《My Macro System》 Chapter 1 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The last memory he had was jumping off a building after losing a match. The next second¡­ He seemed to have transmigrated. Lin Luo took a few deep breaths. Then, memories that didn¡¯t belong to him began to merge rapidly. It turned out that this was an era of great disasters on earth. With the revival of spirit Qi and the rampage of demonic beasts, the huge Godzilla had destroyed the human home with one kick before the human race had even begun to cultivate. The mutant snakes and rats multiplied crazily, the town fell into a biochemical crisis, virus wreaked havoc, and zombies wandered. The giant crocodiles that were 30 meters long became the overlords of the sea. A winged dragon spat out flames and caused great suffering. After ten years of struggle, humans finally gave up 90% of their land and built a defensive circle in the core city. They kept accumulating strength, waiting for the day to fight back and take back their land. As for Lin Luo in the parallel world, even though he had managed to survive by luck, he was the same as Lin Feng in his previous life, achieving nothing. Furthermore, he had no parents and was an orphan. Until ¡­ [Your soul strength has reached 180 points, triggering the world reward. Activating the system for you.] [Hello, I¡¯m the ¡®one-button cultivation system,¡¯ and I¡¯m willing to serve you.] [One-button cultivation system: Enables you to cultivate anywhere, anytime, and become stronger every second.] System! ¡®I was wondering why transmigrators usually have a system. It turns out that it¡¯s because the strength of the soul after transmigration has been combined into one, triggering the world reward.¡¯ It seemed that the day when he reached the peak of his life was coming! However, the following information poured a bucket of cold water on Lin Luo. [Host: Lin Luo] [Cultivation physique: Crippled body of inferior roots] [Strength, agility, and defense are evaluated as weak] [Affinity with the five elements¡ªzero] [Special attribute affinity¡ªzero] [Skill¡ªzero] Lin Luo¡¯s expression couldn¡¯t help but turn grim. It was fine if his attributes were bad since he had just transmigrated. But what the hell was this physique cultivation?! Did this mean that he was born to be useless? [Automatic detection of spirit stone balance¡ªzero] [Insufficient energy to activate the system. At least one spirit stone is required to activate the system. The system is going into deep sleep. Goodbye!] [System prompt: After three days of deep sleep, the host will automatically change. You poor thing, goodbye!] What?! They would even change hosts?! Lin Luo cursed in his heart. As expected, being the chosen one wasn¡¯t that easy. What to do, what to do? The opportunity bestowed by the heavens was right in front of him. He couldn¡¯t miss it! ¡°Brother, you¡¯re awake? Hurry up and eat your breakfast. You still have to go to work.¡± Brother? Lin Luo recalled that he had a younger sister in this life called Lin Meng¡¯er. However, his sister was also an orphan and not his biological sister. The brother and sister met in the disaster and relied on each other since they were young, supporting each other as they grew up. He loved his little sister very much. ¡°Sister, do we have any spirit stones in our savings?¡± Lin Meng¡¯er was stunned for a moment before she burst out laughing. ¡°Brother, what do you want spirit stones for? We can¡¯t afford spirit stones, and it¡¯s useless even if we do.¡± In the era of catastrophe, prices were divided into two classes. The commoners used spirit coins, which were also the common currency used by most people. On the other hand, martial artists used spirit stones. 10000 spirit coins could be exchanged for one spirit stone. To the commoners, spirit stones were a luxury they could only look at but not get. He could only earn 2000 spirit coins by working for a month, and he would have to spend 1800 spirit coins on his daily necessities. He simply couldn¡¯t save any money! ¡°I¡¯m in urgent need of a spiritual stone. With one, I can earn back 10 or even 100 spiritual stones and take you out of the slums.¡± Lin Meng¡¯er shook her head. ¡°Brother, did you meet a scammer? How could such a good thing even exist?¡± ¡°Meng¡¯er, believe me. I won¡¯t lie to you!¡± Lin Luo¡¯s eyes were very determined. He had finally met the system in his two lives, and he could not give up this opportunity! Lin Meng¡¯er saw her brother¡¯s insistence and hesitated for a long time, but ultimately, she chose to believe him. Because her brother would never lie to her, never! ¡°We have no savings, but if we get three months of our salary in advance from Mr. Zhang, that¡¯s six months of our salary in total. That¡¯s enough to exchange for one Spirit Stone.¡± ¡°Will he agree?¡± Lin Luo recalled that Mr. Zhang was his boss, and the siblings worked at his restaurant. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Mr. Zhang is like my brother. He loves me the most!¡± ¡­ An hour later, Lin Luo rushed to the restaurant after eating. Mr. Zhang was holding a knife and shouting fiercely, ¡°Lin Luo! You little brat, you¡¯re late again! If you¡¯re late again, I¡¯ll chop you up and feed you to the dogs!¡± Lin Luo subconsciously shrank into himself. It seemed that he had been scolded a lot before he transmigrated. This Mr. Zhang was one-eyed, and it was said that he was once a genius of the Zhang family in the inner city. However, he injured his dantian during a field mission. From a respected martial master, he became an ordinary person overnight, and even one of his eyes had been injured. After that, he offended the young master of the Zhang family¡¯s direct line of descent. In the end, he was kicked out of the Zhang family and ended up in the slums, where he opened a small, dilapidated restaurant. ¡°Mr. Zhang, don¡¯t blame my brother. I¡¯m the one who woke up late.¡± ¡°Hey, Meng¡¯er is here.¡± Mr. Zhang¡¯s fierce-looking face suddenly turned into a kind one. He looked at Lin Meng ¡®er with a smile. It turned out that he was a man with a daughter complex! Truly double standards! ¡°Meng¡¯er, you¡¯re still young. You should sleep more. You don¡¯t have to come so early in the future. Just let Lin Luo come earlier. This brat should work more.¡± ¡°I know, Mr. Zhang.¡± Lin Meng¡¯er stepped forward and tugged at the corner of Mr. Zhang¡¯s clothes. She pulled Mr. Zhang from the front desk to the backyard. He acted coquettishly, begged, and used some kind of magic. In the end, Mr. Zhang actually called Lin Luo to the backyard. He looked displeased and had a fierce look in his eyes, but he still handed Lin Luo a spirit stone. ¡°Brat, I¡¯m only giving you an advance on your salary for Meng¡¯er¡¯s sake.¡± ¡°If you can¡¯t pay me back, I¡¯ll chop you up and feed you to the dogs!¡± Lin Luo was overjoyed when he received the spiritual stone! He had actually gotten it! As expected of a fallen noble. He still had some savings! ¡°I know, Mr. Zhang. Oh, right, I¡¯ll take today off. Bye!¡± Lin Luo took the spirit stone and ran. If Lin Meng¡¯er were not obediently working at the restaurant, Mr. Zhang would have broken Lin Luo¡¯s legs on the spot. ¡­ When he got home, Lin Luo held the spirit stone and called out to the system. ¡°System, quickly activate it!¡± [Automatic detection of spirit stone. Balance¡­ Balance: 1] [Spirit stone x1 has been consumed. One-button cultivation system activated.] [Activation reward: Cultivate dantian with one click] [One-button dantian cultivation: Every breath is cultivation, and spiritual energy increases by 100 per hour] [The first top-up reward is 100 spiritual energy-advancement: You have advanced to Junior Apprentice Warrior! Current spiritual energy attribute: 100] [It is expected that he will advance to Middle-grade Apprentice Warrior in 30 hours and a High-Grade Apprentice Warrior in 60 hours.] [I will officially become a beginner martial artist in approximately 100 hours!] Lin Luo¡¯s heart beat faster, and he was extremely excited. He had already become a martial apprentice! A martial apprentice meant that one could cultivate. Once one became a martial apprentice, they would barely be able to get out of the slums! ¡°System, do I need to do anything? For example, meditation, cultivation, or meditation?¡± In his excitement, Lin Luo did not forget to ask for the details. [Dear host, you don¡¯t have to do anything. You just have to eat and drink. You can cultivate anytime, anywhere, and become stronger every second!] [The one-button cultivation system is at your service!] Don¡¯t need to do anything? It felt so good! ¡®Goodbye slums! ¡®I¡¯m coming, my winning life! ¡®Meng¡¯er, I¡¯ll definitely lead you to the best life!¡¯ Chapter 2 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation After becoming a junior apprentice warrior, Lin Luo went straight to the Martial Arts Association without hesitation. Although a Beginner Apprentice Warrior was at the bottom of the Warrior class, it still meant a lot to Lin Luo. There were three major realms for martial artists. Martial Apprentice, Martial Warrior, and Martial Master were the first major realms. The peak of Martial Master was already considered a strong realm. Grandmaster, General level, and King level were the second major realm. Anyone who entered the Grandmaster level would be a national figure. They were the strongest combat power reserve of the Federation and enjoyed the highest allocation of cultivation resources. Above these two levels were the Commander level and Demigod level. These were levels that only existed in legends. It was said that they were the secret weapons of the Federation and the last barrier for the human race. At this moment, Lin Luo was only the weakest beginner martial apprentice. But to him, it was still very important. It meant a breakthrough from zero to one! It was like being admitted to a top university or receiving a high-paying offer in his previous life. It was the stepping stone to a new world! It was the path of hope to escape the slums. To be able to become a Junior Apprentice Warrior meant that one already had the ability to fight demonic beasts and had the potential to grow. Therefore, the Martial Arts Association also gave martial apprentices a monthly allowance to encourage them to work hard in their cultivation and fight against foreign enemies. ¡°Hello, I¡¯m here to receive my allowance.¡± The young lady in the warrior hall raised her head slightly. ¡°Please show me your identity card.¡± Lin Luo handed over his dirty identity card. The young lady¡¯s professionalism wasn¡¯t bad. She didn¡¯t mind it at all and took it with both hands. ¡°Mr. Lin, is this your first time receiving one?¡± ¡°Yes, I am.¡± ¡°This is your allowance. Please keep it.¡± Although the lady at the front desk did not treat a junior martial apprentice with disrespect, she did not show much respect either. He quickly handed over ten spiritual stones with both hands. Lin Luo¡¯s eyes lit up when he saw the spirit stone! In the past, even a single spiritual stone was a luxury that Lin Luo had to look up to. They had only seen a few spiritual stones in the entire slum. Now that he had ten pills in his hands, he could feel it was a little hot. At the same time, Lin Luo wasn¡¯t the only one excited. Even the system was excited. [Automatic detection of spirit stone balance¡­ Balance: 10] [Dear host, I will now introduce the system¡¯s advanced functions to you.] [Your ¡®one-click to cultivate dantian¡¯ function can be upgraded.] [It is recommended that you upgrade to the second level. Your cultivation speed will double from 100 spiritual energy points per hour to 200 spiritual energy points per hour. There is a limited-time discount, and you only need to top up 100 spiritual stones!] [Your ¡®one-click learning¡¯ function is waiting to be activated.] [The ¡®one-click learning¡¯ function can automatically learn any martial arts technique for you. No matter how low your IQ is, you only need to top up 100 spiritual stones, and you will become a martial arts genius in minutes!] This sure was a real money-hungry system! He had just received ten spiritual stones, and here it was, promoting two functions to him. It was as though it was promoting cards. ¡°And low IQ? Who are you kidding? I¡¯ve lived two lives; how can my IQ be low?¡± However, these two functions were very attractive to Lin Luo. The doubling of his cultivation speed meant that he could become a Martial Warrior or even a Martial Master faster. The one-click learning function could save him a lot of time learning martial arts techniques and quickly learning a skill. ¡°Hello, I¡¯d like to ask again. How much are the subsequent allowances?¡± ¡°Follow-up?¡± The lady at the front desk was a little confused. ¡°It¡¯s after I level up and break through to the martial artist stage.¡± Lin Luo said embarrassedly. He was a little embarrassed. It seemed that very few martial artists would care so much about this little allowance. ¡°There¡¯s no need to wait until the warrior stage.¡± The young lady explained patiently. ¡°A middle-ranked apprentice martial artist gets a monthly allowance of 50 spiritual stones. A high-ranking apprentice warrior gets a monthly allowance of 100 spiritual stones.¡± ¡°If you break through to the warrior level, you will be rewarded with 1000, 3000, and 10000 spiritual stones for the beginner, intermediate, and advanced stages of the warrior level, respectively.¡± ¡°So many!¡± Lin Luo was so shocked that he couldn¡¯t care less about his country bumpkin-like shock. The young lady was used to it and explained casually, ¡°High-level martial artists can form hunting teams and actively hunt demonic beasts for the Federation to obtain battle merits. ¡°The Federation will provide the best allowance and welfare for every great martial artist. ¡°Spirit stones are stored and not used. They are inanimate objects. Only by using it for cultivation can the nation resist foreign enemies and protect our home.¡± The young lady¡¯s words seemed to have been trained and memorized, and there was no emotion in them. However, Lin Luo admired the magnanimity of the current leader of the Federation. At the same time, he also had a new understanding of the ranks of martial artists, especially high-level martial artists! ¡°System, with my current automatic cultivation speed, how long will it take for me to break through to the warrior stage?¡± Lin Luo asked in his heart. Seven days? A month? Lin Luo kept guessing as he waited for the system¡¯s reply. [A beginner martial artist only needs to cultivate 10000 spiritual energy points. With your current cultivation speed of 100 spiritual energy points per hour, you will automatically break through in four days!] Four days! He had once heard that martial apprentices from large families had to cultivate for at least a year before they even had hope of breaking through to the primary level. He only needed four days? That felt so good! Looking at Lin Luo¡¯s smug and hopeful expression, the lady at the front desk sighed silently in her heart. She had seen countless people dream of becoming martial artists, martial masters, and great heroes after breaking through to martial apprentice. However, the reality was cruel, where cultivation was a matter of comprehension and perseverance. How could an ordinary person break through without spending at least three to five years? ¡­ Lin Luo didn¡¯t go home immediately. Instead, he went to the restaurant and called Lin Meng¡¯er, who was washing the dishes, and Mr. Zhang, who was slaughtering the pigs, to the backyard. ¡°You little brat! You still know how to come back! If you dare to skip work again, I¡¯ll¡­¡± ¡°Mr. Zhang, look, What¡¯s this?¡± Lin Luo didn¡¯t wait for Mr. Zhang to finish speaking. He took out two spiritual stones and stuffed them into his hands. Mr. Zhang frowned. ¡°Where did you get these? Did you steal them or rob someone?¡± Although Mr. Zhang looked fierce, he knew Lin Luo and Lin Meng¡¯er were orphans. In the depths of his heart, he actually treated Lin Luo like half a child. His brows were tightly furrowed, and his expression was grave. ¡°Mr. Zhang, I¡¯ve broken through to the rank of Beginner Martial Apprentice. This is the allowance from the Martial Arts Association.¡± Lin Luo took out the remaining eight pills and waved them in front of Mr. Zhang. ¡°What? you broke through?¡± Mr. Zhang quickly checked. As expected, spirit Qi was flowing in Lin Luo¡¯s body. This was the sign of a breakthrough to the beginner apprentice warrior level. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that there would be a day when I, Zhang Hao, would be wrong. Not bad, not bad at all!¡± ¡°I¡¯ve seen it before. Your aptitude was trash. I didn¡¯t expect you to step into the martial apprentice realm. Not bad!¡± Mr. Zhang smiled. He was truly happy. Lin Luo¡¯s breakthrough meant that Lin Luo and Lin Meng¡¯er could live a good life in the future. ¡°Mr. Zhang, once we return the spirit stones to you, Meng¡¯er and I will resign. We won¡¯t be working in the restaurant anymore.¡± Lin Luo immediately stuffed two pills into his mouth as a way of thanking Mr. Zhang for taking care of him for so many years. However, he didn¡¯t expect Mr. Zhang to return the spirit stones. ¡°I used to be a warrior, so I have some savings. These spirit stones are nothing to me. You can keep them.¡± Lin Luo was stunned. He didn¡¯t hesitate and directly took back the spirit stones. ¡°Thank you, Mr. Zhang. I will definitely repay you in the future!¡± ¡°There¡¯s no need for that. You just have to take good care of Meng¡¯er.¡± Mr. Zhang still didn¡¯t know that his small friendship today would bring him a return of a thousand times or ten thousand times in the future! A few years later, Mr. Zhang, who had become an honored guest of the country, bragged to everyone he met at a banquet. ¡°In the past, the human king still owed me a spirit stone!¡± Chapter 3 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Working for three years is not as good as slacking off for one day After leaving the restaurant, Lin Luo wasn¡¯t in a hurry to get home. He exchanged one spirit stone for 10000 spirit coins and took Lin Meng¡¯er around. He bought her a dress he usually could not bear to buy, ate the most expensive candied hawthorn, and drank the most expensive milk tea. ¡°Brother, do we have that much money? Save some.¡± Lin Meng¡¯er was a little apprehensive and heartbroken as she spent so much. ¡°Meng¡¯er, don¡¯t worry. Your brother has already become a warrior apprentice, and I¡¯ll become a warrior soon. By then, I¡¯ll be able to get a few hundred to a thousand spiritual stones as a white-collar worker¡¯s allowance, let alone a job. ¡°These things that can be bought with spirit coins now will be worthless when the time comes.¡± Becoming a warrior apprentice was equivalent to an admission ticket to the nobility. When they became martial artists, they would be no different from nobles to ordinary people. ¡°Brother, I¡¯ll listen to you. I trust you.¡± Lin Meng¡¯er held Lin Luo¡¯s hand, and she snuggled into his arms. Unknowingly, a tear fell from the corner of her eye. She only realized now that her life was tough¡­ Was it finally going to end? ¡­ After accompanying Lin Meng¡¯er to shop and eat for an entire day, Lin Luo finally returned home, satisfied. One had to admit that cultivating dantian with one key was really heaven-defying! He had spent a total of eight hours shopping, which was considered cultivation. One should know that for an ordinary person, it was already good enough if he could cultivate for two hours a day. The children of big families might be able to cultivate for six hours a day. Real geniuses and ascetics, however, might be able to grit their teeth and cultivate for ten hours a day. However, Lin Luo was different. He ate and drank every day, which counted as 24 hours of cultivation! Moreover, the efficiency of other people¡¯s cultivation was often not high, especially in the later stages of a stage, where cultivation would be slower. But Lin Luo had no limits! With an increase of 100 spiritual energy points every hour, Lin Luo¡¯s cultivation rose even as he slept! He was more talented than a genius! The next day¡­ he didn¡¯t need to go to work! Lin Luo slept until ten in the morning. After eating the breakfast that Lin Meng¡¯er had made, Lin Luo brought her out to play again without any explanation. He had no intention of cultivating! ¡°Brother, I¡¯ve heard that other people must work hard to become martial apprentices. Brother, don¡¯t do it for Meng¡¯er¡­¡± Meng¡¯er was a little worried. She felt that Lin Luo had delayed his cultivation to accompany her. ¡°It¡¯s fine. I¡¯m a genius among geniuses. I can become stronger just by drinking water. ¡°Alright, I¡¯m the best.¡± Meng¡¯er didn¡¯t know anything about cultivation. In any case, her brother would definitely not lie to her! At two in the afternoon, Lin Luo finally received another system notification. [The system has detected that your spiritual energy has reached 3000. You have successfully advanced to the middle-rank apprentice warrior level.] He received 100 units of spiritual energy every hour, and 30 hours later, Lin Luo finally advanced again. He went to the hall of the Martial Arts Association alone. Hello, little sister. I¡¯m here to receive my monthly allowance. The young lady was the same person as yesterday. She looked up and frowned. ¡°Sir, you received it yesterday, didn¡¯t you?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve advanced. I¡¯ll take it again.¡± The young lady¡¯s mouth twitched, but the spiritual power test at the front desk could not be faked. The test showed that Lin Luo had indeed reached the middle-rank apprentice warrior level. ¡°Then I¡¯ll have to congratulate you.¡± Although it was rare for a junior apprentice to advance to a mid-grade apprentice warrior in one day, it was not impossible. ¡°Here are your 50 spirit stones. Please keep them.¡± Lin Luo had never seen so much money in his life! However, he didn¡¯t lose his composure today. He simply took the spirit stones with joy and left. The lady at the front desk didn¡¯t pay much attention to it, but she was used to it. Until¡­ At eight o¡¯clock sharp on the third night¡­ Lin Luo appeared again! ¡°Little sister, I¡¯m here to receive my allowance.¡± Seeing Lin Luo appear again, the young lady had a bad feeling. ¡®Could this person be¡­ Did he break through again?¡¯ [The system has detected that your spiritual energy has reached 6000. You have successfully advanced to a high-level apprentice warrior!] The third day! After waiting for 60 hours, Lin Luo advanced again! When an average person¡¯s spiritual energy value reached 5900, they¡¯d usually encounter a cultivation difficulty. Usually, it would take ten days to half a month of closed-door training, an opportunity to fight, or the help of natural treasures to break through from 5900 to 6000, which was the small threshold of a high-ranking apprentice warrior. But Lin Luo didn¡¯t need that! He just had to wait from seven to eight in the evening. It was that simple! He even had the time to munch on some melon seeds and soak his feet! In just three days, Lin Luo had broken through from a junior apprentice warrior to a senior apprentice warrior. This made the lady at the front desk pay attention to him and feel nervous. Could this be a disciple of some big family sent out to gain experience? His clothes weren¡¯t that luxurious either! ¡°Hello, Sir. This is your monthly allowance of 100 spirit stones.¡± The young lady¡¯s attitude was much more respectful than before, even more respectful than some martial artists. Age was the most important factor in the martial apprentice stage. The younger the martial apprentice, the greater the potential for future growth, not to mention this Lin Luo, who had broken through to a high-ranking apprentice warrior in three days under his own eyes! After Lin Luo left, the young lady hesitated for a long time before finally pressing the communicator. ¡°My Lord, I have something to report¡­¡± ¡°What is it?¡± On the other end of the phone, there was a deep voice of doubt. It was the voice of an old man. ¡°Sir, there¡¯s a martial apprentice here. In three days, he has advanced from a junior apprentice to an advanced apprentice.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± The other side obviously interested, though he didn¡¯t seem too surprised. ¡°Good report. Ignore him for now. If he breaks through to the martial warrior realm in the next half a month, we¡¯ll contact each other again.¡± ¡°Yes, my Lord.¡± The other side cut off the communication. For some reason, the lady at the front desk suddenly had an extremely ridiculous thought. To break through to the warrior realm? Perhaps¡­ This Lin Luo didn¡¯t need half a month. .. [Automatic detection of spirit stone balance ¡­] [Balance: 159 pills. It is recommended that you spend it on time!] [Automatic detection of spirit stone balance ¡­] Balance: 159 pills. It is recommended that you spend it on time! Limited time discount!] [Automatic detection of spirit stone balance ¡­] [You have 159 spiritual stones in your balance. It only costs 100 spiritual stones to top up now!] On the way home, the system sent Lin Luo countless notifications! ¡°Push, push, push¡­ What¡¯s the rush? I¡¯ll recharge it when I get home!¡± It was a must to top up. Upgrading the functions in time could make one stronger. Just as the lady at the front desk had said, spirit stones were inanimate objects. They were only valuable when they were used. But the key problem was ¡­ He only had a little more than a hundred spiritual stones. Which one should he upgrade first? The speed of absorbing spiritual energy would double every hour, and he could level up faster! Upgrade the one-click learning function, and you could quickly learn a skill. Which one should he choose? Suddenly, Lin Luo seemed to have thought of something. He asked the system, ¡°By the way, system, does it only take 10000 points of spiritual energy for me to advance to a martial warrior?¡± [Dear host, your current spiritual energy value is 6000 points. The requirement to advance to martial artist is 10000 points of spiritual energy. Yes, that¡¯s right.] ¡°In other words, I¡¯ll be a martial artist in 30 hours?¡± [Yes, host. With your current speed of 100 spiritual energy points per hour, you still need 30 hours.] ¡°No threshold? No bottleneck in cultivation?¡± ¡°It won¡¯t slow down, and it won¡¯t have a 99% progress bar limit?¡± [You won¡¯t be able to do anything. You can cultivate your dantian with a single click, and you¡¯ll become stronger every moment. You won¡¯t stop for a second!] It felt so good! At this moment, he made a decision! ¡°System, top up 100 spiritual stones for me to upgrade the one-button dantian function!¡± Chapter 4 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation In the hall of the Martial Arts Association. Today, the hall of the Martial Arts Association was extremely lively. It just so happened that the seven-star hunting team comprising the Chuxin siblings had returned from a hunting trip outside the city. He had brought back the corpse of a King-level demonic beast! King-level demonic beasts were existences that ordinary people had to look up to. They were the backbone of the beast tide and the rulers of the demonic beast world. Although Yuan Chu and her brother were also at King-level themselves, humans differed from demonic beasts. Demonic beasts were born with a strong vitality and strange racial talents, which made them extremely difficult to kill. Killing a King-level entity and bringing back its corpse without using any strategic-level firearms was definitely a major event that would shake the entire city! ¡°Yuan Chu, this time, the two of you will be able to receive federal merit points, right?¡± The siblings looked at each other, their eyes full of indifference. ¡°Just sell it for a good price, merit points, or whatever¡­ It¡¯s useless!¡± The elder girl was Yuan Chu, and her younger brother was Yuan Xin. It was said that they were from a martial arts family before the era of the great catastrophe. Now, the siblings both had King-level strength and were famous in the Federation. ¡°Is there anything new in the Martial Arts Association recently?¡± The younger brother, Yuan Xin, was holding a pot of wine in his hand, drinking as he asked. In front of the younger brother stood a little old man. The outside world called him manager Luo, the person in charge of the Martial Arts Association in this area. ¡°Lord Yuan Xin, it¡¯s nothing serious¡­ By the way, there¡¯s a young man who broke through from an elementary apprentice warrior to an advanced apprentice warrior in three days.¡± ¡°Oh, what¡¯s so strange about that? He¡¯s an illegitimate child of some big family, right? It¡¯s good to have a strong bloodline.¡± Yuan Xin didn¡¯t mind. He had seen this kind of thing many times. ¡°But Lord Yuan Xin, this is the fault. This kid has been tested¡­ He was born with a crippled body!¡± ¡°There¡¯s such a thing?¡± This time, not only was Yuan Xin interested, even his sister Yuan Chu looked over. ¡°How old are you?¡± ¡°His ID card shows that he¡¯s 21 years old.¡± ¡°He¡¯s quite old ¡­¡± One couldn¡¯t blame Yuan Chu for thinking this way. To a genius, 21 years old was a very old age. Which genius didn¡¯t start to show their talent at the age of 12 or 13? ¡°A genius with a crippled body? Interesting.¡± Others might not know, but manager Luo knew that the team of the original heart siblings did not accept useless people. They would only select some geniuses or ability users to join and only those who were interesting. Lin Luo was probably to their liking. ¡°Let¡¯s see how long this kid will take to become a martial artist. When he becomes one, bring him to me. ¡± Yuan Chu played with the knife in her hand. As they were chatting, manager Luo received a call. The little girl¡¯s slightly shocked voice came from the other side of the communication. ¡°Manager, manager Luo¡­ He, he¡¯s here again!¡± ¡°Who is it?¡± ¡°That Lin Luo! He, he, he, he¡¯s become a martial artist!¡± In an instant, the eyes of the sister and brother met, and then they looked at manager Luo simultaneously. Manager Luo understood tacitly. ¡°Make him stay. Someone wants to see him!¡± There was a commotion on the other end, and then the little girl replied in a panic, ¡°He says he¡¯s leaving. He said he had something to do and was in a hurry to leave, unless¡­ ¡°Unless what?¡± ¡°Unless we give him 500 spirit stones, he will consider staying for a cup of tea.¡± Manager Luo was speechless. The Yuan siblings were speechless. ¡­ On the other hand, Lin Luo was on the first floor of the Martial Arts Association. ¡°How was it? did you manage to secure the 500 spirit stones?¡± Lin Luo said hurriedly. ¡°No problem, Mr. Lin. Please have a seat. Our supervisor will be here soon.¡± ¡°Okay, then, can you give me my monthly allowance first?¡± The lady at the front desk was speechless. Was this person in front of him really a rare genius? How could he be so greedy? Mr. Lin, this is your warrior gold card. There are 1000 spiritual stones in it. It¡¯s your monthly allowance. I¡¯m rich! Lin Luo¡¯s heart was beating fast. If one were to use the currency of the slums in the past, 1000 spirit stones would be equivalent to 10000000 spirit coins! It was definitely a huge sum of money! Although it wasn¡¯t as valuable as before, it was still a large sum. I¡¯ll still have 500 spiritual stones when they come, right? ¡± ¡°Yes, sir.¡± Lin Luo sat on the sofa in the warrior hall and sipped his tea in satisfaction. Today was the fourth day he had started cultivating without rest. In the afternoon, he was still taking a leisurely bath when he received a system notification. [The system has detected that your spiritual energy has reached 10000. You have successfully advanced to a martial artist!] He had become a martial artist! The day before, after he had topped up 100 spiritual stones, he had been able to double his spiritual energy from 100 spiritual energy points per hour to 200 spiritual energy points per hour with just one push. In a short 20 hours, his spiritual energy had increased from 6000 to 10000. Breakthrough to a martial artist! There were no bottlenecks, no difficulties, and no obstacles. Lin Luo even brought Lin Meng¡¯er out for a big meal! However, it was no wonder that he had attracted the attention of the Martial Arts Association after receiving the allowance for four consecutive days. Lin Luo knew that he could not hide from them. It was better to meet him earlier. I didn¡¯t do anything bad! However, Lin Luo had clearly underestimated the shock of his ¡°crippled body¡± breaking through to the martial artist level. It could be said to be unprecedented! From a martial apprentice to a martial warrior, some geniuses might be able to break through in one day, let alone four days. But was he a cripple? He wasn¡¯t! After a while, a chubby old man slowly walked over from the far end of the corridor. He, who had just been smiling obsequiously next to the siblings, now looked like a different person. The aura of an expert was revealed. He had a kind expression, but his eyes were cold. The pressure of a superior was revealed without a doubt. ¡°You¡¯re Lin Luo?¡± Lin Luo was a little shocked at first, but he quickly regained his senses. What am I afraid of? With his cultivation speed, perhaps in a year, the entire Martial Arts Association would have to rely on him! ¡°That¡¯s right. I¡¯m Lin Luo.¡± Manager Luo looked Lin Luo up and down, then sat down opposite Lin Luo. He poured himself a cup of tea. ¡°I wonder, Mr. Lin, where do you come from? Are you interested in joining the Martial Arts Association? Some hunter teams are very interested in you.¡± ¡°Where are my 500 spirit stones?¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°500 spirit stones. Didn¡¯t you say I¡¯ll get 500 spirit stones if I meet you?¡± Manager Luo¡¯s face twitched. It seemed like there was such a thing in the communication device just now! ¡°Good Lord, many people are fighting to meet me, but they can¡¯t see me. ¡°But you, I¡¯m meeting you, and you¡¯re asking me for a meeting fee?¡± Suppressing his displeasure, manager Luo took out a card and handed it to Lin Luo. Lin Luo took the spirit stone with a smile, then looked at manager Luo. ¡°If you have anything to say, we can start the discussion.¡± Manager Luo adjusted his breathing and tried not to get angry. ¡°The original Chuxin siblings¡¯ team would like to invite you to join them. They offered a monthly salary of 2000 spirit stones, and you can get a bonus for every operation.¡± ¡°What will we be doing? Will we be going out of the city to hunt demonic beasts?¡± ¡°Yes, there will be a professional team, a powerful leader, and¡­ ¡°I refuse!¡± Lin Luo was very straightforward. He got up and left. What a joke! ¡®I can level up by listening to music and taking a bath at home, so why should I go out and fight with some party?¡¯ ¡®It¡¯s so dangerous!¡¯ ¡®For a chosen one like me, I definitely have to lead a good life in the early stages!¡¯ ¡°The original Chuxin squad is the strongest in the Martial Arts Association. They only have a limited number of new members every year. It¡¯s a rare opportunity, so I suggest you reconsider, Mr. Lin.¡± ¡°We have to fight outside the city?¡± Manager Luo was speechless, but after thinking for a while, he nodded. ¡°Of course, if the hunting team doesn¡¯t fight outside the city, where where they supposed to spend their retirement? ¡°I refuse!¡± Without waiting for manager Luo to persuade him to stay, Lin Luo turned around and left without mercy. He left the Martial Arts Association with the 1500 spiritual stones in his pocket. Only manager Luo was left on the sofa, his face ashen. What was wrong with this person? So many people were fighting to get into the team of the original Chuxin siblings, but he directly refused! He had wasted his 500 spirit stones! Little did he know that the younger brother Yuan Xin, who was secretly observing in the corner, had eyes that were shining. This person was interesting! Interesting! ¡°Sister, you split the loot first. I¡¯ll be back in two days!¡± Today, he had to figure out Lin Luo¡¯s background! At this moment, Lin Luo still didn¡¯t know that on the first day he became a martial artist, a King-class expert had already targeted him. The playful Yuan Xin quietly followed behind Lin Luo. Chapter 5 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation At this moment, Lin Luo had spent money to hire a small carriage to take him home at a leisurely pace. He had no idea that a King level expert was following him. ¡°System, take a look at my character panel.¡± [Host: Lin Luo] [Cultivation physique: Crippled body of inferior roots] [Strength, Agility, and Defense¡ªMartial Artist] [Affinity with the five elements¡ªZero] [Special attribute affinity¡ªZero] [Skill¡ªZero] [Spirit stones remaining: 1559] ¡°Good fellow, you really know how much money I have!¡± [Your ¡®one-click to cultivate dantian¡¯ function can be upgraded. The time limit is only 1000 spiritual stones, and the cultivation speed will be upgraded to 400 spiritual energy points per hour.] [Your ¡®one-click learning¡¯ function is waiting to be activated. 100 spirit stones will be deducted for a limited time.] ¡°Top up!¡± ¡°Both functions, charge!¡± With more than 2000 yuan in his savings, Lin Luo chose to top up without a second thought! ¡°System, how much spiritual energy do I need to become a middle-ranked and high-ranking martial artist?¡± [Dear host, you need to reach 30000 spiritual energy points for an intermediate martial artist, 60000 spiritual energy points for an advanced martial artist, and for a martial master, its 10000, 30000, 60000, respectively] So many! As expected, it wasn¡¯t easy to cultivate to the martial master stage. Otherwise, there wouldn¡¯t be so many people stuck at the martial warrior stage for their entire lives, unable to break through. [One-click cultivation dantian upgrade successful ] In an instant, before the system could finish giving him the notification, Lin Luo felt the change in his cultivation speed. The fluctuation of spirit energy around him was obviously different. It surrounded Lin Luo and began to absorb more rapidly. Lin Luo felt that every inch of his skin was breathing. The spiritual power in his body began to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye. 400 spiritual energy points per hour! [The one-click learning function has been successfully activated. The host only needs to see the corresponding martial arts or cultivation technique with your eyes, and the system will help you learn it.] Lin Luo was overjoyed. He didn¡¯t have any skills right now, and to be honest, he was a little weak. Although he had become a warrior, he might not even be able to defeat a warrior apprentice. It seemed that he had to find time to buy a martial technique and learn it. ¡°System, can I level up again by cultivating my dantian with one click?¡± [Dear host, your current one-click cultivation dantian is at Level 3, and it costs 400 spiritual energy points per hour. [ top up 10000 spirit stones to reach Level 4,800 spirit energy per hour.] Good Lord. Ten thousand spirit stones? Are you kidding me? The amount of money he had spent had increased tenfold, but his cultivation speed had only doubled? Fortunately, the Federation¡¯s spirit stone rewards and support for martial artists were relatively large. Otherwise, who could afford to support a broken system like you? Scolding was scolding, but he still had to be good. In the martial master stage, the spiritual energy needed to level up was 100000, 300000, and 600000, respectively. With his current speed of 400 spiritual energy per hour, he feared it wouldn¡¯t be soon enough. Of course, if others were to know what Lin Luo was thinking, they would probably vomit blood on the spot. One had to know that ordinary people might be stuck as martial artists for their entire lives, unable to advance to martial master. Even if they were lucky enough to become one, it would take them at least five to ten years to become a middle-grade martial master. I¡¯m not like you, cultivating even when you¡¯re eating and drinking! While he was thinking along the way, he had already reached home. Lin Luo returned to the slums. When he was close to the door, he heard the sound of guests at home. Who could it be? Mr. Zhang? Pushing the door open, he saw Meng¡¯er pouring water for a guest. Lin Luo recognized one of them. It was indeed Mr. Zhang. The other man had the back of a tiger and the waist of a bear. His thick arms were full of scars, and he was full of killing intent. ¡°Lin Luo, you¡¯re back. Let me introduce you.