After leaving the Purple Bamboo Immortal Market, Su Bai's steps did not stop.
Previously, with Foundation Establishment Cultivators present, she couldn't fully exert herself.
Now that the Foundation Establishment Cultivators were fighting, they didn't have time to bother with anything else.
So Su Bai went all out.
She ran for half the night, until she was over a hundred kilometers away from the Purple Bamboo Immortal Market, before Su Bai finally stopped, panting.
If she had run even a little slower, she would have been in trouble.
"I wonder if that Foundation Establishment Old Ancestor saw me."
"Probably not; there were many Cultivators running with me at the time."
Yes, when the Foundation Establishment Old Ancestors started fighting, many Loose Cultivators from the Purple Bamboo Immortal Market, seeing the situation was bad, immediately fled.
Her small Qi Refining Third Stage Realm wasn't worth being targeted by a Foundation Establishment Old Ancestor.
"Phew~ I need to Cultivate another life-saving Cultivation Technique."
Having finally gotten away from the battlefield, Su Bai recalled the two Jade Slips she had obtained from the robber cultivators.
One of these Jade Slips contained some information about the outer area of the Zi Yun Secret Realm.
This was useless to Su Bai.
But the other one was a Breath Concealment Art.
Although it wasn't a high-grade Cultivation Technique, it was sufficient for use in the Qi Refinement Stage.
That robber cultivators hadn't mastered it, and Su Bai wasn't an ordinary Qi Refining Third Stage Cultivator, which was why she was detected.
But if Su Bai were to use it, with the System's attribute point bonus, she believed that unless someone's Realm was much higher than hers, she would be able to conceal herself.
Without further ado, Su Bai dug a pit on the spot, hid, and began to comprehend this Breath Concealment Art.
Three days passed in a row before Su Bai stealthily emerged from the pit.
When she came out this time, her aura was obscure and unclear.
But if one were to carefully investigate, they would find that her Cultivation Realm was only Qi Refining First Stage.
"This Breath Concealment Art has been mastered, and it's not the time to return to the Purple Bamboo Immortal Market."
If Su Bai hadn't guessed wrong, they were probably still fighting over there.
For the sake of her life, she decided to first go to the Great Wu World to take refuge.
No matter how patient a Foundation Establishment Cultivator was, she believed they would finish fighting in two or three years.
And they couldn't keep fighting indefinitely; the Purple Bamboo Immortal Market still needed to operate.
Furthermore, if those four Foundation Establishment Cultivators kept fighting, what would happen to the Zi Yun Secret Realm?
When the snipe and clam fight, the fisherman profits.
As Foundation Establishment Cultivators, they couldn't possibly not understand this principle.
Therefore, it was impossible for them to fight to the death.
In Su Bai's opinion, the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Cultivator challenging the three major Families was probably due to an uneven distribution of benefits in the Zi Yun Secret Realm, wanting a share of the pie.
The three major Foundation Establishment Families, deeply rooted in the Purple Bamboo Immortal Market, had always guarded the Zi Yun Secret Realm.
As local powers, they had dealt with many who coveted the Secret Realm, but had always fended them off.
Facing external enemies, the three major Foundation Establishment Families were still very united.
However, these were not things Su Bai should be considering.
For her own safety, Su Bai had already arrived in the Great Wu World.
"It's still as Spiritually Qi-scarce as ever."
"But it's safe here!"
The safe environment made Su Bai feel at ease.
First, she checked on her Cultivated Spirit Medicine.
"Hmm, they're growing well. With the help of diluted Creation Essence, they are now all ten years old."
After confirming that all the Spirit Medicine were fine, Su Bai replaced the Breath Concealment Talismans in the cave that were about to lose their Spiritual Qi.
Although she was underground, there might be Yao Beasts skilled at burrowing.
These Spirit Medicine could not be wasted; they were all prepared for her to use for Alchemy to improve her Cultivation.
They needed to be protected until they grew to thirty years old.
After these tasks were done, Su Bai finally left.
