Chapter 409: Low Cultivation, Shallow Knowledge (First Update)

At the same time the sound appeared, seven-colored rays of light shone everywhere, and a thin white mist began to permeate the forest.

But that thin mist was not the water mist of the forest, but rather scattered white smoke, and it even drifted with a faint, delicate fragrance.

Upon smelling that scent, Zhao Sanzhuang froze; he felt as if he had smelled this scent somewhere before.

But where exactly was it?

Thump, thump, thump...

Just as Zhao Sanzhuang was thinking, muffled sounds came from behind him; he hurriedly turned his head and discovered that the other few people, including Niu Tiedan, had all already passed out, lying heavily on the ground.

Zhao Sanzhuang initially thought they were asleep, but looking closely, he discovered that was not the case at all.

Their eyes were open!

Staring blankly at the sky, their faces were filled with blissful smiles, and from time to time, they let out a few chilling, strange laughs.

!!!

"This! What is this situation! Am I, am I seeing a ghost!?"

Seeing this scene, Zhao Sanzhuang exclaimed in some terror; his mouth felt a bit uncooperative, and he wanted to flee in a panic.

Don't let his sturdy appearance fool you; from childhood to adulthood, what he feared most were ghost stories, and things like demons or ghosts that consumed human essence made him unable to sleep.

Slap!

But just at this moment, his stuttering mouth was tightly covered by a large hand.

"Mmph!?"

Zhao Sanzhuang originally wanted to struggle, thinking he had been grabbed by a demon or ghost, but just as he was about to struggle, he heard a low curse delivered with a heavy accent.

"You blockhead! Shut your trap!"

Huh!?

Only then did Zhao Sanzhuang realize he hadn't been grabbed by a ghost, and he finally let out a sigh of relief.

The farm woman who had cultivation saw him calm down, let go of her hand, and warned him again:

"Shut up! Don't talk nonsense!"

Just as Zhao Sanzhuang was nodding obediently, three tall figures gradually became clear within the white smoke.

They were three men and women with white hair and beards; although their faces could not be seen clearly, anyone could immediately understand that their appearances were quite young, not as aged as their pale silver-white hair.

On the contrary, they were very young.

With crane-like hair and youthful faces, they walked with colorful light draped over their bodies, and one could vaguely hear low chanting sounds...

Zhao Sanzhuang rubbed his eyes and muttered to himself:

"Have we... encountered Immortals?"

Slap!

The farm woman slapped him again, pressed his head down with hers to bow respectfully, and whispered:

"Quiet! Those are not Immortals! They are senior experts!"

The farm woman was a bit nervous, but she was even more excited.

There was a thrill of having encountered a stroke of luck!

Experts, they were definitely experts!

Such powerful figures, just by leaking a little something from their fingertips, would be enough for a small cultivator like her to be well-fed.

She, Shi Fanghua, was able to go from a farm woman with no cultivation to where she was now because a practitioner had once stayed at her home, and she had served them in every way, taking care of them with meticulous attention.

If it weren't for the fact that the senior was a woman... Shi Fanghua would have loved to offer herself to make a good impression.

In the end, she had relied on the few Spirit Stones left behind by those practitioners when they departed the next morning to luckily open her spirit veins.

Because she had already succeeded once, Shi Fanghua was even more excited about this situation.

This kind of opportunity, she must seize it again!

Shi Fanghua's thoughts were beautiful, but was the reality of the situation truly like that?

Zhang Zhangquan, who was the invigilator for their trial this time, had feelings at this moment that were quite different from Shi Fanghua's.

"..."

Gulp.

Although he was a cultivator from the Iron Workshop, he could only take on the job of an examiner for entry-level disciples to earn sect points, so his strength certainly could not be very high.

Plus, he was cold by nature, did not know how to flatter, and had a bit of a foul mouth, so he was not favored by the seniors of the Iron Workshop; while his resources were not exactly withheld, he did not receive the preferential treatment that female disciples of the same period did.

Therefore, although Zhang Zhangquan had joined the sect for nearly ten years, he was now only a small cultivator at the late stage of the Solidification Realm, still a considerable distance from the Golden Core.

But just because Zhang Zhangquan's cultivation was low did not mean his knowledge was shallow.

Low cultivation ≠ shallow knowledge.

Coming from the Iron Workshop, he had also seen the world within the sect!

Zhang Zhangquan saw more clearly than Zhao Sanzhuang and felt more than Shi Fanghua; the strength of these few people was definitely not weak.

Although he was very unwilling to admit it, the other party was stronger than him by quite a bit.

That man looked like he was at the early stage of Golden Core, and the white-haired woman was similar to him, but a bit stronger, perhaps having the strength of the mid-stage Golden Core.

And that silver-haired woman wearing a hood was the strongest; her strength was very likely to have reached the Golden Core Peak.

If things went wrong, she might even be a great cultivator of the Dharma Aspect who had stepped into the Earth Realm!!!

Dharma Aspect...

Gulp.

Zhang Zhangquan swallowed his saliva, pursed his lips, and took a deep breath through his nose.

Inhale...

Exhale...

Taking a few deep breaths, he quickly suppressed the unease in his heart.

Although these people's behavior was mysterious and their strength powerful, his own background was not simple either.

That's right, so what if they have Golden Core strength?

So what!

Although he, Zhang Zhangquan, might not amount to much, the sect behind him is certainly not simple!

While the Iron Workshop is not the most powerful among the dozen or so sects near this Qingyun Prefecture City, it is the one that no one dares to provoke!

Because, the 【Iron Workshop】 is a subsidiary sect of the 【Iron Forging Sect】, which is a subsidiary sect of the 【Iron Quenching Shop】, which is a subsidiary sect of the super sect 【Sword Casting Pavilion】!

That's right, the Iron Workshop has the Sword Casting Pavilion as its background!

Zhang Zhangquan did not believe these few rogue cultivators could ignore the reputation of the Sword Casting Pavilion and act wantonly here!

Gulp.

Swallowing another mouthful of saliva, Zhang Zhangquan took a deep breath, made his voice sound less wavering, and said with feigned indifference:

"... Fellow Daoist, you have quite the grand display."

"Uh, is it grand?"

Ren Yidao was stunned for a moment, and with a strange expression, he confirmed with Cang Lan: "Why do I feel like I've been very restrained?"

Cang Lan shook her head: "Palace... Master is indeed extremely low-key this time."

Palace Master? What Palace Master?

Zhang Zhangquan was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected this man with the weakest strength to actually be the one in charge, so he spoke up to ask again:

"What are you doing here? And trespassing on our trial—could it be that you've come to snatch disciples?"

"Iron Workshop?"

The white-haired man was stunned for a moment; Zhang Zhangquan felt relieved in his heart, assuming the other party must have been intimidated by the sect's reputation.

"Um, may I ask? Is this Iron Workshop you speak of part of the Sword Casting Pavilion lineage?"

He really did know!

"Hmph!"

Zhang Zhangquan snorted and proudly announced his background:

"Yes, that's right, my 【Iron Workshop】 is indeed a subsidiary sect of the 【Iron Forging Sect】, which is a subsidiary sect of the 【Iron Quenching Shop】, which is a subsidiary sect of the super sect 【Sword Casting Pavilion】!"

He had practiced this sentence countless times in his heart, and now that it was out, it was just as imposing as he had imagined.

Looking at the man's expression again, it was indeed full of shock.

On this point, Zhang Zhangquan was right.

Ren Yidao was indeed shocked.

He was stunned by this fluent, stutter-free, and complex string of titles!

I, Huhu, am so ignorant...

What kind of nesting doll is this!!?