¡± Mr. Zhang stood up. ¡°This mister is called Zhang Renhu, a good friend of mine from the Zhang family. Now, he has his own hunting team, and he¡¯s recruiting young people to join. ¡°Renhu, this is the Lin Luo I was talking about. He just advanced to a martial apprentice a few days ago¡­ It¡¯s wrong!¡± Mr. Zhang took a closer look and was dumbfounded. ¡°You, you, you, how did you advance to a martial master?¡± I haven¡¯t seen you in four days, and you¡¯ve become a martial master? Mr. Zhang was completely stunned on the spot, and his heart was in turmoil! ¡°Brother Hao, this kid was just an ordinary person four days ago? Are you sure?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sure!¡± Mr. Zhang grabbed Lin Luo and confirmed it repeatedly. In the end, he could feel the extremely obvious fluctuation of a martial artist¡¯s spirit energy and confirmed it. Did this kid really break through to martial warrior in four days? ¡°This kid was washing dishes in my shop four days ago!¡± ¡°After he broke through to a martial apprentice, he quit his job and cultivated for four days. Then, he became a martial warrior?¡± Zhang Renhu¡¯s eyes gleamed in excitement. In that case, he must be a talent! ¡°Little brother, the Zhang family has been recruiting new members recently. The monthly salary is 3000 spirit stones, the missions are safe, and most of the positions are in the logistics department. Do you want to give it a try?¡± ¡°Do you want to go on an adventure outside the city?¡± Zhang Renhu nodded. ¡°Why would I recruit you if you won¡¯t go out of the city to do missions?¡± ¡°I won¡¯t!¡± Lin Meng¡¯er heaved a sigh of relief after Lin Luo rejected him. However, Mr. Zhang¡¯s face darkened. It was such a good opportunity, and he didn¡¯t want it? ¡°Do you know how hard it is to find a job with a monthly salary of 3000 spirit stones?¡± This was a high-paying job that everyone was envious of! ¡°Brat, I got you a job through my connections. If you go, they can give you a place to live, and you and Meng¡¯er won¡¯t have to live in the slums!¡± Mr. Zhang kicked Lin Luo without any restraint. He had an exasperated look on his face. Lin Luo wasn¡¯t angry. He knew that Mr. Zhang was doing this for his and Meng¡¯er¡¯s own good. ¡°Is there a place where you don¡¯t have to go to the field and can work in the Zhang family safely?¡± Mr. Zhang glared at Lin Luo. What are you thinking? How could there be such a good thing? However, he did not expect Zhang Renhu to laugh instead. He muttered to himself for a while and finally said slowly, ¡°There is. If you can become a martial master in half a year, I¡¯ll treat you as a guest elder on behalf of the Zhang family! ¡°As for guest masters, they don¡¯t have to do anything. They only need to accompany the Zhang family¡¯s higher-ups to attend some events and hold up the fort.¡± ¡°This sounds good! ¡°However, how could it take half a year? ¡°System, how long more do I need to cultivate to the martial master realm automatically?¡± [Dear host, the spiritual energy required to reach the martial master realm is 100000 points. You still need about 225 hours, which is about ten days.] Half a year? Hehe! I only need ten days! At the thought of this, Lin Luo slammed the table and directly shouted at Zhang Renhu, ¡°There¡¯s no need for half a year! If you lend me 10000 spirit stones, I¡¯ll be able to break through to the martial master realm in half a month!¡± At that moment, Meng¡¯er, who was carrying water, Mr. Zhang, flustered and exasperated, Zhang Renhu, and Yuan Xin, who was squatting on the roof and munching on melon seeds, were stunned. This kid was very arrogant! ¡°Good, you have ambition! If you can really become a martial master in half a month, then you don¡¯t need to pay me back!¡± Zhang Renhu¡¯s eyes lit up, and he laughed out loud! Similarly, he generously handed Lin Luo a gold card with 10000 spiritual stones. Lin Luo¡¯s heart was pounding nervously! ¡®I¡¯ve earned a lot, I¡¯ve earned a lot!¡¯ ¡®Was it that easy to earn money these days?¡¯ However, at this moment, Yuan Xin, who was eavesdropping on the roof, seemed to have thought of something. He grinned, as if he had made a decision. ¡°Hold on!¡± ¡°You dare to rob the people of my original Chuxin team?¡± Zhang Renhu¡¯s face changed! Chapter 6 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation There was a king-class expert in the original Chuxin team, so Zhang Renhu didn¡¯t dare to take it by force. However, he couldn¡¯t bear to see such a genius slip away in front of his eyes. ¡°Lil¡¯ bro¡­¡± Zhang Renhu gritted his teeth and turned to look at Lin Luo. ¡°My Zhang family will definitely not mistreat you. I¡¯ll leave the position of guest master for you. ¡°As long as you break through to the Martial Master realm within half a year, you¡¯ll be the Zhang family¡¯s guest elder and can enjoy our offerings.¡± Offering? Wouldn¡¯t that be sitting there waiting for someone to pay their respects? This job was really not bad! Lin Luo was happy. Seeing that he said nothing, Zhang Renhu thought Lin Luo must like the Chuxin team. After all, he was a king-level expert. However, even the Chuxin team had extended an olive branch to him. Lin Luo must be extraordinary! ¡°Lil¡¯ bro!¡± Zhang Renhu waved his hand! ¡°As long as you agree, not only will you not have to return the ten thousand spirit stones, but I can also give you another ten thousand!¡± Good fellow! Lin Luo¡¯s eyes lit up. This was simply giving away money! Only a fool would not want it! ¡°Then¡­¡± Lin Luo opened his mouth and was about to agree. Yuan Xin snorted. ¡°Zhang Renhu, are you determined to steal my Chuxin team members?¡± ¡°Captain Yuan, you must be joking.¡± Zhang Renhu¡¯s face twitched, but his eyes were firm. ¡°This lil¡¯ bro hasn¡¯t joined Chuxin yet, right? How can he snatch someone?¡± Zhang Renhu walked to Lin Luo¡¯s side and patted his shoulder. ¡°As for whether I should choose the Zhang family or Team Chuxin¡­ will depend on lil¡¯ bro¡¯s own choice.¡± Although he said that, Zhang Renhu himself was not confident. With Chuxin¡¯s reputation, many experts would try their best to join them. The identity of the Zhang family¡¯s guest elder might not be able to move Lin Luo. Mr. Zhang, who was at the side, was already dumbfounded. Unlike the confused Lin Meng¡¯er, Mr. Zhang knew about the reputation of the Chuxin. In the city, it could be said that they were like thunder that pierced the ears! Mr. Zhang looked at Lin Luo. He was so excited that his lips were trembling. This was more than just a misjudgment! He had almost missed out on a great treasure! Even Team Chuxin had come to their door. The two siblings would not have to worry about their future at all. Yuan Xin curled his lips and looked at Lin Luo with a burning gaze. ¡°Lin Luo, are you interested in joining my Chuxin?¡± Lin Luo touched his chin. ¡°Are you going to do a mission outside the city? Of course I want to,¡± Lin Luo nodded. They were a hunting team. Hunting outside the city was their source of money. If they didn¡¯t hunt beasts and just relied on the association¡¯s little money, would the entire team be able to live on air? ¡°I¡¯m not going.¡± Lin Luo didn¡¯t hesitate. He waved his hand and rejected her outright. ¡°You¡¯re crazy!¡± When Mr. Zhang heard Lin Luo¡¯s answer, he subconsciously kicked him. After kicking him, he finally realized that Lin Luo was a martial artist now. He was no longer the little brat who washed the dishes in his shop. But ¡­ He sneaked a glance at Zhang Renhu. Lin Luo! He leaned closer to Lin Luo and lowered his voice. ¡°Don you know how many people can¡¯t get into this Chuxin team even after they¡¯ve squeezed their heads out and bled?¡± ¡°I still won¡¯t go.¡± Lin Luo¡¯s lips twitched. He didn¡¯t even look at Yuan Xin. ¡°Interesting.¡± Yuan Xin stared at Lin Luo with a meaningful look and then glanced at Mr. Zhang. ¡°Chuxin can pay you twice the price. How does that sound?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not going.¡± Lin Luo was a little impatient. are you done? ¡°I already said I¡¯m not going.¡± He was not stupid. If they could just sit around and earn money, why would they tire themselves out by hunting beasts? When he went out, it was really hard to say whether he would be the one hunting the beasts or the beasts would hunt him. Yuan Xin¡¯s expression froze, and his eyes were filled with disbelief. There had always been others who would beg to join Chuxin. No one had ever rejected them.. in fact, they begged to enter. Yuan Xin licked his teeth. ¡°If you are concerned about the Zhang family¡¯s relationship¡­¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mind being a guest of the Zhang family simultaneously.¡± ¡°Killing two birds with one stone?¡± Lin Luo rolled his eyes and asked. ¡°Do you need to do fieldwork?¡± Yuan Xin: ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°Then, I¡¯m not going.¡± Lin Luo closed his eyes and took a step back. ¡°Since you¡¯ve become a guest elder of the Zhang family, how can you still join Chuxin?¡± he made up an excuse casually. ¡°I¡¯m not going, not going!¡± Yuan Xin¡¯s expression changed slightly. He squinted. ¡°Have you even thought about it? ¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong with you?¡± Lin Luo repeated, ¡°If I say I¡¯m not going, I¡¯m not going.¡± ¡°I won¡¯t go no matter how much money you give me!¡± ¡°Are you kidding me? You don¡¯t even do fieldwork!¡± Yuan Xin narrowed his eyes and looked at Lin Luo for a while. He smiled playfully and left without saying a word. No one could clearly see how he moved, as he disappeared in the blink of an eye. Mr. Zhang¡¯s expression was grave. This was a King-level expert, an existence that ordinary martial artists could only look up to. Yet, Lin Luo, this little brat, had rejected such a powerful expert without even blinking! Silly! Zhang Renhu¡¯s face was red with excitement, and the veins on his forehead were bulging. ¡°So, we¡¯ve agreed on this?¡± Lin Luo rubbed his hands. Zhang Renhu suddenly grabbed his shoulders. Lin Luo stared at Zhang Renhu, dumbfounded. ¡°Lil¡¯ bro! I like it!¡± ¡°Ah?¡± Lin Luo didn¡¯t react at all. ¡°Hahaha!¡± Zhang Renhu laughed loudly, and his big palm, which was like a cane, slapped Lin Luo¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Lil¡¯ bro, you rejected Team Chuxin for me. Zhang Renhu¡¯s eyes were burning. ¡°I will remember this!¡± It didn¡¯t matter if Lin Luo could break through to the Martial Master realm in half a month¡ªhe wouldn¡¯t be able to do so even if he took half a year. Zhang Renhu had also secured the position of guest master for Lin Luo! ¡°Sigh.¡± Mr. Zhang sighed silently. ¡°You¡¯re a good child.¡± This was the first time Lin Luo and Zhang Renhu had met. It was probably because of his relationship with him that he rejected Chuxin. Mr. Zhang felt extremely guilty. After Lin Luo understood, the corners of his mouth twitched awkwardly. ¡°I¡­¡± He had just made up an excuse, but it was taken for real. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that the guest warrior was free and only needed to eat and drink, he would never have agreed to Zhang Renhu¡¯s request. ¡°Lil¡¯ bro, you don¡¯t have to say anything. I understand!¡± Lin Luo¡¯s mouth twitched. ¡®What do you understand?¡¯ Lin Luo looked at Zhang Renhu as if he was an idiot. Zhang Renhu was a little confused. He felt that this kid¡¯s gaze was a little strange. However, Lin Luo firmly rejected Chuxin on his behalf, causing Zhang Renhu to be extremely touched by the friendship! He immediately took out a black card and placed it in Lin Luo¡¯s arms. ¡°Here you go!¡± Lin Luo quickly caught it. He pinched the black card and looked through it. ¡®Could this be another 10000 spiritual stones?¡¯ Lin Luo¡¯s eyes instantly lit up. ¡°There are two thousand spirit stones in here. It¡¯s not a lot, probably just a small change for you.¡± Lin Luo was a little disappointed. There were only two thousand. He thought there were ten thousand. But¡­ It would be a waste not to take it! Zhang Renhu¡¯s eyes were filled with gratitude. but with the black card, you can go straight to the third floor of the martial pavilion! ¡°Buy any martial technique in the martial pavilion for a 50% discount!¡± Chapter 7 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Lin Luo put the black card into his pocket. It was really like a pillow for a drowsy person. Although he was already a beginner martial artist, without martial arts techniques, it would be useless. With this black card, he could get a 50% discount. How much money would he save? Lin Luo smiled warmly. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry. You¡¯re too polite.¡± ¡°I should. I should.¡± Zhang Renhu waved his hand. ¡°If you need anything, feel free to look for me!¡± ¡°Definitely, definitely!¡± After sending Zhang Renhu off, Lin Luo touched the black card in his arms and laughed. He had really struck it rich this time! [Automatic detection of spirit stone balance¡­] [Your balance is 12459 spiritual energy crystals. Your ¡®one-click cultivation¡¯ function can be upgraded. After the upgrade, the cultivation speed will be 800 spiritual energy points per hour. The host is advised to top up as soon as possible.] Lin Luo was only happy for a few minutes before the system¡¯s voice, which was even more excited than his, rang out in his mind. Good fellow, there¡¯s even a whole here. ¡°Charge, charge, charge!¡± Lin Luo immediately agreed. He was rich now. When he became a Martial Master, he would have a lot of money. [Okay!] Lin Luo could hear the system¡¯s impatient tone. This thing was even more greedy than him. [Recharge failed!] [Host, please withdraw the spirit stones you have saved!] [Host, please withdraw the spirit stones you have saved!] Lin Luo was stunned. It seemed that the spiritual stones in the black card could not be used without taking them out. The system in his head kept repeating, reminding him to take out the spiritual stones. ¡°I know! I¡¯ll get it when I get out.¡± The system finally quieted down. ¡°You little brat!¡± Mr. Zhang called out to the distracted Lin Luo in a bad mood. ¡°You dare to refuse Chuxin¡¯s recruitment?¡± Mr. Zhang said in exasperation. Lin Luo sharply noticed Mr. Zhang¡¯s hidden worry. ¡°Mr. Zhang, so what if he rejected me? What¡¯s the matter?¡± Lin Luo said tentatively. ¡°Hmph!¡± Mr. Zhang glared at Lin Luo and took a few large steps to the side. ¡°Yuan Chu and Yuan Xin are both King-level experts in the Chuxin team. ¡°If you don¡¯t agree with a bright future ahead of you, then you¡¯re stupid¡­ ¡°But what I¡¯m most afraid of is angering these two King-level experts!¡± As Mr. Zhang spoke, he smacked the sofa with his large palm. Lin Luo¡¯s shoulders shrank. I don¡¯t think so. All he did was reject the recruitment. Business didn¡¯t work out, but benevolence and righteousness did. Mr. Zhang glanced at Lin Luo. you¡¯ve just entered the ranks of martial artists. It¡¯s not your fault that you don¡¯t know. He took a deep breath and then exhaled. ¡°Martial artists are a class above the rest.¡± ¡°The rank among martial artists is much higher than that of ordinary people.¡± Lin Luo understood. As a King-level expert, his eyes were usually on top of his head. The martial artists below were no different from ants to them. Lin Luo shrank back, feeling a little scared. ¡°This, will they do anything to sister?¡± Lin Meng¡¯er didn¡¯t know much about martial artists, but she knew what it meant to be a King level expert. It was an existence that ordinary people like them had to raise their heads and worship. Lin Luo, who was still a little worried, suddenly straightened his back when he saw Meng¡¯er¡¯s worried and scared look. ¡°Meng¡¯er, don¡¯t worry.¡± Lin Luo patted his chest. ¡°Them? I¡¯ll be fine.¡± ¡°Swish!¡± Mr. Zhang was so angry that his face turned green. ¡°Lin Luo! Let¡¯s not talk about whether you can really break through to Martial Master in half a month.¡± ¡°Even if you become a Martial Master, you won¡¯t be able to withstand three moves from a King-level expert!¡± ¡°But they don¡¯t dare to act immediately.¡± Lin Luo grinned and raised his eyebrows confidently. This kind of expert definitely wanted face. If he refused, he would be in trouble. No matter if it were Chuxin or not, they would be blamed for it. Even if no one dared to say anything on the surface, who knew how they would talk about Chuxin behind their backs? Therefore, even if the siblings were to make a move, it would take some time. However, he had the one-click cultivation system. After a while, it was hard to say what his cultivation level would be. Lin Luo¡¯s mind spun, and he was completely at ease. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, don¡¯t worry!¡± That day, Lin Luo brought the black card to the martial pavilion. He didn¡¯t want to go out to the field, but he still had to learn this life-saving martial art. The martial pavilion was the largest shop in the city. It only served martial artists and mainly sold martial arts techniques. There were five floors, and ordinary martial artists could only wander around the first and second floors. Anyone who wanted to go up to the third floor or above had to either have great strength or authority. The real good stuff was on the upper floor. Once Lin Luo entered, he went straight to the third floor. ¡°Hold on!¡± Staff members in uniform stopped Lin Luo at the stairway. Lin Luo took a look. The other party was actually a middle-ranked martial artist! ¡°Beginner-level martial artists can only be on the first floor.¡± His tone was arrogant, and he looked at Lin Luo with disdain. ¡°Who are you?¡± Lin Luo took a step back. I¡¯m the manager in charge of the first and second floors of the martial pavilion. My surname is Chen. Manager Chen said casually as he rolled up his sleeves. ¡°Oh, so you¡¯re just the manager of the first and second floors.¡± Lin Luo was relieved. He took out a black card from his pocket. He waved the luxurious black card in front of manager Chen. Manager Chen¡¯s expression changed drastically! ¡°Ah! It¡¯s my fault for failing to recognize you!¡± Manager Chen¡¯s attitude took a 180-degree turn. He bent down and smiled apologetically. ¡°Please, please!¡± Lin Luo snorted and swaggered up to the third floor. The uniforms of the staff on the third floor differed from those on the first floor. The service was also better than on the first and second floors. As soon as Lin Luo came up, a female sales assistant immediately greeted him with a smile. ¡°Good afternoon, Sir. May I know what martial arts technique you need?¡± On the third floor of the martial pavilion, a few tall bookshelves were placed against the wall. There were a few round pillars in the middle, and a square platform was placed on each of them. A martial technique book was suspended in the air. ¡°It¡¯s my first time here. Can you show me around?¡± ¡°Alright,¡± she said. The shop assistant enthusiastically introduced the third floor to Lin Luo. There were ordinary martial arts techniques and also advanced martial arts techniques. The ratio was about 1:1. ¡°Give me the ¡®Basic skills for apprentices¡¯ first.¡± Lin Luo said as he looked at the martial arts techniques on the shelf. The smile on the shop assistant¡¯s face almost disappeared. ¡°Apprentice martial artist basics¡± was used by people who had just entered the ranks of martial artists, and it was also the most widely used martial arts technique. However, this was only an ordinary technique, and it was the most basic one. They were only placed on the third floor to make up for the numbers. Who would come to the third floor to buy ¡°apprentice martial artist basics?¡± Fortunately, Lin Luo bought a few high-level martial arts techniques in the end. The smile on the shop assistant¡¯s face stayed on. As soon as he got home, Lin Luo couldn¡¯t wait to open the martial arts manual. All the books on martial arts techniques were made of special paper. As soon as Lin Luo opened the ¡°Basics for apprentice martial artists,¡± the system in his mind immediately responded. [One-click learning activated. Basics for apprentice martial artists: Beginner level!] Beginner level! Lin Luo had only flipped to the first page, and he was already at the beginner level! He glanced at the progress bar and slowly walked forward. As long as the progress bar reached the end, he would be able to completely master the ¡°Basics for apprentice martial artists¡± in no time! He impatiently opened the advanced martial arts technique. To ordinary people, high-level martial arts techniques were difficult to understand. But Lin Luo could understand them with a single glance. Chapter 8 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation This one-click learning was really good! However, even after Lin Luo flipped through a few pages of the martial arts technique, the system in his mind didn¡¯t respond. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± [The ¡°one-click Learning¡± function has a cooldown period. There is a 12-hour interval between each martial art skill. The automatic learning time of different martial arts skills is different depending on the difficulty level] ¡°Apprentice martial artist basics¡± was the most basic martial technique. Hence, Lin Luo had only opened the first page, but he had already reached the beginner level. Lin Luo closed the book, feeling a little depressed. In other words, he had to wait for another twelve hours before he could continue to study. Very quickly, Lin Luo had a flash of inspiration. ¡°System, can I skip the ordinary martial arts techniques and learn the advanced ones directly?¡± [Yes, the ¡®one-click learning¡¯ function has no restrictions on the level of the martial arts technique.] ¡°No side effects?¡± [Don¡¯t worry. There will be no side effects!] [Please use it at your discretion!] That¡¯s great! Lin Luo pushed a few ordinary martial arts books to a corner. Since he didn¡¯t need to learn ordinary martial arts techniques first before advanced martial arts techniques¡­ Then he could directly learn a high-level martial arts technique! All martial artists had to first learn ordinary martial arts to lay their foundations. Otherwise, it was very easy to make a mistake and suffer a backlash from learning a high-grade martial skill. If it was light, he would suffer from internal injuries. If it was serious, his years of cultivation would be completely destroyed, and he might not even be able to cultivate anymore. However, Lin Luo, who had the system, didn¡¯t have such worries! He only needed to focus on learning high-level martial arts techniques! As he had to wait for the cooldown, Lin Luo climbed into bed, covered himself with the blanket, and went to sleep. The next day, after Lin Luo woke up, he was two hours away from learning advanced martial arts. He took Lin Meng¡¯er out and was prepared to play for two hours before going home to learn high-level martial arts. If it was known by those martial artists who had worked themselves to death, waking up early and sleeping late to learn ordinary techniques for a few years before they could come into contact with high-level techniques. Who knew how many times Lin Luo would be put in a gunny sack and beaten up? Lin Luo and Meng¡¯er were holding food in their hands as they strolled along the streets. ¡°Be careful!¡± On top of Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s head, a woman wasn¡¯t holding a flower pot steadily. The huge and heavy flower pot directly smashed down on Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s head! The flower pot was too heavy and fast. Being ordinary, Lin Meng¡¯er couldn¡¯t dodge it at all! The passersby couldn¡¯t help but close their eyes when they saw this. ¡°Crash!¡± It was a critical moment! Lin Luo subconsciously wrapped his arms around Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s shoulders. With extreme speed, he brought her away from the area where the flower pot had fallen. ¡°Are you alright?¡± Lin Luo looked at Lin Meng¡¯er anxiously. He pulled her by the arm and walked back and forth to check if she was injured. Ever since they came here, Meng¡¯er had been good to her brother. Lin Luo had seen it and remembered it in his heart. He had long treated Meng¡¯er as his own sister. Meng¡¯er was not the only one who was shocked. Lin Luo was also frightened. ¡°Brother, I¡¯m fine.¡± Lin Meng¡¯er was still in a daze. However, when she saw Lin Luo¡¯s anxious look, she smiled obediently and comforted him instead. After confirming that Lin Meng¡¯er was fine, Lin Luo heaved a sigh of relief. Then, he turned around and looked up at the apologetic woman. ¡°Be careful! This can kill someone, Ma¡¯am!¡± Lin Luo shouted angrily. The woman was extremely unhappy to be called Ma¡¯am by such a young man. However, she was in the wrong at first, so she could only smile and say, ¡°Yes, yes, yes! I must be more careful in the future! I¡¯m really sorry!¡± The other party apologized profusely and even came downstairs to give Lin Meng¡¯er a lot of food, clothes, and spirit coins as an apology. It was obvious that this was just an ordinary person. When the woman apologized to Lin Meng¡¯er, she repeatedly looked at Lin Luo in fear and trepidation. Ordinary people¡¯s respect for martial artists was engraved in their bones. Lin Luo¡¯s speed had clearly shown that he was a martial artist. ¡°Brother, I¡¯m fine. Let¡¯s not pursue this.¡± Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s heart softened. She had been through suffering, and the woman¡¯s scared expression always reminded her of her brother and herself in the past. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll listen to you.¡± Lin Luo pinched Meng¡¯er¡¯s face lightly. Not far away, manager Luo was dumbfounded by what he saw. Lin Luo only took four days to go from a junior martial apprentice to a martial warrior. How did he learn a battle technique so quickly? Normally, when a martial artists cultivated, they would only absorb the spiritual power into their body. As for how to use it, he still needed to learn martial arts techniques. Just now, he had clearly seen that Lin Luo had used spiritual power on his legs to achieve such a fast speed. This was something that only people who had learned martial arts could do! However, even if Lin Luo had started learning martial arts from a junior apprentice, it was impossible for him to be so fast! ¡®Even if it¡¯s the ¡°basics of apprentice martial artist,¡± it would still take ten days to reach the primary level!¡¯ Manager Luo¡¯s thick lips trembled a few times as he stared at Lin Luo. ¡°All of you, keep an eye on this Lin Luo.¡± He had a premonition that Lin Luo would definitely give him another surprise. After this incident, Lin Luo and Lin Meng¡¯er were no longer in the mood to stroll around. The two of them went straight home. As soon as the 12-hour cooldown was up, Lin Luo immediately took out a high-level martial arts technique and opened it. The first high-level martial arts technique that Lin Luo picked was the mystic stone technique. The mystic stone technique could be used to attack and defend, and it could use spiritual energy to mold the earth into any shape one wanted. Then, he would pour his spiritual power into it to form a powerful defense or attack. However, the mystic stone technique was not easy to practice. To master the mystic stone technique, one had to use spiritual energy to control the soil day and night. Without half a year, he would not be able to step into the elementary level. Therefore, although the mystic stone technique was a rare technique that could both attack and defend, very few people practiced it. This was because it required too much time and energy. However, this was clearly not a big problem for Lin Luo. As soon as he opened martial arts, a progress bar appeared in front of him. On the progress bar, the value was currently negative 50%. Lin Luo was speechless. ¡°Why does this thing have a negative number?¡± The system¡¯s cold voice sounded. [Because the host¡¯s talent is too trashy, it will take a longer time to learn advanced martial arts.] God damnit! Lin Luo had never expected this to be the reason. He was still a beginner martial artist, but his talent and physique were still so trashy. ¡°How long do you need to reach the primary level?¡± Lin Luo gritted his teeth. [24 hours] Lin Luo heaved a sigh of relief. One day was fine. On the second day, Lin Luo¡¯s mystic stone technique automatically reached the beginner level. [Congratulations, host! Congratulations!] [Mystic stone technique has reached the basic level!] [Your ¡®one-click learning¡¯ function can be upgraded. After the upgrade, the learning time for all martial arts techniques will be reduced by one-tenth, and it will only cost 1000 spiritual stones!] [Your ¡®one-click cultivation¡¯ function can be upgraded. After the upgrade, the cultivation speed will be increased to 800 spiritual energy points per hour. It only costs 10000 spiritual stones!] Lin Luo¡¯s eyelids twitched, and he automatically ignored the second message. ¡°Upgrade the one-click learning function.¡± After buying the martial arts technique yesterday, he no longer had enough money. [¡°One-click learning¡± function has been successfully upgraded.] [The one-click clone function can be activated. After activation, the host will have a clone! It could be summoned at any time! It only costs 50000 spirit stones to activate!] Chapter 9 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation When Lin Luo heard about the one-button clone function, he didn¡¯t even have the time to be happy. The last 50000 spirit stones poured a bucket of cold water on him. Even if he became a Martial Master and went to the Zhang family to get the ten thousand spirit stones, it wouldn¡¯t be enough to activate this one-button clone function! ¡°I thought I¡¯m quite rich, but I¡¯m still poor!¡± This wasn¡¯t a system. It was a metal-eating beast! It was as if Lin Luo could already see the miserable look of him running all over the place to support this system. He was so frightened that he closed his eyes. No, no, I won¡¯t. As for the clone, it was better to put it aside for now. Although there was a 50% discount on the black card, none of these high-level martial arts skills were cheap. High-level martial arts techniques cost thousands of spiritual stones, or even tens of thousands. Without money, cultivating would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens. While waiting for the cooldown to be over, Lin Luo took out the remaining two high-level martial arts skills. One was the ¡°flying bird technique,¡± while the other was the ¡°thunder roar spell.¡± The flying bird technique was a movement-type martial technique. After completely mastering it, the practitioner¡¯s speed could be comparable to that of a flying bird when it was stimulated to the extreme. That was why it was called the flying bird technique. This was simply a weapon for escaping! In the martial pavilion, Lin Luo had taken a fancy to this technique at first glance. The most important martial skill was a martial skill for escaping. Unless one could reach the peak of a martial artist, one would not be able to escape without this skill. And the flying bird technique was a high-tier movement technique in itself. Of course, the difficulty of learning it was also obvious. The other skill book, The Roar of Thunder, was an offensive martial skill. It was so powerful that it could even challenge martial artists of a higher level! Lin Luo¡¯s eyes burned. It was said that by practicing the thunder spell, one could turn heavenly lightning into their own weapon. The power of this heavenly lightning was so strong that even a King-level expert wouldn¡¯t be able to withstand it! However, the thunder technique was only slightly more expensive than ordinary martial arts techniques because of its very high requirements for the cultivator. Only those who had close to the maximum level of affinity with the thunder attribute could truly cultivate the thunder spell to its peak. In other words, only people with lightning affinity close to the maximum level could draw down heavenly lightning. However, in this world, the number of people with lightning affinity close to the maximum level could be counted on one hand. If he didn¡¯t have this heavenly lightning, he would rather choose other lightning-type martial skills than the extremely difficult ¡°Thunder Art.¡± Therefore, although the thunder spell was very powerful, it was also of little value. The martial pavilion¡¯s Thunder Art could have been placed on the fourth or fifth floor. However, because of the cultivation conditions, no one had been interested in it for many years, and the price had fallen again and again. In the end, he was reduced to the third level of the martial pavilion. Lin Luo¡¯s special attribute affinity was zero. However, he had the system. Even if it were a negative number, he would be able to cultivate to the peak after some time. [Cooldown time has ended. Learning Flying Bird spell now] Lin Luo waited for the cooldown to end and immediately started learning the flying bird spell. The flying bird technique was even more powerful than the mystic stone technique, and the progress bar was even slower. In the end, Lin Luo only spent two days reaching the beginner level of the flying bird spell. No matter how talented an ordinary martial artist was, it was impossible for them to reach the primary level without at least half a year. However, to Lin Luo, it was just the time it took to eat a few meals and sleep. He continued to learn the thunder spell without stopping. Lin Luo didn¡¯t stay idle while he automatically learned martial arts. He continued to bring Lin Meng¡¯er along to enjoy life. Supervisor Luo, who had been paying attention to Lin Luo, heard the news from his subordinates. His face turned green. ¡°He¡¯s playing it every day?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The martial artists who had been watching Lin Luo for the past few days were also puzzled. ¡°He doesn¡¯t need to cultivate?¡± He had been fooling around everywhere and hadn¡¯t seen Lin Luo cultivate in the past few days. ¡°Does he only cultivate at home?¡± ¡°Idiot!¡± Manager Luo cursed. Just how much time does he have left at home, excluding the time he spends sleeping?¡± With such a short amount of time to cultivate every day, it would be impossible for him to break through from a martial apprentice to a martial warrior in a few years. Could it be that Lin Luo¡¯s talent was so shocking that he was considered a celestial being? That was impossible! Manager Luo shook his head. No matter how talented he was, he must have been cultivating day and night to break through to martial warrior in four days. ¡°Hehe.¡± Manager Luo sneered. I¡¯m afraid he¡¯s become too arrogant just because he was able to cultivate to martial warrior in four days. Manager Luo showed a disdainful expression. ¡°You think you can easily become a Martial Master?¡± Manager Luo despised people who didn¡¯t work hard because of their talent. ¡°I heard that he told Zhang Renhu of the Zhang family that he would be able to become a Martial Master in half a month?¡± ¡°Yes, there is such a saying.¡± Manager Luo leaned against the back of the chair, crossed his arms, and looked at him coldly. I don¡¯t think he¡¯ll be able to reach the martial Master realm even if he¡¯s given five more years! On the fifth day, Lin Luo, who had been looked down upon by manager Luo, had cultivated the thunder spell to beginner level. Lin Luo¡¯s eyes were still drowsy. He rubbed his eyes when he heard the system¡¯s notification. ¡°Oh.¡± It seemed that he had to find time to go to the martial pavilion and buy a few martial techniques. After washing up, Lin Luo hesitated for a moment and decided to find a place to try out the new techniques he had learned. The idea of leaving the city circled in Lin Luo¡¯s mind, but he decisively crossed it out. He chose a forest in the south of the city where there were few people. Lin Luo tried out the mystic stone technique, the flying bird technique, and the thunderous technique. Half an hour later. Lin Luo looked at the electric arc on his fingertips, unable to stop the smile on his face. The trees in front of him had already collapsed. Some of them were formed by rocks, arrows, and machetes. Most of them were burnt by lightning. Lin Luo retracted the electric arc on his fingertips, completely relieved. [The system has detected that your spiritual energy has reached 30000. You have successfully been promoted to an intermediate martial artist!] Lin Luo was slowly walking home. The system¡¯s warning tone suddenly sounded. He quickly checked himself. He¡¯s a middle-ranked warrior now! Lin Luo was overjoyed. In a few days, he had not only trained three high-level martial arts techniques to the beginner level. He even broke through to become a middle-ranked martial artist. Lin Luo felt that he only needed to drink, eat, and sleep to reach the heights of those unattainable experts. [You are still 30000 spiritual energy points away from becoming a high-level martial artist. The host can top-up and upgrade the one-button cultivation function to increase the growth speed of spiritual energy points.] Lin Luo¡¯s expression stiffened for a moment. He thought about the few thousand spirit stones he had left. Then, he looked at the system, which was crying for food. ¡°It seems I have to make a trip to the Zhang family.¡± Otherwise, the spiritual stones he had left would be gone after a round in the martial pavilion. Lin Luo went to the Association to get the allowance for a mid-level martial artist and headed straight for the Zhang family. He didn¡¯t care about the people in the Association who looked at him as if he was a monster. Anyway, they would get used to it after seeing it a lot. Right now, earning money was more important. He just didn¡¯t know how many spiritual stones he could get from the Zhang family this time. Lin Luo¡¯s eyes were filled with anticipation. Chapter 10 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation If Lin Luo wanted to go to the Zhang family, he had to pass through more than half of the civilian area. Where there were people, there would be levels, especially when it was not peaceful. In the city, martial artists and ordinary people were on completely different levels. However, among martial artists, there was also a clear hierarchy. Those who were strong and talented would be able to live in a better environment and enjoy better resources. Therefore, the entire city was divided into the core area and the civilian area. The commoner¡¯s district was filled with ordinary people and lower-ranked martial artists. These ordinary martial artists were the people in charge. As for the core area, it was located in the middle and was surrounded by the civilian area. Or rather, it was protected. Those who lived in the core zone were either rich or powerful. They were all well-known hunting teams and families with power and money. Lin Luo used to be a dishwasher, so he could only live in the civilian area. He calculated the distance and hired a car to take him to the core area. ¡°The Zhang family?¡± The honest-looking man scratched his head and looked at Lin Luo awkwardly. ¡°The Zhang family is a family in the core zone. I wouldn¡¯t dare. ¡°In the eyes of the martial artists in the core zone, ordinary people like us are disliked even if we get close to them. They think we are dirty. ¡°I¡¯m afraid we¡¯ll be thrown out before we even get close to the Zhang family.¡± The more the man spoke, the more afraid he became. He turned around and wanted to escape. ¡°Wait!¡± Lin Luo quickly grabbed the other party¡¯s collar. ¡°Hey, hey, hey!¡± The man was just an ordinary person and was no match for Lin Luo in strength. He was pulled back by the collar and retreated in front of Lin Luo. ¡°Please be magnanimous and let me go. I really don¡¯t dare to go.¡± The man pulled a long face. Lin Luo did not expect the people here to be so afraid of the people in the core zone. He pointed at himself and said, ¡°What are you afraid of? I¡¯m a martial artist too.¡± Looking at the sky, Lin Luo didn¡¯t want to drag this on any longer. He grabbed the man¡¯s collar from the back of his neck. ¡°Nothing will happen.