Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System

"A move? As in attacking our forces?"

Sebastian shook his head.

"No, we already have some plans prepared. We want them to have conflict among themselves.

Out of all those organizations, only a few are united.

Most of them came here driven by greed and their own personal agendas."

"I see. Do you need any help?"

"We're alright, Miss, but if you want, we can give you some tasks."

"No, I'm good.

I will go with my mom to Red Fog Valley to look for an acquaintance."

"In that case, do you need reinforcement?

We can send an elite squad with you.

They are all very loyal and experts in tracking and combat.

I'm sure they will be helpful."

Before she could answer, QingWa returned.

"Are you sure you want to go there?

This place is quite dangerous, and it's reported that many have gone missing.

The fog limits your view and senses.

Not even qi can penetrate it."

Hearing this, Luca didn't feel deterred; instead, she felt relief.

If the place was really this dangerous, it meant he should be safe.

"Don't worry, I have my method."

She then looked at Sebastian.

"As for the army, no need. I will just take some supplies with me."

Sebastian didn't try to change Luca's mind. He quickly moved, preparing all the supplies inside a storage ring.

One for Luca, one for Emily.

Despite already bringing her own supply, they had spent quite a long time in this place.

It had already started running out.

Seeing both of them leave through the door, "Sebastian, send a scout at least to follow them from a distance."

QingWa's order made him frown.

"Are you telling me to ignore her orders?"

"She just said no to the troops. The place is dangerous, Sebastian. If something happens to them, do you want to take responsibility?"

Sebastian became conflicted. It didn't matter to him, even if he got punished.

But if Luca and Emily met some kind of mishap that resulted in their demise, he would not be able to live with himself.

His complete worship of Alex, like he was a god, wouldn't allow it.

"I will follow them then. The others will quickly find out and won't be able to reach them if something happens."

Sebastian could tell Luca's strength. If it was an enemy that caused her demise, a single scout wouldn't be useful.

Meanwhile, Luca and Emily had already left the city.

Emily was pulled by Luca as she flew at top speed.

The place was quite a distance away from Bloodspire's capital.

But thankfully, they could use teleportation in a nearby town.

Their surroundings quickly changed to those of a dilapidated chamber.

The teleportation room was very different from the one they had used before.

It was clear no one had taken care of it for a while.

They didn't even see anyone guarding the spot.

"Mom, isn't this dangerous? Anyone can use this portal to ambush someone."

"Except they are experts on formations, they won't be able to do that, Emily.

And those with that capability wouldn't find any interest in doing it since this portal network is only linked to average towns."

Luca then explained to Emily how teleportation worked.

It was like a train station. Some portals were linked with others, allowing them to move between locations.

But there was one difference: some teleportation formations could only be used as exit points.

No one could use them to teleport to other places.

This was usually done in dangerous areas like this one.

It was typically crowdfunded by a group of cultivators who liked to challenge the danger zone for treasure.
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They escaped and returned multiple times, to the point where they found it was worth building this kind of exit point.

Part of the group would then build another entrance, but usually, it was in a hidden location to make sure only they could use it.

By separating the two, it raised the safety, while they could get some kind of subsidy from sects or clans since this exit point was public.

Leaving through the chamber, Emily could see dozens of houses made from wood and thatch.

The moment her eyes made contact with the villagers, their faces quickly turned to panic and froze.

They then ran back to their houses.

"So impolite. It's like they're seeing a monster."

"Cut them some slack, Emily. Cultivators, in their eyes, are worse than monsters."

"Then why would they allow this formation to be placed here?"

"Do you think they can reject it?

Well, it's not all bad. I'm sure they gained some benefit.

For example, the formation that repels beasts away from this village."

All that Luca told Emily was something she learned from Edward's memories.

At this point, her knowledge was not like that of someone who had just arrived in this world.

"Excuse me, madam.

This lowly one just wants to ask what I can help you with."

Luca turned her gaze, seeing an elderly man kneeling on the ground, not even daring to look at her eyes.

He was the village chief of this place.

One of the rare villages filled only with mortals.

Most of them had special conditions that made them unable to cultivate or had their qi cores destroyed, turning them into cripples.

"Stand up, just call me Luca.

I'm just passing by. We're going to Red Fog Valley."

The old man stood up, his expression showing relief.

With his experience, visitors could be split into two: arrogant cultivators or those that wanted to be treated normally.

"I can give you the direction, but I will warn you we just had a group of cultivators going to that place."

"Do you know what their purpose is?"

"I didn't dare to ask."

The elderly man then showed Luca the directions and told her what he knew about the valley.

There were many legends and rumors, most of them unconfirmed, but some were useful to Luca.

For example, the village got its food source from the valley.

They gather herbs and fruit and hunt small animals.