Even hybrid monsters have their day

Seemingly sensing Peng Miaowan's thoughts, Peng Yuxian, without waiting for her reply, continued, "These villagers can't just be ignored like this..."

So he found an open space on the edge of the village, buried all the villagers, and then bid farewell to Geng Miaowan and Qiu Pi before leaving. Geng Miaowan looked at the two still-sleeping children. She had only come to inquire about the situation, but she hadn't expected to end up in such a predicament.

She looked at Xiaobai with some difficulty. Xiaobai was lying on the ground licking its paws and said in a bad mood, "Don't look at me. If you don't want to do this job, just leave these two boys here to fend for themselves."

It was utterly indifferent; compassion was a rare commodity for a ferocious beast with an infinitely long lifespan. Seeing its attitude, Geng Miaowan shifted her gaze to Qiu Pi beside her, "Commander Qiu, you…"

Qiu Pi glanced at her, his expression indifferent. Although he didn't speak, it was clear that he didn't want to get involved in this mess.

Geng Miaowan turned to look at the two children who had been placed on the bed in the village house. She knew she couldn't bring herself to abandon them and let them fend for themselves. However, if Qiu Pi didn't help her, she wouldn't be able to get the two children to the Green Mountain Sect on her own.

Not to mention the long journey and the unknown dangers along the way, the two children alone were not something she could handle by herself. After thinking for a moment, she said to him, "Now that you have no spiritual power, it is not safe for you to be alone. Why don't we go together so that we can keep each other company and take care of each other?"

"You?" Qiu Pi glanced at her with slight disdain.

Geng Miaowan tried to remain calm and said, "Um... there's also Xiaobai."

Speaking of Xiaobai, Qiu Pi's gaze swept over Xiaobai, his eyes filled with pity. Seeing this, Geng Miaowan cursed herself for bringing up such a sore subject, and quickly said, "How about this, if you can help me send these two children to the Green Mountain Sect, I will give you something."

She took a small, sparkling ball from her bodice and waved it in front of him.

"what?"

Geng Miaowan wore what she thought was a profound smile, but to Qiu Pi it looked like a sly grin. However, that didn't matter. What mattered was that after her explanation, Qiu Pi, with some skepticism, accepted the things from her and agreed to go with her to deliver the child to the Green Mountain Sect.

Once they made their decision, they set off immediately, hoping to reach another place to stay before nightfall. In this village where so many people had recently died, Geng Miaowan felt she simply didn't have the courage to spend the night there before leaving.

The Green Mountain Sect is located in Lu Rao, and it is a major cultivation sect on this continent. You can get the right instructions by asking around.

Two days later, the two children woke up one after the other, and Geng Miaowan told them everything. Upon learning that their mother and everyone in the village had been killed by a monster, the two children were extremely depressed. Not knowing how to comfort them, she could only tell them that she would take them to the Green Mountain Sect so they could learn skills there and protect those they wanted to protect in the future.

Upon hearing this, both men expressed that they would never let them down.

The journey was very smooth. After more than ten days of trekking, the group finally arrived at the foot of the green mountain, and Qiu Pi's spiritual power had been fully restored two days ago.

Since it was late, the group decided to stay overnight at the foot of Qingshan Mountain and then take Dashan and Ershan into the Qingshan Sect early the next morning.

After dinner, everyone returned to their rooms to rest. Thinking that this matter would be resolved tomorrow, she felt a sense of relief. Sitting on her bed with nothing to do, she took out the book "The Marrow Cleansing Manual" and began to read.

Throughout her journey, she had been on tenterhooks, fearing she might encounter some demons or monsters. As a result, even after possessing the cultivation manual for so long, she hadn't properly examined it. Now, at the foot of this green mountain, right under the nose of the world's largest cultivation sect, if any foolish monster dared to cause trouble, it would be courting death.

She asked Xiaobai to guard the door for her, while she sat on the bed and, following the instructions in the manual, began to circulate her qi throughout her body, examining her own form. Ever since absorbing Qiu Pi's spiritual energy, the mist in her dantian had remained thick.

According to the book, this is the peak stage of the early Qi Refining period.

A cultivator's spiritual energy generally gathers in the dantian, remaining there in various forms. Her misty appearance is a basic manifestation of the Qi Refining stage. The higher the cultivation level, the more materialized the spiritual energy in the dantian becomes, eventually leading to the formation of the Golden Core and the Nascent Soul.

When one's cultivation reaches its peak, the manifestation of spiritual energy will change. The dantian will no longer be the only place to store spiritual energy; it will be present in every part of the body, even in every drop of blood. Of course, this is still far from what Geng Miaowan is experiencing now, so she hasn't paid much attention to it.

She focused on the Qi Refining stage. To reach the middle stage, she needed to use her spiritual energy to compress the spiritual power in her dantian. In other words, she needed to make room for more spiritual power. This process could take anywhere from three to five days to ten days to half a month. After thinking about it, she decided to send the two children to their destination first.

Thinking of the children, who would be entering the Green Mountain Sect tomorrow, she got up and went to their room. Seeing that the light was still on, she knocked on the door.

Da Shan opened the door and, seeing it was Geng Miaowan, quickly called out, "Sister Wan'er," and welcomed her into the house. Er Shan was sitting on the bed at that moment, his big eyes blinking as he looked at Geng Miaowan, looking incredibly cute.

After many days of her guidance, the two children have gradually emerged from the pain of losing their loved ones. Geng Miaowan silently watched the two brothers.

She came to the human realm mainly to address the matter Zhan Xisheng had entrusted to her. Now that everyone in Woli Village had died tragically, she could find no one else to ask about the matter besides these two brothers. However, she was afraid that asking about the village's affairs would bring back painful memories for the two brothers, and she hesitated whether she should bring it up.

"What does Sister Wan'er want to see us about?" Da Shan is ten years old this year, and he is quite mature and sensible. Seeing that she looked like she had something to say but was very embarrassed, he spoke up.

"Um... I wanted to ask you something. About a month ago, did your village burn a monster?"