¡± He was a martial artist, so there should be nothing to be afraid of. ¡°Swish!¡± The man whose collar was being grabbed couldn¡¯t help but sneer. Lin Luo was speechless. ¡°What are you laughing at?¡± The man was pulled and refused to let go, and he was a little angry. Sir, you¡¯re just a middle-ranked martial artist. If you go to the core area, you won¡¯t even be able to take a slap! He was only a middle-ranked warrior at such an old age, so he must have an ordinary aptitude. He didn¡¯t know much about the core zone, so it was impossible for him to be someone from the core zone. If an ordinary intermediate-level fighter from the commoner district were to go to the core area, he would either be a grandson or be beaten up! He was not stupid! Good fellow! Lin Luo saw the disdain in the man¡¯s eyes and laughed angrily. ¡°Believe it or not, you can¡¯t even take a slap from me.¡± Lin Luo¡¯s eyes were fierce, and the man who had mustered up the courage to mock Lin Luo immediately cowered. He bent over and smiled apologetically, ¡°My Lord!¡± I really don¡¯t dare to! If I lose my life to earn this money, I¡¯ll have nothing left.¡± ¡°Three times the price, do you dare?¡± Lin Luo took out a pile of spirit coins. He held a fist full of spirit coins in his left hand, and stretched out his other hand, opening his palm in front of the man. ¡°Hualala!¡± The spirit coin slipped out of Lin Luo¡¯s left hand and fell into his right palm. The man¡¯s eyes were fixed on her. He couldn¡¯t help but move closer to Lin Luo¡¯s right hand and grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. ¡°I dare! I dare!¡± Lin Luo stuffed the spirit coin into the man¡¯s hand. if you dare, then leave! The man drove Lin Luo closer and closer to the Zhang family¡¯s house. His forehead was sweating non-stop. He raised his hand to wipe it away, and it was covered in sweat again. ¡°Hurry, we¡¯re almost there.¡± Before Lin Luo could reach the Zhang family¡¯s house, he was discovered by them, and he stopped. ¡°Who are you? What are you doing at the Zhangs?¡± More than a dozen middle-ranked martial artists blocked Lin Luo¡¯s way, looking fierce. Lin Luo¡¯s eyelids twitched. A middle-ranked martial artist was just a guard in the Zhang family? In other words, he was no different from a guard? In fact, Lin Luo didn¡¯t know that it wasn¡¯t that these families didn¡¯t value them. The weakest person was in charge of guarding the door. In order to prevent people from sneaking into the family without anyone knowing and causing trouble, these gatekeepers were not weak. Lin Luo, who didn¡¯t know about this, quickly smiled warmly. we were invited to the Zhang family. This is my driver. Lin Luo decided to find a driver to fill in the gaps. ¡°Driver? Hahaha! You mean him?¡± After Lin Luo finished speaking, the martial artist opposite him burst into laughter. He turned his head in confusion, only to see that the car that had brought him here had already left. Looking at the speed, it was several times faster than when they came! F*ck! He ran too fast! Lin Luo cursed in his heart. ¡°Hey! Lil¡¯ brat, you still haven¡¯t told me what you want to do!¡± The leader of the cultivators shouted. Lin Luo could confirm that this person must have seen a lot of blood before. That was why his eyes were so fierce. He quickly took out the black card that Zhang Renhu had given him. ¡°It was Zhang Renhu who asked me to come. He said he wanted to invite me to be a guest elder of the Zhang family.¡± As soon as he saw the black card, the initially ruthless martial artist immediately changed his attitude. His fierce face filled with smiles, and his wrinkles were squeezed into a flower. ¡°It¡¯s our fault for failing to recognize Mount Tai. This way please, my Lord!¡± The leader of the martial artists quickly led the way and respectfully invited Lin Luo into the Zhang family. Zhang Renhu was an elder of the Zhang family. That black card could only be given to Zhang elders and direct descendants. Lin Luo laughed. This card was actually useful. It seemed that Zhang Renhu wasn¡¯t of low status in the Zhang family. He had to take good care of the black card. He laughed happily, put the black card back into his pocket, and swaggered into the Zhang family. Only one of the martial artists in charge of guarding the door led Lin Luo inside. The rest of them stayed outside. ¡°Captain.¡± Some martialists looked at Lin Luo¡¯s back in puzzlement. ¡°He¡¯s just a mid-level martialist. How could he be invited to be a guest?¡± ¡°You¡¯re asking me, but who should I ask?¡± The team leader rolled his eyes at his team member. As soon as Lin Luo entered the Zhang family¡¯s compound, he was invited by Zhang Renhu. The news that he could become a guest elder after breaking through to Martial Master in half a year instantly spread throughout the Zhang family! Zhang Renhu hurried over. ¡°Lil¡¯ bro!¡± Lin Luo immediately rubbed his hands together and went up to him. ¡°Mr. Hu!¡± Lin Luo greeted him affectionately and passionately. If one didn¡¯t know better, one would have thought they were related. ¡°Hahaha, lil¡¯ bro¡­¡± Zhang Renhu was about to say a few words of courtesy when he realized that Lin Luo was already an intermediate martial artist! How many days had it been? ¡°Y-you¡¯ve broken through?! Lin Luo smiled brightly and said humbly, ¡°I broke through not too long ago. I¡¯m sorry to see you laugh at me.¡± Zhang Renhu¡¯s expression was complicated. ¡°You¡­¡± ¡°Hmph! A 20-year-old intermediate warrior wants to be a guest warrior of my Zhang family? Delusional!¡± An old and deep voice interrupted Zhang Renhu. Zhang Renhu¡¯s expression changed slightly. He whispered to Lin Luo, ¡°This is our grand elder, Zhang Shengcheng.¡± ¡°Grand elder¡¯s words are wrong.¡± Among the group of people standing in front, a young man said with a smile, ¡°Since fifth elder strongly recommended Lin Luo, he must have some extraordinary qualities.¡± ¡°Why don¡¯t we first test my talent?¡± Chapter 11 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The young man clapped his hands, and someone immediately carried a huge rock up. The stone was transparent like jade, and it was snow-white. It was very beautiful. A drop of sweat slowly appeared on Lin Luo¡¯s forehead. He pulled out his interface and took a look. [Cultivation physique: Crippled body of inferior roots] ¡°I¡¯ll go!¡± With this test, wouldn¡¯t the fact that he had trash aptitude be exposed? At that time, he wouldn¡¯t be kicked out of the Zhang family, right? Zhang Renhu frowned as he looked at the Zhang family. There were ordinary Zhang family disciples, guest elders, and elders. Before Lin Luo could say anything, Zhang Renhu had already agreed on his behalf. ¡°Good! If Lin Luo¡¯s talent is good enough, then the position of guest elder will be reserved for him!¡± Zhang Shengsheng squinted his eyes and secretly glanced at the young man. The young man looked at Lin Luo with a smile and nodded slightly. ¡°Yes! My Zhang family will never mistreat a genius!¡± Zhang Shengsheng deliberately emphasized the last two words. Zhang Renhu snorted, not afraid at all. For Lin Luo to be able to break through in such a short period of time, his talent must be heaven-defying. He was waiting to see how shocked these people would be! As for Lin Luo himself, he was dumbfounded! With his aptitude, once he was tested, he would most likely be kicked out of the Zhang family immediately! However, the arrow was already nocked and had no choice but to fire. Lin Luo¡¯s eyes turned. Thinking of the few martial arts techniques he had already mastered at the elementary level, his heart immediately calmed down. At most, he would have to fight and let these people see his strength. It should work. There weren¡¯t many middle-ranked warriors who could practice high-level martial arts techniques. After making up his mind, Lin Luo calmed down and arrogantly walked toward the stone. This was specially used to test a martial artist¡¯s aptitude. As long as the martial artist placed his hand on it, the higher the aptitude, the brighter the light on the stone would be! Everyone stared at Lin Luo as he placed his hand on the stone. In the next moment, the stone gradually lit up with a little light, like a firefly in the day, barely visible. Everyone¡¯s eyes widened, and they could only barely see the light when their eyes were sore. They patiently waited for the light to expand and become brighter. A minute passed. Three minutes passed. Five minutes passed¡­ Fifteen minutes passed¡­ The stone under Lin Luo¡¯s palm still only maintained a little bit of light, and it might even disappear the next moment. The awkward atmosphere spread across the field. ¡°Just this?¡± It was unknown who said this. All the members of the Zhang family were in an uproar! Just how low did this person¡¯s aptitude have to be for this light to appear?! Lin Luo was a little embarrassed and was about to move his hand away. The stone under his palm immediately changed. Lin Luo watched with anticipation, hoping that the light would be brighter. However, not only did the light on the stone not become brighter, it was extinguished with a whoosh. A few words appeared on the surface of the stone. ¡°Trash aptitude, trash root, trash body! I¡¯ve never seen such trashy aptitude!¡± Lin Luo could feel the stone¡¯s anger when he moved his hand away. Zhang Renhu rubbed his eyes and took a closer look, but there was still no change. The words on the stone dazed him. How was that possible? In just a few days, Lin Luo had gone from a beginner martial apprentice to an intermediate martial artist. A person with such aptitude should be one in ten thousand. How was it possible? Lin Luo glanced at Zhang Renhu¡¯s doubtful look and took a few steps back guiltily, away from the stone that was emitting resentment and anger. After a long time, the Zhang family finally came back to their senses. ¡°What? It was actually a crippled inferior root body! This is the first time I¡¯ve seen someone with a crippled body!¡± ¡°Hahaha! Me too, I¡¯ve only heard about the aptitude of those with crippled inferior roots, but I didn¡¯t expect that there would really be someone with crippled inferior roots.¡± ¡°Such a person dares to be a guest elder of Zhang clan? He sure is audacious!¡± ¡°What¡¯s the matter with fifth elder? How can such a person with a crippled body be allowed into the Zhang family?¡± ¡°But you don¡¯t say. This is considered one in ten thousand. There isn¡¯t even one in ten thousand martial artists with crippled bodies!¡± The Zhang family¡¯s mocking laughter grew louder and louder, not giving Lin Luo any face at all. The young man¡¯s face was dark, ¡°Zhang Renhu, why did you bring this kind of trash back? He even gave out his black card.¡± It was simply a waste of his time! Lin Luo listened to these mocking voices and looked into the pairs of mocking eyes. He calmed down. When he displayed his strength, these people would definitely be shocked! ¡°Leave the position of the Zhang family¡¯s guest elder to me.¡± Zhang Shengsheng frowned. ¡°With your qualifications, you want to be a guest elder of the Zhang family? Are you dreaming? Green light in broad daylight!¡± ¡°Hehe.¡± Lin Luo smiled confidently. what if I have no rivals among my peers? ¡± ¡°Tsk!¡± Zhang Shengsheng sized Lin Luo up. ¡°You?¡± Invincible among his peers? Any martial artist would probably be able to beat Lin Luo up. Zhang Renhu¡¯s face darkened as he stared at Zhang Shengsheng. The other party had always been in fierce competition with him, and they had also had a few verbal exchanges. ¡°As long as you can beat up the opposition until they are convinced.¡± The young man smiled. ¡°Not only will the position of the Zhang family¡¯s guest elder be yours, but there will also be many benefits you can¡¯t imagine.¡± Lin Luo swallowed his saliva, took a deep breath, and squeezed out a smile at the young man. ¡°Deal!¡± The young man turned to look at the Zhang family behind him. who doesn¡¯t agree to Lin Luo being a guest? ¡± The Zhang family members standing behind him all raised their hands without exception. ¡°I don¡¯t agree! What right does such trash have to be a guest elder?¡± ¡°Any random sow would be better than him! I¡¯m not convinced!¡± ¡°Hey! A piece of trash also dares to be a guest elder in the Zhang family, on what basis!¡± The young man¡¯s face turned black when he thought of Lin Luo becoming a guest elder of the Zhang family! He picked a warrior with a higher cultivation and decent talent from the group. ¡°Go. You must stop Lin Luo.¡± Lin Luo looked at the person who walked out. He was tall and had deep-set facial features. The aura around him suddenly exploded. He was a middle-level martial artist. ¡°You¡¯re Lin Luo, right?¡± Zhang Jia grinned and said, ¡°We won¡¯t bully you. I¡¯m on the same level as you. If you want to be the guest warrior of the Zhang family, you¡¯ll have to defeat me first!¡± Lin Luo laughed. An intermediate martial artist, that would be easy! ¡°Alright!¡± Lin Luo agreed readily. He walked over to the other party, but was stopped by Zhang Renhu. ¡°Be careful. He¡¯s trained in a high-level martial arts technique. Although he is not at the primary level yet, he¡¯s almost there.¡± Zhang renhu was very worried. To be able to cultivate a high-level martial arts technique to such an extent among the intermediate-level martial artists, he could be considered a dragon among men! ¡°Have you cultivated any martial arts?¡± Lin Luo¡¯s expression immediately turned strange. Some of them were already martial masters, and some were even above that. Even though Zhang Renhu had lowered his voice, he was still caught. Zhang Shengsheng¡¯s face was full of contempt. Zhang Renhu must¡¯ve been out of his mind to recommend such a person as a guest elder. Chapter 12 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The young man¡¯s face turned ashen. It was a good thing they came. Otherwise, if such a piece of trash became a guest elder, where would the Zhang family put their face? ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Mr. Zhang.¡± Lin Luo didn¡¯t know what to say, so he vaguely consoled him. Zhang Renhu became even more worried. Lin Luo was already standing opposite Zhang Jia. ¡°Let¡¯s begin!¡± Zhang Jia¡¯s legs spread open slightly and stomped heavily on the ground! A pair of tiger eyes burned, and two plants broke out of the ground on his two sides! It was four vines, and as Zhang Jia activated his spirit energy, the vines gradually grew taller and longer. In the end, they were two times taller than him and as thick as an adult man¡¯s wrist. ¡°This is a high-level martial arts technique! Zhang Jia has actually cultivated a high-grade battle technique to such a level!¡± ¡°Amazing! I haven¡¯t even touched the threshold of a high-level martial arts technique yet, yet Zhang Jia can already use it!¡± Zhang Jia belonged to the young man. Seeing this, the young man nodded in satisfaction. Not bad, Zhang Jia was worth his time and effort. Lin Luo looked at the four vines with a complicated expression. They were not even half the size of the tree trunk he had cut down. This¡­ this was considered very powerful? Lin Luo felt that his understanding of martial artists might be wrong. After the vine rose to the highest point, it immediately bared its fangs and brandished its claws at Lin Luo! The speed was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it had almost reached his face! However, Lin Luo stood still, not moving, as if he had been scared silly. The Zhang family members watching the battle pointed at Lin Luo and laughed at him. ¡°Hahaha! He¡¯s probably scared silly!¡± ¡°He probably hasn¡¯t even seen a high-level martial arts technique before!¡± I heard that he¡¯s from the commoner¡¯s district. How can a commoner from thre understand high-level martial arts techniques?¡± Before their contemptuous and mocking laughter could die down, Lin Luo moved. Lin Luo opened his hands. The index and middle fingers of his left hand came together and pointed at the soil below. The ground churned, and the soil was pulled out according to Lin Luo¡¯s will. Then, it was molded into the shape of an axe by his spiritual power. Thuck! Thuck! Thuck! Thuck! Four sounds rang out, and the four vines that were about to reach Lin Luo¡¯s face were all cut in half. He gently cut the four vines as if he was cutting tofu. The axe didn¡¯t encounter any obstacles and directly cut all four. The remaining half of the vine, still attached to the ground, stiffened for a moment before it quickly retracted back into the ground. No matter how Zhang Jia circulated his spirit energy, he couldn¡¯t summon the vine again. Left with no choice, Zhang Jia could only channel his spirit energy into his limbs and clench his fist to punch Lin Luo! The spirit energy in Lin Luo¡¯s body surged, and an earth wall appeared in front of Lin Luo, firmly blocking Zhang Jia. Bang! Bang! Zhang Jia¡¯s huge fist smashed into the mud wall, making a terrifying sound. There wasn¡¯t a single crack in the wall. Even when Zhang Jia¡¯s arms were sore from smashing, he still could not break through the mud wall. Lin Luo yawned and watched Zhang Jia smash the wall in boredom. ¡°Are you done?¡± When Zhang Jia was tired from smashing, he took a few steps back to rest. Lin Luo retracted the earth wall and condensed a huge rock. He then smashed it at Zhang Jia¡¯s head. ¡°Aaargh!¡± Zhang Jia cried out in pain. His head buzzed from being hit by the large rock, and his skin was even bleeding. The whites of his eyes rolled back, and he fainted from the impact. The entire battle only lasted for a few minutes. Zhang Jia couldn¡¯t even get close to Lin Luo, and he was knocked unconscious. Was this a crippled body? Were crippled people so powerful now? The Zhang family was dumbfounded. Zhang Renhu was the first to recover, ¡°This is mystic stone? Lil¡¯ brother, you¡¯ve learned the mystic stone technique?¡± ¡°I¡¯m only at the beginner level,¡± Lin Luo said humbly. But in his heart, he couldn¡¯t help but be overjoyed! Gasp! Everyone took in sharp breaths. Did this person know what he was saying? Only a few of God¡¯s favored sons were able to cultivate a high-level martial technique to the primary level. These people were all existences that people had to look up to. ¡°Can Lin Luo take on the position of guest elder now?¡± Zhang Renhu was completely at ease. Lin Luo¡¯s talent was even more heaven-defying than he had thought! The so-called aptitude test was done either because the stone was broken, or Lin Luo wanted to find another way out or was hiding his strength. He used a method they didn¡¯t know and tampered with the stone¡¯s test results. In fact, Zhang Renhu was more inclined toward the second possibility. Lin Luo stood there calmly, quietly waiting to become the guest elder of the Zhang family. After becoming a guest elder, he should be able to receive offerings, right? He didn¡¯t know how many spirit stones he had and if they could fill up the hole. Upgrading the system and activating the clone system would cost too many spiritual stones. Thinking of his almost empty wallet, Lin Luo immediately frowned. ¡°No!¡± Zhang Sheng¡¯s deep voice woke Lin Luo up. ¡°There are so many here who are against it. Lin Luo has only defeated a middle-ranked martial artist. He¡¯s not qualified to be a guest warrior of the Zhang family!¡± The young man¡¯s original disdainful attitude changed. He stared at Lin Luo with interest, wanting to see if he could produce something that would surprise him again. ¡°Then what do you want?!¡± Zhang Renhu said in a rough voice, extremely dissatisfied. ¡°Mr. Zhang, I know what I¡¯m doing.¡± Lin Luo looked at the Zhang family members with a burning gaze and gently exhaled. ¡°Come on!¡± The young man¡¯s lips curled up, and he picked five more people to step forward. Among them, the highest level was actually a junior Martial Master! Zhang Renhu¡¯s expression turned ugly. young master, this is too much. The young man, who was called young master, laughed. ¡°Zhang Renhu, this kid wants to sit in the guest position of the Zhang family, not some random person¡¯s seat!¡± ¡°Lin Luo!¡± The young man pointed at the four people standing in front of him. ¡°As long as you defeat them, the position of guest master will be yours!¡± Upon hearing this, Lin Luo slowly walked to Zhang Renhu¡¯s side. ¡°Mr. Zhang, what¡¯s with this warrior¡¯s martial technique?¡± Zhang Renhu explained it to Lin Luo. Only martial masters and above could practice high-level martial arts techniques and achieve success. It was difficult for martial artists below the Martial Master level to master just martial techniques. ¡°Good! Let¡¯s start!¡± Lin Luo was completely at ease. From the looks of it, he was probably the one who had mastered the most martial arts techniques. Without much hesitation, Lin Luo immediately summoned his lightning! The purple electric arc shot toward the five martial artists, giving them no chance or time to react! The speed of the purple arc was as fast as the speed of light. In the blink of an eye, the purple electric arc had already climbed onto their bodies! ¡°Ah! No!¡± An intense electric current instantly spread throughout their bodies! Bzzzt¡­ bzzt¡­ bzzzzz¡­ The sound of electric currents rose and fell, intertwining with the screams. The five martial artists had lost their combat power in the blink of an eye. Everyone¡¯s eyes were wide open as they looked at the scene in front of them in disbelief. Lin Luo was too strong! This was the only thought in the minds of everyone who witnessed this. Chapter 13 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Everyone was silent! Gu Dong! Was he really just a middle-ranked martial artist? He was also a mid-ranked martial artist with a crippled body. The young man was silent. A full ten minutes passed. Seeing that they didn¡¯t react at all, Lin Luo frowned. ¡°You guys can¡¯t be thinking of going back on your word again, right?¡± As soon as he said this, Zhang Shengsheng and the young man¡¯s faces turned red. The Zhang family members standing behind them were also ashamed, their faces red. ¡°You¡¯re very strong.¡± The young man looked deeply at Lin Luo. you deserve the position of the Zhang family¡¯s guest elder. ¡°Yup!¡± As soon as the young man¡¯s words came out, the Zhang family echoed one after another. ¡°I¡¯m sincerely convinced that Lin Luo will be the Zhang family¡¯s guest elder!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! To be able to defeat a primary Martial Master as an intermediate martial artist¡­ that¡¯s amazing!¡± ¡°Heavens! How did he do it?¡± Zhang Shengsheng, who had been the most vehement in his opposition, also remained silent. Lin Luo¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°So I¡¯m a guest elder of the Zhang family now?¡± ¡°Hahaha! That¡¯s right!¡± Zhang Renhu patted Lin Luo¡¯s shoulder and was extremely happy. If Lin Luo, whom he had recommended, had such a dazzling performance, he would also be able to gain some face in front of the Zhang family¡¯s young master! The young man strolled in front of Lin Luo and smiled. ¡°Are you still living in the commoner¡¯s district?¡± Lin Luo nodded. He was calculating how many spirit stones they would give him this time. As he was thinking, a card appeared in front of Lin Luo. It was an identity card. Lin Luo¡¯s jaw dropped when he saw the image on the card. ¡°Core zone identity card?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Everyone who lived in the core zone had an identity card. If people from the commoner district wanted to move into the core area, they would need an identity card from the core area before moving in. Lin Luo accepted it happily. He and Meng¡¯er had explored most of the commoner¡¯s district, and it was time for them to go to the core area. The smile on the young man¡¯s face deepened. He wanted to say a few more good words to win Lin Luo over, but Lin Luo interrupted him. ¡°That, young master, right? I wonder if you¡¯re my offering¡­ How many are there?¡± Lin Luo stared at the young man. Zhang Chugui was stunned. Outsiders would do everything they could to become the Zhang family¡¯s guest elder in order to enjoy the Zhang family¡¯s support. Why did he feel that Lin Luo was only concerned about the spirit stones? Was it an illusion? Lin Luo¡¯s eyes eagerly awaited the young man¡¯s answer. ¡°You¡¯re in need of spirit stones?¡± ¡°Of course!¡± Lin Luo nodded fiercely! How could he not be short of spirit stones after raising a metal-eating beast like the system? It was like a bottomless pit. As long as he had a spirit stone, the system would want to swallow it. Every time Lin Luo thought of this, he wanted to cry. What system could eat so much? Not only was it eating, but it was also eating spirit stones! Zhang Chugui replied, ¡°The guest elder of the Zhang family, 2000 spirit stones per month¡­¡± Lin Luo was disappointed when he heard the number. It was only 2000 yuan, which was too little. Forget it. Mosquito meat was still meat, better than nothing. Zhang Chugui could read Lin Luo¡¯s mind from his expression. The corners of his mouth twitched, and he changed his words. ¡°However, I can give you 5000 spiritual stones a month.¡± Lin Luo immediately smiled happily. ¡°Thank you, young master!¡± Seeing this, Zhang Chugui had an idea and took out a card. ¡°You¡¯re now a guest elder of the Zhang family. I¡¯ll naturally help you if you¡¯re in trouble.¡± ¡°If you¡¯re short on spirit stones, I have 50000 here. Take it as an apology for my recklessness just now.¡± ¡°Young master is too polite! How can I accept this¡±!¡± Zhang Chugui smiled. ¡°It¡¯s the right thing to do.¡± Before he could finish his sentence, Zhang Chugui smile froze on his face. As soon as Lin Luo finished speaking, he took the card from Zhang Chugui fingers without any embarrassment. With 50,000 spirit stones in his account, he would have enough money to activate the clone system! It seemed that it was quite easy to get the spiritual stones. However, apologies¡­ Lin Luo raised his head and looked at Zhang Shengsheng. Even though it was only a middle-ranked martial artist that was staring at him, Zhang Shengsheng felt a chill run down his spine. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Lin Luo pondered for a moment and tried to remind him tactfully. ¡°Just now, young master gave me 50000 spiritual stones as compensation, and I was extremely touched. I didn¡¯t expect his status to be so noble, and he didn¡¯t put on any airs with us.¡± ¡°He even paid out of his own pocket and used his own spirit stones to compensate us. Young master is really a good person. Don¡¯t you think so, grand elder?¡± Zhang Shengsheng was speechless. If he still didn¡¯t understand what Lin Luo meant, he would have lived half his life in vain! ¡°You¡¯re right!¡± Zhang Shengsheng squeezed out these words from between his teeth and took out a card. ¡°There are 50000 spirit stones here as compensation for guest elder Lin!¡± Zhang Chugui had paid 50000 spirit stones as compensation, which was no less than what Zhang Shengsheng had paid. However, he was not like Zhang Chugui, who was a direct descendant of the Zhang family and had many spirit stones. The spirit stones in Zhang Shengsheng¡¯s hands had all been painstakingly saved up. Now that he had to pay 50000 spirit stones at once, he was so distressed that his old face wrinkled. Lin Luo grinned as he took the card. He tried to pull it out, but it didn¡¯t come out. He looked at Zhang Shengsheng and slapped him hard! 50,000 spirit stones in hand. ¡°Thank you, grand elder.¡± [Automatic detection of spirit stones¡­] [The host has sufficient spirit stones. It is recommended to top up!] [Your one-button clone function can be activated. It only costs 50000 spirit stones. I strongly recommend activating it!] [Your one-click cultivation function can be upgraded. It only costs 10000 spiritual stones. I strongly recommend activating it!] [The host has an abundance of spirit stones. It is recommended to top-up!] Good fellow! He knew that the system wouldn¡¯t let go of the one hundred thousand spirit stones. Lin Luo wasn¡¯t surprised at all when the expected reminder rang in his mind. The system¡¯s voice grew louder when it didn¡¯t get a response. [The host has an abundance of spirit stones. It is recommended to top-up!] [Spirit stones will not produce spirit stones if they are left alone. It is recommended that the host top up, improve your strength, and earn more spirit stones!] ¡°Recharge, recharge, recharge! When I¡¯m done with the Zhang family, I¡¯ll recharge it when I get back!¡± Lin Luo¡¯s head hurt from the noise, and he quickly promised the system. The system finally quieted down, satisfied. He was really staring at the spirit stones in his pocket. Zhang Chugui didn¡¯t know what went on in Lin Luo¡¯s mind, but he saw his happy face after he took the spirit stones. This was not a bad thing. It would be easier to rope him in if he had something he wanted. ¡°Lin Luo, you¡¯re still not familiar with the core zone. Do you want me to send someone to help you look for this house?¡± ¡°I know a few good locations. I have some connections too. Maybe I can get them for a lower price.¡± Lin Luo swallowed his words of rejection before he could say it. ¡°I¡¯ll have to trouble you then, young master.¡± Lin Luo was all smiles. Zhang Chugui also laughed. ¡°No trouble, no trouble.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just that I¡¯m short on money. I hope that young master can find a good and cheap house.¡± The smile on Zhang Chugui¡¯s face froze. Chapter 14 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Lin Luo took the 100000 spirit stones and left the Zhang family, satisfied. Zhang Chugui left behind a few elders and guest elders of the Zhang family and dismissed the rest. ¡°Fifth elder, do you have any idea about Lin Luo¡¯s identity?¡± Zhang Chugui¡¯s expression was much colder and more steady than before. ¡°Zhang Hao recommended her.¡± Everyone was stunned when they heard this name. Lin Luo used to wash dishes in Zhang Hao¡¯s shop. He had just broken through to the beginner apprentice warrior level a few days ago. Zhang Renhu¡¯s words almost made everyone¡¯s jaw drop. ¡°Zhang Renhu, you¡¯re joking, right?¡± Zhang Sheng looked at Zhang Renhu with doubt. ¡°That¡¯s right. This Lin Luo is clearly a middle-ranked warrior. How is it possible for him to go from a beginner apprentice to a middle-ranked warrior in just a few days?¡± ¡°There will be a bottleneck between martial apprentice and martial warrior. It¡¯s impossible that it only took a few days! None of the elders believed Zhang Renhu¡¯s words. They only knew that he had promised Lin Luo that he would give the position of guest master to Lin Luo after he broke through to Martial Master within half a year. They didn¡¯t know anything else. Zhang Renhu wasn¡¯t surprised by their reaction at all. He crossed his arms and wasn¡¯t afraid of their doubts. ¡°If you don¡¯t believe me, why don¡¯t you go to the Martial Arts Association and ask?¡± After a martial artist broke through, they would definitely go to the Association to get the subsidy. Lin Luo had broken through one after another. There must have been news and rumors in the Association. ¡°Fifth elder has no need to lie to us about this.¡± Zhang Chugui stopped the elders and guest Masters from questioning. This kind of thing, once asked, would be clear. There was no need to lie. However, it was precisely because it was unlikely to be a lie that they found it even more unbelievable. Breaking through in a few days, this kind of thing was simply unheard of, not to mention Lin Luo, who had just been tested for his aptitude. It was the worst, and even to the chagrin of the testing stone! This didn¡¯t make sense at all! ¡®No matter what, the identity of the person introduced by Zhang Hao should not be a problem,¡¯ Zhang Chugui thought about it in his heart. ¡°The results of the testing stone are one thing. The reality in front of us is that Lin Luo has broken through one after another.¡± ¡°His talent is definitely not low. We have to protect this seedling well.¡± The more talented and powerful Lin Luo was, the better it would be for the Zhang family. As for the result of the testing stone, it was no longer important. Zhang Sheng understood why Zhang Chugui wanted them to stay. ¡°We have to be wary of the Su family.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. With Lin Luo¡¯s speed of breakthrough, he¡¯ll be famous in the city sooner or later. He¡¯s also a guest elder of the Zhang family now. The Su family has been watching our Zhang family. It won¡¯t be long before they get the news. ¡°I¡¯m afraid that the Su family will not keep a genius like Lin Luo in the Zhang family.¡± For the first time, Zhang Renhu agreed with Zhang Shengcheng. The Su and Zhang family were sworn enemies and were evenly matched. If Lin Luo grew up, he would definitely break the situation where the two families were evenly matched. The Su family couldn¡¯t just sit by and do nothing. Zhang Chugui nodded. ¡°Keep an eye on him. Don¡¯t let the Su family find a chance to do anything to Lin Luo.¡± He had given away quite a few spirit stones. If the Su family were to kill Lin Luo, he wouldn¡¯t be able to get back any of the cost he had spent to win over people! Lin Luo didn¡¯t know what had happened in the Zhang family. As soon as he got home, he couldn¡¯t wait to upgrade the one-button cultivation and activate the one-button clone function. [One-key cultivation upgrade successful. Current spiritual energy increase rate is 800 spiritual energy points/hour] [The one-key cloning function has been successfully activated. You can use the one-key cloning function to summon a clone to solve your lack of manpower.] Lin Luo licked his lips and couldn¡¯t wait to try out the newly activated function. ¡°Summon clone.¡± A white light lit up in the room, and after a few breaths, the light went out. In front of Lin Luo, there was a person who looked exactly like him. ¡°System, introduce me to the one-button cloning function.¡± After swallowing the spirit stone, the system was in a good mood, and its tone was much better. [The clone summoned by the one-key clone function is the same as your cultivation level. Its strength in relation to yours is 1:1, has high intelligence and high vitality, and can move according to your will.] The more Lin Luo listened, the happier he became. He sized up the clone in front of him and touched his chin. ¡°Will they be able to tell that it¡¯s not the real person?¡± He couldn¡¯t tell, but it was hard to say for those with higher cultivation. [Impossible!] The system seemed to have been triggered by Lin Luo¡¯s suspicions, and its voice was much louder. [Please do not evaluate the system based on your own judgment. Please do not underestimate the system!] [Only those who are three stages higher than the host can see that it¡¯s not the real body. No one can see through it within three stages!] ¡°Alright, alright, alright!¡± Lin Luo¡¯s head was hurting from the noise. He nodded repeatedly and barely managed to calm the system down. While Lin Luo responded to the system, he asked his clone to find a way to walk around in front of Zhang Renhu. Zhang Renhu was in the second major realm, and he was a Grandmaster-level powerhouse, which was within the range of three major realms. ¡°You can go and chat with Zhang Renhu.¡± After the clone agreed, he climbed out of the window to avoid being discovered by Lin Meng¡¯er. The system was so angry that it fell silent. Lin Luo could even feel something heating up in his brain. ¡°Better to be safe than sorry.¡± Lin Luo was afraid that the system would burn its processor in anger, so he could only coax it nicely. The system ignored him. ¡°Big brother!¡± Lin Meng¡¯er knocked on the door and skipped into Lin Luo¡¯s room. ¡°Mr. Zhang asked us to go over to his place to celebrate brother becoming a guest elder of the Zhang family.¡± Lin Luo agreed. I¡¯ll come over now! The clone met Zhang Renhu on the street. ¡°Lin Luo?¡± ¡°Uncle Hu.¡± The clone smiled and looked no different from Lin Luo¡¯s usual self. Zhang Renhu did not notice it. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± ¡°I¡¯m out for a stroll.¡± Lin Luo, who had gone to Zhang Hao¡¯s house with Lin Meng¡¯er, knew what had happened to his clone. After making sure that Zhang Renhu did not realize that it was a clone, Lin Luo let the clone retreat. ¡°I was just about to¡­ Eh? Lin Luo!¡± Before Zhang Renhu could finish his words, his clone followed his orders and slipped away. ¡°Why are you running so fast?¡± Zhang Renhu muttered. ¡­ ¡°Congratulations, brat!¡± Lin Luo was greeted with a bear hug from Zhang Hao. The other party was smiling so much that his eyes were wrinkled. you¡¯re not bad, kid! I¡¯ve heard from Zhang Renhu!¡± Lin Luo grinned. that¡¯s true. ¡°Don¡¯t you know who I am?¡± Lin Luo and Lin Meng¡¯er accompanied Mr. Zhang to serve all the dishes on the table with smug smiles on their faces. ¡°Lin Luo? How are you so fast?¡± Zhang Renhu¡¯s surprised voice could be heard. ¡°He¡¯s been here for a while.¡± Mr. Zhang turned to look at Lin Luo and then at Zhang Renhu. Lin Luo laughed drily. He didn¡¯t expect such a coincidence. He quickly changed the topic. ¡°Let¡¯s eat before the food gets cold.¡± Zhang Renhu was still in shock after he sat down at the dinner table. Lin Luo was only a mid-level martial artist while he was a Grandmaster. In the end, Lin Luo arrived even earlier than him. Could Lin Luo have cultivated some powerful high-level footwork-type martial arts techniques? Chapter 15 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The more Zhang Renhu thought about it, the more he felt it was true. The way they looked at Lin Luo also showed gradual traces of respect. [The one-click clone function can be upgraded. It only costs 100000 spirit stones to summon another clone!] A hundred thousand spiritual stones? Lin Luo was so shocked that his hand trembled, and his chopsticks almost fell to the ground. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Lin Luo coughed and said casually, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± He then closed the system page. 100,000 spiritual stones¡­ He only had 50000 spiritual stones in total. How could he afford to upgrade the system? ¡°Lin Luo.¡± Zhang Renhu was chatting with Zhang Hao when he suddenly remembered something and called out to Lin Luo. ¡°Mr. Zhang.¡± Lin Luo was thinking about how to earn money, so he casually replied, ¡°Eh? What¡¯s wrong?¡± Zhang Renhu gave him a card in response. Lin Luo subconsciously took the card, and the thin card was pinched in his hand. ¡°This is¡­?¡± ¡°What young master asked me to give you is the martial technique allowance for the guest warrior.¡± Upon hearing this, Lin Luo immediately kept the card. ¡°Mr. Zhang, please thank the young master on my behalf. Lin Luo¡¯s heart bloomed with joy, and he smiled so widely that his teeth could be seen but not his eyes. He didn¡¯t expect that being a guest elder of the Zhang clan would still give him so many martial arts subsidies. It wasn¡¯t just Lin Luo, but the system was also very excited to have earned 50000 spirit stones in one go. [Automatic detection of spirit stone balance¡­] [Your balance is sufficient. You can upgrade the one-click clone function and summon another clone! It only costs 100000 spirit stones!] The words that came with the background music exploded in Lin Luo¡¯s mind. I¡¯ll go! The system reacted faster than he did! He was even more excited! [It is recommended that you upgrade the one-key clone function!] [It is recommended that you upgrade the one-key clone function!] The system kept urging him, giving Lin Luo a headache. He could only agree. ¡°Good, good, good! Upgrade! Upgrade the one-button clone function!¡± Being able to summon an additional clone also meant an additional safeguard. ¡°This money¡­¡± Zhang Hao was an experienced person and could see the trick with a glance. Zhang Renhu wrinkled his nose. ¡°The young master is trying to win over little brother Lin.¡± After getting the 50000 spirit stones, Lin Luo couldn¡¯t care less about Zhang Chugui¡¯s purpose in giving him the money. Because the spirit stones had just been transferred to his account, he didn¡¯t even have time to hear the sound before they were all swallowed. In the blink of an eye, Lin Luo was penniless again. [Upgrade successful. The current number of clones available with one click is two.] Lin Luo¡¯s face fell as he thought about how to earn money. The system was swallowing too much, and he was almost out of money. He had to find a way to earn money in the long run. When Lin Luo¡¯s eyes landed on Zhang Renhu, his eyes lit up as if he had an idea. ¡°Mr. Zhang.