Chapter 1 Brother and Sister

  In the late afternoon, the sunset falls in the west...

  A light rain fell for a full two hours before finally stopping, and in the direction of Western Mountain, a seven-colored rainbow stretched across the mountain ridge, scattering beautiful rays of light among the mountains...

  "Hey, Old Lin, I'll be able to enter the Desolate Expanse tomorrow, so I won't wait for you. How much longer do you need to guard the city?" At the west city gate, it was still those two guards chatting idly.

  Lin surname cultivator was also a loose cultivator, but recently joined the Xianmeng organization and was entrusted with the task of guarding the city. For one year, there is a month when he cannot enter the Desolate Expanse... This task for new Xianmeng cultivators requires three years to complete...

  He looked at the monk who was speaking to him and smiled: "I've only been here for three days, I still have a long time to stand."

  The person smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, three years will pass in the blink of an eye, and it's very safe here."

  "That's right." Mr. Lin smiled slightly.

  Suddenly, when he raised his head, a figure appeared in his line of sight. Lin, the cultivator, was slightly taken aback. This person seemed quite familiar, having seen him not long ago. However, at that time, his clothes were more intact, but now there were several claw marks on them.

  Having been in Xianmeng City for a long time, Lin surname cultivator naturally could recognize the claw mark that was less than four inches long, only the solitary fire wolf could leave it behind. He stared blankly for a while, and suddenly his expression changed.

  "Is it him?"

  "Old Lin, what's wrong?" The city-guarding monk was taken aback at first, and as he followed the gaze of Monk Lin, he too was shocked.

  "What? This kid isn't dead?"

  The two saw not someone else, but Lu Chen who had gone missing from their mouths just now.

  Lu Chen's figure approached from afar, and the city guard monks looked him up and down before clicking their tongues in surprise: "Huh, this kid probably got defeated by the Lone Fire Wolf and ran away with his tail between his legs."

  Seeing the tattered cloth strips hanging on Lu Chen's body, the city guardian obviously thought of something and had a hint of mockery in his tone.

  "But, lucky for you, huh? You managed to escape from the Single-Horned Fire Wolf's mouth. Heh heh, you know, the Single-Horned Fire Wolf is actually one of the faster low-level demonic beasts."

  Lin surname Shushi listened, the previous shock meaning all disappeared, he also felt that the city defense Shushi said was reasonable. Think about it, a Shushi who only has five layers of Qi or Earth Spirit Root can be so powerful? In terms of attack power, it's basically negligible; as for defensive power, although the Earth Spirit Root Shushi has the Earth Wall Technique to protect himself, after all, the Lone Fire Wolf is at the seventh layer of Qi refinement, its sharp claws can completely break through the defense of a five-layer Qi refinement Shushi.

  "It's good that he's alive. This time, he should have learned his lesson and won't dare to enter the Desolate Expanse alone with a arrogant attitude again." The Lin surname cultivator was also thinking this way and said it out loud.

  Before long, Lu Chen arrived at the city gate and, as usual, took out the iron token and handed it over.

  Mr. Lin took a glance and actually didn't need to do so, it can be said that Lu Chen had been registered here since early morning, his identity would naturally be confirmed.

  Looking at the scratches on Lu Chen's body, Lin surname cultivator surprisingly didn't notice any bloodstains or wounds, and was taken aback again. He smiled and handed over the iron token, saying: "Not bad, little brother, you managed to escape from the solitary flame wolf. However, next time don't go alone, this time it was all luck."

  Just today, Lu Chen was no longer hearing such relatively disdainful words from one person's mouth. He looked at Lin surname cultivator and only found a small amount of disdain, nothing else, so he just smiled and shook his head, without explaining.

  "What's there to explain? It's too normal. Look at Ben Dao, he only has five layers of Qi cultivation. Alas, people always have a side that overestimates themselves."

  Lu Chen looked down on Lin in his heart and took over the iron plate, walking straight into the Xianmeng City.

  "Look at that, Old Lin, they don't appreciate it, haha!" The city guard noticed Lu Chen's displeasure and teased him.

  Lin surname repair also has a bit unhappy, he originally was in reminding Lu Chen don't be arrogant, but now looks like, indeed as Shoucheng repair said: others didn't understand the hint.

