"I apologize for interrupting your conversation. But may we know who you are? This area is Heavenly Sect's Breeding Farm. You have stepped onto our property. And you also killed the Guardian Beast that protects the perimeter."
"Breeding farm…?" Neo repeated.
The two Half-Step cultivators kept staring at him with caution. The First Step man continued speaking, his smile calm and practiced.
"Yes. A breeding farm. Mortals make useful ingredients for many pills, and they can also be good furnaces. So we raise them here."
Neo didn't blink.
In an instant, everything made sense.
Why the boy saved him.
Why the girl asked if he was a cultivator.
Why they told him to leave the moment they realized he wasn't.
They wanted his help, but the moment they thought he was weak, they wanted to send him away before the cultivators came.
'The boy… he was trying to protect me.'
A bitter taste rose on Neo's tongue.
What had this boy lived through to act like this?
