Without the sect disciples of the two provinces blending in, the scattered loose cultivators outside were as vulnerable as clay chickens and pottery dogs. After being bloodily purged by the true inheritors of several major sects, they mostly retreated unwillingly.
That day, the group of loose cultivators summoned by Li Ji'an also completed their mission and began to leave in an orderly manner.
That evening, Li Ji'an followed Duanmu Qin to infiltrate a mountain ravine.
This place had been explored by Li Ji'an and Gugu long ago, but they had found nothing.
"Having seen the power of sect true inheritors so often these days, do you feel powerless?"
"Fellow Daoist Li, compared to sect disciples, apart from the gap in talent and spirit root, the fundamental issue is the lack of resources. For loose cultivators like us, without great opportunities, even skilled practitioners like ourselves find Foundation Establishment the limit, and facing sect disciples remains desperate.
