Cultivation Kill

Shen Zige and Shi Yuan encountered a mid-stage Spirit Condensation disciple descending the mountain path. He appeared to be around forty years old, with slightly dark skin, suggesting he often sunbathed.

Shi Yuan went up and asked, "Senior brother, may I ask what the name of this mountain is?"

The disciple looked at Shen Zige and Shi Yuan warily: "You two don't know? Could you be demon spies?"

Shi Yuan pulled out his waist badge: "I'm the patrol captain of Patrol Peak. Can you confirm if this is real?"

"Patrol Captain?" Even though this Spirit Condensation disciple was older than Shi Yuan, his position was only that of an ordinary disciple. He dared not offend Shi Yuan by calling himself the patrol captain, so he reached out and took the identity token to check it.

He had been with the Great Yuan Sect for decades and had seen countless identity tokens. The moment he received Shi Yuan's identity token, he knew it was genuine just by its weight. Upon closer inspection, it was indeed the handwriting of the Inspector.

"Reporting to the patrol team leader, this is the planting peak in Zone C."

"Are you a disciple of the planting sect? Thank you for your help."

Shi Yuan retrieved his identity token and headed up the mountain.

We soon arrived at Plantation City in District C.

“Jin Duoduo must have gotten a lot of spiritual plants and herbs. Let’s go over and grab them and leave,” Shi Yuan said to Shen Zige.

Shi Yuan spent several hundred spirit stones to become the patrol captain. If he leaves without making a return on his investment, then he's at a loss!

The city was bustling with people, and there was no heavy security, so it seemed that Yuan Yingyun had not yet returned to the sect.

The two used a teleportation array to arrive at Patrol Zone B and headed to the accommodation area.

The accommodation area is located in the northern part of the patrol peak.

Following the address, Shi Yuan arrived at Team 72, a three-story tiled building with a floor area of ​​about 200 square meters. This was his office, and there were no staff members inside.

"What about people?"

Shen Zige and Shi Yuan found it strange that none of the hundreds of cultivators in the team were here to work.

Shen Zige saw a patrolling disciple walking by, humming a song, and reached out to pull the disciple over.

"Do you know where the members of Team 72 went?" Shen Zige asked.

The disciple was engrossed in his own singing when Shen Zige pulled him away, which annoyed him somewhat.

"Who are you?" the disciple asked sharply.

"I am the vice-captain of Team 72, and the person next to me is the captain," Shen Zige said calmly.

"Greetings, Captain!" The disciple immediately put aside his dissatisfaction and bowed, saying, "I am a member of the 70th team next door. I heard that Jin Duoduo has been asked to help with the inspections of the 72nd team. You can find him in the spirit field area you are in charge of."

Shen Zige maintained his concealment technique, so this disciple was unaware that he was now at the Foundation Establishment stage; otherwise, his words would have been even more respectful.

“Let’s go to the spiritual plant area that we’re responsible for patrolling!” Shi Yuan said to Shen Zige.

Unexpectedly, Jin Duoduo took it upon himself to send all the members of Team 72 to the Spirit Plant Area.

The two ran towards the teleportation array, and the teleportation array also rushed towards them.

Upon arriving at Lingzhi Peak, the two quickly descended the mountain and headed towards the Lingtian District under their jurisdiction.

Even though the two walked very fast, it still took them an hour to reach the Lingtian District under their jurisdiction.

As dusk fell, the sky was ablaze with the colors of sunset, and the spiritual fields below seemed to be draped in a crimson robe, creating a dreamlike beauty of color.

Further away, near the edge of the spiritual field, there were several black dots; these were the patrol members of Team 72.

Shen Zige launched a fireball into the air, which exploded like fireworks.

Upon seeing the flames in the air, several patrol team members rushed towards Shen Zige and Shi Yuan.

"Fire magic is prohibited in the Spirit Field area. Don't you two know this rule?" The patrol team member drew his weapon and reprimanded them.

