《My Top Is A Magic Beast》


 C1

    This was the darkest place in the world.


    Someone raised their head in the endless darkness, but what they saw was still a void without a sound or shadow.


    As the continent''s most talented martial arts genius, the family''s most beloved young master, and the sect''s most talented junior, Ling Xiao had never thought that he would one day be reduced to such a state.


    If one day he could leave this place, Ling Xiao swore to himself that he would make those people who framed him pay the price!


    "Do you want to leave?" Suddenly, a voice rang out in the boundless darkness.


    Ling Xiao hesitated, "Who?!"


    No one answered, as if it was just an illusion.


    Ling Xiao, Ling Xiao, what are you waiting for? To be framed by the most trusted, being scolded by the closest, being locked in this sinister place by the most respected, who do you expect to save you?


    "Do you want to leave?" The voice was calm.


    Ling Xiao heard it clearly this time and asked in surprise, "Who are you?"


    The other did not reply, but continued, "If you intend to, close your eyes later. No matter what happens, do not resist."


    Ling Xiao was wondering what was going on. A sharp pain spread from between his eyebrows and quickly spread to every part of his body.


    At first, it was only a slight pain, but it quickly turned into unbearable pain. The burning feeling became more and more intense and Ling Xiao finally lost consciousness in the endless darkness.


    Ling Xiao didn''t expect that when he opened his eyes again, his soul would be possessed by an orphan without a surname, an orphan without a parent.


    In a chaotic battle, the original owner was hit by an inner strength. The original owner had no cultivation. Even his physical fitness couldn''t compare to an ordinary person. So, he fell to the ground with a serious injury. Soon, he lost his breath.


    The people here valued force greatly. If there was any disagreement, they would attack. Unless it was an outrageous scene, no one would care about it.


    A nobody like the original owner, who didn''t even have a name, would die like a blade of grass. Of course, no one cared about it, not even Ling Xiao, who helped collect the corpse.


    "Since your body is trapped in the void, I just randomly found a body and stuffed your soul inside." An unfamiliar yet familiar voice rang out.


    Ling Xiao couldn''t help but ask, "A void place? Is that where I was trapped before? "


    The other didn''t answer.


    Ling Xiao pondered for a while, "What conditions do you have to bring me out?"


    The mysterious person opened his mouth, his tone was filled with easily discernible disdain, "I''ve never done good deeds, I''ll definitely have something that I need you to do in the future." He added, "Don''t worry, I won''t let you do anything outside your capabilities. You don''t have anything worth scheming about, so you don''t have to worry about me harming you."


    Ling Xiao frowned: why does the voice sound so close? Moreover, there seemed to be some ¡­ Immaturity?


    He turned his head slowly and finally found something strange at his feet.


    Four short legs, a soft, pink body, and a round, furry face... This little thing that couldn''t even stand properly, was that mysterious person who saved him?


    When he saw Ling Xiao''s gaze looking over, the thing immediately raised its head and puffed up its chest, putting on the look of "what''s so good about you stupid mortal".


    Ling Xiao''s expressionless face couldn''t help but twist a little.


    Noticing Ling Xiao''s weird expression, Lil Thing arched his body and faced him with a disdainful look.


    Ling Xiao felt his head hurt. He didn''t have time to ask for more details. He picked up the little thing that was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws and slowly got up from the cold ground.


    The body that Ling Xiao had taken over was not very robust and now that he was hit by inner strength, it was in a worrisome state. The brute force rampaged inside Ling Xiao''s body, but Ling Xiao had no choice but to grit his teeth and endure.


    In order to distract his attention, Ling Xiao started to flip through the original owner''s memories. Soon, he realized that the original owner was not hurt accidentally, but it was intentional!


    The original owner had an exceptionally worshipped goddess. The goddess was beautiful and had a powerful and noble identity. The most important thing was for her to be close to others. Even the original owner who was a wandering child without anything was very close to her.


    The original owner, who was always scolded, was very happy. However, some people were not as happy. The goddess had a brainless mother, and was already at the seventh stage of Qi Cultivating Stage. She was only one step away from becoming an official Martial Cultivator, and her strength was incomparable to an ordinary person like the original owner, who was unable to cultivate.


    He could not bear to see the original owner trying to get close to the goddess, so he finally found an opportunity to send a surge of inner strength into the original owner''s body.


    The original owner, as an ordinary person without any ability, naturally was unable to resist and was killed by someone just like that.


    Ling Xiao, who knew the truth, silently said in his heart, "Don''t worry, I won''t let go of the person who killed you!"


    However, he had overestimated the endurance of this body. Ling Xiao reluctantly walked back to where the original owner resided. He staggered and then kneeled to the ground. His vision became blurry. He immediately fell asleep without caring about anything.


    In his dreams, the original owner''s memories flashed across his mind more clearly. Only then did Ling Xiao realize that the continent he was on was the same as the world he was in before, also known as Martial Arts Continent.


    On this Martial Arts Continent, there existed the three great empires of Zhong Wu, Xuan Gu, and Qian Hui. This was Intermediate Martial Empire under the jurisdiction of the Intermediate Martial Empire, Tianning Palace.


    The Kata City was extremely desolate. Even though the region was vast, the population was sparse, and all sorts of resources were scarce.


    Similarly, the Qi of Heaven and Earth that was used as a cultivation resource in the Martial Cultivator was also abnormally barren. In the original owner''s Kata City, as long as a person could draw energy into their body and have the qualifications to become an official Martial Cultivator, then that was enough for them to receive respect.


    Ling Xiao woke up with a sigh.


    Martial Cultivator?


    He was already a Seventh Level Martial Soldier when he was eight years old. He never thought that he could become such an extraordinary existence here, which made him feel an inexplicable sense of absurdity.


    According to the description of the little thing called a "divine beast", the Martial Cultivator was split into two layers, the continent that he was on earlier was called Upper World, and the current Martial Arts Continent was called the lower realm. There was only one way to go from the lower realm to the upper realm, and that was to enter the Sky-bearing Column that connected the two worlds.


    He also told Ling Xiao that the Sky-bearing Column''s position wasn''t fixed and would move once every hundred years. He could vaguely sense the approximate direction the Sky-bearing Column was at, but Ling Xiao still needed to find the specific location himself.


    Regardless of whether it was Upper World or going down into the world, they were never peaceful. Martial power was the key that determined one''s status. Under such a dangerous situation in the world, it was hard for people without fighting power to leave the boundaries of Kata City, let alone explore the continent.


    In other words, if Ling Xiao wanted to return to the Upper Realm, he must have the power to protect himself.


    However, when Ling Xiao transmigrated over, he found out that the original owner did not have any Inner Bead in his body!

 C2

    Only with Inner Bead could he absorb the Qi of Heaven and Earth and convert it into inner strength, which was the only way to cultivate in the martial way.


    The only difference was the quality of the Inner Bead. The majority of the Inner Bead s in the bodies of ordinary people were so small that they could be disregarded. The Inner Bead s were full of potholes, and even if they absorbed the Qi of Heaven and Earth, they would still not be able to survive.


    However, if the quality was even worse, they had it!


    The original owner''s body was so empty that not even a single strand of hair could be seen. In the entire mainland, this was probably the only thing that he could do.


    After carefully looking through the original owner''s memories, Ling Xiao found that the original owner actually had a Inner Bead. It was just that its quality was too low and it was unable to cultivate.


    According to Ling Xiao''s previous continent, ordinary people first needed to draw their Qi into their body, and after going through the seventh stage of Qi Cultivation, they would become an official warrior. Then, they would become a Martial Master, Great Martial Master, Martial King, Martial King, Martial Saint, and Martial Emperor.


    Although the quantity and quality of Martial Cultivator in the Lower Martial Arts Continent could not compare to Ling Xiao''s previous continent, if he wanted to safely leave the body of the original owner, he had to at least reach the warrior rank.


    The most important thing for him to do now was to change the fact that Ling Xiao couldn''t cultivate. Since he didn''t have anything of value, he could only cast his gaze at the small figure that was still diligently practicing standing and fell into a strange silence.


    The little thing felt the two scorching gazes and wanted to turn back, but it accidentally flipped over and rolled away. It lay on the ground for a long time without being able to stand up.


    Looking at the incomparably cute little thing, Ling Xiao restrained himself time and time again, but in his heart, he still felt an unprecedented wave of despair.


    The little thing that just got up was angered by Ling Xiao''s gaze, "What''s there to look at!"


    Ling Xiao looked away and started thinking about how to get one Inner Bead, absorb the Qi of Heaven and Earth, and step into the martial way as soon as possible.


    The little guy coldly snorted and said, "Hmph! "Don''t think I don''t know what you''re thinking just because you have a straight face." Even though his voice was young and tender, and he had an imposing manner, the prerequisite was that he didn''t need to look at his furry and plump body.


    Fortunately, Ling Xiao was used to being expressionless. No matter how dumb and cute the little guy was, he could control his expression, which reduced the possibility of angering the little guy.


    Lil Thing looked up impatiently Ling Xiao impatiently, and seeing that this idiot didn''t know how to kneel down and submit to him, it couldn''t help but get even angrier, its eyes opened wide, "Your body looks shiny, but in fact it has already been poisoned by someone. If you don''t give it up soon, it will sooner or later lead to your death! It would be better to use this body right now. "


    Ling Xiao thought of the ugly faces of those people and started to ponder when he was poisoned.


    After thinking for a while, he raised his head and looked at the reflection in the little thing''s black and bright eyes. "Thank you," he said from the bottom of his heart.


    Regardless, if it wasn''t for the other party, he would still be trapped in this void, and he didn''t know when he would be able to see the light again.


    After sincerely thanking him, Ling Xiao saw that arrogant little thing blush. He stammered, "No, no need to thank me. I also have a plan for the Inner Bead, but you have to remember, once that happens, there will be no way out. "


    Ling Xiao let out a sigh of relief without any change in his expression. This little thing was indeed mysterious and odd, but as long as he showed the intention of cooperating and was willing to help, he would be able to relax his guard a little.


    Know your partner and start by telling each other your name.


    "Hello, my name is Ling Xiao." Thus, he took the initiative to speak out.


    The little thing was silent for a moment, then said reluctantly: "Gayaro."


    Gayaro didn''t leave any room for Ling Xiao to speak. He quickly said, "I''ve already dealt with the inner strength that went into your body. I''m tired. We can talk about the cultivation matter tomorrow."


    As he spoke, he crouched down on the stone slab that the original owner had used for his sleep and closed his eyes.


    Previously, when Ling Xiao fell asleep, Gayaro had been keeping watch over him and did not rest. Now, sleepiness overcame him and he fell asleep very soon.


    Ling Xiao rubbed his still twitching internal organs and memorized the name of the brainless fan that killed the original owner, Dean.


    He got up and stood in front of a broken mirror.


    With his small and thin body, long black hair, and round cheeks, everything showed that Ling Xiao no longer existed. He had to abandon his past and treat himself as an orphan in the Kata City, starting from the beginning.


    Ling Xiao knew that Ling Xiao was a freshman as he squeezed his powerless arm.


    When one cultivates martial arts, one cultivates martial arts, and refines pearls.


    If a person wanted to practice the Martial Way, they must have Inner Bead before they can absorb them. It was obviously impossible for Gayaro to make a Inner Bead for Ling Xiao out of thin air, so his first priority was to "make" a Inner Bead for Ling Xiao.


    Regarding the production of Inner Bead, the people of Martial Arts Continent all thought that it was a fantasy, and Ling Xiao accepted it quickly.


    He had heard of such a thing a long time ago.


    A young master of a certain family who was similar to his family had accidentally lost his chance in a round trip to capture a Savage Beast, resulting in the Savage Beast being dug out by it. From then on, he became a cripple.


    Luckily, he had a pair of parents that doted on him the most. The husband and wife were Martial Kings and Martial King, and the two of them spent their entire life searching for a rare pearl, then obtained a famous formation master who could absorb and transform Qi of Heaven and Earth, and then placed the formation treasure into their son''s dantian.


    The news of the Martial Cultivator who had lost her Inner Bead being able to cultivate anew shocked the entire continent.


    That husband and wife were able to succeed because they had strength, influence, time, and connections. What did he want now? What should he do?


    However, before he could worry for long, Gayaro came up with an idea that was a hundred times crazier than making Inner Bead by hand, "If you don''t have Inner Bead, then fuse with other people''s Inner Bead."


    Gayaro''s tone was light, but Ling Xiao was shocked by his audacious thoughts.


    Impossible! This was the first thought that came to mind.


    He had never heard of anyone who could turn another person''s Inner Bead into their own! He could imagine, that once it had really been achieved, he would definitely become all of the Martial Cultivator ¡­ No, it was an object that all living creatures in the world would choose to kill!


    They were making an enemy of the whole world!


    However, he, who had lost his martial arts, family name, and even his body, had no other way out.


    Ling Xiao suddenly understood that there seemed to be countless forks in the road in front of him, but in the end, there was only one path leading to the end.


    He had no choice.


    "Good!" I will do as you say! " Ling Xiao gritted his teeth, "I will try my best to fulfill all of your requirements, but you have to keep walking with me!"


    Gayaro''s originally awkward face turned serious, "Ok." I promise you. "


    he promised.

 C3

    "Pfft. Pfft. Pfft." Ling Xiao wiped away the sweat that was rolling down his face and crawled alone in the huge stone forest.


    After some discussion, Gayaro and Ling Xiao had placed their hopes of fusing the Inner Bead onto the Savage Beast. Thus, before the sky brightened, Ling Xiao, under Gayaro''s urging, left the Kata City and went to the wilderness outside the city.


    The Kata City meant "city of Desolate Stone". The rocks on the outskirts were towering, like countless majestic monuments. Walking within them, was like an ant crawling between the tall and wide trees, couldn''t help but feel a sense of inferiority.


    But Ling Xiao didn''t have the leisure and elegance to appreciate this unique scenery. Right now, he only felt thirsty.


    Water was a scarce resource in the entire Kata City, and was extremely difficult to obtain.


    Until now, Ling Xiao hadn''t touched a single drop of water on the body of the original owner. Under the strong light for a long time, the water in his body evaporated at an extraordinary speed, so if he didn''t replenish the water, he might turn into a piece of dried meat in the stone forest before he started cultivating.


    Perhaps he heard Ling Xiao''s desire, Gayaro, who was lying on his shoulder, suddenly said: "Go to the left side. There is water there."


    Water?


    Ling Xiao was extremely thirsty, so when he heard this word, he immediately walked towards the direction Gayaro had indicated.


    Not too far away, a rock the height of a man appeared in front of him. He carefully observed and finally found a puddle of water in the narrow crevice. Even under such scorching weather, it was not evaporated.


    Surprised, Ling Xiao climbed up the rock with all his might. The moment he was about to get his hands on the stone, he felt an inexplicable sense of danger.


    Ling Xiao''s reaction wasn''t slow. He immediately crouched down and dodged the attack from behind.


    "Pah!" A deep crack immediately appeared on the stone that replaced Ling Xiao. If he was hit, Ling Xiao''s little life would probably be lost.


    It was a large worm with a grayish-black appearance that attacked him.


    The original owner had never left the Kata City before, and had only heard people say that terrifying monsters were everywhere outside the city, treating passersby as food, and some plants as food. It was simply hell on earth. Ling Xiao, who inherited the original owner''s memories, didn''t know what this was and naturally didn''t know what its weaknesses were.


    Seeing that the attack failed, the big bug immediately followed, unwilling to kill Ling Xiao. Fortunately, the big bug was obviously not a powerful character, so Ling Xiao didn''t let it get close to him other than taking a few blows in the beginning.


    But there was nothing he could do about it. After all, he was just an ordinary person without any inner strength. When his attack landed on the big bug that was wrapped in thick armor, it was like scratching its head, and it was useless.


    As time passed, the bugs were no longer tired, but Ling Xiao was almost unable to hold on.


    He had to end this quickly!


    The bug''s grayish-white tentacles brushed past Ling Xiao''s hair. Taking advantage of this, Ling Xiao didn''t retreat but advanced instead. Borrowing the height of the rock, he jumped onto the bug''s tentacle and grabbed onto it tightly!


    Surprisingly, Ling Xiao''s actions made the big bug unable to react in time. He used the most agile move he had ever done since his rebirth and quickly crawled to the edge of the big bug''s eye.


    Right here!


    Ling Xiao waved the stone saber in his hand. As a homeless person, Ling Xiao intentionally found a rock to polish the tip of the rock when he left Kata City, just in case he needed it.


    Sharp rocks flew up high and fiercely stabbed into the weak eyes of the bug.


    The big bug that was in pain started to struggle, wanting to throw the human off. Ling Xiao held onto the tentacle tightly and pulled the stone knife out with force.


    The large worm, who had lost an eye, was rolling on the ground in the stony forest. Its four tentacles were wildly waving in the air, as if it was in great pain and had lost its ability to fight.


    Ling Xiao wasn''t sure if this kind of beast lived in groups, or if it held a grudge. This meant that in order to be safe, he had to leave it here today!


    Ling Xiao, who had made up his mind, was very capable. While the big bug was attacking everywhere due to its blindness, he did the same thing to destroy its other eye. The threat the big bug, who was completely blind, had towards Ling Xiao had decreased a lot.


    Relying on the sharp stone saber, when the sun was about to reach its head, the large bug finally collapsed onto the ground. The two pairs of tentacles on its head twitched a few times and then completely stopped moving.


    Ling Xiao hid in the shadow of the stone and looked at his first defeated opponent since coming to this continent.


    Gayaro, who had been pretending to be dead during the battle between Ling Xiao and the monster bug, suddenly spoke up, "Your reaction speed is too slow, your attack power is too weak, and your prediction ability is too low ¡­" How did you manage to make it this far? "


    A once famous figure and martial dao genius had been completely criticized by him.


    That''s why I''ve been reduced to this. Ling Xiao quietly rested and recovered his strength. He suddenly said, "You intentionally lured me here."


    "This is just a small test." Gayaro stuck out his pink tongue and licked his claws. He didn''t feel guilty about being caught red-handed by the victim on the spot.


    "The insect you killed is called the Plated Beetle. It''s armor is very hard and only the eyes are its weakness. For you to be able to strike at the eyes, it shows that your battle consciousness isn''t too bad. However, don''t celebrate too early. These insects are the lowest grade of animals in this stone forest, and are much more powerful than this. "


    The sun officially moved to the highest point. It was now the hottest time in the stone forest. After Gayaro finished drinking the water, Ling Xiao carefully finished the remaining water and then began to dissect his spoils of war.


    In Gayaro''s opinion, although this bug wasn''t even qualified to enter his eyes, but for Ling Xiao, who didn''t even have a change of clothes other than a stone knife, it was the only resource that could be used right now and couldn''t be wasted.


    It sounded so sad.


    However, this was not Ling Xiao''s first time doing this. With the stone sword in his hand, he finished dismembering a Plated Beetle that was the size of an adult.


    There were a bunch of hard protective shells that could be used as armor, four tentacles that could be used to tie things together, and a Inner Bead the size of a fingernail. Most importantly, he found a water storage pouch inside the Plated Beetle''s body!


    This was truly a pleasant surprise!


    The Plated Beetle''s water bag was not big, it was only slightly wider than Ling Xiao''s palm, but with this water bag, he could store water, and the probability of him dying of thirst under the scorching sun would be reduced by a lot.


    As for the Inner Bead, due to its poor quality, when Gayaro expressed that it could not be used for cultivation, Ling Xiao kept it.


    The vicinity of Kata City seemed to be extremely barren, but the number of Martial Cultivator here were few. Many ordinary people would never have the courage to walk out of the high and thick city walls, and if they lowered their requirements and carefully looked around, they would still be able to find some useful things. Unlike the continent Ling Xiao was on, the safe area had long been dug out by the hungry Martial Cultivator. Even the soil there was thinner than other places.


    However, Inner Bead were not everywhere to be seen. Ling Xiao did not think that he would be able to gain anything today, so he focused on finding something that could be used.

 C4

    As the sky gradually darkened, countless creatures that avoided the sunlight began to emerge. Behind Ling Xiao and Gayaro, there were countless pairs of drooling eyes staring at the living creatures in the stone forest.


    Ling Xiao made the Plated Beetle''s hard shell into a trailer, put in today''s harvest, tied it with a long tentacle, carried it on his back, and walked towards Kata City with heavy steps.


    When the walls with high Kata City appeared in front of him, Gayaro suddenly said in a serious tone: "Stop, there''s a movement on the left!"


    Ling Xiao immediately threw away the tentacles on his back and carefully walked in the direction Gayaro had indicated.


    A protective cover silently opened up, isolating Ling Xiao''s entire body''s breath.


    In the distance, two figures roared as they moved in their direction.


    Using the light that was left in the sky, Ling Xiao saw the two Savage Beast facing each other.


    The one that was close to him was very tall, almost three meters, and as thick as a rock. Another eagle like Savage Beast swooped down from the sky, its sharp claws clearly aimed to grab the Savage Beast in front of it.


    This time, Gayaro was no longer silent, and explained in detail to Ling Xiao, "These are the Crazy Lion s and the Turtledove Eagle s. The two of them were rivals, treating each other as food. Once they met, it would be a situation where they would not rest until one of them was dead. A peak level one Turtledove Eagle and a level two Crazy Lion, in this battle, both of them will suffer. "


    Compared to the different ranks of Martial Cultivator, which were split into different ranks, the ranking of Savage Beast was not that complicated. Those who could absorb Qi of Heaven and Earth''s inner strength were first level Savage Beast, then second level, third level, fourth level ¡­ All the way until the peak level seven Savage Beast.


    Crazy Lion s with stronger fighting capabilities could be said to be invincible near the Kata City.


    Unintentionally encountering the battle between two bosses, Ling Xiao couldn''t help but take a deep breath and watch carefully.


    The truth proved that Gayaro''s insight was quite sharp. Just as the last bit of the afterglow of the sun leapt out of the sky, the Crazy Lion that was being clawed to the point of blood dripping from its claws let out a roar that shook the entire area, heavily smashing into the stone forest, and several thick rocks fell to the ground.


    The sharp cries of the Turtledove Eagle immediately sounded out. As it turned out, as the Crazy Lion fell, it did not forget to release its last bit of inner strength and accurately hit the Turtledove Eagle that was circling in the air.


    Turtledove Eagle s who had lost their ability to control the air and Crazy Lion s who were riddled with wounds were fighting and biting each other in the stone forest. The surroundings were a mess, and there were even a few strands of energy that accidentally injured Ling Xiao.


    Finally, after letting out a sorrowful cry, the old enemies both fell down and stopped moving.


    Ling Xiao lied on the ground, hesitating whether he should go and have a look. Gayaro couldn''t help but say in surprise, "Quickly go and see what''s good! While there are still no other Savage Beast coming over! "


    The commotion caused by the two Savage Beast just now must have alarmed a lot of people. If Ling Xiao wanted to pick up the loot, it would be best if his hands and feet were nimble in order to avoid being intercepted.


    They jogged all the way to the front of the Crazy Lion. Ling Xiao looked at the corpse that was so many times taller than him and hesitated on where to start.


    At this moment, Gayaro shouted: "Relax, let me do it!"


    Ling Xiao did as he was told subconsciously. His soul shook and he realized that he had lost control of his body. He "saw" himself raise both his hands, and use a strength that did not match the body''s own to separate the two overlapping Savage Beast s.


    Holding the stone blade, the weapon that had become dull after many uses suddenly became as hard as mud. The tyrannical inner strength attached to the stone blade allowed "him" to easily insert the stone blade into the Crazy Lion''s body, and only stopped after reaching its Dantian.


    It was Gayaro who took over his body!


    Gayaro said in a low voice, "Someone''s coming." Without hesitation, he took out the Inner Bead from the dead Crazy Lion''s body. The fist-sized Inner Bead was round and crystal clear, and its light was slightly dimmed because of its master''s death.


    Holding the Inner Bead in his hand, Gayaro controlled Ling Xiao''s body to walk in front of the Turtledove Eagle. What surprised Ling Xiao was that the Turtledove Eagle had not closed its eyes and was still holding on, as if trying to protect something.


    Seeing Gayaro, it didn''t care that much and actually spat out its own Inner Bead and herb.


    The Turtledove Eagle''s appearance was not much different from the Crazy Lion''s. The herb was about the size of a finger and light purple in color. Of course, to be able to be carried around by a peak rank 1 beast, it must not be an ordinary beast.


    Gayaro and the Turtledove Eagle remained silent, communicating with each other. Soon, the Turtledove Eagle''s eyes looked relieved, and it stopped breathing. Its wings that had been protecting its abdomen curled up powerlessly, and a ball of furry hair fell down from its wings.


    Gayaro took the fur and picked up the Inner Bead and herbs on the ground. After cleaning all the traces left behind, he rushed straight to Kata City.


    It was already deep into the night, and the guard who was yawning at the Kata City gate looked at Ling Xiao''s skinny body, then looked at the armored chariot behind him, and discovered that although there were a lot of things inside, most of them were just some random small things. As someone who cultivated in the martial way, even though he wasn''t strong enough, he still couldn''t look down upon them, so he didn''t say anything further, and waved his hand to let him in.


    The residents of Kata City did not have to pay any fees to enter or leave the city gates. To be exact, the city had a large population and few resources. The city''s controllers encouraged people to go out and hunt, and the prey obtained by ordinary people did not need to be handed over.


    After thanking the guard, Ling Xiao quickly walked towards his resting place. He touched the two Inner Bead s and one herb in his hands, and his heart became restless.


    Ling Xiao returned to the dilapidated shack that he was temporarily staying in. Although it was called a shack, it was just a two to three meter square space that was supported by rags and two or three stone poles. The stone wall behind him also looked like it was on the verge of collapse.


    The first time Ling Xiao saw a "residence" that was even more dilapidated than the original owner''s memory, he was speechless: the original owner really wasn''t afraid of the wall falling down while he was sleeping being smashed into pieces!


    Ling Xiao''s experience may sound harsh, but in reality, before he encountered those betrayals, he led a typical life of a noble young master. Although it was far from luxurious, he grew up around servants.


    When had he ever thought that one day he would end up in a situation where he was completely naked?


    When he recalled the past, he could not help but to remember those people and events that were deliberately buried deep within his memories.


    Ling Xiao felt his heart ache as he forced himself not to think about those things. He mumbled to himself, "Next up, I should fuse with a Inner Bead."

 C5

    Gayaro looked at today''s harvest, "Top Level One and Level Two Crazy Lion s, and..."


    Ling Xiao then looked at the soft and tender furry ball.


    Gayaro told him that this soft and small thing was the baby of that ferocious Turtledove Eagle. It voluntarily handed over its own Inner Bead and herbs to ask them to take its child away, otherwise, when the Savage Beast in the stone forest finds its scent, it will not be able to protect itself at all.


    No one knew what kind of method the Turtledove Eagle used on Furry, but during the fight that shook the earth and shook the mountains, the young falcon was actually immersed in its sleep and only occasionally turned its body.


    Of course, after getting along for a long time in the future, Ling Xiao would understand that being able to stay still while sleeping was one of the Turtledove Eagle''s unique innate abilities, and it had nothing to do with mother Turtledove Eagle.


    The matter of fusing with a Inner Bead seemed like a fantasy, but it was even more difficult to do.


    Gayaro yawned and told Ling Xiao, "Last time I forgot to tell you, every time you fuse with a Inner Bead, your level would be higher than the last time. Otherwise, no matter how many Inner Bead of the same level you fuse with, they would always be revolving at the same level, and it would be difficult for you to break through."


    In other words, if Ling Xiao had fused with a Level 1 Savage Beast, then he would need to fuse with a Level 2 Savage Beast in order to become a warrior. Otherwise, no matter how hard he tried, he would only be able to stay at the peak of Level 7 Qi Disciple.


    "Fusing with a Inner Bead is very difficult, because the energy contained in the Inner Bead is slowly being refined by someone else, so naturally, it will reject the new master. The greater the gap in strength, the more difficult the fusion is, and the more resentment the original master will feel when the Inner Bead is lost, it will also cause interference in the fusion."


    Ling Xiao had also heard of this.


    The world was vast, there were many Martial Cultivator, many of them did not have any talent, no powerful background, and even lacked heaven-defying luck. They did not even work hard, and in order to think of ways to level up, they had plotted some devilish tricks. It was said that there had been people who had attempted to refine Inner Bead before, but these people''s ending had all been rejected by the Inner Bead''s original power, and they all died in the end.


    Since Gayaro had allowed Ling Xiao to fuse with the Inner Bead, naturally, he would not send Ling Xiao to his death. Gayaro had asked Ling Xiao to meditate carefully, and the [Body Fusion Technique] slowly appeared in Ling Xiao''s mind.


    After reading each word, Ling Xiao let out a long sigh. He really didn''t know if the person who wrote this book was a world-shocking genius or a terrifying madman.


    After countless experiments, he had finally found a method that could refine most of the energy in the world into inner strength. This person''s talent in the Martial Dao was unimaginable.


    Become an old man.


    Taking note of this name, Ling Xiao thought that if he was lucky enough to meet her again in the future, he would definitely pay her a visit.


    Gayaro looked at him with disdain, "You don''t have any inner strength now, so I will make an exception to help you this time. But you must trust me completely, otherwise, if you waver halfway, you''re done for."


    Since Ling Xiao had chosen the cultivation method of fusing with the Inner Bead, he naturally wouldn''t be stuck with such small matters.


    Ling Xiao chose to refine the Turtledove Eagle first.


    This was because the Turtledove Eagle was something that the Turtledove Eagle was willing to spit out. In comparison, the grievance attached to the Inner Bead was much less, and the Turtledove Eagle''s strength was slightly lower than the Crazy Lion''s, making it much easier to refine. It was Ling Xiao''s best choice for him to try fusing with the Inner Bead for the first time.


    Turtledove Eagle that was suffused with a pale red glow slowly floated up and slowly fused into Ling Xiao''s Dantian, staying still for a moment.


    When Ling Xiao tried to fuse with the Inner Bead, he was met with resistance. The fist-sized Inner Bead suddenly bloomed with light, jumping up and down, attempting to escape Ling Xiao''s body.


    Being stirred up like this, Ling Xiao obviously didn''t feel good. He was suffering intense pain. His face was pale and cold sweat dripped down. Not long after, his thin clothes were soaked.


    Even worse, Ling Xiao''s consciousness had already become blurry due to the pain.


    "Protect the Spiritual Altar and maintain clarity!" A loud shout that shook the soul pulled Ling Xiao''s consciousness back.


    He bit the tip of his tongue to remind himself to stay awake.


    Inside his body, Gayaro had already made his move. The huge amount of inner strength that didn''t match with his weak body merged together in his meridians and organs, successfully stopping the Inner Bead that was running like a wild horse. Step by step, the inner strength compressed the movement space of the Turtledove Eagle. Finally, Gayaro forced the Inner Bead to Ling Xiao''s Dantian.


    "It''s here!" Gayaro''s soft voice sounded.


    Ling Xiao reacted very quickly as he recalled the first two sentences of the "Return of True Arts" that he had just learned.


    "Everything has its origin. Whoever suits me shall return! "


    Ling Xiao''s own power was summoned and he began to release his power to resist the berserk Inner Bead. Under the double suppression, the Inner Bead gradually stopped spinning and floated quietly in his dantian.


    Under the guidance of Gayaro''s inner strength, it took Ling Xiao a full two hours to subdue this Inner Bead.


    "Watch!" Ling Xiao was very happy to see the Inner Bead that had clearly shrunk quite a bit.


    Although he could not truly channel the energy contained within, he could use the Inner Bead to absorb the most basic of Qi of Heaven and Earth s. As long as he was willing, he could start cultivating now!


    However, Gayaro stopped Ling Xiao''s actions, "I''ve been busy the whole day. Even if you''re not tired, I''m tired. Rest first. We can talk tomorrow if you have anything to say."


