Treasure Pavilion.
Although he suspected that it was Shopkeeper Shen who reported the fact that he possessed the spiritual milk to Luo Qinglan, Chen Lin still came to this shop first.
He wanted to see if the other party felt anything unusual when seeing him.
"What, he is no longer the shopkeeper, but has been promoted to the elder of the sect?"
After entering the store, Chen Lin received a piece of news that Manager Shen had been promoted.
Chen Lin's face darkened. There was no doubt about it now. It was basically confirmed.
The other party used the information that he had the spiritual milk to exchange for an official position. Otherwise, with his Qi training level, how could he have the qualifications to sit on the position of elder!
Moreover, Qingyang Sect now has Jindan cultivators, and has become a large sect that can compete with Lieyang Sect. I don't know how many cultivators will come to join it, and the value of the positions will rise sharply.
However, Chen Lin had decided to keep the matter of the spiritual milk to himself and did not inquire more about it.
The new shopkeeper is a burly man, and also a cultivator in the late stage of Qi training, but he should be quite old.
There is only one characteristic: ugly!
This made Chen Lin very puzzled. Isn't it disgusting to have such an ugly person as the shopkeeper of a shop
However, when he saw the other guys, he immediately noticed something unusual.
The first two times he came, the people responsible for receiving customers were all beautiful women, or at worst, handsome young men with delicate features. How come they have now been replaced by such ugly old men with wrinkles all over their faces
Something is wrong.
Chen Lin originally wanted to buy some materials, but he was not in the mood at this time, so he turned around and left the store.
There are dozens of shops in the market. If there is a problem with this one, just switch to another one. We are no longer partners anyway.
But when he walked to the next store, he found that it was just like the Treasure Pavilion. Both the shopkeeper and the clerks were so disgusting that they could stop a child from crying at night.
What's even more exaggerated is that when he entered a store called Yunhai Trading Company, the other party even used identification tools on him!
"What's going on? Could it be that I'm a monster? Do you do this to every customer who comes in?"
Being treated so rudely, Chen Lin couldn't help but scold.
The shopkeeper was a big man with pockmarks all over his face. Upon hearing this, he immediately looked at Chen Lin in surprise and said, "Did you just come out of retreat and don't know the situation yet?"
Chen Lin was surprised for a moment, frowned and said, "It's just like what you said. I just came out of seclusion. I saw that although other stores didn't use detection tools, their clerks were all replaced by people with special looks. Is there any reason for this?"
"No wonder, that's normal." The shopkeeper showed an understanding look.
However, Chen Lin was lost in the lake. All in all, he had been in seclusion for less than a month. What big thing could happen
"Fellow Daoist, you may not know that since the trade fair ended, a big thing has happened within our Qingyang Sect!"
The shopkeeper showed fear on his face and told Chen Lin a story that left him dumbfounded.
This matter is also related to Fairy Zixia from the Ye family.
It turned out that just after he went into seclusion to refine his body with evil spirit, Ye Jinxuan, who fell into the Wuzhen Tower, died with resentment because she could not bear the burden.
Originally, this was nothing. She was a female Qigong practitioner whose family was wiped out, and her death would not cause any waves.
This is indeed the case. After the woman died, Wuzhenlou simply notified the public and continued to do business.
Two days later, when the trade fair ended and Wuzhenlou left Yan Country, some strange things happened.
One after another, monks went crazy for no apparent reason.
This situation occurs in male cultivators, and there is a reason for their madness. They will only go mad after meeting young and beautiful female cultivators. They become like wild beasts, only wanting to satisfy their primitive desires.
As a result, some female cultivators, especially those who were pretty, were afraid to go out.
At first, only a few people fell ill, and everyone thought it was caused by someone going astray in their practice. Later, the number of cases increased, and the targets were no longer limited to beautiful female practitioners. Not-so-beautiful, older practitioners, and even attractive male practitioners were violated.
People were in panic for a while.
Such a big thing naturally attracted the attention of Qingyang Sect, because one of their disciples was also implicated, so they immediately sent people to investigate.
Soon, someone discovered that all the cultivators who fell ill had had contact with Ye Jinxuan in Wuzhen Tower.
The truth is shocking and even more terrifying.
Because those who have looked for Ye Jinxuan include not only Qi-cultivating cultivators, but also foundation-building cultivators!
Even several Foundation Establishment stage elders of Qingyang Sect had come looking for him.
If these powerful foundation-building warriors also get sick, who can stop them
Sure enough, within two days, news spread that an elder of Qingyang Sect had gone mad and insulted more than a dozen female disciples overnight. Although he was ruthlessly suppressed by Luo Qinglan, the female disciples of the entire sect were in danger.
Not only the disciples of Qingyang Sect, but all the female cultivators around Qingyang Mountain were too scared to go out. Moreover, it was not just the nearby cultivators who had an affair with Ye Jinxuan, because when she entered Wuzhen Tower it was during a trading conference, and many other cultivators who came here had also looked for her. Other cities might not be safe either.
It is worth mentioning that these crazy people are only interested in cultivators and have no interest in mortal women. Even if a stunning mortal beauty and an ordinary male cultivator stand together, they will rush towards the male cultivator.
After hearing this information, Chen Lin felt numb all over and couldn't help but look around vigilantly.
But I finally figured out the reason.
No wonder all shops employ ugly shopkeepers and clerks; this is indeed safe.
It's better to be an eyesore than to be in trouble.
After all, no one knows who has found Ye Jinxuan. These people are just like normal people when they are not sick. They dare not expose themselves for fear of being destroyed, so we have to be on guard.
After learning about this situation, Chen Lin did not dare to delay in the market. He quickly bought what he wanted and decided to go back to continue his retreat.
Since his recovery, he is now quite handsome. If he meets a mad foundation-building cultivator, he won't be able to cry so hard!
In order to enhance his defensive capabilities, Chen Lin endured the pain and spent a huge amount of money to buy a top-quality robe and an extremely ugly thin-skin mask.
It is said that this mask is currently the best-selling product and the price is extremely high, but you cannot save this money.
After buying it, he didn't even dare to use the flying spell, and he specifically chose to walk in desolate places where few people went.
Along the way, Chen Lin was wondering why this happened. Even if Ye Jinxuan was some kind of enchanting body, it wouldn't be so exaggerated. It was estimated that some abnormality had occurred, and it was very likely that she was possessed by an evil spirit.
Since traveling through time, Chen Lin has encountered two powerful strange creatures in succession, one is the monster in Kaiyuan City, and the other is the blood shadow in Guyuan City. Both are things beyond common sense.
So as soon as he heard what the shopkeeper said, he suspected that a strange creature had possessed Ye Jinxuan.
However, he was just speculating on his own, and he would not verify whether it was right or not. Every failure makes one wiser. He has already suffered two failures, so why would he go looking for trouble again
He would go back and hide in seclusion for a while, and when the storm subsided, he would leave here immediately.