“It’s alright. Burning a little bit of the spirit field can be reported as a natural disaster,” Shi Yuan said. “The area of ​​spirit fields patrolled by District 72 is larger than that of a state, so a little less won’t matter.”

"What do you mean? Who are you?" The patrol team members sensed something was wrong. Usually, when they discovered a disciple doing something wrong, wouldn't they run away as soon as possible?

"I am the patrol captain of Team 72." Shi Yuan took out his sect's identity token.

The patrol team members were shocked and quickly bowed, saying, "Greetings, Captain!"

Shi Yuan retrieved his identity token and asked, "Where are the other team members?"

"Jin Duoduo said he was ordered to harvest the spirit fields ahead of schedule, and it was your order that gave him that."

The one who answered Shi Yuan was a male disciple in his twenties, who was probably a new member of the Da Yuan Sect this year.

“Oh…yes, it was me who told him,” Shi Yuan said. “Take me and the vice-captain to find Jin Duoduo.”

"As ordered!"

The team members led Shen Zige and Shi Yuan to the back, and no one paid attention to the burning spirit field.

After spending the time it takes for two incense sticks to burn, and asking around along the way, they finally found Jin Duoduo.

Jin Duoduo was standing on a spiritual field where Pingyi flowers were planted. Pingyi flowers were one of the auxiliary ingredients for making Qi-replenishing pills.

"Brothers in the harvest area, hurry up! I'll treat you to a big meal later!" Jin Duoduo loudly commanded his ten Spirit Condensation disciples.

Shen Zige walked over: "Jin Duoduo, what are you busy with?"

“My friend, I’m having the disciples from Harvest Peak help with the harvest,” Jin Duoduo replied. “They’re professionals; they know how to harvest in a way that preserves the best medicinal properties of the spiritual plants.”

"Let professionals handle professional matters," Shen Zige said. "You did a good job."

"It's nothing, it's what I should do," Jin Duoduo said.

Shi Yuan stepped forward: "How many spirit fields have you harvested these past few days?"

"Not much, only three hundred acres," Jin Duoduo said. "The main problem is that too few disciples come to harvest, and there are also few skilled workers."

Shen Zige calculated in her mind: the spiritual plants planted in each acre of spiritual field are different and their values ​​are different, but according to past data, the total value of spiritual plants harvested from one acre of spiritual field is about 500 spirit stones. So, 300 acres can yield about 150,000 spirit stones worth of spiritual plants.

Shi Yuan walked to Jin Duoduo's side, reached out his hand and said, "Give me the harvested spiritual plants, and I will take them to the inspector."

Jin Duoduo immediately handed a storage bag to Shi Yuan. This was a special storage bag for the patrol team, and it had a lot of space.

Shi Yuan accepted the gift without changing his expression, and then said, "You did a good job. The patrol team is still short of a deputy captain. I will mention it to the patrol envoy when I have time."

"Thank you for your appreciation, Captain!" Jin Duoduo was so excited that her face turned red, and she wished she could jump three meters high!

"If anyone asks you why you're harvesting the spirit fields, just say the captain told you to do it," Shen Zige said to Jin Duoduo.

"It was indeed the captain who ordered it." Jin Duoduo said, puzzled.

"Yes, just say that, goodbye!"

The two left Lingtian District.

“We need to find a chance to leave the Great Yuan Sect,” Shen Zige said.

“Yes, while we’re not wanted by the Great Yuan Sect.” Shi Yuan walked in the spirit field and stepped on a green caterpillar that had fallen from a spirit plant.

The saying "the most dangerous place is the safest place" doesn't apply to the Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty has special tools to detect wanted criminals, and even disguise is useless against them.

Upon reaching the mountain peak, it was already late at night, and the number of cultivators in the city was sparse, much less than during the day.

The two walked towards the teleportation array.

"Something's not right!" Shen Zige said alertly.

“Yes, it seems like the pedestrians on the street are deliberately avoiding us and keeping their distance!” Shi Yuan observed keenly.

The two stopped.

A thunderous voice rang out:

"You two traitors of the Great Yuan Sect, surrender now!"