    The next day, Ling Xiao was shocked by what was blocking his sight. He subconsciously sat up and the thing on his face rolled down with his actions.


    Ling Xiao looked carefully and didn''t know whether to laugh or cry as he picked up the fluffy infant Turtledove Eagle from the ground. The cub yelled at Ling Xiao intimately, its little pink tongue continuously flicking as if it was asking for something.


    He was probably hungry. When Ling Xiao thought of this, an awkward roar came from his stomach.


    Thinking about it, since yesterday morning, he had not eaten anything other than those few drops of water. No wonder he felt hungry enough to eat an entire Plated Beetle.


    He took out the piece of Crazy Lion meat that he got Gayaro to cut off yesterday. He called out Gayaro, who had a bad smell all over his face, and told him to roast it with a torch. Only after that did he slowly tear it up and feed it to the young Turtledove Eagle.


    He didn''t expect that not only did the Savage Beast''s meat attract Gayaro''s drool, it also attracted an uninvited guest.

 C6

    "Wah!" "It smells so good. Hey, what are you eating?" A loud voice entered the room before the other.


    With his messy hair and thin body, this guy called himself Dongzi, who was also a wandering child with the original owner. He was quite familiar with the original owner, so he didn''t feel bad entering the original owner''s house without greeting.


    Ling Xiao didn''t even raise his head as he tore off a piece of meat. Then, he said, "I''m not called Hey, my name is Ling Xiao."


    "Ling Xiao? What a strange name. " Dongzi muttered, then walked up with a smile, "What did you eat?"


    Ling Xiao naturally wouldn''t tell him that this was the meat of a Level Two Savage Beast. In any case, he wouldn''t believe it, so he just picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into Dongzi''s mouth.


    Dongzi, who had never tasted such deliciousness since birth, was instantly conquered by the fresh and juicy meat. He even threw away what his surname was and swallowed it without any trace of politeness.


    Although the Crazy Lion meat he brought back was not little, it was still not enough for the two youths to eat without restraint. In addition to Gayaro, who had a small stomach, the Crazy Lion meat was quickly eaten to the point that not even dregs were left. Just like that, the poor hegemon of the generation was reduced to the stomach of three pieces of trash.


    Dongzi sucked on his finger and asked, "What''s that?"


    Ling Xiao looked at the accident scene in the corner which was caused by the lack of proficiency in the grilling technique of a mythical beast. He lied without batting an eyelid, "Gray."


    After filling the stomach, it was time to consider proper matters. The pile that Ling Xiao insisted on bringing back filled the narrow shack.


    After asking Dongzi if he could sell these things for money, he dragged them to a marketplace not far away.


    The items were spread out on the ground, and someone quickly came over and asked, "How much are these?"


    Ling Xiao raised his eyebrows, "One hundred bronze coins."


    Copper coins were the lowest currency used in Martial Arts Continent. Only one thousand copper coins was equivalent to one gold coin, and ten copper coins could buy one drop of water. In other words, these things in front of Ling Xiao could only buy ten drops, which was better than nothing.


    The man''s expression changed, "You want a hundred copper coins for such a small piece of trash?!" If I don''t teach you a lesson today, people will think I''m easy to bully! " As he spoke, five or six burly men surrounded him.


    When Ling Xiao saw this, he immediately knew that they had come prepared. After pondering for a moment, he quickly guessed who ordered them to come here and cause trouble.


    After all, the people who are most concerned about your movements, other than your lover, are your enemies.


    Ling Xiao frowned as he thought of the brainless fan who killed the original owner, Dean.


    The group of people saw Ling Xiao sitting there single-handedly, they signaled to each other and surrounded him.


    The punch from the leader came over and Ling Xiao caught it without even looking. Ling Xiao probably didn''t hear the scream that he expected. The big man increased his strength as if he didn''t believe what he had just heard.


    "AHH!" "The others could clearly hear the crunching sounds coming from the big man''s wrists. They looked at each other and suddenly realized that this unremarkable child might not be as easy to deal with as they had imagined.


    Thinking of the consequences of failing this mission, it was unknown who shouted through gritted teeth, "Let''s attack together!"


    Ling Xiao threw the burly man aside and let him hug his broken wrist as he shouted. Then, he stood up and stretched his body with a smile on his face. It just so happened that he wanted to find an opportunity to test out his current level, and someone had delivered himself to him. It couldn''t be better.


    Ten minutes later, Ling Xiao looked at the few burly men on the ground and shook his hands in satisfaction.


    After absorbing the Inner Bead, just by relying on the power of his martial arts techniques, he could knock out this group of sturdy men who were much stronger than him. Although these were all ordinary people, their situation was much better than when they were chased around by an unranked Plated Beetle.


    While he was thinking, a familiar sinister inner strength shot towards Ling Xiao. Ling Xiao, who could have jumped, did not dodge and let the inner strength hit his Dantian.


    There, a Inner Bead was revolving, shining brightly.


    Ling Xiao endured the pain of his inner strength destroying his Dantian along the way, while observing carefully. After the arrogant inner strength rampaged through his body, it came into contact with the Inner Bead.


    Right at this moment!


    Ling Xiao started to circulate the True Conversion Method and chanted the incantation in his mind. Not long after, the arrogant and domineering inner strength gradually lost its ability to resist, and slowly integrated into the Inner Bead.


    After fusing with the Inner Bead, Ling Xiao had been thinking about how the True Transformation Method could even fuse with Inner Bead, so what about inner strength? He didn''t expect to have the chance to test this idea today.


    Ling Xiao smiled happily as he felt the power in his body increase slightly. If that narrow-minded Dean knew that his inner strength had been used as a gift for the enemy, would he be so angry that he would vomit?


    Seeing Ling Xiao being hit by inner strength, the injured guys were happy. However, that happiness quickly turned into fear because that brat actually opened his eyes as if nothing had happened and was even smiling at them!


    Am I going to leave my life here today? They were all ordinary people at the bottom level of the Kata City. Although they looked mighty and mighty, in reality, they were insignificant. Even if that brat killed them, no one would stand up for them! At this moment, the big men finally felt the threat of death.


    Ling Xiao looked at the men who looked scared. These were all ordinary people. What he really needed to find was Dean, who was hiding behind them. Even if he killed all these people now, it wouldn''t cause Dean any trouble at all.


    Therefore, he no longer looked at the group of people as he silently packed his things and moved to another area to set up his stall.


    On the other side, not only did the person sent out fail to teach that wishful thinking brat a lesson, but the matter of being lectured by him soon reached Dean''s ears. He was so angry that he crushed the teacup in his hand.


    "Trash!" He cursed with a sullen face, "What a loser! Wait, how did that guy suddenly become so powerful? "Could it be that he ¡­"


    After thinking for a while, Dean, who had just been promoted to First Level of Martial Soldier, finally could not hold it in anymore and called someone to carefully investigate Ling Xiao''s whereabouts in the recent few days.


    In the market, Ling Xiao finally sold those random gadgets to a travelling travelling merchant for 70 copper coins before it got dark.


    As expected of a merchant, his eloquence was really excellent. Ling Xiao, who sold things for the first time, felt dizzy from what he said. Luckily, he held on to his bottom line at the end, otherwise, he probably wouldn''t even have 70 copper coins.


    After bidding farewell to the travelling merchants who tried to persuade Ling Xiao to go out with him, Ling Xiao bought the cheapest food in his possession.


    As expected, his performance in the bazaar should have caught the eyes of the people with ulterior motives. How could a vagabond child, who had just become a weak chicken two days ago, have such a drastic change?


    In order to avoid the prying eyes, he and Gayaro discussed and decided that they would leave the Kata City tomorrow and start their cultivation in the outskirts, where it was easy to hide. It was unknown when he would return, so it was best to be prepared.


    This decision also caused the people who came to investigate him to be thrown into the air.

 C7

    "Next, I will explain in detail about this technique. Choose whether you want to practice it or not." Gayaro said to Wu Jun.


    The stone forest they were currently in was very remote and the Qi of Heaven and Earth were thicker than other places. It was very suitable for cultivation and was something Gayaro had meticulously selected.


    Gayaro told Ling Xiao that this cultivation technique was different from the cultivation techniques that Ling Xiao had practiced before, and even different from other cultivation techniques.


    All this time, everyone seemed to have believed that Martial Cultivator only had seven levels to go on the levelling path, once he broke through the peak of the seventh stage, he would naturally step into the next level. But this cultivation technique provided by Gayaro, had recorded the first stage of Eighth Level!


    Ling Xiao was shocked. His usual expressionless face also revealed a look of shock.


    Everyone knew that the Martial Cultivator''s path of advancement was at the seventh level, with each level possessing seven stages. He had never heard of any other Eighth Level!


    After a long while, Ling Xiao finally sat down. His love for martial arts, which was deeply rooted in his bones, made him want to start cultivating this strange martial art.


    Before the turn of events, Ling Xiao was a genius that the entire family had placed their hopes on. His status was high and almost all of the family''s martial arts manuals were open to him free of charge.


    However, even with his most critical gaze, he had to admit that this technique that did not even have a name was extremely exquisite. Every single word inside was worthy of careful consideration.


    Ling Xiao tightly held onto the scroll, the question in his mind surfaced once again: Gayaro, who is it? Why do you have such powerful resources? Such a person could not be a nameless person!


    However, whenever Gayaro asked questions about their origins, he would say that he was a "Divine Beast" and ask about his race. Then, he would look around and refuse to answer them directly.


    Taking a deep breath, Ling Xiao cleared his mind and started cultivating.


    The first step of his return to the Upper Realm would be from now on!


    Even though he changed his body, he didn''t lose Ling Xiao''s cultivation talent. As an existence that was able to stand out even in a place filled with talented people, Ling Xiao''s martial talent could be imagined.


    From the moment he started cultivating, the surrounding Qi of Heaven and Earth s had entered his body like madmen. Gayaro was stunned, because he realized that the moment Ling Xiao started cultivating, he had already channeled his Qi into his body, and had officially entered the path of martial arts cultivation!


    However, this was not the end. Ling Xiao absorbed the surrounding Qi of Heaven and Earth endlessly and then converted them into inner strength with a terrifying efficiency.


    Gayaro watched in a daze as Ling Xiao''s aura rapidly increased. First level, second level, third level ¡­ Before long, the speed at which Ling Xiao was absorbing the Qi of Heaven and Earth gradually slowed down, and his final cultivation level stopped at the seventh stage.


    Qi Disciple level 7!


    It took Ling Xiao less than two hours to go from the starting point to the Qi Disciple level 7 from an ordinary person! If this news got out, he would probably be ridiculed by the entire Martial Arts Continent! Because this was impossible! But now, Ling Xiao had done it, in this barren and desolate wilderness!


    When Ling Xiao opened his eyes from his meditation, Gayaro couldn''t help but think to himself, "Good boy, it seems like I really picked up a treasure."


    Of course, he wouldn''t say these words out loud, in case someone decided to ignore him.


    Ling Xiao naturally would not become arrogant just because of this little improvement. His goal had never been a small Kata City, or even a Intermediate Martial Empire.


    Stage seven Qi Disciple sounded like a good choice, but to roam the continent and search for Sky-bearing Column was still too weak.


    It was just that the first Eighth Level of this technique was extremely strange, it actually required the cultivator to use the reverse circulation technique, turning the painstakingly converted inner strength into the Qi of Heaven and Earth, and expel it from the body!


    This was simply subverting all knowledge!


    After informing Gayaro about the situation and discovering that he had never heard of this kind of cultivation method before, Ling Xiao put aside the matter of reaching the Eighth Level and started to concentrate on cultivating his long-sealed martial art.


    During Kata City, Ling Xiaokong had the moves but not the same cultivation as them. Now that he was at the seventh level of Qi Disciple, he felt a strong sense of power from his body that he hadn''t felt in a long time.


    This was indeed a good thing for him, but for the Savage Beast surrounding the Kata City, this was the day that he would start to panic.


    Following the principle of fighting as long as one could fight, if one could not fight, they would run. After bringing the Savage Beast s within fifty kilometers of Kata City to the point where they would drag their families along with them when they saw his aura, Ling Xiao finally stabilized his cultivation to the seventh level of Qi Cultivating Stage and became familiar with the martial arts moves that he was unfamiliar with. Everything seemed to be progressing in a good direction.


    But very quickly, he reached a bottleneck.


    The original owner''s body was extremely weak, to the point where the inner strength in his body had already reached the limit. If he were to absorb even a little more, he would feel the pain of being torn apart from the inside.


    After a discussion, Gayaro and Ling Xiao decided to look for the herbs and concoct a pill that could help Ling Xiao strengthen his body.


    After all, this body''s foundation was too poor. If he wanted to cultivate martial dao better, he would need external help.


    But first of all, whether it was the former genius Ling Xiao or the current trash Ling Xiao, neither of them had lit up their pill refining skills. Even if he started learning from the beginning, it would still be too late.


    While Ling Xiao was troubled over this, Gayaro threw him a pill called Bone Ablutionary Dan. Gayaro said that as long as he could collect the materials, he would be able to refine it.


    However, the resources around Kata City were very scarce. Ling Xiao searched for several days, but didn''t find even a single herb, so he could only return to the city to see if anyone would sell these herbs.


    Today, Ling Xiao was walking on the street when he felt a sudden surge of power from behind him. Ling Xiao made his move the moment the incoming person''s hand was about to touch his shoulder, directly blocking the opponent''s vitals.


    " "The man let out a miserable howl.


    After hearing the familiar voice, Ling Xiao released his hand and looked apologetically at Dongzi, who had been accidentally injured.


    Ever since he gave Dongzi a meal, he inexplicably thought that he and Ling Xiao were very close, and often came to see Ling Xiao, even though Ling Xiao wasn''t in that small shed nine times out of ten.


    Ling Xiao wanted to say that I still have things to do, but was cut off by Dongzi.


    He gritted his teeth and rubbed his red neck. Before he could complain, he quickly pulled Ling Xiao back, and his mouth was constantly opening and closing like a cannon: "Hurry, hurry, follow me!" Your goddess is in trouble! "


    As he spoke, he pulled Ling Xiao and ran towards the east.

 C8

    Ling Xiao recalled the goddess that the original owner had always admired. She was the direct daughter of the Levi Family''s patriarch in the city, called Martha, with her beautiful appearance and powerful strength. She was already able to cultivate inner strength and became a First Level of Martial Soldier before she was sixteen.


    Although Martha was quite talented, she wasn''t the only one with outstanding Kata City. Among them, the one who was regarded as Martha''s rival was the genius girl from another powerful force, Deliah.


    The two were equally beautiful, equally powerful, and similarly had an illustrious family background, so they were often compared.


    Martha and Deliah were not the only ones who were at odds with each other. The two of them were full of vigor and ardor, and their faces and faces were flushed with arguments as to who was the better one and who was the stronger one.


    When the original owner was in trouble, both of their supporters started to argue again and again over this issue. The original owner was originally just watching on the side, but he was just killed by the brainless fans who disliked him.


    This time, Dongzi came looking for them because Martha and Deliah met again. Now, they were in a deadlock, so Dongzi was very loyal to him and pulled Ling Xiao to go watch.


    Having learned the lesson from the original owner, Ling Xiao was initially unwilling to join in the excitement. However, upon further thought, the original owner''s understanding of this world was extremely poor.


    The two of them jogged all the way to the trading market in the east side of the city.


    Kata City was the largest city in the vicinity, and people travelled here frequently.


    As long as you can afford it, no matter who you are or what you want to sell, you will be able to gain a place in the market and be protected by the forces in the city. This is a benefit that even if you spend money, you won''t be able to buy it, so it is quite popular here.


    This dispute was caused by a strange treasure that had appeared in the market.


    Today was once a month, and there were already more people than usual. Furthermore, the two parties involved in the dispute were both genius beauties with famed Kata City, so when the two of them arrived, the outside of the trade center was already filled with people who came to watch the show.


    Dongzi, with his small stature, pulled Ling Xiao and rushed to the front of the crowd.


    There, two groups of people were facing each other.


    The girl on the right side, who was the leader of the group, had fair skin and a rarely seen Kata City. Her bright golden hair fluttered in the wind, and a hint of purity could be seen within her nobility.


    The girl on the left was not much weaker, her skin was the color of healthy wheat, her body was hot, her eyes were firm, and there was a natural healthy look in her eyes.


    "Miss Deliah, there''s always a first come first serve, but since you like this bottle of heaven and earth essence so much, then I can''t keep it up. Why don''t we each take a step back?"


    Martha thought that she had made a big enough sacrifice, but she didn''t expect the other party to not accept her kindness.


    Deliah laughed coldly as she hugged her chest, "You also know how to be first come first served? Then why didn''t you know that I reserved this bottle of essence first? It''s only a matter of time before it becomes yours? Besides, you don''t have enough money to buy it, do you? "


    Martha''s face reddened as her secret was exposed. She mumbled, "I''ve already asked someone to go back and get it ¡­"


    As everyone knew, the most common way of cultivation for a martial artist was to absorb the Qi of Heaven and Earth s that existed between heaven and earth, and then convert them into inner strength to store in their body.


    It can be said that the amount of Qi of Heaven and Earth you can absorb will determine how strong you are.


    However, the Qi of Heaven and Earth outside were mottled and messy, which meant that more time was needed to convert the Qi of Heaven and Earth into pure inner strength. As for the heaven and earth essence, it was the higher concentration and purer Qi of Heaven and Earth. It was difficult to imagine its benefits for the Martial Cultivator.


    However, natural essences were hard to come by, because the natural essence that circulated within was directly taken from some natural treasures. It was extremely rare. A bottle the size of half a thumb that the two of them were fighting over had also not appeared in Kata City for a long time.


    "Since you didn''t pay, why should I give it to you?" Deliah refused to forgive him.


    Martha''s face turned red.


    Just then, a servant walked up and whispered something into Martha''s ear. Martha''s expression changed slightly, she took a deep breath, and threw the small bottle in her hand towards Deliah: "The heaven and earth essence is precious, but the friendship between the two families is priceless. I''ll let Miss Deliah have this bottle of essence, until we meet again."


    Martha sounded reasonable and reasonable, making Deliah seem like an unreasonable little sister.


    Deliah caught the bottle with a sullen face, but she did not stop Martha and allowed her to leave.


    The owner of the Heaven and Earth Essence of heaven and earth was a weird guy wearing a mask that isolated his Qi. Earlier, the two ladies had been silent during the dispute, but now that the buyer had been decided, they straightforwardly took the money and left.


    The surrounding crowd, seeing that there was no liveliness to be seen, quickly dispersed.


    The principals had left, but it was not over.


    Ling Xiao stood on the spot and thought for a moment. When he came back to his senses and wanted to tell Dongzi to leave, he saw a bunch of people blocking his way.


    The person who came was not friendly.


    Ling Xiao wanted to avoid it, so he turned around and walked in another direction. The leader quickly walked forward and whispered to Ling Xiao, "I didn''t expect you to still be alive."


    His tone was filled with regret.


    Startled, Ling Xiao didn''t expect Dean, who had killed the original owner, to come knocking so carelessly.


    When he saw Ling Xiao standing there motionlessly, he thought Ling Xiao was afraid. Dean then threatened ferociously, "Even if Miss Martha had glanced at you just now, you should not have thought too highly of yourself! An ordinary person without even inner strength, stop dreaming! Otherwise, we won''t be so lucky next time! "


    Ling Xiao twitched the corner of his mouth. When Martha left, she did glance in his direction. Coincidentally, he met her gaze, but he quickly turned his head away.


    Unexpectedly, it was seen in such a short period of time, and this person was also a brainless fan of Martha.


    If possible, Ling Xiao really wanted to say that I have no interest in your goddess, I don''t like flat breasts.


    Seeing that Ling Xiao did not make a sound, Dean thought that he had not given up. He snorted coldly, and the aura that belonged to First Level of Martial Soldier instantly dissipated.


    He resisted the urge to release his aura and clash with Dean''s head on.


    In order to not attract attention, he specifically asked Gayaro to hide his cultivation level. Right now, in the eyes of outsiders, he was indeed just an ordinary person with no power.


    This was not the time for him to reveal his true strength for a brainless fool.


    Ling Xiao resisted the urge to vomit blood. Under the pressure of the aura, he raised his head and faced the person who threatened him.


    His actions had obviously angered the other party, and an even more powerful force was about to erupt, but it was stopped by a stiff voice, "Mr. Dean, please step aside."

 C9

    How could Dean not recognize that this was the highly valued servant beside Martha?


    "Miss Martha learned that you were hurt because of her, and felt very sorry for it. She intentionally gave you this bottle of medicine, so I hope you can recover soon."


    Ling Xiao frowned as he saw the jealousy in the eyes of the surrounding people after being touched.


    Even though he knew that this kind of treatment would only lead to him being mocked and insulted more, he still slapped Dean''s face in front of everyone. It was easy for a warrior to make a wanderer disappear silently.


    Was this Martha really ignorant, or did she have some other motive?


    Ling Xiao temporarily stopped thinking about it and thanked him in a low voice after receiving the bottle.


    He watched his servant leave. Perhaps it was due to Miss Martha''s abnormal attention to this homeless child that he was worried, or perhaps it was simply just a show of authority. In the end, Dean threw Ling Xiao a contemptuous look and left with his henchmen.


    Ling Xiao leaned against the wall and breathed heavily.


    Dongzi, who was hiding far away, quickly supported him and muttered, "Dean really thinks highly of himself. As a First Level of Martial Soldier of a impoverished family, even if he chased away all his suitors, Miss Martha would not spare him a glance! "However, inner strength is really amazing. It would be great if I could train it as well ¡­"


    Ling Xiao looked at the arrogant back of Dean with a gloomy face.


    This brainless fan called Dean was only a First Level of Martial Soldier, but he could easily suppress him with his inner strength.


    Although he knew a lot of martial arts techniques, without the coordination of powerful inner strength, he was like a baby holding a peerless divine weapon, unable to even protect himself.


    The things he wanted to do, whether it was to fulfill the original owner''s wish to repay him or to return to that place to seek justice, were all based on a strong foundation of martial arts! Without force, it was all nonsense!


    He had to become stronger!


    He had to become stronger as soon as possible!


    Ling Xiao returned to the shack after making up his mind.


    Going out once in a while, despite having some bad thoughts, there were still some benefits.


    The fight between the two women brought a flash of inspiration to Ling Xiao. He had seen this method of extracting the Qi of Heaven and Earth into essence before, hadn''t he? Moreover, this method was something he could do now. As long as he was careful, he would be able to exchange it for the herbs needed to concoct the Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead.


    The simplest and most direct method was to use a Inner Bead that had not completely lost all of its vitality to absorb the Qi of Heaven and Earth, and then take out the extremely compressed essence within the Inner Bead.


    But how could an ordinary person find a Inner Bead? Inner Bead would usually dissipate after their master died, and quickly lose their light. Only someone like Gayaro, who had a special way to keep the Inner Bead alive, could consider doing so.


    Don''t Ling Xiao have this kind of Inner Bead on his hands?


    Thinking about it, he took out the Level Two Crazy Lion and instructed Gayaro to look after the surrounding situation. He sat down cross-legged and started trying to absorb the Qi of Heaven and Earth into the Inner Bead.


    This was the only Inner Bead left in Ling Xiao''s hand, so he was very careful while using it.


    It had already been a few days since the death of the Inner Bead''s master and its power had gradually weakened. It was also no longer as berserk as before. After encountering a few unfavorable situations, Ling Xiao successfully lured the Qi of Heaven and Earth into the Inner Bead. Soon after, more and more Qi of Heaven and Earth were gathered.


    One hour, four hours ¡­ When the sky finally turned completely dark. Ling Xiao finally gathered enough Qi of Heaven and Earth and a small milky white liquid slowly dripped from the Inner Bead. Ling Xiao immediately took out the medicine bottle that Martha had sent him. He poured out the medicine and carefully took the bottle to receive the liquid.


    Even before Ling Xiao brought the bottle closer, he could feel the pure Qi of Heaven and Earth coming from inside.


    He succeeded!


    Everything was difficult at the beginning. With the first result, Ling Xiao''s path of extracting the world''s essence became smoother. In the next few days, he crazily condensed his essence and finally accumulated a full bottle. Its capacity was five times more than the bottle the two girls fought over that day.


    After Gayaro''s reminder, this bottle of essence couldn''t be sold by Ling Xiao himself, he needed to find an agent. Thus, he hid his body and disguised himself, and went to find the travelling merchant who bought his things. Before leaving, the travelling merchant had told Ling Xiao that he currently lived in the trading market in the east.


    Allens was a travelling merchant who walked on Intermediate Martial Empire. At the age of thirty-five, he had no wife, no children, and was not even interested in martial arts. He only liked to do business. He liked the sense of accomplishment when the goods were sold. But his luck never seemed to be very good.


    In the course of his previous dealings with the merchants, he had encountered a gang of bandits who had lost the largest order he had ever made.


    There was nothing he could do about it, as he only had some food and loose coins left on him. He had no choice but to change his route and turn to the Kata City that was closest to him.


    On his first day in town, he bought a pile of goods with seventy knives from a small, thin child. After that, he sold it for five hundred knives. But this was far from enough.


    This batch of stolen goods was related to the life and death of his benefactor''s family. He had to gather another batch of goods in less than half a month''s time before he could bring them back.


    However, the money he had on him right now was not even enough for him to live his life on Kata City.


    Allens felt ten years older every day when he woke up to the morning sun.


    Today, Allens returned home exhausted, but he suddenly found a mysterious person wearing a mask sitting at the table.


    "Who are you?" He immediately assumed a defensive posture.


    The mysterious man glanced at him through his silver-gray mask. He did not answer, but said directly, "I want to make a deal with you."


    Facing this unknown person, even though Allens had some doubts, he recalled the present situation and realized that as long as there was a strand of straw, even if it was floating on the surface of the water, he would still try his best to catch it.


    He walked over to the table and sat down. "Why did you come to me?"


    The mysterious man completely ignored the probing intention in his words, directly throwing a small bottle at him.


    Allens stretched his hand out and took it, and the mysterious person''s hoarse voice sounded, "This is a bottle of heaven and earth essence".

 C10

    Heaven and Earth Essence!


    Allens could barely hide his shock. As a businessman, he knew how difficult and valuable it was to get hold of, especially after the dispute two days ago. He had always been selling small items, but he never thought that he would one day receive such high-end goods.


    Allens carefully opened the bottle cap. Seeing that the man didn''t have any intention of stopping him, he put the bottle of essence in front of him.


    Immediately, a dense wave of Qi of Heaven and Earth s that were rushing towards him began to erupt within the house. Allens felt like all the pores on his body were about to open up. He even had an illusion. As long as he had even a single drop of this essence, he would be able to become a warrior.


    Allens took a deep breath and covered the glow of the essence with his trembling hands. Then he looked up at the man. "What do you want me to do for you?"


    With such a rich taste, this bottle of heaven and earth essence was truly authentic. He once had the privilege of observing the essence of the world up close. However, the essence of the world that time was not as much as this bottle, nor was it as this bottle of pure energy.


    The masked man said, "I need you to exchange this bottle of essence for me ¡­" The man listed a few names that looked like herbs, then said, "The rest of the money is your commission."


    Allens gasped once again. He had never seen such generous conditions before. Does this person even know how much the Heaven and Earth Essence Essence in his hand is worth?! Do you know how many Martial Cultivator would go crazy over it?!


    As long as he had the right strategy, a small bottle of essence would be worth at least the sum of all the commodities that he had sold in the past ten years!


    The man continued, "I only need those herbs. You have to promise that you can get me the best ones. How about it?"


    Gripping the bottle tightly, Allens had a sudden premonition that the change in his life might start today, at this moment.


    The nature of a merchant that was hidden deep in his bones almost burst out. He smiled and extended his hand. "Of course, I wish us a happy cooperation."


    The masked man, also known as Ling Xiao, saw that even though Allens was shocked, his eyes did not reveal any signs of greed. He could not help but feel satisfied and left after saying, "I hope to get those things as soon as possible."


    In the next few days, Ling Xiao kept a close eye on Allens and found out that he had kept his promise. On the second day after Ling Xiao left, he went straight to Martha, who had failed to collect the Heaven and Earth Essence.


    Facing this unexpected travelling merchant, Martha revealed a kind smile and calmly asked, "Where are you from?"


    Allens laughed, "People like us are always going to wander around. The mainland is our home."


    Martha then asked a lot of questions, but Allens cleverly avoided them. Under the situation where Ling Xiao did not reveal his identity, Allens was able to deal with Martha who was trying to find the origin of the essence in the bottle.


    After Allens left, the smile on Martha''s face disappeared. She played with the small bottle with her delicate and beautiful fingers and said coldly, "Go and check the origin of that travelling merchant. It''s best if we can find out where he got this bottle of heaven and earth essence."


    "Yes."


    Allens took the money that he got from the Heaven and Earth Essence and went into the trading market controlled by Deliah''s family. He bought all the herbs that Wu Tie had given him one by one from different trading stalls.


    "This person is not bad." After observation, Gayaro, whose eyes are high at the top, also expressed appreciation for Allens''s behavior.


    Using the competitive mentality between women, he sold the bottle of heaven and earth essence in Martha''s hands at a high price and then went into the family of Deliah, who was on bad terms with Martha, to buy goods. In order to prevent others from guessing Ling Xiao''s purpose, Allens bought a lot of things, including the herbs that Ling Xiao needed.


    After confirming that Allens did not make any more moves, Ling Xiao appeared in Allens''s room silently one night.


    Allens, who was still unable to get used to Ling Xiao''s elusive appearance, quickly calmed down after being startled and handed over the results of the past few days to Ling Xiao.


    Ling Xiao took it, and after checking it, he found that other than the herbal medicine that they agreed on beforehand, there was also a pile of gold coins.


    Ling Xiao looked at the gold coin in Allens''s hand with interest, but didn''t extend his hand to receive it. "This is the commission that I have paid you."


    Allens looked at the mysterious masked man and met his gaze. "Do you want to do a long-term business with me?"


    He spoke of his experiences frankly, and then said, "Perhaps your martial arts cultivation is something I can''t compare with, but I have an advantage over you, and that is my more than ten years of experience in the business world. If you can supply goods in a steady stream, then I have the confidence to help you get everything you want. I believe someone like you wouldn''t be willing to live in a tiny Kata City forever, right? "


    This was a decision he had made after going over and over again for the past few days.


    The masked man was so mysterious, yet he chose him. If he still needed him, then why didn''t he seek to be his representative and take care of those matters for him?


    Thinking about this, Allens''s heart started pounding rapidly. He had always felt that merchants and gamblers were similar. Although he had lost many times, as long as there was one chance, he could make a comeback!


    And this chance was right in front of him!


    Allens held his breath and waited for the reply.


    Allens''s words hit right into Ling Xiao''s heart.


    If he wanted to make progress in the martial way more quickly, then supporting methods were essential. In terms of martial dao training, talent decided your starting point, but the resources you would be able to obtain later would determine how far you could go.


    Previously, Ling Xiao had achieved quite a high achievement in the martial way at a young age. Other than his own hard work, he could not do without the family''s resources.


    Now that he didn''t have a family, many things had to be settled by himself. If there was an agent who could deal with these things for him, it would be much more convenient.


    Thinking about this, Ling Xiao did not waste any more words. Three identical stone bottles appeared on the table in front of him.


    Allens glanced at the stone bottle and his eyes suddenly became passionate. He suppressed the shock in his heart and asked carefully, "This is ¡­?"


    Ling Xiao said lightly, "I still have a lot of these heaven and earth essences. I''ll give you three bottles first, as our sincerity towards long-term cooperation. "


    Allens revealed a bright smile as he swept away the haze that had accumulated over the past few days.

 C11

    Ling Xiao took the herbs Allens bought and placed the items on the ground one by one.