¡± Lin Luo put his hand on the other party¡¯s shoulder as if they were good brothers. ¡°Does your hunting team still need people?¡± ¡°We have vacancies. You want to join my hunting team?¡± Zhang Renhu asked. ¡°I¡¯m not joining you, but I can help you for a day or two.¡± ¡°Hahaha! Good!¡± Although he said that, Zhang Renhu was still very happy. ¡°I¡¯m going out early tomorrow morning. It¡¯s the morning task.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Lin Luo agreed without hesitation. Anyway, it was his clone that was going, not him, so it was better to go earlier. Early in the morning, when Lin Luo was still sleeping soundly on his bed, the two clones he had summoned the night before left at the same time. However, the two of them went their separate ways as soon as they left. One of them pretended to be Lin Luo and went to meet up with Zhang Renhu¡¯s hunting team. The other one wore a mask and went out to explore the situation outside the city. The team¡¯s target was a crocodile. This crocodile was not in the lake, but in the swamp. Its body was earthy yellow and blended into the swamp, so people almost didn¡¯t notice it. The crocodile was over ten meters long. The hunting team worked well together, each responsible for a position for the crocodile, and they threw their martial arts at the crocodile as if they were free. ¡°Hiss! Hiss!¡± In pain, the crocodile cried out in anger. The clone moved his fingers, condensed his spiritual energy, and activated the mystic stone technique. The swamp where the crocodiles were located was also made of soil, which the mystic stone technique could control. The clone used the mud in the swamp to trap the crocodile in the swamp. No matter how angry it was, it could not move. The rest of the hunting team saw the opportunity and used their best skills to attack the crocodile. However, the crocodile¡¯s skin was too thick, and it took them more than ten minutes to take it down. A portion of them went forward to dissect the crocodile, leaving behind parts that could be used or sold, while the rest were thrown away. ¡°You¡¯re amazing!¡± Initially, Zhang Renhu¡¯s team wasn¡¯t too fond of Lin Luo, who had joined at the last minute. They did not expect him to be so powerful. ¡°I¡¯ve already said that lil¡¯ brother Lin is amazing!¡± Zhang Renhu chugged a mouthful of water and scolded jokingly. Many people laughed in embarrassment. The clone chuckled, not taking their initial dissatisfaction to heart. He moved closer to one of the team members who had praised him. ¡°It¡¯s too dangerous outside the city,¡± They were now in a forest, and the group of people was resting under a relatively safe tree. ¡°Isn¡¯t that so? But after so long, everyone is used to it. As long as we don¡¯t stray too far from the city, it¡¯ll be fine. ¡°There should be a map outside the city, right? otherwise, it¡¯ll be hard to go back after we leave,¡± said the clone. ¡°There is.¡± Hearing their conversation, Zhang Renhu took out a map and threw it to Lin Luo. ¡°This is it. Take it. If you get lost, you can return to the city with this map.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll have to thank you, Mr. Zhang.¡± The clone grinned, showing his white teeth in a completely impolite manner. He had followed them here for this map. After obtaining the map, Lin Luo did not go out of the city with Zhang Renhu¡¯s hunting team the next day. Instead, he let his two clones leave the city and fight alone. After all, in a hunting team, the exotic beasts they hunted had to be shared with the team members. The two clones left the city early in the morning to hunt for beasts. Lin Luo slept until the sun was high in the sky before he got out of bed. ¡°Big brother, aren¡¯t you leaving the city today?¡± ¡°I won¡¯t.¡± Lin Luo held Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s shoulder, who had just finished washing up, and brushed her hair. ¡°Isn¡¯t there a new hotpot restaurant on Middle Street? It¡¯s said that all the edible meat can be found in that shop. Shall we try it?¡± The younger sister¡¯s almond-shaped eyes widened, and she swallowed her saliva. okay! Lin Luo¡¯s two clones were hunting exotic beasts in different places outside the city. Purple electric arcs flashed on their fingertips, and the clothes on their bodies were somewhat tattered from the sharp leaves. In the city, Lin Luo brought Lin Meng¡¯er to the newly opened hot pot restaurant on Middle Street and had a good time. Lin Luo sucked in a mouthful of the spiciness. He picked up a piece of tenderloin and placed it in Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s bowl. ¡°Try this. It¡¯s not bad.¡± Chapter 16 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Lin Luo brought Lin Meng¡¯er to eat, drink, and have fun. They only returned home after the sun had set. The clone returned in the afternoon. In the era of great disasters, once the sky turned dark, the danger index outside the city rose sharply. No one dared to stay outside the city at night unless they wanted to die without a corpse. When Lin Luo opened the door, he saw a big bag in the corner of the room. It was filled with the good stuff taken from the exotic beast¡¯s corpse. As soon as he opened the bag, the smell of blood immediately ran out, almost overwhelming Lin Luo. After briefly looking through the spoils of war from today¡¯s trip, Lin Luo quickly tied the bag tightly. ¡°It¡¯s a good thing I have a clone, so I don¡¯t have to go out and hunt by myself.¡± Lin Luo muttered as he sat beside the bag. This smell was too strong! It wasn¡¯t just the smell of blood. The flesh of the mutant beasts also had different degrees of stench. The next day, after his clone went out of the city to hunt, Lin Luo casually flipped open the last high-level martial arts book in his hand and began to learn it automatically. After two days, there were already two large bags of spoils in the room. These spoils of war had only been dealt with simply. If they were to be piled up any further, the room would probably stink. Lin Luo simply took them to the auction house. The auction house in the city would also accept ordinary exotic beasts, other than the more precious exotic beast parts. The ordinary items would be auctioned off according to the quantity, while the precious ones would naturally be auctioned off separately. Lin Luo rented a car. When he arrived at the entrance of the auction house, there was already a line at the exotic beast collection area. Dragging two large bags of things, he was at the back of the line. Both of his clones had gone out of the city to hunt ultra beasts, so Lin Luo could only line up with his loot. Suddenly! A large bag of things smashed in front of Lin Luo! It happened to be the space between the person in front of Lin Luo and Lin Luo. Then, a brawny man swaggered up to Lin Luo. ¡°My good fellow, cutting queue?¡± ¡°Hey!¡± Lin Luo patted the other party¡¯s shoulder. ¡°You¡¯ve cut the queue!¡± The brawny man turned his head and glared at Lin Luo fiercely. ¡°So what? Do you know which hunting team I¡¯m from?!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t even know you, so, of course, I don¡¯t.¡± Lin Luo looked at the brawny man strangely. ¡°Hurry up and get down. Don¡¯t you have any manners?!¡± Lin Luo raised his voice, and many people noticed. The brawny man was only a middle-ranked warrior, so Lin Luo was not afraid. Did he really think that he was a pushover? Many martial artists were pointing at them and whispering. The brawny man immediately cowered. He was afraid that the people from the auction house would notice him and forbid him from entering the auction house in the future. The auction house had its own rules. Those who cut the queue or stirred up trouble would be permanently banned from entering the auction house. The brawny man dragged his bag and lined up behind Lin Luo. However, when he passed by Lin Luo, he said unwillingly, ¡°I¡¯m a member of the five-star Wind Chasing Team! You¡¯ll be in serious trouble if you mess with us!¡± Five-star? ¡°I even rejected the recruitment of the seven-star original heart team, so why would I be afraid of provoking the five-star Wind Chasing Team?¡± Lin Luo immediately rolled his eyes. Not only did he not see Lin Luo¡¯s fearful expression, but he even rolled his eyes at him. The burly man was furious! ¡°Ha! What¡¯s the use of you being in the front? I only hunted a pile of trash, probably only a few hundred spirit stones.¡± The brawny man looked at the two big bags by Lin Luo¡¯s feet and said with malice. Lin Luo was speechless. ¡°Get lost!¡± This farce ended with the brawny man unwillingly lining up behind Lin Luo. ¡­ The queue wasn¡¯t too slow, and half an hour later, it was Lin Luo¡¯s turn. The person in charge of counting the exotic beasts was a handsome young man who looked young. After that¡­ Lin Luo saw that the young man was wearing gloves. He poured out his two large bags of spoils and quickly sorted the limbs. ¡°Sure!¡± The little brother was holding the last piece of limb in his hand. It was the head of a ferocious beetle, more than twice the size of his hand. It was covered with black fur and stained with green liquid. It was fierce and ugly. The young man smiled at Lin Luo and complimented him even though he was carrying such a thing. The scene was very strange. Lin Luo¡¯s mouth twitched, and he felt a chill at the back of his head. ¡°Hey, which team are you from? I¡¯ve never seen you before,¡± the young man asked while doing the accounting. Only a five-star hunting team could hunt exotic beasts of this level. He had been in charge of taking inventory of the exotic beasts here, so he was quite familiar with the people on the team. This was the first time he had seen Lin Luo¡¯s face. ¡°There¡¯s no hunting team. I hunted this myself.¡± Lin Luo rubbed the goosebumps on his arms. He wanted to quickly take the spirit stones and leave, so he answered very quickly. This little brother didn¡¯t seem normal. As for the hunter, his clone was also him, so it wasn¡¯t wrong to say he hunted it himself. The young man, who was about to ask Lin Luo for a card, was stunned. ¡°You hunted it yourself?¡± Because he was too surprised, the young man¡¯s voice was not low, and all the surrounding martial artists heard it. The brawny man standing behind Lin Luo was stunned at first, and then fear filled the air. To be able to hunt so many exotic beasts of this level, he was definitely not a simple warrior! He¡­ Could he have provoked a hidden expert? ¡°Yes.¡± Lin Luo nodded and impatiently asked, ¡°How many spirit stones?¡± He handed the card over. ¡°5000.¡± The young man came back to his senses, took the card, and transferred the spirit stones to Lin Luo¡¯s card. The brawny man stretched his head and looked at the exotic beasts that Lin Luo had divided. Then, he lowered his head with difficulty to look at the bag of exotic beasts by his feet. His bag of mutant beasts was the one the small team had hunted for the past two days, and there were about a thousand spirit stones in it. And Lin Luo, who he had just ridiculed, had hunted 5000 spirit stones all by himself! The brawny man felt a burning sensation on both sides of his face as if he had been slapped hard. ¡°5000 spirit stones. You hunted it yourself?¡± A surprised and aged voice suddenly came from Lin Luo¡¯s side. ¡°F*ck!¡± The voice was almost right next to Lin Luo, scaring him so much that he almost jumped up. ¡°Hahaha, little friend, don¡¯t be afraid. I¡¯m the boss of this auction house.¡± The old man moved further away from Lin Luo and walked to the pile of spoils. ¡°Mr. Chu,¡± the young man greeted the old man respectfully. The old man ignored the young man. He flipped through the beast parts that Lin Luo had brought and stared at Lin Luo. Lin Luo, who was getting goosebumps from being stared at, wished he could just take the spirit stones and run, but his card was still in the young man¡¯s hands. ¡°What a genius!¡± The old man stared at Lin Luo for a while and suddenly shouted excitedly, ¡°he¡¯s a middle-ranked warrior, but he¡¯s able to kill these exotic beasts. He¡¯s a genius! ¡°You must have great talent! Is he a rare once-in-ten-thousand-years talent?¡± Lin Luo laughed drily and thought, ¡°it¡¯s indeed a rare talent, but it¡¯s just a rare trash talent.¡± ¡°My young friend.¡± Mr. Chu approached Lin Luo excitedly. ¡°Are you interested in working at an auction house? Five thousand spirit stones per month!¡± Five thousand? Lin Luo was delighted. ¡°What do I need to do? Are we going out to hunt?¡± ¡°Of course not. You only need to stay in the auction house and teach the troublemakers a lesson. You¡¯ll be in charge of the security of the auction house. How about that?¡± Lin Luo was speechless. ¡°Bullshit! This man belongs to my Zhang family!¡± Chapter 17 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation The young man hurriedly separated Mr. Chu and Lin Luo by standing between the two. The dark-skinned young man with prominent features turned his head and spat at Mr. Chu. ¡°You¡¯re trying to poach someone from the Zhang family?¡± Mr. Chu, who couldn¡¯t dodge in time, was hit by the spit, and his face darkened. ¡°Tissue! Who has some tissue?!¡± The young man silently took out a tissue and handed it to Mr. Chu, then impatiently took a few steps back, away from the young man and Mr. Chu. Mr. Chu wiped his face with paper towels one after another. He used a lot of strength, and even a red mark appeared on his face. ¡°Zhang Churan! Are you crazy?¡± Zhang Churan snorted. ¡°Me, crazy? You¡¯re the one who¡¯s crazy. You¡¯re even trying to poach someone from my Zhang family!¡± ¡°The Zhang family?¡± Mr. Chu recalled what Zhang Churan had just said. ¡°You¡¯re from the Zhang family?¡± Lin Luo nodded and replied without any hesitation, ¡°Yes, guest elder of the Zhang family. I¡¯m sorry, Mr. Chu. I think it¡¯s better I forget about joining the auction house.¡± F*ck! He actually had to work during the stipulated time? What was the difference between this and modern society¡¯s nine-to-five social animals? Lin Luo had to be out of his mind to give up such a good job as the guest elder of the Zhang family and go to the auction house to be a security guard. Not to mention, the Zhang family treated him really well. The spirit stones alone gave him 150000. ¡°Did you hear that?¡± Zhang Churan¡¯s expression immediately changed. She curled her lips and was very proud. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect him to be a member of the Zhang family either.¡± Mr. Chu muttered. Mr. Chu pursed his lips. I didn¡¯t even know that he was a member of the Zhang family. If I knew, would I be able to steal someone from your Zhang family?¡± Lin Luo raised his eyebrows. It seemed that the Mr. Chu and the Zhang family were not at all in a hostile relationship. ¡°I don¡¯t think you would dare to.¡± Zhang Churan was satisfied. ¡°I¡¯m the young master of the Zhang family, Zhang Churan. Zhang Chutian is my older brother.¡± This sentence was directed at Lin Luo. Lin Luo¡¯s face was immediately filled with joy. so it¡¯s little master! Nice to meet you!¡± ¡°Hehe.¡± Zhang Churan was very satisfied with Lin Luo¡¯s warm attitude, especially when Lin Luo was indifferent to Mr. Chu but was smiling at him. ¡°Is guest-master Lin here to sell exotic beasts?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Lin Luo pointed at the pile of exotic beasts on the ground. ¡°These are the ones.¡± He gave Zhang churan a look and grinned. young master, will the Zhang family give any subsidies to their guest Masters who go out to hunt alone? ¡± ¡°Look! This person is able to kill so many exotic beasts. It¡¯s a symbol of strength! It¡¯s also to spread the Zhang family¡¯s name!¡± ¡°Ah, yes, but the Zhang family won¡¯t give you any subsidies for going out to hunt by yourself.¡± Zhang Churan scratched his head and said honestly. Lin Luo immediately shut his mouth and put on a fake smile. ¡°Oh.¡± ¡°It¡¯s a rare encounter. Honored guest Lin, why don¡¯t we go for a drink?¡± Zhang Churan didn¡¯t notice Lin Luo¡¯s abnormality at all. He put his arm around Lin Luo¡¯s shoulder and said excitedly. ¡°No, no.¡± Lin Luo put down Zhang Churan¡¯s hand that was on his shoulder. ¡°I still have to go back. Young master,do enjoy yourself.¡± He didn¡¯t have any spirit stones to take, so he couldn¡¯t be bothered to go enjoy with the young master. Moreover, if he took out another exotic beast after wandering outside for an entire day, he was afraid it would attract suspicion. Lin Luo didn¡¯t want to expose the existence of his clone. Only those in the legendary realm could comprehend a clone. If news of him, a middle-ranked martial artist, having a clone spread, it would probably cause a sensation throughout the entire human race. It would be terrible if those legendary big shots were alerted and the secret of the system was discovered. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Lin Luo quickly slipped away. ¡­ There was a sea of people at the auction, and it was the territory of the Chu clan, one of the major clans. In half a day¡¯s time, what happened here had spread throughout the entire city. A young genius had appeared in the city. With the strength of an intermediate warrior, he could hunt a bunch of level four and five exotic beasts alone. During the era of the great calamity, exotic beasts were divided into nine legendary levels, basically equivalent to hunting teams from one to nine-star. Furthermore, in the auction house, Mr. Chu and the Zhang family were openly snatching people away! They all wanted this young genius to join them! Soon after, the news of Lin Luo¡¯s breakthrough from a martial apprentice to a mid-level martial artist in a few days spread in the Martial Arts Association. The other forces that had not been too concerned about this matter began to pay attention to it. Meanwhile, the Su family. ¡°Is this Lin Luo really that powerful?¡± The Su family¡¯s master asked in confusion. ¡°Patriach, according to a reliable source, Lin Luo defeated five martial artists of a higher level than him in one move in the Zhang family alone. Among them, there was even a Martial Master!¡± A Martial Master was nothing to them, but a middle-ranked martial artist who could defeat a Martial Master was impressive. ¡°But isn¡¯t he crippled?¡± The Su family¡¯s third elder felt strange. ¡°This is a once-in-a-thousand-years trash aptitude. It¡¯s a miracle that he was even able to cultivate to a middle-rank martial artist. Now, he actually defeated a Martial Master?¡± The rest of the people couldn¡¯t say anything either. ¡°We¡¯ve never seen such trashy aptitudes before. Perhaps there¡¯s something special about this crippled body?¡± A weak voice was heard. If the system heard this, it would have retorted with all its might. A crippled inferior root body was the most trashy aptitude, the trashiest martial artist aptitude it had ever seen! The only unique thing about it was that it had a system. These people didn¡¯t know about the existence of the system and couldn¡¯t find a reasonable explanation. I can¡¯t say for sure. In short, keep an eye on this Lin Luo. If he¡¯s really powerful ¡­ A ruthless expression flashed across the Su family head¡¯s face. ¡°Then dig it over. If you can¡¯t dig it out, kill it!¡± If such a genius could not be used by him, then it had to be destroyed! ¡°First elder, I¡¯ll leave this matter to you.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, master.¡± A few of the city¡¯s top-tier hunting teams had also started a small meeting. In a villa in the eastern part of the core area. ¡°Think of a way to get Lin Luo to join our team.¡± In a villa in the North District. ¡°If the rumors are true, Lin Luo¡¯s potential can¡¯t be underestimated. Such a talent mustn¡¯t be ignored.¡± I¡¯m afraid that all the teams have their eyes on Lin Luo and a few other big families. It won¡¯t be easy for us to poach him. In the luxurious villa of the level 8 hunter team. Lin Luo can hunt so many strange beasts by himself. He must have some experience hunting beasts. ¡°Captain, he¡¯s also very strong. Let¡¯s find an opportunity to extend an olive branch to him.¡± ¡°Yeah, I don¡¯t think Lin Luo will reject it.¡± All the families and hunting teams had the intention of poaching Lin Luo from the Zhang family¡­ all of them wanted to poach him back to their own homes. The person in question was leisurely lighting up his spoils of war at home. At the same time, a luxurious vehicle that would never appear in a civilian area was speeding along the streets. The car eventually stopped at Lin Luo¡¯s residence. The car door opened, and a handsome young man got out. The buildings and environment that were several times rougher than the core area appeared in Zhang Chugui¡¯s eyes. Lin Luo, who was thinking about what to eat today, saw Zhang Chugui at the door as soon as he went out. Chapter 18 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation ¡°Young master Zhang.¡± Lin Luo¡¯s attitude was very warm. He looked at Zhang Chugui as if he was looking at the God of Fortune. ¡°You¡¯re going out?¡± ¡°I¡¯m going out to buy some breakfast.¡± Lin Luo raised his eyebrows. ¡°May I know why young master Zhang is here?¡± Zhang Chugui smiled. ¡°About the house, there are a few suitable ones. I¡¯m looking out for you. ¡°You don¡¯t need to go out again.¡± As he spoke, Zhang Chugui gestured to the people behind him. ¡°I bought quite a lot of breakfast. Let¡¯s eat together.¡± Lin Luo could tell at a glance that the breakfast that Zhang Chugui had ordered people to bring out wasn¡¯t the kind that ordinary people ate. The breakfast was made from plants and animals that contained spirit energy, which meant it wasn¡¯t cheap. ¡°How can I accept this?¡± Lin Luo grinned, revealing two gleaming canines. He reached out and took the breakfast from Zhang Chugui¡¯s martial artist guard. The guard was speechless. ¡°I don¡¯t see you feeling embarrassed.¡± ¡°Young master Zhang, please come in.¡± Lin Luo¡¯s attitude was extremely attentive. This Zhang Chugui was indeed a God of Fortune. The last time they met, he had given him a hundred thousand spirit stones. In this meeting, he had just met him, but he had been given a very expensive breakfast. ¡°Brother.¡± Lin Meng¡¯er called out timidly, carefully looking at Zhang Chugui and the others. Lin Luo stepped forward and put his arm around Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s shoulder in a protective posture. ¡°This is my younger sister, and this is the young master of the Zhang family.¡± ¡°Young master Zhang, how are you?¡± Lin Meng¡¯er was so nervous that she bent down and bowed to Zhang Chugui. Zhang Chugui was stunned for a moment. He quickly went forward to help her up. ¡°You¡¯re welcome.¡± As he spoke, he sized up the Lin siblings in disbelief. ¡°Lin Luo, your biological sister?¡± Their personalities were too different. It was hard to believe that such a shameless elder brother would have such a bashful little sister. ¡°Yeah.¡± Lin Luo placed the breakfast on the table and then called out to them. ¡°Come, eat. We can get down to business after eating.¡± Zhang Chugui had already had breakfast before he came, so he only took a few bites. Lin Luo had always been a fast eater. But he didn¡¯t eat in a sorry state. Although he ate quickly, it didn¡¯t look offensive. ¡°Meng¡¯er, you eat first. I¡¯m going out for a while.¡± Lin Luo finished eating very quickly. Seeing that Lin Meng¡¯er was nervous and reserved in front of Zhang Chugui and the others, he simply took the Zhang family away. This was to prevent her from having an uncomfortable breakfast. The group went straight to the houses Zhang Chugui had chosen. ¡°This house is the cheapest, but it might be a little too small.¡± The first villa was a two-story manor with a blue and white tone. Practically unfurnished, its walls were white, and there were no decorations on them. And it was less than two hundred square meters. ¡°How much for this?¡± Lin Luo frowned, not very satisfied. ¡°Three thousand spirit stones, not a bad price.¡± Zhang Chugui felt that the price was not bad. Lin Luo did not hesitate. ¡°Let¡¯s go to the next room.¡± The owner of the villa had not been around recently and had directly handed the key to Zhang Chugui. Therefore, no one was waiting for them when they arrived. At the entrance of the next villa, the owner was already waiting. ¡°Young master Zhang!¡± As soon as Zhang Chugui appeared, the middle-aged owner of the house was overjoyed. His old face bloomed like a flower. Zhang Chugui only nodded coldly and then pointed to Lin Luo. ¡°This is someone who wants to buy a house.¡± ¡°How may I address you, Sir?¡± When the landlord faced Lin Luo, he wasn¡¯t so obsequious. However, since Zhang Chugui had personally brought Lin Luo here and helped him find a house, the owner did not dare to be negligent. After entering, Zhang Chugui turned to ask Lin Luo, ¡°How do you feel?¡± ¡°It¡¯s much better than the previous one.¡± Lin Luo walked around the villa. It was more beautiful than the previous villa, and the place was bigger. If the previous villa was like an old modern house, this villa was like the house of a relatively wealthy family. ¡°This costs 20000 spirit stones.¡± Lin Luo instantly dispelled the idea when he heard the amount. Even though the house was decent, the renovation was not worth 20000 spirit stones. ¡°The price is quite generous.¡± Just as Lin Luo had this thought, Zhang Chugui¡¯s opposite voice rang out. Kind? Lin Luo looked at Zhang Chugui in disbelief. Was this young master being a sucker for too much? Zhang Chugui didn¡¯t notice Lin Luo¡¯s abnormal expression. He stuck himself to the wall and walked half a circle around the living room. He sighed. The density of the spiritual energy here wasn¡¯t much different from home. Good Lord, so it was because of the density of the spiritual energy. Lin Luo finally understood why the prices of the two villas didn¡¯t match. He was looking at the decorations and the house itself, while they were looking at the concentration of Spirit Qi. Although the second villa¡¯s decoration was better, it was only compared to the first villa. In fact, this villa was far worse decorated than the villas of the rich in modern times. He was wondering why it didn¡¯t look like a rich man¡¯s villa. It turned out that the people here put all their attention on spirit energy and didn¡¯t pay attention to the decoration of the villa at all. Zhang Chugui turned around and noticed Lin Luo¡¯s expression didn¡¯t seem too satisfied. He scratched his forehead and tried to persuade him. ¡°Lin Luo, this house is not bad. Did you notice when you came in? The moment you entered the house, the density of the spirit energy immediately rose!¡± Lin Luo forced out a polite smile. With his zero affinity to spiritual energy, it would be strange if he could feel the change in spiritual energy! However, his usual cultivation did not require the environment to be rich in spirit energy. The increase in Lin Luo¡¯s spiritual energy value was related to time, but not to the density of his spiritual energy. ¡°Let¡¯s wait and see.¡± Lin Luo tactfully refused. However, after looking at a few more villas, Lin Luo found none that caught his eye. The people at this meeting all paid attention to the situation of the spiritual power. When the butlers saw the buyers, they introduced the spiritual energy situation here without exception, then boasted about it. Lin Luo, who was listening at the side, yawned. After half a day, Lin Luo had already looked through all the houses that Zhang Chugui found. He still couldn¡¯t find one that he liked. ¡°Let¡¯s keep looking.¡± Zhang Chugui had no choice but to send someone to inquire about the house. ¡­ [Your spiritual energy value has reached its peak, and you have successfully broken through to become a high-level martial artist.] In the past two days, Lin Luo¡¯s cultivation had increased by one level. His martial arts techniques had become more flexible, and his strength had increased greatly, which also meant that his clone¡¯s strength had greatly increased. In this way, the clone could hunt more and higher-level exotic beasts. After three short days, Lin Luo appeared in front of everyone as a high-ranking warrior, shocking everyone. Zhang Chugui was surprised that Lin Luo had leveled up again in just a few days. However, when he thought of Lin Luo¡¯s previous leveling speed, this suddenly didn¡¯t seem like such a big deal anymore. Chapter 19 Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation Lin Luo and Lin Meng¡¯er sat in the simple and crude shop, drinking powder. Zhang Chugui¡¯s group had a different temperament from the commoners. They attracted countless gazes as soon as they walked into the store. ¡°Young master Zhang.¡± Lin Luo called out in a muffled voice. He swallowed the powder in his mouth. ¡°Any news?¡± ¡°Not yet. I¡¯m here to give you this.¡± Zhang Chugui took out a gold-stamped invitation card with a smile. Lin Luo took the invitation card. He had just finished eating his noodles when he wiped the card with his fingers. ¡°An auction?¡± ¡°What do you think? Are you interested?¡± Lin Luo closed the invitation and said with a smile. ¡°Of course I¡¯m interested.¡± Which protagonist who had transmigrated to this era would not go to an auction? Many protagonists had picked up scraps at auctions and then reached the peak of their lives. If he missed this auction, he would miss this opportunity! ¡°Many thanks, young master Zhang!¡± ¡°You¡¯re welcome. We¡¯re friends.¡± Several Zhang family members who had followed Zhang Chugui here were dumbfounded. As a whole, the status of the Zhang family¡¯s guest Masters was lower than these young masters and mistresses. Now, Zhang Chugui had directly declared that Lin Luo was a friend. No guest elder had such an honor! They looked at the greasy invitation card in Lin Luo¡¯s hand and felt complicated. ¡°That¡¯s right! It is!¡± Lin Luo happily agreed. Lin Luo was overjoyed to have such a spendthrift friend. Zhang Chugui was also very happy that he had successfully roped in Lin Luo. Satisfied, he left with his men. ¡°Brother, do we still have money?¡± Lin Meng¡¯er was worried. After so long, her brother had only left the city to hunt once, and he wasted it. How could he have spare money to go to the auction? ¡°Brother, I think I should go out and find a job.¡± ¡°What job?¡± Lin Luo was unhappy. Meng¡¯er, you should enjoy it. The hard life in the past is all in the past! ¡°Don¡¯t worry, with big brother here. You don¡¯t need to go through so much trouble.¡± Lin Luo led his sister home. As soon as he entered the room, he saw a gold-stamped invitation card on the table. As he had brought Lin Meng¡¯er out, Lin Luo did not pay attention to his clone¡¯s condition. In any case, if there were any danger, the clone would immediately report back to him. Thus, Lin Luo would mostly review the situation his clone had encountered at night. He searched his mind and pulled out this memory. This gold-stamped invitation was given to him by Mr. Chu when his clone went to the auction today. Recently, Lin Luo had not been to the auction. He had been eating, drinking, and having fun outside. He had not gone out of the city to hunt beasts at all. If he kept bringing a large number of exotic beasts to the auction, it would definitely arouse suspicion. Therefore, it was basically Lin Luo¡¯s clone that wore the mask to the auction house. The two clones had killed twice the number of hunters, and their levels were not low either. They attracted attention within two days. Mr. Chu, who had failed to win over Lin Luo, immediately turned his attention to his clone. As a result, a large-scale auction was about to be held soon, and Mr. Chu had given the invitation to his clone as a favor. Lin Luo held two invitations in his hands and muttered, ¡°I wonder what Mr. Chu¡¯s expression would be if he found out that the two people he¡¯s roped in are actually the same person.¡± Since he had two invitation cards, Lin Luo decided to sell the one from the auction house and earn a sum of spirit stones. Since he was thinking about picking up scraps at the auction, Lin Luo had been hunting even more diligently these two days. By the time the auction started, Lin Luo had already accumulated over 100000 spirit stones. That day, Lin Luo changed into a suit and dressed up for the auction. He had just entered the venue and had not even found his seat when he met a large group of people from the Zhang family. Zhang Chugui and another young man, whom he had never seen before, brought a few Martial Masters, two grandmasters, and a few martial artists. ¡°Lin Luo!¡± Zhang Chugui called enthusiastically. The other young man didn¡¯t even look Lin Luo in the eye. He glanced at Lin Luo from the corner of his eyes. Lin Luo was very sensitive to such gazes. They were contemptuous and full of malice. A few of the cultivators lazily called out. ¡°Guest-Minister Lin. Zhang Chugui glanced coldly at the martial artists and turned his head to grab Lin Luo¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Lin Luo, let¡¯s go. Go directly to the Zhang family¡¯s private room.¡± Lin Luo was happy he didn¡¯t have to squeeze with a large group of people below. As for the hostile martial artists, Lin Luo didn¡¯t care at all. When his cultivation level went up, these people naturally wouldn¡¯t dare to show such a look. ¡°I say, big brother, aren¡¯t you afraid of dirtying your hands by putting your arms around a bumpkin from the commoner¡¯s district?¡± Zhang Chugui¡¯s smiling expression froze, and he said unhappily, ¡°It has nothing to do with second brother.¡± ¡°How is it not related?¡± Zhang Chugui sneered. ¡°Big brother let such a bumpkin into the Zhang family. It¡¯s enough for him to be a servant, but he actually let him be a guest elder of the Zhang family. Aren¡¯t you afraid that outsiders will laugh their heads off?¡± To be called a mud leg, even a clay Bodhisattva would be a little angry. The other party was also trying to make fun of his God of Fortune. This was the first time Lin Luo¡¯s face turned completely cold in front of others. ¡°Why did this dog come to bark at the auction? Young master Zhang, this person¡¯s is two small realms lower than yours. How dare he bark in front of you?¡± ¡°Pfft¡­¡± Zhang Chugui couldn¡¯t hold it in and laughed out loud. He pursed his lips and tried his best to hold back his laughter. ¡°He¡¯s my younger brother, after all. He¡¯s still insensible, so I can only give in.¡± Younger brother? The second young master of the Zhang family? Lin Luo¡¯s eyelids twitched. Mr. Zhang had offended the Zhang family¡¯s second young master, Zhang Chuyu, and was made fun of after he was injured. In the end, he was forced to run a small shop in the commoner¡¯s district. This time, Lin Luo¡¯s mouth was even more unwilling to spare Zhang Chuyu. ¡°So you¡¯re still young. That¡¯s right, the second young master of the Zhang family is only three years older than me. 24 years old, that¡¯s quite young.¡± Lin Luo¡¯s mouth twitched, and he spat out these strange words as if they cost nothing. ¡°How audacious! How dare a guest master talk to young master like that?¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you just a high-level martial artist? What¡¯s there to be arrogant? A lowly commoner from the commoner district dares to speak ill of the second young master!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. I haven¡¯t seen you bringing more exotic beasts to the auction house since the day we hunted some. Maybe he was just lucky that day to get so many. After all, how strong can a crippled warrior be?¡± Lin Luo was wearing a suit. He couldn¡¯t put his hands in his pockets, so he simply put them on Zhang Chugui¡¯s left shoulder. ¡°I¡¯m just a commoner that broke through from a junior martial apprentice to a high-ranking martial warrior in just ten days. Of course, I can¡¯t be compared to the second young master who has been cultivating for seven or eight years.¡± The people at the auction were either rich or powerful. The place became noisy, and it didn¡¯t take long before the commotion attracted many onlookers. As soon as Lin Luo said this, everyone around him gasped. Zhang Chuyu¡¯s face was hot. These gasps were like a slap to his face. In his anger, Zhang Chuyu blurted out, ¡°Lin Luo, you and that Zhang Hao are just dogs of my Zhang family! ¡°So the Zhang family¡¯s guest elder is a dog?¡± Lin Luo gritted his teeth and said coldly. He had actually dragged all the guest elders of the Zhang clan into the water! ¡°F*ck you!¡± Zhang Chuyu clenched his fist and threw it at Lin Luo! Chapter 20 - Luxurious Villa... Im Buying! Chapter 20 Luxurious Villa¡­ I¡¯m Buying! Luxurious villa, buy! ¡°Nonsense!¡± Zhang Shengsheng blocked Zhang Chuyu¡¯s fist with a pale face. Behind him was a group of guest masters of the Zhang family, and none of them looked good. When they saw the crowd, they wanted to come over and watch the show. Who knew that they would see their own house! Zhang Shengsheng really wanted to stop himself from gossiping, but he couldn¡¯t! Zhang Chuyu was the second young master of the Zhang family. He had said that the guest master was a dog of the Zhang family, which directly provoked all the guest masters of the Zhang family! The relationship between the guest masters and the host was close yet distant. To put it bluntly, they were attracted by money and benefits. As for the powerful guest Masters, they had to rely on friendship to keep them. Zhang Chuyu¡¯s words still had some f*cking feelings! He had come to the auction and ended up causing such a scene. Zhang Shengsheng even wanted to tear Zhang Chuyu apart! The martial artists who had originally wanted to wait for Zhang Chuyu to teach Lin Luo a lesson were frightened by Zhang Shengsheng and his group. They quickly pulled Zhang Chuyu back. ¡°Second young master, first elder is angry!¡± The Zhang clan¡¯s elders were more or less the elders of the clan, and they were different from guest elders. They held real power. Even if Zhang Chuyu¡¯s father came, he would still have to give Zhang Shengsheng some face, especially the first elder. ¡°First elder, this Lin Luo is of lowly birth. He doesn¡¯t even put the Zhang family in his eyes. He should be chased out of the Zhang family!¡± Zhang Chuyu swung his fist in anger. Lin Luo picked his ears. He wasn¡¯t worried at all that the Zhang family would kick him out. Or rather, even if he was really kicked out, he had nothing to worry about. The spirit stones that Lin Luo had earned from hunting with his clone were more than enough for him. The little bit of convenience provided by the guest elder of the Zhang family was nothing to him. Besides¡­ Lin Luo tilted his head and glanced at the crowd. Many people¡¯s eyes lit up when they heard Zhang Chuyu¡¯s words. There were many people who wanted him. ¡°Idiot! Take the second young master away!¡± Zhang Shengsheng was trembling with anger. How could there be such an idiot in the Zhang family¡¯s direct line of descent? And this idiot was the heir of the Zhang family! ¡°On what basis?!¡± Zhang Shengsheng¡¯s words were followed by the Zhang family¡¯s martial artists, who quickly pulled Zhang Chuyu out. As he approached Zhang Shengsheng, Zhang Chuyu glared at the first elder. ¡°You want to stand on this lowly commoner¡¯s side?¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Zhang Shengsheng was so angry that he couldn¡¯t speak. ¡°Didn¡¯t you see how many people are waiting for the Zhang family to kick Lin Luo out so that they can rope him in?!¡± Zhang Shengsheng lowered his voice and tried to wake Zhang Chuyu up. ¡°Just that lowly commoner? Besides that blind man Zhang Chugui, who else would want to rope him in?¡± Zhang Chuyu sneered, raised his chin, and mocked. The blind man who wanted to rope in Lin Luo¡­ Motherf*cker! ¡°Bring the second young master back!¡± Lin Luo touched Zhang Chugui¡¯s shoulder and watched the farce. Suddenly. Someone poked Lin Luo¡¯s back. Lin Luo turned around and saw a middle-aged man with a smile on his face. ¡°Mr. Lin, right? I¡¯m an elder of the Wu family. This is my business card. If you¡¯re unhappy staying with the Zhang family, consider coming to my Wu family. ¡°Our family will never let you suffer such grievances. Everyone respects you, Sir!