Now she was going to the Demon Hunting Association headquarters to check.
The last time she came, Lin Feng said he had already felt signs of a Breakthrough.
When Su Bai and Lin Feng first met, they had a fight.
After recovering from that injury, whenever Su Bai came to Great Wu during her off-season, Lin Feng would pull her into a fight.
Su Bai, in order to practice her martial arts and gain combat experience, half-heartedly agreed.
Just a year ago, Lin Feng, perhaps having accumulated enough, suddenly told Su Bai that he had a premonition of a Breakthrough.
This time, Su Bai took advantage of the chaos in the Purple Bamboo Immortal Market to see if Lin Feng had already broken through.
Half a month later, in the back mountain of the Demon Hunting Association headquarters, Lin Feng sat on a smooth stone platform, maintaining even breathing.
As he inhaled and exhaled, layers of white mist were exhaled and then drawn back into his body, like a hibernating fierce tiger.
Suddenly, Lin Feng opened his eyes, his gaze sharp, like a brass bell!
Then he shook his head in disappointment.
He had failed.
He had clearly felt that wall; as long as he broke it, he could Breakthrough to Innate Grandmaster and enter the next Realm.
But this Realm had trapped him for nearly twenty years!
However, failure was also expected.
Lin Feng quickly adjusted his mindset and descended from the stone platform.
He said to Su Bai below, "Haha, Little Friend Su Bai, you've waited long."
"Not at all, being able to observe Elder Lin's Cultivation is of great benefit to me."
Lin Feng shook his head upon hearing this.
Although his mindset had been adjusted, the matter of not being able to Breakthrough still left him clueless.
He could only console himself that the time was not yet ripe.
However, as Su Bai was a junior, he was willing to help her.
The two then began a discussion on the Martial Dao and Qi and Blood path.
"Ordinary Martial Artists first temper their bodies to achieve Ming Jin (Overt Force)."
"Then, through intensified Cultivation and consuming tonics, they strengthen their bones and grasp An Jin (Covert Force)."
"Finally, by eating Yao Beast meat, they enhance their own Qi and Blood, integrating it into Hua Jin (Transforming Force)."
"Once the Qi and Blood accumulation is sufficient, one can advance to Innate."
But even this Innate Realm had blocked countless people.
Once one became an Innate Grandmaster, they could integrate all their strength into Internal Force, capable of harming people from a distance.
Su Bai was aware of this.
"Next is the Fusion of internal and external, allowing Internal Force to completely become a part of the body, as natural as one's own physique, with every movement effortlessly controlled."
"Finally, it's the transformation of Qi and Blood into Gang Force; once one's internal strength is harmonized, it's about fusing Qi and Blood with strength to form True Gang Force!"
"According to the Demon Hunting Association's accumulated knowledge over the years, the externalization of Gang Force is the sign of a successful Breakthrough to Innate."
"At that time, Gang Force covers the body like wearing a suit of armor."
"If the Gang Force is not broken, the body remains unharmed."
By the end, Lin Feng's words even held a hint of envy.
This final step was the lifelong pursuit of how many Innate Grandmasters.
This failure, while not unexpected by Lin Feng, inevitably made him wonder if he would never be able to Breakthrough in this life.
Regarding Lin Feng's problem, looking at this old man, Su Bai had some other thoughts.
Perhaps, I can try refining Beast Blood Pills using the blood of the Yao Beasts here...
As for the effectiveness of the Beast Blood Pill, she believed there were quite a few Innate Old Grandmasters in the Demon Hunting Association who had lost hope of a Breakthrough.
They should be very willing to give it a try.
After all, not breaking through meant death.
But if they did Breakthrough, with the abundant Qi and Blood of a Martial Artist, living past a hundred years was not an issue.
Speaking of the Martial Artist's Qi and Blood, the Cultivation Technique of this world gave Su Bai a great surprise.
This surprise was also the reason why Su Bai was willing to Cultivate the Martial Dao of this world.