    Gayaro muttered to himself, "Stones of condensation, hardening heart stones, forging meridian sand and Spirit Recovering Grass, with these few things, I can refine the Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead that will help you wash your muscles and clear your marrow."


    "Can we start refining the Bone Ablutionary Dan now?" Ling Xiao couldn''t wait any longer.


    "Now is the time for us to not attract attention. We need to hurry up and refine the pill so that you can be reborn before dawn." Gayaro made the final decision.


    Even though Ling Xiao knew almost nothing about alchemy, he knew that there were a lot of things that needed to be prepared. He asked: "But we don''t have anything."


    Gayaro squatted on Ling Xiao''s shoulder and looked over at him with a hint of disdain, "A level one pill like this Bone Ablutionary Dan, you don''t even need a cauldron to successfully refine it. Only you are strong enough."


    Ling Xiao hadn''t lit up his alchemy skills yet, but something as trivial as refining a Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead had to be done by a godly beast that had just learned how to walk.


    Before handing over the control of his body to Gayaro, he purposely stopped his actions and explained to Ling Xiao, "My body is not well controlled now, so I won''t need your help when my body grows in the future."


    He was worried that Ling Xiao might have a grudge against him. After all, most people abstain from situations where they are not under his control even though they are clearly their own bodies.


    Ling Xiao nodded and didn''t say anything. It was difficult for him, who had been betrayed in succession, to completely let down his guard in a short period of time, but he had been trying to overcome it.


    After all, this was his only hope of turning things around.


    Gayaro controlled Ling Xiao''s body, but his soul was still awake, thus he was able to watch the entire process of refining the pill.


    Just when Gayaro was about to take a stance and use his surging inner strength, a light blue flame appeared out of nowhere on Ling Xiao''s thin hands. The flame continued to emit heat.


    If someone were to touch this seemingly harmless flame at this moment, they would probably be instantly burnt to ashes by the extremely high temperature and not even ashes would remain.


    In fact, the moment the light blue flame appeared, Ling Xiao somehow felt the flame''s threat and knew that it was definitely not as simple as it looked.


    At this moment, Gayaro kindly offered his understanding with a voice that couldn''t conceal the pride in it, "This is my heart''s fire. Even a Martial King wouldn''t dare to lightly touch his body."


    Martial Monarch?!


    Ling Xiao was shocked. Even on the continent that he was on, a Martial King was not someone that could be easily found. Even a first level Martial King could occupy a region and gain fame.


    What shocked Ling Xiao the most was not the destructive power of the Heart Flame, but the lack of reverence in Gayaro''s tone when he mentioned the Martial Monarch. It had to be known that the further one''s martial arts progressed, the harder it would be for it to level up. Martial Cultivator who were stuck at the doorstep and unable to step over for their entire lives were everywhere, the difference between the two was like heaven and earth.


    Who exactly is Gayaro? Just how strong was he? Was it a Martial Monarch? Or was it some other higher level existence? Why did it appear in the land of nothingness? What was his purpose in helping her?


    Suddenly, Ling Xiao did not dare to think further. He forced himself to calm down and see how Gayaro was going to refine the pills.


    The light blue flame jumped around Gayaro''s palm. The Condensation Stone, the Stones of Hardening Heart and the Forging Meridians, which were originally neatly placed on the ground, obediently floated up and jumped into the light blue flame. As soon as they entered, they turned into fine powder that fell into the palm of his hand.


    "Congealing Stones have no rank. They can be used both as a stone and as medicine. It has the effect of calming one''s heart and calming one''s breathing, which can reduce the possibility of Martial Cultivator''s cultivation going berserk.


    The Hard-Heart Stone had no rank. It could make the Qi of Heaven and Earth absorbed by one''s body become more refined and increase one''s cultivation efficiency.


    It will help the Martial Cultivator purify the impurities on his body, and will have the effect of cleansing the muscles and bones. "


    While Gayaro was refining the Bone Ablutionary Dan Beads, he was slowly asking Ling Xiao about the origins and effects of these herbs.


    Medicinal herbs in the world were divided into grades 1 to 7 according to their rarity and efficacy. As these herbs mentioned by Gayaro were common, they were only used on cultivators who were about to enter the warrior stage, so they could only be considered as the lowest grade medicinal herbs.


    Very quickly, the herb that the Turtledove Eagle gave Ling Xiao fell into the flames. He focused and heard Gayaro say: "Spirit Recovering Grass, a level one medicinal herb, can greatly increase the success rate of condensing Qi of Heaven and Earth in the Martial Cultivator. It also has a certain chance of making ordinary beings intelligent."


    Ling Xiao read Gayaro''s method in his heart while memorizing the content he told him.


    In the Martial Arts Continent, the number of alchemists compared to the Martial Cultivator were much fewer, and the alchemists who were slightly more famous would not easily let others know of their materials and pill refining methods, so only people like Gayaro would not care about leaking information.


    "Alright."


    While Ling Xiao was immersed in his own thoughts, Gayaro had already finished his first Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead.


    His spirits lifted, Ling Xiao found that he had regained control of his body and there was a pill lying quietly in his hand.


    He curiously looked at the misshapen, dragon-eye sized pill lying on the palm of his hand. It actually looked quite cute.


    "Cough ¡­" Anyway, it''s going to be eaten soon, it doesn''t matter how ugly it looks, "Gayaro urged," Hurry up and consume it, otherwise the energy contained in the pill will be lost.


    Ling Xiao had taken a lot of pills in the past, and it wasn''t that he hadn''t taken any top grade four or five pills. However, facing this ugly and adorable Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead that was only level one, he started to feel a little excited. He understood that whether or not he could improve on his martial dao training would depend on how useful this pill could be.


    Sitting cross-legged, Ling Xiao popped the pill into his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it. Then he waited for the effects of the pill to come out in the cool breeze that blew through the wall.


    Not long after, a surge of hot air rose from his dantian, quickly flowing along the blood to his limbs and bones, and then suddenly exploding forth!


    Ling Xiao felt like there was a ball of fire burning inside his body. In front of his tightly closed eyes, there seemed to be a ball of fire pulsating. The originally cold surface of his body instantly turned into a captivating red.


    Luckily, Gayaro had chosen the milder and more moderate herbs to be used as a precaution. Otherwise, if the Rank 2 Spirit Recovering Grass was refined with some kind of Heart Flame, the combined power of the two would have burnt Ling Xiao long ago.


    Gayaro had been keeping a close eye on Ling Xiao''s condition. He was prepared to forcefully stop the effectiveness of the medicine if anything happened to Ling Xiao to ensure that he wouldn''t be harmed. After all, he had been waiting for so many years. He didn''t want to spend more time waiting for someone suitable to appear.


    Luckily, the duration of the effects of the Bone Ablutionary Dan was very short. Ling Xiao revealed a pained expression at the beginning, but he quickly calmed down and focused on feeling the transformation of his body from the Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead.

 C12

    After a long time, Ling Xiao finally opened his eyes.


    Gayaro immediately asked: "How is it?" There was a rare trace of nervousness in his voice.


    Ling Xiao slowly stood up and walked out of the shack after hearing that. He casually lifted a rock that was lying at the door. He easily picked up the stone that weighed fifty to sixty kilograms and threw it beside the sleeping young Turtledove Eagle.


    "Very good." Ling Xiao kept his words short and his face unconsciously revealed a satisfied smile.


    The effects of this Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead, which was only a sliver away from reaching Rank 2, would not disappear in a short period of time. At the very least, in the next month, it would slowly but surely transform his body, further strengthening it.


    At this moment, the results of Gayaro''s investigation came out. He said with satisfaction: "I didn''t expect that the first time I refined this pill, it would have such an effect. The Heart of Fire is indeed powerful."


    Ling Xiao''s smile froze on the corner of his mouth: "The first time concocting a pill?!" Then why do you act as if you are extremely proficient in pill refining?


    As if realizing that he said something, Gayaro quickly tried to salvage the situation, "I said it''s my first time concocting the Bone Ablutionary Dan!"


    "Is that so?" Ling Xiao was skeptical.


    Gayaro coughed twice, and awkwardly changed the topic, "Since the pills have already taken effect, you now have the quality of a beginner cultivator, so you won''t die because you can''t bear the Qi of Heaven and Earth''s explosion. Then, listen carefully to what I''m going to say, it''s related to your future cultivation."


    Ling Xiao suppressed his messy thoughts and started to listen seriously.


    Since he had a reliable agent like Allens, Ling Xiao did his best to condense the essence of heaven and earth, preparing to obtain more resources before leaving the Kata City to travel the continent.


    In just a few days, he gave Allens the essence of the Heaven and Earth that he had refined with all his effort.


    When Allens saw the ten bottles that were neatly placed in front of him, he was so excited that he almost couldn''t speak. In the end, his hands trembled as he took the bottle and solemnly promised Ling Xiao, "Don''t worry, I will make them display the greatest value."


    Allens didn''t directly sell the bottle of essence in the trading market as Ling Xiao had expected.


    He first got someone to spread the news on the market that there was a travelling merchant from afar who came to the Kata City. He carried with him a batch of Natural Essence that was of a much better quality than the one the two genius girls were fighting for.


    He was thankful for the battle, letting the people in the city know how precious and rare the heaven and earth essence was. But now, such a precious thing was about to appear again!


    The news quickly spread into the city, and soon, almost everyone in the city knew about it.


    Within the Levi Family, the goddess that everyone loved, Martha, actually frowned, revealing a face completely different from her usual self. She coldly asked, "Where exactly did these heaven and earth essences come from?"


    The servant who had reported the news said fearfully, "Not yet. Not yet."


    The impatience on Martha''s face deepened as she ordered her servants to find out the identity of the person who released the news as soon as possible. After the servant left, Martha fell into deep thought.


    Not long after she started an argument with Deliah, a travelling merchant came by to sell her a bottle of Heaven and Earth Essence. She didn''t hesitate to spend money to buy it for that plan.


    The sudden emergence of this natural essence might affect the clan''s plans.


    At this moment, a figure entered the room. Martha greeted respectfully, "Father."


    The person who had come was the Patriarch of Levi Family, Martha''s father, Jonas. He was a Seventh Level Martial Soldier, and at his age, it was rare for him to cultivate to such a level. But he himself was unwilling to stop at this point. Fortunately, after being stuck in Seventh Level Martial Soldier for six years, he finally had the chance to break through to the Martial Master realm.


    Thus, he would not allow anyone to destroy it!


    "Martha, no matter who it is, if it will hinder our plan, we will not let them off!"


    Martha lowered her head. "I understand, Father."


    After everyone who should know about this, Allens spread the news that in order to be fair, he would be auctioning off this extremely precious heaven and earth essence at an auction. The location of the auction happened to be controlled by Deliah''s family.


    Because of this, even though she had sent out several groups of people, Martha was unable to get the information she wanted. As opponents who disliked each other, Deliah had always kept the principle that if you were unhappy, I would be happy. She would naturally not let Martha be disgusted in all aspects.


    Three days later, the auction finally began. Helpless, Martha had no choice but to personally head over to the venue.


    At the same time, Ling Xiao also joined the crowd that was watching the auction.


    Yes, spectating.


    The majority of the auctions in the Kata City were in the open air. The temporary large stone stage was high up in the sky, with the stone stage as the center, it was surrounded by over a dozen rows of stone chairs. Only the most reputable people were qualified to get a seat. As for the others, they could only stand far away from the edge of the arena, barely able to see the situation on the stone platform.


    The open environment gave Ling Xiao a chance to participate in the auction at a close distance.


    On the stone platform, a female host with a voluptuous figure was starting to get heated up.


    Below the stage, Deliah glanced at Martha with a smug expression. The two of them had families that were among the best in Kata City, but because the difference in strength was not too great, it was difficult to determine the difference in strength.


    However, this situation would soon change!


    A few days ago, when Deliah was patrolling the clan''s property, she was stopped by a destitute travelling merchant who said that he wanted to discuss a business deal with her. However, before he could even get near her, he was stopped by a guard. Logically speaking, if such a person came to negotiate business, they would normally leave it to their subordinates to handle it. However, Deliah saw the confidence radiating from that travelling merchant. If he wasn''t intentionally putting on an act, it was because there was something in his hand that could move him.


    Therefore, she motioned the guards to the side and began to chat with the travelling merchants. Who would have thought that this unassuming travelling merchant would bring her the biggest surprise of her life!


    Thinking back to the scene when she saw so many heaven and earth essences, Deliah, who was used to seeing such good things, couldn''t help but gasp for breath. If it wasn''t for the fact that the other party had insisted on starting the auction, Deliah herself and her family would have used all means at their disposal to buy these heaven and earth essences.


    However, as the owner of the auction house, Deliah had to make a concession on the share of the items being auctioned off, thus obtaining three bottles of heaven and earth essence!


    Not long after she bought that bottle of Heaven and Earth Essence Essence last time, good news came from the family. Deliah''s talented brother had successfully advanced to First Level of Martial Soldier with that bottle of Essence.


    Now, with these three bottles of heaven and earth essence, Deliah''s father, who had stagnated in the Seventh Level Martial Soldier realm, now had the hope of making a breakthrough.

 C13

    Warriors were the backbone of a family. Once they became a martial master, the entire family would have more authority in the city and lead the family towards a better future.


    Deliah took in a deep breath. She could imagine that the seven bottles of heaven and earth essence that would soon be auctioned would greatly change the structure of their Kata City and her own family would already be one step ahead of her!


    It was obvious that the leaders of the various families could clearly see the consequences of using the essence of this world. Martial power determined one''s status. If one missed an opportunity because they were stingy with money at the auction, causing their family to lag behind in the subsequent struggle, then money could not be taken care of.


    With this mindset, when the first bottle of heaven and earth essence appeared on the stone platform, the rising and falling bids directly drowned out the host''s voice.


    "Ten thousand gold!" It was a small clan.


    "Fifteen thousand gold!" This was a medium-sized family.


    "Twenty thousand gold!" This was a large family clan that could be compared with the family that Martha and Deliah belonged to.


    The intense competition had not only broadened the audience''s horizons, but even Ling Xiao, who had single-handedly created this situation, was dumbfounded.


    These natural essences were so popular?


    Thinking this way, Ling Xiao obviously forgot about the lack of Kata City and resources. Here, even if you work hard, you won''t be able to absorb enough Qi of Heaven and Earth and it will be very difficult for you to make progress on the path of martial arts. This is also the reason why the birth of a warrior is so precious.


    On the other hand, the Heaven and Earth Essence that Ling Xiao created could save the time and effort to quickly level up. It was not surprising that it would be welcomed by these families without worrying about any side effects.


    "If I could have one bottle, I would be satisfied even if I only reached Qi Disciple level 1." Dongzi whispered beside Ling Xiao''s voice.


    Early this morning, he excitedly dragged Ling Xiao to the auction venue, saying that he wanted to touch the good luck brought by the essence of heaven and earth.


    Ling Xiao listened to his mutterings and secretly remembered this matter.


    Now that the first bottle of heaven and earth essence had been obtained, the patriarch of a large clan had finally gotten back his item for the price of eighty thousand gold coins. He didn''t look at anything else and went straight back to his clan.


    With that, the rest of the auctions were in an uproar.


    The auction venue was quite smart, putting seven bottles of essence in the middle of different auction items to adjust the atmosphere. However, almost no one was in the mood to be distracted, and all they wanted was to save up enough money to buy the essence.


    The exorbitant prices had already made many of the smaller powers shy away. Those who had already clenched their teeth and won a bottle of wine began to send people back for money in order to deal with the fierce competition that would follow.


    Ling Xiao''s face was calm as he listened to the host''s unceasingly record high prices, but his heart was in turmoil. Even Gayaro, who always had his eyes set on the top, was muttering, Money, in other words, into herbs, cultivation techniques, weapons, these are all things that can help them cultivate more smoothly!


    As the curtain fell on the auction house, those who could not get the essence of heaven and earth began to crowd around the buyers to see if they could squeeze a few drops of essence out to leave to their families.


    In such a bustling environment, Ling Xiao quietly left, put on his coat, mask and concealed his presence, and unknowingly appeared behind Allens.


    Allens, who was extremely excited due to the popular auction setting, almost jumped on Ling Xiao the moment he saw him, "We''ve struck it rich!" I''ve struck it rich! "


    No wonder he was so excited. Today, even the cheapest bottle of heaven and earth essence would cost 80,000 gold coins. Adding all seven bottles together, the total price was close to 800,000 gold coins! This was already equivalent to all the assets of some small powers within the Kata City! Before this, he had never thought that he would be able to earn so much money one day.


    "It''s been hard on you." Ling Xiao said in a low voice.


    If Allens didn''t come up with a way to build up the momentum before auctioning it off, it would be impossible for the essence to be sold at such a high price.


    Allens still couldn''t hide his excitement as he waved his hand and said, "It''s all thanks to the excellent auction item that you provided me with such good results!"


    As she was saying that, Deliah walked over with a smile. It was not strange to see Ling Xiao dressed up like that. She took out a stack of business tickets and handed it over to him, "Congratulations, you have become the highest total customer in the history of our auction. As the amount of money that you are auctioning is too large, we have obtained the transaction tickets for you. You can exchange it at any one of the trading houses in the Martial Arts Continent. "


    Seeing Deliah handing her ticket over to him instead of Allens, Ling Xiao knew that this woman had already guessed his identity. He didn''t continue hiding his identity and extended his hand to receive it.


    Holding to the principle of saying more, Ling Xiao just nodded lightly at Deliah before turning around and leaving without giving her a chance to get close to him.


    Deliah''s face stiffened and then recovered. She switched to chatting with Allens, trying to get more information from him.


    Ling Xiao, who was carrying a huge amount of wealth, thought back to half a month ago when he was still bargaining for the price of 100 copper coins with Allens. He felt that this was a bit inconceivable. If the ticket in his pocket was exchanged for copper coins, he could probably smash a warrior to death!


    But no matter what, everything was progressing in the direction of the good, Ling Xiao thought.


    However, he didn''t expect that face-smacking would come so quickly.


    After Ling Xiao left the auction venue, Gayaro''s hurried warning was accompanied by a sharp attack: "Be careful!"


    Ling Xiao, who had never let down his guard, threw out a stream of inner strength to counteract the attack that was coming straight at him. Then, without looking back, he ran towards the bustling area of the Kata City with all his might, where these guys who only dared to secretly attack would not dare to be so brazen. Otherwise, it would just be plain on the faces of the big families in the city.


    Even though they did not meet face to face, Ling Xiao had already sensed that the person who had come was at least a First Level of Martial Soldier, and was not someone that he could deal with before he officially stepped into the Martial Cultivator.


    However, the pursuer did not give up and kept up the chase. The insidious inner strength would attack Ling Xiao from time to time, successfully slowing him down. If not for Gayaro''s occasional help, Ling Xiao would have already been caught up to.


    Using his light footwork, Ling Xiao''s body, which was modified by the Bone Ablutionary Dan, almost lost the warrior that was attacking him when he tried his best to escape.


    Just a little more.


    Ling Xiao slowly stopped in his tracks and looked coldly at the two black robed Martial Cultivator s that were surrounding them.


    Behind him, the warrior was slowly approaching.


    The situation was about to unfold.

 C14

    Swish!


    The attackers that were chasing from behind were the first to make a move. Sleeve arrows that were specially made to deal with the Martial Cultivator shot out from the quiver, spinning at a high speed and piercing towards the target.


    Ling Xiao was about to dodge to the side when the two stalkers in front of him already predicted his actions and blocked his path ahead of him. Ling Xiao wanted to conserve his strength to break out of the encirclement, but it seemed impossible.


    He stood up, barely dodging the shiny black sleeve arrow. Without raising his head, he didn''t choose the two lower level attackers as his target. Instead, he unexpectedly went straight for the person who used the sleeve arrow.


    Ling Xiao''s actions surprised him a little, but he didn''t take it to heart. After the previous test, he already knew that the opponent''s target had not yet broken through to a warrior, so he was not afraid. After all, there was a huge difference even if one lacked only one level of martial arts cultivation. Moreover, he also had a fifth level Qi Cultivating Stage cultivator and a sixth level Qi Cultivating Stage companion.


    Today, this person was definitely going to die!


    Thinking of the order issued by the main house, the attacker''s face darkened, his subordinates'' attacks became more and more vicious, each move aimed at the vital parts. Ling Xiao had to be wary of his two accomplices while dodging the First Level of Martial Soldier''s attacks, so he was unable to control himself and quickly got severely injured.


    Ling Xiao exploded and repelled two attackers that were eyeing him covetously. In the midst of the intense battle, his heart gradually sunk.


    He had originally thought that these people were trying to stop him because they coveted the essence of the world on his hands. He had already made plans to hand over some of them in order to avoid a situation where he was injured.


    Other than that brainless fan, he had never provoked anyone else. However, a First Level of Martial Soldier from a dilapidated family obviously didn''t have the power to invite other experts of the same level to kill for him.


    It seemed that it was his act of selling the essence of the world that blocked the path of some people, causing them to kill him.


    Ling Xiao had already thought through everything and a heavy shadow attacked his heart.


    If things were as he had thought, then he would have to put in all his effort to break through the net set up by the three of them. Otherwise, he wouldn''t be able to escape from this narrow corner today!


    Having made up his mind, Ling Xiao no longer hesitated. As soon as the idea of wanting the heaven and earth essence appeared in his mind, Gayaro, who was closely watching Ling Xiao''s situation, immediately took out a bottle of the heaven and earth essence from his storage space and threw it to Ling Xiao.


    As Ling Xiao ran forward at an extreme speed, he bit open the stopper that was blocking the stone bottle. The rich essence of heaven and earth instantly erupted in the dark space.


    The three people who were chasing Ling Xiao were stunned for a moment and then quickly reacted. This person sold a total of seven bottles of Heaven and Earth Essence. There was no reason for them to not have one or two bottles on them.


    They were all Death Soldiers that had been raised by the clan since young. As chess pieces that were destined to be abandoned after being used by the family, their resources were also very limited, and could not be compared to the ordinary disciples of the family. To have the strength they had today, they had to step over blood and sweat step by step.


    Even though they had always been taught to prioritize the interests of their families, even if they had to sacrifice their own lives, they were still living people. Humans have their own desires, and the Martial Cultivator desired to have a further nature buried in their hearts.


    Under normal circumstances, such a precious item like Heaven and Earth Essence would never be shared with them. But now, they had a chance.


    If they could catch him and force him to take out the essence of heaven and earth, it would be a great contribution to the family, wouldn''t it?


    Thinking this way, the attacks of the three subconsciously slowed down, which gave Ling Xiao a chance to swallow the whole bottle of heaven and earth essence in one gulp.


    Even though he had refined a lot of heaven and earth essences, Ling Xiao had never used them. Because no matter how good something was, if it was used too much, the effectiveness would naturally be worse than before. But now, he had no choice but to use it.


    The pure Qi of Heaven and Earth s exploded in his internal organs, and the Inner Bead at Ling Xiao''s Dantian started to frantically absorb the energy.


    Feeling the depleted energy in his body being replenished, Ling Xiao made up his mind and took the step that he had never been able to take before ¡ª he forced the Qi of Heaven and Earth out of his body!


    The abundant inner strength was drained quickly, and the Inner Bead''s light gradually dimmed.


    The three pursuers looked at each other. They didn''t understand why the Qi of Heaven and Earth around Ling Xiao suddenly became abundant, but this didn''t stop them from continuing their mission.


    At this moment, Ling Xiao had a different feeling. He "saw" that the Qi of Heaven and Earth factors were floating in the air cheering and jumping, and the Qi of Heaven and Earth that were being discharged from his body were running around his body like released prisoners. A strange feeling flooded every part of his body. It was as if he had become a part of the cheering Qi of Heaven and Earth, and the world was in front of his eyes.


    Ling Xiao had broken away from the limit of his field of vision. Even though he did not open his eyes at this moment, he still "saw" the Martial Cultivator that was chasing him chase and attack him with his powerful inner strength.


    However, Ling Xiao''s mood was very calm, he slowly raised his hand, his mind was at ease, the Qi of Heaven and Earth in the air seemed to understand what he meant, they cheered and pounced forward, breaking down the inner strength contained in the moves to become his partner, a move that was like thunder, it vanished into nothingness.


    The extremely strange scene caused the extremely powerful Death Soldiers to be stunned, and they continued to attack as if they didn''t believe what was happening, but all the attacks that contained inner strength seemed to hit the air and quickly disappeared. They had never heard of such a strange phenomenon before, so they hesitated for a moment, not daring to step forward.


    So this was the legendary first stage of Eighth Level!


    Different from the enemy''s baffled expression, Ling Xiao lamented in his heart.


    Just as he broke through the first Eighth Level barrier, he suddenly had a kind of enlightenment. All along, regardless if it was the Martial Cultivator or the Savage Beast, everyone believed that the way of cultivation was to seize the energy of the heaven and earth and use it for oneself. The thinner the Qi of Heaven and Earth were, the harder it was for the Martial Cultivator to advance, so they had to think of ways to absorb the Qi of Heaven and Earth, and this formed a dead end.


    Martial Cultivator and the heavens and the earth were not related to being plundered and robbed, but instead, they should help and complement each other.


    Ling Xiao once again lamented that the founder of this cultivation technique must be a peerless martial arts genius.


    Even though Ling Xiao had ordered his Qi of Heaven and Earth to dissolve the pursuers'' attacks, the identity of those Death Soldiers meant that no matter what kind of unreasonable situation they encountered, they had to think of ways to kill Ling Xiao.


    They wouldn''t rest until they were dead!

 C15

    Ling Xiao clearly knew that these Death Soldiers didn''t expect that he would be able to get rid of them by relying on his first level of Eighth Level.


    He had already planned his next step.


    Taking advantage of the time when the Qi of Heaven and Earth were still under his command, Ling Xiao ordered the Qi of Heaven and Earth to intercept the Death Soldiers while he took out the Level Two Crazy Lion that he had stored away for a long time.


    Thanks to Ling Xiao''s continuous use of it to extract the essence of heaven and earth, the Crazy Lion''s light did not dim, but instead became brighter.


    Maybe it was because the Inner Bead was still resentful and resentful, but the Crazy Lion dropped the violent and obedient Crazy Lion s from Ling Xiao''s hands, and the moment it came into contact with Ling Xiao''s dantian, it immediately went berserk. The strong force rampaged through Ling Xiao''s body, causing his face to turn pale from the pain, and he was almost unable to stand.


    Suddenly, a stream of inner strength, which Ling Xiao was already very familiar with, gently wrapped around the berserk Crazy Lion, greatly alleviating the pain on Ling Xiao''s body.


    Gayaro made his move.


    Ling Xiao did not have time to thank them because the Qi of Heaven and Earth that had been congealed for a while had already dispersed. The attack of the pursuer was about to hit him!


    Ling Xiao''s senses, coordination, and reaction had all reached the peak since his rebirth. The threat of death forced his nerves to tense up and he forgot about the pain that came from his body.


    The longer they dragged it out, the worse it would be for them.


    Those Death Soldiers, who were well aware of this, looked at each other. Their long tacit understanding allowed them to instantly understand each other''s intentions.


    He had to end this quickly!


    The First Level of Martial Soldier with the highest cultivation took the lead, the other two people were in charge of surrounding and attacking. The attacks were like a storm, not giving Ling Xiao the slightest chance to catch his breath, showing their determination to keep Ling Xiao here.


    In a 1v3, even though Ling Xiao''s moves were far more exquisite than their own, the huge difference in strength still made it difficult for him. As time passed, Ling Xiao, who was passively defending, became more and more exhausted.


    In a moment of carelessness, Ling Xiao''s defense exposed a flaw. The most powerful of the pursuers seized this opportunity to gather all of his strength and strike down at his head!


    As long as they hit, today''s siege would end!


    In this moment of life or death, Ling Xiao felt a warm feeling flowing through his Dantian.


    The Inner Bead was successfully fused!


    Ling Xiao was ecstatic, the Inner Bead that was several times stronger than before started to revolve, and with a slight tremble of his body, the majestic power of a warrior gushed out, forcibly resisting the attack.


    Before the pursuer''s attack could change, Ling Xiao had used his powerful inner strength to transfer the attack that should have landed on him onto the person who was at Qi Disciple level 5.


    The overlapping power of two times a warrior was naturally not something that a Qi Cultivating Stage Martial Cultivator could withstand. With a light "Plop" sound, the weakest of the pursuers knelt on the ground, never to stand up again.


    This person had broken through continuously in battle!


    The fifth stage Qi Disciple Martial Cultivator''s face was filled with shock. Then, he felt a sharp pain and lost consciousness forever.


    The remaining two Martial Cultivator s looked at each other in dismay. They saw an indescribable shock in each other''s eyes.


    Such terrifying talent!


    Ling Xiao did not give them any time to react. With his enhanced strength, he used the rising star technique and easily knocked down Martial Cultivator, who was already far from his level, at Qi Disciple level 6.


    Now, only Ling Xiao and First Level of Martial Soldier were left.


    Ling Xiao''s confidence increased as his strength increased. On the other hand, the more he fought, the braver he became. On the other hand, the death of his two companions had made him afraid of Ling Xiao. The more he fought, the more tired he got.


    Not long after, Ling Xiao seized the opportunity to knock down the last pursuer.


    The clan was going to be in trouble this time ¡­


    This was the last thought that flashed through First Level of Martial Soldier''s mind before he closed his eyes for eternity.


    Ling Xiao let out a long breath, gathered his inner strength, and slowly walked to the three corpses to check. There was nothing, only a small three-star symbol on the first arrow that attacked him, which was the emblem of Deliah''s family.


    Bad framing. But it was still useful.


    Ling Xiao picked up the arrow and dived into the darkness without any further delay.


    Not long after Ling Xiao left, a dark shadow emerged from a dark corner. He went up to check and confirmed that the people on the ground had turned into corpses, then sprinkled some powder on them. In the blink of an eye, flames rose on the corpses, completely obliterating all traces of their existence.


    After the shadow confirmed that there was nothing it had missed, it turned around and disappeared into the darkness.


    He moved stealthily along the tall and wide walls of the Kata City, and with a very fast speed, he soon arrived in front of an unremarkable house in the city.


    Not long after the shadow entered the house, a familiar figure appeared in an inconspicuous corner.


    It was Ling Xiao.


    He pretended to leave after killing the pursuer. In fact, he was lying in ambush not far away from the location of the battle.


    Who was it that dared to risk offending all the powers in Kata City to kill him?


    Ling Xiao had always been a person that distinguished between kindness and hatred. Since the other party was determined to kill him, he would definitely not let them off!


    Ling Xiao lowered his eyes. Gayaro, with a furry face, told him the result of the investigation, "There seems to be a secret passage leading outside the city."


    Secret passage? Outside the city?


    It seemed that the matter of him being hunted was not as simple as he thought.


    Ling Xiao didn''t enter the simple stone house directly. Instead, he took off his disguise and went back to the shack to check the situation inside his body.


    Under the threat of death, Ling Xiao broke through and broke through continuously, becoming a First Level of Martial Soldier. He could be considered to have officially entered the threshold of martial arts cultivation, gaining the ability to walk out of the Kata City and explore the wider world.


    In his dantian, the combined Turtledove Eagle s emitted a bright light that had never been seen before, and slowly revolved.


    Ling Xiao spent three days to repair the hidden injuries left during the battle and consolidate his current cultivation. During this time, the city was peaceful and no one killed him unrestrainedly, and there was no news of the Martial Cultivator suddenly disappearing.


    On the third night, Ling Xiao had disguised himself and went straight to the residential building that he had tracked the previous time.


    Fortunately, there was still no sound from inside.


    Ling Xiao no longer hesitated and entered the house. He searched around the house and found a tunnel entrance on the kitchen floor.


    The tunnel was surprisingly wide. It was big enough to accommodate two adult men walking side by side. Ling Xiao bent over and carefully listened for any movements in front of him. He walked for a full two hours before walking out of the tunnel.


