"Fellow Daoist Lin is truly a hard-working person. It's not easy to see you."
Chen Lin walked into the second floor of a shop and Xu Shanjing came up to him with a smile.
"Meet Fellow Daoist Xu."
Chen Lin clasped his fists and looked around.
Then he frowned.
Xu Shanjing also looked at him in confusion and asked, "Why, did Brother Lin meet someone he knew?"
Chen Lin immediately retracted his gaze and shook his head, "No, are all the people here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a charming figure walked over.
"What, Brother Lin, are you trying to cut off your relationship with me? We can't even be considered acquaintances anymore?"
Chen Lin's face darkened, and he looked at Qu Sanniang opposite him and said coldly: "Fellow Daoist Qu, please make your words clear. It seems that we have only had a few transactions, right?"
For some reason, this woman always leaned towards him intentionally or unintentionally. During this three years of seclusion, she basically had no contact with the other party, but she still did this.
At the beginning, he thought that the other party was attracted by his wealth and wanted to commit himself to him. He was looking for someone who could provide resources for cultivation. After all, the other party's shop business was not very good.
But now he doesn't think so. The other party may have other purposes.
Hearing Chen Lin's words, Qu Sanniang's face suddenly turned cold, and she said angrily: "So Brother Lin thinks this is just a transaction, but I was just being sentimental!"
After saying that, he turned around and returned to his original position.
Chen Lin discovered that the dozen or so monks in the room were looking at him with ambiguous expressions, as if they were trying to find out what the "deal" between him and Qu Sanniang was.
Even Xu Shanjing was a little surprised.
The more he explained, the more it got darker. He simply ignored it and said to Xu Shanjing, "Is what Fellow Daoist Xu said true? Was there really that thing at this gathering?"
Xu Shanjing smiled and said, "Don't worry, how could I possibly lie to you, it was the Zhang family who said it themselves."
Chen Lin nodded.
The Zhang family that the other party mentioned is the family of Zhang Shuogu, one of the two early-stage refining masters of Qianyuan Sect.
As a Lianxu family and one of the leaders of Qianyuan Sect, the status of the Zhang family can be imagined. However, this family does not bully the weak. On the contrary, it has a very good reputation.
Including the Yang family, another family in the early stage of refining emptiness, their family traditions are very good and are very popular among the cultivators in the city.
This is also one of the reasons why many cultivators like to settle in Qianyuan City.
As for the strongest supreme elder, his name is Duanmu Han, he does not seem to be a cultivator who grew up locally. He is a very mysterious person, has no offspring, and even has very few disciples.
Chen Lin found a seat and sat down, and Xu Shanjing also sat next to him.
The two began to chat.
"By the way, how is Fellow Daoist Xu's progress in exploring the ancient temple ruins?"
After chatting for a while, Chen Lin pretended to be talkative and asked for the information he wanted to know.
Xu Shanjing didn't care and said casually: "Something went wrong over there. I have withdrawn from the exploration team. All of them are taken over by the powerful gods. Otherwise, there would be no time to attend this party."
"Is it that serious?"
Chen Lin asked again.
Xu Shanjing nodded, "To be honest with you, Fellow Daoist Lin, the damage is indeed severe. There are even mutated demon monk souls in there. They are extremely terrifying. A Yuanying cultivator would die if they come into contact with them. It's a good thing you didn't accept the invitation last time."
Chen Lin's heart sank.
There is actually the remnant soul of the evil monk in that temple. Could it be the demonized incarnation of Niankong
With the other party's vision, it is impossible for him to make a wrong judgment. Since he has already turned into a demon, even if he is really Nian Kong's clone, it is meaningless.
This is not good news.
Chen Lin's heart turned, wondering whether he should go to the ruins to confirm it, but he immediately gave up the idea.
So many Yuanying cultivators of Qianyuan Sect were killed, including many mid- and late-stage masters. He did not think that he was stronger than others. Moreover, as a chess piece of Niankong, he had the same Buddhist power as Niankong. Once he entered the ruins, he would inevitably receive special attention from the remaining soul of the evil monk.
Forget it. It’s better to wait for the Qinglin tribe’s chief to come back and continue refining the Golden Bodhisattva Pill to build the golden body.
After making the decision, Chen Lin began to observe the cultivators participating in the gathering. They were all in the early Nascent Soul stage, and most of them were stuck at the bottleneck of the peak of the early stage.
The reason is that the organizer of this party announced that he would give out something called Infant Spirit Fruit.
This thing is a special spiritual fruit, which has a great benefit on the spiritual growth of the Nascent Soul. The growth of the Nascent Soul's spirituality is the most important link for the Nascent Soul to break through from the early Nascent Soul to the middle Nascent Soul, so there are so many Nascent Soul cultivators at the peak of the early stage coming here.
This spiritual fruit also has another characteristic, which is that it cannot be preserved.
This fruit ripens once every thousand years, but its ripening period is very short. Once picked, it must be used immediately, otherwise it will melt.
If you want to use such spiritual fruits, you either have to be lucky enough to encounter them when they are ripe, or you have to have a certain amount of power to protect the fruit trees in advance.
The Zhang family naturally has the ability to protect the spirit tree, but I don’t know how many infant spirit fruits they will take out for sale this time. If the number is not large, the competition will be fierce.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, are you familiar with Qu Sanniang?"
