Cultivating Disciples to Breakthrough

Chapter 1890  A Fateful Encounter (2)

After witnessing someone from the Star Shattering Sect in action for the first time, the two brothers were filled with far more awe and respect compared to before. Not just because of the powerful display of strength, but also because that display of strength had been done to help protect mortals without any strength. People that they themselves normally ignored and didn't bother involving themselves with unless necessary.

Of course, the reason why a large power like the Star Shattering Sect cared about mortals wasn't just because it was good for their image but also had to do with the simple fact that most of the sect's disciples came from mortal families, causing the importance of mortal safety to be far higher compared to a normal major power like the Blue Sea Empire. Not to mention, the Star Shattering Sect still recruited most of its disciples from mortals through their branch sects. So, ensuring the safety of the mortals inside the Star Shattering Sect's territory could be considered important to the overall development of the sect and was also one of the things that the elders dispatched outside the main sect were tasked with ensuring. Although this was a bit surprising to wandering cultivators like themselves, it did help them a lot when it came to making their journey through the star Shattering Sect's territory easier, as there was no lack of small villages or towns along the way that they could stay in along the way. Ensuring that they would have to camp outside on their own much less than they were used to.

Overall, the territory of the Star Shattering Sect was far more tightly packed compared to any empire or kingdom they had been through in the past, and it would be difficult for them to go an entire day without spotting a village or town along the.

That was not to say that there weren't large desolate regions inside the territory of the Star Shattering Sect, it was just that those regions were easy to move around and were difficult to accidentally step inside, something that the two brothers did their best to avoid, as those desolate regions were the more dangerous areas inside the territory of the Star Shattering Sect. Places where they wouldn't be able to stay alive with their current strength at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Not just at the Foundation Establishment Realm, but they even learnt that some of those regions were considered deadly to those in the Nascent Soul Realm.

Although those desolate regions were filled with natural treasures and cultivation resources, it was clear that the risks involved in entering one of those places were far from something the two brothers wanted to go through. For now, the only real intention of the two was to reach the Shattered Star Peaks as fast as possible and hopefully use the good cultivation environment to increase their strength.

When Chen Qiu himself reached the Late Stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm and his brother the Middle Stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm, they could start thinking about challenging some of the less dangerous regions in the Star Shattering Sect's territory, but before that neither of them had any intention of wandering around carelessly in those dangerous places.

As for leaving the territory of the Star Shattering Sect and going somewhere else to search for opportunities in the future? The two had already decided against it and planned to settle down in the territory of the Star Shattering Sect. Not just because of the presence of the Shattered Star Peaks that they had not even reached yet, but more so because the two had realized during their week long journey so far that the territory of the Star Shattering Sect was perfect for weaker wandering cultivators like themselves to settle down.

Not just that, but there was also no lack of opportunities or places for the two of them to visit after they became stronger.

In a way, the two of them had already begun viewing the Star Shattering Sect as their opportunity to reach the Core Formation Realm in the future. The increasingly lucrative benefits from the newly established Bright Stone City at the base of one of the mountains of the Shattered Star Peaks being the main reason for this, as they had already managed to learn more about the place during their journey so far.

The only thing that the two of them found a bit depressing was the fact that they were still at least a year away from reaching the Shattered Star Peaks, but then again, their journey so far told them that this journey would be rather relaxing without any difficulties along the way.

Who knew, they might even get lucky and encounter a disciple from the Star Shattering Sect that could help them shorten the time needed to reach the Shattered Star Peaks, while at the same time helping them learn more about the place in the process.

Although… The information they wanted to get their hands on the most was not about the Shattered Star Peaks or the newly established Bright Stone city but instead information on the Core Formation Realm. After all, disciples of a major power like the Star Shattering Sect would undoubtedly have access to far more accurate information on the Core Formation Realm compared to anything they could get their hands on from other wandering cultivators.

Not just the Core Formation Realm, but also realms beyond that like the Nascent Soul Realm, a realm that they two brothers didn't even dare dream about reaching before at least reaching the Core Formation Realm themselves.

The Nascent Soul Realm, a realm they had only ever heard about before now seemed far closer than ever since entering the territory of the Star Shattering Sect, as higher level cultivators had become easier than ever to encounter.

Even if the one they had seen from the Star Shattering Sect dealing with troublemakers should have been at the Nascent Soul Realm or even beyond that, the two of them hadn't truly come face to face with someone in the Nascent Soul Realm yet, but their increased encounter with wandering cultivators in the Core Formation Realm had made the two of them dream about encountering a senior in the Nascent Soul Realm during their journey to the Shattered Star Peaks.

Any fear they might have had about encountering such a powerful cultivator in the past having almost completely disappeared, as they knew even those powerful seniors didn't dare to act recklessly inside the territory of the Star Shattering Sect. Understanding that randomly killing others could land them on some mission task for the disciples of the Star Shattering Sect, a threat that had been the main reason why the initial chaos that had spread through the Star Shattering Sect's territory had managed to calm down so rapidly after the influx of wandering cultivators to the territory.

Rustle~

But, as the two brothers continued moving ahead without any fear and already looking forward to their time in Bright Stone City, a soft rustling sound echoed out behind the two, as a shadow unknowingly emerged behind the two-

Whoosh~!

"Who is- Aaaaah!?"

"Aaaah!?"

And before they had any time to react, they suddenly found themselves being pulled into the nearby forest without being able to put up the slightest bit of resistance.

The little strength they attempted to use being rendered completely useless, as the two of them realized that the one to capture them had not just surpassed their strength by a little, but potentially by several major realms. Making the two brothers realize that they might get a chance to meet a senior in the Nascent Soul Realm far earlier than the two of them had expected.

Although… From how things were playing out, it was far from the peaceful encounter that the two brothers had expected, as they could now only hope that whoever it was that had captured them wouldn't kill them.

At least in that regard, the fact that they were still alive hinted at the fact that the other party didn't have any plans of killing the two of them immediately. After all, the sheer difference in strength that had already presented itself while they were being dragged deeper into the forest made it clear to the two brothers that the other party had more than enough strength to kill the two of them without any problem.

"Huh…?"

"That is…"

However, when they finally came to a stop in the deepest part of the forest, what they saw wasn't some old senior like they had been expecting, but instead two young women who seemed to not even glance their way as they were excitedly working on some kind of… Artifact? Construct? Building? The two brothers honestly had no clue what the two women were building, and they didn't want to know, as they now realized that it wasn't the two women who had captured them, but instead the thing they were building…