    In contrast to the pitch-black tunnel, the exit was not far from a brightly lit area. Light gathering stones that could be used for lighting were hung high up, forming a sky full of stars.


    Under the bright light, Ling Xiao easily saw the movement in the distance.

 C16

    Countless figures constantly moved about, and from time to time, rough shouts could be heard. Occasionally, there were even cries and screams mixed in.


    Ling Xiao walked closer. In the undulating stone forest, there was a wide valley. Looking from top to bottom, it looked like the bottom of a bowl. The sound came from the valley.


    Ling Xiao finally remembered where they were.


    Outside of Kata City, there were dozens of other small towns. This was one of them, because there were a lot of phosphorous rock mines nearby that were famous, and the whole town''s people lived off of them. There were also many ordinary people and low leveled Martial Cultivator who could not live through Kata City and came to the mines built by the various great powers to work.


    Martha often cared about these lower class people and introduced them to Levi Family''s mine. The original owner almost came here, but the mine''s management was extremely strict. It was difficult for one to even enter or leave the mine, so the original owner rejected after hesitating for a while.


    At this moment, what was supposed to be a dark valley was filled with flames that soared into the sky, staining the entire valley red. Ling Xiao broke out in a cold sweat as he looked carefully.


    Those in gray were driving a group of living creatures into the furnace at the bottom of the valley!


    The furnace that took up more than half of the valley swallowed its flames like a bloody mouth. In the blink of an eye, it had devoured all the crying creatures, leaving not a single scrap behind.


    What were these people doing?


    The situation below was very strange. Gayaro also saw the same scene and immediately stopped talking. Powerful inner strength silently surged out, concealing the aura around Ling Xiao even more thoroughly.


    Ling Xiao thanked him in silence and slowly approached the bottom of the valley.


    The closer he got, the more furious he became.


    This was because he noticed that not only were the Savage Beast s the ones pushed into the furnace, there were also ordinary people and the Martial Cultivator s. Ling Xiao had even discovered a First Level of Martial Soldier s, but these people that were powerful enough to show off their strength in Kata City, in this place, could only be like an animal who was mercilessly pushed down.


    Who was it that could be so powerful and not care about the lives of so many people? And this even included so many Martial Cultivator!


    Ling Xiao had a nagging feeling that their actions might be related to sending out death warriors to kill him.


    After sliding down the valley, Ling Xiao was finally able to raise his head and take a good look at the entire appearance of this colossus. The entire shape of the furnace looked like a funnel, getting smaller and smaller. At the bottom end, there was a thumb-sized exit, which was slowly dripping with milky white liquid.


    The red liquid rolled endlessly inside the furnace, and then continuously poured down from the other hole, flowing out of the valley through the man-made channel.


    Ling Xiao frowned. His specially trained agility worked at this moment. He stared at the white liquid that was slowly dripping and agreed with Gayaro. "The essence of heaven and earth!"


    They were artificially creating the essence of the world!


    In an instant, Ling Xiao revealed the entire truth based on the current situation.


    In order to obtain the Heaven and Earth Essence, a force had set up a mine in this remote town. In reality, they had thrown all the captured people and beasts into a huge furnace, and when their bodies melted in the high temperature, the Inner Bead would naturally fall and the Qi of Heaven and Earth would be compressed to the extreme to form the Heaven and Earth Essence.


    It was obvious that those who spent such a huge amount for the essence of heaven and earth must have some other scheme. Therefore, Ling Xiao, who wielded a large amount of the essence of heaven and earth, became a thorn in the eye for them to eliminate!


    Since there was no way to save the Inner Bead, he chose to fill it up with his life just for a drop of the essence of heaven and earth.


    These people were so cruel and cold!


    Ling Xiao, who was usually indifferent to his surroundings, couldn''t help but to get angry. The flames that shot to the sky still had no intention of stopping as miserable screams rose and fell one after another.


    Ling Xiao began to look around. He probably knew that once the matter was exposed, it would become a public target. The security around the mine was very tight, so Ling Xiao was almost discovered a few times.


    Soon, he arrived at the outskirts of the mine. In order to hide from others, there were still many people mining here. At this moment, a familiar figure suddenly flashed in front of his eyes.


    Dongzi!


    Ling Xiao took the opportunity to stop Dongzi and asked him why he was here.


    Dongzi grinned and said gratefully because he met Goddess Martha at the auction. When he saw him looking for a job, he recommended him to come to the mine.


    Looking at Dongzi''s expression, it seemed that he didn''t know how dirty this place was. Otherwise, he wouldn''t be so calm.


    "Calm down." Gayaro said, his voice also filled with anger and disdain, "It''s fine to be alone, but it''s impossible to get out of here with another normal person. Why don''t we go and find help first?"


    No matter how arrogant he was, he did not think that he could take Dongzi and escape from so many people with him.


    It was also thanks to Gayaro. Otherwise, Ling Xiao would have been discovered the moment he stepped out of the underground tunnel. Perhaps he would have already become the unlucky soul of this furnace.


    I need to get out of here as soon as possible and get reinforcements.


    Ling Xiao repeatedly reminded Dongzi not to leak the news that he came here. After getting the assurance, he carefully stuck close to the cold and hard stone and returned along the same road.


    Who knew that just as he entered the tunnel, he would hear a familiar voice coming from the front.


    "How is the collection of natural essence going?" The man''s slightly shrill voice echoed in the tunnel.


    The one who spoke was none other than the brainless fan Dean who had a life and death grudge with Ling Xiao.


    "We have already collected quite a few of them. It''s enough for the rest of the family to raise their strength once."


    Dean was complacent, as if he was the one who had done all this, "I still have to thank Miss Martha. If it wasn''t for her, things wouldn''t have gone so smoothly. Oh right, please pass this pair of earrings to Miss Martha. I ordered someone to specially make these earrings for her. I''ll find a way to bring more people here and reassure her. "


    He was indeed a small marten.


    It was obvious that half a month ago, Dean was still in the Seventh Stage of Qi Cultivating Stage at the entrance of Martial Cultivator. But in the end, he became a First Level of Martial Soldier so quickly.


    Thinking about the manufacturing process of those things, Ling Xiao could not help but feel a wave of disgust in his heart.


    They all said that Dean killed the original owner, ordered the hoodlums to gang up on Ling Xiao, and then insulted Ling Xiao in front of the crowd. These three grudges should be avenged today!


    Having made up his mind, Ling Xiao relied on his nimble figure to secretly follow behind Dean.

 C17

    Coming out of the stone house, Dean and another person separated and walked towards the city alone. Looking at the direction, he was ready to go back.


    Ling Xiao waited patiently until Dean reached a narrow alleyway with no one around.


    This was the moment!


    Ling Xiao quickened his pace and finally stopped Dean at the end of the alley.


    "Who are you?!" Almost at the same moment he appeared, Dean noticed and immediately shouted.


    As he questioned the mysterious man in the black robe, his thoughts raced. Who was this? Which power sent them? From the looks of it, he was most likely an enemy, not a friend.


    Ling Xiao didn''t give Dean too much time to think. He slowly took off his disguise and threw it to the side. At the same time, he said coldly, "The person who will take your life."


    Dean opened his eyes wide and let out an arrogant laugh after a while. He almost couldn''t catch his breath. "Haha ¡­" A stray dog that relies on human charity dares to say he wants to kill me? "Hahahaha!"


    In Dean''s eyes, Ling Xiao had always been an orphan who was bullied but did not dare to resist. Even if he had had some fortuitous encounters these few days, it would be impossible for him to be compared with himself, a first stage Martial Cultivator.


    Ever since he broke through the Qi Cultivation stage at an extremely terrifying speed and became a First Level of Martial Soldier, he had immediately gone from a young master of a broken clan to the most popular person in the entire Kata City. Talent had always been Dean''s greatest pride. After a while, he also felt that he was unrivaled among the younger generation. "Now, it''s laughable for a wanderer half a month ago who couldn''t even compare to an ordinary person to say that he wanted to kill me.


    Being mocked like that, Ling Xiao wasn''t angry. He just quietly looked at the laughing Dean.


    Dean gradually stopped laughing, and instantly replaced Zhang Kuang with a sinister look, "I didn''t have the time to look for you in the first place, now that you want to die, I''ll grant you your wish!"


    Just as the last word was spoken, Dean''s figure appeared in front of Ling Xiao. A wave of ruthless inner strength went along his arm and was about to hit Ling Xiao''s body. If Ling Xiao was hit, he would lose his ability to resist on the spot.


    Killing such a small fry couldn''t have been easier in Dean''s eyes. However, he changed his mind when he remembered that Martha had embarrassed him because of this little rascal.


    Martha was destined to become his woman, and even if it was out of respect for Levi Family, he wouldn''t be able to do anything to her. But this wandering child was different.


    However, Dean''s beautiful fantasies were destined to fail. Before his fist could come into contact with Ling Xiao, it was stopped halfway by an even more powerful force.


    Dean opened his eyes wide in disbelief. This punch of his contained at least 30% of his power, but it was easily received by Ling Xiao just like that!


    He looked at the emaciated young man before him. The young man''s pitch-black eyes were filled with mockery.


    He was laughing at him!


    Anger surged in Dean''s heart. He withdrew his fist and surged forward. This time, he used all of his strength.


    Bang!


    The crisp sound of bones striking could be heard. Ling Xiao saw Dean flying towards him, neither dodging nor dodging, instead he firmly restrained his movements.


    The attack was ineffective again!


    Dean''s eyes were wide open. He couldn''t believe that his two attacks were useless. That despicable wandering child had received his attack head-on, and seemed to be doing it on purpose.


    Ling Xiao slowly pulled away a malicious smile that was full of ridicule, "A First Level of Martial Soldier that uses external forces to break through might not even be comparable to those Qi Cultivating Stage Martial Cultivator, but you actually have the face to compare with me?"


    Dean said in disbelief, "Impossible! You''re not him! You are not him! "


    Dean could not accept that the person who he squashed half a month ago was on par with him.


    Ling Xiao sneered, "I am him, the tramp you bullied time and time again. However, I have talent. I just started practicing martial arts, but I''ve already become a warrior. Compared to you, a martial artist who''s ten years old and a martial artist who''s only twenty-three years old, what do you have to be proud of? "You can''t even compare to one of my pinky fingers. I believe Miss Martha won''t even spare you a glance!"


    In order to avenge the original owner, before taking Dean''s life, Ling Xiao naturally would attack his opponent without restraint.


    Wasn''t Dean usually the most proud of his martial arts talent? Then he would give him a fatal blow from the place that he was most adept at. Only then would he be able to take revenge for the humiliations of ridiculing the original owner as an ordinary person who could not cultivate.


    Dean was shocked and mumbled, "Impossible! "Impossible!"


    Ling Xiao looked at him in disgust. It was one thing to have bad mental skills, but to have such a weak mental state, it was just that other people''s talents were higher than yours, and they just lost their composure like that. If this continued, even if Dean managed to survive, he wouldn''t have much success in the Martial Dao in the future.


    It was easier than he imagined to deal with Wu Tie who was in a daze. Moreover, his strength was forcefully brought up by the essence of heaven and earth. His strength and level were not proportional to the original, and were not comparable to Ling Xiao, who had consolidated his foundation.


    Therefore, although Dean was a little stronger than the current Ling Xiao, after the two had exchanged blows for more than ten rounds, Ling Xiao used his powerful martial arts techniques to defeat Dean.


    Dean, who was in a sorry state, cursed. He looked even worse than a little hoodlum in Kata City, truly throwing away Martial Cultivator''s face.


    Ling Xiao turned a deaf ear to the vulgarities, and stared at him with a smile that was not a smile, "Do you still remember how you treated me back then? Today, I am going to take back every bit of the pain I have suffered. "


    Dean''s face could not help but reveal a terrified expression, Ling Xiao did not give him a chance to beg for mercy, and with a palm pressing on his Dantian, the rich inner energy belonging to the First Level of Martial Soldier, instantly erupted, flowing through his meridians, destroying the insides of Dean''s body, and then attacking the Inner Bead which was still circulating.


    After a period of chaos, the smooth and round Inner Bead''s surface cracked open, forming many uniform lines. Then, it suddenly shattered.


    Dean struggled as his face showed an expression of extreme pain.


    Ling Xiao looked at him coldly and remained unmoved.


    When the original owner of the Inner Bead was broken like that, he must have been feeling very desperate, but no one came to save him, so he could only die in the rain on that night in despair.


    Dean gradually stopped moving. Ling Xiao looked at his begging expression and raised his hand to deliver a fatal blow.


    Although Ling Xiao thought that letting Dean, who had lost his strength, live was the biggest punishment, he had already exposed his identity in front of Dean. Letting him go would only alert the enemy.

 C18

    Ling Xiao was finally relieved when his first enemy fell.


    Dean''s death not only avenged the original owner, but also let Ling Xiao see a glimmer of hope. Facing such a high and mighty enemy with strength, power, and crafty tactics, Ling Xiao began to have confidence.


    One day, he would return to the upper echelons to take revenge on those people!


    Once again, Ling Xiao had a firm goal in mind. He cleaned up Dean''s corpse, cleaned up the battlefield, and then headed straight for the city.


    Even though it was already late in the night, Deliah''s room was still brightly lit.


    She was too excited to sleep.


    Ever since the end of the auction that caused a sensation in the entire Kata City three days ago, not only did her family receive a share of close to a hundred thousand gold coins, they gained even more prominence, faintly overtaking the other families.


    It had to be known that every single family had the intention of becoming the number one family. And now, they were getting closer to this dream. Naturally, they had to strike while the iron was hot.


    Thus, the family held a meeting.


    Deliah had the privilege of attending the meeting as well, thanks to her discovery of the travelling merchant. She was the only one of the younger generation to attend the meeting.


    After careful discussion, the clan''s decision makers decided to use the three bottles of heaven and earth essence that Deliah had obtained as soon as possible to increase the clan''s strength. Only then would they have more authority to speak.


    Deliah''s father, who had reached Seventh Level Martial Soldier, naturally became one of the users. After consuming the quintessence, he would enter the Martial Master realm in his room.


    Deliah paced back and forth anxiously. Her father had been inside for such a long time, yet there was no movement. Could something have happened?


    Her brother, on the other hand, was calm and advised Deliah, "Don''t worry. It took me quite a while to completely absorb that bottle of heaven and earth essence when I used it. Furthermore, the bottle that Father used was much purer than mine, so naturally, I would have to spend more time to completely absorb it. "


    Hearing her brother''s words, Deliah felt slightly more at ease. She returned to her chair and waited for the news.


    Suddenly, there were loud noises coming from outside. Deliah listened attentively, and couldn''t help but reveal a joyful smile on her beautiful face. "Father has broken through!"


    Deliah and her brother walked together to the front yard to congratulate their father. However, when they arrived at the main hall, they discovered that although there was joy on their father''s face, most of it was worry.


    "What''s wrong? Is something wrong? " Deliah asked.


    Deliah''s father looked at his favorite daughter and sighed lightly. "There''s a message from the Levi Family side. Their Patriarch broke through and became an official warrior."


    Based on his calculations, he should''ve broken through earlier than him.


    Deliah was a little puzzled. "Didn''t they bid for a bottle of heaven and earth essence too?"


    The person whose Levi Family had captured the essence of heaven and earth was none other than Martha. Deliah was happy for a long time when her opponent, who she disliked, gave her money while pinching her nose.


    Deliah''s father shot a complicated look at his daughter. "His daughter, Martha, also broke through."


    Deliah''s expression turned sullen.


    When she returned to her room, she did not smile again. Her brother comforted her and said, "With your current age, reaching the realm of First Level of Martial Soldier is already very impressive. Don''t give yourself too much pressure. Your talent is not worse than the Levi girl, I believe you will break through very soon. "


    But this did not improve Deliah''s mood in the slightest.


    Not only did she hate Martha because they were similar in every aspect, and were always compared by others, most importantly, those people in Kata City, especially the commoners and low-ranked Martial Cultivator s, all said that she was inferior to Martha.


    Ridiculous! How could she not be comparable to that woman? Was it because she didn''t want to curtsy on the surface like Martha, but was she still trying to curry favor with them?


    A woman''s intuition told Deliah that there was a malicious heart hiding beneath Martha''s benevolent appearance. However, she did not tell anyone her own guess, because even if she did, others would only think that she was jealous. Instead, she gave that woman a chance to put on an act.


    Because of this intuition of hers, Deliah had been trying very hard to leave Martha behind. She didn''t want to compare herself to such a hypocritical person!


    But now, Martha had surpassed her.


    Would she be left far behind? Would she only be able to look at Martha''s triumphant back?


    Deliah was deeply worried.


    "Who''s there!"


    There was one person who had appeared in her room without anyone noticing.


    A hoarse voice answered from the dark corner, "Miss Deliah, you don''t recognize me so soon?"


    It was the masked man, and also the owner of the essence of the world.


    Deliah naturally had a deep impression of him. She walked over as naturally as she could without completely relaxing her guard.


    The masked man didn''t seem to mind. "I''ve come here to do a business with Miss Deliah. Are you interested?"


    Deliah asked, "What do you want to sell?"


    The masked man replied, "A piece of news." A piece of news about why Martha Levi made the breakthrough so quickly. "


    Delia''s heart started pounding. She tried to suppress her desire to immediately agree, pretending to be calm. "Why do you say that?"


    The masked man was Ling Xiao. Because he was worried about Dongzi''s safety, he did not loiter around and directly took out something from his sleeves and threw it out, saying: "Other than Martha and her father, there will be more people breaking through Levi Family. That''s because they''ve obtained a method to artificially create the essence of heaven and earth. "


    Deliah didn''t even have the time to see what Ling Xiao was talking about before she was shocked by Ling Xiao''s words.


    To create the essence of the world!


    She knew better than anyone what this meant.


    Ling Xiao told Deliah about his experiences in the past few days, omitting some of it.


    "Deliah''s face was deathly pale after she finished listening, as if she couldn''t believe it." How dare they! "A bunch of madmen!"


    This was a gamble on Levi Family, and the gamble was the fate of the entire clan. If they won, they would be able to monopolize Kata City, and would no longer have to worry about the expressions of other forces; if they lost, they would be killed by the combined might of the entire Kata City, and their families would be annihilated.


    After all, no one would wish to see a large number of commoners and Martial Cultivator being killed. A sense of danger would force these forces who had different hearts and hearts to work together to deal with Levi Family.


    For this, they were also extremely careful. Originally, they were going to succeed, but they shouldn''t have done so. Instead, they sent their deathsworn to kill Ling Xiao. Instead, he discovered this hidden conspiracy of his.


    Not to mention for the sake of the innocent dead humans and Savage Beast, even for his own sake, Ling Xiao had to reveal this matter.

 C19

    Deliah''s reaction wasn''t out of Ling Xiao''s expectation. If he didn''t see it with his own eyes, it would be hard for him to believe that there was such a crazy person in the world.


    The practice of martial arts was indeed cruel, but this method of disregarding the lives of others for one''s own personal gain was truly cold.


    Ling Xiao didn''t seem to be in a hurry, "If you don''t believe it, you can send someone to check it out. As long as they don''t find out. However, the people from the Levi Family have already started consuming the refined essence produced by the pill. If their movements were too slow, they would have been given a chance to react.


    Hearing Ling Xiao''s words, Deliah jumped up. She didn''t even have the time to greet Ling Xiao before she rushed to her father''s room.


    Ling Xiao poured himself a cup of tea and drank it silently. He had done what he needed to do. He could only place his hopes on the courage of Deliah''s family members.


    Being swift and decisive was probably the family''s tradition. Before Ling Xiao even finished his cup of tea, Deliah''s father, with a group of elders, came to the door and went straight to the point, "We have already sent our experts to the place you said we would go and investigate. When they come back, if what you said is true, we will immediately contact the other families."


    Putting down the tea cup, Ling Xiao looked at him in admiration.


    It seemed that Deliah''s family would have to obtain the greatest benefit from this incident.


    On the other side, Levi Family.


    The Patriarch and Martha were overwhelmed by the dense crowd of people who had rushed up to congratulate them.


    The chief glanced at the ordinary clansmen who did not know what was going on below and whispered to Martha, "How is the progress of the mine going?"


    Martha replied in a low voice, "The last batch of materials will be delivered soon. When they''re done, they''ll be destroyed. When the news gets out, tell them that there was an explosion and no one escaped."


    The clan head was still a bit worried. His cautious nature made him secretly call for his strongest battle force, a fourth level Martial Master. He wanted him to head to the mines to monitor the situation there.


    On the other side, the Martial Cultivator sent by Deliah''s family had just arrived at the town and stealthily sneaked into the open-air valley where the wails echoed to the sky.


    After confirming that what Ling Xiao said was the truth, he turned around and left. Under the dim light of the morning sun, he returned to his family.


    He, who had been rushing towards the Kata City, coincidentally encountered the Martial Cultivator in the city who was ordered to watch over the mines.


    The two of them were in the same realm, so it was impossible for them to hide in front of each other. They could only take a quick glance at each other before each of them headed in the opposite direction.


    Receiving the report from the clan expert, Deliah''s father was silent for a moment before making his decision. "Invite the clan leaders of Bloom, Jura, and Marksinville as soon as possible!"


    These families were all on good terms with Deliah''s family, and had the confidence to make their own people expose the crime of Levi Family.


    On the other side, the more the martial master thought about it, the more he felt that something was amiss. It was only after a long time did he finally remember who the person was! He broke out in a cold sweat and quickly explained the situation before turning around and heading straight to the tunnel exit.


    "Are you sure?" Martha''s father asked with a dark expression.


    The Martial Master did not care about his terrible tone and said urgently: "It''s absolutely true! That person was a member of their family. Although I have only met him once, there are only a few fourth stage Martial Masters in the city.


    Martha immediately added, "Deliah and we have not fought for a long time. Even if we are not sure if it is a coincidence, we cannot gamble with her." I will immediately get them to destroy all traces, and I definitely cannot let them find any clues! "


    Martha''s father frowned and did not try to stop his daughter.


    Ling Xiao silently followed behind Deliah.


    After calling over a few reputable leaders of the forces within the Kata City, and after a brief discussion, the Patriarchs who had long coveted Levi Family, immediately decided to head over to the mines, and call for the clan''s experts to assist them.


    What? What if it''s fake? Isn''t there still Deliah''s family at the front?


    Not only Deliah''s father, even Ling Xiao was very clear about what they were thinking. It''s human nature to avoid benefits, that''s no big deal.


    For Deliah''s family, choosing to go to the mines meant choosing to completely lose all decorum with Levi Family. Thus, under Ling Xiao''s lead, the group of people swaggered directly from the city''s tunnel to the mines.


    The group of people was grandiose and there were quite a few movements, so the Levi Family quickly received the news. Martha''s beautiful face contorted in anger as she gritted her teeth and said, "Deliah! "Deliah!"


    Martha was worried about the efficiency of her men, so she decided to go to the mine after a slight hesitation.


    When Ling Xiao and the rest walked out of the tunnel, they were blocked by people.


    Faced with the manager''s questioning that was neither humble nor arrogant, Deliah''s father did not want to pester him any further. With the excuse that a member of the family had disappeared from the place, Deliah forced her way out of the encirclement after going in to look for someone.


    Seeing that he could not stop them, the steward''s face immediately changed. Martial Cultivator who was obeying the orders from the Levi Family made his move, and both sides fell into a chaotic battle.


    Ling Xiao was worried about Dongzi''s safety, so he took advantage of the chaos to run to the previous canyon. He did not find any trace of Dongzi, and only a few Martial Cultivator s were trying their best to destroy the gigantic furnace.


    A corner of the furnace had already been destroyed, and a scalding red liquid poured down, scorching the floor until it was bare.


    Ling Xiao no longer hid his strength. Relying on his nimble body, he jumped near the furnace and snatched the bottle that contained the essence of the world.


    Just as he was about to turn around and leave, a palm swept past his ear. Ling Xiao put the bottle away and faced the Second Warrior who was shrouded in a black robe.


    The masked man said to black robed man.


    Ling Xiao felt that this scene was kind of funny.


    However, the other party clearly didn''t think so. Seeing that his attack wasn''t successful, he immediately attacked. His target was very clear ¡ª the bottle of medicine in Ling Xiao''s arms.


    How could Ling Xiao let her have her way? The moment he brushed past black robed man, he laughed softly, "Now, do you regret you got chased after? "Miss Martha."


    It was unknown whether it was because Ling Xiao had seen through black robed man''s identity or because of the coldness in his words, but black robed man was stunned for a moment.


    Ling Xiao was waiting for this opportunity. Dozens of energy shot out, and dozens of wounds appeared on the other party''s black robe that covered his entire body. Sizzle * The beautiful golden hair, which everyone recognized within Kata City, scattered and danced in the wind.


    Martha''s beautiful face revealed a bright smile, "I do regret it." If I had known that my plan would be ruined by you, I would have ¡­ I''ll kill you as soon as possible! "

 C20

    Martha''s power started to skyrocket with her words. All of a sudden, Ling Xiao found it difficult to deal with her.


    Similarly, Martha relied on the essence of heaven and earth to level up. She was obviously more cautious than Dean, and her foundation was also much more solid.


    At this moment, a hot body appeared in front of Ling Xiao.


    Deliah raised her weapon and pointed it straight at Martha, "All this while, I''ve always wanted to know which one of us is stronger. I never thought that this opportunity would come today. "


    The moment Deliah appeared, Martha''s hatred was transferred to Deliah. The two girls ignored Ling Xiao and started to desperately bite and tear each other.


    Seeing that there was nothing wrong with him here, Ling Xiao grabbed hold of a person wearing a Levi Family uniform. With a slight intimidation, he obtained the information he wanted: the last batch of people that were about to be thrown into the furnace had an accident, so they were temporarily transferred to a small forest not too far away.


    Ling Xiao ran in the direction the man pointed, praying that he would make it in time.


    The heavens seemed to have heard his thoughts, Ling Xiao finally felt relieved when he saw the bunch of "materials" that were tied up and seemed to have lost their minds.


    As long as he was alive.


    It was unknown if the people guarding them had already fled or if they had gone to support the battle in front of them. Only two or three poor, small shrimps remained to guard Dongzi and the others in the stone forest.


    Ling Xiao easily dealt with the guards. When he appeared in front of this group of people, no one seemed to have reacted yet.


    After a while, Dongzi shouted while trembling: "Ling Xiao!"


    From the sound, he seemed to be scared out of his wits.


    Ling Xiao was shocked by his arrogant voice, he didn''t know whether to laugh or cry as he walked up to remove the shackles for them.


    The joy of being reborn drowned Dongzi, so he could not think of how to ask his little partner, in a single night, why became a Martial Cultivator from a normal person, this also made Wu Tie feel relieved. After all, the scene was too chaotic and it was not a good time to explain.


    Ling Xiao brought the group of people, whose legs had gone limp, to a safe place.


    According to what they said, they were all about to be tied up and thrown into a red furnace when someone suddenly sent a message, telling the men in the mine to hurry up and take care of the scene.


    Dongzi was still in shock, "I just wanted to come to the mining field to work and save some money to see if I can go study there. I have to at least have a bit of self-preservation ability. Who would have thought that I would run into these bastards so coincidentally!"


    He had always had a vague good impression of Martha. However, he knew that the gap between them was too great, so he buried it deep in his heart. Now, this good impression of Martha had been completely transformed into disgust.


    After settling down Dongzi and the others, Ling Xiao returned to the battlefield and took care of a lot of low-level Martial Cultivator. When the sun rose, the scene was already under control.


    On the other hand, because there was only a gap of one stage between the ranks of Martial Cultivator, Deliah was unable to defeat Martha in the end. While Deliah was exhausted, Martha actually took advantage of the chaos to escape, angering Deliah so much that she stomped her feet and cursed loudly.


    However, escaping from Martha did not stop the decline of their Levi Family.


    Fortunately, Deliah''s father had long been prepared, and made people think that the smelting furnace, which had not been completely destroyed yet, would be able to protect Dongzi, the witnesses, and the bottle of heaven and earth essence that Ling Xiao had provided. With so much evidence, it was enough to send the entire Levi Family to hell, and make it impossible for them to overturn again.


    From the moment Deliah''s father brought a few clan leaders to capture Levi Family, the Kata City had been in complete disorder for a long time. However, all of this had nothing to do with Ling Xiao.


    When Dongzi was well, Ling Xiao took out a bottle of Heaven and Earth Essence and threw it to him.


    "This is ¡­" Dongzi stared at the item in his hand in shock.


    Ling Xiao imitated his tone and purposely said to the thug, "If you''re rich, I won''t forget you. If you''re lucky, we can enjoy it together."


    He told Dongzi that he got lucky and picked up a martial arts cultivation technique. Then, he started to practice according to the method in the book. Since Dongzi did not see the scene of Ling Xiao using his godly powers to beat up his master Dean, he, who was not clear about the difference in strength between the Martial Cultivator s, naturally thought that Ling Xiao''s strength was not that outstanding and only had a little bit of skill.


    This was exactly what Ling Xiao wanted.


    Dongzi was his first friend since he was reborn. Even Ling Xiao had to help him. At the very least, Dongzi had to let him learn martial arts and not be fooled by others.


    For the next few days, Ling Xiao continued to guide Dongzi in his cultivation, but he had a faint feeling that he had forgotten something. On this day, Deliah brought him to a warehouse.


    "These are the spoils of war that we collected from the Levi Family. If it wasn''t for you, we wouldn''t have been able to thwart their plans so quickly. You can take away a few items from this warehouse as you wish."


    Ling Xiao naturally wouldn''t be polite and pushed the door open. Glittering jewelry and dusty martial arts manuals filled the room, allowing anyone to pick and choose.


    Ling Xiao took a look. From his perspective, most of the items here were not of much value. Therefore, he only picked out a short sword and an armor that could be used for protection.


    "Wait, go get that!" Gayaro suddenly said.


    Ling Xiao was shocked. Since the auction, Gayaro seemed to have entered a period of hibernation. When Ling Xiao called for him, nine and a half times out of ten times he was not answered. How precious was this treasure that it could make Gayaro so excited?


    Looking towards the direction of Gayaro''s consciousness, Ling Xiao searched for a long time before only finding a crescent-shaped stone. It was pitch-black in appearance but warm and smooth to the touch.


    Ling Xiao looked at it for a long time, but still couldn''t figure out the origin of this unremarkable stone. He directly asked Gayaro: "What is this?"


    Gayaro, who was very excited a moment ago, was stuck, "I''m not sure..." However, my intuition tells me that this thing is very important! "


    "Alright, intuition." Ling Xiao sighed and brought the strange stone with him.


    Ling Xiao walked out of the warehouse after picking a few other things.


    Deliah was still waiting outside the door.


    Ling Xiao didn''t say anything on the surface, but he snickered inside, "Still saying it''s up to me to pick. If I really don''t know what''s good for me and chose some precious treasures or picked a few more, I''m afraid I won''t be able to walk out of this Kata City."


    Deliah''s family, which had consolidated their Levi Family, had become the strongest power in the entire Kata City. No one dared to easily offend them again.


    But it didn''t matter, he was about to leave, and would probably not come back again.

 C21

    "Right, where''s your bird?" Gayaro asked Ling Xiao as Ling Xiao planned to leave.


    Ling Xiao stopped walking. He remembered that he forgot something.


    Fur!


    When he went to the mine to check, he left it in Allens''s care. As a result, he left it behind when there were too many things to do.


    Thinking of this, Ling Xiao hurriedly changed his direction. Luckily, Allens was still holed up in that narrow room in the trade market and didn''t leave.


    Allens was confused by the sudden appearance of his client one night and the disappearance of a furry eagle cub that was thrown at him.


    But he still dutifully nurtured the furry hair.


    Allens, who was worried that he wouldn''t be able to raise his cub properly, soon relaxed because this cub was too easy to feed. When he woke up, he had to eat. When he was full, he would sleep soundly and not even wake up when he called out.


