Something's wrong with this demon.

Chapter 61

"Crunch, crunch..."

On the white road and black stone slabs, there are withered branches, fallen leaves, and black dust.

It looked as if no one had ever cleaned it.

It makes a soft sound when you step on it.

But in the utterly silent, dark forest, the sound was particularly jarring and eerie.

On both sides of the white road are forests with towering ancient trees.

The forest was covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves, with vines as thick as giant pythons, strangely shaped boulders that looked like crawling monsters, and many eerie flowers and mushrooms.

Everything was black.

Luo Qingchen walked and observed along the way.

This place seems even darker and more sinister than the town of Medicine Man.

At least there are small towns, street vendors, and pedestrians there.

And here...

He didn't see a single person or hear a single sound along the way.

It was terrifyingly desolate, terrifyingly silent.

It felt like we had stumbled upon a deserted, forbidden land of death.

He turned and glanced at the disciple beside him.

After escorting him to the end of the stone bridge, Wang Jing left and handed him over to his disciple named Zhang Dong.

Zhang Dong had a very large belly; when he looked down, he could barely see his toes.

However, he was quite talkative and enthusiastic, introducing the various scenic spots of Black Phoenix Peak along the way.

As for the other disciples here, he didn't mention any of them.

"Junior Brother Luo, you can find almost anything you want on the main peak. As long as you have money, you can buy anything, including medicinal herbs, slaves, corpses, and so on..."

"Everyone usually cultivates in their caves and rarely comes out."

"At the entrance of each cave dwelling, there is a narrow white path leading to the main peak outside. But in many places, there is no white path..."

"Junior Brother Luo, a month isn't a long time. I suggest you go down the mountain tomorrow to find the Medicine Man. Once you bring him back, you can familiarize yourself with the environment here and the various shops on the main peak."

"Of course, you can also make some friends, if you can trust them."

At this moment, Zhang Dong stopped.

Then, pointing to a stone gate at the foot of the mountain ahead, he said, "Junior Brother Luo, that's your cave dwelling. I won't go there. When you get to the gate, take out your waist token, and the stone gate will open automatically. If you need anything else, you can go to the cliffside stone house to the north to find Senior Sister Qiu."

After saying that, he turned to leave.

Luo Qingchen quickly said, "Senior Brother Zhang, about cultivation techniques..."

Zhang Dong stopped and turned around, saying, "Go to Chunqiu Tower to find Senior Sister. She gave you all the cultivation techniques. The book you have has a map of the entire mountain, all marked on it, so it'll be easy to find."

Luo Qingchen asked, "Besides going to find Senior Sister, are there any other methods?"

Zhang Dong laughed: "Didn't Senior Brother Wang already tell you? You don't have a hundred taels of silver, or...?"

"I have no money on me."

Luo Qingchen looked helpless.

Zhang Dong laughed and said, "It's okay if you don't have any money. You're a new disciple. Go talk to the senior sister first, and she should agree to let you pay on credit."

"On credit?"

"Yes, on credit. Senior Sister is very kind; if you really don't have the money, she'll usually just let you write an IOU."

Luo Qingchen immediately fell into thought.

Now that he has just broken through to the Blood Exchange Realm, he needs to obtain a new cultivation technique if he wants to continue cultivating.

But all he had left was five taels of silver.

It seems there's really no other way besides writing an IOU to that senior sister.

The time for cultivation cannot be wasted.

As for selling blood...

We've just arrived and haven't figured out our surroundings yet, so we can't be so high-profile.

Are we going to be in debt again so soon after arriving?

He finally broke through the Blood Exchange Realm and became a disciple of the sect. Shouldn't he be entitled to a cultivation technique?

You actually have to bribe someone at a brothel to get it...

That's right, Chunqiu Tower is one of the four major brothels here.

And that senior sister, Yuwen Rou, worked part-time as a prostitute at Chunqiu Tower.

"By the way, Senior Brother Zhang, if I go to see Senior Sister, can I just write an IOU, take the cultivation manual, and leave?"

He quickly asked again.

Zhang Dong asked, "What do you mean?"

"that is……"

"Okay, I understand."

Zhang Dong realized what was happening and shook his head, saying, "What you're saying won't work. Senior Sister is a very principled person. You went to the brothel to pick her up, and you paid money, even if it was just an IOU. If you paid money and don't spend the night with her, she'll be very angry. She'll feel like you're humiliating her."

Luo Qingchen frowned: "Does it have to be overnight?"

Zhang Dong nodded: "It must be overnight."

Luo Qingchen fell into deep thought again.

"Alright, Junior Brother Luo, I'll be going now."

Zhang Dong turned and left.

Luo Qingchen pondered for a while longer, then took out the black jade token and walked to the front of the cave.

"boom……"

As soon as they approached, the stone gate opened slowly with a loud rumble.

The space inside the cave is very large.

There are stone beds, stone benches, stone tables, and other daily necessities.

The innermost stone house also contains a stove and iron pot specifically used for decocting medicine.

Moreover, the medicinal herbs and magic stones for cultivation were already placed on the stove.

Next to the medicinal herbs, there were some dried meat pieces.

In the corner, there was a water vat, which was already filled with clean water.

A slender stone pipe extends from the wall, its opening resting on the edge of the water vat, where clear water is dripping drop by drop.

There is a winch next to it.

Luo Qingchen stepped forward and tried it; water immediately began to flow from the opening of the stone pipe.

Looks like we won't have to go out to fetch water anymore.

The other stone house on the right is larger, with futons, various stones, and two wooden figures.

It must be a place for cultivation.

This place is much better than the one we lived in back in Medicine Man Town.

Daily necessities and cultivation items are all available.

only……

However, he has not yet obtained the most important cultivation technique.

He looked inside his body.

First health bar: [100%]

Cultivation Progress: [Blood Exchange Realm: 0/2000]

Second health bar: [360%]

There is blood, there are medicinal herbs, there are magic stones.

What we lack now is a cultivation technique.

If he had a cultivation technique, he could start cultivating right now.

"I'm going down the mountain tomorrow to find the medicine man..."

Although finding the medicine person was optional for him, since everyone else was looking for it, he naturally had to go too.

Otherwise, it will definitely arouse suspicion.

He needed to use this month to figure out the situation here as soon as possible.

At the very least, they should learn about the other disciples.

Based on what I've just learned, this is an even more dangerous arena of life and death than Medicine Man Town.

Or rather, a place for raising venomous insects.

And these disciples, and even their masters and elders, might all be Gu.

He picked up the two books and glanced at their titles.

One book is "Sect Rules", and the other is "Introduction to Outer Sect".

He first opened the "Introduction to the Outer Sect" and began to read it carefully.

The introduction also included a map marking important locations such as grocery stores, butcher shops, pharmacies, and even brothels, as well as some information about various demons.

He had just flipped through a dozen pages, carefully reading the rules governing the slaughter among the disciples of each peak, when a voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Junior Brother Luo! Come out for a moment!"

Luo Qingchen put down her book and went to open the stone door.

Zhang Dong, heavily pregnant, returned with a broad smile and said, "Junior Brother Luo, Senior Sister heard you just arrived and asked me to come and inform you that you should go to Chunqiu Tower tonight. She has no guests tonight, so she can treat you well."

Luo Qingchen said with difficulty, "Let's do it later. I don't have any money on me right now, and I'm not prepared to buy on credit."

Zhang Dong's smile vanished, and he sighed, "Junior Brother Luo, you may not know the situation here. Since Senior Sister told you to go, you must go, unless you have the ability to kill her when she comes looking for you."

Luo Qingchen felt a chill run down her spine.