk to them, we should still be able to join them and get a share! Besides, if we miss this opportunity, the only way we can gain merit is to join those late-stage Qi Refining disciples in attacking the Qing Shui Sect's mountain gate, which will only be more dangerous!"

The people from the three sects of Biyue are now like the monsters guarding resource points, waiting for the people from the Holy Land to clean them up one by one.

The first place to be cleared was Biyuemen, because it was the place where the immortal seedlings were transported, so it was the most important and the first to be dealt with.

Because the Qingshui Sect is the least important, it is ranked last. In the end, these disciples of the bottom-ranked holy lands might be able to get a share of the spoils, but the process will be dangerous.

As long as there is a battle, there will be danger. Even if someone is watching, it is impossible to protect every aspect without any blind spots. They all understand this principle.

Lu Qian spoke up, "Do you remember those people who wanted to go to the outer islands? What were their reasons? We are doing the same thing now."

Mu Xue wasn't stupid; she woke up instantly, her eyes lighting up. "They're trying to ambush those who are trying to escape... Are we just waiting here for someone to escape too?"

She asked with some uncertainty, "This is Qingshui Town, not far from the Qingshui Sect. People of any standing should have already gone to the sect. Would they stay in Qingshui Town?"

Lu Qian patted her head. "Don't be so greedy! If someone is really like that, they'll be very difficult to deal with. We should be careful!"

Mu Xue paused for a moment, but nodded anyway, "Then be careful!"

While the two were talking, they saw a streak of light quickly darting out from Qingshui Town, seemingly using a talisman. His opponent showed no intention of giving chase and instead went to support his fellow disciples.

"Quick, after them!"

At that moment, Lu Qian and Mu Xue didn't have time to talk anymore and rushed in that direction.

Being able to escape using a talisman means one must have some wealth, and being forced to flee suggests one has no other choice.

The key is that those in Qingshui Town are the cultivators who came with Lu Qian and Mu Xue. The fact that they were forced away by those low-ranking disciples of the Holy Land shows that their combat strength is only average. Naturally, Mu Xue and Lu Qian are not afraid.

Previously, the two of them might have been a little worried, but after clearing out the strongholds and fighting against the Qing Shui Sect cultivators, they encountered almost no worthy opponents, so their confidence naturally grew.