    Carrying a cub heavier than the one they brought, Allens gave it to Ling Xiao in satisfaction.


    Seeing Allens''s bright eyes, Ling Xiao praised, "You did well."


    Allens smiled in a reserved manner, but his heart was already bursting with anger.


    Ever since he knew that his eccentric client had ruined one of the top families in the city, Levi Family, within a few days of his departure, Ling Xiao''s image in Allens''s heart had risen infinitely.


    Ling Xiao thought for a moment, then said to Allens, "Tomorrow, I will leave the Kata City. If you want to go with me, wait for me outside the east city gate."


    Early morning of the second day, Dongzi, who was reluctant to part with his family, hugged his furry, soundly asleep, and energetic Gayaro. Before Ling Xiao could even walk out of the Kata City realm, he saw a short, fat figure standing in the morning sun.


    It was Allens.


    As Ling Xiao walked forward, Allens was still looking around, waiting for someone to arrive.


    Ling Xiao didn''t react when he saw Luo Yuan walk up to him. He lowered his voice and asked in a familiar hoarse voice, "Who are you waiting for?"


    Allens turned his head in surprise. However, the moment he saw Ling Xiao, he was stunned on the spot.


    Wasn''t this the child that he had bought from the shop earlier?


    No matter how thick-skinned Ling Xiao was, he still felt ashamed for self-destructing his vest like that, "Sorry, I''ve been hiding this from you for the past few days. "I was just worried that you''d think I was joking when you found out who I really was and wouldn''t take me seriously."


    No wonder Ling Xiao thought this way. The body he possessed was still young, only twelve or thirteen years old at first glance. Because of his chronic malnutrition, he was thin and small. If he wanted to sell the essence of heaven and earth like this, others would think that it was a fake and wouldn''t pay attention to it.


    Allens had listened to Ling Xiao''s explanation, but his mind was still stuck on the moment of shock. He still looked like a fool, it was laughable.


    It took a long time for Allens to wake up from this state of shock. Without a doubt, he had a lot of questions in his heart, but he wisely chose to avoid talking about it and asked, "Then, where are you going next?"


    Faced with Allens''s question, Ling Xiao only mumbled, "East side?"


    "To the east is ¡­?"


    Ling Xiao''s face stiffened under Allens''s puzzled gaze.


    He also wanted to know where to go to the east!


    In fact, he and Gayaro had discussed the question of where to search for Sky-bearing Column after leaving the Kata City.


    Ling Xiao: "Where''s the Sky-bearing Column?"


    Gayaro: "They should be in the east."


    Ling Xiao: "Where in the east?"


    Gayaro: "Go to the east. I''ll know when we get there."


    Ling Xiao: "Should? Probably? With Martial Arts Continent like this, if we were to go in the wrong direction, we won''t be able to leave for the rest of our lives! "


    Gayaro: "..."


    After that, Gayaro pretended to be dead and didn''t say anything. No matter how much Ling Xiao shouted, he didn''t reply.


    Ling Xiao was helpless in the face of such an unreliable companion.


    He sighed inwardly.


    Seeing Ling Xiao''s performance, Allens seemed to have misunderstood something and immediately explained, "I''m going to Longxing Trading Company to complete the mission, and I happen to be heading east. The wilderness is full of danger. Even though my strength is lacking, it''s still better for two people to travel together than one other person. " After consuming the heaven and earth essence given to him by Ling Xiao, his strength had finally made a breakthrough, and he was now infinitely close to becoming a warrior.


    Ling Xiao immediately agreed, "I think so too."


    Not knowing the direction was a problem, but more importantly, he didn''t know the way.


    In the vicinity of Kata City, other than the large, medium, and small sized crowd gathering area, there were large patches of barren lands formed from stone forests and rocks. Besides, the gangsters were a huge threat. The most terrifying thing was still the Savage Beast that lived within.


    Savage Beast and humans were sworn enemies for the most part. In such a harsh environment, humans were also a great source of Savage Beast food. There were also many Savage Beast s who would hunt humans for fun even if they did not need to eat them.


    If a person were to walk in the wild, the hidden dangers could be imagined.


    Seeing Ling Xiao agree, Allens was overjoyed.


    Before he could say anything, a voice called out to him from behind.


    Ling Xiao turned his head and saw a burly man riding a robust mount towards him. Behind him were half a dozen sturdy looking Martial Cultivator riders.


    After the painful lesson of being intercepted last time, Allens, who escaped with great difficulty, was exceptionally careful this time. After auctioning the Heaven and Earth Essence, he received enough commission to hire a team of experienced guards in the city to protect his safety and that of the goods.


    This group of people also had some fame in the Kata City, they specialized in escorting merchants whose force was not enough and who also carried a large amount of goods.


    A burly man was the leader of the group, called Gaylen, who was a First Level of Martial Soldier. Most of his subordinates were also at the 5th or 6th level of Qi Cultivating Stage. Their overall strength could be said to be not weak.


    After counting the goods and confirming that there was no mistake, Ling Xiao and Allens were both given a ride on the same beast. Just like that, they began their journey to the east.


    Perhaps it was because they were not easy to deal with at first glance. The caravan was safe even after walking for a few days, and there were even a few groups of isolated caravans following them from afar, wanting to use their power to protect themselves.


    Ling Xiao didn''t comment on this, so Allens didn''t chase them away. Seeing that his employers didn''t say anything, Galen and the others didn''t pay any attention to them and just let them follow behind.

 C22

    Travelling there was no doubt that it was very boring.


    This was the first time the original owner and Ling Xiao left their Kata City and entered a wider world. At first, he was excited, but soon the excitement was wiped away by the identical scenery outside.


    The endless rocks, the Savage Beast wandering around the caravan that did not dare to approach, all made Ling Xiao feel bored. And because there was someone protecting the team, he simply began to cultivate.


    In the process of absorbing the Qi of Heaven and Earth, his cultivation level was inevitably exposed to the crowd.


    After finding out that Ling Xiao was actually a First Level of Martial Soldier for the first time, the way they looked at Ling Xiao was no different from looking at a monster.


    Ling Xiao smiled shyly, "I''m too shy."


    What he said was indeed the truth. Because the original owner hadn''t eaten enough for a long time and didn''t wear warm clothes, his stature was extremely skinny. He was obviously 15 years old, yet he actually looked like a 12 or 13 year old child.


    Hearing his shameless words, Gayaro, who was lying on his shoulder, sneered, "You didn''t do it on purpose."


    Ling Xiao said lightly: "As long as I can avoid trouble, I will do my best to avoid it. What''s wrong with that?"


    After leaving the Kata City, Ling Xiao did not need to worry about attracting attention by exposing his strength, as the strength of the First Level of Martial Soldier could also reduce the possibility of guards killing employers and stealing goods from them.


    Only then did Galen and the others retract their presumptuous gazes and silently muttered to themselves. I knew it, how could there be such a young warrior? If there really was such a person, then wouldn''t it mean that they, too, had lived for so many years inside the Savage Beast?


    People are like this. When things are beyond their comprehension, they will find excuses to not show their incompetence.


    But no matter what, Ling Xiao was a genuine First Level of Martial Soldier. Gaylen and the others appeared to be even more dedicated when escorting him. This was something Ling Xiao did not expect.


    What''s more, there was Gayaro whose strength was still unknown.


    Ling Xiao had never been able to figure out what kind of Savage Beast Gayaro was. It was obvious that he did not have a rank, but when ordinary Savage Beast saw him, they would run far away with a fearful look on their face.


    Gayaro grew up very fast. A month ago, he was still a newborn cub, but now he could hunt small prey on his own.


    As his strength increased, so did Gayaro''s appetite. After finding out that it was already difficult for Ling Xiao to bear his food, Gayaro complained that Ling Xiao was not a qualified feeder and started hunting everywhere.


    He ate a lot and grew up quickly as well. Therefore, when Gayaro landed on Ling Xiao''s shoulder, he shook with the Steerpike Beast under him. For the sake of the Steerpike Beast, Ling Xiao threw the furry hair that could already practice flying to Gayaro.


    On the Martial Arts Continent, once night fell, there would be many strange Savage Beast that would rush out to look for food. Therefore, Ling Xiao and the others were on the road during the day and resting at night.


    This night was no exception. Galen and one of his companions were keeping watch outside their sleeping place. Ling Xiao leaned against a large rock and soon lost consciousness.


    Just as he was about to fall asleep, a rumbling sound suddenly came from the distance, waking him up.


    Ling Xiao sat up and realized that the others were also awakened by the loud noise.


    "What''s wrong?"


    "Has a Savage Beast attacked?"


    They asked one after another.


    Gaylen had already set off in search of movement the moment the voice rang out, motioning for his companions to protect the safety of their employers before he left.


    The roars of the ferocious beasts came closer and closer, but after getting a certain distance, they stopped coming closer.


    Fortunately, Gaylen''s team had experienced countless life and death trials, so they had a tacit understanding with each other. The remaining people formed a circle around Allens and Ling Xiao, alertly observing their surroundings.


    Galen was back soon enough. Facing the questioning gazes of the crowd, he did not keep them in suspense and directly said: "There are a few people trapped by the Savage Beast over there. Not good. Let''s find a place to hide first. "


    With so many people here, it was obviously impossible for them to be no match for the beast, but the security of the employer was their top priority. Since the beast was not here for them, they naturally could not fight it head on.


    As they were all members of the Martial Cultivator, they all cared about their lives, and no one wanted to stand out and help the group of people that were being besieged by the Savage Beast. It was not that they were cold by nature, but that this was the way of the world.


    Just as the group of people were about to pack up their belongings and find a safe place to hide, a light dragon roar rang out from over there, followed by a flame dragon soaring into the sky with a grand sound.


    Allens''s expression changed the moment he saw the fire dragon, "Could it be them?"


    "Is it someone you know?" Ling Xiao saw that Allens''s expression was a little off so he asked.


    "This is the distress signal for my friend''s Longxing Trading Company. If the person who gave this signal is in trouble, those of us nearby, those within our reach, it would be best for us to lend a helping hand." The meaning behind his words was that he would have to go over and take a look, and whether or not he would be of any help.


    Since Allens had said so, Ling Xiao naturally wanted to go with him. However, it was Gaylen who found it difficult, "Mr. Allens, your operation this time isn''t within the scope of our agreement."


    Allens wasn''t an unreasonable person, so he said: "Sorry for causing trouble for you guys. When we reach our destination, I will increase the agreed price by 30%. Now, I must go over and take a look." The commotion over there was getting quieter and quieter, and he wondered if those people were still alive.


    When he got closer, he discovered that there were two or three people lying on the ground in a mess. Only one person on the field was barely standing, confronting the Level One Savage Beast.


    It was a Savage Beast that was almost as tall as Ling Xiao''s thigh. It had a slender body with four limbs on the ground. Its red fur shimmered in the dim night sky.


    "Crimson Smoke Beast!" Allens exclaimed.


    At the same time, Gayaro also started to give Ling Xiao the background of the Savage Beast.


    Red Smoke Beast, a level one Savage Beast, had a light red body color. Its movements were extremely fast, but its attack power was not long-lasting, so it would often lay in ambush, using its speed to ambush its prey.


    At this moment, Ling Xiao already saw a raised corpse beside the group of people with his sharp eyes, it didn''t seem to belong to a human. It seemed that this group of people were really unlucky. After finally killing a Savage Beast, another Red Smoke Beast came out.


    After listening to Gayaro''s science app, Ling Xiao suddenly became interested. How was the [Level 1] Savage Beast compared to his own [Steel Steps]?


    Just as he was thinking this, the situation on the battlefield changed. The Crimson Smoke Beast bent down and gathered its strength in its four limbs. It chose a suitable time to strike and suddenly attacked the prey that had suffered heavy casualties.


    At this moment, Long Yirann''s heart was filled with endless despair.


    Only he knew that, even though he was still holding on, he was in fact at the end of his tether.


    As the youngest son of the family, he had always been living under the care of his parents and older brother. If it wasn''t for the sudden change in the family, he wouldn''t have come out at such a young age to run a business.


    Since his father couldn''t stop his son from leaving the house, he used his last bit of connections and financial resources to hire a few Qi Cultivating Stage guards for him.


    Originally, everything went smoothly, but they did not expect that on the way back, they would actually encounter a Savage Beast that was about to enter the first level!


    After fighting to the death, a few Qi Disciple level Martial Cultivator s finally killed the unknown Savage Beast. However, at this time, another Red Smoke Beast appeared! It was different from the Savage Beast that he had killed earlier, this was a genuine level one Savage Beast. Even though its power was slightly weaker, it was still not something that a level four Qi Disciple like him could fight against!


    Am I going to die here today?


    He couldn''t accept it! He couldn''t accept it! In this moment of life or death, Long Yirann thought of his father who was bedridden with illness, his mother who was weak, and his big brother who was dispirited.


    The Red Smoke Beast was getting closer and closer! Long Yirann could even see its mouth dripping with saliva.


    I''m going to die.


    Long Yirann closed his eyes, but the pain did not come. He opened his eyes and saw an extremely thin and small figure forcibly blocking the front of the Crimson Smoke Beast!

 C23

    Ling Xiao didn''t even look at the teenager he just saved. At this moment, his entire body and mind was attracted by the Red Smoke Beast.


    The Red Smoke Beast stared at Ling Xiao with its red eyes, then it slowly retreated.


    Was he gathering energy for the next attack?


    Ling Xiao was secretly vigilant.


    The Crimson Smoke Beast retreated step by step until it was far enough away. Then, it turned around, stuck its butt out, and ran away.


    Ling Xiao was stunned. After a while, he withdrew his accumulated inner strength speechlessly.


    Gaylen rushed over, and seeing the situation, he laughed, "The Red Smoke Beast is very cunning and quick. It knows it''s no match for you, so it just gave up on its prey."


    Ling Xiao smiled helplessly.


    Behind him, the teenager that was saved already recognized Allens and shouted excitedly: "Uncle Allens!"


    Allens was also very surprised, the person he saved turned out to be someone he knew, "Easily?"


    It turned out that this youth called Long Yirann was the target of Allens''s mission this time, the second son of the Longxing Trading Company Master.


    After listening to what happened to Long Yirann, Allens expressed his sympathy. Fortunately, out of the few guards with Long Yirann, only two were severely injured, while the other three were slightly injured. None of them were worried about their lives.


    The two groups of people naturally moved towards the Longxing Trading Company together. Fortunately, there was no trouble along the way. The group of people safely arrived at the city gate.


    As soon as they entered the city, Galen and the others took their leave after receiving the commission from Allens.


    Under Long Yirann''s warm invitation, Ling Xiao and Allens came to Longxing Trading Company, and this was also his home.


    The store was so deserted that not a single person could be seen. The signboard hanging on the wall of the store was dim. Ling Xiao was secretly surprised, but he didn''t show it on his face.


    Long Yirann clearly knew his own limits. He looked at Ling Xiao with a wry smile, wanting to say something but hesitating.


    Allens told Ling Xiao in hushed tones that his old friend, Long Yirann''s father, Loong Wanjun, was a very kind person. Even though he was already a Sixth Order Warrior, he could still befriend someone like Ling Xiao without any hesitation. His Longxing Trading Company grew and expanded under his command.


    But not long after, Loong Wanjun met a second level pinnacle Savage Beast on the way out. Not only did it lose its precious goods, it also lost more than half of its experts. He had barely managed to survive under the protection of his men, but he had been stuck in his sickbed forever, unable to get up.


    Loong Wanjun''s wife was already sick and weak, so the company could only entrust her two sons, Loong Yizhu and Long Yirann.


    Although the martial arts talent of his two sons were not as good as Loong Wanjun''s, and the business of the company had declined by leaps and bounds because of this incident, it was not a problem to maintain the family''s livelihood through proper management.


    But not long after, Loong Yizhu''s childhood fiancee came over to end the engagement, and instead threw herself into the arms of Longxing Trading Company''s former rival, the parent and son of the Longyang Trading Company.


    Loong Yizhu suffered a huge blow because of this matter. He had always thought that as long as he became the Martial Cultivator, he would have the ability to save his father and his fiancee would be in his arms again.


    These things tend to be expensive and ineffective.


    However, the dragon clan, who had already reached a dead end, didn''t pay any attention to him as they went around buying medicinal pills and techniques. After spending all the money he had, he would sell off all the items from the trading companies and his family. As a result, the Long family was becoming more and more poor, and even the trading company could no longer be maintained.


    Allens had a good relationship with Loong Wanjun before. Now, seeing his old friend fall into such a predicament, he volunteered to help him bring a batch of goods to maintain the business.


    He didn''t expect such a big change to happen in the middle of it all. Luckily, Allens did not fail his mission and successfully brought the goods back. As long as he sold the goods, his Longxing Trading Company would be able to hold out for a while longer.


    Under Long Yirann''s lead, the two of them passed through the dilapidated trading firm. A little further in would be the home they were living in now. This was originally a storehouse filled with goods, but because their original home had already been sold by the Long family, they had no choice but to move into the store.


    The current manager of Longxing Trading Company, Loong Wanjun, had an old face and a weak body.


    When he saw Long Yirann and Allens, his face couldn''t help but reveal a gratified smile. He said, "It''s good that you''re back, it''s good that you''re back."


    Long Yirann Qiang tried his best to hold back his tears as he forced out a smile. He whispered to his father about his first time going out.


    There was a commotion in the front yard. A vigorous male voice was particularly ear-piercing, "This is something from my family, why don''t you let me take it away!"


    Loong Wanjun and Long Yirann''s faces darkened at the same time. After the two of them looked at each other, Long Yirann walked into the front yard and said angrily: "I want to see who dares to touch the goods I brought back!"


    The ruckus died down for a while.


    After a while, the same man''s voice sounded again, "Of course, I know you worked hard, but this batch can only keep the store open for another month at most. If you let me change the medicine, I can definitely be promoted to a warrior."


    Long Yirann became even angrier and ridiculed, "You believe that? What do you want me to believe in you? When did you ever say that I believed you the first time, you took half of the family stock, and the result? Nothing. The second time I let you do it, but you still haven''t made any progress. Do you really have to force me and my parents to die in front of you!? "


    These words were not unkind, Loong Yizhu''s face immediately turned pale.


    He opened his mouth as if to say something, but then gave up and ran out of the house, not leaving a single word.


    Long Yirann''s face was pale. He ordered the guards to lock the stuff in the warehouse, put away the keys, and then returned to the house.


    Loong Wanjun had been holding back his anger during the dispute between the two brothers. Seeing Loong Yizhu leave, he immediately coughed and said, "I''m sorry, but I''m sorry. My son is not up to the task. I''m sorry to have to be a joke."


    Ling Xiao and Allens naturally could not reveal the other party''s scars and quickly changed the topic.


    Gradually, Loong Wanjun was also attracted by the thrilling scene described by Allens. An expression of wonder or joy appeared on his face.


    After Allens finished his sentence, he let out a long sigh and sighed. "Brother, although you''ve been through a lot of dangers along the way, at least you''ve made a breakthrough. It''s a blessing in disguise."


    Allens glanced at Ling Xiao beside him and echoed, "Who says that''s not the case?"


    In the description just now, the person who gave him the natural essence was a mysterious masked man who concealed Ling Xiao''s identity.


    After a few pleasantries, Loong Wanjun took a break. Allens went to check out the goods, and Long Yirann took Ling Xiao to dinner.


    Ling Xiao finally found the opportunity, and asked Long Yirann on the way: "May I ask if there is a map of the runners in the store? I''m willing to pay for it. "


    This was also the main reason Ling Xiao agreed to come to Longxing Trading Company. With a Southwest Province''s map, he wouldn''t be lost, and he would be able to find a clear direction to go, and avoid many dangers along the way.


    Long Yirann did not immediately agree or reject. Instead, he hesitated and said, "I''m afraid I can''t make a decision on that."


    To a trading company, what was the most precious thing? Not goods, not connections. It was a route drawn up by the caravan in the course of their previous shipments. Such road maps are unusually detailed. Some will be accompanied by a detailed description. Wherever there were powerful Savage Beast s and mountains and rivers, they were all clearly marked.


    Ling Xiao knew that his request was a bit difficult. If he didn''t offer a price that would move Long Yirann''s heart, it would be hard for him to get the map.


    Therefore, after asking, he brought out an enticement that Long Yirann couldn''t refuse no matter what: "If you agree to exchange, then I am willing to try to treat your father. If the treatment didn''t work, then the agreement wouldn''t work for one day. "How about it?"


    When Long Feiye heard this, he froze on the spot, and after a while, he rushed over in disbelief, "You ¡­" Do you really have a way? "


    Ling Xiao didn''t want to die, so he said: "I''ll just try my best."


    In fact, to the extent that only he could hear, Gayaro had already been picky about this little Martial Cultivator who dared to doubt his ability.


    Even so, it was enough to make Long Yirann, who ran all over the place for his father''s disease without making any progress, tremble in excitement.


    He could only desperately nod his head.


    Even if Ling Xiao wanted his life, he would not hesitate to offer it up.


    As long as he could save his father, he was willing to pay any price!

 C24

    Gayaro had already praised him greatly, so Ling Xiao had no choice but to bite the bullet and bite the bullet.


    Ling Xiao, who was alone in his room, frowned and asked Gayaro, "How confident are you in treating Loong Wanjun?"


    Let''s not talk about the map first. He didn''t want to disappoint Long Yirann, a filial son who loved his father with his fists.


    Gayaro, who was questioned, was very unhappy and snorted, "How confident I am in treating him will depend on how good the materials you provide. If they were all low-rank medicinal herbs, then he only had a thirty percent chance of success. If it was a medium-grade medicinal herb, then he had a 70% chance of success. "If it is of high quality, there is a 100% chance of success.


    After a period of interaction, Ling Xiao obviously understood Gayaro''s personality. Although he was often unreliable, but he could still trust important things like this.


    "What medicinal herbs do you need?" Ling Xiao asked.


    "The roots of the Glazed Light Grass, the teeth of the Brute, the flower of the Golden Flower, and ¡­" Gayaro reported 20 different types of herbs in one breath.


    Ling Xiao remembered that he already had five or six of these herbs. As for the rest, he was going to find Allens and Long Yirann and see if they found anything.


    When Long Yirann found out that his father still had some hope of treating him, he almost worshipped Ling Xiao like a god. The moment he heard that he wanted to find medicinal herbs, he went out to hire people to buy them in the market.


    Allens also contributed a bit.


    By nightfall, out of the twenty over medicinal herbs, he had already gathered a dozen or so.


    Long Yirann said awkwardly, "There are still some herbs that we won''t be able to buy today, but at most we will get some in two days. I''ve already made them pay attention to it. Only the last four medicines are not easy to obtain. "


    The Brute''s teeth, the Golden Flower''s flower dew, the root of the Glazed Light Grass, and the eggs laid by the Plated Beetle King.


    Ling Xiao had never seen or heard of these things before. He might not know where to start looking for them.


    Luckily, Long Yirann was still there.


    Longxing Trading Company had already been operating in the city for a few hundred years, and even though he was down and out, he still had some relationship with other merchants, and although their relationship was not deep enough for them to extend a helping hand, it was still possible for them to provide some information.


    According to the information provided by these people, about fifty miles east of the city, there was a Plated Beetle''s lair. There was a bug king inside.


    The Brute and the Golden Flower were interdependent. Where there were Golden Flower s, there would definitely be Brute s, so there would probably be drops of teeth and flower dew as well.


    Only the roots of the Glazed Light Grass could not find any information.


    Long Yirann was so ashamed that he almost cried when he mentioned it.


    Ling Xiao had to comfort this eighteen year old teenager, "You''ve done well. Since we have the news, let''s set off tomorrow. Collect the materials early and we can cure your father soon."


    Long Yirann was surprised when he heard that Ling Xiao was going to look for materials with them. What followed next was a deeper sense of gratitude.


    There were very few alchemists on the Martial Arts Continent. It was already extremely rare for an ordinary faction to be able to get a permanent alchemist. Preparing the materials for the alchemist was a rule that was tacitly accepted on the continent.


    Now that Ling Xiao had taken the initiative to gather the materials, Long Yirann was naturally overjoyed. With Allens and himself, their chances of success would be much higher.


    Ling Xiao didn''t know that Long Yirann was thinking so much. He only felt that with him joining, the success rate of obtaining the materials would be a lot higher. After all, he was already a First Level of Martial Soldier.


    More importantly, he could go out and gain experience. The Martial Cultivator was built up through constant battles. If they only knew how to build a carriage behind closed doors, then it was impossible for their cultivation to be very successful.


    Before leaving the Kata City, Gayaro had warned him that the Sky-bearing Column wouldn''t be that easy to enter. If he was unable to pass the Sky-bearing Column''s test at that time, he wouldn''t be able to reach the Upper Realm. Therefore, he had to start cultivating with his life on the line from now on and work hard to increase his strength. This was because no one knew what kind of test the Sky-bearing Column would come down to test him. Based on Ling Xiao''s current First Level of Martial Soldier strength, it was not something to look at.


    The next morning, Ling Xiao, Allens, Long Yirann and a few Qi Cultivating Stage warriors packed their things and prepared to leave the city. Unexpectedly, Martial Cultivator, who was one step ahead of them, was kicked back to the shop.


    Ling Xiao caught the injured Martial Cultivator and looked towards the door with a frown.


    A man in his twenties walked in arrogantly. The moment he saw Ling Xiao, he laughed in disdain: "Since when did the Long family fall to the point where they need a little kid to stand up for them?"


    Hearing this, Ling Xiao didn''t have any reaction, but Gayaro couldn''t take it anymore. He, who was originally lying lazily on his shoulder, immediately raised his head and coldly stared at that man.


    The man felt a chill run down his spine and he couldn''t help but shiver.


    "Montela!" What are you doing here! " Long Yirann protected Ling Xiao behind him and glared at the man.


    Ever since his Longxing Trading Company fell, the youngest son of the Longyang Trading Company had always mocked and ridiculed the two brothers, Loong Yizhu and Long Yirann. In every aspect, he had no choice but to yield to the two brothers, who would have thought that Montela would become more and more outrageous, and actually barge into the clan to injure people!


    Long Yirann was burning with anger as he glared hatefully at Montela.


    Montela laughed complacently. "I''m not here to cause trouble! I am here to collect my debt! "


    As he spoke, he waved his hand and his men pushed a person in.


    "Big brother!" Long Yirann exclaimed.


    The one who was pushed through the door was Loong Wanjun''s eldest son, Long Yirann''s elder brother, Loong Yizhu, who stirred up the trading firm two days ago.


    At this moment, he was in a very sorry state. His face was bruised and his clothes were tattered. His expression was evasive, and he was unwilling to look at his younger brother even when his head was pressed down.


    Montela laughed loudly. "Your good big brother has taken a fancy to one of my treasures. He took it, but didn''t bring enough money. He''ll give it to you in two days." My men thought that no matter what, this was a young master from Longxing Trading Company. Although they were in decline now, it''s not like they couldn''t even afford to pay this little bit of money, right? He let them leave. Who would''ve thought that the young master Long didn''t care about the reputation of his own business at all and wanted to renege on his debt? That''s why I brought people to find an explanation. "


    The activity at the door had already alarmed the neighbors, and Longxing Trading Company s door was crowded with people who were watching the fun. Hearing him say this, the crowd immediately exploded, discussing spiritedly.


    Loong Yizhu was both embarrassed and angry as he shouted: "These are all traps set by your people, shameless!"


    Montela''s face sank. He pulled out an item from his bosom and sneered. "Signatures and pawns will not allow you to deny them!"


    Long Yirann was so shocked by the farce that he lost his ability to react. After a long while, he slowly asked: "How much do you want?"


    Montela nonchalantly waved the note in his hand. "To Young Master Longxing Trading Company, this amount of money is only a small amount of money. It''s only five hundred thousand gold coins."


    Long Yirann''s face immediately turned pale. The current situation in their family was so bad that they probably wouldn''t even be able to afford ten thousand gold coins, let alone five hundred thousand gold coins.


    Loong Yizhu lowered his head in shame.


    Montela continued, "But of course, if we can''t even afford five hundred thousand gold coins, we can''t force our way through ¡­"


    He turned his head and looked up and down. "Why don''t you use this store to pay off your debts?"


    "Impossible!" The two brothers shouted together.


    This business was the last thing the family could rely on. If they were to lose this business, then their entire family would have to live on the streets and never have the chance to make a comeback again.


    But... If he didn''t hand over the trading firm, where would he be able to gather 500,000 yuan?


    An unprecedented feeling of despair filled Long Yirann''s heart.

 C25

    Loong Yizhu lowered his head and did not move for a long time. The guard beside him also noticed that something was wrong and shouted, "Young Master, he''s trying to kill himself!"


    Montela''s reaction wasn''t slow at all as he immediately stopped Loong Yizhu''s suicide. After throwing the person to the ground, he coldly laughed, "It''s fine if you don''t pay off the debt, but you''re still using your life to threaten others. Young Master Long has a good plan."


    The gazes of disdain and contempt that the people outside looked at the Long family brothers. The dignified young master of a trading company actually owed money and did not return it. His character was truly terrible.


    Long Yirann knew that even if Montela didn''t leave right away, the company wouldn''t be able to continue driving. The most important thing in opening a trading company was its reputation. If it lost its reputation, it would lose everything.


    Just as he was about to open his mouth and reply to Montela''s words, a clear and melodious voice rang out. "It''s only a measly five hundred thousand gold coins. It probably isn''t appropriate for young master Montela to bring people here."


    Everyone''s eyes were focused on the young man who spoke so arrogantly.


    Seeing that it was a shriveled child who wore ordinary clothes and didn''t have any energy fluctuations, Montela thought that he was just an ordinary person. He disdainfully said, "What arrogant words. 500,000 gold coins is nothing. If you can take it out, I''ll call you young master!"


    As soon as the voice fell, a pile of gold coins suddenly appeared beside the child. It filled the empty space in the surroundings, and the pure gold color almost blinded the eyes of everyone present.


    Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air, but no one said anything for a while.


    Ling Xiao slightly smiled: "Five hundred thousand gold coins is right here. Young Master Montela, you must slowly count it in front of everyone so that no mishap happens and others will say that our Longxing Trading Company is dishonest."


    Montela''s face was gloomy. He never thought that Longxing Trading Company would actually be able to find such rich support. He probably wouldn''t be able to die even after a while.


    He slowly walked up to check on the pile of gold coins. When he passed by Ling Xiao, his right arm that was filled with inner strength purposely hit Ling Xiao''s body.


    Ling Xiao had noticed his small movements. After cleverly resolving his inner strength, a force no weaker than Montela''s spread out along the point where the two intersected. The tyrannical inner strength made Montela''s throat taste sweet and he almost vomited blood.


    This child! at least a First Level of Martial Soldier!


    Montela knew that he wouldn''t be able to get his hands on anything today, so he didn''t say anything more. With an ugly expression, he ordered his subordinates to move the five hundred thousand gold coins away and prepared to leave.


    "Wait." Ling Xiao called out to him.


    Montela turned his head, somewhat afraid.


    "My name is Ling Xiao."


    Montela''s face contorted a few times. Finally, he gritted his teeth and viciously said, "Young Master Ling Xiao, we''ll meet again someday!"


    Gayaro said proudly, "This is called face smacking." It was as if he was venting his anger.


    Long Yirann had gone through a few drastic changes. At this moment, he was somewhat numb to all kinds of unexpected things. He walked up to Ling Xiao and apologized mechanically.


    Ling Xiao didn''t say much and just let Allens and Long Yirann carry the unconscious Loong Yizhu to rest.


    He didn''t expect that someone was already waiting for him in the courtyard.


    "Father!" Long Yirann shook off Loong Yizhu''s hand and was going to help his pale father.


    Loong Wanjun waved his hand and walked in front of Ling Xiao.


