Wild Dogs

Thinking of this, Yang Fan couldn't help but gasp.

He then nodded to the female cultivator.

"Then thank you very much, fairy."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan himself felt a bit strange. This mark was placed by the female cultivator, and now he was actually expressing gratitude to her, which seemed rather ridiculous.

However, it didn't matter to Yang Fan, since he still held all the initiative.

The female cultivator also sensed something was wrong and quickly waved her hand at Yang Fan.

"Young master, you flatter me. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have placed those marks on you."

Yang Fan smiled slightly and then extended his fingertips.

"Then please help me remove this mark."

Yang Fan understood that this mark must have something special about it.

Seeing this, the female cultivator grasped Yang Fan's hand. After hesitating for a moment, her face flushed slightly, and she gently stroked Yang Fan's fingertips, using her essence blood to remove the mark from him.

Yang Fan's expression immediately turned somewhat awkward, and he coughed lightly.

"Doesn't this require the blood of several different spirit beasts to remove?"

The female cultivator shook her head slightly and whispered to Yang Fan.

"Young master, this is a mark I made on your fingertip with a small portion of my own blood essence. You were busy collecting spirit stones at the time and didn't notice it, which is how I managed to get it."

"To undo this, you'll need my lifeblood."

"I was indeed lying to you, young master, about the so-called methods of removing the effects using the essence blood of several spirit beasts."

At this point, the female cultivator felt quite embarrassed.

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan couldn't help but snort coldly.

To be honest, he already knew what this female cultivator had done; how could she possibly hand everything over obediently?

Now that the female cultivator had confessed, Yang Fan actually breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hmph, I knew there was something fishy going on here, but since you've confessed honestly, it's fine."

Taking a deep breath, Yang Fan waved his hand.

"Since things have come to this, there's no need for you to say anything more. Let's continue on our way."

Then, Yang Fan stepped onto the magic sword and looked at the female cultivator who was still standing there blankly. Yang Fan shook his head helplessly.

He slowly extended his hand and gestured for the female cultivator to enter.

Seeing this, the female cultivator also bit her lower lip lightly, then lightly touched her toes with her toes and slowly walked to the side of the flying sword, and then reached out her hand to Yang Fan.

Yang Fan gently pulled the female cultivator onto the flying sword.

Because of what had just happened, the female cultivator was clearly much more relaxed around Yang Fan.

Yang Fan appeared gentle on the surface, but at this moment, he was even more wary than before.

Although the female cultivator appeared gentle and weak, Yang Fan not only did not relax his guard, but instead became more and more wary of her.

This female cultivator was really too confusing for him to understand.

Since this female cultivator knew to use some tricks to leave a mark on Yang Fan's hands while he was collecting spirit stones, it's clear that she was quite cunning.

Now that the female cultivator is acting all shy and timid, Yang Fan feels that there's something fishy going on.

Could it be that this female cultivator is deliberately trying to lower his guard so she can take advantage of the situation?

As this thought crossed Yang Fan's mind, to confirm his idea, his expression softened considerably, giving the female cultivator the illusion that he had no suspicions about her at this moment.

After glancing at the female cultivator, Yang Fan chatted with her as he flew forward.

Yang Fan briefly recounted his experiences in several other sects.

However, Yang Fan heard all of these things from other people; none of them were his own. They also included a lot of misleading and confusing information, so they were about 70% true and 30% false.

It is precisely because it is seven parts true and three parts false that it sounds more believable.

After hearing Yang Fan's words, the female cultivator gradually opened up and began to talk about her situation.

As they walked, they talked to each other, which brought Yang Fan a long-lost sense of warmth.

But this fleeting warmth was immediately extinguished by Yang Fan; he would never let his guard down around this female cultivator.

Since he was going to have this female cultivator refine pills for him, he should still take the necessary precautions.

And so, Yang Fan led the female cultivator and flew swiftly forward.

As he flew, Yang Fan observed his surroundings.

As you walk along the road, the place becomes more and more desolate.

Yang Fan couldn't help but frown.

Why is this place so desolate?

Yang Fan murmured to himself.

Upon hearing this, the female cultivator turned around in surprise.

"What, are you not from around here, young master?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan shook his head.

"You should know about that mine. I infiltrated here disguised as a mining slave."

The female cultivator nodded. At first, she thought Yang Fan was someone from the neighborhood who had sneaked in.

Seeing this, Yang Fan took a deep breath and began to explain in detail.

"Actually, I snuck in from somewhere else."

Yang Fan explained as he spoke.

"I was captured by them in another place disguised as a miner, so these people had no suspicion of me."

Yang Fan was not lying about this.

After Yang Fan briefly explained his previous situation, the female cultivator suddenly realized what had happened.

"It seems that you are indeed unfamiliar with this place, young master."

Seeing Yang Fan's confusion, the female cultivator explained.

"Actually, our Ziling Sect is tens of thousands of miles away from here. The reason we discovered this secret is because we found that someone was searching for mortals in the vicinity."

"Our sect's cultivators sensed something was amiss and wanted to find out who was behind it, so they traced their way here."

"After he returned and reported the situation to my sect, the higher-ups of my sect decided to come here to arrest him, and also to see if they could get some spirit stones."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan suddenly realized that everyone had come because of the capture of Fan.

"So what's going on with this place?"

Looking down at the desolate landscape, Yang Fan was truly puzzled.

Upon hearing this, the female cultivator took a deep breath.

"Actually, that mineral vein was located on the edge of a region called the Land of Extinction."

"A land devoid of spirits?"

Yang Fan scratched his head in surprise.

"What kind of place is this? I've never heard of it before!"

Seeing this, the female cultivator smiled slightly.

"Actually, only people in the nearby area know about this secluded place; those further away don't know about it."

"Tens of thousands of miles away from that mine, there is a deep abyss, which is our destination this time."

"Within tens of thousands of miles of this abyss lies a desolate wasteland, hence the area is known as the Land of No Spirits."

"Young master, you must have sensed it too; the spiritual energy around here is quite thin."

Upon hearing this, Yang Fan nodded and then took a deep breath.

"Actually, when I entered this area, I felt that the spiritual energy here was too thin. At first, I thought that the spirit stone mine had absorbed all the spiritual energy in the vicinity, but now it seems that there is another reason."