Chapter Sixteen: Righting Wrongs

  Xiao Tian rushed to Luofu Mountain's Longsheng Valley to fetch the spiritual medicine Dongxu Grass in order to save his grandfather, with time being of the essence, Xiao Tian traveled day and night without rest.

  After a month, Xiao Tian was already a mid-term cultivator of the Golden Elixir, but after rushing for a month like this, he still couldn't take it. The usually energetic Xiao Tian was now covered in dust and had a tired look on his face.

  On this day, Xiao Tian continued to wield the Jade Sword technique, darting through the clouds above. Suddenly, he felt that the golden elixir in his dantian was rotating slowly and with difficulty, and mobilizing his spiritual energy was somewhat laborious. Startled, he almost fell from the high altitude, but quickly stabilized his body and stopped moving forward.

  "Little Tian, you can't fly anymore. You've been rushing around crazily for a month, without sleep or rest, causing the spiritual energy in your Golden Core to be depleted without replenishment. Now, the spiritual energy in your Golden Core is almost exhausted, and if you continue to force yourself, the consequences will be unthinkable. Hurry up and find a place to meditate and adjust your breath, that's the right thing to do." The ancient voice of Daquan True Man, hidden inside the ring, came out.

  "Alas! Every time I think of Grandfather's precarious situation, my heart is on fire. I'm afraid that time won't be enough!" Little Tian took a deep breath and said, since cultivating the truth, he rarely felt tired, but with his heart thinking about Grandfather, Little Tian didn't care about himself at this moment.

  "But if you fly like this and something happens, who will come to rescue your grandfather? Wouldn't that put your grandfather in even greater danger? Little Tian, brother, sharpening the knife doesn't delay cutting firewood, why not take a break and rest on the ground for a while?" Daquan Zhenren exhorted with a bitter but sincere tone, seeing Little Tian's desperate efforts, Daquan Zhenren felt infinite emotion.

  "Hmm, big brother is right too." Xiaotian wasn't a stubborn person, and after a brief moment of contemplation, he understood the key point and agreed to Daquan Zhenren's proposal.

  Xiao Tian looked down and saw that under his feet was a bustling city. To avoid startling the people, Xiao Tian pressed down on the hilt of his sword and landed outside the city, entering it on foot.

  "Xiao Tian, you're moving at a good speed. If I recall correctly, we should be arriving at Mengzhou City by now." Daquan True Person communicated with Xiao Tian through his divine sense.

  Mengzhou City?

  "Yes, Mengzhou City is already within the sphere of influence of Changsheng Valley. It's only a thousand miles away from Naluo Mountain. We must be careful and rest here for one night before heading up the mountain to seek medicine tomorrow." said Daquan Zhenren.

  The two of them said as they entered Mengzhou City.

  It was around 11 am, and there were many people on the street.

  "Wow! Brother, look at how many people there are!"

  "Wow! Big brother, look at how big this house is!"

  "Huh? Big brother, look at what they're selling, it's really strange!"

  He had never seen such a prosperous town, and whenever he saw something new, he would exclaim in surprise, causing passersby to stare at him in confusion. The Great Truthful One sat cross-legged in the ring, eyes closed, ignoring Xiao Tian's exclamations, thinking: "Fortunately, others can't see me, otherwise this old face would be put to shame."

  Slowly walking to the central area of the town, as the number of pedestrians on the street increased, Daquan couldn't help but speak out and lead Xiaotian to a hotel called Rugu Guest House.

  "There is some gold and silver in my ring, you can take it to pay for your lodging." The Great Truthful Person told Little Heaven through his divine consciousness.

  When he heard that it was a true remark of a wise man, Xiaotian's mind moved slightly, and his hand suddenly had an additional silver ingot weighing ten taels. He stepped into the Ruhui Inn.

  "Sir, are you here to dine or stay at the inn?" A young shop assistant with a towel slung over his shoulder came forward to greet him, his eyes fixed on the shiny silver coins, his face beaming like a blooming flower.

  "Live in the store! Just live for one night." Xiao Tian threw the silver to the shopkeeper and said, "No need to find change, find a good room." Xiao Tian's head had almost no concept of money, but he didn't know that this piece of silver was enough to stay here for two months.

  "Clang!" The shop assistant hastily caught the silver and was momentarily stunned. This gentleman is too extravagant!

  "Sir, sir, this way please!" The shopkeeper hurried to catch up, walking in front of Xiao Tian, nodding and bowing to lead the way. He stepped on the wooden stairs, and Xiao Tian followed him up to the second floor, entering a street-facing guest room. The room was very clean, with bright windows and a tidy interior.

  "Not bad, this one will do." Xiaotian was very satisfied, this was much better than the broken house he had at home.

  "Alright, I'll be off then. If you need anything, just give a shout!" The servant boy backed out and closed the door behind him.

  "Let's hurry up and cultivate!" Looking out the window at the bustling scene of cars, horses, and people, Little Tian, who had been a bit restless, understood the importance of the matter.