    "Thank you little friend for your help today, otherwise, my Longxing Trading Company would definitely not have been preserved. Although I, Loong Wanjun, am not that strong, but as a person I know how to repay favors. From today onwards, the Longxing Trading Company is yours, this is the land deed and the goods list, please take a look. "


    Using his eyes to stop the anxious Long Yirann, Loong Wanjun staggered back into the house as if he had suddenly aged a dozen years.


    Ling Xiao took the land deed and the list, and under Gayaro''s urging, he put them away.


    The current Longxing Trading Company had already been targeted by the Longyang Trading Company. If they didn''t succeed this time, they would definitely think of another way to suppress the Long Family and force them to hand over the trading firm.


    By transferring the trading company to Ling Xiao, he had transferred all the troubles to him.


    Although this method was selfish, in order to protect his two sons, Loong Wanjun had no choice but to be despicable.


    Moreover, Loong Wanjun was filled with anticipation when he thought about the children who, at such a young age, possessed the wealth of Wan Cheng and the cultivation of the First Level of Martial Soldier. As long as nothing unexpected happened, Ling Xiao would surely achieve something in the future.


    After Loong Yizhu woke up, he originally thought that he would face criticism from his family, but he didn''t expect that no one would say anything harsh about him. With a great sense of guilt, he told them all about his fall into the Montela trap.


    When Loong Yizhu signed the IOU, the IOU was clearly written with 1/10000 interest, but in the blink of an eye, it became 1/10000 interest. As the day passed by, it accumulated into an extremely terrifying amount.


    After the farce ended, the plan to find medicinal ingredients had to continue. However, there was another figure among the crowd that was leaving the city this time. It was the unconscious Loong Yizhu.


    The sky was overcast. On the desolate land, several figures quickly flashed past. It was Ling Xiao''s group. Tentatively purchased mounts have been abandoned when approaching danger, because the target is too obvious. Each of them used their movement techniques, trying to create the smallest of movements.


    Ling Xiao trod on his own creation of the Wu Steel Steps, quickly avoiding the prying eyes of those ferocious beasts as he silently flipped through the information Gayaro gave him about this time''s goal.


    The Golden Flower, a high grade level one medicinal herb. Flowers have the effect of confounding the enemy into hallucinations. Petals and stamens can both be used in medicine, which can effectively treat the damaged meridians of dancers as a result of injuries.


    From the moment the Golden Flower was born, it would have an accompanying Savage Beast with no rank. It was also one of Ling Xiao and the others'' targets this time, the Brute.


    This kind of wild beast had a sturdy body and great strength, if anyone showed any signs of coveting for Golden Flower s. It would anger it. Brute that had entered berserk mode would release power that was at least twice as strong as normal. The target would only be pursued relentlessly and would not rest until the target was dead.


    It doesn''t seem so easy to deal with. Ling Xiao thought. The tip of his nose suddenly smelled a strange fragrance that rushed straight into his nose. After just a slight inhalation, Ling Xiao felt the Inner Bead''s circulation in his body become sluggish, and then he felt his body weaken.


    As the one with the highest cultivation among the group, Ling Xiao was the first to realize that they might have already stepped into the range of the Golden Flower''s flower fragrance. He immediately got slapped by Gayaro.


    But these words were clearly too late. Long Yirann, who had the lowest cultivation level, was already lost in his hallucination. He cried in tears, "Father! Son, useless ¡ª! Your son cannot save you! "


    On the other side, Loong Yizhu wasn''t much better off either. He started to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves. As he sang, he even took off his clothes.


    Only Allens was the most normal person. He quietly squatted down to pick up the stones and muttered to himself: "One gold coin, two gold coins ¡­" "I''m rich ¡­"


    Helpless, Ling Xiao could only rush up and knock them out one by one until they were out of the range of the Golden Flower''s flower fragrance before waking them up. Allens and the Long Brothers stared at him blankly and looked at each other in dismay.


    A moment later, the memory of what happened came back to him. The trio''s faces turned red as they mumbled, "Looks like this flower''s fragrance is even stronger than what we imagined."


    "This won''t do." Allens frowned, "I''m afraid we can''t even get close to the Golden Flower. Not to mention having to deal with the Brute. Think about whether there is any way we can avoid hallucinations. "


    If it was pure violence, Ling Xiao thought that he wouldn''t be scared. However, he had no other choice but to turn to Gayaro for help.


    Before Gayaro could reply, Long Yirann happily patted his head and said, "I have something on my side. I don''t know if I can use it." This was what Long Yirann''s mother had forced on him before he left.


    Ling Xiao took it and looked at it. He realized it was something like an eye patch, which probably prevented them from seeing the illusion. What he did not expect was that from the moment they put on the eyepatch, their vision had turned pitch black, and their sense of touch and smell was immersed in a boundless darkness.


    But if he blocked all five senses, how would he be able to reach the vicinity of the Golden Flower?


    It seemed to have found out that he was using Martial Land''s fluffy fur, and anxiously flapped its immature wings. Seeing that it didn''t attract Ling Xiao''s attention, it directly spread its small wings and covered Ling Xiao''s face.


    Only then did Ling Xiao turn his attention to the furry body that usually slept and ate. He was surprised to find that it had grown quite a bit compared to when it was in Kata City.


    Furry''s performance made him ask in surprise: "You said that you want to bring us to the Golden Flower''s side?"


    Mao Mao nodded complacently, pleased that Ling Xiao could understand his thoughts.


    Without waiting for Ling Xiao to make a decision, Allens smiled and said: "Then let''s give it a try. Don''t look at how young a person''s parents are, they might actually be able to play a big role. " As he spoke, he glanced at Ling Xiao meaningfully. Ling Xiao touched his face which was now thirteen to fourteen years old. He felt that it would not be appropriate for him to look down on it just because of its young age, so he agreed.

 C26

    The moment the blindfold was covered, all activity in the surroundings seemed to have disappeared. No matter how he tried, he could only sense a boundless darkness.


    Ling Xiao''s heart skipped a beat. He remembered the dark and cloudless days in the Land of Void. The darkness in the distance opened its mouth like a hideous face and tried to swallow him.


    Just when he was unable to take a step forward due to this, Gayaro''s soft but powerful voice sounded in his heart, "Don''t worry, I''m by your side."


    This simple sentence magically calmed down Ling Xiao''s nervousness.


    Such a voice resounded in his most helpless and dark moment, as if it was a ray of light that illuminated his life. Now the voice would stay with him and would not leave him for a long time.


    The thought of him not being alone immediately comforted Ling Xiao. His feelings of fear and weakness were once again retracted. He steeled his heart and followed the fluffy guide, carefully walking towards the direction of the Golden Flower.


    One step, two steps, three steps. Ling Xiao didn''t know how far he had walked, but he felt the furry hair that was flying in front stopped.


    Ling Xiao immediately removed his eye patch and his senses returned to normal. In front of him, a palm-sized Golden Flower flower bloomed brilliantly.


    Ling Xiao was overjoyed. Just as he was about to get close to the Golden Flower to remove its stamen, suddenly, the howl of a Savage Beast came from behind, accompanied by a violent gust of wind. If he was hit, even if he didn''t die, he would at least lose half his life.


    Ling Xiao didn''t retreat, but advanced instead and rolled on the ground. The palm wind brushed past his head, leaving a deep crater on the ground beside him. In this short amount of time, the others had already taken off their eye masks and joined in the battle.


    Ling Xiao no longer looked at the battle situation over there, and directly used Ling Xiao to walk, using his fastest speed in his life to rush in front of the Golden Flower. He opened the medicine bag that was specially used to store the flowers, and directly dug out the whole flower along with its roots and leaves.


    In the instant that Ling Xiao dug out the Golden Flower, the air seemed to have become quiet for a moment.


    Immediately after, the gluttonous beast flew into a rage when it saw its beloved flower that it had protected for a long time being sneaked away by a hateful little thief.


    It lifted its head and let out a long roar towards the sky. Accompanying its roar, its body also gradually began to change. Its eyes were bloodshot because of the bloodlust, and every muscle on its body was growing stronger.


    It went berserk!


    The strength of the Brute that had entered berserk mode had more than tripled compared to before, and its movement speed had also increased rapidly. Loong Yizhu and Long Yirann, who had teamed up to fight him, were immediately defeated. They were pushed to the ground by a gust of wind from the palm and could not get up for a long time.


    The Brute ignored the two of them, and now all of its attention was on the thief who stole the Golden Flower.


    Ling Xiao, who had attracted the entire hatred of the Brute, saw that the situation was not going well, and threw the bag containing the Golden Flower to Gayaro. With a flash of light, the Golden Flower''s Qi completely disappeared.


    This action of his undoubtedly completely angered the Brute. The Brute ran towards Ling Xiao with angry steps, causing the earth to tremble. Ling Xiao couldn''t avoid the attack anymore, so he could only bite the bullet and charge forward.


    Time passed second by second, the more Brute fought, the stronger they became. Ling Xiao, Loong Yizhu, Long Yirann and Allens fought alternately, but they did not have any effective way to break through the defense of the Brute, the battle was very difficult.


    Seeing the few human worms still alive, the Brute became impatient and swung its fists that could shatter hundreds of kilograms of boulders. The others lost their fighting strength one after another, while Ling Xiao, who had the highest cultivation level, was still struggling to hold on.


    Gayaro was just watching from the sidelines.


    This was a battle between Ling Xiao alone, and it was the only way for him to reach the peak of martial arts. He could not help him, nor would he help him. He was the only one who could walk this path. Gayaro could only stay by his side, never leaving.


    But the other furry cub didn''t think of that much. Due to the delicious food and good sleep, the young of the Turtledove Eagle had grown quite a bit these past few days.


    Seeing how many times Ling Xiao was attacked by the Brute, the cub could not take it anymore. In its heart, Ling Xiao who had the aura of his mother was the closest person to him in the world. Even Boss Gayaro couldn''t compare to him.


    The young cub let out a young yet imposing cry. It was unknown where it got the courage from, but its feathers were erect as it flew towards the Brute in anger. Due to its small size, no one present noticed its existence. When the Brute suddenly covered its eyes and howled, Ling Xiao and the others realized that this newborn calf was not afraid of tigers and had pecked its eyes blind.


    Without an eye, the Brute could no longer control its direction. With its huge body becoming a burden, Ling Xiao and Allens worked hard to grind the Brute to death.


    Ling Xiao panted heavily, and the cub returned to its usual innocent and cute appearance, acting cute and asking for comfort in front of Ling Xiao. It did not seem to have the berserk look of that savage beast pecking at Savage Beast at all.


    Ling Xiao patted its head as if it was rewarded, and muttered to himself for a moment: "Since you are a Turtledove Eagle, then I will give you the name Ao Xiang. I hope that you can fly freely like your mother."


    The cub who finally had a name was immediately overjoyed and flew up and down.


    It was said that after the destruction, a shocking life and death battle would occur with the Brute. Ling Xiao successfully broke through to become a Second Warrior. After all, they were going to the lair of a Level One Peak Savage Beast. The stronger they were, the higher the chances of them surviving.


    All three of them had been severely injured in the previous battle. He was not in a hurry to head to the Plated Beetle King''s cave. Instead, he took a medicine to heal his injuries and meditate to slowly recover.


    By the time the three of them finished resting, the sky was already completely dark. The Martial Arts Continent at night was exceptionally dangerous, so they found a safe place to rest for the night.


    The next day, Ling Xiao, who was not far from the Plated Beetle King, said to Allens and the Long Brothers, "I will go in to check on the situation. You guys wait for me outside."


    The three of them looked at each other. Loong Yizhu was grateful, but also worried, "You have to take care of yourself. Safety was of utmost importance. "Hateful that we are too weak to accompany you in."


    The Plated Beetle King was a peak rank 1 beast, and was much stronger than normal Seventh Level Martial Soldier. It was not easy to get close to. After the previous round of training, Allens and the Long brothers'' strength had increased, but they were still not close to the Plated Beetle King level and were afraid that they would be discovered before they could even get close.


    In order not to alert the enemy, they discussed and had the strongest and fastest Ling Xiao investigate while the other three stayed outside to help.

 C27

    This was Ling Xiao''s suggestion, and it persuaded the other three as he knew that his current strength was not as he had shown it. Even when he was fighting against the Brute yesterday, he did not use his full strength.


    Only by staying away from their line of sight would he be able to unleash his full strength and improve through the constant fighting.


    Under the watch of Allens and the Long family brothers, Ling Xiao quickly walked away. The closer he got to the legendary Plated Beetle King''s cave, the more cautious he became.


    A peak level 1 beast should be Ling Xiao''s strongest opponent since his rebirth. However, he didn''t seek death by going up to fight head on. Instead, he decided to take a roundabout way to achieve his goal.


    "Isn''t it just stealing? Why are you making it sound so nice?" Gayaro sneered in Ling Xiao''s mind.


    Ling Xiao did not want to be outdone by this unreliable "Divine Beast" that always mocked him. While carefully observing the movements around him, he replied in his mind: "If someone didn''t want the eggs of the Plated Beetle King in order to refine such a good pill, why would I take such a risk?"


    While bickering, they approached the Plated Beetle King''s lair.


    It was a ten metre tall, twenty li long mountain. The inside of the mountain was already hollowed out by the Plated Beetle, becoming their headquarters.


    Looking from afar, there were already many huge Plated Beetle waving their tentacles at the entrance of the mountain, moving something back and forth.


    Ling Xiao continued to move closer without any change in his expression.


    Due to the powder he sprinkled on his body which could interfere with the insect''s smell, in the eyes of the Plated Beetle, Ling Xiao was only a slightly weird bug. These undeveloped insects didn''t have the intention to mock and suppress their different companions. They only used their compound eyes to stare at him for a while before shifting their gaze.


    Ling Xiao was covered in cold sweat. When he saw that the bugs were no longer paying attention to him, he realized that the powder was indeed useful.


    It was time to test his acting skills.


    Ling Xiao bent his body and imitated those bugs, twisting his body and walking towards the entrance of the cave. In order to be realistic, he even asked Gayaro for two long, black lines of herbs, pretending to have Plated Beetle tentacles on his head.


    Amidst Gayaro''s crazy laughter, Ling Xiao walked into the interior of the cave unscathed. This place was the heaven of the Plated Beetle.


    Countless Plated Beetle of different sizes, shapes and colors were waving their tentacles. From Ling Xiao''s point of view, it was a scene of demons dancing chaotically.


    I hate bugs!


    Ling Xiao pretended to be a Plated Beetle and thought.


    Even if he didn''t know what a phobia was, he couldn''t help but feel a chill run down his spine.


    The thought that he might be dismembered by countless bugs kept threatening him, so Ling Xiao could only divert his attention and chat with Gayaro.


    As Ling Xiao went deeper, he noticed that the number of beetles around the cave became fewer and fewer. Ling Xiao went deeper and noticed that the number of beetles around the cave became fewer and less.


    Ling Xiao became more cautious. Under Gayaro''s command, he accurately avoided the countless twisted forks in the road, and in the shortest time possible, arrived at the cave where the Plated Beetle King was.


    As they walked, Ling Xiao suddenly realized that there was an open space in front of them. The narrow walkway was replaced by a cave that was more than ten meters tall.


    The mouth of the cave was dark and he couldn''t see anything. Ling Xiao didn''t dare to bring out anything to light up the cave, so he could only walk forward based on his senses.


    Luckily, Gayaro''s unusually strong perception provided him with information: "Left, left, right, move a little smaller. It''s right in front of you, and it doesn''t look very energetic. You have a great chance."


    The peak Level 1 Plated Beetle King was very strong, the only accident was that it would lay eggs once a year. Every time it laid an egg, she would lay an insect egg in the warm cave and reproduce with the next generation.


    Ling Xiao only dared to stroke Level One Savage Beast''s tentacles because he had investigated to this point.


    Ling Xiao held his breath and did not dare to act excessively. After all, it was a peak level 2 beast. Even if it was weak, killing Ling Xiao would be as easy as killing a bug.


    Closer and closer.


    As the Plated Beetle King laid its eggs, Ling Xiao clenched his fists. Cold sweat gradually covered his forehead, but he didn''t dare to wipe it away.


    Under the extremely tense atmosphere, a clamor suddenly came from not too far away. This voice had obviously alarmed the Plated Beetle King who was resting. In the dark environment, four pairs of eyes slowly opened, shining with a faint light.


    What''s going on!


    Ling Xiao, who was going to reach out to take one of the eggs, immediately retracted his hand and curled his body, not daring to move for fear of being discovered by the insect king.


    The noise was getting closer and closer. Ling Xiao held his breath and listened carefully. He actually heard Long Yirann''s voice!


    They came into the cave? Doubt was plaguing his mind, but Ling Xiao was unable to ask and could only wait quietly.


    A ray of glowing inner force flew from not too far away, directly rushing towards the Plated Beetle King. The inner strength that was infused with powerful energy hit the insect king''s body, but it did not cause it any damage. The thick armor that was able to withstand the full power of the Seventh Level Martial Soldier helped it to dissipate all of its energy.


    However, this provocative action clearly angered the Plated Beetle King.


    It slowly stood up and moved its eight large pincers. In that moment, all the Qi of Heaven and Earth in the cave gathered towards it.


    Ling Xiao tried his best to minimize the sense of existence.


    This was the strength of a peak level one Savage Beast!


    Ling Xiao''s heart began to beat uncontrollably. If he didn''t use Gayaro''s power, he might be discovered the moment he entered the cave.


    Loong Yizhu had his hands tied and was looking at the man who was conversing with Montela. This man who looked somewhat similar to Montela was the Eldest Young Master of the Longyang Trading Company, Montela''s elder brother, Moncori.


    He noticed Loong Yizhu''s gaze, turned around and said with extreme disdain: "No matter if it''s you, your brother, or even the entire Longxing Trading Company, they are all merely stepping stones for our family''s rise! So what if he called for help? Your fianc¨¦e has become my woman! Today, let that old white haired man from your family send the black haired man away! "


    Gayaro''s hearing was very good, so he overheard Meng Ke''s words. After the broadcast was broadcasted to Ling Xiao, he added: "As expected of a brother, his hateful actions are exactly the same." "He''s not afraid of being slapped in the face like his little brother."


    The Plated Beetle King naturally noticed the commotion over there. Its huge body started to stand up, and climbed up the cave walls with extremely inconsistent agile movements, quietly awaiting the arrival of its prey.

 C28

    Meng Kerry and the rest officially entered the cave and entered the Plated Beetle King''s hunting grounds.


    Seeing that its prey was about to be caught, the insect king''s huge tentacle silently waved, quietly attacking that group of people.


    Loong Yizhu and the others were completely oblivious, "You are only a Second Warrior, yet you dare to provoke the Insect King. We can''t get out, do you think you can stay safe and sound!? "


    Moncrie laughed proudly. "I am not like you fools! With the help of this divine medicine, even if it''s the Insect King, no matter how powerful the Savage Beast is, they have to obediently surrender! "


    With that, he took out a small stone bottle and proudly showed it to everyone.


    Loong Yizhu looked over with rapt attention and felt that the item in Meng Ke''s hand looked very familiar. After thinking about it for a long time, he realized that it was... When father was attacked by Savage Beast, it was one of the goods he escorted!


    As his eldest son, he had participated in that life-and-death battle. Later, when he was counting the goods, he found an empty stone bottle, but it wasn''t on the list of goods to be shipped. He asked around and found out that it wasn''t accidentally dropped by someone.


    In a split-second, Loong Yizhu understood everything. His great anger actually allowed him to break free of the restraining rope, and he approached Meng Ke Li step by step. His eyes reddened as he said, "It''s all because of you! It''s all because of you intentionally stuffing the goods into the goods and letting your father escort you there, so that you can capture all of the people from the five sects and trading companies in one fell swoop! "


    Moncrie said proudly, "Heh heh, the fool has finally found out? It was indeed I who stuffed the medicine into the goods Loong Wanjun delivered. Who would have known that his luck was good, he was actually able to come back alive under the hands of a Level Two Savage Beast. Unfortunately, he is still a trash, and will be a trash for the rest of his life! "


    "Speaking of which, it''s all thanks to Loong Wanjun. If it wasn''t for him personally testing it, I wouldn''t be able to be sure that this medicine would actually be that useful. I might even be able to defeat a Level 2 Savage Beast."


    Longxing Trading Company and the Longyang Trading Company had always been at odds. The reason Meng Ke Li was able to do this must be because a traitor had appeared within their trading firm!


    The Long brothers'' gazes naturally shifted to the man standing beside Moncrie in silence. His biggest feature was probably a knife scar that ran across his cheek, so everyone was used to calling him "knife scar".


    After his father''s accident, his subordinates left and dispersed. Only Dao Ba, who had worked in the company for several years, went to the Long Yang Trading Company, which had always been at odds with Longxing Trading Company, continued to be a guard, and even rose to his rank.


    However, their Long family wasn''t narrow-minded. With the departure of their subordinates, they would have a good future and sincerely wish them well. Who would have thought that it was this person who had betrayed them, caused the death of so many of their brothers, and caused the downfall of the Long family!


    "Pui!" "You traitor!" Loong Yizhu was furious.


    "Ai ai, you can''t say such things." "A good man chooses a tree to live on. He came to me to beg for a meal because he knew your Long Family was unreliable. If you don''t have the ability to keep others, how can you blame others for not doing their best for you? "


    Long Yirann clenched his fist and pulled Loong Yizhu''s hand, signaling him to stop.


    Meng Ke was about to mock again, but then he heard Dao Ba, who was beside him, loudly shout, "He''s here!"


    He turned quickly, just in time to catch a glimpse of a black mass coming at them from the top of the cave.


    It was too fast! There was no way to resist at all!


    Meng Ke Li''s entire body tensed up, and the power of the Second Warrior burst out mercilessly. However, in the eyes of the Peak Level One Plated Beetle King, who was stronger than the majority of the Seventh Level Martial Soldier, he was just a troublesome ant.


    The moment Dao Ba warned them, they were already prepared to fight. Seeing the Plated Beetle King pouncing towards them, the blade in their hands suddenly exploded with a bright light, and the glaring light caused the long-lived Plated Beetle King to slow down slightly.


    This was the moment!


    Meng Ke Li used all of his strength to grab onto the gap between Plated Beetle King''s pause to barely escape from her hands. He coincidentally rolled to the side of the Long brothers'' feet.


    With their strength merely at the sixth or seventh stage of Qi Cultivating Stage, the Long family brothers had no power to resist the Plated Beetle King. Under the strong pressure, the two brothers could only curl up at the side and try their best to stay awake.


    Monckley raised his head, staring at them, a savage light flashing in his eyes. "It''s time I used you guys!" As he spoke, he rushed towards the Long brothers.


    Loong Yizhu saw the vicious look in Moncrie''s eyes. After having interacted with him a few times, his heart skipped a beat. He subconsciously pushed his brother away and stood in front of Moncrie to protect him.


    To Meng Ke Li, both brothers were the same even if they died, so they didn''t change their positions. They grabbed Loong Yizhu like lightning, took out a bottle of powdered medicine and poured it all over him. Then, they threw Loong Yizhu in the direction of the Plated Beetle King!


    "Big brother!" Loong Yizhu, who witnessed everything, exclaimed. His eldest brother had been standing in front of him, otherwise, he would have been the one to be captured.


    At this critical moment of life and death, Long Yirann finally let go of his prejudice towards his big brother. A burst of energy burst out from somewhere and he ran forward with all of his strength. He wanted to save his big brother!


    However, not to mention the obstruction of the rope on his body, even his strength was too weak. Loong Yizhu had already landed at the bottom of the Plated Beetle King''s feet heavily, and in the next moment, he would be torn to shreds by the Insect King!


    Just at this moment, a figure suddenly jumped out of the darkness, as the Martial Cultivator s scattered in all directions, he rushed straight towards the Plated Beetle King. When the insect king''s tentacles had already wrapped around Loong Yizhu''s body, a light flashed, and forcibly cut off a segment of them!


    Loong Yizhu''s tentacle that was wrapped around the insect king fell straight down. With a dull thud, it successfully pressed down on Long Yirann who was rushing over.


    The one who saved Loong Yizhu at this critical moment was none other than Ling Xiao.


    He took advantage of the insect king''s attention to focus on the others, and caught it off guard, injuring it. However, there was only one chance. Killing Ling Xiao would be like playing a game, even if it was the Plated Beetle King who was in the egg-laying stage.


    Therefore, Ling Xiao didn''t care about the fight at all. He immediately retreated and picked up the two brothers, who were unknown whether they were dead or alive, and ran in the opposite direction from the insect king.

 C29

    Just at this time, a figure suddenly jumped out of the darkness, while the group of Martial Cultivator were fleeing in all directions, he directly rushed towards the Plated Beetle King. When the insect king''s tentacles had already wrapped themselves around Loong Yizhu''s body, a sword light flashed, and abruptly cut off one of them!


    Loong Yizhu, with one of the bug king''s tentacles, fell straight down, and with a dull thud, successfully pressed down on top of Long Yirann, who was just coming his way.


    The one who saved Loong Yizhu at this critical moment was none other than Ling Xiao.


    He took advantage of the Insect King''s concentration on the others, sneakily taking away a bug egg and preparing to retreat, but the Long Brothers were in danger, so Ling Xiao had no choice but to come back.


    However, there was only one chance. Killing Ling Xiao would be like playing a game, even if it was the Plated Beetle King who was in the egg-laying stage. Therefore, Ling Xiao didn''t care about the battle at all. He immediately retreated and picked up the two brothers, whose lives were unknown, and ran towards the opposite direction of the Insect King with all his might.


    The Plated Beetle King, who had lost a piece of its tentacle, was extremely sad. He used another intact piece of its tentacle to roll up the part that had fallen to the ground, then put it onto the missing part of its tentacle. After wiggling for a bit, the two pieces of its tentacles actually merged together.


    But the Plated Beetle King did not plan to let this group of repulsive humans who dared to destroy its perfect tentacles go. It stood quietly in the middle of the dark cave, and immediately after, a power that was several times stronger than before suddenly erupted. The rocks around the cave could not take it any longer and started to crumble.


    Not only to avoid the falling stones, but also to carry the two unconscious men on his back.


    Miserable screams rang out one after another. The weaker ones didn''t even need to attack the Insect King to become ghosts buried under the rocks.


    Faster! Faster!


    Ling Xiao followed Gayaro''s directions and rushed towards the exit in his memory.


    Then he stopped.


    Thousands and thousands of Plated Beetle that were summoned by the Plated Beetle King blocked the way forward layer by layer. It was like a never-ending tide.


    The warrior that followed Ling Xiao couldn''t stop and fell head first into a dense swarm of bugs. Immediately after, the sound of Plated Beetle chewing could be heard. Ling Xiao felt a chill run down his spine.


    With wolves in front and tigers behind, could they really escape from here? This question surfaced in the hearts of everyone present.


    After a period of shaking, Loong Yizhu and Long Yirann who had fainted slowly woke up. Seeing the heavy atmosphere, they didn''t dare to ask anymore questions and could only lean against the wall and silently recover.


    Everyone waited for a while, but they did not hear any movement from the Plated Beetle King.


    Just as he was pondering, a scream that almost tore everyone''s eardrums resounded in the cave, the sound contained inner strength that directly shook many Plated Beetle to pieces.


    Loong Yizhu frowned: "This is the Plated Beetle King? Why did it start attacking indiscriminately? "


    "Hahahahaha ¡­" Monkry suddenly began to laugh wildly, then said excitedly, "The medicine is beginning to take effect!"


    Loong Yizhu''s heart stirred, he suddenly thought of his father''s matter, and asked solemnly: "The medicine you poured on me just now, will it cause the Savage Beast to go crazy?"


    Seeing that the guess was right, Meng Ke didn''t try to hide it anymore and said complacently: "I worked hard to get this medicine, and it can let Savage Beast exhaust a large amount of inner strength in an extremely short period of time. After that, it will become extremely weak for a period of time, when that time comes ¡­"


    When the time comes, these Savage Beast will be at the mercy of others. Ling Xiao finished his words in silence.


    Loong Yizhu''s face was ashen: "You''re crazy! These drugs were clearly banned! Once you are discovered, I''m afraid that your entire Longyang Trading Company will disappear from the Martial Arts Continent! "


    Meng Ke Li''s voice became extremely sinister, "As long as you don''t say anything, no one will ever discover this secret!" As he spoke, he attacked Loong Yizhu.


    Loong Yizhu had prepared for this and was about to dodge Monkry''s attack, but he suddenly changed his direction and threw the powder covered Scar toward the insect king: "Our family has kept you for a long time, it''s time to repay you!"


    Under the extreme shock, Dao Ba did not even have time to react before he became the insect king''s food.


    The already violent Insect King swallowed more potions, even losing the last trace of clarity. The innumerable tentacles formed by his inner strength danced crazily in the cave, Ling Xiao led the Long Brothers to flee everywhere. Seeing that the King had lost his mind, the Plated Beetle all started to flee, under the threat of death, their bodies finally revealed a glimmer of light.


    Ling Xiao had his head buried in the ground as he tried to escape. Occasionally, he would help the Long Brothers who couldn''t keep up with him. Just as he was about to escape, he was stopped by a figure.


    Monckley laughed coldly. "The rest of you, you can stay here today!"


    The opponent was also a Second Order Warrior, plus the Long brothers were at the high-level Qi Cultivating Stage, his chances of winning were very high. However, what if the berserk Bug King caught up to him during the time both sides were fighting?


    Ling Xiao calculated and then whispered to Long Yirann and Loong Yizhu to back off.


    The two brothers were completely convinced that Ling Xiao had saved their lives and quickly retreated to the side.


    Seeing this young child, who was already a Second Order Warrior, a hint of jealousy flashed in Moncrie''s eyes, but at the same time, it also became more serious.


    To have such strength at such an age, this child must not be underestimated.


    Ling Xiao didn''t give him any more time to think about how to deal with this. The sword that he poured all his strength into immediately flew straight towards Meng Ke.


    Meng Ke Li didn''t dare to lower his guard. After spending a treasured protective gear to protect himself for many years, he finally blocked Ling Xiao''s attack.


    Just as he was about to counterattack, a sharp pain in his chest stopped him.


    He looked down and saw that an animal not even the size of his arm was tightly attached to him. One of the animal''s claws had sunk deep into his heart.


    Gayaro opened his golden eyes and looked at Meng Ke Li as if nothing had happened, before revealing a malicious smile.


    "AHH!" The pain of his heart being crushed caused Monkry to fall to his knees, groaning in pain. Soon he died.


    Gayaro calmly took out his right claw, wiped it on Monkley''s clothes with disgust, and then skillfully took away the valuable items on his body before jumping back onto Ling Xiao''s shoulder.


    This was the first time Ling Xiao saw Gayaro make a move, and he never expected Gayaro to be so merciless the moment he made a move. But then he thought, when the Martial Cultivator fights, if one was slightly soft-hearted, the body and head would be separated, let alone the Savage Beast that were naturally aggressive. Gayaro was used to fighting between Savage Beast, so it was normal for him to take someone''s life the moment he attacked.


    He didn''t notice the Long Brothers who were at the side looking at the carefree Gayaro with reverence.


    "Wait! There''s something good here! " Gayaro shouted in surprise as he rummaged through the items in Meng Ke.


    "What?" Ling Xiao looked over.


    Gayaro picked up a green grass with his sharp claws and said, "You guys don''t need to look for herbs anymore."


    "Glazed Light Grass?"


    Gayaro revealed a smile on his face. Noticing this, the Long Brothers couldn''t help but shiver.


    After escaping from the cave, the three of them didn''t look back and instead walked in the direction they came from.


    Along the way, Ling Xiao was worried that the mysterious powder would pose a threat to Martial Cultivator, but Loong Yizhu waved his hand, saying that when he saw Meng Ke Li sprinkling the powder on him, he subconsciously held his breath and did not inhale the powder.


