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“Uncle De, please, I only want the Light Spirit Herb.”
“I told you to scram, did you not hear me?” The shopkeeper’s body excluded faint Spiritual Qi fluctuations, and it seemed like he was ready to make a move.
“Who is this person?”
Lin Xuan came over and there was a trace of doubt in his eyes. The young man who was pleading was about twenty or so, but he excluded no Spiritual Power at all. Obviously, he was just an ordinary person.
“I’m sorry for bothering you.” The shopkeeper quickly looked back at him, and his face was replaced with a gentle smile.
Lin Xuan didn’t speak and still looked at him indifferently.
Feeling the dissatisfaction in Lin Xuan’s eyes, the shopkeeper wiped the cold sweat on his forehead. A Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator was not someone he could offend. He quickly and cleverly explained, “This person is Wu Li, his father was originally a cultivator, but he doesn’t have Spirit Roots and is just an ordinary mortal.”
“A mortal?” Although Lin Xuan had already noticed that Wu Li had never cultivated before, he still couldn’t conceal the surprise in his eyes, “How can mortals come here?”
It was no wonder that Lin Xuan was curious. As far as he knew , there were restrictions around every city market of cultivators. Although they were mostly superficial, they belonged to the concealment category of restrictions and could only be seen through with Spiritual Eye Techniques. So it was impossible for mortals to break in.
“Wu Li’s father used to do business in this city. Although Wu Li has no Spirit Roots, he grew up here. After his father died, we didn’t drive him out.”
Lin Xuan nodded. If he was driven away, the location of this city would be exposed, and he also could not be killed. Although cultivators were cold-blooded, they still didn’t reach this level yet.
Speaking of which, this matter was also not unthinkable. After all, Spirit Roots could only be found once among a million. And even if both parents were cultivators, it would only increase the chances of giving birth to a child with Spirit Roots by a little.
And those children who had been in contact with the Immortal path since childhood, and then finding out that they were unable to cultivate, their fate would usually be really tragic. After all, not everyone had his own perseverance. Fortunately, he got the Blue Star Sea, something that was extremely heaven-defying.
For example, Wu Li couldn’t step out of this city for life and was just a mere mortal. Living here must be extremely hard.
Lin Xuan’s gaze fell on his face and he couldn’t help but recall his former self.
Wu Li also noticed the Immortal Master in front of him.
Although it was impossible for him to know his cultivation base in detail, he was sure that he was at least at the Foundation Establishment Stage by looking at the stingy shopkeeper’s respectful appearance.
The Light Spirit Herb to a cultivator like him was absolutely not worth mentioning, and the look in his eyes was obviously more kind than the shopkeeper, Wu Li couldn’t help but think of a bold idea in his head.
Although it was dangerous, thinking of his sick mother on the bed, he could only risk it.
He turned his head towards Lin Xuan, his face full of hope, and pleaded, “Immortal Master, I…”
Before he finished, the shopkeeper’s expression had already changed. He shouted, “How dare you! Wu Li, it may be fine messing with me, but how dare you to offend this senior!…”
After saying that, he waved his hand, and a black band of light was shot out of his sleeve.
However, before reaching the boy’s chest, Lin Xuan inexplicably broke it down, causing the shopkeeper to look at him blankly for a while. He then woke out of his daze, realizing it was Lin Xuan who made a move.
A hint of anger flashed across his eyes, but it was perfectly hidden. On the surface, he still showed a pleasing expression, “Senior, don’t be fooled by this kid’s nonsense.”
“It’s okay, I can understand what’s right and wrong, you just need to prepare the materials.” Lin Xuan’s tone was calm, but it contained an indisputable message.
“Yes, of course”
Sensing Lin Xuan’s dissatisfaction, the shopkeeper did not dare to say anything more. Then retreated back after saluting.
“What are you guys doing here? Go and get busy!”
Lin Xuan glanced at the two clerks next to him. They had a low cultivation base, just in the Spirit Condensation Initial Stage. In front of the Spiritual Qi pressure of a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator, they sweated profusely. Fortunately, the pressure faded away. The two were stunned and knew that the senior had shown mercy. They didn’t dare say a word and ran into the building.
Speaking of that, Lin Xuan’s actions were also considered a crime against this shop, but he didn’t care at all. Compared with the secular world, the Cultivation World was more cold-blooded and cruel, but people were more scared of the strong because of this.
Whoever had the bigger fist was the boss.
By looking at the cultivation bases of the shopkeeper and clerks, this shop was quite ordinary. The medicinal materials sold here were also very common. Obviously, there was no one powerful backing behind it.
Therefore, with him here, even if they were slightly dissatisfied in their hearts, they dared not show any disrespectful behavior towards a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator.
This was the reality of the Cultivation World, and it was why Lin Xuan was desperately trying to improve his strength.
Longevity was certainly the main motive, but there was another important reason: only the strong could control their destiny.
That was also why Lin Xuan was so out of character. Otherwise, with his cautious personality, he wouldn’t be this meddlesome.
If this happened in the center of the city, and with those shops having great powers behind them, he would definitely not make such a move and ignite a flame.
After the shopkeeper and the clerks left, Lin Xuan walked to the teenager on the ground and beckoned, “Get up!”
“Yes, thank you, Immortal Master!”
Wu Li climbed up from the ground and bowed gratefully.
“Speak, what’s the matter!”
Lin Xuan was not a good person, he couldn’t be said to be cold-blooded. He saw his own shadow from this mortal boy, having no Spirit Roots, but being exposed to what mortals shouldn’t be in contact with. Although what the two encountered is very different, these sad memories are something they have in common. If it was just a matter of little effort, Lin Xuan wouldn’t mind giving him a little help.
“Senior, it’s like this, my mother is seriously ill and needs a Light Spirit Herb as a medicine. You…can you buy it for me?” Wu Li said while peeking at Lin Xuan’s face, “You can rest assured I won’t make you buy it in vain, this Jade slip is a relic of my father, so just treat it as Spirit Stones to buy the Light Spirit Grass.”
He said as he took out a bag from his waist, and opened it with great care, revealing a broken Jade slip.
Lin Xuan didn’t care much about it at first, but when his eyes fell on the Jade slip, they flashed with a hint of surprise…
Translated by: James1kd2
Edited by: UnderTheMoon