Dream Slumber Mist

"It's the fourth one," said Wu Jin as he picked space bag from the fallen disciple's belt.

Without bothering to inspect its contents, he moved everything into his own space bag and tossed the empty one back to the fallen disciple. Without lingering any longer, Wu Jin left the place.

It had been two days since Wu Jin entered the secret realm. Before he went in, he made sure to prepare. He bought a mask and robe that could conceal his face and figure from other cultivators as well as a mist called the "Dream Slumber Mist."

Wu Jin knew that if he simply gathered herbs, his harvest would be very low, especially since he had to give 70% of it to the sect. So, he decided to increase his harvest by robbing others.

He didn't blindly rob, but instead planned a rather crude plan though, within his capabilities. He used the mask and robe to conceal his identity and then use the Dream Slumber Mist.

Dream Slumber Mist is the mist created by an alchemist, to make a person feel drowsy and then render them unconscious for a few minutes. Which will allow Wu Jin to steal their space bags.

Although this Dream Slumber Mist may appear powerful at first glance, it actually has a weakness. Even an early grade Qi Gathering Realm cultivator can easily counter it which was to simply stop their breathing and refrain themselves from inhaling it, allowing it to disperse within a few moments.

Additionally, it only affects cultivators of early to middle grade Qi Gathering Realm, having no effect on those of late grade Qi Gathering Realm, even if they inhale it.

But of course, Wu Jin is not foolish. He only targeted weak and inexperienced disciples as they were more likely to fall for his trick.

Even if someone was weak but experienced, they would likely see through his trick and counterattack. Therefore, if he identified someone who seemed inexperienced and weak, and they successfully fought back when he tried to rob them with the mist, he would quickly retreat.

His only goal was to gain profit, not to get involved in a fight.

…

Seeing Wu Jin's streak of robberies, Su Han couldn't help but fall silent.

"Wasn't Wu Jin humble, simple, and a good person?" Su Han couldn't help but think.

Come to think of it, cultivation itself goes against the natural order, and there's no clear distinction between right and wrong. In the eyes of heaven, every cultivator is considered to be in the wrong.

Considering Wu Jin's extensive lifespan, with many years in the real world and two lifetimes in the simulated world, such cunningness would naturally develop. In the face of personal gain, even close relationships can be compromised, let alone for Wu Jin, who is a stranger to these disciples.

Once again, that simple and kind person was among cultivators, where things like killing and stealing were not considered wrong. Just knocking out those disciples instead of killing them showed that Wu Jin was a good person, not someone blood maniac.

Though there's a rule against killing disciples in the secret realm, there's no direct connection between the secret realm and the outside world. Even if one were to kill another, it's unlikely that anyone outside the secret realm would know.

So, Su Han didn't dwell much on Wu Jin robbing the disciples; instead, he was happy about it because the more Wu Jin did this, the more benefits Wu Jin would receive. And in this case, as Wu Jin's strength increased, Su Han would also gain more benefits.

…

After some time, Wu Jin arrived at a cave hidden within the bushes, which he stumbled upon accidentally. Upon entering the cave, he settled into a cross-legged position and took out his space bag. Carefully, he began to calculate his harvest.

"I have 5 Rank 1 middle-grade herbs and 20 Rank 1 low-grade herbs. Out of these, I only managed to pick 1 Rank 1 middle-grade and 3 Rank 1 low-grade herbs. As for the others, they were generously donated by my fellow disciples," Wu Jin said in a calm tone.

Continuing, he remarked, "That being said, this realm is quite vast, probably comparable to a large city, and the herbs are also abundant. Despite thousands of disciples entering the secret realm, even weak cultivators can gather at least 4 to 5 Rank 1 low-grade herbs in 2 days, not to mention those powerful late-grade Qi Gathering Realm cultivators."

With these thoughts in mind, Wu Jin began organizing the herbs he had collected based on their grades. Once he had finished organizing his harvest, Wu Jin left the cave behind.

He hadn't gone far when he spotted a disciple at the Fourth Level of Qi Gathering Realm. Ready to rob him too, Wu Jin followed him quietly, keeping his presence hidden, and waited for the right moment to strike.

As they continued, the disciple suddenly stopped, scanned the surroundings cautiously, and then began digging a hole. At first, Wu Jin thought he had been noticed following and was prepared to flee. However, when the disciple began digging, Wu Jin was confused and decided to stay and seeing that person's suspicious behavior.

After some time, the hole was large enough, and the disciple took out a black object from his space bag. He placed it in the hole before starting to cover it up.

Wu Jin couldn't see clearly what the object was because the disciple had his back turned. Noticing this, Wu Jin couldn't help but think, "What could that thing be?" he wondered.

"Well, it's best to attack first and then figure it out," he added.

Without hesitation, Wu Jin swiftly retrieved a bottle resembling glass with swirling mist inside. Hastily opening the cap, he threw it towards the disciple who had just finished filling the hole.

Startled by the sudden changes in his surroundings, the disciple reacted swiftly as he stood up and noticed the bottle hurtling towards him.

Without hesitation, he smashed his fist into the bottle, causing it to shatter and release a billowing mist. Seeing the mist, the disciple was shocked as he exclaimed, "Dream Slumber Mist!"