¡± Lin Luo took the business card in front of the Zhang family. you¡¯re welcome. he smiled. After Zhang Shengsheng finished dealing with Zhang Chuyu, he turned around and saw this scene. He was so angry that he almost fainted. Zhang Chugui, who was standing at the side, had not expected the Wu family to actually extend an olive branch to Lin Luo in front of him. ¡°Little brother Lin!¡± Zhang Shengsheng walked over warmly. ¡°Just now, second young master hit his head when he went out and is not very clear-headed, I hope you don¡¯t take it to heart.¡± ¡°Like this!¡± Zhang Shengsheng took out a card and said, there are 50000 spirit stones in here as compensation. ¡°No need,¡± Lin Luo pushed him away with a fake smile. He had money now, and it was easy to make money. Lin Luo didn¡¯t care about 50000 spirit stones at all. Even spirit stones couldn¡¯t buy Lin Luo over! Zhang Shengsheng and Zhang Chugui looked at each other and saw the seriousness in each other¡¯s eyes. Then, Lin Luo was led upstairs by the two of them to the Zhang family¡¯s private room. All sorts of praise and compliments were thrown at Lin Luo¡¯s ears. When Lin Luo heard this, his footsteps almost floated. Not long after, the auction officially began. But Lin Luo and Zhang Chuyu¡¯s argument was seen by the various forces, and many people¡¯s thoughts became alive. There were all sorts of equipment and pills being auctioned. There were also many precious beast parts that could be used to make equipment or pills. Of course, the price was also pretty good. Basically, they all started at around 100000 spirit stones. Lin Luo had more than 100000 spiritual stones, but he didn¡¯t have much use for these things at the moment. There was no other reason except that this equipment and pills had all been refined from exotic beasts or mutated plants. The spirit energy inside was more violent, requiring a certain degree of affinity with spirit energy to be used. With Lin Luo¡¯s ¡°high¡± affinity, using these things was no different from suicide. ¡°Little brother Lin, do you see anything you like?¡± Zhang Shengsheng feared Lin Luo would leave the Zhang family because of Zhang Chuyu. In such a short time, Lin Luo had broken through to become a high-level warrior. He would be a fool to let such a talent go. Coincidentally, there was a lightning-attribute spiritual garment being auctioned on the stage. He recalled that Lin Luo¡¯s Thunder Spell had already reached the elementary level. For him to have chosen such a martial technique, linluolei¡¯s affinity with his element definitely wouldn¡¯t be low. Zhang Shengsheng wanted to curry favor, so he asked with a smile, ¡°What does my little brother of this lightning-attribute Daoist robe? It should be very suitable for you.¡± ¡°Not much.¡± Lin Luo, who had zero affinity with the lightning attribute, had a blank expression. Zhang Shengsheng didn¡¯t know what to do. ¡°Next, let¡¯s look at the next item.¡± The auctioneer on the stage raised his hand and pulled off the red cloth, revealing a glass box. There was a key inside. ¡°This is a villa in the northern part of the core area. It¡¯s Mr. Kang¡¯s Villa. I¡¯m sure everyone has heard of it.¡± As the auctioneer finished speaking, the situation of the villa appeared on the screen behind. The entire villa covered a large area, and although it was called a villa, it was actually two houses connected to each other. There was a long corridor in the middle that was filled with flowers. The front yard of the villa had rockery and flowing water. There was even a rather large lake covered with lotus flowers. The backyard was an exquisitely designed garden. The entire villa was magnificent and exquisite. Lin Luo¡¯s interest was piqued when he saw the villa on the screen. After the auctioneer displayed the villa, he smiled appropriately. as per Mr. Kang¡¯s request, the starting price of the villa is one hundred thousand spirit stones. As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, Lin Luo immediately raised his sign. ¡°100000 spiritual stones. ¡°In room three, Mr. Lin Luo bids 100000 spirit stones.¡± The auctioneer¡¯s gentle voice was transmitted to everyone¡¯s ears through the equipment. Buzzzzzz! Everyone looked at the third box in shock. Their thoughts were unprecedentedly similar. Where did this fool come from? Chapter 21 - Breaking Through In Public Chapter 21 Breaking Through In Public ¡°One hundred thousand spirit stones going once!¡± ¡°One hundred thousand spirit stones going twice!¡± ¡°One hundred thousand spirit stones going thrice!¡± The auctioneer babbled, and the hammer fell quickly, afraid Lin Luo would change his mind. The people present didn¡¯t care about the auctioneer¡¯s inappropriate behavior. Because¡­ In their eyes, only a fool would spend 100000 spirit stones to buy this villa! Lin Luo raised his sign too quickly, and the auctioneer¡¯s hammer fell too quickly. By the time Zhang Chugui and Zhang Shengsheng reacted, the deal had already been settled. ¡°Lin Luo! Why did you take a photo of this villa?¡± Lin Luo, who had just put down his cards, was puzzled. ¡°This villa is to my liking, which is why I won it.¡± Lin Luo could tell that the villa¡¯s decorations and furnishings were all extremely expensive. After all, the screen had already shown the value of these items. The furniture and the flowers alone would cost a hundred thousand spirit stones. Moreover, this villa was so beautiful that Lin Luo¡¯s heart was moved. Zhang Sheng was in a daze. but no one wants this villa at all. Lin Luo also noticed that. His lips moved. ¡°There shouldn¡¯t be any problems with this villa, right?¡± ¡°There is.¡± Lin Luo immediately became nervous. He had just bought the house, and if there were any problems, he would suffer a huge loss. ¡°The spiritual force in this villa is the weakest in the entire core area.¡¯ Lin Luo, who had just raised his heart, suddenly calmed down. ¡°Oh, oh.¡± He responded indifferently. The density of the spiritual energy did not affect him much. Zhang Shengsheng and Zhang Chugui couldn¡¯t understand Lin Luo¡¯s thoughts. There were many luxury goods inside, but the problem was, who would still care about those? The villa¡¯s previous owner, Mr. Kang, was a bit stupid and spent a huge amount of spirit stones on these useless things. During the era of the great calamity, the outside world was filled with strange beasts and mutated creatures. Humans built cities in the cracks and barely managed to survive. However, no one knew how long the city could last. Surviving this era of catastrophe had become everyone¡¯s primary goal. None of these luxury items could help with cultivation or increase one¡¯s strength. Even the big families would not care about them. Mr. Kang and Lin Luo could be said to be two of the weirdos. After a moment of daze, Zhang Shengsheng suddenly remembered something. Where did Lin Luo get the spiritual stones? 100,000 spirit stones was not a significant sum to him and Zhang Chugui, but to Lin Luo, it was definitely a huge loss. Furthermore, they had never seen Lin Luo go out of the city to hunt for beasts. So, where did he get the money? Zhang Chugui wanted to ask Lin Luo, but he felt that it wasn¡¯t a good idea. It was very uncomfortable to hold it in. After buying the villa, Lin Luo didn¡¯t watch the rest of the auction. On the other hand, Zhang Shengsheng and Zhang Chugui won a lot of equipment and pills. After the auction ended, they went together to pick up the items and pay. Just as they got the key, Lin Luo and the others met another group of people. The faces of the Zhang family members instantly darkened. Lin Luo didn¡¯t know what was going on. He was still fiddling with the keys to the villa he had just obtained. ¡°Yo, isn¡¯t this the Zhang family?¡± The leader of the group also had a foul mouth. Crossing his arms, he looked up. ¡°Oh, the Zhang family really made a name for themselves in today¡¯s auction.¡± ¡°First, the guest elder and the direct line¡¯s second young master had a big fight. Then, guest elder Lin even bid for a¡­¡± The other party paused for a moment and pretended to frown in distress. ¡°Oh! It¡¯s just a useless villa.¡± The villa had poor spiritual energy, and no one was willing to spend spirit stones to buy it. ¡°Su Long, this has nothing to do with your Su family,¡± Zhang Chugui said coldly. Su Long? The Su family? Lin Luo raised the corner of his eyes. The Zhang family and the Su family were mortal enemies. No wonder Zhang Chugui and the others had black faces when they saw each other. ¡°Hahaha, it¡¯s fine. That¡¯s why we¡¯re just here to watch the show. There should be quite a lot of people here to watch the show.¡± Not only did Su Long not restrain himself, but he also became more and more presumptuous. He didn¡¯t like the Zhang family, and he didn¡¯t like Lin Luo either. Since he discovered that Lin Luo had a crippled body, Su Long hated him to the core. His aptitude was very low, and he was only a high-level apprentice warrior. Then, he was stuck at the threshold of becoming a martial artist for two whole years! How could Lin Luo, a cripple with inferior roots, surpass his twenty years of cultivation in just ten days? He was clearly a good-for-nothing! ¡°However, as a senior, I still have to advise you.¡± Su Long was older than Lin Luo, so he said as a senior, ¡°In this era, cultivation is still more important. To put your mind on this kind of flashy but useless thing¡­ Tsk.¡± Su Long clicked his tongue and shook his head, his words full of disdain. ¡°For a house with such poor spiritual energy, let alone 100000 spiritual stones, even ten spiritual stones would be too much. ¡°Although you¡¯ve advanced quite quickly, you can¡¯t be too arrogant. You need to have a sense of urgency! Lin Luo wanted to retort, but the system in his mind suddenly made a move. [The host¡¯s spiritual energy has reached the threshold and has been successfully promoted to a Martial Master.] Lin Luo vaguely heard a slashing sound. It was coming from his body, like a thin film being pierced. Immediately after, Lin Luo could clearly feel the changes in his body. His self became even clearer, and the meridians in his body had more than doubled in size. It was as if immortal Qi had cleansed his entire body. Everyone present looked at Lin Luo in shock. Lin Luo had a breakthrough? Was it right in front of them? At the auction? From a martial apprentice to a martial warrior, and then from a martial warrior to a Martial Master, there would be a bottleneck in each realm. People with high aptitudes would be stuck at the bottleneck for less time, while those with poor aptitudes might be stuck for years or even decades. However, every martial artist, without exception, would need to go into seclusion for a few days or more than ten days to concentrate on breaking through the bottleneck before they could successfully break through. However, Lin Luo had just casually participated in an auction, and then he had broken through? ¡°Argh.¡± Lin Luo hooked the key and sneakily said, ¡°I¡¯m really sorry, because breaking through is really too easy, so it¡¯s hard to feel any sense of urgency.¡± F*ck! If it weren¡¯t for the fact that they had to care about their face, the Zhang and su families would have even cursed. Easy to break through? Every time they broke through, they had to tighten their skin and flesh and be stuck at the bottleneck for a period of time. Then, when the breakthrough came, they had to be extremely careful, afraid that the breakthrough would fail and their future would be destroyed. Lin Luo¡¯s back was facing the Zhang family, so he couldn¡¯t see their faces. He could only see the Su family¡¯s ugly and fearful expressions. ¡°Right, you said senior just now? I wonder what kind of senior you are talking about? A martial apprentice senior who is older than me?¡± Su Long was so angry that he ran away. The Zhang family members were in a daze as they watched Lin Luo leave as if they had seen a ghost. The news of Lin Luo¡¯s breakthrough in public spread throughout the city at the speed of light. Chapter 22 - 40,000 Spirit Stones Flying Away Chapter 22 40,000 Spirit Stones Flying Away ¡°Did Lin Luo have a falling out with the Zhang family? This kid has guts! The auction house was speaking in such a weird tone to the second young master of the Zhang family in front of everyone. I guess the two sides will turn against each other this time?¡± ¡°No way? Lin Luo is a genius. He broke through to the Martial Master realm just by attending an auction. It¡¯s as if he has no bottlenecks. Would the Zhang family be willing to give him up?¡± ¡°But don¡¯t forget; there was also a genius among the guest elders of the Zhang family! Just because he had offended the second young master of the Zhang family! He¡¯s their heir!¡± ¡°You guys are really worrying too much! With Lin Luo¡¯s talent, many people are fighting to have him. The Zhang family¡¯s power is great, but it¡¯s nothing compared to those few.¡± ¡°If the few above¡­ I wonder if Lin Luo will jump ship¡­¡± Lin Luo and Zhang Chuyu had fallen out. Lin Luo was suspected of having no bottleneck in his breakthrough. He had broken through to Martial Master at the auction. The two pieces of news spread like wildfire in the city, and all the headlines in the city¡¯s media were about Lin Luo. Whether it was the core area or the civilian area, almost everyone knew about it! The commoner district was the most popular. They had heard that Lin Luo was born there! In the era of the great catastrophe, entertainment content had been rapidly reduced. The previous mobile phones and computers had all been replaced by communication and information delivery devices. He was unable to. The original human society had already been trampled to pieces by Godzilla and all kinds of strange beasts. The few core cities built now were all created by humans with great effort later on. The exotic beasts were still eyeing them covetously, and no one knew when humans would face a desperate situation again. What person would still put their mind on entertainment? Moreover, Earth¡¯s original resources were almost completely destroyed. After the revival of spirit Qi, most technological resources were replaced by cultivation resources with spirit Qi. Therefore, although the core cities kept their media and even communicated with each other, they only operated online and offline newspapers. This also made everyone pay more attention to the various news in the city. The moment Lin Luo¡¯s news came out, it immediately attracted everyone¡¯s attention. In the era of great calamity, what everyone was most happy to see was undoubtedly the appearance of human geniuses, as they represented the hope of mankind. The eye-catching matter of Lin Luo, who was born a commoner and the heir of the Zhang family crossing swords, was extremely attractive. However, the faster and wider the second piece of news spread, the more anxious the Zhang family became! ¡°Shouldn¡¯t these people pay attention to the strength of the warriors and the changes in the strange beasts outside during the era of catastrophe?!¡± The head of the Zhang family was so angry that he tore the newspaper apart. ¡°Why are you all so fixated on this kind of thing?!¡± The subordinate didn¡¯t dare to say a word, his eyes secretly glancing at the torn newspaper. It was a pity that the writing of this report was quite good. It was as if the author had seen the entire process live, and his writing was so vivid and fascinating. Lin Luo didn¡¯t care about the uproar in the city or the Zhang family¡¯s distress. He was handing over the villa to the original owner. ¡°Thank you! Thank you!¡± Mr. Kang held Lin Luo¡¯s hand with his big belly, his eyes brimming with tears. Lin Luo had to exert a little strength to pull his hand out. The nauseating feeling of being wrapped in two lumps of fat still lingered on his hands. Lin Luo rubbed them hard twice before he felt better. ¡°Calm down!¡± Lin Luo raised his head and saw that Mr. Kang was still trying to get closer. He was so scared that he took a few steps back. He didn¡¯t want to be surrounded by fat again! Mr. Kang was not angry. He was grateful and bowed to thank him. However, he was really too fat. He could barely bend his waist and could no longer go down. The fat on his face jiggled along with his movements. ¡°Oh, anyway, I¡¯m so grateful to you, Mr. Lin!¡± Mr. Kang looked at the villa and wiped his nose. ¡°Mister Lin, you don¡¯t know, but ever since something happened to my family, I¡¯ve been thinking of selling this villa.¡± ¡°But! Those people didn¡¯t know what was good! Such a beautiful place was simply heaven! They actually didn¡¯t want it!¡± Mr. Kang beat his chest, deeply heartbroken. Lin Luo pulled Lin Meng¡¯er to stand a little further away. On the surface, he consoled her without much emotion. ¡°Maybe it¡¯s too expensive.¡± He was probably the only one who could spend 100000 spirit stones to buy a villa without any spiritual energy. ¡°Impossible!¡± Mr. Kang retorted Lin Luo firmly, ¡°I put up 60000 spiritual stones then, but no one bought it at such a low price. ¡°But Mister Lin is willing to buy it for 100000 spirit stones! They¡¯re clearly just boorish people who don¡¯t know how to appreciate art!¡± 60,000 spiritual stones? Lin Luo was dumbfounded, and his mouth was wide open. ¡°You sold it for 60000 spirit stones?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, but 60000 spirit stones aren¡¯t good enough for Mr. Lin, who can appreciate art!¡± Mr. Kang shook his head again and again. ¡°No, no, no! That price is an insult to Mr. Lin.¡± F*ck! I¡¯m not afraid of being humiliated! Lin Luo wished he could shake the fatso¡¯s shoulders and let him humiliate him. He lacked 40000 spirit stones! That was 40000 spirit stones! At the auction, Lin Luo did not accept the 50000 spiritual stones as compensation because he could not reconcile with Zhang Chuyu. Zhang Chuyu had forced uncle Zhang into such a difficult situation. Uncle Zhang treated Meng¡¯er as his own daughter and was extremely good to her. Although she was always angry and had a bad temper, Lin Luo could still see her concern for him. He wasn¡¯t a man of noble character, but at least he could tell right from wrong and wasn¡¯t an ungrateful wolf who would return kindness with ingratitude. Mister Kang was still passionately praising Lin Luo, but Lin Luo looked at him as if he was looking at 40000 spirit stones that had grown wings and flown away. ¡°You can leave.¡± Lin Luo clutched his chest, eyes listless as he chased them away. ¡°Hurry up and leave!¡± If he didn¡¯t leave now, he was afraid that he would force the fatty to spit out the 40000 spirit stones. ¡°Then I won¡¯t bother you anymore, Mister Lin. I wish you a happy life.¡± Mister Kang sneaked away very quickly. When he got the spiritual stone, his steps became much lighter. ¡°Brother.¡± Lin Meng¡¯er held onto Lin Luo¡¯s arm and said worriedly, ¡°Are you alright?¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine. My heart just hurts a little.¡± ¡°Ah?¡± Meng¡¯er was immediately anxious. ¡°Why does your heart hurt? Let¡¯s go see the doctor.¡± ¡°I¡¯m alright. I¡¯m fine, I¡¯m fine.¡± Lin Luo quickly put down the hand that was covering his chest. Lin Meng¡¯er didn¡¯t believe him. Lin Luo jumped up and down a few times. ¡°Look, I¡¯m really fine.¡± After carefully sizing up Lin Luo for a while, Lin Meng¡¯er finally relaxed. ¡°Then, brother, if you feel uncomfortable, you must tell me.¡± ¡°Good, good, good!¡± Lin Luo¡¯s heart softened from his sister¡¯s obedient look. ¡°This villa is a gift from me to you. Go and take a look.¡± Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s almond eyes brightened, and she hugged Lin Luo tightly. ¡°Let¡¯s go and take a look.¡± Lin Luo patted Meng ¡®er. ¡°Alright!¡± After all, she was a little girl. When Lin Meng¡¯er entered and saw the beautiful villa and the backyard full of flowers, she was so happy that she jumped up and down, her smile dazzling. Lin Luo¡¯s heart no longer ached for the 40000 spiritual stones. Meng¡¯er¡¯s happiness was the most important thing. Chapter 23 - Hard Training, Continuous Level Up Chapter 23 Hard Training, Continuous Level Up Hard cultivation, continuous leveling up! The Su family. ¡°We can drive a wedge between Lin Luo and the Zhang family.¡± The great elder¡¯s eyes flickered. Su Yue glanced at him and kept her fingers on the table. She didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°Grand Elder, this plan won¡¯t work.¡± A young man shook his head and retorted. ¡°Hehe.¡± The first elder¡¯s lips twitched sinisterly. ¡°Zhang Chuyu and Lin Luo have a conflict. With that Zhang Chuyu¡¯s idiotic personality, he won¡¯t let it go. ¡°When the time comes, as long as we make good use of it, it will be easy to drive a wedge between Lin Luo and the Zhang family.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not impossible. The first elder¡¯s plan was extremely well thought out. if our Su family helps in time to rope in Lin Luo, it might not be impossible.¡± Clap! Clap! The young man clapped his hands and smiled sarcastically. ¡°Grand elder¡¯s plan is perfect. But unfortunately, even if Lin Luo falls out with the Zhang family, he will not join the Su family. ¡°Why?¡± Su Yue finally spoke. ¡°No.¡± The young man sighed. ¡°If not for that incident back then, Lin Luo might have joined the Su family according to the great elder¡¯s plan. ¡°Ah! I said it. Don¡¯t try to hide it anymore, be more direct!¡± The sixth elder had an irascible temper and couldn¡¯t stand people beating around the bush. Zhang Hao took Lin Luo in before, and they have a good relationship. Zhang Hao even recommended Zhang Renhu. As soon as Zhang Hao¡¯s name was mentioned, the Su family¡¯s faces darkened. ¡°So it¡¯s him.¡± The first elder gritted his teeth and said hatefully. Su Yue huffed. ¡°If that¡¯s the case, then Lin Luo can¡¯t be allowed to live!¡± ¡°Qingyuan!¡± Standing at the very end, the man who had crossed his arms and remained silent the entire time raised his head. ¡°Master.¡± ¡°When Lin Luo¡¯s situation calms down, bring me his head!¡± ¡°Yes.¡± After Lin Luo moved into the villa with Lin Meng¡¯er, he put all his attention on cultivation. Martial skills could be learned automatically, and cultivation could be cultivated automatically. Lin Luo focused his energy on some martial arts moves and all sorts of things related to martial artists, such as pills and equipment. He found a basement in the villa, which was very large and had been constructed with unique materials. Lin Luo could use martial arts here. Although he could automatically cultivate his martial technique to a high level, he could subconsciously use it when in danger. However, he was still unfamiliar with martial techniques and could only react passively. The power of an active attack was much weaker. After Lin Luo trained in the basement, the progress bar for automatic martial arts learning had increased a little. In the afternoon, Lin Luo walked out of the basement, sweating profusely. ¡°Meng¡¯er.¡± Lin Meng¡¯er was guarding the stairs, sitting on the carpet, holding her chin, and in a daze. ¡°Brother!¡± When she saw Lin Luo, Lin Meng¡¯er rolled and got up. ¡°Hurry up and eat. I just heated it up.¡± ¡°It¡¯s been hard on you.¡± ¡°It hasn¡¯t.¡± Lin Meng¡¯er followed Lin Luo and walked to the dining room. ¡°Brother, why have you been so diligent in cultivating recently?¡± Previously, she had been worried that her brother would not spend his energy on cultivation to accompany her. But later, he discovered that her brother was so talented that he didn¡¯t need to cultivate like other martial artists. At that time, Meng¡¯er was quite happy. First, her brother could accompany her, and second, she didn¡¯t want him to work too hard. But now, her brother was engrossed in cultivation. Did something happen? Lin Meng¡¯er dug her fingers into the table uneasily. Lin Luo took a sip of the soup and heard Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s hesitant and worried voice. ¡°Meng¡¯er, don¡¯t worry. It¡¯ll be alright.¡± Lin Luo subconsciously replied. After he finished speaking, she didn¡¯t hear Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s voice for a long time, so she looked up strangely. Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s eyes were red as she looked straight at him. She didn¡¯t say anything and just bit her lip. ¡°Meng¡¯er?¡± Lin Luo was stunned. ¡°Brother, you¡¯re always like this, but I grew up. I don¡¯t want to see you carry this burden alone. That way, she would feel like she was a burden to her brother. Lin Luo let go of his chopsticks, feeling a little helpless. ¡°Brother, just, just¡­¡± But Lin Luo couldn¡¯t say what. Because Lin Meng¡¯er was right, he treated her like his sister, so he habitually stood in front of her and did not say anything. To put it nicely, he protected Lin Meng¡¯er while carrying the burden alone. To put it bluntly, he had never thought of fighting alongside her. Lin Luo grabbed his hair. I was wrong. ¡°Then why have you been training so hard recently?¡± ¡°We can only protect ourselves if we¡¯re stronger.¡± ¡°Meng¡¯er, we¡¯re not in a good situation,¡± Lin Luo said after some thought. Zhang Chuyu and Mr. Zhang have a grudge, and the Su and Zhang family are mortal enemies. Although I, your brother, am famous, and many people want to win me over, there are too many people, and conflict can occur. ¡°That¡¯s why we have to be more careful and become stronger.¡± Lin Meng¡¯er covered her mouth and opened her eyes wide. ¡°Then you only need to cultivate. I¡¯ll take care of the food and the rest.¡± ¡°Alright,¡± he said. Lin Luo smiled and touched Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s head. In fact, Lin Luo had only said lightly. He had been in the limelight recently but could not hide his cultivation. He could tell at a glance if the person¡¯s level was higher than his. There was no way for Lin Luo to hide his cultivation speed. His level would be revealed in a single exchange. His unprecedented cultivation speed had attracted too many people who wanted to rope him in. If they could not win him over, who knew how many forces would choose to kill him, not to mention that there was still Zhang Chuyu and the Su family. Lin Luo felt a sense of urgency for this auction. In this era of catastrophe, he had to be strong enough to become an expert. Only then could he live the life he wanted? The result of Lin Luo¡¯s cultivation was that his martial arts cultivation speed soared! Mystic stone was the first to reach the advanced level! When the mystic stone technique reached the advanced level, its defensive ability would be the most obvious change. When Lin Luo used the mystic stone technique, he could control the soil and the stones. He quickly fused the two with his spirit energy, and the defensive power of the stone wall formed was one of the best among the high-level martial arts techniques. It was impossible for a junior Martial Master to break through the defense of the mystic stone technique. As for those at a higher level, breaking through the mystic stone¡¯s defense was also difficult. Due to the special nature of the mystic stone technique, Lin Luo had to test its power outside. When he returned to the villa, he took the handkerchief Lin Meng¡¯er handed him and wiped his sweat. ¡°Brother, you¡¯ve worked hard. This martial skill is too hard to cultivate. Brother has been exhausted for so long.¡± Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s heart ached. If other martial artists had heard this, they would probably have started cursing on the spot! Cultivating the mystic stone technique to the advanced level would take at least a few years! Lin Luo had only spent half a month¡¯s time, and he actually felt that it was too long? Moreover, Lin Luo¡¯s cultivation time was from nine to five. Other than the necessary rest time, the warriors were either hunting exotic beasts or cultivating. The intensity of the training was several times that of Lin Luo¡¯s! However, Lin Luo was the only one who heard this. He agreed without any shame. it¡¯s been a long time. I¡¯m exhausted. Chapter 24 - Caution! Dangerous Creatures Approaching Chapter 24 Caution! Dangerous Creatures Approaching Lin Luo had been cooped up in the villa for a month. He would only go out with Lin Meng¡¯er when he needed to go shopping. The villa was located in a relatively remote area in the city¡¯s north. It was quiet all around, and no neighbors were around. Hence, Lin Luo¡¯s cultivation base advanced by leaps and bounds, and no one outside knew about it. [Flying bird spell has successfully reached intermediate level. Host, please continue to work on it.] [Thundering spell has reached intermediate level. Please keep up the good work.] [The host¡¯s spiritual energy has reached the threshold. You have successfully been promoted to an intermediate Martial Master.] After cultivating the flying bird spell and the thunderous spell to the intermediate level, and his cultivation also rose to the intermediate level of Martial Master, Lin Luo finally stopped. He first went to the Martial Arts Association to collect his allowance. The person who received him was the same young lady from last time. The other party¡¯s face was already numb, and she was used to it. Lin Luo received the stipend and met an acquaintance as soon as he left the Association. ¡°Lin Luo,¡± Zhang Chugui looked at Lin Luo in surprise. ¡°Young master Zhang.¡± Lin Luo stopped in place and waited for Zhang Chugui to approach. Then, he saw Zhang Chugui¡¯s face twist for a while. ¡°You broke through?¡± Lin Luo nodded his head as if it were only a matter of time. ¡°I¡¯ve broken through.¡± He had broken through a few days ago. Zhang Chugui¡¯s expression was complicated. Lin Luo¡¯s talent was too abnormal. Fortunately, such a person now belonged to their Zhang family. ¡°By the way, I¡¯m organizing a hunting party for the day after tomorrow. It¡¯s a level seven yellow beast. Are you interested?¡± There weren¡¯t many high-level monsters near the core city, and level seven or eight monsters were the best. Even level seven and eight monsters were rare. It all depended on the luck of the hunting team. This encounter might be good for a high-level hunter team, but it would prove a disaster for a low-level team. But no matter what, everyone would rush to it once a level seven or eight monster was found. As time went by, the hunting teams that found level Seven or eight monsters would not make a big deal out of it but would kill the monsters themselves quietly. Lin Luo¡¯s clone had been hunting monsters outside the city for a long time but had never encountered a level-seven monster. Now that he had encountered one, he was a little curious. ¡°Okay, what time is the day after tomorrow?¡± ¡°Gather at the river on the left outside the city at eight in the morning.¡± Lin Luo agreed. The morning after tomorrow. Lin Luo let his two avatars go out to hunt exotic beasts while he went to meet up with Zhang Chugui. When they arrived at the riverbank, Lin Luo realized that the team this time was quite large. It was actually led by a King-tier martial artist. ¡°This is elder Wu Yi.¡± Zhang Chugui introduced them to Lin Luo. The elders with titles were all the family¡¯s Grand Elders, and their status was even higher than the family head. ¡°This is actually training for us. Not a single elder will be protecting us. When we can¡¯t hold on any longer, or he¡¯ll kill Huang Shuo.¡± Lin Luo could tell that this yellow beast was meant for training. No wonder there were so many Martial Masters. Moreover, they didn¡¯t think they could kill this yellow beast. After they trained enough, none of the elders would kill the beast. ¡°Everyone. Let¡¯s go.¡± None of the elders looked at Lin Luo indifferently and shouted. They had found the yellow beast on a hill. This place was filled with thorns and thistles. At first glance, Lin Luo didn¡¯t recognize that these things, which were taller than humans, were thatch! The thatcb and thorns on the left were even more exaggerated. The thorns were thicker than a human finger, and the tips of the thorns were purple, baring their fangs and claws. ¡°Use your spiritual energy to cover your entire body,¡± Zhang Chugui reminded everyone. There wasn¡¯t much grass outside the city, so many people didn¡¯t know how terrifying these mutatedones were. Lin Luo¡¯s control of his spiritual power wasn¡¯t very good. It was a little difficult for him to use his spiritual power to wrap himself up. After everyone was done, Lin Luo finally isolated everything from the outside world. However, other people¡¯s spiritual energy shields were tightly attached to their skin. Only Lin Luo¡¯s was oval, like an egg that contained him. ¡°Lin Luo?¡± Zhang Chugui looked at the ¡°egg¡± and was a little dumbfounded. ¡°This way, there will still be time to react once the spiritual energy shield breaks.¡± Lin Luo closed his eyes and tried to make up for it. His expression was so calm and focused that Zhang Chugui and the others were fooled by him, feeling that he made sense. And so, more than ten ¡°eggs¡± appeared on one side of the hill. None of the elders had ever been surrounded by a pile of ¡°eggs¡± in their long lives. Over ten of these ¡°eggs¡± moved to a hill with less grass. As soon as Lin Luo approached the grass, the system immediately issued a reminder. [Caution! A dangerous creature is approaching.] [Caution! A dangerous creature is approaching.] A living being? Lin Luo¡¯s neck stiffened as he looked at the flying catkins in the air. The top of the thatched grass was fluffy. With a light touch, large balls of flying catkins would fall out and float in the air. Lin Luo stared at the flying catkins in front of him. After that¡­ The flying catkin twisted. F*ck! It was alive! These flying catkins were the dangerous creatures that the system had warned him about. No wonder he had to wrap spiritual power around his entire body; these flying wisps were so small and light who knew where they would fly into. Lin Luo had goosebumps all over his body. The clone¡¯s memory and what he had seen with his own eyes were two completely different things! ¡°Hiss! This catkin is too big.¡± A martial artist beside him sucked in a cold breath. Lin Luo tried his best to ignore the flying and wriggling catkins. He stuck his head out and looked at the top of the hill. A large patch of weeds was growing on the hillside, high and low. The tall ones were taller than people, and the low ones only reached their bare feet. They were uneven as if they had been bitten off by something. In the middle of the weeds, a huge object was lying. This enormous creature barely retained some of the yellow beast¡¯s characteristics. It had reddish-brown fur, a long and narrow face, and the hair from its mouth to its forehead was black, with obvious forehead glands. The beast¡¯s horn on its head bent backward and inward, splitting into two forks. However, the one-meter-long yellow beast in the modern world seemed to have been magnified tenfold here. It was more than ten meters long! It was even bigger than the elephants that Lin Luo had seen in the modern world! Only the exposed parts of its face and abdomen looked slightly softer. The fur on its back was long and hard, like sharp spikes. Coincidentally, the yellow beast opened his mouth, revealing a mouthful of fangs. Just as Zhang Chugui was about to discuss how to attack the others, a scream was heard. ¡°Ah!¡± It was a middle-grade Martial Master on the right. His face was unusually red as if it was about to drip blood. He could see that something was moving under his clothes. ¡°System, what¡¯s going on?¡± [Thatch flying catkins have entered his body.] A few of them felt that it was too ugly to turn the spirit energy shield into an egg, so they still stuck the spirit energy shield tightly along the outline of their body. However, this required a lot of fine control of spirit energy. The middle-ranked Martial Master didn¡¯t have good control of his spirit power, and a small gap appeared in his spirit power shield, which the flying catkins immediately took advantage of. F*ck! F*ck! Lin Luo looked at his own ¡°eggshell¡± and felt an unprecedented peace of mind. Chapter 25 - Life and Death Crisis! Upgrade! Chapter 25 Life and Death Crisis! Upgrade! The elders quickly suppressed the martial artist and pointed at him a few times. The middle-rank Martial Master¡¯s abdomen stopped moving. Immediately after, elder Wu Yi was quick, accurate, and ruthless. He directly cut open a hole in the middle-stage Martial Master¡¯s abdomen. The wound wasn¡¯t big. The elder put his finger in and pulled out a thin, bloody piece of ¡°meat¡± and threw it on the ground. The ¡°meat¡± kept shaking on the ground. Lin Luo could clearly hear the sound of him swallowing. Good fellow! This was the flying catkins? It had grown so big in the blink of an eye? When Lin Luo and Zhang Renhu¡¯s team were hunting the crocodile together, they didn¡¯t even have such a feeling of fear. Although crocodiles were ugly and could bite, they had never seen something that could enter a human¡¯s body. At that moment, Lin Luo even thought, ¡°Were ultra beasts really the greatest threat to humanity?¡± Why did he feel that these mutated plants were much more powerful? Before Lin Luo could recover from the terrifying killing power of the thatch, he caught the gradually approaching heavy breathing. He turned around and saw the huge yellow bear approaching them. Seeing that Lin Luo had discovered it, the beast opened its mouth wide, revealing a mouthful of sharp fangs with minced meat stuck in them. ¡°Yo!¡± The beast¡¯s cry was like that of a deer. It didn¡¯t sound mighty but it made everyone break out in cold sweats. None of the elders threw the injured warrior away from the grass and picked another warrior to care for him. At this moment, the beast had already pounced on them with its long legs. The martial artists immediately scattered and dodged! ¡°F*ck!¡± Zhang Chugui cursed in a low voice. They had not had time to discuss the specific battle strategy. ¡°Three people form a group and look out for each other! We specifically attack his face and abdomen!¡± Lin Luo and the two people closest to him quickly formed a small group and threw their martial arts at the beast¡¯s face without any regard for their lives! Spiritual energy wreaked havoc in this space, and no one dared to approach the beast. Once they got close and the yellow bear pounced on them, they could not withstand a single claw of the yellow bear with their cultivation. Fortunately, they were on a hill. Lin Luo controlled the soil and rocks to form a sharp arrow and shot it at the monster¡¯s face! As they shot, hundreds of sharp arrows blotted out the sky. The warriors who were constantly throwing out martial techniques and spiritual power were stunned. Was this the mystic stone technique? Or had he cultivated it to an advanced level? Everyone held their breaths as they watched this scene, hoping that these arrows would be able to heavily injure the beast! All the sharp arrows hit its face¡­ It was as if they had hit a wall. The sharp arrows fell to the ground, and countless scratches appeared on the face of the monster. These cuts were all bleeding, but they were only superficial. Motherf*cker! Lin Luo cursed. The fur on the beast¡¯s face looked soft, so he thought its defense would weaken. Who knew that this face¡¯s defense was weaker, but that was only in comparison to the back. Even a high-grade Mystic stone could only leave a scratch on it. They could only start from its abdomen if they wanted to kill it. However, who would dare to drill into its stomach? Wouldn¡¯t that be suicide? The beast was infuriated by Lin Luo¡¯s attack and opened its mouth wide. Wham! A large ball of green light was spat out from the monster¡¯s mouth, and it quickly smashed toward Lin Luo! Lin Luo¡¯s flying bird spell had already reached the intermediate level. He nimbly dodged to the side and avoided the attack range of the light ball. However, his group¡¯s male and female martial artists couldn¡¯t dodge at all! Lin Luo quickly erected a stone wall in front of them! The ball of light was blocked by the stone wall, one green and one yellow competing with each other. The yellow light continued to weaken while the green light grew brighter. The two cultivators took advantage of the blocked ball of light and hurriedly hid to the side. BOOM! The moment they dodged, the stone wall shattered and smashed into the place where the two martial artists had been. Lin Luo¡¯s expression was extremely unsightly. The difference between a mid-grade Martial Master and a level-seven alien beast was too great. Even if the mystic stone technique was a high-grade martial technique, it could only stop the level-seven alien beast for a short while in his hands. After that, the beast aimed at Lin Luo pounced at him repeatedly, then condensed a ball of light and threw it at him. The two martialists who were originally in Lin Luo¡¯s group did not dare to get close to Lin Luo. They stayed far away, afraid that they would be implicated. Lin Luo used the flying bird technique, Mystic stone technique, and thunder technique to dodge while looking for an opportunity to counterattack. Sharp arrows, yellow balls of light, and purple arcs of lightning would hit the beast from time to time. However, it wasn¡¯t easy for Lin Luo to dodge the attack. He couldn¡¯t aim at the monster¡¯s abdomen at all, and the exotic beast¡¯s attack didn¡¯t hurt. None of the elders were there to help the martial Master when he was about to die under the claws of the strange beast. Since the beast was staring at Lin Luo, none of the elders were also paying attention to Lin Luo¡¯s situation. Twenty minutes had passed, and the beast¡¯s body was covered in wounds of various sizes, but none of them were fatal. In fact, they could only be considered light injuries. Although Lin Luo could increase his spiritual power automatically every hour, it was not enough to cover his consumption. The spiritual energy in his body was already half empty. Another ball of light came, and Lin Luo dodged to the side in a sorry state. Coincidentally, there was a martial artist here. Lin Luo dodged and landed in front of the martial artist. Lin Luo¡¯s back was facing the martial artist, hunched over, panting. He looked at the beast, who was about to pounce on him. He only had time to shout at his opponent. ¡°Dodge!