I remained in hiding beside the venomous snake, meticulously regulating my heart rate and minimizing my breathing to avoid drawing the creature's unwanted attention. It is often said that where there is a Demonic Beast, there are heavenly treasures, though I could not identify them. I had simply left Gu Xiaoqing’s blood inside the beast's lair.
My patience was rewarded. Just as I was on the verge of dozing off, a group of three cultivators arrived, tracking their quarry to this very spot.
When their blood-tracking device led them to the snake’s den, they assumed Gu Xiaoqing had already been devoured. However, the blood-tracking talisman flickered with such intense vitality that it was clear she was likely still alive, perhaps merely dragged into the depths of the cave. That woman was a prime cauldron, explicitly requested by Lord Heir himself. Naturally, they had to be diligent; they needed to produce the person alive or, at the very least, a corpse to account for their mission.
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