  "Foolish child, must you see a coffin before you shed tears?" The Lin surname scholar muttered to himself.

  "Fellow Taoist, I see you've just returned from the Desolate Expanse. Do you have any demon beast hides or blood to sell? Our humble shop offers the highest prices in town."

  Just as Lin surname cultivator finished muttering, a familiar voice came from behind him. It was obvious that only Lu Chen had just entered the city, and Lin surname cultivator sneered with a smile, slowly turning his head along with the city guard cultivator to see Lu Chen's embarrassed expression.

  Little did I know, it was better not to turn back, but as soon as I turned back, I coincidentally heard Lu Chen speak up.

  "Acquisition? My things aren't many, can they be acquired too?"

  "Huh?" Lin and Na's smiles froze for a moment.

  The shopkeeper smiled and chuckled, saying: "Hey, fellow Taoist, you're being too modest. In this Xianmeng City, it's not about the quantity of goods, but rather their quality. If you've got something good, why don't you take it out and let me see?"

  "Oh...alright..." Lu Chen softly exclaimed and began rummaging through the Qian Kun bag.

  This move made the two Lin surname cultivators' eyes widen in shock, and they exchanged a glance with each other, as if both were asking: "Did he really bring it out?"

  The result was obvious. When the two turned their gaze back, Lu Chen's hands had already gained a piece of Qilin Fire Wolf's pelt, a single horn, and several bottles of beast blood.

  "What?"

  The two of them were shocked and took a deep breath in surprise.

  "How is this possible? The strength of a 5th layer Qi cultivator can actually kill a Lone Wolf of the Blazing Fire Sect? No way."

  The city guardian stared at the pelt in Lu Chen's hand, rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and finally confirmed that it was indeed a pelt of a lone wolf with a single horn.

  "Lao Lin, this... is this kid really so formidable? Or has he been hiding his true strength?"

  Lin surname repair is also surprised to Zhang big mouth, trembled and said: "Can't hide the real strength, the breath on the iron plate can't be fake."

  "How did he manage to do it? Is there some kind of treasure or something?"

  This time it was the turn of the city's guardian monks to be despised. Lin, the monk, twitched his mouth and retorted: "Can you exchange a talisman for the pelt of a single-horned fire wolf?"

  "Uh..." The city guard was speechless.

  Fu Bao, even the lowest level is a foundation-building cultivator who uses his own true yuan law power and essence blood to cultivate, extremely precious. One Fu Bao can't be exchanged for 1,000 skins of a single-horned fire wolf. Who would use a Fu Bao to kill a single-horned fire wolf?

  Furthermore, how can a cultivator of the Five Layers of Qi Refining possibly wield a talisman? Using a talisman requires strong spiritual power to support it, and at the very least, one would need to be close to the Ten Layers of Qi Refining in strength to exert their full effort.

  At this moment, two Lin surnamed scholars were petrified on the spot.

  At this time, Lu Chen's fur and unicorn had already fallen into the hands of the small shop owner.

  The shopkeeper frowned, clearly not very satisfied with the goods he received. However, following the principle of business first, he still quoted a price to Lu Chen: "Fire wolf skin and fur for one piece of spirit stone, unicorn horn for two pieces of spirit stone, twenty bottles of beast blood, exactly one piece of spirit stone, total four pieces."

  "Is that all?" Lu Chen was shocked by his words, he didn't think that after putting in so much effort, he only earned four pieces of spiritual stone.

  "It's not cheap." The shopkeeper shrugged and said, "This thing is too common, the whole Xianmeng City is this price, don't believe me go ask... or you can change to another store, for example..."

  Lu Chen waved his hand impatiently, really didn't want to haggle with the shopkeeper over a few pieces of spirit stone anymore, and said: "Alright, four is four, hurry up and give me the spirit stones."

  The shopkeeper turned around, took out four pieces of Ling Stone and slapped them onto Lu Chen's hand, then entered the store with a sly look on his face.

  Because the shopkeeper's change in expression was against Lu Chen's back when he turned around, Lu Chen didn't see it and continued straight to the inn...

  Lin Xiu and Shou Cheng were still there, Wang Ba looked at the green beans, staring at the figure that seemed to be a silly youth with wide eyes, his heart was filled with mixed emotions, and his face turned red with embarrassment.

  "Damn it, I've been had..."