Chapter 484: Tianbei

Luo Tian nodded and said, "I am new to this place and don't understand the sects here."

The tall man nodded and said, "No wonder... how should I address you, benefactor?"

Luo Tian thought for a moment and said, "Tianbei."

Since he had to sneak into the Jibei Xiangong, he naturally had to hide his name.

After all, the name Luo Tian was too dangerous.

So, he took the "Tian" from his name as his surname and the "Bei" from Bianbei City as his given name.

"So it is Benefactor Tianbei, please accept our bow!"

Afterwards, he introduced himself and the others.

It turned out that these five all came from a nearby village.

The tall man was the oldest, thirty-one years old this year, named Zhao Xiong.

The other two men, one twenty-four and one twenty-three, were named Qian Lu and Sun Ming respectively.

And the woman who was hit by the demonic beast earlier was named Zhang Qing, nineteen this year.

As for the youngest girl, she was called Zhang Yun, only fifteen years old.

"Benefactor Tian..." Zhao Xiong began.

But seeing Luo Tian wave his hand, he said, "Don't call me benefactor anymore, it feels too distant; just call me by my name."

Luo Tian was not yet used to such titles.

But Zhao Xiong shook his head and said, "How can that be? You saved our lives; letting us call you by your name would be too disrespectful!"

Qian Lu and the others beside him also nodded repeatedly.

At this moment, Zhang Qing had finished adjusting her breathing, and her injuries had stabilized.

Hearing the others' words, she also spoke up, "That's right, benefactor. If we really called you by your name, we would be scolded by our elders when we returned home. If you don't like us calling you benefactor, how about we call you Brother Tian, what do you think?"

Luo Tian nodded helplessly and said, "Fine."

This title was more pleasant to the ear than "benefactor."

Zhao Xiong smiled and said, "That's good, Brother Tian! This place is called Wind Demon Ridge, the northernmost part of Bai Yu Province. And the Wind-Riding Sect is one of the most powerful sects in the entire Wind Demon Ridge! Almost all young people in Wind Demon Ridge want to join this sect!"

"And we came to this mountain range this time to obtain the qualification for the Wind-Riding Sect's entrance assessment."

"To participate in the Wind-Riding Sect's entrance assessment, one must first hand over a Grade Four spiritual herb or a Grade Four demonic beast core."

"We few originally thought of coming to the depths of this mountain range to try our luck and see if we could find a spiritual herb! But we didn't expect that we would be attacked by a demonic beast not long after entering the mountain! If it weren't for you, benefactor, we might all be dead..."

After the few finished speaking, they thanked Luo Tian profusely again.

Luo Tian waved his hand and said, "No need for that, I just happened to run into it."

He said, then suddenly asked, "You said this is Bai Yu Province? Then where is the Northern Territory's Shencheng?"

"Northern Territory's Shencheng?" Hearing this name, the few were all startled.

"Brother Tian, you wouldn't be a disciple of the Northern Territory's Shencheng, would you?" Zhang Qing's voice trembled.

Her dream was to join the Wind-Riding Sect.

That was already an unreachable dream for her.

And the Northern Territory's Shencheng, she didn't even dare to think about it.

After all, since she was a child, she had heard the elders in the village say that the Northern Territory's Shencheng was a faction countless times more powerful than the Wind-Riding Sect.

Luo Tian shook his head and said, "No, I'm just going to the Northern Territory's Shencheng to handle some business."

Zhang Qing and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

However, being able to go to the Northern Territory's Shencheng to handle business was clearly also impressive.

Zhao Xiong added, "The Northern Territory's Shencheng is still tens of thousands of miles north of here, and there is a dangerous marsh in between. I heard from my clansmen that there are monsters living in that marsh, and even experts at the Tribulation Crossing Realm have to walk around it! If you go there, Brother Tian, I'm afraid it will be troublesome."

Luo Tian was stunned upon hearing this.

Tens of thousands of miles away?

This was even further than he had expected.

It seemed Ye Tongling's teleportation array wasn't precise enough either.

Zhang Qing suddenly said, "However, Brother Tian, if you really want to go to the Northern Territory's Shencheng, you can just go to the Wind-Riding Sect with us."

"Mm?" Luo Tian looked at her in surprise.

What did this Wind-Riding Sect have to do with the Northern Territory's Shencheng?

Zhang Qing said, "The Wind-Riding Sect has several flying boats that go everywhere! I heard there are flying boats that fly to the Northern Territory's Shencheng!"

Zhao Xiong also realized and said, "That's right, I almost forgot about this! Brother Tian, the Wind-Riding Sect does indeed have flying boats that go to the Northern Territory's Shencheng! If you take their flying boat, you won't have to worry about the monsters in the marsh."

Luo Tian nodded slightly and said, "So that's how it is. Where is the Wind-Riding Sect?"

Luo Tian decided almost instantly to take the flying boat.

For one, this stretch of road was too long, and he didn't want to use his instant movement ability.

For another...

He was really worried about getting lost.

After his previous experience, he already had a profound understanding of his own poor sense of direction.

This journey was too long; if he took a wrong turn, heaven knows what year or month he would arrive at the Northern Territory's Shencheng.

Anyway, there was still some time before the Jibei Xiangong opened.

It would be safer to take the flying boat.

On the other side, Zhao Xiong was just about to answer Luo Tian's question when he saw the youngest, Zhang Yun, roll her eyes and preemptively say, "Brother Tian, we are looking for spiritual herbs, and after we find them, we will go to the Wind-Riding Sect! If you are not in a hurry, Brother Tian, we can take you with us then, how about it?"

After she finished, she looked at Luo Tian cautiously, fearing that Luo Tian would refuse.

Luo Tian thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay."

Staying with these people, he could also inquire about the flying boats.

Anyway, it wouldn't delay him for long, so Luo Tian naturally didn't refuse.

"Great!" Zhang Yun jumped up directly.

After this, Luo Tian followed the five of them.

Along the way, Luo Tian learned a lot of news about the Wind-Riding Sect and Bai Yu Province.

This Bai Yu Province was very far from Fenglin Province.

Its overall strength was slightly stronger than Fenglin Province, but not by much.

And the Wind-Riding Sect, as the strongest sect in Bai Yu Province, once had a Boundless Realm ancestor.

But this ancestor was very old and hadn't appeared in the world for three hundred years.

There were rumors that he was in closed-door cultivation.

But more people believed that he was already dead.

The strongest person in the Wind-Riding Sect now was their Sect Master, who had the cultivation of the 5th stage of the Nirvana Realm and was considered the number one expert in Bai Yu Province.

"Brother Tian, I don't know if you have a sect; if not, you can also join the Wind-Riding Sect! With your strength to kill a 9th stage Spirit Transformation Realm demonic beast in one strike, you would definitely become a core disciple if you entered the Wind-Riding Sect!" Zhang Qing said excitedly from the side.

Qian Lu couldn't listen anymore and curled his lip, "Zhang Qing, is there something wrong with your brain? With Brother Tian's strength, how could he look up to the Wind-Riding Sect? Didn't you hear him say he's going to the Northern Territory's Shencheng?"

Hearing this, a look of disappointment appeared in Zhang Qing's eyes as she looked at Luo Tian and asked, "By the way, Brother Tian, what is your realm now? Could it be Sky Soaring? Or Mystic Penetration?"