This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Lu Qingshan felt somewhat helpless.

Da Han clearly had no clear concept of numbers, so he could only describe them with vague words like "very far, very far" and "a lot, a lot," making the information seem quite fuzzy.

However, at least there was a useful clue that allowed him to follow up, instead of aimlessly crashing around like a headless fly or searching for a needle in a haystack, relying on luck.

Mountains pile up and waters return when no path is found, yet suddenly, in the dark willows and radiant flowers, another village appears!

Having obtained the clue, Lu Qingshan quickly turned around and bid farewell to Sang Ku, "Village Chief Sang, I have resolved the trouble for you now. I have urgent matters to attend to, so I must take my leave."

A trace of astonishment still lingered on Sang Ku's face, as he evidently hadn't recovered from his initial belief that the fearsome beast was actually a simpleton in reality.

However, upon seeing Lu Qingshan preparing to leave, he hesitated for a moment, before eventually calling out to him, "Cultivator Lu!"

"What is it?"

"If nothing goes wrong, those people who were with the deer demon you're looking for should be from the Spirit Snake Faction," Sang Ku said with a flicker in his eyes.

"Spirit Snake Faction?" Lu Qingshan's brow furrowed slightly.

"Cultivator Lu should've heard of our witch cultivators, right?" Sang Ku asked.

Lu Qingshan nodded, "I've heard some news, but don't know much in detail."

"After all, our witch cultivator lineage has been hidden within the Three Thousand Great Mountains for so many years, and we have been out of touch with the outside world all this time. It's only natural that the outside world doesn't understand us well."

Sang Ku, unconcerned, smiled and explained, "Our witch cultivator lineage originates from Ancient Times, cultivating the physical body and the five poisons, divided into five factions. This division has been handed down without change.

The five factions correspond to five poisons: the Heavenly Dragon Sect representing centipedes, the Spirit Snake Faction representing venomous snakes, the Gecko Faction representing geckos, the Yinkui Faction representing scorpions, and the Golden Toad Faction representing toads.

Although the factions all stem from the same source, there are significant differences, and they each reside separately.

Our Black Scorpion Village belongs to the Yinkui Faction, and we wear black headbands, while the Spirit Snake Faction wears gray headbands."

"I see," Lu Qingshan responded, nodding.

"The closest Spirit Snake Faction village to our Black Scorpion Village is the White Flower Snake Village to the southeast," Sang Ku pulled out a map, pointed out a direction to Lu Qingshan on it, and cautioned, "However, the village chief of White Flower Snake Village is a Great Cultivator at the Golden Core Stage, and besides that, it's said that there are more than a dozen Foundation Establishment Cultivators in the village.

"If Cultivator Lu really intends to go there, even if you are extremely powerful, remember to be careful. You don't want to bring trouble upon yourself.

"The Spirit Snake Faction is currently the one faction among the five you would least want to provoke."

"Oh? Why is that?" Lu Qingshan's interest was piqued as he asked further.

Sang Ku sighed, then went on to explain, "After the great disaster of Ancient Times, we witch cultivators had to fight for survival in the Three Thousand Great Mountains.

"But in such a dangerous place, even with the Poisonous Spirit Flower, it is very difficult for most people to survive, especially the ordinary humans.

"Ordinary humans are also the foundation of cultivators; even the strongest cultivators start from being ordinary people. If these ordinary people were gone, our witch cultivators would not be far from decline and extinction.

"So at that time, to gather resources and strength, the deepest cultivators from the five witch cultivator factions gathered together to discuss and finally decided to form an alliance of the five factions.

"Although there are gaps between the factions, to continue the legacy, we had no choice but to choose to cooperate and assist each other for mutual support and protection.

"Among them, the Great Elder of the five-faction alliance oversees the factions, pooling resources.

"The position of the Great Elder is selected through Magical Combat from within the five factions; the strongest assumes the position, and every fifty years, the position of the Great Elder changes to prevent any one faction from becoming too dominant."
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Pausing for a moment, Sang Ku's face showed a wary expression as he continued, "Currently, the Great Elder of the five-faction alliance is the Great Witch Cultivator from the Spirit Snake Faction, Golden Snake Granny.

"Not only is Golden Snake Granny highly skilled and ruthless, but she is also vindictive and protective of her own."

The most important thing is that she has served as the Great Elder three times in a row. In the alliance of the five factions, she's virtually untouchable. As a result, the Spirit Snake Faction has become incredibly arrogant.

Therefore, Cultivator Lu, you should try your best not to provoke the cultivators of the Spirit Snake Faction easily.

If the little deer that Cultivator Lu is searching for has indeed been captured by the cultivators of the Spirit Snake Faction, it would be best for you to see if you can exchange something for it. It's better than trying to seize it by force.

Otherwise, even if Cultivator Lu manages to defeat the cultivators from White Flower Snake Village, the act of touching someone from the Spirit Snake Faction is very likely to provoke Golden Snake Granny."

"Thank you, Village Chief Sang." Lu Qingshan expressed his gratitude with a cupped fist.

Even though he knew that Sang Ku was simply returning a favor with another—since he had no initial intention of sharing this information with Lu Qingshan.

It was only because Lu Qingshan had helped him with the troublesome Dahane that he was willing to disclose more this time.

But no matter what, since it was well-intended, Lu Qingshan still felt grateful in his heart.

"Let's go to White Flower Snake Village and see what's going on!" After organizing his thoughts, Lu Qingshan made his decision.

No sooner had he planned to set out than Dahane stopped him, "How about I take you there?"

Under the gaze of Lu Qingshan and King Xi Rat, Dahane shyly said, "You helped me come down from the cliff and even named me. I haven't thanked you yet!

I see you are in a hurry for that little deer. I'm very fast, I can take you there quickly."

Zouyu are spirit beasts known for their speed, so Dahane was not exaggerating.

"Then we'll be troubling you," Lu Qingshan said, not standing on ceremony with Dahane.

"Come on up," Dahane said with a chuckle.

Lu Qingshan leaped gracefully, landing on Dahane's back.

Once Lu Qingshan was steady, Dahane sprang forward, transforming into an almost invisible shadow, rapidly weaving through the ancient forest.

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One day later, at White Flower Snake Village.

Although both are called villages, White Flower Snake Village was clearly not comparable to Black Scorpion Village.

Here, a massive fortress-like village had been erected, housing nearly ten thousand people.

Lu Qingshan released his Divine Sense to sense the village ahead.

The village was enormously large, nearly a hundred li in length and width, predominantly constructed from millenary tree wood.

This ancient timber was extremely tough, so tough that even if one were to chop fiercely with a broadsword, there would not be a scratch, making its defensive power akin to giant boulders.

The village gates were bustling with people coming and going. As a large tribe, White Flower Snake Village often had people from other villages coming in for trading and purchasing, so there was a significant flow of people.

However, those responsible for guarding the gates were just ordinary people, and there were no cultivators among them.

Lu Qingshan dismounted from Dahane and patted his thigh, saying, "Thank you."

Dahane responded with a cheerful, "No need to be polite."

It was evident that Dahane could not be brought into the village; it would cause too much of a stir. Besides, Dahane did not wish to interact with humans. Thus, Lu Qingshan bid farewell to him there.

Heeding Sang Ku's warning and not wishing to stir up trouble, Lu Qingshan disguised himself as an ordinary person and stealthily entered White Flower Snake Village.