Zuo Dao scratched his head and said, "The True Meaning of Wind, it's said to be a kind of artistic conception, an enigmatic and indescribable thing. I've just heard about it, never witnessed its power..."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaoqiang understood a bit. This True Meaning of Wind is presumably a type of True Intention, similar to the seven levels in his Seven Emotions and Six Desires Technique. However, whether "artistic conception" is stronger than "true intention" still requires further understanding.

"But Brother Qiang, it's said that this true intention is extremely difficult to comprehend, and it can only be understood after advancing to a Purple Mansion Immortal. Yet once you grasp a true intention, your power will take a qualitative leap, reaching a mysterious and enigmatic realm. True intention is another standard for distinguishing the strength of Purple Mansion Immortals, apart from their level...

Take Hua Tianxia and the King of Kunshan who are of the same level. Though Hua Tianxia became a Purple Mansion Immortal decades earlier than the King of Kunshan, and his cultivation realm should be deeper, he is not a match for the King of Kunshan. The King of Kunshan can even leap ranks to slay experts of the Purple Mansion Immortal Second Ice Realm, provided that expert hasn't comprehended any true intention..."

Wang Xiaoqiang nodded and said, "Hmm, this true intention should match the Purple Mansion, right...?"

"Yes, Purple Mansion Immortals condense liquid into ice, using the Immortal Ice within their Dantian Qi Sea to construct the Purple Mansion. Once the Purple Mansion is formed, its power increases several-fold, although the purpose of constructing the Purple Mansion should still be for the comprehension of true intention...

The comprehended true intention should be hidden. True intention is not hidden in the mind nor the Sea of Heart, but the Purple Mansion... Take the True Meaning of Wind of the King of Kunshan, for instance, it's hidden within his first Purple Mansion, and if he hadn't advanced to a Purple Mansion Immortal and constructed the Purple Mansion, even if he comprehended true intention, there would be nowhere to hide it..."

Zuo Dao concluded, laughing heartily and scratched his head, saying, "Brother Qiang, doesn't it sound a bit convoluted? I won't blame you, I've confused myself with my own words."

"Not at all, I've got it, it's a simple principle..." Wang Xiaoqiang chuckled indifferently and said, "Alright, you've worn your brain cells out for this; let me treat you to some barbecue..."

"Barbecue, great!" As soon as he heard Wang Xiaoqiang was making barbecue, Zuo Dao was delighted, almost drooling at the memory of Wang Xiaoqiang's previous barbecues. He then eagerly said, "I'll go catch some game..."

"Don't be delusional, there aren't any wild animals in this Beast Corpse Mountain Range... Even if there were, they would have been devoured by the beast corpses and zombies."

Wang Xiaoqiang patted Zuo Dao's shoulder with a smile, then flipped his right hand, taking out some beef jerky and wine from the Sumeru Ring, sharing it with Zuo Dao.

For the past half month, Zuo Dao had consumed all his rations and water. Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang still had beef jerky and wine left surprised him, and he exclaimed, "Wow? Brother Qiang, how do you still have so much food... Have you been fasting all this time?"

Wang Xiaoqiang laughed, "To be honest, I was cultivating the first week, then after a week, I emerged just as the Heavenly Eye Fruit ripened. In the following days, I competed for the Heavenly Eye Fruit, and then cultivated for a few more days. Honestly, I haven't eaten during this time..."

"Brother Qiang, then... then how did you collect the heads of those criminals..." Hearing Wang Xiaoqiang's words implying he hadn't gone hunting for criminals this half month increased Zuo Dao's curiosity. He pointed at Wang Xiaoqiang's Storage Ring.

"These heads were all acquired from other cultivators, just like earlier..." Wang Xiaoqiang smiled.

"Ah..." Zuo Dao was enlightened, then laughed and said, "Brother Qiang, now I truly understand the saying, 'Big fish eat little fish, little fish eat shrimp'..."