¡± Who knew? He had just shouted this sentence when he was pushed from behind. The flying bird spell was interrupted, and Lin Luo was pushed in the direction of the beast. At the same time, the beast pounced over at high speed! ¡°Pfft!¡± ¡°Bang!¡± Lin Luo couldn¡¯t dodge in time, and the beast directly pinned him onto the ground. Everything had happened too quickly. None of the elders had saved a Martial Master, but they didn¡¯t expect Lin Luo to be pushed by someone. They didn¡¯t have time to save Lin Luo! Lin Luo¡¯s shoulder was pierced by the beast¡¯s claws, and he was impaled to the ground. The moment Lin Luo was pressed to the ground, the beast opened its mouth wide and bit down on Lin Luo¡¯s neck! ¡°Lin Luo!¡± Zhang Chugui shouted, her eyes filled with fear. I¡¯ll go! [Warning! Warning! The host¡¯s life is in danger!] [Special situation. Would you like to upgrade the Thunder spell now?] Lin Luo, who was just about to push his Thunder spell and Mystic stone spell to the extreme, didn¡¯t hesitate and immediately said, ¡°Yes, yes, yes!¡± [Spirit stones have been successfully deducted.] [Thunder spell has been upgraded successfully!] [Thunder spell has reached advanced level!] The moment the system¡¯s voice rang out, the beast¡¯s teeth were already about to touch Lin Luo¡¯s neck. Lin Luo could even feel the alien beast¡¯s saliva dripping on his neck. His entire body tensed up. The sound of thunder had been upgraded to the advanced level, but he wasn¡¯t sure if this thing could kill the beast in one blow or if it would kill him before he could bite. The system in Lin Luo¡¯s mind was also extremely nervous. [Don¡¯t you die!] It didn¡¯t know how long it would have to wait for the next host if Lin Luo died. Lin Luo gritted his teeth and roared, ¡°Thunder!¡± Attract lightning! Exterminate!¡± Chapter 26 - Getting Struck Together Chapter 26 Getting Struck Together By the time the yellow beast opened its mouth, Zhang Chugui had already charged forward. However, even Elder Wu thought that he could not catch up. Zhang Chugui was only a Martial Master; how could he make it in time? Everyone thought that Lin Luo would definitely die. Some were happy, while others were regretful. BOOM! When Lin Luo¡¯s last word fell, the sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds! Dark clouds gathered above Lin Luo in an instant. Lightning flashed as the layers of dark clouds surged. What is this?! Zhang Chugui looked up and continued to rush toward Lin Luo. Lin Luo couldn¡¯t die! He definitely couldn¡¯t die! BOOM! A muffled peal of thunder could be heard, and a bolt of lightning thicker than a man struck down from the clouds! Their targets were Lin Luo and the yellow beast! Lin Luo could only hear the sound of thunder and see the lightning striking down, but he couldn¡¯t see the exact situation. The yellow beast¡¯s sharp teeth pierced through Lin Luo¡¯s skin. Lin Luo closed his eyes. F*ck! This time, he could only leave it to fate! Ka-boom! Lin Luo¡¯s eyes suddenly widened. The moment the lightning struck him, the remaining spirit energy in his body subconsciously resisted. However, after Lin Luo used the advanced thunder spell, the spiritual energy in his body was almost exhausted. How could he have any more spiritual energy to resist the lightning? He could clearly hear the sound of his meridians being destroyed by the lightning. Good fellow! Could the system in his brain have been electrocuted too? Everyone was stunned. The bolt of lightning, thicker than a human, struck the beast¡¯s body. Lin Luo, who was under the huge beast, was also struck. Advanced thunder spell?! Only an advanced thunder spell could attract lightning. Judging from Lin Luo¡¯s thunder spell, he had already cultivated it to the intermediate level. His potential exploded when his life was on the line, and he jumped directly to the advanced level¡­ It didn¡¯t seem impossible. ¡®Maybe your sister!¡¯ This thought had just appeared in everyone¡¯s mind when it was immediately shattered by themselves. He had never seen anyone who could break through to a high-level martial technique when their lives were at stake. More importantly, even if the thunder spell was cultivated to the highest level, it might not be able to attract heavenly lightning! Although few people cultivated the thunder spell, a few in the core cities still cultivated it to an advanced level. However, among these people, only one person could successfully attract lightning, and this was after many training sessions. Lin Luo had just broken through to the advanced level of the thunder spell, and he immediately drew down heavenly lightning denser than a human¡­ However, after drawing down the heavenly lightning, he was struck by its target. The crowd didn¡¯t know whether to be shocked by Lin Luo¡¯s talent or by his bad luck. The moment the heavenly lightning struck the beast, it became charred. The lightning followed the beast¡¯s teeth that were biting Lin Luo¡¯s neck and entered Lin Luo¡¯s flesh. Although the beast¡¯s teeth could only pierce Lin Luo¡¯s skin a little, it was enough for the lightning. Elder Wu Yi and Zhang Chugui were the first to recover from their shock. None of the elders took the lead in lifting the charred beast from Lin Luo¡¯s body, revealing Lin Luo beneath. Zhang Chugui was the next to arrive. Lin Luo¡¯s entire body had been charred by the heavenly lightning. Zhang Chugui could not even see Lin Luo¡¯s face clearly. The only fortunate thing was that Lin Luo was not dead yet. The electric current ran through his body, and Lin Luo was so agitated that his entire body was twitching and trembling. The dark clouds above Lin Luo¡¯s head disappeared in an instant, and the sky returned to its original sunny state. Someone looked up at the sky and happened to see the dark clouds moving away from both sides. ¡°Why do I feel like they can¡¯t wait to run?¡± He seemed a little guilty. None of the elders wanted to save Lin Luo, but they were electrocuted the moment they touched Lin Luo. He quickly pulled his hand back. His entire arm was trembling, and his muscles even hurt. Elder Wu Yi¡¯s face darkened, ¡°No¡­ this heavenly lightning is too overbearing.] Even if he were a King level expert, he would still be severely injured if exposed to lightning for too long. [Detected¡­ Detected¡­ The host is facing ¡­ Life¡­ Danger¡­ Danger¡­.. Automatically¡­ Absorb¡­ Spiritual power protection¡­ Arteries¡­] Lin Luo could vaguely hear the system¡¯s voice. It was getting stuck. He could vaguely see the clear sky, and his heart felt a little bitter. He thought that he had saved his life. He didn¡¯t expect that it wouldn¡¯t be long before he had to return his life. He didn¡¯t know if the system had been electrocuted too or if it would leave him after he died and find a new host. Lin Luo sighed in his heart. His entire body was in pain from the electricity, and he couldn¡¯t move at all. He closed his eyes and gave up struggling. One minute¡­ Two minutes¡­ Ten minutes¡­ Lin Luo opened his eyes. His vision became clear, and he could even clearly see the shape of the clouds in the sky. He could also hear the people around him chattering away. ¡°Lin Luo is so unlucky. He broke through to the advanced thunderous spell and attracted heavenly lightning. Although he had such talent, he just had to be electrocuted to death by his own lightning!¡± ¡°It seems that he doesn¡¯t have such a fate. What a pity!¡± ¡°If Lin Luo didn¡¯t die, with him as a guest elder, the Zhang family¡¯s status in the city would definitely rise to another level.¡± ¡°It¡¯s useless to say more. He¡¯s now¡­ F*ck! He¡¯s alive!¡± The martial artist who spoke glanced at Lin Luo with regret. When he met Lin Luo¡¯s eyes, he was so scared that he jumped up on the spot! He didn¡¯t die? Lin Luo blinked. Although he still couldn¡¯t move, his consciousness and five senses were clear. It seemed like he really did not die. [Congratulations, host! Survived Heavenly Thunder!] The sound of thunderclaps and firecrackers could be heard along with the system¡¯s words. ¡°System, I¡¯m not dead?¡± [Don¡¯t worry, host. With the system here, you won¡¯t die.] [Not only is the host alive, but he has also been tempered by the heavenly lightning. Please wait a moment!] As soon as his voice fell, Lin Luo immediately felt the meridians in his body, which had been electrocuted into dregs, constantly reorganizing. Something seemed to be falling off his body, making him itch all over, but he couldn¡¯t move. Lin Luo couldn¡¯t see the change in himself, but the Zhang family warriors who came with him could see it clearly. The black pieces on the charred ¡°corpse¡± cracked and fell off, and then the flesh recovered at an invisible speed. After a few breaths, the charred ¡®corpse¡¯ turned into Lin Luo. However, Lin Luo was butt naked¡­ After the itch passed, he found that he could move again. He rolled up from the ground, but before he could be happy, he felt a chill in front of him. He lowered his head. ¡°F*ck!¡± Lin Luo cursed. Without any hesitation, he activated the flying bird spell and quickly hid behind a big tree. ¡°System, where are my clothes?¡± [It¡¯s gone after being electrocuted.] Zhang Chugui couldn¡¯t help but laugh out loud. hahahaha! Chapter 27 - Spirit Stone Balance, -50000 Chapter 27 Spirit Stone Balance, -50000 ¡°Stop laughing! Hurry up and find me some clothes!¡± Zhang Chugui took a set of clothes from his storage bracelet and threw it to Lin Luo, who was behind the big tree. ¡°Hurry up and put it on.¡± The storage bracelet was developed over ten years ago. However, the production requirements were too harsh, and the cost was extremely prohibitive. A storage bracelet of ten square meters would cost more than a billion. The Zhang family also only had three. One was the head of the Zhang family, and the other was in Zhang Chuyu¡¯s hands. There was one more, and that was the one in Zhang Chugui¡¯s hand. However, this didn¡¯t belong to him alone but to a Grand Elder of the Zhang family, also his master. His master had prepared some things and lent him the storage bracelet for this hunt. Lin Luo took the clothes and put them on quickly. Then, he heaved a sigh of relief and walked out from behind the tree. ¡°You really scared me to death.¡± Zhang Chugui walked over. After confirming that Lin Luo was really fine, he heaved a sigh of relief and hugged Lin Luo. ¡°Alright, alright, stop being so pretentious.¡± Lin Luo laughed as he scolded. The rest of the martial artists looked at Lin Luo with fear, joy, or jealousy. After letting go of Zhang Chugui, Lin Luo noticed these gazes and realized something. He had broken through to the advanced level of the thunder spell and even attracted the heavenly lightning. Some of these people were afraid of his talent and strength, some were happy that he could help the Zhang family and escape from a disaster, but some were jealous of his talent. Lin Luo noted down the faces of those who revealed envious gazes. He had to be careful when he met these people in the future if he was stabbed in the back again. ¡°It¡¯s good that you¡¯re alright,¡± Elder Wu said calmly. ¡°Many thanks, Elder.¡± Lin Luo was polite. None of the elders were polite and directly agreed. ¡°Young master Zhang, where is the person who pushed me?¡± Since everything was fine now, Lin Luo started settling scores. The other party had clearly wanted him dead! ¡°If people don¡¯t offend me, I won¡¯t offend them, but if they do, I will repay them tenfold! ¡°Over there.¡± Zhang Chugui¡¯s face darkened, and he brought Lin Luo over. He was tied up and thrown aside. He was a high-level Martial Master, about 30 years old, and his talent could be considered to be average. ¡°Why did you push me?¡± When Lin Luo saw the other party, he didn¡¯t get angry and asked calmly. ¡°Hah!¡± The other party knew that he wouldn¡¯t be able to survive, so he bared his teeth and mocked, ¡°You¡¯re just a lowly commoner. I don¡¯t know what methods you used to improve your cultivation. I don¡¯t like you, so I want you dead. Can¡¯t I?¡± ¡°Of course, you can.¡± Lin Luo turned to look at Zhang Chugui. ¡°How will he handle this?¡± ¡°I¡¯m looking at you.¡± Zhang Chugui did not hesitate. ¡°How did you guys usually handle this in the past?¡± ¡°Kill or cripple them and throw them into the commoner¡¯s district.¡± Lin Luo nodded and drew the sword from Zhang Chugui¡¯s waist with a clang. He raised his hand and swung the sword without any hesitation. ¡°Ugh!!!¡± Lin Luo killed him directly. Many people were scared, especially the warriors who had revealed envious looks. Some of them even lowered their heads. After killing the man, Lin Luo sheathed his sword. His fingers were still trembling. This was the first time he had killed someone. Modern peace. After transmigrating, Lin Luo had thought that such a day would come, but he didn¡¯t expect it to come so soon. Lin Luo exhaled and forcefully suppressed his trembling hand. He was not the holy monk. The other party clearly wanted him to die, so he could not possibly not want his opponent¡¯s life. In this era, being soft-hearted would only kill you. ¡°Now that yellow beast is dead, shouldn¡¯t we go back?¡± Lin Luo asked. ¡°Yes.¡± Zhang Chugui nodded. His eyes were a little complicated. It was especially silent on the way back. First, the person he had been with all day became a traitor, and then he was killed in the blink of an eye. And Lin Luo, the guest elder, the genius who had been the talk of the town, had attracted the heavenly lightning right in front of them. It was too shocking. These people had yet to return to their senses. Once Lin Luo entered the city, he separated from the Zhang family and quickly returned to the villa. Along the way, the system was quiet and made no sound. ¡°Brother.¡± As soon as Lin Luo returned to the villa, Meng¡¯er smiled and pounced on him. Hugging his sister, his heart, which had been a little flustered from the murder, calmed down immediately. ¡°Have you eaten?¡± It was almost two in the morning when Lin Luo returned from hunting the yellow beast. He chatted with Lin Meng¡¯er for a while before returning to his room. After closing the door, Lin Luo knocked on the system. ¡°System! System, come out!¡± Lin Luo grinned and rubbed his hands in excitement. ¡°You said that I was struck by heavenly lightning?¡± [Yes, you have completed the heavenly-lightning-body-tempering.] Lin Luo¡¯s smile widened even more. He was thrilled. As long as the protagonists in novels encountered heavenly lightning striking their bodies, their originally trashy aptitudes would immediately become top-notch! ¡°System, let me see my panel.¡± Lin Luo excitedly opened his interface. [Host: Lin Luo] [Cultivation physique: Crippled body of inferior roots] [Strength, agility, and defense are evaluated as¨Cintermediate Martial Master] [Affinity with the five elements¡ª0] [Special attribute affinity¡ª0] [Skills-Mystic stone (advanced), Thunder spell (advanced), Flying bird spell (intermediate)] [Spirit stone balance: -50000] Lin Luo was speechless. ¡°Didn¡¯t I get tempered by heavenly lightning? Why is he still crippled?¡± [Because the host¡¯s aptitude is too trashy, the heavenly lightning was unable to affect the host¡¯s aptitude.] Good Lord! How trashy was this that even the heavenly lightning tempering failed to change it? Lin Luo didn¡¯t give up. but I¡¯ve already been struck by lightning. The affinity of the lightning attribute should have increased by a little, right? [Don¡¯t be discouraged. After being tempered by the heavenly lightning, you have fulfilled the condition to activate the one-key attribute function.] Lin Luo immediately became happy. ¡°What¡¯s the use of a one-key attribute?¡± [Once the one-key attribute is activated, the host can increase his own attribute affinity by constantly leveling up. The increase in affinity with each attribute will help the host learn the martial arts of the attribute.] [After the affinity of the five elements is increased to the corresponding value, the speed of spiritual power increase can be increased with one key.] Lin Luo¡¯s eyes lit up. Although this function sounded like a gold-devouring beast, the effect was also excellent. ¡°To activate it, you need¡­¡± Lin Luo¡¯s voice suddenly rang out. His spirit stone Balance seemed to be negative. F*ck! Lin Luo opened the panel and saw the column of spiritual stones balance. It was written clearly: -50000 ¡°Where are my spirit stones?¡± [In order to cope with the emergency, the thunder spell has been upgraded to advanced level. The corresponding spirit stones have been deducted. Due to the special circumstances, the host does not have enough spirit stones left. He is allowed to take a loan.] [Warning! Host, repay the loan within ten days! Host, repay the loan within ten days! [Otherwise, you will be paid back double!] Good Lord! Not only did he not have a single spiritual stone, but he now owed a large sum of money. If he had not given Meng¡¯er a sum of spiritual stones as living expenses, he would not even have the money to eat now! ¡°System, you¡¯re simply despicable. You¡¯d make the worst capitalist cry.¡± Chapter 28 - Black Flame Saber! Assassination! Chapter 28 Black Flame Saber! Assassination! It was a good thing he had two clones now. If he went out of the city to hunt, he should be able to return the money within ten days. He thought he was already out of poverty but did not expect to return to the pre-liberation era. Lin Luo sighed. In the evening, the system instantly swallowed the money earned from selling all the exotic beasts he had hunted to the auction house. [3000 spirit stones have been paid back. The remaining amount is 47000 spirit stones. Please keep up the good work.] Lin Luo¡¯s face was blank. On the second day, heleft early in the morning. When he returned to the villa with breakfast, he was stunned. The door of the villa was wide open. There were clear footprints on the door and a dent in it. It had been kicked away. ¡°Meng¡¯er!¡± Lin Luo threw the breakfast aside and ran into the villa using the flying bird spell. After passing through the front yard, Lin Luo heard sounds coming from the second floor as soon as he entered the house. ¡°Meng¡¯er!¡± Lin Meng¡¯er, who was cowering in the corner, cried out, ¡°Brother!¡± Standing at the room¡¯s door, the man looking at Lin Meng¡¯er turned to look at the other side of the corridor. The flying bird spell was swift. In the blink of an eye, Lin Luo had run up to the second floor at the other end of the corridor. Lin Luo could already see the man standing at the door clearly. The other party¡¯s face was covered with a black cloth, so only his forehead and eyes could be seen clearly. He was holding a long knife in his hand. The man laughed, then raised his long knife and slashed at Lin Meng¡¯er! ¡°Meng¡¯er!¡± Lin Luo¡¯s eyes were about to pop out! ¡°Profound stone technique! The stone wall! Up!¡± Countless stones flew in from outside the villa through the window. They quickly erected a stone wall in front of Lin Meng¡¯er and blocked the man¡¯s knife. Because the person under the knife was just ordinary, the man did not use any spiritual power. When he raised his sword again, Lin Luo was already in front of him, firmly blocking him and Lin Meng¡¯er. ¡°Meng¡¯er! Find a place to hide!¡± Lin Meng¡¯er quickly hid in the wardrobe, while Lin Luo used the stone wall to surround the wardrobe. ¡°You¡¯re finally home.¡± The man¡¯s sinister voice rang out, and the long blade in his hand instantly burst into flames as he slashed down at Lin Luo! The strange thing was that the flame on the saber was not red but black. However, its temperature was higher than ordinary spirit fire! Lin Luo only had a short dagger, so there was no way he could block the man¡¯s knife. He quickly erected a stone wall before himself, and then his figure flashed to the corridor on the right. The man¡¯s blade, covered in black flames, landed on the stone wall, leaving a deep mark. However, the stone wall did not shatter, so it naturally could not hurt the person behind the stone wall. Lin Luo saw it. As he retreated downstairs and further away from the villa, he kept raising stone walls to block the man¡¯s knife. The man¡¯s target was Lin Luo. He had been following Lin Luo closely as they left the villa. ¡°Grandmaster,¡± Lin Luo gritted his teeth and said after blocking another knife from the man. This person was at least an intermediate Grandmaster. ¡°Hmph!¡± The man snorted coldly and began to look for a way to break through the stone wall. Otherwise, Lin Luo would have been blocked by the stone wall, and he wouldn¡¯t have been able to kill him. However, Lin Luo didn¡¯t plan to keep dodging with the mystic stone and flying bird technique. After ensuring he was far away from the villa, Lin Luo raised his index and middle fingers and waved them at the man! One finger! Ziiing! A thick bolt of lightning shot out from Lin Luo¡¯s fingertips! The man¡¯s eyes turned sharp. He turned the blade of his long knife and slashed at the lightning with a knife Qi wrapped in black flames! The lightning bolt was split into two and continued to fly toward the man! ¡°Dammit!¡± It couldn¡¯t be split open at all! The man quickly retracted his knife, and flames rose in front of him. Two bolts of lightning suddenly jumped into the flames! Zap! Boom! Bang! Bang! A few loud sounds rang out, and the flames in front of the man exploded! The explosion sent Lin Luo and the man flying in two directions! When the explosion rang out, Lin Luo immediately erected a stone wall in front of him to block it while the man was directly blown away! ¡°Cough, cough!¡± The man got up from the ground and spat out two mouthfuls of blood. ¡°Using fire and lightning to fight head-on, you¡¯re really powerful.¡± Lin Luo gloated. It would be strange if these two things didn¡¯t explode when they were put together. The man glared at Lin Luo fiercely. As if he was angry from embarrassment, he immediately brandished his knife! The blade energy left a deep mark on the ground and whistled toward Lin Luo! Lin Luo had just used the stone wall to block the knife energy when he realized that the man had already run away! All that was left in front of her was a small back view. Without any hesitation, Lin Luo activated the flying bird spell and gave chase. His opponent¡¯s footwork was clearly inferior to Lin Luo¡¯s, and the distance between them was getting shorter and shorter. If it wasn¡¯t for the man¡¯s cultivation base being higher than Lin Luo¡¯s, Lin Luo would have almost caught up to him by now. Half an hour later. Lin Luo stood in front of the man. ¡°You¡¯re from the Su family.¡± While chasing him, Lin Luo remembered that the other party was probably using the Black Flame Saber. The people using the Black Flame Saber in the city were from the Su family. ¡°I didn¡¯t intend to cause trouble for your su family, but you guys are so good.¡± ¡°Lin Luo, although I can¡¯t kill you, do you you can kill me?¡± think Lin Luo¡¯s face was expressionless. ¡°How would you know if you don¡¯t try?¡± Originally, he didn¡¯t need to kill them all. Even if he had three advanced martial arts techniques, it would be extremely difficult for him to kill a master who was at least at the intermediate grandmaster level. ¡°Manager Luo!¡± ¡°What¡¯s the fuss about?¡± Manager Luo glanced at his subordinate unhappily. Lin Luo is fighting with an intermediate master! ¡°What? What¡¯s going on?¡± The person quickly explained the situation. ¡°This morning, Black Flame Saber went to Lin Luo¡¯s house to kill him, but he wasn¡¯t there. When he came back, the two of them started fighting.¡± ¡°After that, Black Flame Saber ran away. Lin Luo chased after him all the way to the forest beside us. They¡¯re fighting there now! Black Flame Saber escaped? Lin Luo? And now, the two of them were fighting again? Manager Luo¡¯s breathing was a little rushed. There were many things he couldn¡¯t understand. But now, Lin Luo was an intermediate Martial Master and an intermediate Grandmaster. Furthermore, they were assassins. Lin Luo would definitely be one at a disadvantage! ¡°Go and inform Yuan Xin immediately!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± After the subordinate left, manager Luo couldn¡¯t sit still and paced back and forth in the office. He didn¡¯t know if Lin Luo could hold on until Yuanxin arrived. On the other side, the two siblings, Yuanchu and Yuanxin, were at the martial arts association to accept a mission. Before they could leave, they were stopped by someone. ¡°Milords, please wait a moment!¡± ¡°What is it?¡± Yuanchu said coldly. ¡°My lords, Black Flame Saber wants to kill Lin Luo. The two of them are fighting in the forest on the left! The siblings were stunned. Yuan Xin raised her eyebrows. what level is an assassin? ¡± ¡°An intermediate master! Black Flame saber!¡± ¡°Sister, I¡¯ll go.¡± Yuanchu nodded. ¡°Go on. After you save her, see if you can pull her into the team.¡± it was too late when Yuanxin arrived However, at the scene. Chapter 29 - Yuanxin Wants Lin Luo As Her Disciple Chapter 29 Yuanxin Wants Lin Luo As Her Disciple The spiritual energy in Lin Luo¡¯s body was getting lesser and lesser, while Black Flame Saber clearly still had some energy left. This was the difference between levels. Even if it was a battle of attrition, a high-level martial artist could exhaust a low-level martial artist to death. Lin Luo pursed his lips tightly. No, if this continued, he would definitely be exhausted to death. Due to the restriction of Lin Luo¡¯s cultivation base, most of the lightning bolts that he shot out were dodged. Even if he couldn¡¯t Dodge them, the other party had taken them head-on. The sharp arrow-like long saber condensed from the mystic stone technique could not do anything to Black Flame Saber, and only its defensive power was useful. Lin Luo relied on the mystic stone wall and suffered no severe injuries. ¡°Lin Luo! I didn¡¯t plan to kill you this time.¡± Black Flame Saber laughed coldly. but since you want to die, I¡¯ll fulfill your wish! ¡°The Ying sea!¡± The black flames suddenly rose and spread rapidly, trapping Lin Luo and the saber in the middle. Lin Luo could clearly feel the heat of the flames. Even the stone wall in front of him was covered in flames. Although these flames were unable to break through the defense of the mystic stone technique, they were able to heat up the stone wall to an extremely high temperature! Good Lord! Even if he didn¡¯t die from exhaustion, he would probably die from the heat! Lin Luo¡¯s clothes were almost soaked in sweat. They were then dried and then soaked in sweat again. After doing it a few times, Lin Luo felt extremely uncomfortable, and his clothes were burning hot. The saber laughed out loud at Lin Luo¡¯s sorry state. He threw his long blade into the air, opened his arms, and shouted, ¡°Transform!¡± The long saber was wrapped in black flames as it split into two, two into four, four into sixteen¡­ One hundred and twenty-eight long blades were suspended in the air, all wrapped in black flames. The tips of the blades were all pointed at Lin Luo. ¡°Motherf*cker!¡± Lin Luo cursed. As the long knife flew toward him, the stone wall in front of Lin Luo quickly extended and surrounded him! The long knife and the knife Qi hit the stone wall. Although they didn¡¯t hit Lin Luo directly, the spiritual energy of the two surged. Lin Luo¡¯s blood and Qi were in turmoil from the collision of the two spiritual powers. ¡°Pfft!¡± He immediately spat out a mouthful of blood! ¡°Hahahaha! Lin Luo! Accept your death!¡± After one round, Black Flame Saber once again split the long saber into 128 pieces! No! Lin Luo watched the scene through the stone wall and gritted his teeth so hard that they almost shattered. If this happened two more times, he wouldn¡¯t be able to hold on. Lin Luo immediately put away the stone wall, and in the end, only a huge shield was formed. He held a shield in his left hand, and a spear appeared in his right hand! The long spear was condensed from stone, and the long yellow spear surged with earth attribute spirit power, which looked gentle and harmless. Black Flame Saber did not even have the time to taunt when the yellow spear was suddenly covered in lightning! The gentle and harmless spear suddenly became ferocious. Lin Luo had fused the mystic stone technique and the thunderous technique! Originally, he had only wanted to try attaching lightning to the spear. He did not expect it to really succeed. Black Flame Saber¡¯s eyes almost popped out of their sockets. ¡°You¡¯ve actually cultivated the thunderous spell to the advanced level?!¡± The two martial skills could be combined only when a high-level martial skill was cultivated to a high level. ¡°Yes, ah!¡± When Lin Luo spoke the last word, he had already arrived in front of the Black Flame Saber! The 128 blades tried to pin Lin Luo to the ground. However, with the help of the flying bird spell, Lin Luo¡¯s feet moved almost as if touching the ground, nimbly shuttling through the sea of blades, the shield in his hand firmly blocking these long blades. Occasionally, one or two knives were not blocked, and they only brushed past Lin Luo¡¯s arms or legs. They did not cause too big of a wound. Black Flame Saber quickly retreated! Lin Luo was like an eagle chasing after its prey. He held the spear and hit the target in one shot! Puchi! Saber¡¯s abdomen was directly pierced through and nailed to the ground! ¡°Ah! How is that possible?¡± Black Flame Saber¡¯s pupils dilated. He couldn¡¯t believe that the spear in Lin Luo¡¯s hand had actually penetrated his intermediate Grandmaster¡¯s defense. Lin Luo compressed his spirit energy at the spear¡¯s tip and gathered all the lightning at the tip. Even if he only had the strength of an intermediate Martial Master, he could penetrate the defense of an intermediate Grandmaster by adding two advanced martial arts techniques. After pinning Black Flame Saber, Lin Luo didn¡¯t give him any chance to breathe. ¡°Thunder! Attract lightning! Exterminate!¡± Boom! Dark clouds gathered in the sky, and a terrifying lightning bolt struck down! ¡°No!¡± Black Flame Saber¡¯s eyes finally revealed a look of fear. Unfortunately, it was too late. The heavenly lightning that was drawn down directly turned the Black Flame Saber into a charred corpse. When Yuanxin arrived, she saw this scene. Advanced Thunder spell! Could it attract heavenly lightning? Yuanxin looked at Lin Luo in shock. As for Lin Luo, who had drawn the heavenly lightning, he had no strength left in his body. All his spiritual energy had been exhausted by this move. He had not used this move before because he knew it would exhaust his power. The yellow beast outside the city yesterday had pounced on him and bit him, so he hadn¡¯t been able to dodge in time. He couldn¡¯t be sure that the Black Flame Saber wouldn¡¯t dodge. Once he was dodged, Lin Luo¡¯s spirit energy would be exhausted, and he would be at the mercy of others. Now that the Black Flame Saber had been hacked to death, Lin Luo heaved a sigh of relief when he realized someone else had come! ¡°¡®You are¡­¡¯ || Lin Luo rummaged through his memories and finally dug out the other party. ¡°Yuanxin?¡± ¡°It seems like you don¡¯t need my help.¡± Yuanxin touched her chin and recovered from the shock. Not many people outside the forest noticed what was happening, but the people saw the strange phenomenon in the sky in the city. Especially the Zhang family members who had left the city with Lin Luo yesterday. ¡°It¡¯s Lin Luo!¡± When Zhang Chugui saw the strange phenomenon in the sky, he immediately rushed down to where it was. He was not the only one. Many other martial artists had also rushed over. This kind of phenomenon, and the heavenly lightning striking down, could be the birth of some rare treasure! Those more knowledgeable could tell at a glance that the heavenly lightning was not the heavenly lightning of a rare treasure but the phenomenon caused by the advanced thunder spell. The second martial artist who could attract lightning! These powerhouses did not hesitate and immediately rushed over! Even the higher-ups in the city were alarmed! They were in the third core city that had been built, also known as C City. Only A City had a martial artist who could attract lightning! Manager Luo was originally standing at the window on the left side of the room. From here, he could vaguely see the forest on the left side of the martial arts association. Therefore, he immediately saw the strange phenomenon in the sky above the forest. ¡°This¡­ This was made by Black Flame Saber or the origin heart?¡± It¡­ It couldn¡¯t be Lin Luo, right? Manager Luo gulped hard. In the forest, Lin Luo did not relax. ¡°Why are you here?¡± Seriously speaking, when he rejected Yuanxin, he might have already offended her. ¡°I heard that you were being hunted down, so I wanted to come over and help.¡± Yuanxin¡¯s eyes were very bright. ¡°Lin Luo, you¡¯re very powerful, and your aptitude is also outstanding. Do you want to be my disciple?¡± Chapter 30 - Usury System Chapter 30 Usury System ¡°Don¡¯t!¡± Lin Luo rejected him without hesitation and the slightest bit of politeness. Yuanxin didn¡¯t give up. He had recognized Lin Luo¡¯s martial technique at a glance. Flying bird technique, Mystic stone technique, and Thunder technique. Other than the flying bird technique, which he had probably only cultivated to the intermediate level, the other two had already been cultivated to the advanced level. This was the first time Yuanxin had seen such a person with such a lousy root. She couldn¡¯t help but itch in her heart. She wanted to drag Lin Luo back to her team immediately. ¡°Lin¡­¡± Yuanxin took a step forward and decided to pester Lin Luo to agree. Suddenly, Yuanxin raised her head. ¡°Sister?¡± Yuanchu appeared in front of the two of them with a solemn expression. Lin Luo¡¯s right hand was holding the spear. His entire body was weak, and he was leaning on the spear with all his strength. ¡°Many people are coming.¡± Lin Luo suddenly reacted. The phenomenon of attracting heavenly thunder! Good Lord! Interrupted by Yuanxin, he had forgotten about this! Yuanxin pouted. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me those old guys are here too.¡± ¡°What do you think?¡± Yuanchu glanced at her brother indifferently and then looked at Lin Luo. ¡°Lin Luo, once the various forces come and know that this is your doing, those forces that can¡¯t win you over will definitely think of ways to kill you. ¡°You¡¯d better leave.¡± Lin Luo gritted his teeth. He didn¡¯t know if he could trust the siblings, but Meng ¡®er was still in the villa. Furthermore, after the Su family incident, Lin Luo understood that the Zhang family had previously sealed his ability to attract heavenly lightning, which was why he could live a peaceful life. With his current strength, he had already used all his strength to deal with one Grandmaster. What if there were more grandmasters? What if it was a general-level or even a King-level expert? He had Meng¡¯er behind him. He didn¡¯t know if he could survive in the other world if he died this time. Lin Luo couldn¡¯t afford to gamble. ¡°Many thanks!¡± Lin Luo could only trust the Yuanchu siblings. As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Luo forcefully activated his spiritual force and the flying bird spell, and quickly flew toward the villa! ¡°Sister, Lin Luo still doesn¡¯t agree.¡± Yuanxin was a little depressed. Although Lin Luo¡¯s uniqueness and strangeness had piqued his interest, as a King-level expert, it was inevitable that he would feel a little defeated after being rejected repeatedly. ¡°We¡¯ll talk about it later.¡± Yuanchu interrupted him. The siblings cleaned up the traces left behind by Lin Luo and them at the scene and followed Lin Luo back to the villa. When Lin Luo returned to the villa, it was quiet and desolate inside and outside. ¡°Meng¡¯er!¡± Lin Meng¡¯er, hiding near the first-floor door, heard Lin Luo¡¯s voice. She immediately got up and ran towards Lin Luo with her short legs! ¡°Brother! Are you alright?¡± Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s eyes were red as she hugged Lin Luo. There were no major wounds on Lin Luo¡¯s body, but there were many small ones. Blood seeped out and dyed half of his clothes red. ¡°It¡¯s all my fault. I¡¯m useless.¡± Lin Meng¡¯er was frightened, and tears flowed out of her eyes. ¡°I¡¯m fine. Don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s just a small injury.¡± Lin Luo comforted Lin Meng¡¯er. He knew she must have been frightened, so his voice became gentler. Lin Meng¡¯er quickly exited Lin Luo¡¯s arms and wiped her tears. Her brother was injured and very tired. She could not be so insensible and make her brother worry. ¡°Brother, I¡¯ll bandage your wound.¡± Lin Luo stopped Lin Meng¡¯er and shook his head. wait a moment. He didn¡¯t have the time to care about the wound now. The villa was in a mess. What if those people found traces and chased after him? It was evident that the situation was not simple. [After activating the home function, you can choose a building as your home. You can choose to recycle and relocate your home or transform your home. Please note that you can only choose a building once. Please choose carefully.] It was really like a pillow when you were sleepy. Lin Luo¡¯s eyes immediately lit up. If he could modify it with a click, didn¡¯t that mean he could restore it with a click? ¡°System! We¡¯ll make this villa our home!¡± [You can¡¯t change after you confirm. Are you sure you want to make the villa your home?] ¡°I¡¯m sure, I¡¯m sure!¡± [Successfully turned the villa into your home] There were no changes to the buildings in front of him, but a home column appeared on Lin Luo¡¯s panel. ¡°System, I want to restore my home to its original appearance.¡¯ [Checking, please wait¡­] [Inspection complete. Fifty thousand spirit stones are required to repair the homeland. The host does not have enough spirit stones.] F*ck! He had forgotten that the system was greedy for money. It was impossible to repair a home without spirit stones. Lin Luo licked his lips and discussed the system in his mind. ¡°System, I still owe you spirit stones. Where can I get 50000 spirit stones to repair my home? Can you make an exception and take out a loan?¡± The system coldly refused. [No.] Lin Luo pursed his lips. ¡°System, look. When those powerful beings come over and see my villa in such a mess, what if they suspect me? ¡°With my small body, I can¡¯t even take one move from them. I might have to spill my blood all over the villa. ¡°Or, if the fact that I can attract heavenly lightning is revealed, even if I¡¯m not dead now, I won¡¯t be able to live for long, right? ¡°Besides, when the time comes, they¡¯ll wonder how a cripple like me can be so strong.