Anna - Yes, there are no kind and honest people, well, except for the master.
Sam - Ha ha, I'm not kind, and I would not call myself honest, well, anyway, remember that. If someone tries to speak to you, come close to you, or simply offer water or food. Remember, never trust anyone, eat and drink only the food and water that I left behind, you can perceive everyone here as potential enemies, because probably they are.
- If you ever stumble and fall, these people will not help you, on the contrary, they will push you to the bottom and enjoy watching you fall into the abyss. Be strong and independent do you understand me?
Anna listened intently, and when Sam finished, nodded strongly. That's great.
Sam didn't know if he was doing the right thing by saying all of this, he didn't understand a damn thing about children, and even more so about children as cultivators, and in general he was a shitty person to be an example for anyone.
But then he could not help himself, he believed in what he was saying, and that's it.
He explained to Anna not to go outside, but if someone came here, so that she took everything and ran away through the emergency exits that Sam had left. He also gave her his armor, a flying sword and a bead, and explained what was what.
These things are useless to him anyway. He told her to train hard and stay here until she was comfortable with the techniques and artifacts.
The former master of the sect and the ant whom Sam killed in the city had signs for communication, he erased all the marks and gave one to Anna so that they could communicate if something happened.
Sam collected various maps from both cities that he could find, and he had a more or less good idea of surroundings, at least in this part of the planet.
In addition to the abandoned lands and fire lands, there were other interesting places, some were considered quite dangerous.
Anyway, right now, he wanted to go to a place with strong beasts, namely the Valley of the Beasts.
When he absorbed the body cultivator, he received a good increase in spiritual energy in addition to dark, so that killing strong beasts could speed up his cultivation by an order of magnitude. Well, if he does not have enough dark energy, then he can then go to the bearded men and supplement the lack.
After saying goodbye to Anna, Sam went outside, the other two children were still at the peak of the Qi Condensation, the difference was phenomenal. Sam sighed and hit the road.
Sam did not want to go to especially dangerous places yet, as long as he saw the way ahead in front of him, there was no need for unnecessary risks.
He went to an area with a high density of powerful beasts, apparently there are many beasts of the Core Formation, and usually only the cultivators of the Core Formation can be brave enough to go there.
After almost a week's journey, Sam felt that a battle was going on somewhere, he decided to take a look.
The three Core Formation cultivators attacked the flying castle. The ship looked pretty nice, golden hues, towers, arches and so on. The castle was not very big, maybe 50 meters in diameter.
Fool - What are you doing? Stop it now, or I'll get angry.
A not very confident melodic voice sounded from the castle. But the cultivators were not going to stop obviously, they just giggled.
Villain - Lady come out on good, no one will offend you, we are just adventurers.
Fool - Honestly?
Villain - Of course, we just want to take a look at you, and before that we just said hello.
The others laughed, but suddenly they fell silent. Obviously, they just mocked the other side and did not really hope that they would be believed. Rather, they just chatted for laughter.
But the owner of the castle, to their surprise, really turned off the protective barrier and flew out.
Sam didn't usually pay much attention to the details of the appearance of various races, but this person looked quite attractive and unique.
The skin was pale blue or something, and the dress and hair were light blue. Big beautiful eyes, with equally large pupils the color of the sea. Small nose and lips. In general, the image of some kind of innocent fairy or something like that was created.
She flew out with a smile on her face and flew up to the cultivators.
Claire - Hello, my name is Claire. I'm an adventurer too.
The cultivators hung a little from surprise, but having come to their senses, they quickly pounced on the girl using spiritual chains and tied her.
Claire - What are you doing?
Villain - Baby didn't you know? Adventurers are often faced with various dangers, so we tied you for our own safety. Your castle scared us a little, why don't you give it to us? We will check it and if everything is in order we will release you immediately.
Claire - But ...