I am a mage and a wet nurse, so using seven swords is not too much, right?

“That’s not one of my people.”

The Shadow Clan cultivator merely glanced at the other party indifferently.

He then withdrew his gaze and said calmly, "Just as you have no clansmen, do you?"

"As for what he said... it's about 70% credible."

"Seven points?" The Spirit Sand Clan cultivator was surprised. "So you believe it? Then why don't you believe the remaining three points?"

"Is what he knows necessarily true?"

The Shadow Clan cultivator retorted with a question.

Some things don't need to be said too clearly; you can already understand them in your heart.

On the way to the Central Region, Ning Ruan met several more Shadow Clan members.

Getting the information out of them will be somewhat useful.

But if we're talking about its great use, it doesn't seem to be.

And so they arrived at the southern border.

There are three teleportation arrays here.

It can reach the central region directly.

However, only Shadow Clan cultivators can use it.

It was afternoon, and the sun was even stronger.

Shadow Clan cultivators occasionally use the teleportation array to enter and exit.

But today, things are clearly different.

At the very center of the teleportation array, there were only four powerful cultivators.

It occupies the entire teleportation array.

If it were an ordinary cultivator, the guardian of the formation would have already shouted to stop them, and might even have thrown them out.

But these four individuals possessed truly formidable auras.

Can't beat it.

Their identity is unknown.

And there were four of them at once.

Who could afford to offend them?

With a troubled expression, he could only offer kind words of advice: "Four seniors, the formation can only be activated with at least five hundred cultivators."

It's not that they're unwilling to give face to the strong.

The amount of spirit stones required to activate such a large teleportation array is truly considerable.

He can't be the master.

"Is it enough?"

On the teleportation array, a cultivator tossed a storage bag over in a hoarse voice.

The cultivator guarding the formation instinctively accepted it.

His consciousness swept away.

His expression immediately changed. "Of course, seniors, please stand still. I will activate the formation right away."

He moved extremely quickly.

As soon as he responded, he activated the formation.

If he had said he would offer spirit stones earlier, he wouldn't have stopped him.

With so many spirit stones, let alone four cultivators.

He's one, and he drives one too.

After the formation was activated, the figures of the four cultivators disappeared in just a moment.

Meanwhile, the cultivators queuing in the distance were still unable to use the teleportation array.

You can only choose one of the other two.

Because the teleportation array is double-sided.

Once we're teleported here, we'll have to wait until they gather a thousand cultivators before we can teleport back.

This will restart the process.

That's why three teleportation arrays were set up so that teleportation on either side wouldn't be delayed.

"Sir, those four seniors just now... it seems there weren't four people..."

Just as he was putting away the storage bag, he received a voice transmission from his subordinate in his mind.

He immediately glared at them and whispered a rebuke, "Shut up, can you even see anyone else?"

"This...this is naturally not...I didn't see it."

"Since we didn't see them, then there must be four people."

"……understood."

"You must remember this in the future."

If there wasn't a reason, who would go to the trouble of spending money to make such a fuss?

Having guarded the formation for a long time, I've seen this kind of thing quite often.

The Central Region is said to prohibit foreign races from going there.

But rules are rules, and there will always be people who don't need to follow them.

As long as it's generally acceptable, that's fine.

The array formation in the central region.

Four powerful Shadow Clan members left openly and legitimately under the strange gazes of the crowd.

Enter the largest city ahead.

We found a private room in the restaurant.

They also ordered all the highly-rated dishes from the entire restaurant.

"...So, what's the point of us eating here?"

A Shadow Clan cultivator spoke in a deep voice.

"Eating is, of course, to fill your stomach."

The answer to his voice is right in front of you.

But there was no one directly in front of him.

"Fill your stomach? Ning Ruan, you're a cultivator! Not a mortal!"

“Cultivators have mouths too. If they have mouths, they need to eat. Are they only meant to use them to curse?”

"..." No, it can also be used to annoy people.

You're really good at this!

However, it must be admitted that Ningruan's ability to spend money has indeed made their journey much easier.

I had absolutely no idea how hard it was to assassinate the King of Beijing Film Studio...

The dishes were quickly served by the waiters one by one.

"No need to serve, all of you may leave."

Once all the servants had left, the Lingsha Clan cultivators quickly set up layers of restrictions.

He just finished on his end.

Ning Ruan appeared in the private room.

She then took out the Crimson Lotus Immortal Artifact in front of several powerful figures.

Mu Yiqiu was released.

Just like when it was taken out before, it was hard for the four powerful figures not to turn their gazes toward it.

The celestial artifact is right before my eyes.

It was so close that you could reach it with one hand.

But no one dared to take it.

He could only watch as Ning Ruan put the immortal artifact away.

All of them transformed into Shadow Clan Spirit Sand Clan cultivators, while Twin Star Clan cultivators instantly reverted to their original forms.

At their level of cultivation, they possess some minor skills, such as the ability to transform into the appearance of other races.

But I don't really like doing it.

"We can still use a restriction to cover up your use of the immortal artifact now, but try not to take it out too often in the future."

The Shadow Clan cultivator said in a deep voice, "In the Central Region, there are quite a few people familiar with the aura of immortal artifacts."

"I know," Ning Ruan nodded.

They had already started eating together.

There was absolutely no sense of urgency.

The four cultivators: "..."

……

Ning Ruan ate a decent meal.

It's at least barely acceptable.

After the meal, we had to head to Dongji Valley, where the North Film King was located.

This valley is located in the eastern part of the central region.

That's the place closest to sunrise.

This is also of great benefit to the Shadow Clan.

This is certainly not a short distance.

So several teleportation arrays were used.

Then they used Ningruan's carriage to continue their journey.

Several more days passed after this trip.

"The Eastern Valley is located a hundred miles outside the city, but it is heavily guarded and requires a token to enter."

The Shadow Clan cultivator clearly knew this best, saying, "Originally, we needed to obtain four tokens to enter."

“But if…” He looked at Ning Ruan, “since you’re coming with us, it saves us trouble; we don’t need a token.”

"Just tell me directly, how do I get in?" the Lingsha Clan cultivator asked bluntly.

The Shadow Clan cultivator raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion. "Wait!"

"wait?"

"Wait!"

The Shadow Clan cultivator continued, "Once someone enters the valley with a token, Ning Ruan can follow them in."

"And we only need to stay in her paintings."

It's no secret that Ning Ruan has a painting that can hold a person inside.

However, this also carries certain risks.

Once they are in the picture, it means they are completely under Ning Ruan's control.

If she were to take the opportunity to do something, it would be quite disadvantageous for them.

Of course, it's also possible that the painting won't trap them, so there's just a risk.

We need to take a gamble.

The Lingsha Clan cultivator frowned. "Is there no other way besides entering the painting?"

The Shadow Clan cultivator said, "Of course there are; we found four tokens."

"A city lord is inevitable."

"Then there are those old guys. If anyone comes, they will carry a token, but that needs to be investigated."

"And they must be quick. They came with tokens, their purpose being to enter the Eastern Valley."

"If we want to get the token, we can only get it from them before they go in, without attracting attention."

"..."