¡± Lin Luo¡¯s eyes darted around. ¡°Then, in a flash, he cut off my head and found you, system¡­¡± [You can take out a loan for 50000 spirit stones. You will, however, need to repay 75000 spirit stones.] Good God! Not even loan sharks are as ruthless as you! Lin Luo gritted his teeth. ¡°Deal!¡± ¡°Brother, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Lin Meng¡¯er watched Lin Luo¡¯s expression change several times, but he refused to bandage his wound. She was even more worried. ¡°I¡¯m fine,¡± she said. His sister¡¯s obedient look cured Lin Luo. ¡°Meng¡¯er, no matter what you see later, don¡¯t tell anyone, understand?¡± Lin Meng¡¯er nodded and said seriously, ¡°¡®¡±¡®Brother, don¡¯t worry. I will keep it a secret.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Repair the homeland,¡± Lin Luo said in his mind. The villa borrowed by the wolves was restored to its original state at speed visible to the naked eye. The broken gate, the floor tiles lifted by the knife Qi, the messy front yard¡­ In a few minutes, everything was restored to its original state. Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s eyes widened, and she covered her mouth. ¡°Brother, this, what is going on?!¡± ¡°Hehe, just a little trick.¡± Lin Meng¡¯er looked at Lin Luo in admiration. ¡°Brother, you¡¯re amazing.¡± ¡°It¡¯s a small matter, a small matter.¡± Lin Luo was extremely smug. The system was speechless. ¡°Alright, change your clothes first. If someone comes over later, tell them we¡¯ve been in the villa, okay?¡± ¡°I know.¡± Lin Luo didn¡¯t treat his wounds. Those experts didn¡¯t see anything when they arrived at the scene of the phenomenon, so they might be here soon. There were too many small wounds on his body, and bandaging them took a lot of time. The siblings changed their clothes. However, before Lin Luo could explain more, an overwhelming and heavy pressure descended on them! Chapter 31 - Gathering of Experts, Questioning! Chapter 31 Gathering of Experts, Questioning! ¡°Stay inside. Unless I call you, don¡¯t go out.¡± Lin Luo¡¯s expression was grave as he warned Lin Meng¡¯er. ¡°Alright,¡± he said. Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s face had already turned pale. The heavy pressure of a powerful person was very uncomfortable for low-level martial artists and even more so for ordinary people. It was as if a mountain was pressing down on them, so heavy that they couldn¡¯t move. In fact, even if Lin Meng¡¯er wanted to go out with Lin Luo, she couldn¡¯t. She couldn¡¯t even walk. Lin Luo had the system with him. Although he felt the pressure, he wasn¡¯t affected at all. He walked out with big steps. When the door of the villa opened, there were dozens of people standing outside! Dammit! Lin Luo was already mentally prepared but still shocked by the large group of people. Lin Luo couldn¡¯t see the cultivation base of any of them. ¡°System, what is the cultivation level of these people?¡± [Lowest General, Highest Emperor] In other words, the powerhouses of the three core cities were almost all here. Yuanchu and Yuanxin were there too. They were hiding in the crowd, but they were very conspicuous because they were too young. Those who could reach the general level or King level were all middle-aged or had some white hair. In the era of the great catastrophe, although there was Reiki and humans could cultivate, and their lifespans would increase with the increase in cultivation level, this increase was limited. In the first realm, one¡¯s life span was at most a hundred years. Only when one reached the second realm and stepped into the realm of Grandmaster would one be able to live for more than two hundred years? As for the experts of the legendary realm, no one knew how long they could live. However, it had been hundreds of years since humans had built the core city, and the experts of the second realm had already changed two or three times. However, among those exotic beasts, the experts humans were familiar with had not changed. Humans had studied it before and found that the lifespans of these ultra-beasts were several times longer than humans. The lifespans of grade nine ultra beasts could even reach up to a thousand years! This great catastrophe was like a disaster for mankind and a revelry in nature. Those who reached the general or King level had lifespans of around a hundred years. After entering the high-level general level, one¡¯s appearance would be completely fixed, so the martial artists who entered early would look younger. Yuanchu and Yuanxin were the most talented and the earliest. ¡°Who are you? What¡¯s the matter?¡± Lin Luo¡¯s face was filled with confusion. Wasn¡¯t Lin Luo affected by their pressure? Everyone was stunned. ¡°Hello?¡± Seeing that they didn¡¯t respond, Lin Luo asked again. ¡°My young friend Lin.¡± A white-haired old man chuckled and said, ¡°I¡¯m the Zhang family¡¯s elder taihao. I want to ask if you saw the strange phenomenon in that forest. ¡°We rushed over immediately after discovering the strange phenomenon but didn¡¯t see anything. It¡¯s really confusing.¡± ¡°Strange phenomenon?¡± Lin Luo was even more confused than them. ¡°What phenomenon? is it in that forest?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Elder Taihao narrowed his eyes. ¡°You don¡¯t know, young friend?¡± ¡°Ah? How would I know?¡± Lin Luo¡¯s said. ¡°What the hell are you talking about?¡± These people were all powerhouses from their respective forces. They were usually the targets of respect and admiration. When had they ever encountered such a rude junior? Instantly, their faces turned ashen. Those with bad tempers were already scolding angrily, ¡°You¡¯re a junior. How can you be so rude? Your villa isn¡¯t far from the forest and is the only one in the vicinity. It¡¯s extremely quiet.¡± ¡°How could you possibly know nothing about such a grand phenomenon?¡± When the heavenly lightning struck, the sound was so loud that it could be heard from a hundred miles away and seen from a thousand miles away. These people didn¡¯t believe what Lin Luo said at all. Instead, they were certain that Lin Luo was deliberately hiding something. ¡°This villa of mine should be very famous. You must have heard of it.¡± Lin Luo didn¡¯t answer the hot-tempered middle-aged man¡¯s question. Instead, he asked a question that didn¡¯t make sense. ¡°Naturally, I¡¯ve heard of it.¡± There was no spiritual Qi, but it was very luxurious. They had heard of luxury villas that cost hundreds or even millions of spiritual stones. Lin Luo was even more confused. ¡°Then what¡¯s there to ask?¡± ¡°With the sound insulation of this villa. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that we discovered the seniors ¡®heavy pressure, we wouldn¡¯t have been able to hear them from inside if they were to shout at the door with their spiritual energy. Lin Luo wasn¡¯t exaggerating. The villa¡¯s soundproofing was excellent. Even if it was a sound created by spiritual power, the villa couldn¡¯t hear it. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that he didn¡¯t isolate his spirit energy and could still sense the fluctuations of spirit energy, Lin Luo would have asked if Mr. Kang was tired of living and wanted to die. In such a dangerous era, the outside world was in chaos, and the people inside didn¡¯t even know. If something really happened, they would probably die without even knowing how they died. Everyone was speechless. ¡°How is this possible?!¡± No one believed it. Who would be so stupid as to use such sound-proof materials? ¡°If you don¡¯t believe me, you can come in and try.¡± Lin Luo understood their expressions and made way for them. ¡°However, I bought this villa from an auction a month ago. I haven¡¯t touched it since.¡± Therefore, he was not the idiot. Lin Luo invited them in graciously, but these people were suspicious. Yuanchu and Yuanxin were the first to enter. Lin Luo followed behind them and entered the villa. ¡°Brother.¡± Lin Meng¡¯er looked at them, a little scared. ¡°You guys should be able to retract your pressure, right?¡± Lin Luo saw Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s pale face and realized they had not retracted their pressure. These people walked into the villa. The closer they got to Lin Meng¡¯er, the more serious the pressure became. Only then did the crowd realize that there was a young girl inside, and she was probably an ordinary person from the lack of spiritual energy fluctuations in her body. ¡°This must be Lin Luo¡¯s younger sister, Lin Meng¡¯er.¡± Everyone¡¯s old faces turned red. It was still acceptable to use pressure to intimidate Lin Luo. It was too much to suppress an ordinary girl by using that. Lin Luo pulled Lin Meng¡¯er behind him. ¡°If the seniors want to try, then let them try. The last senior to enter, close the door.¡± Yuanchu looked at Lin Luo¡¯s protectiveness of Lin Meng¡¯er with an unclear expression. The villa door was closed, and the martial artist outside directly used fire spiritual power to form a small ball, then compressed the spiritual power, making it explode directly! Bang! Bang! A deafening sound was heard! The people in the villa didn¡¯t notice at all. They even asked impatiently, ¡°Why haven¡¯t they started yet?¡± Lin Luo smiled. ¡°Seniors, why don¡¯t you go out and take a look?¡± Everyone looked at Lin Luo¡¯s smile and seemed to realize something. They opened the villa¡¯s door and found a hole not far away from the outside. ¡°Did you hear anything?¡± The martial artists in the villa just now looked at each other. They really didn¡¯t hear anything. No one spoke. Yuan Xin said nonchalantly, ¡°No, we thought you guys hadn¡¯t started yet.¡± It seemed like Lin Luo really wasn¡¯t lying. One of the king-level experts was unwilling to give up, ¡°However, did you not see this phenomenon?¡± Chapter 32 - Millions of Spirit Stones; Im Rich! Chapter 32 Millions of Spirit Stones; I¡¯m Rich! This group had been pestering Lin Luo for a long time, and he gradually lost his patience. Furthermore, Lin Luo was not affected by the pressure due to the system¡¯s existence. It was only a matter of time before he reached General-rank and King-rank. ¡°Don¡¯t you guys have eyes?¡± Lin Luo said impatiently. ¡°You little brat! Who are you talking to?¡± Lin Luo gave a half-smile. ¡°You guys came to question a junior like me for no reason. Without even saying a word, you all released your auras first. ¡°I¡¯m a middle-rank Martial Master, and I have a sister in the villa who¡¯s an ordinary person. I haven¡¯t asked you what you¡¯re trying to do.¡± Without waiting for these old fogeys to speak, Lin Luo¡¯s lips curled up, and he sneered impolitely,¡± ¡°Dozens of seniors, using their auras to suppress a mid-ranked Martial Master and an ordinary girl. I respected you as seniors. Then, when you asked me if I had seen anything strange, I gave you a good answer. ¡°You all doubted that I couldn¡¯t have heard of the strange phenomenon, so I let you try it yourself. The villa¡¯s soundproofing is indeed excellent, so it¡¯s normal that you can¡¯t hear anything. ¡°Then, you¡¯re questioning me again. It¡¯s impossible that I didn¡¯t see it. ¡°What, didn¡¯t you see it when you entered the villa? You can only see the forest from the room on the right side of the first floor, but that¡¯s a guest room, and we¡¯re not living in a guest room, so who the f*ck can see it? ¡°A few dozen seniors came to my house to cause trouble.¡± Lin Luo was just short of asking them if they were embarrassed. The dozens of people¡¯s faces turned red at Lin Luo¡¯s words. They were indeed in the wrong in this matter. Lin Luo couldn¡¯t be bothered to feign civility with them. The words ¡®stand and be bullied¡¯ didn¡¯t exist in his dictionary! ¡°If you¡¯re sure that I saw that stupid phenomenon and know something, then I have nothing to say, and you don¡¯t have to keep testing me.¡± ¡°You asked me if I knew, but you¡¯re so sure that I know. What nonsense is this?¡± Everyone¡¯s expression did not look good. ¡°Hmph! This matter is important, so it¡¯s only right for us to be more cautious!¡± An old man¡¯s face revealed a fierce look. ¡°I think you¡¯re guilty. That¡¯s why you¡¯re spouting nonsense. You want to drive us away!¡± After saying that, the old man¡¯s five fingers turned into a claw, and he flew towards Lin Luo at full speed! Elder Taihao¡¯s pupils suddenly contracted. He quickly flew forward and blocked the other party! ¡°Su Chengyi! You shameless old man, you¡¯re already more than a hundred years old. Aren¡¯t you embarrassed to sneak attack a 21-year-old kid?¡± Elder Taihao stood in front of Lin Luo, glaring at him. ¡°Hehe, Lin Luo is your Zhang family¡¯s guest elder. If he knows something, the Zhang family will benefit from it. Of course, you¡¯ll protect him.¡¯ ¡°But!¡± Su Chengyi smiled coldly. ¡°Who knows what this strange phenomenon is? I¡¯ve been in these three cities for so many years, but I¡¯ve never seen such a grand phenomenon!¡± Su Chengyi¡¯s words moved the martial artists who were still a little ashamed. This old man who won¡¯t die! Elder Taihao was furious. ¡°Then what do you want to do? Kill him? Or torture them? Aren¡¯t you embarrassed?¡± ¡°Elder Taihao.¡± A middle-aged man stood out, ¡°To be able to create such a grand phenomenon, this is no small matter. In this day and age, we can¡¯t let our guard down. What if we¡¯re not careful and something big happens?¡± ¡°Ha! I¡¯m afraid you¡¯re looking down on the three cities for having too many geniuses?¡± Elder Taihao flicked his sleeve and looked coldly at this group of people who refused to give up. Lin Luo¡¯s thunder spell has been cultivated to the advanced level. He could even attract heavenly lightning! Lin Luo was still thinking about how to deal with this group of old fellows when he was frightened by elder Taihao¡¯s words. F*ck! Why did you say it out loud? ¡°Those people who can¡¯t win me over will immediately take my life!¡± However, contrary to Lin Luo¡¯s expectations, when they heard elder Taihao¡¯s words, everyone was shocked, enthusiastic, and fearful. Lin Luo was speechless. He vaguely realized that he might have been wrong. ¡°Is this true? Can he draw down the heavenly lightning?¡± one of the warriors asked excitedly. Elder Taihao stroked his beard. ¡°Of course. Yesterday, he and my Zhang family left the city to hunt a level-seven yellow beast. ¡°He directly drew down the heavenly lightning and killed the beast with one strike!¡± ¡°Destroy him or force Lin Luo out of the three cities. Will you bear the consequences and responsibility?¡± All of a sudden, no one dared to question Lin Luo anymore. Even Su Chengyi was frozen and did not dare to move. ¡°I was too rash. Little friend Lin, please don¡¯t take offense.¡± Someone sighed and apologized to Lin Luo. Then, dozens of experts asked Lin Luo for forgiveness. Lin Luo was caught off guard by the sudden change in the situation. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Lin Luo¡¯s mind was in turmoil. Although he didn¡¯t know the reason, it was clear that it wasn¡¯t bad that he could attract the heavenly lightning. To them, it might even be imperative. Lin Luo immediately regained his confidence and grinned. ¡°Old Mr. Su, is it? I wonder if you want my life, or are you trying to extort a confession from me?¡± Su Chengyi¡¯s face turned blue. He gritted his teeth and didn¡¯t say anything. A warrior who was on good terms with su Chengyi nudged him. Su Chengyi¡¯s face darkened, and he said with hatred. ¡°You¡¯re mistaken!¡± ¡°So it¡¯s a misunderstanding¡­¡± Lin Luo dragged his words, his tone meaningful. Elder Taihao had vaguely heard about Lin Luo¡¯s matters in the Zhang family and had a bad premonition. Sure enough¡­ Lin Luo sighed and looked at the big hole that had been blown out of the villa. ¡°But there¡¯s a big hole in front of my villa. I don¡¯t know how much time, energy, and spirit stones it will take to repair it. ¡°I¡¯ve been busy recently and don¡¯t have many spirit stones left after buying this villa. Sigh!¡± The martial artist who had blown up a hole with fire spiritual power immediately took out a card. ¡°I didn¡¯t think about this. Here are 100000 spirit stones for little friend Lin to repair the ground.¡± The rest of the people also reacted. ¡°Here are 100000 spirit stones. Sorry to bother you today.¡± ¡°There are 120000 spirit stones here, my young friend Lin¡­¡± ¡°My young friend Lin, you must be shocked. This 150000¡­¡± ¡°I have 90000 spirit stones here¡­¡± Dozens of people, even Su Chengyi, unwillingly took out 100000 spiritual stones to give to Lin Luo. Lin Luo said, ¡°You¡¯re too kind. You¡¯re being too serious.¡± While collecting the cards, his hand speed was extremely fast, for fear that they would regret it if he was late. After the group of people left, Lin Luo had dozens of cards in his hands. The spiritual stones in them added up to a few million spiritual stones! ¡°Gulp!¡± Lin Luo vaguely heard the sound of swallowing in his mind. He listened carefully again, but he didn¡¯t hear the sound again. He thought it was an illusion and ignored it. He happily put all the cards into his pocket, grinning so widely that his teeth could be seen but not his eyes. I¡¯m rich. I¡¯m rich! He really struck it rich this time! He really didn¡¯t mind having this kind of good thing happen a few more times! Chapter 33 - Danger Lurks in Every Corner, Humanitys Dilemma Chapter 33 Danger Lurks in Every Corner, Humanity¡¯s Dilemma Elder Taihao didn¡¯t leave. When he saw Lin Luo¡¯s money-grubbing look, the corner of his mouth twitched. After keeping the card, Lin Luo invited Elder Taihao into the house in a good mood. ¡°Elder, why did they have such a reaction after knowing that I can draw down the heavenly lightning?¡± Lin Luo couldn¡¯t understand. ¡°Ha, you should be clear about the current situation. We humans only have a lifespan of two hundred years, but those exotic beasts have a lifespan of hundreds or even thousands of years. ¡°What¡¯s the point of waiting until he¡¯s almost 200 years old to become a top expert?¡± Lin Luo understood. That was why the core city was a genius, or rather, what humans needed the most. Ordinary geniuses and extremely powerful geniuses might become a thorn in the eye due to the power struggles, and they would wish to get rid of them as soon as possible. However, if it were a top genius, it would be the target of everyone¡¯s anticipation. Whoever moved would provoke public anger. He had been able to go from a martial apprentice to an intermediate Martial Master in over a month. He had also learned two high-level martial arts techniques to the advanced level, and the other one had also been cultivated to the intermediate level. Moreover, he could even attract heavenly lightning. In the eyes of these people, he was simply a rare genius! ¡°Other than me, there seems to be only one person who can draw down the heavenly lightning.¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Elder Taihao nodded his head in the first core city. He¡¯s already over 180 years old. Lin Luo sucked in a cold breath. ¡°A King-level fighter?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± If he couldn¡¯t break through to the legendary realm, wouldn¡¯t he not have many years to live? Therefore, it was very likely that he would be the only one who could attract the heavenly lightning. No wonder, no wonder they would have such a reaction. ¡°To be able to draw down the heavenly lightning, to us, it¡¯s not simply stronger than ordinary martial artists of the same level.¡± Elder Taihao¡¯s expression was complicated. ¡°Do you know how powerful the exotic beasts are now?¡± Lin Luo shook his head. He really didn¡¯t know about this. ¡°There are a total of nine superpowers among the exotic beasts right now, and the territories of these nine superpowers are actually not close to our core city. The ones near the core city are only a few scattered places that they don¡¯t care about. They are all small superpowers.¡± Lin Luo was dumbfounded. To them, the dangerous area outside the city was actually just a small force of exotic beasts. There are hundreds of level-seven and above monsters in the nine superpowers, and there are more than a dozen level-nine monsters! F*ck! A dozen level-nine beasts? What kind of concept was this? The level of the beast did not completely correspond to the warrior¡¯s level. There was a huge difference between a level-six and a level-seven monster. A Grandmaster might be able to kill a level six monster by himself, but a general-level warrior would never be able to kill a level seven monster. Only a King could kill a level-seven monster by himself, and a level-eight monster would require at least a few King-class warriors to work together. As for the level-nine monster, it would take dozens of Kings to kill one. Among the dozens of Kings, there needed to be at least ten high-level martial artists. And it was just an ordinary Level-nine beast. Although Godzilla and the dragon were level nine monsters, they were King-level monsters. Even if all the human powerhouses joined forces, they were not confident they could kill one of them. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me the bosses of the nine superpowers are all King-level beasts?¡± Lin Luo¡¯s eyes were fixed. Elder Tai Hao nodded. Back then, humans were able to build the three core cities because everyone was united and killed a King-tier Ultra Beast, which intimidated the rest of them. Moreover, the king-tier beast probably had other considerations at the time and chose to retreat. That was why the two sides were in a stalemate today, but it was still considered a peaceful situation. no one knew why they didn¡¯t kill us, but they did give us a chance to catch our breath. ¡°Oh my God.¡± Lin Luo was completely dumbfounded. He had thought that the current situation was still good. After he spent some time becoming a King level expert, he could do whatever he wanted. Who knew that human survival was only temporary? even if he had reached the legendary realm, he might be unable to defeat these King-level beasts. ¡°System,¡± Lin Luo typed furiously on the system. ¡°Can I reach the legendary realm with this one-key cultivation?¡± [Don¡¯t worry, host. The one-click cultivation system can continuously increase your spiritual energy.] Lin Luo heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°Then, can a legendary realm expert defeat Godzilla?¡± [A high-level storyline is involved. It has been detected that the host¡¯s level is not high enough to unlock a high-level storyline. Would the host like to spend spiritual stones to unlock the storyline in advance?] ¡°How many spirit stones?¡± Lin Luo did not take it to heart. He now had a few million spirit stones, so he wanted to unlock them as soon as possible. Who knew how many unknown bombs were hidden in this broken world? The system sounded a little shy. [10 billion spirit stones are required to unlock advanced plots in advance.] F*ck! F*ck! F*ck! Lin Luo cursed three times in his heart. He was so shocked that his face lost all expression. 10 billion spiritual stones? He didn¡¯t even know if he could earn ten billion spirit stones! ¡°System, you were really born in the wrong era.¡± Lin Luo muttered. If it were in the era of the Industrial Revolution, the system would definitely be the wealthiest man in the capitalist class. ¡°What?¡± Lin Luo mumbled. For a moment, elder tai Hao did not hear what he said clearly. ¡°It¡¯s nothing,¡± Lin Luo returned to his senses and wiped his face. ¡°Don¡¯t be discouraged, my young friend. You are our hope! Elder Taihao patted Lin Luo¡¯s shoulder with a face full of smiles. ¡°Although these strange beasts have long lifespans and are difficult to fight, they are afraid of lightning! The heavenly lightning is their nemesis!¡± Lin Luo understood. Those people¡¯s eyes were filled with enthusiasm, not only because he was a top genius but because he could attract heavenly lightning that was the nemesis of strange beasts. Lin Luo licked his lips and threw all this nonsense to the back of his mind. His eyes lit up. ¡°Does that mean no one will dare touch me again?¡± ¡°Hahaha! Of course! If anyone dares to touch you again, everyone¡¯s spittle will drown him!¡± Lin Luo rubbed his hands. ¡°Then, will there be any subsidies or something? After all, I¡¯m the only one who can attract heavenly lightning now, and I have to improve my cultivation quickly. be ¡°I can apply for it, but the amount should limited. After all, these spiritual stones are all mined from spiritual stone veins. There are only so many spiritual stone veins in total, so it¡¯s not like there¡¯s an endless supply of spiritual stones. ¡°But¡­¡± Elder Taihao¡¯s gaze turned sharp. you have to use spirit stones in moderation. If you progress too quickly, it¡¯s easy for your Foundation to be unstable. It¡¯ll be difficult for you to improve in the future! Lin Luo had a thought, but before he could ask, the system said righteously, [Don¡¯t worry, host. One-click cultivation has no flaws or future problems. The system¡¯s products are definitely of high quality. Please don¡¯t worry.] Lin Luo was relieved. ¡°By the way, why didn¡¯t you spread the news that I can attract heavenly lightning?¡± ¡°Uh¡­¡± Elder Taihao¡¯s expression was slightly awkward. Chapter 34 - Menger Acknowledges a Master and Expresses Her Goodwill Chapter 34 Meng¡¯er Acknowledges a Master and Expresses Her Goodwill This matter is too shocking. I didn¡¯t manage to react in time. No one dared to believe it. Lin Luo was speechless. Elder Taihao coughed lightly. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, little friend Lin. No one will dare to provoke you in the future. If there¡¯s nothing else, I¡¯ll take my leave first.¡± Lin Luo nodded. After sending him off, he stood at the door of the villa. ¡°Come out.¡± After he finished speaking, a man and a woman walked out from the dark. They were Yuanchu and Yuanxin. ¡°Lin Luo,¡± Yuanxin crossed her arms and raised the corner of her eye. ¡°You really don¡¯t want to consider being my disciple? You can¡¯t cultivate alone; plus, you¡¯ll get someone to guide you.¡± Lin Luo still rejected her flatly. ¡°No need.¡± What a joke. He had the system. Why would he need anyone¡¯s guidance? Having a master who knew about his cultivation would only increase the risk of exposing the system. ¡°You don¡¯t need it, but what about your sister?¡± Yuanchu, who had been silent all this while, suddenly looked behind Lin Luo. Lin Luo turned to look at Lin Meng¡¯er, who was hiding behind him. He was speechless. ¡°I can give your sister a chance to cultivate. How about that?¡± Lin Luo understood what Yuanchu meant. ¡°You want to take my sister as your disciple?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Yuanchu smiled and walked over. ¡°Would you mind if I took a look?¡± ¡°Alright,¡± he said. Lin Luo frowned, but he still turned to the side. ¡°Brother.¡± Lin Meng¡¯er looked at Yuanchu, then at Lin Luo, and called out softly. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid.¡± Lin Luo walked to Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s side and patted her head to comfort her. ¡°I¡¯m just checking.¡± Yuanchu¡¯s fingers touched Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s wrist, and spirit energy flowed through her fingertips to check her body. ¡°It¡¯s alright.¡± Yuanxin also came over. ¡°Lin Luo, you might not want to be my disciple, but can you let your sister be my sister¡¯s disciple?¡± Although it was a roundabout way, it was not impossible to get in touch with Lin Luo through Lin Meng¡¯er. ¡°Meng¡¯er, do you want this sister to be your master?¡± Lin Luo ignored the Yuanchu siblings. He bent down and asked his sister gently. ¡°Brother, is she good?¡± Lin Meng¡¯er carefully peeked at Yuanchu and muttered to Lin Luo. Lin Luo laughed. ¡°Very impressive.¡± An intermediate King-level fighter in his thirties, how could he not be powerful? ¡°I want to!¡± Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s eyes lit up. She tugged at Lin Luo¡¯s sleeve and shouted, ¡°I also want to protect big brother.¡± She didn¡¯t want to encounter such a thing again in the future. She could only watch her brother fight against the enemy alone. She could only hide behind him and even become his brother¡¯s weakness. ¡°Alright!¡± Yuanchu was starting to admire Lin Meng¡¯er. ¡°Then it¡¯s time to change the way you address me.¡± ¡°Master.¡± Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s almond-shaped eyes stared at Yuanchu as she spoke. A hint of gentleness flashed across Yuanxin¡¯s face. Who wouldn¡¯t like an obedient and cute little sister? ¡°Yuanchu, Yuanxin, there¡¯s something I need to remind you of. I¡¯m already a guest warrior of the Zhang family.¡± Yuan Xin grinned. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. The Zhang family has no conflict of interest with us. If that day really comes, we won¡¯t make things difficult for you.¡± Lin Luo heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°This is the Clear Green Jade, a top-grade basic cultivation technique. It¡¯s also the most suitable for you to cultivate.¡± Yuanchu pulled Lin Meng¡¯er aside and took out a cultivation technique book. ¡°Basic cultivation techniques are used to build a foundation. You¡­¡± Since she had taken in a disciple, and Yuanchu had a good impression of Lin Meng¡¯er, she was not stingy in passing on her experience. Lin Luo only took a glance before retracting his gaze. ¡°Hey!¡± Yuanxin nudged Lin Luo¡¯s shoulder and took out a book. ¡°Since we¡¯re all in the same camp now, I¡¯ll give you an advanced martial arts technique as a gift.¡± A meeting gift? Three black lines appeared on Lin Luo¡¯s forehead. Yuanxin was older than him by nine years, but he made it sound like he was a generation older than him! Lin Luo was speechless. He reached out and took the martial technique that Yuanxin handed over. He had been rejecting Yuanxin all the while. However, now that Meng¡¯er had become Yuanchu¡¯s disciple, he did not need to be so polite with him. Lin Luo lowered his head to look. The title was ¡®Autumn Leaf Saber.¡¯ Without any hesitation, Lin Luo opened the book in front of Yuanxin. [One click learn. Automatically learning Autumn Leaf Saber.] Lin Luo roughly flipped through more than half of the book, and his eyes grew brighter and brighter. This martial technique was probably one of the top advanced techniques! Using spirit energy to form a blade shaped like an autumn leaf, it could form a blade array around the body. Furthermore, the autumn leaf saber formed from spirit energy was no different from an autumn leaf to the naked eye. People of a lower or equal level would have no way of telling. Not only that, but he could also inject his spiritual energy into ordinary items and use them as knives! This was truly using a leaf as a knife! ¡°Many thanks.¡± The corners of Lin Luo¡¯s mouth curled up as he sincerely thanked Yuanxin. What he lacked the most right now was offensive martial skills. Although the mystic stone technique could be used to attack, it was still mainly for defense. The only remaining thunder spell was powerful enough to attract heavenly lightning but consumed too much spirit energy. Once it attracted heavenly lightning, it would cause an abnormal phenomenon, which was equivalent to telling everyone within a thousand miles that he was here. ¡°It¡¯s good that it¡¯s useful.¡± ¡°By the way, Black Flame Saber is from the Su family. They should have seen the corpse they came. Lin Luo suddenly recalled something. when When the Su family saw the corpse and knew that he could attract heavenly lightning, they could probably already guess the strange phenomenon. ¡°Yes.¡± Yuanxin nodded with a dark face. ¡°The Su family¡¯s head is not a magnanimous person who can swallow his anger.¡± ¡°You killed their clan¡¯s genius, Black Flame Saber. They won¡¯t let you off.¡± Lin Luo¡¯s eyes widened. ¡°But didn¡¯t elder Taihao say I¡¯m the only two people who can attract the heavenly lightning? That no one would dare to attack the person who can attract the heavenly lightning?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t dare to do it in the open, but what about in the dark?¡± Yuanxin asked. F*ck! Lin Luo hadn¡¯t thought of this. ¡°In other words, it¡¯ll be fine as long as we¡¯re not discovered on the surface.¡± ¡°Yes, so you still have to be careful.¡± Lin Luo¡¯s heart was filled with curses. He had thought that he was absolutely safe now. All he had to do was focus on cultivating, raising his cultivation, and constantly killing monsters to earn money. In the end, the knife above his head didn¡¯t just disappear-it had become invisible! F*ck! ¡°Is there anything that can increase the protection of the villa?¡± After knowing he was not safe by his side, Lin Luo was most worried about Lin Meng¡¯er. He couldn¡¯t really bring her along wherever he went. ¡°This villa is beautiful, but the defense¡­ Yuanxin was a little disgusted. I can blow this place up with one punch. ¡°You can either tear down all the walls and replace them with ones with defensive power and spiritual power, or you can make a formation. There¡¯s no other way.¡± He didn¡¯t know how long it would take for the villa to be rebuilt. Lin Luo thought, ¡°I¡¯ll look for it later and get a formation.¡± During the era of the great calamity, all the formations were engraved into the formation plate by the formation master. The user would then activate the formation plate. Chapter 35 Nine Great Forces, Humans in the Middle - Nine Great Forces, Humans in the Middle Chapter 35 Nine Great Forces, Humans in the Middle Yuanchu and Yuanxin did not stay for long. After they left, Lin Luo and Lin Meng¡¯er began to focus on their cultivation. In the era of great calamity, nothing would put people at ease more than strength. With the millions of spirit stones that the dozens of warriors had sent over, Lin Luo had an abundance of spirit stones even after he repaid his debt. Before focusing on his cultivation, Lin Luo brought Lin Meng¡¯er for a walk. The first place Lin Luo went to was the library in the city. The city had a seven-story library, and every warrior could enter by swiping their identity card. The system would determine the level of access each person could enter based on their strength and status. After entering the library pavilion, Lin Luo swiped his identity card. ¡°Welcome, brother. You can read all the books from the first to the seventh floor.¡± Everyone in the library hall and on the first floor who heard the sound of the machine looked at Lin Luo. Lin Luo was stunned. Seventh floor? With his identity as an intermediate Martial Master and the Zhang family¡¯s guest elder, should only be able to enter the third floor. he It seemed that the news of him being able to attract heavenly lightning had spread to the higher-ups, who had given him the authority. Lin Luo licked his lips and decisively brought Lin Meng¡¯er up to the seventh floor. The seventh floor was related to cultivation and some secrets that were almost unknown to others. The books here recorded all the top experiences and introductions about cultivation. Lin Luo¡¯s understanding of this area was still too little. Since it was not good for him to acknowledge a master, it would be best to go to the library pavilion to check it out himself. Lin Luo purposefully flipped through a few books. ¡°Vitality strengthening pill. Consume it together with the gallbladder of the dense green leaf snake. It can stabilize one¡¯s foundation and reduce the troubles of bottlenecks. If you consume it at the beginning of your cultivation, you will not encounter any bottlenecks during the cultivation of the first realm.¡± Lin Luo¡¯s eyes lit up. Although he didn¡¯t need it, Meng¡¯er hadn¡¯t started cultivating yet, so it could be used! He firmly memorized the contents of this paragraph. He also checked on what he needed to pay attention to during cultivation. This would be especially helpful for cultivation without causing any harmful effects. Most were top-grade pills, such as meridian cleansing, meridian widening, and so on. Most elixirs had poison; taking too many of them would cause dependence and other side effects. Elixirs without any side effects, however, were considered top-notch elixirs. Aside from that, these pills had to be taken with some high-grade exotic beasts or plants, which were extremely difficult to find. Lin Luo noted all this and then went down to the third floor. He also wanted to look up information regarding the era of great calamity and the mutated beasts. There were now nine great forces among the exotic beasts, which meant there were nine King-level exotic beasts. They were Godzilla, Pterosaur, Abyss Tiger, White Owl, Giant Sand Sea Crocodile, Human-Faced Spider, Hydra, Nine-Tailed Arctic Fox, and Undead Worm. They occupied the entire world¡¯s territory, leaving only a tiny a breathing space for humans in the eastern part of the original Asia. The three core cities of humanity were among the nine superpowers of the ultra-beasts. Although they occupied quite a large area and could accommodate two hundred million people, they were pitifully small compared to the territory these beasts occupied. When Lin Luo read this, he almost dropped the book. 200 million? Only 200 million people were left? And this was the result of humans recuperating for hundreds of years. He looked at the map before him and gulped. ¡°System, don¡¯t you feel that these strange beasts seem to be rearing humans in the middle?¡± The sky was the White Owl¡¯s territory. It occupied the sky, so humans had not dared to create anything that could fly in the sky. Apart from the scattered territories of the exotic beasts surrounding the three core cities, the vast desert was in the west, which was Hydra¡¯s territory. The northwest corner was Godzilla¡¯s territory, while the dense forest in the southwest corner was the Abyss Tiger¡¯s territory. The snowy land to the north of the core city was the territory of the Nine-Tailed Arctic Fox, and the mountains to the northeast were the territory of the Pterosaur. To the east was the Sand Sea Giant Crocodile, to the southeast was the Undead Worm, and to the south was the Human-Faced Spider. The nine forces surrounded the three human cities from eight directions and the sky. Lin Luo shuddered. He didn¡¯t believe that the higher-ups didn¡¯t notice. However, so what if they found out? F*ck! Lin Luo really wanted to curse. He cursed as he put the book back, wondering if he could attract a huge heavenly lightning when he reached the King or Legendary levels. A bolt of heavenly lightning to kill a King-tier beast¡­ [In theory, yes. However, with just one of these heavenly lightning bolts, the host will be sucked dry.] The system¡¯s voice suddenly resounded. Lin Luo suddenly froze. ¡°System, why did you send me here back then?¡± His mind was silent. After that, no matter how Lin Luo asked, the system didn¡¯t reply. Good gracious! So, it wasn¡¯t that he was lucky to have survived but that the system had brought him here on purpose? Lin Luo was shocked! There must be some other purpose behind the system. In other words, the system in his mind could not be trusted entirely. Just as Lin Luo had this thought, the system, which had been playing dead, finally said a few words. [Don¡¯t worry. The system won¡¯t harm you. Once you die, the system won¡¯t be able to survive.] Lin Luo understood. They were both in the same boat. If he died, the system would die too. ¡°Phew!¡± Thank goodness. In this case, this stupid system could still be trusted. ¡°Brother, are you done?¡± Lin Meng¡¯er came over to look for Lin Luo and saw him standing in front of the bookshelf in a daze. ¡°I¡¯m done.¡± Lin Luo returned to his senses and left the library with Lin Meng¡¯er. ¡°Let¡¯s go to the auction house.¡± Lin Luo wanted to see if there were any vitality-strengthening pills. ¡°Foundation fortifying pill?¡± The person who received Lin Luo was an old man. When he heard that Lin Luo was looking for this pill, he was shocked. ¡°I do, but Mr. Lin, what will you do with these pills?¡± The old man saw Lin Meng ¡®er beside Lin Luo and suddenly realized. is it for this little girl? ¡°Aiya! Mister Lin, although the vitality-strengthening pill is very effective during cultivation, it needs to be paired with the gallbladder of the dense green leaf snake! Otherwise, this foundation-fortifying pill would be an ordinary pill to strengthen one¡¯s foundation. ¡°Rather than spending so much money to buy foundation fortifying pills, it¡¯s better to buy others.