    Ling Xiao saw that his behavior was indeed normal, so he was relieved.


    According to the Long Brothers, they had met Monkry''s group during their separate patrols, which was why they had tied him up and brought him to the Plated Beetle''s cave.


    After meeting up with the anxious Allens, the three of them did not bring up the matter of the cave and returned to the store after a few days of rest.

 C30

    Ling Xiao looked at the medicinal herbs piled high in front of him, then looked at the Long Brothers who had hopeful expressions on their faces. Without another word, he picked up the pill cauldron prepared by the Long Family and started to refine the Eejuvenation Pill that could treat Loong Wanjun.


    Just like the time when he was refining the Bone Ablutionary Dan Bead, Ling Xiao still let go of his body and only observed the entire process of Gayaro refining the pill through his soul state.


    With his poor eyesight, he was able to tell from the beginning that refining this pill was rather difficult.


    The evidence was that Gayaro, who was still in the mood to introduce the names and functions of the various herbs to him last time, didn''t say a word. His expression was solemn as he carefully controlled the firepower of the crucible. If the pill furnace was too strong or too small, it might explode due to it being unable to endure. At that time, all their efforts would be in vain.


    Luckily, Gayaro was quite reliable when he got serious. He finally refined a Eejuvenation Pill before the sky turned completely dark.


    The moment Gayaro left Ling Xiao''s body, he fell into a deep sleep due to exhaustion. After Ling Xiao put him to bed, he went to check the pills in the pill cauldron.


    The three irregular shaped Eejuvenation Pill emitted the unique scent of a Level 2 Pellet, indicating that the refinement this time was extremely successful.


    Ling Xiao put away the other two pills, picked up the last one and pushed open the door. Under the excited and expectant gazes of the people from the trading firm, he walked towards the resting room of Loong Wanjun.


    In the room, Loong Wanjun, who was always dispirited, did not seem to be at peace, but he still comforted his wife: "Brothers, work together and work together to break the gold. "I hope that you can repent now and let the two brothers get back on their feet. As for whether or not you can recover, I don''t really care."


    While speaking, Ling Xiao had already entered the room with the Eejuvenation Pill. After passing the irregular pill to Loong Wanjun, he stood aside quietly. After all, he wanted to see how effective this grade two medicinal pill was.


    Loong Wanjun''s hands trembled as he looked at his two sons. He wanted to say something but he did not say it, so after hesitating for a moment, he put the Eejuvenation Pill into his mouth and waved his hands, refusing the support of his family. He sat cross-legged on the bed and waited for the pill to take effect.


    A quarter of an hour, half an hour ¡­ As time passed, Loong Wanjun''s expression didn''t change at all. However, the Long Brothers couldn''t take it anymore and kept looking at Ling Xiao, hoping that he could say a few words.


    Unfortunately, Ling Xiao was just an imposter, so he didn''t know anything about it. He could only pretend that he didn''t know anything about their gazes.


    Allens suddenly shouted in excitement: "Got it!"


    Only then did everyone notice that Loong Wanjun was faintly emitting a pure Qi of Heaven and Earth.


    This was the Eejuvenation Pill''s effect!


    After being overjoyed, everyone left the room and waited for Loong Wanjun to wake up from his cultivation.


    Taking advantage of the darkness of the night, Ling Xiao called over Allens, Loong Yizhu, and Long Yirann and began to discuss how to deal with the Long Yang Trading Company.


    When Loong Wanjun came out of seclusion, not only did he recover his strength, he also had a breakthrough. Everything was progressing in a good direction, and his Longxing Trading Company was brimming with a joyful atmosphere.


    However, some people were in a bad mood.


    In the Longyang Trading Company, Montela''s face was gloomy as he asked the person who reported the news: "When the Eldest Young Master went missing, did those people from Longxing Trading Company also appear near the Plated Beetle King''s cave?"


    "Absolutely." He said, "Eldest Young Master went out the door and they caught up with him. The route was the same, but when they came back, Eldest Young Master ¡­"


    Montela understood the unspoken meaning of his words and dismissed him with a wave of her hand.


    Although he and Meng Ke Li were from the same mother, they often fought over benefits. That was not enough to say how good their relationship was, but if he had an excuse to suppress Longxing Trading Company, there was no reason for him to let it go.


    The people inside the Longxing Trading Company were completely unaware that a storm was about to come.


    In the room, under Gayaro''s guidance, Ling Xiao began the first round of concocting pills. The pill that he needed to concoct this time was called the Qi Drawing Pill. It was an unranked, low-grade pill. Its ingredients were easy to obtain and its concocting method was simple. It was most suitable for a rookie like Ling Xiao.


    At the beginning, Gayaro really did think that way.


    "Bang, bang, bang!" A few consecutive thunderous sounds rang out in the courtyard, and the people from Longxing Trading Company were already very calm, not even raising their heads. Only Long Yirann found a waiter and instructed, "Go to the warehouse and deliver the newly bought pill cauldron to Apothecary Ling."


    The manservant laughed, "Apothecary Ling blew up his crucible again? "Looks like once this pill is successfully refined, its effectiveness will definitely be extraordinary."


    After Ling Xiao sent the passionate servant away, he turned around and faced Gayaro who had a long face, "I''ve never seen someone as stupid as you since I was born! How many cauldrons have you exploded by the time you started concocting pills?! In the end, not even a single strand of hair was produced! "


    Ling Xiao walked towards the ruins of the pill furnace in silence. He took out a flat object from the pile of black ashes to show that he did not manage to refine even a single strand of hair.


    Gayaro paused for a second, then jumped up in anger and left.


    Ling Xiao looked at the extra holes on the roof and called for people to come in and fix them.


    After tossing and turning a few times, Gayaro finally recognized the fact that Ling Xiao was a "pill killer" in despair and gave up on his training.


    During this process, he unexpectedly discovered Loong Yizhu''s talent in concocting pills, so he borrowed Ling Xiao''s body to cultivate Loong Yizhu. With Ling Xiao as a comparison, his attitude towards Loong Yizhu could simply be called amiable, causing Loong Yizhu''s gaze towards Ling Xiao to become more and more adoring.


    Another reason why Gayaro raised Loong Yizhu like this was because, after Loong Wanjun regained his strength, he didn''t rely on his seniority and strength to force Ling Xiao to return the Longxing Trading Company. He even said in front of everyone that the owner of the Longxing Trading Company was Ling Xiao, and whoever Ling Xiao was willing to hire, he would stay behind.


    When Ling Xiao and Gayaro saw Loong Wanjun''s reaction, they felt more and more that he was a man who kept his promise. Therefore, they didn''t care about the affairs of the trading company and handed over the management of the company to the Long Family, and even divided up their shares.


    Today, Gayaro was teaching Loong Yizhu how to refine pills as usual when he saw Long Yirann walk in with a sullen face and said with a solemn expression, "The Longyang Trading Company has come to cause trouble again." The reason for this was Monkley''s disappearance.


    Right now, the two business people were in a confrontation. The Longyang Trading Company had killed a bunch of Meng Ke Li''s people and were now connected to the people from Longxing Trading Company. They were blocking the entrance, clamoring that they wanted to pay with their lives.


    This time, he was not like last time, where his life was at stake, so for this reason, Montela specially invited the veteran in charge of the trading companies. He was a First Level Martial Master, and in general, he was a low level practitioner and warrior level Longxing Trading Company.


    Montela folded his arms across his chest. "Some of us here personally saw you kill my big brother. What, do you still want to deny it now?"


    Following his words, the helper that was specially sent over released the aura of his power as a First Level Martial Master. The lower ranked could not even speak properly.


    Ling Xiao looked at the so-called witness, and he was sure that he had never seen it before in Moncrie''s group. It was most likely Montela who had called them to frame and frame him.


    Of course the Longxing Trading Company didn''t recognize it. Even if his brother really did die at the hands of Gayaro, it was still Meng Ke Li who had the intention to kill first.


    "How do you feel?" Ling Xiao asked.


    The one who spoke up was the Martial Master. He said arrogantly: "You caused the death of so many of our Martial Cultivator, so of course you are paying with your life. Those who appeared that day were all handed over to our Longyang Trading Company! There''s still 5 million gold coins as compensation, not a single cent less! "


    Bullying others!


    However, other than Ling Xiao, everyone else was suppressed by the presence of a Martial Master. They could not even utter a retort. In the eyes of outsiders, they were already feeling guilty.


    "I want to see who can take our people away!" In this stalemate, a voice that was as loud as a bell exploded within the trading firm. The aura of a Martial Master was destroyed by this sentence, and everyone felt as if their bodies had become lighter.


    Everyone from the Longxing Trading Company had a look of joy on their faces. The Long Brothers shouted out in unison, "Father!"


    On the other hand, the person''s face changed. Did Loong Wanjun''s strength recover?


    In the midst of his hesitation, a figure stepped forward into the sunlight. It was Loong Wanjun.


    Montela and the Martial Master had ugly expressions on their faces. After exchanging glances, they both knew that they wouldn''t be able to fight back today.


    But how could Montela be willing? He wanted to say more, but to his horror, he found himself locked onto by Loong Wanjun. He had a feeling that if he said anything that he shouldn''t have, he would be killed on the spot!


    He then looked at the Martial Master on the side, who was sweating profusely as he pleaded.


    The higher the level of the martial arts, the greater the difference in strength for each stage. When Loong Wanjun truly displayed his strength, the Martial Cultivator who had just stepped into the threshold of the First Level Martial Master became terrified.


    Montela ground her teeth together in hatred.


    Why didn''t he recover earlier or later? It just had to be at this time!


    With Loong Wanjun''s strength right now, he naturally wouldn''t be afraid of these rascals. He sneered: "I can''t afford to pay you 5 million gold coins, but 5 gold coins is still worth it!"


    As he spoke, he sent the five gold coins in his hands flying towards Montela''s group, nailing them to the pillar behind him.


    If these gold coins were to fall on their bodies ¡­ Montela didn''t dare to think any further. As soon as Loong Wanjun withdrew his aura, he immediately scrambled to leave. However, he was stopped by Loong Wanjun: "Take your money with you and get lost!"


    It took a lot of effort for Montela and his team to pull out the gold coins, and then they left under the mocking gazes of the onlookers.


    Come arrogantly and leave with a face full of dust. The Long Yang Trading Company would become the laughingstock of the city for a period of time to come.

 C31

    The power of the owner of the Longxing Trading Company had been restored! Not only that, he had also broken through to the second level of the Martial Master realm in one fell swoop!


    When the news spread, the originally cold threshold of Longxing Trading Company was immediately broken by the incoming Martial Cultivator s. He was trying to find out what kind of medicine Loong Wanjun was using. Congratulations on regaining his strength, and for offending him and coming over to apologize ¡­


    After Loong Wanjun lost his cultivation, the people who couldn''t avoid him all started to joke around again. The people who once mocked and ridiculed the Long Brothers started to flatter them once again.


    However, after experiencing his father''s severe illness for the past few years, the Long brothers didn''t lose sight of themselves like before. Instead, they started to seek new breakthroughs.


    They understood that as long as they were strong, they wouldn''t be bullied.


    It was the same with Ling Xiao. They were also faced with Montela''s extortion. Due to their low level, they could only obediently hand over 500,000 gold coins. However, facing Loong Wanjun who was stronger than them, the ones who obediently rolled out were Montela and the rest.


    At the end of the day, regardless of whether it was in the upper Martial Arts Continent or the Lower Martial Arts Continent, strength was the foundation. With strength, one would naturally be able to obtain wealth.


    However, money was something that was naturally better to have.


    Thus, taking advantage of the recovery of Loong Wanjun''s strength, Ling Xiao took the opportunity to release the news that the Longxing Trading Company was about to auction a batch of Level One Eejuvenation Pill.


    It was said that although this batch of Eejuvenation Pill only worked for warrior level Martial Cultivator, they both used the same alchemist''s hands to concoct the same pills as Loong Wanjun!


    These wounds had accumulated for many years, and would then hinder their cultivation. But now, with this opportunity to completely remove the hidden injuries, who would be willing to let go of it and go further?


    As a result, even though Longxing Trading Company had yet to officially start auctioning off Eejuvenation Pill s, there were already many people directly and indirectly asking about the price of the pellets.


    A week later, Longxing Trading Company was officially opened to Martial Cultivator level Eejuvenation Pill s. One hundred gold per pellet, sold for only a hundred pellets a day, first come first served, then sold until the end!


    Everyone who was paying attention to this news took a deep breath.


    Black! It was too dark! Normally, the pills with effects similar to Eejuvenation Pill s would only have a few gold coins, while the better ones would only have a little more than ten gold coins. Now that you are willing to sell a pill for a hundred gold coins, do you think everyone is a fool?


    When they were closing for the day, Loong Yizhu found out that the Eejuvenation Pill only sold five or six, and most of the people that he bought came with the mindset of becoming friends with their fathers. He couldn''t help but feel depressed.


    Gayaro leaned on Ling Xiao''s shell and viciously taught his disciple, who dared to doubt him: "Although the medicine was made by you, I took out the prescription. Are you not confident in yourself, or are you not confident in me? "Just wait and see, they''re asking you to buy it soon!"


    The business scope of the store was actually very wide. Helping transport of goods was only the most basic, as well as trading, mortgage, and leasing of goods. A true large trading company could also be a transit point for goods. Because of Longxing Trading Company''s decline, they had no choice but to shrink the scope of business, until there were only runners left.


    After Gayaro understood the situation, he told Loong Yizhu to start refining the Eejuvenation Pill. After all, everyone knew that pills were a windfall business and good pills were priceless.


    Ling Xiao, on the other hand, was not worried about the sales of Eejuvenation Pill like Gayaro. After all, Gayaro was able to sell Eejuvenation Pill with decent quality.


    Right now, the market was still hesitating because they were worried about the new pill. They planned to wait and see for a while, but after people saw the effectiveness of the Eejuvenation Pill, they would probably come back with money to buy it.


    When Montela first pushed out the Eejuvenation Pill, he spent money to buy one. Looking left and right, he was no different from the pills with several gold coins, he sneered, felt that people with Longxing Trading Company were lacking money, went crazy, used Loong Wanjun''s name to deceive people, and casually threw away the pill, ignoring it.


    A few days later, one of Montela''s underlings ran into a Crimson Smoke Beast while running away. It was severely injured, and even after trying all sorts of pills on the market, it still didn''t work.


    Montela was very upset.


    This Martial Cultivator was carefully nurtured by him, he was only a bit away from breaking through to the Warrior Level. His death here meant that all his effort had gone to waste.


    In his anxiety, he suddenly thought of the Eejuvenation Pill. Holding onto the thought of fighting to the death, he handed the pellet to the injured Martial Cultivator.


    Not long after, the injured person stopped crying out for pain. After a while, he could actually start cultivating on his own. By the second day, apart from the wounds on his body, it was impossible to tell that he had suffered such a heavy injury.


    After witnessing the might of the Eejuvenation Pill, Montela''s face turned ashen. He knew that from today onwards, his Longyang Trading Company would be left far behind by the Longxing Trading Company.


    This was not an exception. In the following period of time, news of someone suffering from serious injuries and being saved by a Eejuvenation Pill began to spread. These cases that happened right next to them caused the people in the city to almost go crazy as they began to purchase the Eejuvenation Pill.


    The explosive sales of Eejuvenation Pill had completely revived the Longxing Trading Company which was half dead. Now that the trading firm was going to earn a lot of money, Ling Xiao felt that it was time to leave.


    When Ling Xiao mentioned that he wanted to leave, he received the enthusiasm of everyone in the Longxing Trading Company to stay. However, Ling Xiao was very clear that his goal was to have a vast Martial Arts Continent, and only by going out more and gaining more experience would he be able to improve faster and better.


    Loong Wanjun understood and said: "No matter what, Longxing Trading Company will always be your property. You are welcome to come back at any time."

 C32

    What surprised Ling Xiao was that Long Yirann insisted on following him. He said that compared to running a business, he liked to travel and adventure, but with his 6th Stage Qi Cultivating Stage strength, he would die if he went out. Now, with Ling Xiao, he was determined to follow behind Ling Xiao and be a follower.


    Ling Xiao did not know whether to laugh or cry, but the others were all supportive. With no other choice, Ling Xiao could only bring Long Yirann, with Gayaro and Ao Xiang squatting on his shoulders, they began their new journey.


    "Brother Ling, Brother Ling, where are we going?" After all, Long Yirann was still young and his personality was lively. It was only because of the great change that he appeared calm and repressed. Now that he left his parents, his true nature was exposed.


    At the beginning, Long Yirann wanted to formally acknowledge Ling Xiao as his teacher, but he was not in the mood to take him in, so Long Yirann changed his tone and called him brother. Ling Xiao had no choice but to go with him, but he didn''t know that a 16-17 year old boy calling a thirteen-fourteen year old child calling him brother was really strange in the eyes of outsiders.


    Hearing his question, Ling Xiao took out the map that Loong Wanjun handed to him before he left. This map, provided by the Martial Cultivator s of countless merchants, encompassed at least the entire Southwest Province.


    As one of the three great empires, Intermediate Martial Empire alone was already an extremely vast area. Ling Xiao was already very satisfied.


    On the map, the locations of the major mountain ranges, rivers, cities and Savage Beast were clearly indicated. Ling Xiao had a general idea of where to go, so he said: "Go east."


    The capital city of Southwest Province was to the east of the Dragon Travelling Trading Company.


    With the direction and map, their next move was extremely smooth. The two beasts avoided the domain of high level Savage Beast, and they would pick any useful herbs they met along the way. They would fight any Savage Beast they met, and their strength had increased by leaps and bounds.


    After leaving for half a month, Ling Xiao''s strength had stabilized at the fourth stage warrior and Long Yirann had also reached the seventh stage of Qi Cultivating Stage.


    But the biggest change was still with the two Savage Beast s.


    Ao Xiang''s appetite rose along with his size, and currently, he had to eat around twenty kilograms of meat every meal. It was just that it was often lazy and also extremely addicted to sleep, and would rather grumble from hunger than get up to hunt.


    Ling Xiao was often angered by it to laugh, but he had never seen such a lazy Savage Beast!


    Ling Xiao also did not get used to it, and at the beginning, he was mercifully fed it for a few days, but later, no matter how Ao Xiang acted in a spoiled manner, he did not loosen his mouth. Under his helplessness, he could only follow Gayaro out in search of food.


    Sometimes, even if they didn''t want to eat it, they would have to grab onto other Savage Beast to play with. After they had played with the Savage Beast until it ran down their pants, they would put it back. Because of this, Ling Xiao and the others had been chased by the group of Savage Beast several times.


    That day, Ling Xiao was in the middle of training when he heard a loud "bang". A heavy object was smashed into the ground in front of him, causing dust to fly up and cover Ling Xiao''s face.


    Gayaro then landed on the ground, gloating while looking at the dejected Ling Xiao.


    This kind of prank had happened who knew how many times. Ling Xiao wouldn''t listen no matter how many times he said it. He couldn''t beat him, so he just let it go.


    He was just a young Savage Beast, Ling Xiao comforted himself and looked at Gayaro as if he was a disobedient child who was too lively.


    Compared to when he was using his Kata City, Gayaro had undergone a tremendous change.


    Black fur covered his entire body, and his wings became thicker and bigger. When spread, they were around half a meter long, and his four limbs became thicker and thicker. His seemingly harmless claws were incomparably sharp, and could easily tear a Level One Savage Beast''s body apart.


    "What did you grab back?" Ling Xiao stood up and asked.


    "Of course, there''s something fun to eat as well."


    Ling Xiao''s heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He walked up and found that besides grabbing a Savage Beast for food, Gayaro also caught a snow-white Savage Beast and was shivering at Gayaro''s feet.


    It was obvious that this white Savage Beast had a master, and Gayaro was caught just like that?


    Ling Xiao felt his scalp throbbing in pain.


    "Where did you get it?" He had to return it as quickly as possible, hoping that its owner would not get too angry.


    Gayaro licked his claws and pretended not to hear anything.


    Ling Xiao''s anger surged up all of a sudden: "Gayaro!"


    However, this move was still useful against Gayaro. However, for Gayaro, who was growing stronger and more shameless, it was no longer of much use.


    Seeing that, Ling Xiao''s gaze turned towards Ao Xiang who had returned with Gayaro.


    After all, it had been raised from a young age, so its master, Ling Xiao, was still a deterrent to Ao Xiang. It hesitated for a long time, then glanced at Gayaro with its little black bean-like eyes, before flying back.


    Ling Xiao carried the snow-white Savage Beast that was scared out of his wits and followed after it while comforting it.


    Not long after, a man and a beast discovered the figures of a group of Martial Cultivator. They were moving in different directions, as if looking for something.


    Ling Xiao hugged the Savage Beast, but before he could say anything, a female Martial Cultivator shouted: "My White Snow!"


    As he said that, he rushed forward and snatched the Savage Beast from Ling Xiao''s hands, asking in alarm: "Who are you?"


    Ling Xiao was a bit embarrassed: "Sorry, it''s all because my family''s Savage Beast were too naughty that they took your Savage Beast away, I have already taught them a lesson."


    Luckily, the owner of the Savage Beast did not seem to be a picky person. Furthermore, Ling Xiao apologized sincerely and said: "It''s okay, it''s good enough for you to return."


    On the other hand, when the male Martial Cultivator beside her who was always by her side heard that he was the owner of the Savage Beast, his face immediately darkened, and without a trace of politeness he asked: "Where is your Savage Beast?"


    Ling Xiao turned around and saw Gayaro striding over at a leisurely pace. Seeing that everyone was still staring at him, he still acted as if he was "the best in the world". However, it was true that the combined attack from all the people in front of him could not even match one of his claws.


    However, the male Martial Cultivator was obviously not clear about Gayaro''s strength. Seeing that Ling Xiao was still young, Gayaro was also obviously a young Savage Beast, so he aggressively said: "This kind of Savage Beast that Master didn''t discipline well, just beat him to death!"


    The smile on Ling Xiao''s face disappeared.


    Although Gayaro causing trouble everywhere gave him a big headache, in his heart, Gayaro was his only companion. Now, this man wanted to beat Gayaro to death without even saying anything, which was Ling Xiao''s taboo.


    Gayaro was very unhappy when he heard the man''s arrogant words. He was about to get angry, but when he saw Ling Xiao''s expression, he knew that Ling Xiao was truly angry.


    After hearing that White Snow had been found, the people who were originally looking for her gathered together.


    "Brother Ling!"


    He hadn''t thought that the opposing team also had people he knew.

 C33

    Ling Xiao didn''t expect to meet Galen under such circumstances. Looking back, he also had two stronger Martial Cultivator s under his command.


    "You two know each other?" the girl asked, holding White Snow. Seeing that Galen had nodded, she said softly, "Since you know someone, then forget it. But you still have to take care of your Savage Beast."


    The male Martial Cultivator refused to give up and said to Galen with a cold smile, "We hired you to protect our safety, not to reminisce with our thief companions!"


    These words were quite impolite, but as a guard for all these years, he had met many tough customers. Gaylen suppressed his annoyance and comforted that person with a few words before talking to Ling Xiao about old times.


    In fact, he wasn''t very familiar with Ling Xiao, the main reason he chatted with Ling Xiao was to invite him to join the team.


    Only then did Ling Xiao know that the girl was the daughter of the patriarch of a certain Tianqing City family. Her name was Angel, and the aggressive male Martial Cultivator was her pursuer, Abella. The two of them went to the Whirlpool Mountain Range of Baka Mountains with their friends to find a Calming Heart Flower that could help the Martial Cultivator calm down and give it to Angel''s mother as a gift.


    However, after they set off, they discovered that the Baka Mountains was even more dangerous than they imagined. In order to ensure their own safety, they had hired Gaylen''s guards to protect their safety.


    After arriving at Whirlpool Ridge to obtain Ning Xin Hua, the young masters and young ladies were unwilling to leave. After hearing about the legendary level three Savage Beast, they strongly requested to enter the depths of the Baka Mountains, to see if they could come across it.


    As Gaylen was employed by others, he had no way to determine the whereabouts of his employer. However, his Baka Mountains was extremely dangerous, even if he went even a little deeper, he would still be in danger. Just as he was having a headache, he met Ling Xiao. He knew Ling Xiao''s strength. Ling Xiao was at least at the 1st level of the Warrior Level. He could be considered to have some fighting strength, so he wanted Ling Xiao to join.


    Ling Xiao was still thinking, while Abella, who intentionally or unintentionally overheard their conversation, couldn''t help but laugh, "Hahaha, now you all rely on bragging and not martial arts cultivation to do things, right? A child who hasn''t even grown all his hair yet, he''s already thankful that he doesn''t drag us down. He''s still going to be needed to protect us? This is so funny! "


    He wanted to continue, but was interrupted by Angel. He could only shut his mouth in anger.


    Gayaro laughed coldly and said to Ling Xiao, "Agreeing to Galen, there is an herb in Baka Mountains that I need. It would be safer if there were more people around, since there are Level 1 or 2 Savage Beast."


    Ling Xiao thought for a while and agreed.


    The group of people walked towards the depths of the Baka Mountains.


    "Follow closely and don''t fall behind. Otherwise, if we meet any powerful Savage Beast, I''m afraid we won''t be able to wait for help." Once they entered the dense forest, the experienced Gaylen immediately arranged his teammates to stand guard on the periphery. Ling Xiao was in the middle of the team, while Long Yirann, who was the weakest, was beside Angel and Abella.


    They had already entered the periphery of the Baka Mountains. This enormous mountain range that spanned across the entire Southwest Province was extremely complicated, with poisonous flowers, poisonous grasses, and many strange Savage Beast s everywhere. It was extremely dangerous.


    Ling Xiao raised his vigilance to the maximum as he let Gayaro and Ao Xiang fly around in the sky to patrol around.


    Angel''s snow-white Savage Beast had an innate ability of race, which was to be able to find precious heavenly treasures nearby. Under its lead, they found quite a few level one or even two medicinal herbs.


    While walking forward, although they met a few Savage Beast, it was obviously not the right time for them to meet and they were quickly killed by others. During this period, Angel had hunted a few low level Savage Beast, Abella in order to show off in front of the girl he liked, he had also killed a lot of prey. After a day, only Ling Xiao did not make a move, which made Abella dislike Ling Xiao more and more.


    Ling Xiao felt his hostility, but didn''t pay too much attention to it. As the Martial Cultivator with the highest cultivation in the group, he would not make a move if he could, and conserve his energy.


    When everyone gathered at night to collect the spoils of the day, Abella couldn''t help but taunt, "Martial Arts Continent has always been abundant in capable people, and trash should be considered trash!" He had already decided that Ling Xiao was purely Gaylen''s helper.


    Gaylen was embarrassed, but Ling Xiao didn''t care. He didn''t want any of today''s spoils of war, so he ignored Abella''s sarcasm and said to Gaylen, "I don''t need one."


    Abra wanted to continue, but was stopped by Angel''s glare.


    Galen and the other guard kept watch, and the others went to rest. In the middle of the night, a loud noise woke the others up. There were sounds of fighting coming from not too far away.


    Ling Xiao seemed to recall something, and said to the confused Long Yirann, "That''s how we were woken up by you."


    Long Yirann: "..."


    However, there was a huge difference in strength between the Martial Cultivator who dared to go deep into the Baka Mountains and Long Yirann''s group. After a while, the movements of the Savage Beast began to lessen, as if they had been defeated.


    Seeing that it would not endanger their safety, Ling Xiao and the others went back to sleep.


    Unexpectedly, on the second day, they met with the group of Martial Cultivator in the night.


    The other side''s martial prowess was obviously higher than Ling Xiao''s. On average, they had the strength of a warrior of the first level. Gaylen did not want to clash with the other side, so he was the first to show his goodwill.


    However, the other party didn''t put him in their eyes at all, and their leader, the young man, stared fixedly at the beautiful Angel.


    Angel was embarrassed by his lustful gaze, but she knew that she was no match for him, so she could only turn around and pretend not to see him.


    However, her pursuer, Abra, was not as calm. She shouted at him, "What are you looking at! "Then dig out your eyes!"


    Gaylen''s expression immediately changed. Ling Xiao saw his lips move silently: "Idiot!"


    Martial Cultivator, who was just about to get addicted to the food was scolded like this, and changed his mind about leaving. He asked with a smile that was not a smile, "What did you say? If you have the guts, repeat it again? "


    Galen stepped forward ahead of everyone else, hoping to calm the situation and said, "Baka Mountains has always been a dangerous place, as Martial Cultivator, if you stay too long you will become the target of the Savage Beast''s attacks. We will immediately leave the mountain range and not appear in front of you again. "


    These people could tell from their appearance that they were mercenaries that roamed the dangerous areas year round. They did as they pleased and had tyrannical powers. If they were careless, Ling Xiao and the others wouldn''t be able to escape.


    The perverted Martial Cultivator who was staring at Angel retracted his gaze and said lazily: "As usual, three moves from my hands. If you win, I''ll let you leave. If you lose, I''ll leave that girl behind."


    Angel''s face turned pale.

 C34

    Gaylen wanted to continue persuading him, but Abella ignored him and rushed out, "Okay! "Then I''ll make you call me daddy in three moves!"


    As soon as he finished, he flew back even faster.


    Gaylen caught the Abella who was vomiting blood, his heart sinking. In just a single exchange, Abella of First Level of Martial Soldier had already suffered such heavy injuries, his opponent had at least the strength of a fourth stage Warrior.


    On their side, however, the strongest person was only a Second Order Warrior.


    Gayaro kept chattering in Ling Xiao''s ear, "Go ahead, it''s time to show off your strength! It''s just a fifth stage warrior, if I don''t win, then all those cultivation techniques and pills I got for you will be in vain! "


    Ling Xiao sighed and stepped forward.


    Galen froze for a moment, then said emotionally, "Brother Ling, let me ¡­" Before he could finish what he wanted to say, Gayaro beat him back down the throat.


    The opponent did not underestimate Ling Xiao because of his appearance. A punch that contained at least 80% of his power landed on empty air.


    Martial Cultivator was startled, the fist technique he was most proud of was dodged so easily?


    Of course, what he didn''t know was that Ling Xiao, who had learned a lot, had already considered the situation of being locked down by his opponent when he created this set of Ling Xiao''s footwork. Ling Xiao had purposely integrated the Fish Scale Steps to minimize the level pressure brought by his strength, and now that he was only one level higher than Ling Xiao, Ling Xiao could easily dodge the attack with his elusive footwork.


    After hitting nothing, there was still one more attack left. Martial Cultivator retracted his attack and revealed a magnanimous face: "Forget it, seeing as the rest of you are still reasonable, we will not pursue this matter any further. Let''s go our separate ways, if we meet again, we will not let you off so easily."


    "Well said. I know I can''t beat you, so ignore him. Just do it!"


    Ling Xiao ignored Gayaro''s encouragement and silently retreated, leaving a gap for them to leave.


    Watching the other party''s back as it disappeared into the distance, before Gaylen could even thank him, he heard the cries of the Savage Beast coming from behind him. The mercenaries who had just left began to scream. Listening to the sounds, the Savage Beast that had taken care of the mercenaries was still moving towards them.


    "Run!" Gaylen carried the unconscious Abella and led the group deeper into the Baka Mountains.


    When the flustered crowd finally got rid of the terrifying Savage Beast, they realized that they could not find a way back no matter how hard they tried.


    After walking through the trees for the third time, Gaylen''s face was pale as he told everyone the bad news. It seemed that they had accidentally trespassed into the Lost Fox''s territory.


    Lost Fox, level three Savage Beast, its attack power was not strong. What it was best at was setting up a maze that it would never be able to exit from, and trapping creatures that entered the territory by mistake. That was why it was called Lost Fox.


    It was a maze set up by a Savage Beast that was the equivalent of a Martial Master. No wonder they could not leave no matter how hard they tried.


