[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-incredible-sect-simulator":3,"chapter-incredible-sect-simulator-incredible-sect-simulator-chapter-67":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Incredible Sect Simulator",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1367069,1810,"Chapter 67: Hu Lu Trade Route Attacked","incredible-sect-simulator-chapter-67",67,"\u003Cp>As soon as they stepped into the desert’s border, what came into view was an endless stretch of yellow sand, scorching and unbearably dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, this wasn’t considered a wasteland. Cultivators, with physical conditions far superior to ordinary people, could endure such harsh environments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a huge shrubbery at the eastern desert border, several inns were operating, and their prices weren’t high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them chose a nearby inn named Hu Lu to stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The business at Hu Lu Inn wasn’t too good, very quiet, hadn’t had any customers for several days until Song Minghui and the others arrived, bringing some life to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, they were not very accustomed to the place since none had lived in a desert before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They first prepared water and food supplies, got familiar with the environment, and then started to inquire about the trade route with the innkeeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the scarcity of guests, only a traveling Loose Cultivator and an Ascetic Monk had visited in these past days, leaving the innkeeper quite at leisure, allowing some idle chats with Song Minghui and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trade routes weren’t a secret here; a little inquiry got them the answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the eastern border of Yanhuang Desert, there’s a town called East Sand Town, representing this eastern desert area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although called a town, it has fewer than five hundred residents, and its size is negligible. Just a few inns coined this name to attract caravan customers conveniently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In East Sand Town, there’s only one trade route connecting further into the desert, bearing the same name as the inn, Hu Lu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talking about the Hu Lu trade route, the innkeeper mentioned some recent happenings on the route, mostly after-meal chatters about its origins and development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them was also the mention of sandstorm beasts attacking trade caravans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they learned that sandstorm beasts indeed appeared and attacked a caravan, Song Minghui and the others knew they had come to the right place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dare I ask, innkeeper, when did these sandstorm beast attacks happen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Nianchuan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The innkeeper, with a flowing beard and spoke impeccable Central Plains dialect, smiled kindly and replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was more than a month ago. The situation was quite severe, about twenty to thirty members in that caravan, I heard they were from Qi Kingdom, all unfortunately perished at the mouths of the sandstorm beasts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he mentioned this, the innkeeper hesitated for a moment before unable to resist asking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You three seem distinguished, looking like you’ve traveled from afar, unlike ordinary Loose Cultivators. Could it be that you are descendants of a family or Sect passing through for Experience?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I advise you to avoid venturing deep into Yanhuang Desert. The sandstorms and sandstorm beasts within are perilous and not suitable for sightseeing, very dull indeed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am a disciple from Cyan Mountain Sect in Lushan County, Zhang Nianchuan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is my fellow Senior Sister Song, and these two are Senior Brother Lin and Senior Brother Chu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Nianchuan introduced simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cyan Mountain Sect...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The innkeeper murmured, hearing the Sect for the first time, but didn’t press for more questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conversation didn’t linger on the topic of Cyan Mountain Sect either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the discussion went deeper about the sandstorm beasts, the four decided to take initiative, setting out on the Hu Lu trade route to search for these sandstorm beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They waited in the inn for over ten days until a caravan named Datong Trade Team arrived. Zhang Nianchuan and the others, citing unfamiliarity with the route, requested to travel together with the caravan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The caravan leader was a young Cultivator named Zhang Sihong, at Third-Layer Qi Cultivation. Upon learning that Song Minghui and the others were Sect members with cultivation reaching around Fifth-Layer, he agreed readily, feeling comfortable interacting with them during casual talks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recently, hearing from the innkeeper about sandstorm beast attacks on the Hu Lu Trade Route also put the caravan members on high alert, fearing another attack by sandstorm beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the company of four Sect Cultivators, should they truly encounter sandstorm beast attacks, it would provide some respite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Granted permission by the caravan, Song Minghui and the others set off with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before departure, Senior Sister Song expressed concern and couldn’t help but remind Lin Han and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We came here to subdue demons to complete a Sect mission, but as disciples of Cyan Mountain Sect, we must refrain from bullying or dishonoring the caravan’s people, to preserve the Sect’s reputation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Nianchuan nodded, \"Senior Sister Song is right. I’ll be careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Han gave an awkward smile, \"No, no, Senior Sister can rest assured.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qin remained silent, just nodding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, after just one night, everyone ate breakfast at the inn and set off early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Datong Trade Team was transporting a batch of textiles from Guangde County to Longjiang County on the western border of Chu Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Longjiang County is on the frontier, bordering Qi Kingdom, with an underdeveloped textile industry, requiring annual imports of textiles from all over Chu Kingdom to fill the market gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guangde County’s textiles are renowned nationwide, which drew Datong Commerce Association into the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merchants are always driven by profits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You three are from Cyan Mountain Sect, so we are fellow countrymen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was born in Lushan County, a local of Guangde County. I’ve long heard of the Cyan Mountain Sect’s great reputation...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Sihong was quite talkative, adept at omitting the decline of Cyan Mountain Sect, his chatter barely taking a break along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Qin and Lin Han spoke little, mostly in a question-answer manner, luckily Zhang Nianchuan and Song Minghui had a bit of talkative nature, engaging naturally in conversation with Zhang Sihong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two days of travel, their relationship grew warmer. Zhang Sihong also shared some interesting stories the caravan experienced, narrating the local culture and business journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, Song Minghui and the others witnessed various wondrous sights in the desert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such as small-scale sandstorms, quicksand, and circles of gravel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vast desert, with its lone smoke rising straight, and the setting sun round by the long river.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the beginning, these desert landscapes appeared quite fascinating to the four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a few peaceful days, until they traversed a third of the Hu Lu Trade Route, an incident arose in front of the caravan one day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not good, it’s sandstorm beasts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attack came unexpectedly, the member walking at the forefront of the caravan exclaimed in shock upon recognizing the sandstorm beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his shout, the mortals in the caravan panicked at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After more than a year, Datong Trade Team faced another sudden sandstorm beast attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were more than ten sandstorm beasts, their size equivalent to that of a massive bull, resembling lizards in appearance, a type of reptile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no higher-grade Sandstorm Beast King among them, their intelligence was exceedingly low, with overall combat abilities ranging between Third and Fourth-Layer Qi Cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being attacked, the caravan was thrown into chaos, and naturally, Song Minghui and the others wouldn’t stand by idly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attackers happened to be their target, the sandstorm beasts, and if not strike now, when?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Nianchuan took the lead, wielding the Cyan Bamboo Sword to slash into the air, unleashing a brilliant concentrated cyan sword aura, heading towards the nearest charging sandstorm beast.\u003C\u002Fp>",1224,"2026-06-05T21:35:32.954Z",1,"novelbin.me","a3b89c01d66d64ebeedfe2ecbfa3d58678a43e8881a4933d452e3b3f78493c34","incredible-sect-simulator-chapter-68","incredible-sect-simulator-chapter-66",1002,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fincredible-sect-simulator-cover.jpg"]