Infiltrating the world of cultivation

Upon learning that there were disciples of the Northern Region Sword Sect within Yingshan City, Wang Chao's mind immediately began to stir.

It turns out that the Northern Region Sword Sect's headquarters were located within the territory of the Great Qin Empire.

Therefore, his disciples often went down the mountain, but in this Great Qin Empire, ghosts and monsters were rampant, and the number of people they assigned might not be enough.

The dynasty heard that disciples of the Northern Region Sword Sect had gathered at the city lord's mansion in Yingshan City. They posted notices in the secular world, calling on cultivators at the fifth stage of Qi Refining or above to come and help.

They said they had to complete a task, but they didn't specify what it was.

Could it be that they're going to Daheishan Mountain? Wang Chao's eyelids twitched. He knew that the statue possessed the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment stage, and for these ordinary disciples, going there would only be suicide.

However, Wang Chao still decided to go to the city lord's mansion to take the exam. It wasn't that he wanted to meddle, but rather that he wanted to obtain a general map of the Qin Empire.

Being closer to the city lord's mansion would definitely offer more opportunities, but going to Daheishan Mountain was simply out of the question.

We finally escaped from Daheishan Mountain. If we go back, wouldn't we become an idiot?

After arriving at the city lord's mansion, Wang Chao saw five cultivators with two swords tattooed on their sleeves. These should be the disciples of the Northern Region Sword Sect.

Beside the disciples of the Northern Region Sword Sect were three older cultivators dressed casually.

These people are not ordinary people who have cultivated to the fourth stage of Qi Refining; they are cultivators who have returned from the Northern Region Sword Sect.

It should be noted that most cultivators in sects are below the Foundation Establishment stage.

Because once they reach the Foundation Establishment stage, they will no longer stay in the sect and occupy its resources. Most of them will be assigned to areas under the sect's control or to regions where battles are taking place.

Only those with physical defects or poor talent are allowed to stay in the sect to teach the younger generation.

However, joining a sect doesn't mean that if you don't reach the Foundation Establishment stage, you can stay in the sect for life and occupy its cultivation resources.

After a certain number of years, they will be advised to quit. Some of those who are advised to quit are still seeking a path to immortality. They are unwilling to accept their fate and want to seek a breakthrough.

Some people will go into the secular world, establish branches and cultivate promising descendants, forming cultivation families.

Therefore, when the disciples of the Northern Region Blade Sect searched for cultivators at or above the fifth stage of Qi Refining, they still received responses.

After demonstrating its strength, the dynasty naturally joined the team.

However, Wang Chao was only explaining his identity as a rogue cultivator. He knew that the disciples of the Qinghui Sword Sect and the Northern Region Saber Sect did not get along.

If these disciples of the Northern Region Sword Sect knew that he was an inner disciple of the Qinghui Sword Sect, it would probably embarrass him.

When everyone had gathered, Wang Chao took a look and saw that there were thirteen people in total, five of whom were disciples of the Northern Region Sword Sect.

The one with the highest cultivation level was the Ma surname cultivator from the Northern Region Sword Sect, who had reached the ninth stage of Qi Refining, just one step away from the Foundation Establishment stage.

However, the Qi Refining stage and the Foundation Establishment stage are two completely different worlds. Even ten Qi Refining Stage 9 cultivators cannot compare to one Foundation Establishment Stage 1 cultivator.

Therefore, barring any unforeseen circumstances, if these people want to go to Daheishan, the dynasty will choose to withdraw immediately.

The group agreed to rest for the night and set off tomorrow. At this point, the five disciples of the Northern Region Sword Sect still did not reveal the details of their mission.

It was simply stated that each person would receive one hundred low-grade spirit stones upon completion of the task.

Although the purpose of this trip is unknown, this does not hinder the dynasty's subsequent actions.

After the disbandment, the dynasty went directly to the city lord's mansion. The city lord was a middle-aged man, a master of the innate realm, whose strength was on the same level as Zuoqiu Zhen.

When the city lord heard that the dynasty was asking for a general map of the Qin Empire, he was visibly surprised, as he was only entitled to a map of Yingshan City.

However, this city lord had a hobby of collecting, and in his study, he still kept a rough map of the Qin Empire.

Although he has it, he dares not show it! If it were to leak out, it would be a capital offense!

Wang Chao smiled slightly and did not resort to force, as that would be rude.

"Wow!"

A mountain of gold appeared before the city lord. It was the golden toad that had spat it out. For a cultivator of the dynasty, these were useless; he might as well exchange them for a map.

Having a probability map can save a lot of time. Finally, after the city lord repeatedly reminded them, the dynasty obtained a general map of the Qin Empire.

At this moment, Wang Chao had the confidence to pack his bags and leave. Having experienced the Great Black Mountain incident, Wang Chao knew that it was not good to meddle in other people's business.

His purpose in participating in this recruitment was to get close to the city lord and obtain a rough map of the Qin Empire.

Now that the objective has been achieved, there is no need to stay any longer.

The dynasty had made up its mind to head directly east, cross the Qin Dynasty, and return to the Qinghui Sword Sect as soon as possible, because Nangong Qingyu was waiting for him.

As soon as Wang Chao stepped out of his residence, he saw a figure sitting cross-legged in the courtyard. It was the Ma surname cultivator from the Northern Region Blade Sect who was at the ninth stage of Qi Refining.

Clearly, he was meditating there to prevent everyone from breaking their promise. It seems he has extensive experience in carrying out missions, and he even resorted to this method to prevent not being able to gather enough people.

Wang Chao had no choice but to retreat, determined to figure out the mission by tomorrow morning.

If he were to actually go to Daheishan, he would have to explain the implications to everyone, otherwise it would be a pointless suicide mission.

There were nineteen of us when we went to Daheishan, but he's the only one still alive. Life is truly precious.

The next day, when everyone gathered, before Wang Chao could even ask, someone was more anxious than him.

"Fellow Daoist Ma, could you please tell us a little about the mission? The brothers are a bit unsure about how to handle things for you!"

Among the recruits, someone couldn't help but ask a question that represented the inner thoughts of many.

"To be honest, we've discovered a mountain!"

The monk surnamed Ma spoke up.

Sure enough! Wang Chao's gaze sharpened. Clearly, the mountain he mentioned was very likely the Black Mountain.

"That mountain is in the suburbs outside Xi'an. It's a burial mound! And it's not just any ordinary tomb; it's the tomb of Qin Shi Huang!"

The words spoken by the cultivator surnamed Ma shocked everyone.

The others were surprised because they knew that the tomb of the King of Qin had been searched for by the world, but had not been found to this day.

Because there were so many fake tombs of his, whenever people discovered one, they had to go through a lot of trouble to find out that it was a fake.

The tomb of the King of Qin is sought after not only by ordinary people, but also by cultivators, because it holds secrets.

Everyone knows that the King of Qin has no innate spiritual root, but his strength is enough to contend with a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator!

This alone caused a stir. During the King of Qin's lifetime, no one dared to question him, so after his death, his tomb became the object of covetousness by people all over the world.