Chu Xingchen used the earth escape technique crazily all the way with Ning Qianqian. At this moment, he didn't consider conserving his own spiritual power and just wanted to rush back to the dilapidated temple as soon as possible. However, since he was taking a mortal with no cultivation level, the speed was inevitably affected. Especially Ning Qianqian didn't have much resistance to the earth escape technique at the Golden Core level. They had to stop and rest for a while every once in a while. After all, her physical condition wasn't good either. She was malnourished and as thin as a stick.
After a day's journey, there was only one earth escape distance left from the dilapidated temple. At this moment, Ning Qianqian was leaning against a big tree and eating a flatbread. Chu Xingchen was beside her with his eyes closed, on guard, and his divine consciousness spreading out.
After Ning Qianqian finished eating all the flatbread in her hand, she took a couple of sips of water. When they took breaks on the road before, Ning Qianqian also asked many questions. She asked where Chu Xingchen was planning to go, what he was going to do, and who he was looking for. Chu Xingchen answered quite patiently and didn't hide anything. He also told Ning Qianqian that he was going to find his apprentices and the purpose was to discuss a plan with them.
During the journey, Ning Qianqian would also ask about some things in the world of cultivating immortals. Although she still seemed to have a half-understood understanding, she would also use her own imagination based on what she understood.
Ning Qianqian looked at Chu Xingchen with his eyes closed. After stuffing all the crumbs around her mouth into her mouth, she asked in an incredulous tone:
"Great Immortal, is the Qingfeng Sect really a famous and upright sect in your world?"
"In terms of the reputation among the nearby sects, it is like this." Chu Xingchen didn't open his eyes. "They will also take on the commissions from the government to subdue demons and monsters, and they hide the bad things they do very well. At least I hadn't heard of them before."
Ning Qianqian could understand these reasons. After all, she just had little knowledge, not that she was stupid. However, hearing this kind of answer and thinking of her father's back when he left, she was still a bit dispirited and raised her eyes: "Then what about your sect, Great Immortal? Will it also do such things?"
Hearing this, Chu Xingchen couldn't help but open his eyes and said impatiently: "If we were to do such things, I wouldn't have been soft-hearted and taken you away."
All the way, facing Ning Qianqian's countless questions, Chu Xingchen was still quite patient. Anyway, after he rescued her father along the way, he probably wouldn't see this girl again.
Ning Qianqian nodded very approvingly when she heard the answer. After all, that was the truth. However, she always had a feeling of uneasiness in her heart. In fact, Ning Qianqian wasn't a talkative person originally. She just wanted to relieve the uneasiness in her heart by talking.
Chu Xingchen could naturally see Ning Qianqian's uneasiness. After all, just looking at her appearance and height, one could tell that she was not old. Facing these things that were beyond her ability and cognition, it was normal to have a sense of uneasiness. After all, in her world, immortals were already people from two different worlds.
Chu Xingchen took the initiative to start a conversation: "My sect, aside from other things, is definitely sincere in doing things openly and aboveboard. We won't do things that arouse the wrath of both heaven and people."
"The world of cultivating immortals calls our sect the leader of the righteous path."
Anyway, boasting wasn't illegal. Especially when dealing with Ning Qianqian who didn't know much about it, he could brag as much as he wanted. She couldn't tell the truth from falsehood. Anyway, aside from other things, whether Ning Qianqian was sincere or not, her expression was very flattering and she looked quite longing.
"Then, Great Immortal, your apprentices must also be very good people, right?"
Chu Xingchen nodded without hesitation and said proudly: "My eldest disciple is a genius in cultivating immortals. She is kind to others, cares about her fellow disciples, and is also very respectful to her master and values the teachings of the sect."
"Not to mention my second disciple. He has experienced the mortal world but can still maintain his original intention. He is a good apprentice who values affection and righteousness and always keeps his word. He is also very respectful to his master and values the teachings of the sect."
"And they all cultivate the bright and upright immortal path, practice the mental methods of the righteous path, and never take shortcuts. Our sect can only be described as open and aboveboard."
Ning Qianqian once again said a few polite words to show her support and chatted for a while before taking a break. Then the two of them set off on their way back again.
After about half an hour of earth escape, they were almost near the dilapidated temple. However, Chu Xingchen didn't directly escape back but brought Ning Qianqian back to the ground nearby. Because in this vicinity, a strong smell of blood came from the direction of the dilapidated temple. Chu Xingchen's face didn't look good. Could it be that they had encountered trouble? But the teleportation talisman hadn't been activated. With such a strong smell of blood, it must have been a fierce battle. It wouldn't have been a one-hit kill when they met. So the teleportation talisman should have been triggered somehow.
Ning Qianqian had no cultivation level and couldn't sense the smell of blood in front, but she also carefully raised her eyes to look at Chu Xingchen. Although she didn't know what had happened, she also understood that she should be careful and keep quiet at this time, so she didn't say much.
Chu Xingchen's divine consciousness quickly and crazily probed in the direction of the dilapidated temple. Soon, he detected two familiar auras in the dilapidated temple, and they were even alive and kicking. Then what was going on with this smell of blood? Could it be that these two apprentices were up to some mischief again? Li Xingtian was a reincarnated person. How could he still fool around with Li Yingling?
Chu Xingchen comforted her beside him: "It's okay. It's just that my two apprentices are a bit naughty."
Ning Qianqian nodded in response.
The remaining journey was very short. Chu Xingchen didn't choose to continue using the earth escape technique but controlled his spiritual energy to fly with Ning Qianqian. Ning Qianqian, who was experiencing the feeling of flying for the first time, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. Then she quickly adapted to the feeling of flying freely and became more proficient at it. The face that hadn't smiled before unconsciously showed a faint smile. This was people's instinct to yearn for freedom. This kind of flying also unconsciously released a lot of pressure in Ning Qianqian's heart.
However, when she saw the dilapidated temple and that the Great Immortal was flying straight towards it, Ning Qianqian couldn't smile at all anymore. The dilapidated temple looked rather dilapidated and seemed a bit gloomy. However, just being a bit gloomy wouldn't make Ning Qianqian feel scared. What really scared her was the large number of flesh, blood, and bones outside the dilapidated temple, almost covering the entrance of the temple. A row of eerie bones with the scarlet flesh that hadn't been completely removed were there. Several heads of unknown animals were casually discarded aside. There were all kinds of them, including bear heads, tiger heads, and wolf heads. There were also quite a number of rabbit heads and pheasant heads, which were thrown aside, forming a pile of heads. It looked really terrifying!
The thick smell of blood also blew into Ning Qianqian's nose with the wind at this moment, making her stomach churn and feeling a bit nauseous. What was even more terrifying was that the dark red energy inside the dilapidated temple flickered on and off from time to time. It looked really strange, and it clearly looked like a scene where some monsters were盘踞 here, eating people and cultivating!
Ning Qianqian swallowed hard and asked timidly: "…G…Great Immortal, are you planning to subdue demons and monsters?"
After all, at this moment, only this explanation could be used to justify the reason why the Great Immortal was flying straight towards that dangerous dilapidated temple.
However, Chu Xingchen's answer almost made Ning Qianqian pass out:
"Ah? What subdue demons and monsters? We're here."