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Withered trees, yellow sand, black crows, the northwest desert plains, shrouded in a haunting stillness amidst the sandstorm.

A few people, led by Qin Tian, cautiously moved forward.

At this moment, all four were circulating their True Qi, using a True Qi Shield to protect their bodies against the surrounding sandstorm’s onslaught.

”Hey, Qin Tian, your True Qi Shield is so formidable, how is your True Qi so abundant?”

Wang Tinghu noticed the True Qi Shield surrounding Qin Tian with a hint of surprise in his eyes and said, ”The strength of your True Qi and cultivation should have reached the Nascent Soul Stage by now, right?”

Upon hearing this from Wang Tinghu, Sun Xiaofei and Wang Haoran also looked over.

They only knew that Qin Tian’s strength was slightly better than theirs, but Qin Tian’s entrance exam ranking was only 70th, so they assumed his cultivation level should be similar to theirs, not surpassing by a large level.

But the mention of the Nascent Soul Stage instantly piqued their curiosity.

Qin Tian nodded, saying nothing.

But just this nod made Wang Tinghu and the others widen their eyes in shock.

Wang Haoran exclaimed, ”Wow, Qin Tian, you’ve reached the Nascent Soul Stage, huh? Why didn’t you say this sooner? I want to worship you.”

Sun Xiaofei frowned, ”Qin Tian, if you’ve reached the Nascent Soul Stage, your entrance exam ranking should have been in the top fifty at least.”

Wang Tinghu was curious too, ”Yes, advancing from Primordial Pill to Nascent Soul Stage represents a crucial leap in cultivation; you should’ve ranked in the top fifty.”

Qin Tian smiled lightly, ”It’s all in the past, getting admitted is all that matters.”

He certainly wouldn’t reveal that he had deliberately hidden his potential to remain inconspicuous.

”Impressive!”

Seeing Qin Tian’s laid-back attitude, Wang Tinghu gave Qin Tian a thumbs up and joked, ”Haoran, haha, lucky I didn’t really fight you back then; if Qin Tian helped, I would’ve been beaten for sure, haha, close call…”

”Yes, I’ve been with Qin Tian for so long, never noticed his cultivation was so high…”

As they walked and talked, Qin Tian leading the way felt a strange atmosphere surrounding them.

”There’s a smell of blood, do you smell it?” Qin Tian said loudly.

Wang Tinghu and Wang Haoran immediately quieted down. They sniffed carefully and frowned.

”No, I don’t smell anything.”

”I only smell the sand, no scent of blood.”

”Me too.”

Their Sensing Power wasn’t as sharp as Qin Tian’s. Qin Tian furrowed his brows slightly and said, ”Don’t talk, stay alert, follow me! This way!”

Following the scent of blood, Qin Tian led Wang Haoran and the others quickly over a hillside, looking downwards. The four simultaneously saw a town at the foot of the hill, an abandoned town!

”People actually live here?” Wang Haoran was taken aback, ”There are some trees and grass around, but no water source; how do people live here?”

Wang Tinghu speculated, ”There might be a well in town. Qin Tian, should we go down and take a look?”

Now knowing Qin Tian’s cultivation level, Wang Tinghu, Wang Haoran, and Sun Xiaofei all began calling him ”Brother Qin.”

”The scent of blood I smelled comes from that town. Now, it’s even stronger!” Qin Tian took a deep breath, spreading his True Qi, entering a state of alert!

”Smelled it!”

Wang Tinghu and the others finally sensed the foul stench of blood!

”Blood bandits thrive on human flesh and blood… I suspect there’s something wrong with this town! Let’s go down and check it out!”

The town was small, with few trees, rundown houses, and apart from blowing sand, it was deserted.

”Hiss…”

Upon entering the town, they saw a headless corpse at the entrance, just bones with blood-black chunks of flesh stuck to the spine, surrounded by thumb-sized flies buzzing around, making Qin Tian’s scalp tingle.

”Urgh…”

Sun Xiaofei saw the corpse and couldn’t help but vomit.

Wang Tinghu and Wang Haoran also covered their mouths.

Qin Tian locked his brows in concentration, alertly heading deeper into the town.

The further they ventured, the more corpses scattered the area, all damaged, bitten, and slaughtered—disgust, stench, wave after wave threatening to make Qin Tian sick.

”Blergh…”

Wang Haoran couldn’t hold back either and vomited.

”Haha, Haoran, looks like you couldn’t take it too, couldn’t hold back.” Wang Tinghu mocked Wang Haoran.

After vomiting, Wang Haoran glared at Wang Tinghu, ”Show-off, let’s see how long you can last; this place is nauseating…”

Wang Tinghu laughed heartily, ”I’ve weathered many storms; this bit of nausea is child’s play…Ugh… Blergh...”

Boasting,

Wang Tinghu turned his head and saw a corpse dangled under the eaves near his face, making him vomit furiously, like a fountain.

”Serves you right for bragging.” Wang Haoran laughed heartily.

”Stop talking, I feel something off about this town.” Qin Tian concentrated.

Wang Tinghu said, ”Brother Qin, this town seems ravaged by blood bandits, it’s looking a bit aged, what’s odd? Our target should be gone, right?”

Qin Tian solemnly said, ”Not necessarily, I sense a certain energy fluctuation here, be careful.”

”An ambush? No way?” Wang Haoran’s eyes widened.

Immediately, the four entered the highest level of alert.

Caw caw… caw caw caw… caw caw caw!

Suddenly, an eerie sound resonated from all around the town!

”There’s something!”

Upon hearing this, Wang Tinghu shouted.

Looking around, Qin Tian saw a massive black mass converging on them quickly!

”My heavens, they’re crows… huge crows!” Wang Haoran said, trembling at the dense shadows in the sky.

From all directions, countless crows—huge and pitch-black, with shining eyes—descended, nothing like ordinary crows!

Moreover, they numbered in the thousands, instantly surrounding them!

”These crows likely feast on flesh, they’re blood ravens, everyone arm yourselves and prepare to fight!”

Qin Tian took out the Dragon Pattern Red Sword first, its scarlet gleam flickering.

The scene was unprecedented for Wang Tinghu and the others, but hearing Qin Tian’s command, they drew their weapons immediately.

”Here they come! Brother Qin! They’re closing in!” Wang Haoran shouted nervously, swinging his long sword.