The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

He Yanling was a tough guy. He bit his lips until they bled, but he didn't say a word.

It wasn't until half a quarter of an hour later that the elder in charge of the Yin family's torture hall finally released him from his punishment. He Yanling collapsed to the ground, his whole body limp, his eyes filled with despair.

The head of the Yin family said coldly, "Now, can you tell me the real purpose of your coming here?"

He Yanling smiled bitterly, "We are just a few Qi-refining cultivators. Senior, what bad things do you think we could do here? If you can believe in the Dao Heart Oath, I can swear it a thousand times or ten thousand times."

The head of the Yin family snorted, "If a Qi-refining cultivator were to travel from Xingyao City to Xinyue City, they would have to bypass our Yin family's area. This is because there is a fourth-level monster and a fourth-level monster bird on the main ridge of Longji Mountain, which is directly opposite our Yin family. You said you were passing by us, unless you were going directly to the fourth-level monster's territory.

So, tell me, how did you manage to pass through the territory of a fourth-level monster without getting hurt? "

He Yanling said, "We have actually seen the two fourth-level monsters that the senior mentioned."

He then described how he and his companions witnessed the battle between the falcon and the golden-tailed monkey when they were crossing the mountain, and how they hurriedly crossed the Dragon Ridge Mountain while the two monsters were fighting.

The monk from the Punishment Hall sneered, "That's a really good story, but there's no such coincidence in the world. If you're going to make it up, make it look decent."

He Yanling said, "After we turned over, we met a senior who was riding a flying sword on the way. However, we don't know his identity. Otherwise, we could ask that senior to help testify."

At this time, an old man at the ninth level of Qi Refining standing in the hall suddenly spoke up and said, "Nineteen seemed to have hurried out yesterday, and when he came back, he told me with a happy face that he had killed a fourth-level monster and got the fourth-level monster pill he was missing, so he could refine the pills in his furnace.

If this guy isn't lying, the cultivator riding the flying sword could be Nineteen."

The head of the Yin family and the clan elder in charge of punishment looked at each other and did not continue to interrogate He Yanling. Instead, they took him away and replaced him with Ye Qi to continue the interrogation.

But this time, they did not use torture, but asked Ye Qi to describe in detail how they crossed the Dragon Ridge Mountain.

After Ye Qi finished speaking, the head of the Yin family suddenly asked, "Your male companion just said that after crossing Dragon Ridge Mountain, he encountered an elderly Foundation Establishment cultivator who was piloting a flying boat. Is this true?"

Ye Qi was stunned. That wasn't right. The senior they met was clearly a middle-aged cultivator riding a flying sword. Why would He Yanling lie?

"My companion must have not dared to look carefully and said it wrong. The senior we met was riding a flying sword. He looked like a middle-aged man with a short beard. As for his specific realm, I don't know." Ye Qi said honestly.

She felt that there was no need to lie about this matter and chose to tell the truth.

At this time, the Yin family members in the hall could already conclude that the person these Qi-refining cultivators encountered should be their own Yin Shijiu.

In fact, the reason why the Yin family tortured several Qi-refining cultivators in this way was because a major event happened to the Yin family not long ago that they did not dare to let outsiders know easily. That was that their ancestor of the Yin family, who was in the Jindan realm, passed away a month ago.

Now that the Yin family no longer has a Jindan-level cultivator to guard them, they are afraid that other immortal cultivation families or forces that covet the Yin family will take the opportunity to attack.

Now it turns out that these monks really did not lie, and they were probably not sent by any force.

However, as the head of the Yin family, he has to be responsible for all the clan members. Even if he has already believed that these Qi-refining cultivators are really innocent, he still needs to verify it again.

So He Yanling, Ye Qi, and Qiu Yinong all had their cultivation blocked, but they could still speak.

After the Yin family left, He Yanling hurriedly asked, "Are you all okay? Did the Yin family torture you?"

Ye Qi shook his head. "No, he just asked me how we got here."

Seeing He Yanling's hesitant expression, Qiu Yinong suddenly asked, "Cousin, did the Yin family torture you?"

Ye Qi was also shocked and looked at He Yanling.

He Yanling smiled bitterly, "They didn't believe I was telling the truth, so they tortured me. But I didn't tell a single lie, so no matter how much they tortured me, I couldn't come up with the result they wanted."

Ye Qi thought of what the Yin family head had said and immediately asked, "Did you tell them that the high-level cultivator they met later was an old cultivator piloting a flying boat?"

He Yanling was stunned, "When did I say that?"

Ye Qi immediately understood that the head of the Yin family was trying to trick him.

Qiu Yinong frowned and said, "Yin Jiaguang, we've seen more than one Foundation Establishment cultivator. Why would he treat a few of us casual cultivators passing by so harshly? Is there some secret he's afraid we'd know?"

He Yanling shook her head. "I think they're worried that we were sent by their enemies."

Ye Qi curled his lips. "We are just a few Qi Refining cultivators. How can we stir up trouble in their lair, especially in the lair of many Foundation Establishment cultivators? Aren't they too sensitive?"

On the other side, the head of the family and the elder of the Punishment Hall, who had been eavesdropping on the conversation, looked at each other and suddenly felt that they seemed to have made things worse. The things they originally wanted to cover up now made people suspicious.

The next day, Ye Qi and the other two met the senior cultivator who was riding a flying sword, whom they had encountered when they crossed the main ridge of Longji Mountain. He Lingyan was immediately delighted when he saw him and asked, "Senior, do you still recognize us?"

Yin Shijiu waved his hand and said kindly, "Don't worry, this is all a misunderstanding. It's mainly because you ran away at that time, it's hard not to arouse suspicion. Don't worry, I'll let you go now."

The three of them immediately put their hearts at ease and hurriedly bowed to express their gratitude.

Yin Shijiu took out a map and said, "This is the safe route for Qi-refining cultivators from Xingyao City to Xinyue City. I'm giving it to you as a token of my fate with the Yin family."

The three of them are really surprised now.

At this moment, He Yanling felt that the punishment she received was totally worth it.

At this moment, Xiao Han, who was still hiding on the edge of the cliff, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

Because she found that Ye Qi's sound transmission talisman was no longer in her storage bag.

As for the other three people, she only had a good relationship with Ye Qi, so they only exchanged sound transmission notes with her. Now everyone has scattered and she is still staying where she is. If Ye Qi does not take the initiative to send her a sound transmission note with the meeting place, she and them will really be separated.