At this moment, Xu Shanjing's voice suddenly rang in Chen Lin's ears, but the other party's eyes were looking elsewhere, and he was communicating with him using the art of sound transmission.
Chen Lin's eyes flickered, and he also transmitted his voice: "We are not that familiar with each other, but I have asked him about the Qinglin tribe several times before, and we attended a Qinglin meeting together."
After a pause, he continued, "Friend Xu, since you asked this, does the other party have any questions?"
Xu Shanjing's tone seemed to be a little relieved, and he said, "That's good. This person has a lot of connections with the Zhang family. He was the mistress of a Divine Transformation cultivator of the Zhang family. Later, it seems that they had a falling out. The original Taoist partner of the Divine Transformation cultivator was a female cultivator of the Yang family. In short, the situation is quite complicated. It's better not to get involved if it's not necessary."
Chen Lin was stunned for a moment and his face became extremely gloomy.
If that's the case, then Qu Sanniang's desire to become a Taoist partner with him is truly despicable!
The other party probably didn't really want to become his Taoist partner, but was just spreading the rumor to make it seem true in order to confuse people.
As for the purpose, besides being used to disgust the Zhang family's Divine Transformation cultivator, she also wanted to use him as a shield to prevent the man's wife from coming to her house to deal with her.
"Thank you, Brother Xu, for reminding me. I'll remember this favor!"
Chen Lin sent a voice message to express his gratitude. Given their friendship, the fact that the other party tipped him off was already a huge gesture of goodwill.
"It's okay. This isn't a secret. All the high-level cultivators in the city know about it. Brother Lin and I are both outsiders, so we should help each other."
Seeing that Chen Lin knew how to be grateful, Xu Shanjing's tone became much more intimate.
At this time, a group of three people came up the stairs, and Xu Shanjing immediately stood up to greet them.
When Chen Lin saw this, he knew who the real culprit was, so he stood up and bowed like the other cultivators.
"My fellow Taoists, I've been waiting for a long time!"
Among the three, an old man in a blue robe spoke loudly.
This person has the cultivation base of the late Nascent Soul stage, but he is not standing in the main seat. The one standing in the main seat is a young-looking man, whose cultivation base is also at the peak of the early Nascent Soul stage.
However, cultivators cannot estimate age based on appearance, and a young appearance does not necessarily mean a young age.
"Hello, Fellow Daoist Chu!"
"Fellow Daoist Chu's cultivation has become even more sophisticated!"
The old man in blue robe seemed to be popular. The monks present did not feel awkward due to the difference in their cultivation levels. Instead, they all greeted him with a smile.
"Haha, thank you all for giving me face and coming to this party. I won't say any more. I think everyone is here for the Infant Spirit Fruit. I will tell you about the situation."
The monks suddenly quieted down.
The old man in the blue robe looked around and said, "First of all, I have to make it clear that this is not a trade fair, but a treasure hunt for everyone!"
When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.
The expressions of many monks changed.
There is a huge difference between treasure hunting and trading. Trading only requires paying money, and as long as you have enough spirit crystals, you will definitely get the stuff.
But if they are going to hunt for treasure, it means that the Infant Spirit Fruit is not under the control of the other party. They just know the news about the treasure, and they have to go and explore it themselves.
Not to mention that it is certainly very dangerous, and you may not be able to get the treasure. In the end, you may end up with nothing.
Chen Lin also frowned slightly and glanced at Xu Shanjing.
Xu Shanjing gave a wry smile, obviously unaware of the truth.
This made him back off.
He has always been reluctant to join in treasure hunts, especially this kind of group treasure hunt. Not only does one have to guard against the dangers of the place where the treasure is, but one also has to be wary of his companions who might see the treasure and attack him by surprise.
But Chen Lin was also a little hesitant.
After three years of seclusion without any breakthrough in the mid-term bottleneck, he felt a sense of urgency.
He is now over three hundred years old, and his cultivation is still in the early Nascent Soul stage. The lifespan of a Nascent Soul cultivator is only a thousand years. Even if he has the bonus of body refining techniques, he will not live more than one thousand two hundred years. If he delays any further, he may worry about his lifespan.
After thinking about it, Chen Lin looked at the old man in blue robe and listened to his next words.
If the place where the Infant Spirit Fruit is located is not extremely dangerous, you can consider going there with adequate preparation.
With his current overall strength, he can contend head-on with even a Nascent Soul cultivator. As long as he keeps a low profile and is cautious, there shouldn't be any big problems.
The old man in blue robe took in everyone's expressions and said with a smile, "Although it is a treasure hunt, the place is not very dangerous. It's just that there are many monsters. In order to prevent the fruits from being snatched by large-scale monsters when they are ripe, we invited so many Taoist friends to go together."
Immediately, he explained, "Also, you don't have to worry about encountering high-level monsters. The infant spirit fruit tree we discovered this time is in the Falling God Swamp, and there are no monsters higher than the fourth level."
Seeing that everyone was still silent, the old man in blue robe glanced at the young man in the main seat, and the other nodded slightly.
The old man in blue robe said immediately: "If you agree to participate, then we will provide the necessary Jie Shen Dan. Regardless of whether you get the Infant Spirit Fruit or not, each Taoist can get five Spirit Crystals as a reward. If you get the Infant Spirit Fruit, we only want three, and the rest can be distributed freely among you Taoists!"