Chapter 47: Banishment
Li Lang quickly calmed himself down once he realized he was starting to come up with crazy ideas, like joining a demonic sect. Based on the books he had read and the information he gathered, demonic cultivators weren’t decent human beings. He didn’t have enough information to make any definitive statements, but all his sources had negative things to say about demonic cultivators.
However, their techniques definitely caught Li Lang’s interest. Their cultivation techniques were known to allow practitioners to advance regardless of their aptitude. They accomplished this by absorbing the Qi and cultivation from others. That particular characteristic was why several elders in Spirit Grove had accused Li Lang of being a demonic cultivator.
While reaching stage four of Energy Gathering at the age of twelve wasn’t anything impressive, it was another matter when aptitude was taken into consideration. It was believed those of a lower aptitude had less talent for manipulating Qi, and few ever get past stage three without years of bitter cultivation.
Either way, I don’t think I can stay here. The nearby sects will probably hear about me from Spirit Grove as well, so I’ll have to go somewhere far away if I want to continue with my experiments. How dare they associate it with demonic cultivation!
Li Lang glared back down on the map he bought from the Mission Hall.
It was much more detailed than what he had seen within the Zi family estate. It showed the surrounding provinces and the main roads.
Spirit Grove was still located in the same province as the Zi family’s home in Lingyun Town, within the Yellow Qilin province. It was on the southern tip of Violet Isle and had four neighboring provinces. The first one to the east was called Jade Lotus. The one to the north was Vermillion Dragon, while the one to the west was called Azure Mist.
The one that stood out the most was also the largest province to the south, which was simply labeled Demonic Cultivator Territory. It was the only coastal province and boasted the largest area among all the surrounding territories.
There were few details about the Demonic Cultivator Territory, but the map surprisingly depicted a city right on top of the border it shared with the Yellow Qilin province.
Is this where they trade with demonic cultivators? Wait…Do they even engage in trade with them?
Li Lang pulled his hair out all night as he fretted about the future.
The next day, Elder Cao showed up again in the early afternoon.