  Xiao Tiandian sat on the bed, starting to run the second layer of Xuantian Jue, the surrounding spiritual energy gradually gathered and surged towards his body, soon Xiao Tian's body was again shrouded in a milky white aura.

  Half a day passed quickly, and by the time it was approaching dusk, Xiao Tian had fully recovered. Not only that, but he also surprisingly discovered that the golden elixir in his dantian had grown to the size of a fist, with a dazzling golden color, as if it was about to break through. The feeling of fatigue vanished instantly, and he felt refreshed and invigorated, with vigorous energy filling his body.

  "Jindan later stage? This kid has actually risen to another small boundary!" The ring's Quandao Zhenren rolled his eyes with a hint of jealousy. It turned out that the true energy in Xiao Tian's body had indeed been depleted after this month of turmoil, which triggered the potential of his immortal body. When the spiritual energy re-entered his body, his immortal body also absorbed the spiritual energy along with the Jindan, increasing the absorption speed and breaking through in one final move!

  At that moment when Xiaotian was indulging in his own self-admiration, he suddenly heard a noisy sound coming from outside the window. Xiaotian frowned and opened the window to look out.

  All that could be seen was a mess on the main street, a group of young thugs surrounding an old man who was short in stature and shabbily dressed, punching and kicking him. Next to them, a richly dressed young man was shouting: "You old thing, dare not pay management fees, I'll let you taste my power." Passersby quickly avoided the scene, no one dared to take a second look, fearing they would be affected.

  "Master Gao, spare my life! I'm just a poor man with no money!" The old man ignored the punches raining down on him and crawled to Master Gao's feet, kowtowing and begging for mercy.

  "I'm not made of money, I've worked hard to manage such a large market, do you think it's easy? You're asking for just a little management fee and you're still being so stubborn. Damn it, keep beating him!" The high young master's face was twisted with cruelty, he raised his leg and kicked the old man, who let out a pained cry as he fell to the side, and the thugs rushed up again to continue their vicious beating.

  Xiao Tian couldn't bear it anymore and was about to rush downstairs.

  "Hold on!" Daquan Zhenren's voice, "What does Little Heaven Brother want to do?"

  "Of course we have to save that old man, if we don't act soon he'll be beaten to death!" Little Tian replied in puzzlement.

  "You are now a cultivator of the truth, and the world of cultivation has its own rules. You should no longer interfere with the lives of mortals." said Daquan Zhenren.

  "I don't know what rules there are in the Cultivation World, but I do know that right now, I should save people. If I see someone dying and don't rescue them, even if I become an immortal, what's the point?" As he spoke, Xiao Tian let out a loud shout: "Under the blue sky and the sun, you dare to trample on human life?" And with that, he floated down from the second floor.

  Upon hearing the shouting, several people who were committing atrocities on the street were startled and saw Xiao Tian's falling figure. They didn't dare to act rashly, stopped their hands, and slowly walked to the side of that noble young master.

  But Gao Gongzi was not afraid, and scolded: "Where did this little scallion come from? You don't want to live, do you? How dare you interfere with my, Gao Gongzi's, business?"

  "When I see injustice, I draw my sword to help. You are bullying the good people on the street, and I will not stand for it!" Xiang Tianyi said sternly, recalling the dialogue from the novels he had read in his Confucian school days.

  "Hmm? Haha, you're a newcomer to Mengzhou City, aren't you? You don't even ask who I am, yet you dare to interfere with my affairs?" Gao Gongzi laughed wildly.

  "Who cares who you are? Fighting on the street is wrong, scram! Otherwise, I'll make you look good!" Little Tian is now an artist with great courage and isn't afraid of these few rascals.

  "Alright!" The young master's face twisted in anger, "Someone, come and beat him up, beat him until his own mother can't recognize him!"

  Gao Gongzi's men heard their master's order and rushed up, shouting loudly, wanting to teach this guy a severe lesson.

  "Hsss!" Xiaotian waved his hand casually, and those few underlings rolled out like a gourd.

  "You cheap thing, you—" The words of Gao Gongzi were not yet finished when a "slap" sound was heard. Xiao Tian's body shook and Gao Gongzi's face immediately swelled up high.

  "Get out!" Xiao Tian shouted coldly!

  "Alright, you little stinker! If you've got the guts, don't leave, stay at the Ruyi Inn instead? You just wait!" But Gao Gongzi saw that things were not going in his favor, and with a fierce expression, he left behind a few ruthless words. With the support of several of his men, he rolled and crawled away from the scene.

  "Old man, are you okay?" Little Tian went over and helped up the old man who had been beaten.

  "Run quickly, young man! You've gotten yourself into big trouble!" The old man stood up shakily and said to Xiao Tian in a urgent tone.

  Xiao Tian has actually offended who, please see next chapter. The wonderful story continues, please keep following this book!