Scum Of The Demonic Sect

Chapter 49 The Sixth Level of the Sect

Because after arriving at Patriarch Luo's place, he wouldn't have the same freedom as before, so Xie Ruolan did indeed give Lin Haoming quite a few instructions.

Lin Haoming noted them all down.

In fact, what Xie Ruolan instructed him about weren't anything major; it mainly concerned the two markets.

Lin Haoming now realized that besides having a shop on the first floor, Xie Ruolan also had a small shop in the inner disciples' market on the second floor, which was currently being managed by Wang Chen.

Of course, the income from the second-floor market is actually lower than that of the first floor. Many inner disciples can access the third floor market, where goods are more abundant. The second-floor market, at best, only sells cheaper items. So, even with a large volume of goods sold, the profit margin is low. Most people buy here simply for the cheap price and convenience.

Furthermore, there are some items that Lin Haoming needs to help her acquire. He finds these items somewhat special.

He wouldn't have noticed them before, but since obtaining the *Divine Bone Technique*, especially the annotations by the Divine Bone Elder, he understands that some of its components are only usable by body cultivators.

Could Xie Ruolan also practice body cultivation? This thought immediately flashed through Lin Haoming's mind. If so, she's terrifying! And where does one person get so much energy—not only are her spells so powerful, but she can also cultivate body techniques?

Although puzzled, Lin Haoming didn't ask. This matter clearly touched on Xie Ruolan's privacy. Although Xie Ruolan was obviously much closer to him, Lin Haoming understood that their relationship stemmed largely from their past time together.

After giving his instructions, Lin Haoming went directly to the second-floor market to find Wang Chen.

As soon as Lin Haoming left, Xie Ruolan returned to her meditation room in the cave, carefully examining every corner. Finally, she sighed and walked out of the cave's gate.

From the moment she stepped out, Xie Ruolan knew that this cave, where she had spent nearly two years, no longer belonged to her. In fact, this cave was the first place within the Blood Refining Sect that truly belonged to her.

She went to the Hall of Affairs and handed over what had once been her cave. Xie Ruolan knew that handing it over would undoubtedly attract a lot of attention from inner disciples, but that was no longer her concern.

The steward of the Hall of Affairs, though also a Foundation Establishment cultivator and significantly more powerful than Xie Ruolan, treated her with considerable courtesy because he knew she had been accepted as a disciple by Ancestor Luo Wanying.

After finishing her business, Xie Ruolan flew directly towards the third-level passage.

Having reached the Foundation Establishment stage, one could fly without relying on magical artifacts, and at a much faster speed than before.

This alone made a world of difference between Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining cultivators.

Upon reaching the third level, the cultivators stationed there paid no attention and simply dismissed Xie Ruolan. Without pausing, Xie Ruolan swiftly headed towards the entrance to the fourth level.

The entrance to the fourth level wasn't far from the third-level passage; with her Foundation Establishment cultivation, it took her less than half an hour to reach it.

Upon arriving, Xie Ruolan didn't immediately descend. Facing a Foundation Establishment cultivator guarding the entrance, she took out a token and said, "Ancestor Luo ordered me to go to her!"

The cultivator at the entrance nodded and said, "Ancestor Luo is on the sixth floor. Follow me!"

Xie Ruolan followed him, and soon arrived at a place resembling a second-floor teleportation hall.

This teleportation hall did indeed contain many teleportation arrays, but they didn't transport people outside the sect.

From the fourth floor onwards, each floor's vastness was astonishing. Even a true Golden Core Ancestor, let alone Xie Ruolan, wouldn't be able to reach Ancestor Luo Wanying's cave on the sixth floor in a short time by flying. If Xie Ruolan were to fly there, it would take at least ten days to half a month.

Faced with this situation, the sect specially built a teleportation hall at the entrance to the fourth floor. However, the teleportation array only went up to the sixth floor; there was no teleportation array for the seventh floor. The entire seventh floor was, in fact, a forbidden area of ​​the sect. Apart from Nascent Soul elders, even Golden Core stage elders needed the elders' permission to go down.

Xie Ruolan followed the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator before her and entered a teleportation array. With a flash of light, when she recovered from the pull of the teleportation, she found herself in a forest.

The surrounding trees were all very tall, but both the trunks and leaves were pitch black, as if every inch had been soaked in ink. Only in an open area around her were there several teleportation arrays, and she was standing on one of them.

“You are Junior Sister Xie?” At this moment, a somewhat hoarse voice came.

Xie Ruolan looked and saw an old woman who looked at least eighty or ninety years old sitting cross-legged on the ground beside the teleportation array, her cloudy eyes staring at her.

"Yes, and may I ask who you are?" Xie Ruolan looked at the old woman, sensing she might possess peak Foundation Establishment cultivation, and asked respectfully.

"My name is Fang Jing, you can just call me Senior Sister Fang. I'm Master's only remaining disciple!" the old woman said calmly.

"So it's Senior Sister Fang!" Xie Ruolan immediately bowed upon hearing this.

Fang Jing looked Xie Ruolan up and down, nodding with satisfaction. "Not bad, Foundation Establishment at seventeen. I didn't achieve it until after twenty, and I was quite smug back then!"

"Ruolan dares not compare herself to Senior Sister!" Xie Ruolan said respectfully.

When facing Qi Refining stage disciples, Xie Ruolan didn't need to care, but with Foundation Establishment cultivators, especially this Fang Jing, she dared not be careless in the slightest.

Fang Jing noticed Xie Ruolan's unease and tried to smile, but the wrinkles on her face made her smile appear somewhat frightening. However, her tone softened considerably as she said, "Don't worry, come with me!"

Hearing her words, Xie Ruolan followed behind Fang Jing.

Fang Jing then took out an array plate and cast a spell. The trees ahead automatically parted, revealing a narrow path.

Xie Ruolan then realized that the surrounding trees were actually a very profound magic array. If she had entered carelessly, she would likely have faced certain death. No wonder her senior sister Fang Jing had come back to fetch her.

Following behind Fang Jing, although they were walking, their speed was incredibly fast, comparable to a normal person running. Xie Ruolan looked carefully up and realized that they were probably at least ten thousand feet from the top.

Xie Ruolan had seen the first five levels of the Blood Refining Sect because of Patriarch Lin, but this was her first time visiting the sixth level. Just looking at the top, she realized it was much higher than the fifth floor. She wondered if the sixth floor was significantly larger than the fifth. Even from the fifth floor, it had taken Old Ancestor Lin several days to fly from one end to the other.

After walking for a short while, the two left the forest. When Xie Ruolan looked back, the path that had appeared in the forest was no longer visible. Instead, a small lake appeared before her, with a long bridge, like a silver snake, stretching from the lakeshore to a small island in the center, connecting with the pavilions and towers on the island to form a beautiful picture.