"It's good you understand, but to eat the little fish, you have to be a big fish. And to become a big fish, you must diligently cultivate, keep at it, brother..." Wang Xiaoqiang handed him a piece of beef jerky.

"Ah, Brother Qiang, I promise to cultivate diligently in the future, I won't disappoint you." Zuo Dao took a bite of the beef jerky, agreeing.

The two sat down on the spot and started eating and drinking.

While eating and drinking, Wang Xiaoqiang activated the Heaven-Opening Eye to survey the surroundings, noticing that the competitors had started returning, heading towards Anyang City. By regulation, all competitors must return to Anyang City before nightfall today, as the Territory City elimination round ends today.

However, these competitors were not flying but walking, as there was still an afternoon left before night, perhaps allowing them to capture a few more criminal heads.

Soon, Wang Xiaoqiang spotted the figure of the Purple Sun Immortal. The Purple Sun Immortal and his disciples, seven in total, were also returning. All were quite powerful. Wang Xiaoqiang considered taking this opportunity to eliminate the Purple Sun Immortal, but wasn't entirely confident, so he gave up on the idea. Then, his Heaven-Opening Eye shifted its focus and he quickly spotted Elder Tiann.

Unlike the Purple Sun Immortal, Elder Tiann was alone, with no intention of returning; instead, he was fiercely battling a zombie in a gloomy valley. Judging by their fighting, the zombie wasn't trapping Elder Tiann; rather, Elder Tiann was intent on entangling the zombie.

The zombie was formidable, and for someone of Elder Tiann's strength, defeating it was extremely challenging, riskily so, to the point of potentially being killed. Nonetheless, Elder Tiann seemed determined, resolved not to rest until the zombie was slain.

"How odd, what's the point of fixating on a zombie? Could it be that there's some treasure on that zombie?"

Wang Xiaoqiang pondered, meticulously scanning the zombie from head to toe with the Heaven-Opening Eye, "It doesn't seem to have any treasure, though..."

"Hmm, maybe I should go check it out and take the opportunity to kill that old man. His golden storage pouch seems pretty nice; if I could get it, it could fetch a pretty penny..."

With this thought, Wang Xiaoqiang said to Zuo Dao, "Brother, let's go. While there's still some time, let's go kill someone."

Zuo Dao didn't question him and nodded in agreement. At this point, not just following Wang Xiaoqiang to kill someone, even if it meant facing death, he wouldn't hesitate, because his life belonged to Wang Xiaoqiang.

Seeing Zuo Dao agree, Wang Xiaoqiang waved his hand, his ring gleaming, and two red flying swords appeared, hovering knee-high.

"Come, hop on," Wang Xiaoqiang jumped onto one of the red flying swords first. Seeing this, Zuo Dao also leaped on, and the red flying sword ignited, lifting their bodies as it swiftly took off, rising high into the sky, darting with Wang Xiaoqiang's pointed direction towards where Elder Tiann was battling the zombie.

"Zuo Dao, do those zombies contain anything valuable? Like an inner core or something...?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked while they flew on the sword.

Zuo Dao replied, "No, I haven't heard of anything valuable. Zombies only carry an extremely dense Yin Fiend Aura, which is terrifying for cultivators, especially those without a Fire Element Spirit Root. It's deadly terrifying..."

Wang Xiaoqiang thought to himself, indeed, if Yin Fiend Aura invades the body without Fire Element Spiritual Power to expel it, one would only freeze to death.

With this in mind, it seemed Elder Tiann shouldn't be entangling himself in a deadlock with that zombie; it's a situation with no benefits, only harm.

But from several encounters, Wang Xiaoqiang knew Elder Tiann was not a simple-minded person. His deep strategy and heavy scheming were unmatched.

Thus, the stranger Elder Tiann's actions seemed, the more Wang Xiaoqiang felt that he had grand schemes afoot.

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