Wild Dogs

After successfully concealing his whereabouts, Yang Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, he needs to work hard and cultivate diligently to raise his cultivation level as soon as possible.

After all, this place isn't exactly a benevolent place. Once his cultivation level is higher and he lays low for a while, he'll leave and choose a safer place to join.

"Where do you think we should go after this matter is settled?"

Before making a decision, Yang Fan called Zhou Peng out and asked him for his opinion.

"Then what are your thoughts, Master?"

Zhou Peng patiently inquired.

Yang Fan sighed.

"Of course, I still want to find a sect to rely on. After all, having a sect would be much safer, and you would also receive a lot of cultivation resources."

"The only problem is that if I want to enter the sect, there will be people checking my identity everywhere. My identity may be exposed, which is the biggest problem."

At this point, Yang Fan sighed. To be honest, if he hadn't already offended Xue Ming, he would have really wanted to join any sect he could find.

For a Foundation Establishment cultivator like him, although joining these sects wouldn't guarantee him important positions or make him a core disciple, finding a place to settle down wouldn't be a problem.

Zhou Peng thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"Master, it would be best if you didn't join a sect."

"The sect's screening process is far too strict. Even if you can disguise yourself with a human skin mask, you can only do it temporarily. Sooner or later, your disguise will be discovered, and that will be troublesome."

"Instead of hanging out in those sects, we should try to join a nearby city. There are many benefits to that."

"It's very beneficial, how so?"

Yang Fan hurriedly looked at Zhou Peng.

Zhou Peng immediately explained.

"Master, there are currently three major cities near the Cangyun Mountains, and these three cities are vying for fame and profit."

"Since they are vying for fame and fortune, they will definitely need to recruit a lot of people. If you choose to join a certain force at this time, it will be of great help to you."

"Putting everything else aside, the terms offered will definitely be much more generous."

"In this way, we will have several powerful cities to protect us, and we will also benefit from them."

"More importantly, the cities here will not question your origins."

Hearing this, Yang Fan was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening.

Yes, the Cangyun Mountains are full of vicious and ruthless people. If these forces want to expand, they will definitely seek out the cultivators in the Cangyun Mountains.

After all, what ordinary cultivator would come to this place?

Only the most ruthless and vicious people in the vicinity would try to join these forces.

In this situation, the entry requirements in these cities will be much lower. In fact, as long as you are strong enough, they won't even check your background or origin, which is the best possible scenario.

Upon thinking this, Yang Fan immediately clapped his hands.

"Hey, what you said is really true. Maybe I can actually join them someday."

"But that's on the premise that my strength has improved even further."

Yang Fan shook his head helplessly.

"Yes, Master. If we're not strong enough, we won't even be able to protect ourselves. Going there would just be suicide."

"In that case, we might as well stay in these mountains for a while longer."

Zhou Peng said to Yang Fan eagerly.

"Master, you might as well focus on cultivation for now. With the resources you have now, as well as the medicinal herbs we bought in the market, you can definitely raise your cultivation level to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage by focusing on cultivation for a hundred years or so."

After a moment of contemplation, Zhou Peng shook his head slightly.

"Of course, Master, your aptitude may not be that good, so your cultivation may be a little slower."

"But Master, don't worry. With the cultivation of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, we will be more valued by other major powers and will receive better resources."

"In this way, if we lay low in the city for another year or two, Xue Xiang will probably stop bothering our master. Then we can leave this place without any problems."

Hearing this, Yang Fan nodded repeatedly, as this was exactly what he had thought.

Staying in the mountains forever is definitely not an option. After all, if he stays in the mountains, he can only gather herbs and refine pills here, and it will be difficult to obtain other materials needed for cultivation.

So sooner or later he will have to return to the place where cultivators gather, but even if he returns to the place where cultivators gather, there is still a risk of being discovered by Xue Ming.

Only by joining a nearby city can one avoid this worry.

Thinking about it this way, Yang Fan felt it was more and more suitable.

"Okay, we'll do it your way."

"Let's hide for a while and come down the mountain when things have calmed down."

After saying that, Yang Fan took out the cultivation technique he had obtained from the Blood Spirit Sect.

Previously, while in the Blood Cave, he obtained the Foundation Establishment and Core Formation cultivation techniques from the Blood Spirit Sect.

However, because he had not yet reached the Foundation Establishment and Core Formation stages, he had not been able to cultivate at that time.

Now that we've finally reached the Foundation Establishment stage, we can use the Foundation Establishment cultivation techniques.

However, looking at the Blood Spirit Sect's Blood Path Technique, Yang Fan still frowned slightly. No matter how strong this technique was, it was still a Blood Path Technique, and it was ultimately somewhat different from the one he was currently cultivating.

Yang Fan thought for a moment and then took out the Azure Cloud Ascension Scripture that he had obtained earlier.

He obtained the Qingyun Feather Transformation Scripture from the Qingyun Temple, and it was transformed into the Qingyun Feather Transformation Scripture after being upgraded by the small cauldron.

However, it only has the Qi Refining chapter; the rest is incomplete.

Yang Fan thought for a moment and then took out the small cauldron again.

Ever since he tried to fuse the two pairs of boots together, Yang Fan had been very curious. He wanted to see if he could also fuse the two cultivation techniques together. If that were the case, he might not need to cultivate this blood-path technique anymore.

With that in mind, Yang Fan carefully placed the two cultivation manuals into the small cauldron. Then, he held the cauldron and silently prayed to merge the two manuals together.

After a while, he slowly opened his eyes and looked inside.

Sure enough, at this moment, only one cultivation technique remained inside.

Upon seeing this, Yang Fan excitedly picked up the cultivation manual, but after just one glance, he was immediately surprised.

"The Yellow Springs Ascension Scripture, what is this?"

Picking up the Yellow Springs Ascension Scripture, Yang Fan looked it over. The booklet looked extremely ancient and seemed quite extraordinary.

He immediately opened the cultivation manual, and after only a couple of glances, he was overjoyed.

Through fusion and enhancement, this Yellow Spring Ascension Scripture not only fused with the Blood Spirit Sect's cultivation technique but also incorporated parts of the Azure Cloud Ascension Scripture, making the entire technique incredibly profound.

More importantly, this cultivation method includes both Foundation Establishment and Core Formation stages, which means that Yang Fan will no longer have to worry about cultivation methods before advancing to the Nascent Soul stage.