¡¯ 11 Lin Luo frowned. there¡¯s no need. I only need the vitality-strengthening pill. The rest of the pills don¡¯t have the effect of not being affected by the bottleneck of the first stage. ¡°But that would require the gallbladder of a dense green leaf snake as its primer. No one has seen this snake for the past two hundred years!¡± Owing to this, there were basically no alchemists who would refine this pill because the medicinal herbs used were expensive and difficult to refine, so few would buy it. After all, without the green leaf snake¡¯s gallbladder, who would use the foundation fortifying pill? Lin Luo didn¡¯t change his mind. I want this. His sister had to use the best. Chapter 36 - The Green Leaf Snakes Gallbladder, Suggested Auction Unable to persuade Lin Luo, the old man had no choice but to take out the only three vitality-strengthening pills left in the auction house. ¡°You need to take three of these vitality-strengthening pills, boiled with the gallbladder of a dense green leaf snake. After one dose, you can only take a second pill three days later. Only when all three pills have been taken can you officially start cultivating. ¡°In this way, the person who takes it in the first realm will no longer have a bottleneck.¡± Lin Luo took the box, opened it, and took a look. There were three pills inside. The moment the box was opened, the pill¡¯s rich and alluring fragrance quickly spread out. Slam! Lin Luo closed the box. ¡°How much?¡± ¡°One hundred and fifty thousand each. That¡¯s four hundred and fifty thousand in total.¡± Lin Luo paid the spirit stones without hesitation. He had more than six million spirit stones on him now, so he didn¡¯t care about the 450000. The old man laughed so hard that the wrinkles on his face were like a chrysanthemum. ¡°Thank you, thank you! Is there anything else you¡¯d like, Mister Lin?¡± ¡°Brother.¡± Lin Meng¡¯er tugged at Lin Luo¡¯s clothes. ¡°That should be enough.¡± She could tell the pill was for her, but four hundred and fifty thousand was simply way too expensive. Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s face turned pale. He was afraid that his brother would spend all his family fortune. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I have money.¡± Lin Luo patted Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s head to comfort her. ¡°Do you have any defensive equipment here?¡± ¡°Yes, yes, yes!¡± ¡­ When Lin Luo left the auction house, he had already spent 1.5 million. The two of them had changed clothes. These defensive Daoist robes, accessories, shoes, and the hair clip on Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s head were high-grade defensive equipment. Lin Luo had also bought a defensive formation disk he planned to activate and bury when he returned to the villa. Not only that, but Lin Luo had also bought weapons for himself and Lin Meng¡¯er. Lin Meng¡¯er chose a ribbon she could wrap around her wrist when not in use. Lin Luo chose a broadsword and carried it on his back. After some thought, Lin Luo made another trip to the martial pavilion. The number of high-grade martial arts techniques he had mastered was still too few. If a martial artist heard Lin Luo¡¯s words, he would probably be so angry that he would be pointed at and cursed at. An ordinary intermediate-level Martial Master could only master two beginner-ranked martial arts techniques. Those who were more talented could cultivate to the intermediate level. However, he had mastered two advanced and one intermediate martial arts technique. Now, he had started to practice the autumn leaf saber. Wasn¡¯t that too little? Unfortunately, Lin Luo had never seen any ordinary martial arts techniques, so he only had three or four. To him, there were still too few. Moreover, he had never practiced martial arts before. Once he got close, he could only rely on the weapons condensed from the mystic stone technique to charge forward. Lin Luo picked ten advanced martial arts techniques in one go. After all, advanced martial arts techniques would not be destroyed just because they had seen them. He and Meng¡¯er could use them together. Another 200,000 spirit stones were gone. Lin Luo brought Lin Meng¡¯er out for a big meal before returning to the villa. After the array board was activated, the entire villa was covered by an invisible spirit energy shield. Unless it was a martial artist of the Grandmaster level, there was no way to break through this spirit energy shield. As soon as he got close to the villa, the people in the villa would be able to detect him. Lin Luo returned to his room and immediately spent 500000 spirit stones to upgrade the one-button cultivation function. He then spent another 150000 spirit stones to upgrade the one-button learning function. [The one-button cultivation function has been successfully upgraded to level six. The current growth rate of spiritual energy is 1600 spiritual energy points per hour.] [One-button learning function has been successfully upgraded to Level 3. Automatic learning speed X2. Martial arts skill learning cooldown time is 10 hours.] ¡°System, how long more do I need to become an advanced Martial Master?¡± [You still need 380000 spiritual energy to become an advanced Martial Master. With your current cultivation speed, you will need 237.5 hours.] Lin Luo calculated that he would need another ten days to upgrade to advanced Martial Master. ¡°How long will it take to train a high-tier technique to the advanced level?¡± [The current automatic learning speed of the one-click learning function x2. It takes 24 hours to cultivate a high-tier technique to the beginner level, 240 hours to cultivate it to the intermediate level, and 720 hours to cultivate it to the advanced level.] In other words, he would need over a month to cultivate a high-tier martial technique to the advanced level. Lin Luo thought for a moment and didn¡¯t immediately use the spiritual stones to increase his cultivation and the cultivation level of the high-tier martial arts technique. He had his two clones fighting alone outside the city together, then deliberately made them stray further to find the green leaf snake. The green-leaf snake mostly appeared in the shrubbery; after so many years, no one had seen it. It was probably because this snake was even further away. Lin Luo¡¯s clone gradually walked out of where the city¡¯s hunting team usually hunted ultra beasts, heading out bit by bit. To the west was a desert, and the south had bush-like forests. Lin Luo had his clone guard the edge of the human-faced spiders ¡®territory to search for the green-leaf snake. In order to take three vitality-strengthening pills, Lin Luo needed the gall of three green-leaf snakes. His clone no longer focused on hunting exotic beasts but searching for this green leaf snake. The further they were from the city, the more dangerous it became, and the closer they were to the core of the exotic beast forces. Although the buffer zone between the core city and the nine major forces of the exotic beasts was made up of scattered small forces, they didn¡¯t dare to provoke the hunter teams for fear of being jointly annihilated by the humans. After all, the exotic beasts of the nine superpowers didn¡¯t care about their lives. No human dared to enter the nine forces¡¯ territory. However, Lin Luo only had two clones; if he caused too much of a commotion, they definitely wouldn¡¯t mind devouring them. Therefore, Lin Luo¡¯s clones had almost stopped hunting exotic beasts. He carefully avoided all kinds of exotic beasts and searched exclusively for the green-leaf snake. He would only kill exotic beasts if it were absolutely necessary. This search lasted for five days. On the sixth day, Lin Luo¡¯s clone was passing through a short forest and was about to reach the human-faced spider¡¯s territory when he heard a hissing sound. The clone carefully followed the sound and found a hole. They didn¡¯t enter rashly. They looked around at the cave entrance silently and then left immediately! Lin Luo, who had been checking on his clone¡¯s condition, suddenly jumped up. F*ck! The nest of the green leaf snake! This area was the territory of the green-leaf snake! Many small forces were outside the city, and some strange beasts lived in groups, so they would mark out a small area as their family territory. No wonder no one had seen the dense green leaf snake for so long. It turned out that they had all come here! The neighboring area was the human-faced spiders¡¯ territory, so no one dared to venture there. ¡°These green-leaf snakes are pretty smart. They know that no hunting teams will come here.¡± In other words, these snakes had been recuperating here for two hundred years. Their numbers¡­ Lin Luo gulped. How many snake galls could he get from this? If he were to sell them¡­ ¡°System, how much is the gallbladder of a dense green leaf snake on the market?¡± [The rarer the item, the more expensive it becomes. Host, put it up for auction.] Chapter 37 - Direct Upgrade The next day, after the one-click learning function¡¯s cooldown had ended, Lin Luo picked ¡°Concealment,¡± a high-tier martial arts technique. Although the concealment technique couldn¡¯t make a person completely invisible, it could conceal their aura. As long as one didn¡¯t use spiritual power to make a move and didn¡¯t speak when one cultivated it to an advanced level, the other party wouldn¡¯t notice you even if you passed directly in front of them. The green-leaf snake stuck close to the human-faced spider, and if it caused a huge commotion, it might just attract the spider. Furthermore, with Lin Luo¡¯s current cultivation, he definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to take it if he provoked a nest of green-leaf snakes. The green leaf snake was the top of the level five monsters. When there were many of them, they could be compared to level-six monsters. If it was a nest of green-leaf snakes, even a level-seven beast would have to take a detour. Hundreds of level-five monsters attacking at the same time were no laughing matter. ¡°System, how many spirit stones do I need to cultivate the hiding skill to the advanced level?¡± [Calculating, please wait¡­] [Calculation completed. One million spirit stones are required to cultivate the hiding technique directly to the advanced level.] ¡°Good, I¡¯ll directly upgrade the autumn leaf saber and concealment to the advanced level!¡± If he wanted to obtain the green leaf snake¡¯s gallbladder and auction it off, he would have to master both the concealment technique and the autumn leaf saber to the highest level. Only then would he be able to obtain as many snake galls as possible without alerting the nest. [Consumed one million spirit stones to successfully cultivate ¡®concealment¡¯ to the advanced level] [980000 spirit stones consumed to cultivate ¡®autumn leaf saber¡¯ to advanced level] ¡°By the way, system, can I directly drop things into the homeland? Is there any way to preserve the snake galls?¡± The snake galls couldn¡¯t be stored for long. These things were stored in wooden or hade boxes with spiritual power. However, Lin Luo would be hunting more and more exotic beasts in the future. He would definitely keep some useful exotic beasts for himself. He couldn¡¯t just keep a huge pile of boxes for himself, right? Not to mention anything else, just buying so many boxes would attract attention. ¡°If we can plant a spirit vein mine in our homeland, our homeland will have the ability to keep fresh in the future. Whether it¡¯s exotic beast meat or plants, as long as they are in our homeland, they will be able to remain unchanged and will not go bad. A spirit vein mine? My word! Where was he supposed to find a spirit vein mine? he might as well find a way to solve the problem at the auction house. As if sensing Lin Luo¡¯s thoughts, the system¡¯s voice sounded again. [The auction house built a warehouse using spiritual wood. With the addition of an array, it can ensure that the goods will not deteriorate for half a month.] [The host does not need spiritual energy concentration, but Lin Meng¡¯er¡¯s cultivation needs spiritual energy. The villa¡¯s spiritual energy is too weak. In addition, when you upgrade one-button home, there will be requirements for the spiritual vein mine.] Only then did Lin Luo realize that he didn¡¯t need a high concentration of spirit energy, but Lin Meng¡¯er did! ¡°Let¡¯s talk about it later. We can¡¯t find the spirit vein mine in a short time now.¡± Lin Luo had a headache. Now, he could give the spirit stones to Meng¡¯er for her cultivation. After he dealt with the green leaf snake, he would think of a way to find a spirit vein mine. However, now that his homeland couldn¡¯t keep the food fresh, he couldn¡¯t kill too many green leaf snakes ¡®galls at once. Then, let¡¯s kill ten first. He would keep seven for himself, three for Meng¡¯er to eat, four in jade boxes, and the other three for auction. After making up his mind, Lin Luo didn¡¯t delay any longer. He changed into a Daoist robe and Daoist shoes. Even the belt he wore was a piece of defensive equipment. Fortunately, he had worn this set a lot when fighting, so it was tight-fitting. It was not a burden. He tidied up a warehouse and left the city gate after saying goodbye to Lin Meng¡¯er. Lin Luo¡¯s ability to attract heavenly lightning had become a thunderous name in the three core cities! When he registered at the city gate, those people were much more respectful when they heard he was Lin Luo. ¡°Be careful when you leave the city, Mister Lin.¡± The martial artist guarding the city laughed. The martial artists registering outside the city were also sizing Lin Luo up, either openly or secretly. Lin Luo nodded and calmly left the city. After Lin Luo left the city, a team of exotic beasts had different expressions. ¡°Go back and tell the clan that the rest of you will follow Lin Luo.¡± The exotic beast team¡¯s leader lowered his voice and instructed his team members. Not long after leaving the city, Lin Luo realized someone was following him. Good Lord. I rarely venture out of the city, yet I¡¯ve got someone tailing me. He immediately activated the flying bird spell and left the sight of the group of people behind him. Then, he quickly summoned his clone. The three identical Lin Luo stood in place. Lin Luo had one of the clones put on a mask while the other flew along another path. Not long after, Lin Luo, who was hiding in the dark, saw five people chasing after the clone. ¡°Little guy!¡± Lin Luo laughed smugly. He also put on his mask and, with his clone, flew towards the green leaf snake¡¯s nest. The two of them activated their concealment skills. Although Lin Luo had used the flying bird spell and couldn¡¯t completely hide himself, he could reduce his presence and aura. When he passed by the exotic beast, even if it sensed something was wrong, he would have already left by the time it reacted. Lin Luo arrived at the green leaf snake¡¯s territory without any mishaps. He didn¡¯t use the flying bird spell again. He looked at the large and dense bushes in front of him and asked, ¡°This is the place, right?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The clone was a man of few words. Besides a few hills, the place in front of them was almost covered with short shrubs. Although it was called a forest of short shrubs, in reality, these short shrubs were about the height of a person. However, there was almost no place to step on. ¡°The green leaf snake¡¯s nest is inside. There¡¯s a hole in the hill in the middle of the bushes. That¡¯s the snake¡¯s hole. Lin Luo clicked his tongue. ¡°This Bush is too dense.¡± As long as they walked in, these shrubs would definitely make a good amount of noise, and the concealment technique would be useless. ¡°I have to think of a way to lure them out.¡± Lin Luo had an idea. cut your hand. They will definitely come over when they smell the blood. I will hide in the dark and kill the snakes for their galls. ¡°Alright,¡± he said. Lin Luo put on a pair of gloves. Apart from the skin, the green leaf snake¡¯s meat was poisonous. Although the poison could only make people faint and had to be ingested, Lin Luo still put on gloves just in case. Otherwise, taking the snake¡¯s gall with his bare hands and getting covered in blood would be too disgusting. Lin Luo unsheathed his broadsword, and the clone cut his wrist. Blood flowed down his fingers to the ground. In order to prevent detection in the event of his using spiritual power, Lin Luo decided to use his broadsword to cut directly. The sword was a level 7 piece of equipment, so it should have no problem killing a level 5 green-leaf snake with low defense. The green-leaf snake was mainly poisonous and could spray venom, but its actual defense was only the size of an arm. Hiss¡­ The sound of snakes slithering and hissing could be heard. Lin Luo gripped his broadsword tightly and was about to attack. He had just raised his sword when he was shocked by the green leaf snake that crawled out of the bushes! Chapter 38 - Densely Packed, All Snakes F*ck! Lin Luo almost shouted out. He jumped up. Hiss¡­ hiss¡­ hiss.. The green-leaf snake stopped moving and looked at the source of the sound. Lin Luo¡¯s body stiffened. The next moment, he quickly ran to the other side to avoid being discovered by the snakes. Yes, a group of snakes. Lin Luo had thought that such a small amount of blood would, at most attract a dozen green-leaf snakes to hunt for food. However, in the end, there were hundreds of them! As the snakes sniffed the smell of blood, they crawled toward Lin Luo¡¯s clone, who immediately cast a concealment spell when they saw the snakes. The distance between Lin Luo and his clone was forced to increase. A few hundred snakes densely covered the ground. The entire ground was covered with a layer of wriggling green cloth. Lin Luo held the broadsword, his scalp tingling. Motherf*cker! There were so many of them. As long as he attacked, all the green-leaf snakes would discover his location. ¡°System! Immediately upgrade flying bird to the advanced level!¡± [Consumed 200000 spirit stones, flying bird spell successfully upgraded to advanced] Lin Luo took a deep breath. After giving an order to his clone in his heart, he held the uneven hilt with both hands and directly poured fire-type spiritual energy into it! BOOM! The scorching sword landed right in the middle of the group of green-leaf snakes! His! Hiss! Hiss! Hisss!!! Dozens of green-leaf snakes in the middle of the group were killed! The green leaf snake had very low defensive power, and adding to the fact that it was inclined towards the wood attribute, a fire attribute spirit power was its nemesis. Whether it was a beast or a warrior, they all had their own attribute: affinity with their attribute. Cultivators and beasts all had the highest affinity for one attribute. Some martial artists and beasts had a high affinity with one or two other attributes. When they were absorbing spirit energy, the higher the affinity, the easier it would be to absorb the spirit energy of that element, and the more it would be absorbed. Correspondingly, in the spiritual power stored in their bodies, the spiritual power attribute with the highest affinity would be the main attribute, and the spiritual power of the other attributes would be less. Therefore, when a warrior or a beast fought, they would subconsciously use the attribute spirit power with the largest spirit power storage in their body, which was the attribute with the highest affinity. Different types of spirit power existed in the body of a martial artist at the same time, and they needed to rely on the dantian in the martial artist¡¯s body to balance these spirit powers, so that the spirit powers of different attributes would not directly collide and fight in the martial artist¡¯s body. Therefore, once a martial artist¡¯s dantian was destroyed, they would either be torn apart from their body by the violent spiritual power or lose all their spiritual power and become ordinary. However, they had no idea how to maintain the balance of the spirit energy in the body of the strange beast. This was because he didn¡¯t find any inner cores or human dantian in the bodies of the strange beasts. ¡­ The group of green-leaf snakes immediately went into a frenzy! Lin Luo had just retracted his sword when hundreds of balls of venom shot toward him at the same time! !!! Lin Luo quickly activated his flying bird spell. After it was upgraded to a higher level, the speed of the flying bird spell was raised to the extreme. Lin Luo could even jump directly into the air and stay there for a few seconds. Lin Luo held his broadsword and leaped into the air, barely dodging the dense venom of the green-leaf snake. However, because this was a forest of low shrubs, there was no place for Lin Luo to borrow strength from. He quickly left the attack range of the green leaf snake. Lin Luo gritted his teeth and stretched out his right hand. He quickly condensed a ball of fire-type spiritual energy and compressed it. The color of the ball of spirit energy became darker and darker. Just as it was about to explode, Lin Luo threw the ball of spirit energy down! The green-leaf snakes that were about to spew out venom were interrupted, and they quickly covered their bodies with spirit energy. Bang! Bang! A huge explosion shook the ground, and a powerful heat wave rushed into the sky! Lin Luo didn¡¯t resist. He let the heat wave blow him away, leaving the green leaf snake¡¯s attack range. The moment he landed, Lin Luo activated the flying bird spell and quickly closed the distance between him and the clone. Lin Luo used the concealment spell when he was only five meters away from the snakes. The clone quickly bandaged the wound and covered it with spiritual power to completely isolate the smell of blood. The group of green-leaf snakes that had just recovered from the explosion realized they could no longer find their target. There were no living creatures at the edge of the undergrowth. The only smell of blood was the blood that had dripped on the ground. Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! The green-leaf snakes all started to hiss. Lin Luo could even hear an undertone of anger. He and his clone stared at the group of green-leaf snakes, not daring to move. Even though he knew of the existence of the concealment spell, he could not help but breathe softly, afraid that the snakes would discover him if he breathed too heavily. His sword had slashed the group of green leaf snakes, and a spirit energy ball had been blown up. Nearly a hundred of them had died. But there was still a large, densely packed area in front of them. Lin Luo suspected there were at least seven to eight hundred green-leaf snakes here! He could only dodge so much poison because the green leaf snake had been cut and had not come back to its senses. If it happened again, Lin Luo really couldn¡¯t guarantee it. The green-leaf snake¡¯s venom was deadly to anyone who touched it. The snake, however, which had lost its target, seemed to have noticed something. The entire group of snakes spread out in all directions, not as densely packed as they initially were. The snakes dispersed, and the ground occupied by the green-leaf snakes grew in number. They were even slowly approaching where Lin Luo and his clone were. No! Lin Luo shut his eyes tightly. These snakes were too smart. They suspected that he hadn¡¯t left yet, so they used this method to search. In at most five minutes, the green leaf snake would occupy the place where he and his clone were, and they would be discovered. ¡°Cover yourself with a spiritual energy shield, and then lure the snakes away.¡± Lin Luo ordered his clone. The clone immediately withdrew the concealment technique and then used the flying bird technique to quickly fly away! At the same time, Lin Luo immediately ran to the other side, distancing himself from the green-leaf snake. ¡°Hiss!¡± The verdant green leaf snake among them raised its head and stared in the direction of Lin Luo¡¯s clone. The next moment, all the green leaf snakes quickly crawled toward Lin Luo¡¯s clone at an extremely fast speed! In the blink of an eye, not a single green leaf snake was left at the scene. With a wave of his hand, Lin Luo collected all the dead bodies of the green leaf snakes into the warehouse he had specially prepared. Many of these snake corpses had been blown to pieces, and the snake galls inside were inevitable. After keeping the snake¡¯s corpse, Lin Luo checked the clone¡¯s condition. The dense green-leaf snake slithered like lightning, and the clone had to use flying bird with all its might in order to keep a distance and avoid being sprayed with the venom. Lin Luo also rushed toward his clone. When he got close to the snakes, he used his concealment spell instead of the flying bird spell and approached them carefully. He needed to find an opportunity for his clone to escape. Lin Luo was standing on a tree that was quite tall, taking in the situation below. He was speechless. F*ck! Chapter 39 - In Between the Territory of the Human-Faced Spider and the Abyss Tiger The number of green-leaf snakes chasing after Lin Luo¡¯s clone had decreased significantly. Nearly half of the snakes slithered in all directions, advancing from all directions. F*ck! These snakes were trying to outflank the clone! ¡°System, if the clone dies, can it be resurrected?¡± Lin Luo asked in a daze. [Reviving the clone will cost 100 million spirit stones.] Good gracious! In other words, these green-leaf snakes were trying to surround his clone worth 100 million spirit stones! Lin Luo gulped hard. No, he couldn¡¯t let these snakes kill his clone. ¡°Run towards the human-faced spiders¡¯ territory!¡± Lin Luo gave his clone another order. The clone immediately changed his direction. He did not continue forward but swept to the left! The green leaf snake¡¯s plan to outflank them was interrupted. All the snakes gathered behind Lin Luo¡¯s clone and continued their pursuit. Lin Luo followed him at a distance. The closer they got to the human-faced spiders¡¯ territory, the more agitated the green-leaf snakes became, as if they were very uneasy. When Lin Luo¡¯s clone entered the human-faced spiders¡¯ territory, the green-leaf snakes did not continue advancing. Lin Luo heaved a sigh of relief. If he had made the right bet, the green-leaf snakes would not dare to enter the human-faced spiders¡¯ territory. Thus, Lin Luo went around from the side and entered the spider¡¯s territory. He and his clone did not venture too deep into the area. Instead, they walked along the edge of the territory¡¯s boundary. Five minutes later, Lin Luo and his clone met up. The snakes did not dare to enter the spiders¡¯ territory, so they simply stood guard outside. Lin Luo and his clone went around in a big circle before they finally got around the snakes and left the spiders¡¯ territory. However, after coming out, Lin Luo couldn¡¯t find his way. I¡¯ll go! He recalled the map and realized that this place was not on the map that Zhang Renhu had given him. In other words, the place they were currently at was not on the map at all! ¡°System, do you have a map of the area outside the city? Where am I now?¡± [The host is now on the border between the Human-faced Spider and the Abyss Tiger¡¯s territory] F*ck! Lin Luo looked at his feet and then at both sides. The trees on the left were taller and denser, while the trees on the right were shorter and more humid. Lin Luo closed his eyes. Do you have a map?¡± If he continued to stay here, he might really lose his life. The sky was already dark, and it would be dark soon. No one could say for sure what would happen outside the city after dark. What if he accidentally entered the abyss tiger¡¯s territory¡­ [Unlocking the map requires 10000 spirit stones.] ¡°Here, here, here! Unlock it immediately!¡± Lin Luo didn¡¯t hesitate at all and let the system take 10000 spirit stones from him. [Unlocking successful. The shortest route back to the city has been planned for the host. The host should be able to arrive before dark. The host can move forward according to the hints.] Lin Luo raised his head and saw an arrow in front of him. He immediately activated flying bird and followed the arrow. Half an hour later, Lin Luo finally arrived at the city gate before the sky turned completely dark. He landed at the west gate. This wasn¡¯t the city gate that he usually used. After registering in the city, Lin Luo finally relaxed completely. Just as he was about to ask the system to show him the closest route back to the villa, he saw a familiar face. Su Chengyi? Wasn¡¯t that the Su family¡¯s elder? Lin Luo¡¯s eyes darted around. He let his clone return to the villa while he hid in a corner. After using a concealment spell, he followed behind the Su family elder. He didn¡¯t follow too closely. After all, the other party was a King level expert. No matter how powerful an advanced concealment technique was, one would be easily discovered if one got too close to a king-class expert. ¡°Elder.¡± The martial artist guarding the door greeted Su Chengyi respectfully. ¡°Hmm, anything unusual?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, elder. There isn¡¯t.¡± ¡°Alright, open the door.¡± Lin Luo followed Su Chengyi to the front of the house. It wasn¡¯t exactly a house. The wall surrounded a large area, and there weren¡¯t any tall buildings inside. They were all one or two stories, and Lin Luo could only see two buildings from the outside. The door outside was black and very heavy. The martial artists guarding the door pulled the mechanism outside, and the door opened bit by bit. It took a full two minutes before the door was opened. After Su Chengyi walked in, Lin Luo quickly ran over and slipped in before the door closed. A wide street was in front of them as soon as they entered. Three large trucks were driving slowly on the street, and one was parked in front of a two-story building, getting unloaded. Lin Luo¡¯s eyes widened when he saw the items. Spirit stones! The entire truck was filled with spirit stones! Lin Luo immediately understood what this place was for. This was the Su family¡¯s spirit vein mine! These people were digging for spirit stones! Spirit vein mines were formed because of the existence of spirit veins. The emitted spirit power was too dense and condensed into a solid, forming a mine. And spirit stones were mined from spirit vein mines. Lin Luo¡¯s eyes lit up, and he licked his lips. ¡°System, will you rely on spiritual energy to operate it?¡± [!!!] The system played dead and didn¡¯t make a sound. ¡°Stop pretending. I can guess it already. ¡°You¡¯ve been staring at my spiritual stones all day long, and you want to swallow all of them in one go. And you need spiritual stones or time to upgrade every time. ¡°This means that the spirit stones must be very important to you. It¡¯s probably because you need spiritual power when you operate, and you can absorb the spiritual power contained in the spirit stone, so consuming it would immediately be an upgrade to you. You also wish to use the spiritual power in the spirit stone to upgrade my cultivation and technique.¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t use spirit stones, you¡¯ll need time. I think it¡¯s because you can automatically absorb the spirit energy from the outside world.¡± The system was speechless. ¡°If you help me get the spirit stones from the spirit vein mine, we¡¯ll split it equally. How about that?¡± Lin Luo offered. After he finished speaking, his mind became completely silent. Lin Luo wasn¡¯t in a hurry. He knew that the system would definitely agree. [Okay, I can protect you as you enter the spirit vein mine and help you move the spirit stones back to the villa. But it¡¯s 60-40. I¡¯ll take 60%, and you¡¯ll take 40%.] My word! The system was really stingy. ¡°Deal!¡± Although it was only 40%, 40% of a spirit vein mine was a lot. Without the system, Lin Luo definitely wouldn¡¯t be able to enter the spirit vein mine with just the concealment spell. Transporting it would be a problem in itself. When the spirit energy from the spirit vein condensed into a solid, it was condensed into a whole piece, like a mountain or a boulder. After that, they would be mined, cut, and polished into spirit stones that could be used for trade. Lin Luo couldn¡¯t possibly store an entire mountain in his villa. After the discussion, Lin Luo began to take action. An invisible force surrounded Lin Luo and completely isolated him from his surroundings. The space Lin Luo was in seemed to be a world of its own. It was in a different space from the warriors and ordinary people in the Su family¡¯s spirit vein mine. Even if Lin Luo passed by, he wouldn¡¯t be noticed if he used his spiritual power. Chapter 40 - Excavating the Spirit Vein Mine Excavating the spirit vein mine! Lin Luo successfully entered the spirit vein mine. Several roads leading in all directions had been dug out. Most people were mining near the outside. This was because the spirit energy inside had condensed into a solid form, forming a mountain. If one opened a path in the middle, the two walls on both sides would be spirit stones condensed from spirit energy, making it more difficult to mine. Therefore, everyone started from the outside. There was no one in the depths of the spirit power mine, which made it more convenient for Lin Luo. He rubbed his hands upon entering and looked at the large spiritual energy walls. He smiled so widely that his eyes narrowed into a line. ¡°System, How do I take this out and transport it back?¡± The system was so excited to see so many spirit stones that there was a noticeable rise in its tone. [Slide your hand along this wall, and I¡¯ll be able to cut the entire area you¡¯ve circled out and keep it back in the villa.] ¡°Alright!¡± The system released Lin Luo from the independent space, allowing him to come into contact with the spiritual wall. There was no one in the depths of the spirit vein mine, and the place was filled with dense spirit energy. Hence, he wouldn¡¯t be discovered even if he used his spirit energy. As long as they didn¡¯t make any noise, they wouldn¡¯t be discovered. Lin Luo immediately used the flying bird spell and leaped into the air. He started from the top of the wall and used his finger to draw all the way to the bottom. Lin Luo drew a square on the spirit wall with his hand. Then, in an instant, a large part of the spiritual force wall he created caved in! The concave gap was the square that he had drawn. He measured it with his hand. The depth was about five meters. My word! The system was really something! Lin Luo rubbed his hands happily and prepared to draw the second big spirit stone. A voice suddenly came from outside the spirit vein mine. ¡°The spiritual Qi in this spiritual vein is very dense. It¡¯s been empty for five years, but so much spiritual Qi has been condensed. It¡¯s so deep. ¡°Hmm, not bad indeed.¡± It was Su Chengyi! Lin Luo immediately recognized the owner of the second voice. ¡°System, what should we do?¡± This was the depths of the spirit vein mine. There was a spirit stone wall in front and walls on the left and right sides. Only a path in the middle led from the outside to the inside. There was no place to run! [You use the concealment spell first. I¡¯ll cover for you.] Lin Luo looked at the large empty part of the spiritual wall. When Su Chengyi and the others saw it, there would definitely be a lot of people coming in. By then, they would¡¯ve lost the chance to dig. ¡°System, cover for me. I¡¯ll continue digging. If I¡¯m discovered, just like when we came, separate me from them into two different spaces. [No problem.] [While you dig, you can touch the wall with your other hand. As long as you touch the wall, I can absorb the spiritual energy directly.] ¡°Alright!¡± Lin Luo quickly drew another circle at the side. As soon as Su Chengyi and the others walked in, they saw a large piece of the spiritual power wall suddenly disappear. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Next to the gap that had just disappeared was an even bigger gap. The manager of the spirit vein mine was shocked and furious. ¡°What¡¯s going on? How could such a big piece be missing?¡± ¡°Just now! That piece just disappeared!¡± One of the accompanying martial artists pointed at the gap that had just disappeared and shouted. ¡°Shut up!¡± Su Chengyi¡¯s face looked terrible. He quickly stepped forward to check the two openings but found no other spiritual power fluctuations. The spiritual energy of the spiritual stones formed by the spiritual vein mine was very pure, unlike the spiritual energy in the air and warriors. In short, the spiritual stones and spiritual power in the spirit vein mine had no attributes. After being absorbed, they would automatically transform into the spiritual power of the highest affinity in the warrior¡¯s body. Therefore, in the big families, a certain amount of it would be specially used for the warriors in the family to cultivate. But now, there were no other fluctuations of spirit power. If a martial artist had cut it, there would definitely be elemental spiritual power left on it. But there was nothing on it? Su Chengyi was a little surprised. ¡°Did such a gap exist before this?¡± He pointed to another gap that had already been there when they arrived. ¡°I didn¡¯t!¡± The manager was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. this place has always been excavated last. It¡¯s impossible for a large piece to be missing! ¡°Elder, did you notice anything?¡± Su Chengyi¡¯s face darkened. ¡°No, it¡¯s clean. There¡¯s nothing left, and there¡¯s no spiritual power fluctuation.¡± ¡°This, this can¡¯t be opened without using spiritual power or spiritual weapons!¡± ¡°What the hell is going on?! ¡°I¡¯ve been in the spirit vein mine for so many years, but I¡¯ve never encountered such a thing.¡± ¡°Could some exotic beast have barged in?¡± As soon as this sentence came out, many suddenly became afraid. ¡°No!¡± the manager shouted, ¡°If a beast had barged in, how could there be nothing left and no movement at all?¡± The crowd quieted down. Another warrior muttered, ¡°Maybe it¡¯s a species we don¡¯t know about.¡± The steward glared at him fiercely, and the martial artist finally shut up. Lin Luo ignored their argument. With the system¡¯s help, Su Chengyi wouldn¡¯t be able to find him if he didn¡¯t use his spiritual power. Lin Luo gave up on the high spiritual wall and desperately drew circles on the places he could touch with his hands. At the same time, he deliberately stuck his other hand and leg to the spirit force wall. As a result, Su Chengyi and the others were unable to find out what was going on with the two huge gaps. One by one, circular gaps with a diameter of about one to two meters appeared, and the spiritual Qi walls near these gaps became stone walls! ¡°Ahh! Spirit stones!¡± The steward cried out and touched the stone wall in pain. Only after the spiritual energy dissipated would it become a stone wall. ¡°What¡¯s going on?!¡± Su Chengyi¡¯s face darkened. whether it¡¯s a human or a beast, he must still be here! He directly used his spiritual power to check! A domineering spiritual power instantly filled the entire depths of the mine. Lin Luo kept drawing circles. While the system absorbed spiritual energy, it kept the spirit stones Lin Luo had drawn out at the villa. The two of them had a tacit understanding. They didn¡¯t say a word and moved quickly. The moment Su Chengyi¡¯s spiritual power touched Lin Luo, the system quickly covered Lin Luo with a shield. Even when Su Chengyi¡¯s spiritual power came into contact with Lin Luo, he didn¡¯t notice him. After a round of searching, they found nothing. Su Chengyi¡¯s face twisted into an unfathomable shape. Now that something like this happened when he was here to inspect the spirit vein mine, someone would definitely use this as an excuse to make a big fuss back home! What was it? Su Chengyi was so angry that his spiritual power gushed out directly! The spiritual force that was even more overbearing and powerful than before once again swept through the entire spiritual vein mine! The rest of the martial artists in the spirit vein mine tensed up and suppressed the restless spirit energy in their bodies. Some martial artists had already squatted in pain, holding onto the spirit force wall or the ground.