Wild Dogs

"You little thief, I'll kill you."

She instantly swung her sword fiercely at Yang Fan.

Seeing this, Yang Fan quickly dodged to the side.

The female cultivator's cultivation level was about the same as his, so Yang Fan naturally had nothing to worry about.

He collected the spirit stones while dodging them.

"My lady, why all this fighting and killing?"

"What's the point of you fighting me to the death now?"

Then, Yang Fan lowered his voice.

"Instead of wasting time fighting me to the death, why don't you come with me and we can each collect some spirit stones?"

"If you keep fighting with me now, all the spirit stones you collect will end up being taken by your sect."

"If you collect it yourself now, it will all end up in your pocket. Have you thought this through?"

Upon hearing this, the female cultivator was speechless for a moment, unsure of what to say.

Seeing that the female cultivator was wavering, Yang Fan was overjoyed.

Now is the crucial moment for collecting spirit stones; how can we let this person affect him?

With that in mind, Yang Fan continued to patiently persuade him.

"Have you thought this through? I can see you're also at the Foundation Establishment stage, so you should understand how scarce spirit stones are for us Foundation Establishment cultivators."

"And the fact that you were sent here shows that your sect doesn't usually value you much, does it?"

"Instead of wasting time here, why don't we just honestly collect spirit stones together? Everyone can get what they need, wouldn't that be easier?"

Then Yang Fan continued.

"Just say that I took the spirit stones, and no one else will suspect you."

"Do you think that makes sense?"

Upon hearing this, the female cultivator was completely shaken. She bit her lower lip and glared fiercely at Yang Fan.

Clearly, Yang Fan's suggestion touched her heart, but she still had reservations.

Seeing this, Yang Fan hurriedly put away the spirit stones while patiently continuing to explain.

What are you hesitating about?

"If we don't collect more now, it will be too late."

"Let me tell you, once your senior brothers and sisters win and come over, they'll definitely line their own pockets too. How much do you think you'll get then?"

These words completely shook her resolve.

This female cultivator wasn't usually highly regarded in the sect, but now that she had such a large pile of spirit stones, she naturally wanted to seize the opportunity.

Taking a deep breath, the female cultivator gritted her teeth.

"You little thief, I will not let you get away with this."

As she spoke, she quickly picked up her storage bag and began collecting the spirit stones.

Seeing this, Yang Fan knew that the female cultivator was just being stubborn, but his heart had already wavered, and he hurriedly nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, the fairy need not let me go."

"After we collect the spirit stones, we'll put on a show, and you can chase after me. I'll just pretend I'm being chased by you."

"In that case, once we've escaped far away, you can secretly hide the spirit stones, and I'll accept my fate. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Hearing this, the female cultivator became even more excited; Yang Fan's suggestion really hit the nail on the head.

In this way, she neither had to explain the whereabouts of the spirit stones to her senior brothers and sisters, and thus cleared herself of suspicion.

The more she thought about it, the more suitable it seemed. She could only glare at Yang Fan fiercely before quickly putting away the spirit stones.

Yang Fan was extremely satisfied with the female cultivator's cooperation.

Yang Fan quickly collected the spirit stones, and before long, they had collected almost all of them from the warehouse.

Although the other party had taken a significant portion of it, Yang Fan's face was full of joy.

"Very good, now we won't be short of spirit stones."

"As long as we can find all the necessary materials for Core Formation, we can prepare for the breakthrough to Core Formation with peace of mind."

Taking a deep breath, Yang Fan was about to bow and leave when a shout of battle came from afar.

"Hmm, what's going on?"

Yang Fan and the female cultivator peered out of the warehouse in surprise.

Immediately afterwards, they saw more than a dozen figures flying over from a distance.

Upon seeing these dozen or so figures, the female cultivator's expression changed.

"These are the Seven Bandits of Kitahara."

Upon hearing the term "Seven Thieves of Northern Plains," Yang Fan immediately raised his eyebrows.

"The Seven Bandits of Kitahara? What are those?"

Hearing this, the female cultivator looked at Yang Fan in surprise.

"How come you don't even know the Seven Thieves of Kitahara?"

Seeing that Yang Fan kept shaking his head, the female cultivator began to explain.

"That's right, besides the various sects, there are also some independent cultivators around here."

"These independent cultivators, being disliked by various sects, banded together to survive."

"Because they had no foundation and acted extremely ruthlessly, they became thieves, frequently robbing the caravans, spirit stones, herbs, and other things of various sects, causing great suffering to the sects."

"And the seven strongest among them were known as the Seven Bandits of Kitahara."

"They've gathered too many forces to plunder back and forth; it seems they've set their sights on this mine as well."

Seeing this, Yang Fan grinned.

"These are truly turbulent times. I originally thought I could take advantage of the Blood Blade Sect's battle with this place and plunder all the spirit stones here, but I never expected that the Seven Bandits of the Northern Plains would suddenly appear."

Seeing this, Yang Fan glanced at her.

"What's the next step?"

Upon hearing this, the female cultivator glared at him speechlessly.

"What? How do I do it?"

"Of course, everyone goes back to where they belong."

"As for me, I have to go back to my sect. As for you, you'd better pray for good luck."

Because the two of them had looted the warehouse together, the female cultivator no longer harbored any hostility towards Yang Fan; on the contrary, she became much closer to him.

She gestured to Yang Fan and then quickly ran away to the side.

Seeing this, Yang Fan grinned.

However, he knew that his cooperation with this female cultivator had come to an end.

Then, Yang Fan carefully retreated from the warehouse.

Although the commotion at the warehouse attracted the attention of some cultivators, they were still engaged in battle and naturally had no time to pay attention to the situation here.

After leaving the warehouse, Yang Fan looked into the distance, his expression turning somewhat grim.

At this very moment, a large group of rogue cultivators are attacking from afar.

Yang Fan understood that once this group arrived, everyone present would be in serious trouble.

Seeing this, Yang Fan quickly affixed the stealth talisman to his body and then swiftly stealthily moved away from underground.

Are you kidding me? This mine is about to turn into a battlefield. If we don't escape now, it will be too late.

Thinking of this, Yang Fan could only speed up and escape underground into the distance.

Fortunately, at this moment, the two groups fighting above attracted the attention of the rogue cultivators, and no one paid much attention to Yang Fan.

Therefore, Yang Fan quickly escaped from the mine.

As soon as he emerged from the ground, Zhou Peng immediately came to greet him respectfully.

"Congratulations, Master! Congratulations, Master! Mission accomplished!"

Regardless of whether Yang Fan got the item or not, Zhou Peng immediately started by flattering him.