    Time passed second by second, and Abella''s injuries were getting worse. Ling Xiao hesitated for a moment, but he still signaled Long Yirann to take out the Eejuvenation Pill and feed it to Abella. After all, the team was in a bad mood right now, and if someone died, it would only increase everyone''s feelings of despair.


    Not long after he swallowed the pill, Abella slowly woke up. After knowing that he was trapped in the Lost Fox''s domain, his expression became extremely ugly, but it was possible that he had just lost a lot of face in front of everyone, so he did not say anything more.


    Ling Xiao was relieved when he saw this, because Gayaro told him that if Abra continued to be stupid, he wouldn''t mind letting him continue to "sleep".


    Gaylen took out many precious treasures, wanting to see if there were any that could break the maze. Ling Xiao hesitated for a moment, then asked Gayaro: "What level are you right now?"


    Not only did Gayaro appear in a strange way, his own strength was also different from other Savage Beast s. When he appeared next to Ling Xiao in the Kata City, he looked like a newborn baby, and he didn''t even have any rank; he wasn''t even one of the lowest level Savage Beast. However, the powerful inner strength contained within his body was not something that a young cub could possess.


    Counting the time they had spent in Martial Arts Continent, it had also been almost half a year. Wu Tie had jumped from a normal person without cultivation to a Fourth Level Warrior, this kind of progress was shocking enough, but he felt that Gayaro''s progress would only be faster than his own.


    Gayaro glanced at him and then lowered his head to comb through his feathers. His calm voice contained an unconcealable pride, "This kind of fox, even if I were to fight with it, I wouldn''t care."


    In other words, with Gayaro''s strength, it would be easy for him to bring them out.


    Ling Xiao: "You have to promise me one thing."


    Gayaro: "I''ll take you guys out, what benefits can I get?" If you want him to work for free, you''re dreaming!


    Unexpectedly, Ling Xiao said: "Unless someone else''s life is in danger, I hope you won''t act. If my life is in danger, you must not take action. "


    Gayaro was stunned for a moment and then immediately reacted. In his heart, he was also full of praise for Ling Xiao.


    He clearly had a powerful helping hand by his side, but he was able to resist the temptation in order to temper himself in a life or death situation. Not only was he talented, he also had courage and insight, and he was diligent in his training. Ling Xiao''s future might go further than he imagined.


    Just as everyone was discussing how to break the formation, the maze that was trapping them suddenly changed.


    Thick white mist quietly appeared and soon covered every inch of the area.


    Ling Xiao held his breath the moment the white mist appeared, only to discover that the mist itself was not poisonous. Turning around, everyone and everything disappeared, including Gayaro.


    Suppressing the uneasiness that rose from his heart, Ling Xiao stayed where he was for a while. Seeing that there were no movements around him, he walked forward cautiously.


    Not long after, Ling Xiao walked out of the area covered by the white mist. This place was a completely unfamiliar place, and Ling Xiao had never been here before.


    The birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant. The sun shone brightly. Ling Xiao was getting more and more familiar with the scene. However, he could not recall where he had seen such a scene before. Right in front of him was a towering tree that couldn''t be seen from a single glance. Under its thick roots, a bunch of harmless mushrooms were growing brazenly.


    Thousand Year Tree Mushroom!


    Ling Xiao was overjoyed. He did not expect to find the medicinal ingredient that Gayaro wanted so easily. Ling Xiao ran over to pick the mushroom. Thinking about how Gayaro pretended to be indifferent and surprised when he saw the mushroom, he couldn''t help but smile.


    "Ling Xiao."


    He turned around and the person walking towards him at a leisurely pace was Gayaro.

 C35

    Ling Xiao raised the thousand year tree mushroom in his hand, wanting to give it to Gayaro, but Gayaro revealed an evil smile: "You''re using this kind of thing to trick me?"


    Ling Xiao looked and saw that the mushroom in his hand had suddenly turned into a bunch of withered grass.


    He threw away the dried grass and wanted to explain, but Gayaro had no intention of listening. His face began to twist, his golden eyes were filled with malice, and his tone was full of mockery: "I am the one who saved you from this land of nothingness, I am the one who helped you cultivate anew, all of your control is in my hands, don''t forget, you promised me, you will promise me anything! Now, go and die! "


    In the face of this sudden attack, he did not hesitate. The moment they started fighting, he was even more certain that this was not the real Gayaro, because the strength of this "Gayaro" was only similar to his. How could this be the mythical beast that was said to be able to beat up a Level 3 Savage Beast?


    But even so, Ling Xiao could only barely withstand Gayaro''s attack. Under the same level of cultivation, ordinary Martial Cultivator would not be a match for the Savage Beast, and it was difficult for him to deal with them.


    Seeing that he had been unable to attack for a long time, ''Gayaro'' ''s face became even more twisted. With a sharp whistle, a big furry tail stretched out from behind him.


    This was the real body of the Lost Fox. The Lost Fox gradually took off its disguise and revealed its original form.


    The Lost Fox screamed continuously, and a strong smell of fox spread out from its body. Ling Xiao was unable to get close, so the Lost Fox took the opportunity to escape.


    Ling Xiao thought that the owner of the maze should be able to break it, so he chased up, only to hear the Lost Fox screaming. Looking carefully, it was Gayaro.


    Gayaro''s situation did not seem right, his eyes that were shining like gold were suffused with a dense color of blood, and his expression was sinister. The Lost Fox had clearly fallen to the ground, but Gayaro was still not willing to let it go, his powerful four limbs tearing the fox''s body into a bloody mess, but he still could not hear Ling Xiao''s call.


    Ling Xiao rushed forward to stop the crazy Gayaro, but he was knocked to the ground by the powerful force that far surpassed his own strength, and even his arm was cut by Gayaro''s sharp claws. Smelling the familiar smell of blood, Gayaro was stunned for a moment. The blood color in his eyes gradually faded as he looked at the injured Gayaro in a panic.


    "Brother Ling ¡ª! "Gayaro ¡ª!" Long Yirann''s voice came from afar.


    Due to the death of their master, the maze had already been broken. Everyone who was trapped in the illusion world had regained their clarity of mind.


    Ling Xiao sighed, commanding Gayaro to help him up and feed the Eejuvenation Pill, the wound quickly stopped bleeding.


    Gayaro lowered his head with a very worried look, yet he refused to admit defeat: "I told you to hurry up and train, now you might as well get injured along the way."


    Ling Xiao laughed helplessly: "Hurry up and put away the Inner Bead, the others are here."


    The fog dissipated, and the bright sunlight shone on Ling Xiao''s face, making him look very warm.


    Gayaro looked at Ling Xiao''s smiling face in a daze. He suddenly realized that he wasn''t the only one who had changed, Ling Xiao was also there. Because he had trained in martial arts, and also because of the baptism of the medicinal pellets, his nutrition level had increased tremendously. Now, it was growing longer and longer, and his pitch-black eyes revealed determination and gentleness.


    Listening to Ling Xiao''s instructions, Gayaro stood up in panic. For the first time, he had a thought: what would the real Ling Xiao look like?


    Ling Xiao was also curious. What did Gayaro see in the illusion that made him lose his mind?


    Unfortunately, he was temporarily unable to answer these two questions.


    Ling Xiao, Long Yirann, Gaylen, and the others combined forces, so it turned out that everyone was trapped in an illusion, which then mysteriously disappeared. After a round of questioning, the illusions that everyone saw were different, but they were all the most worrying and longing of the inner world.


    Ling Xiao lowered his gaze and followed behind Gaylen. Without the Lost Fox causing trouble, everyone smoothly headed towards the outer ring of the Baka Mountains.


    When they arrived at the safe zone, Ling Xiao finally found Galen and told him that he planned to stay there for a period of time in search of his lucky chance.


    When Gaylen and the others left, Angel mustered up her courage and walked over. Ignoring Abela''s furious gaze, she shyly indicated that if Ling Xiao went to Tianqing City in the future, he could come find her.


    Ling Xiao agreed without knowing whether to laugh or cry.


    Landing on Ling Xiao''s shoulder, Gayaro arrogantly ordered Ao Xiang to lead Long Yirann to search for food. Ao Xiang, who originally wanted to play a tall game with Ling Xiao, circled around Ling Xiao once.


    In Long Yirann''s heart, Brother Ling''s status was supreme, and Brother Ling''s pet status was not low either. But... Long Yirann started to worry about his hairline in advance as he felt that his hair was almost torn off.


    After sending Long Yirann off, Gayaro laughed excitedly: "We made a huge profit this time! That Lost Fox from a moment ago actually had a natural attribute. "


    The innate attributes were extremely rare, only a small number of creatures had the chance to be born with it. This kind of innate attribute was usually very powerful.


    For example, this Lost Fox, it had a natural ability to set up a maze, but it also had a natural attribute, which was to create illusions, so strong that even Gayaro was trapped inside.


    "Quickly, quickly, absorb this Inner Bead. Who knows if your Inner Bead will experience some sort of strange change." Gayaro urged.


    Ling Xiao was stunned: "Now? But I''m far from having the chance to make a breakthrough. "


    In a blink of an eye, he caught sight of Ling Xiao''s bloodstained clothes and explained in a gentle tone that he had never used before: "Not only when breaking through, even when training normally, you can fuse with Inner Bead. However, I''m worried that if you take such a shortcut, you won''t be focusing on training."


    With a shortcut to go, how many people would still be willing to painstakingly cultivate?


    But now, Gayaro already understood Ling Xiao''s character, so he naturally wasn''t worried about him going down the wrong path.


    Sitting cross-legged, Ling Xiao started to absorb the Lost Fox s. Gayaro stood beside him to protect him.


    After a long while, Ling Xiao opened his eyes and took a deep breath.


    No wonder Gayaro was worried that he couldn''t resist the temptation. Relying on this Level Three Savage Beast, in a short period of time, he went from a Four Warrior to a Five Warrior!


    This kind of training speed was too terrifying!


    For the first time, Ling Xiao truly realized what kind of path Gayaro had given him.


    Now, Ling Xiao''s Inner Bead was a lot rounder than before. On closer look, there was still a thin layer of white fog lingering around the Inner Bead.


    With a thought, Gayaro was surprised to find that even though Ling Xiao was right in front of him, he could not detect his presence!


    "Is this the additional attribute after absorbing the Inner Bead?"


    Ling Xiao nodded his head: "My aura can be concealed very well, unless it surpasses my level by too much, ordinary Martial Cultivator would not be able to detect me. Furthermore, my true cultivation can also be concealed. Others can only see the strength that I have displayed to him. "


    Gayaro laughed strangely: "With this ability, you can play the pig to eat the tiger in the future."


    Ling Xiao did not comment.

 C36

    "Hurry up! "Don''t delay the journey!" Gayaro continuously flapped his wings to chase away the sweating Long Yirann.


    After Galen left, Long Yirann looked at the mysterious and dangerous Baka Mountains and sighed with emotion, "I need to work hard to cultivate and become a warrior as soon as possible!"


    "Really?" Gayaro said maliciously.


    Long Yirann: "Of course!" Then, as if he had found a level 10 Savage Beast, he shouted, "Gayaro, you, you can talk?!"


    "Uncle, I know how to do that!" "How strange!"


    "Also, Gayaro is something you can call?" He flapped his wings impatiently.


    "Then... "Boss Gayaro?" Long Yirann, who was far from being as good as Gayaro, could afford it.


    Gayaro thought about it and felt that this form of address could barely reflect his domineering attitude. He reluctantly agreed.


    Long Yirann''s knowledge was limited. Although he had never heard of any Savage Beast that could speak human language, but their family''s Brother Ling, with his strong strength at a young age and rich family assets, was able to refine miraculous pills. Thinking about it this way, it didn''t seem strange to have a talking pet.


    From that day onwards, Long Yirann''s miserable life began.


    Gayaro found a piece of black iron out of nowhere, but it was as heavy as a palm and weighed hundreds of pounds. He tied it on Long Yirann''s back, which was called exercising his body.


    Seeing that Ling Xiao did not object, Long Yirann did not want to overturn his image in the heart of his idol, so he could only grit his teeth and endure it every day.


    After finding the real Thousand Year Tree Mushroom, Ling Xiao was truly relieved. This piece of colorful tree mushroom that was growing on a dead tree had no similarities with the one he saw in the illusion. This meant that the illusion was fake.


    Gayaro put away the mushroom and turned around to leave. Seeing this, Long Yirann quickly followed. However, a vine appeared out of nowhere. Caught off guard, Ling Xiao rolled down the steep slope with the weight of several hundred pounds of black iron.


    When Ling Xiao was trying to save someone, he was attacked by the vine. After cleaning it up, Long Yirann had rolled to the end, but fortunately, he was not injured.


    Long Yirann felt extremely embarrassed. He opened his mouth to explain but was slapped by Gayaro. "Shut up!"


    The two beasts hid in the depths of the forest, not daring to move.


    After an extremely long period of time, the cries of Savage Beast could vaguely be heard, and then, it got closer and closer.


    Ling Xiao''s pupils constricted. Level three Savage Beast, Rushing Thunder Beast! With great strength, thick skin and nimble movements, it was extremely difficult to deal with them.


    This meant that those who hunted Thunder Beasts were at least at the Great Martial Master rank!


    Ever since he came to this world, it was Ling Xiao''s first time encountering such an expert.


    The expert was still quite a distance away from them, so Ling Xiao couldn''t see clearly. He could only hear the Savage Beast let out a last helpless wail and then heavily fall onto the ground, bringing up a cloud of dust.


    Ling Xiao and the others did not dare to move. After all, no one knew what this Great Martial Master expert liked.


    As they got closer, Ling Xiao felt Gayaro''s body tensing up. He had been discovered!


    His heart was pounding.


    Martial Cultivator slowly walked away as if he disdained arguing with an ant like Ling Xiao. Then, a familiar female voice called out, "Wait."


    Martial Cultivator frowned: "What''s wrong?"


    A gust of wind swept past. Ling Xiao and Long Yirann were forced to get up from their hiding place, facing the Great Martial Master expert and the woman beside him.


    It was Martha who had escaped from the mine.


    However, her attire was completely different from when she was in the Kata City. Half of her soft breasts were exposed, her actions were seductive, and her face was covered in dirt. Her gaze towards Ling Xiao was filled with extreme hatred.


    She stared at Ling Xiao like a venomous snake, her mouth was still proficient at complaining to Martial Cultivator beside her: "Master, it''s this brat that ruined our family''s plan to refine the heaven and earth essence."


    Martial Cultivator''s sharp eyes swept over them. Just one glance was sufficient to make Ling Xiao unable to stand. The difference in strength between an entire two great realms made him feel as insignificant as an ant.


    Ling Xiao''s face was pale white, secretly telling Gayaro that once that Great Martial Master Ranker took action, he would immediately bring Long Yirann and Ao Xiang and leave this place. Ling Xiao knew clearly in his heart that he wouldn''t be able to leave.


    This expert was very old, his hair was white, and his skin was as dry as withered vines.


    Martha covered up the disgusting feeling and said like a spoiled child, "Master, this kind of kid who''s in our way, why don''t we just let him stay here today as fertilizer? What do you think?"


    The Great Martial Master expert had taken the advantage and laughed out loud, "Then we''ll do as you say."


    At that moment, Ling Xiao shouted, "Let''s go!"


    Gayaro, who shared a mutual understanding with him, grabbed Ao Xiang and Long Yirann and used all his strength to fly out of the Baka Mountains realm.


    Two majestic energies struck Ling Xiao and Gayaro, who was in mid-air. Gayaro flapped his wings, and two balls of light appeared at the tip of his wings.


    The eyes of the Great Martial Master expert who was originally lacking interest suddenly burst out with light, his greedy eyes stared at the distant Gayaro, and muttered: "This Savage Beast is truly unprecedented! I wonder if it''s still of the same race ¡­ "


    However, on the other side, Ling Xiao wasn''t so lucky. The random attacks from a Great Martial Master rank master was not something he could withstand. He urged Ling Xiao to walk, and used all the inner strength in his body, but he still couldn''t resist. A wave of inner strength that almost ignited his entire body was destroying his internal organs, causing him to be in extreme pain.


    The Great Martial Master expert was in a hurry to catch up with Gayaro, he did not even put this small Fighter in his eyes at all. Seeing that his attack did not manage to shatter the Fighter into pieces, he finally exclaimed as he noticed what was special about Ling Xiao.


    A teenager was actually a Fighter!


    Such a terrifying innate skill is rarely seen even in Unparalleled Academy where there are a plethora of talented people.


    Since he met her, this child definitely wouldn''t be able to let him live. The Great Martial Master expert''s heart moved as a ball of purple light condensed in his palm, rushing towards Ling Xiao who was vomiting blood.


    In this moment of life and death, Ling Xiao''s desire to live exploded. He took out the shield he got from the Levi Family warehouse and welcomed it.


    With a kacha sound, the shield cracked open and the attack of the Great Martial Master experts disappeared without a trace.


    Both of his attacks failed to kill Ling Xiao, causing the Great Martial Master expert to feel inexplicably agitated. The raging flames burned fiercely, burning his eyes red.


    What was going on? After living for so many years, Great Martial Master Masters keenly felt that something was amiss. He wanted to find out the reason behind his anger, but his rage still surged wave after wave, almost burning away his rationality.


    Ling Xiao barely managed to condense a surge of inner strength and pierced into the Inner Bead ruthlessly. The intense pain made him sober up. Looking at the Great Martial Master experts who were hesitating, Ling Xiao knew that the mysterious powder he plundered from Meng Ke Li had finally taken effect.


    The moment he recognized Martha, he scattered the medicinal powder that could cause a Mania to appear in the air. However, the strength of a Great Martial Master expert was not to be underestimated, so he could only take one step at a time.


    Martha, who was standing by the side, noticed that something was wrong. She hesitantly walked up and asked in a soft voice, "Master ¡­"


    Before he could finish his words, he was sent flying by a violent slap of Great Martial Master. He crashed into a huge tree, and his life was unknown.


    Ling Xiao took this opportunity to turn around and run. The Great Martial Master expert felt an uncontrollable rage and said while clenching his teeth: "It''s you!"


    He never thought that a dignified Great Martial Master expert would actually fall into the hands of a little kid. Today, he was definitely going to tear him into pieces! Let him live a life worse than death!


    This was the only thought on the chaotic Great Martial Master expert''s mind. With bloodshot eyes, he panted heavily and chased after Ling Xiao.

 C37

    Considering the huge gap in strength between the two sides, Ling Xiao was caught up within a few steps. He was not so lucky this time. After a burst of pain, the Inner Bead''s light disappeared and countless tiny lines appeared on Ling Xiao''s surface.


    Cracks appeared on the surface of the Inner Bead!


    Without enough time to feel sad, the last strike from the Great Martial Master Ranker struck him right in the head. If this attack was real, Ling Xiao would definitely die!


    Looking at the oncoming attack, he wanted to mobilize his inner strength to defend, but he found that he could not even move a single finger. He could only watch as death approached.


    I can''t accept this!


    Ling Xiao stared at the ferocious Great Martial Master, as if he wanted to carve his appearance into his bones.


    "Bang!" The attack still fell, but Ling Xiao managed to avoid death. He looked at Gayaro, who suddenly appeared to block the attack. He wanted Gayaro to leave as soon as possible, but was unable to say a single word.


    Facing Gayaro who risked his life to protect Ling Xiao, Great Martial Master who had already lost all sense of reason crazily bit at his body. Even though his body was badly mutilated, Gayaro still stood firmly in front of Ling Xiao, not moving an inch.


    Ling Xiao slowly moved his fingers and finally released a black silhouette. The shadow became bigger and bigger, and very quickly it became a Savage Beast like Gayaro. This was the double silhouette Gayaro made when he was bored, it could only stay in the air for a short period of time before turning into dust.


    Piracy Gayaro rushed up, and the unconscious Great Martial Master was unable to differentiate between the real and fake Gayaro, causing them to hesitate.


    The real Gayaro immediately turned around and grabbed Ling Xiao, spread his wings, and started fleeing deeper into the Baka Mountains without any reason.


    After flying for an unknown period of time, Gayaro, who was completely exhausted, and Ling Xiao fell into the forest together and fainted.


    Ling Xiao was awakened by the cold. He only felt his entire body being cold and extremely uncomfortable. With his strong willpower, he got up from the ground, but did not find Gayaro''s figure.


    What about Gayaro? Could it be ¡­


    He shook his head, dismissed the bad thoughts, and began to check his condition. The Inner Bead was broken and was unable to use inner strength. There was not a single part of its body that was in good condition.


    Ling Xiao stood up with difficulty. The most urgent matter now was to find Gayaro.


    He consumed a few healing pills, and without waiting for his wounds to heal, he started searching the area through the blood stains. After looking around, he didn''t even see Gayaro''s figure. He only picked up an unconscious person ¡­ Little boy?


    After eliminating all possibilities, the most impossible thing was the truth.


    Ling Xiao picked up the unconscious child, walked to a relatively safe place and looked at it carefully. The child looked to be about six or seven years old. He had jet-black hair, snow-white skin, and there were many small scars on his hands and feet. There were even half a finger sized horn on his forehead.


    He took out the medicine and slowly applied it to the little boy. When the medicine was applied to his shoulder, the little boy''s chest heaved up and down, and he woke up.


    When he saw Ling Xiao, he rushed over and shouted: "Ling Xiao! "Hurry up and leave!" Her golden eyes were filled with panic.


    Ling Xiao awkwardly hugged Gayaro, who had suddenly turned into a child, and comforted him softly, "It''s okay, we''ve successfully escaped. He won''t be able to catch us."


    Gayaro was stunned for a long time before waking up from the crazy fight. He looked at his hands and feet in shock.


    "Do you know what''s going on?" Ling Xiao asked gently.


    Gayaro shook his head with a blank look on his face. He stretched out his hand. The power that had been wreaking havoc had disappeared. Not a single trace was left.


    "Ling Xiao," Gayaro cried out in surprise. His tender voice seemed to carry a hint of weeping, "My strength is gone!"


    After studying for a long time, he still could not find out why Gayaro had become a human and lost his cultivation for no reason. After calming the irritable Gayaro, Ling Xiao was vigilant of his surroundings and didn''t sleep for the whole night.


    Perhaps it was because he had slept soundly, but Gayaro''s spirit was a lot better. He said that when he casually threw Ao Xiang and Long Yirann outside the mountain range into an open area, he had immediately flew back to find Ling Xiao, and coincidentally bumped into the old fogey''s ruthless attack.


    Ling Xiao was not good with words. He just silently remembered Gayaro''s action of standing up and rescuing him.


    After the wound had recovered a little, Ling Xiao placed Gayaro inside and started to look around for edible flowers and fruits to ensure that they wouldn''t starve to death in Baka Mountains, and also to see if they could leave this place.


    Unfortunately, Gayaro had already suffered heavy injuries at that time, and all he knew was that he had to take Ling Xiao and stay far away from that Great Martial Master expert.


    Gayaro looked depressed and said listlessly, "It''s my fault. If only I could have run outside. I wouldn''t be stuck in this place."


    Ling Xiao stayed in the void for who knows how long, and he understood the principle that it was better to stay safe when there was nothing. He comforted Gayaro on the other hand, "If we run outside, we might get caught by that old fogey. I think it''s also good now, we can cultivate inside." After he could use inner strength, he discovered that due to his heavy injuries, his martial arts cultivation had already fallen back to the Qi Cultivation Eighth Level.


    Just like this, Ling Xiao, with his Qi Cultivating Eighth Level, and Gayaro, who had lost their cultivation, lived and cultivated in the depths of the Baka Mountains. As Ling Xiao''s martial arts cultivation increased step by step, their relationship also unconsciously deepened.


    Two years later, in the depths of the forest outside the Baka Mountains, a robust looking seventeen year old youngster walked out. Beside him was a cute nine-year-old boy. Strangely, the boy had a pair of golden eyes.


    From the moment they left the Baka Mountains, no one would expect just how much trouble they would cause within the Martial Arts Continent.

 C38

    In the Mercenary Tavern that was right next to the Baka Mountains, a special guest had arrived.


    It was a young man. There was a scar across his face and his expression was cold. On his shoulder was a gigantic half adult Turtledove Eagle.


    The young man walked to the bar and sat down. Without waiting for him to speak, the bartender, who was mixing wine, stopped and passed the young man a cup of wine.


    "You''re here?" As he spoke, he looked at the Turtledove Eagle on the youth''s shoulder with envy.


    Savage Beast s were usually hard to tame. Only an extremely small number of them who were tamed since they were young and had a gentle nature were able to get close to others.


    The guest at the side was annoyed. "Hey, I clearly came here first. Why are you mixing wine for him first!?"


    The bartender laughed. "He''s better than you."


    The first customer had a fierce-looking face and was almost twice the size of the skinny young man. He laughed in disbelief as he punched towards the young man.


    The punch stopped a centimeter away from the young man''s face, unable to get any closer.


    The youth nonchalantly waved his hand and the incomparably tough burly man let out a painful howl ¨C his hand had been snapped off by an invisible force!


    The bartender took the gold coin from the young man and lightly flicked it: "I have been sending people to help you keep an eye out. In the past two months, there has been no news about the person you mentioned and the Savage Beast that came out of the Baka Mountains."


    The young man, who was also Long Yirann, was expressionless, but he was wailing in his heart: "Where the hell did Brother Ling and Boss Gayaro go? Why hasn''t there been any news for two whole years? "


    As for the other possibility, he had deliberately neglected to mention it.


    "Thank you." He finished the liquor in one breath, wiped his mouth, and was about to leave when he was stopped by a slightly hesitant voice, "Easily? Ao Xiang? "


    Ao Xiang''s reaction was much faster than Long Yirann''s, he was only stunned for a moment before he flew to the side of Master Ling Xiao, whom he had not seen for a long time. Who was the person beside his master? Why did it smell Boss Gayaro''s scent from his body?


    Long Yirann was also very confused, but he did not have the Savage Beast''s radar like Ao Xiang did, so he immediately blurted out: "Brother Ling, in the past two years we haven''t seen each other, when did you produce such a big son?"


    Gayaro rolled his eyes at him.


    Logically speaking, it should have been a long time since they met, but even if he had hugged his head and cried, it shouldn''t have been as if he was looking at his enemy. Long Yirann rubbed his nose, and under Ling Xiao''s bright smile and Gayaro''s murderous gaze, he told them what had happened in the past two years.


    Even though he had a lot of experience, he could only summarize it as cultivation, fighting, and finding people.


    "It''s been hard on you." Ling Xiao said gently after hearing Long Yirann''s short statement.


    "Hey, what''s there to be bothered about? Isn''t it all cultivation? Brother Ling, you guys have all suffered greatly. Boss Gayaro has become like this ¡­"


    Just as they were talking, a small loudspeaker on Long Yirann''s waist started beeping.


    Long Yirann patted his head and walked out of the tavern while explaining to Ling Xiao.


    It turned out that Long Yirann had joined a mercenary group to get better resources for cultivation. By completing all kinds of missions, he had obtained alchemy weapons and money.


    Right now, his team, Feng Feiyun, was preparing for the mission and had arranged to meet at the designated location. Ling Xiao and Gayaro were naturally with him.


    When they arrived, everyone in Team Feiyun was already there. Long Yirann proudly introduced: "This is my big brother, Ling Xiao. He is very powerful. Can you let him join this operation?"


    A man with an arrogant expression sneered, "That''s true. A Second Order Warrior like you is indeed very powerful, isn''t it?"


    Hearing his words, two people in the group also covered their mouths as they laughed. It was obvious that they were not friendly.


    Long Yirann''s expression changed and he said angrily: "Bobby, what do you mean? We are all warriors, what qualifications do you have to look down on others? "


    The man named Bobby wanted to refute again, but the leader interrupted him. "A Second Warrior is also a fighting strength that cannot be underestimated. "But this child ¡­"


    Ling Xiao smiled and said, "I will be in charge of his safety. I definitely won''t hold everyone back."


    Before departing, Long Yirann pulled Ling Xiao to the side and asked, "Brother Ling, I didn''t think everything through. If your strength hasn''t fully recovered, then you don''t have to force yourself to stay with me." There was no mockery or suspicion in his eyes, only worry.


    Ling Xiao felt his heart warm as he whispered: "Don''t worry, it''s just a trick."


    Long Yirann, who got an accurate reply, immediately became confident and looked at Bobby with disdain.


    Team Feiyun''s mission this time was to obtain a fresh level two herb, Snake shaped Grass. Snake shaped plants were very special and had the ability to travel back and forth under the ground. What was even more troubling was that if one wanted to harvest snake shaped plants, they would have to pass by a swamp that was inhabited by mutated moths.


    They set off through the forest and arrived near a muddy swamp. The captain threw out an elaborate rope and tied them up one by one, even Ao Xiang had tied a piece of it onto his claws. After packing up properly, the captain was the first to walk down into the swamp. The others followed closely behind.


    Halfway there, countless mutated moths the size of human faces launched their fierce attacks. They were so densely packed that they seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see. The people of team Feiyun all brought out their unique skills to kill these moths. The most eye-catching was Bobby.


    He summoned a nine-section whip, then activated his inner strength. The strongest force he could muster turned into a flame shape and wrapped around the whip. As the flame flared, the length of the nine-section whip increased by more than ten times.


    As the person with the highest power in the team, once Bobby used his power as a sixth stage Martial Cultivator, killing moths would only take a few minutes. But apparently, he didn''t want to work so hard. The long whip only cared for the safety of his surroundings, and he even intentionally chased the moth away from Long Yirann.


    These mutated moths at least had the strength of Qi Disciple level 5 or 6. In addition to the large number of them, Long Yirann could not help but feel frustrated.


    Ling Xiao didn''t rush to make a move. Instead, after observing Long Yirann''s strategy, he nodded his head in satisfaction, "Yiran, retreat."


    Since Long Yirann wanted to fight back in front of his discordant companion, Ling Xiao didn''t want to spoil his fun. Therefore, the moment he started, his attack was extremely powerful, covering at least three kilometers of the Rushing Thunder Spell. This was something that he slowly comprehended after witnessing the fight between the Rushing Thunder Beast and the Great Martial Master experts.


    An enormous amount of inner strength flowed out in a steady stream, causing the other members of the team to look over in surprise.


    At this moment, the ball of light in Ling Xiao''s hand became bigger and bigger. Finally, it left his hand and immediately divided into tens of thousands of tiny lightning bolts, forming a dense net of light that quickly enveloped all of the mutated moths in the swamp. When the light dissipated, those arrogant moths had already turned into charred corpses.


    The surprise in their eyes turned into disbelief. One of them could not help but ask: "Martial Cultivator, may I ask, what realm is this warrior at?"


    He only came back to his senses after asking. It was taboo to ask about other people''s martial arts cultivation. If one had bad temper, it was possible that one would be pressed to death on the spot.


    Seeing Ling Xiao smile without saying anything, he then looked away resentfully.


    To the side, Bobby said with an ugly expression, "Humph, such a small trick. Such a method of attack would not even have the chance to be used by a true expert. So, what''s there to be proud of? "


    Long Yirann sneered: "What kind of moves can you use when you meet a master? Your whip? "


    The smell of gunpowder between the two was so thick that the captain quickly came out to smooth things over and lead the group to the other side of the swamp.


    After some tossing and turning, he finally got the target of the mission. Long Yirann took the opportunity to suggest the idea of leaving the team on the way back.


    The captain tried to urge him to stay a few times, but seeing that Long Yirann was adamant, he agreed.


    Looking at the few of them leaving, Bobby had a resentful look on his face. He only allowed himself to mock and ridicule others, and never allowed others to treat him like this. Today, Ling Xiao and Long Yirann''s actions had completely made him hate them.


    However, the two of them didn''t care what he thought. Not long ago, Long Yirann had to take on a mission on his own to go to Tianqing City, so Ling Xiao and Gayaro naturally went along as well.