Who is that youngster?


    All the cultivators in the inn knew that the youngster couldn’t be an ordinary person if Fang Linhan took the initiative to challenge him to a duel.


    Additionally, they had a feeling that he was unfathomable given his calm and nonchnt attitude when he faced Fang Linhan.


    “Go and investigate who the hell that guy is!”


    Very quickly, the cultivators left the inn in a hurry. Firstly, they were eager to find out Lin Xun’s background as soon as possible.


    Secondly, they didn’t want to stay a second longer. Fang Linhan was so arrogant that he had scolded them without restraint just now. If they stayed any longer, it would be no different from wanting to be verbally pped.


    Fang Linhan paid no attention to the cultivators who left with their tails between their legs, but he shifted his gaze to the room where Lin Xun stayed.


    “Interesting, besides Yue Jianming, there is finally another worthy opponent in the Fire Spirit Province…”


    His eyes were shining with a gleaming radiance. He only retracted his gaze after a long while, smiling, and then he turned around and headed to his own room.


    ……


    Kacha!


    A series of cracking noises sounded in Lin Xun’s room. Nine grain-sized, jet-ck god-devourer insects were happily feasting on something.


    Within seconds, two pieces of mid-grade spirit umtion jade were devoured in Lin Xun’s hand.


    “Hungry…”


    The nine insects produced a wave of emotion to tell him they were not full yet.


    Lin Xun felt a headacheing. Although these little guys are only the size of a grain of rice, their appetite is terrifying. In just a few days, they have already devoured three pieces of mid-grade spirit umtion jade.


    It should be mentioned that a piece of mid-grade spirit umtion jade contained three hundred to five hundred spirits!


    In other words, three hundred to five hundred Spirit Sea level beasts and above had to be ughtered to produce a piece of mid-grade spirit umtion jade!


    However, it only took seconds for the god-devourer insects to devour one piece, and they still weren''t full after that…


    How would Lin Xun’s head not ache?


    When he wandered around the me Capital, he also inquired about and found that, unlike in the lower domain world, cultivators in the Ancient Wastnd Domain used aeth essence as a currency.


    Ten high-grade aeth crystals were equivalent to one low-grade aeth essence.


    One hundred low-grade aeth essences were equivalent to one mid-grade aeth essence.


    One hundred mid-grade aeth essences were equivalent to one high-grade aeth essence.


    The market price of one filled low-grade spirit umtion jade was around one hundred low-grade aeth essences or one mid-grade aeth essence.


    The price might not seem high, but if it was converted into high-grade aeth crystals, one low-grade spirit umtion jade was equivalent to one thousand high-grade aeth crystals!


    One thousand high-grade aeth crystals were enough tost Lin Xun one month for his cultivation needs. But that amount was equivalent to one hundred low-grade aeth essences or one low-grade spirit umtion jade...


    Thatparison demonstrated the astonishing cost and value of spirit umtion jade in the Ancient Wastnd Domain.


    But that was only the value of a low-grade spirit umtion jade.


    A single mid-grade spirit umtion jade cost ten mid-grade aeth essences!


    This was equivalent to one thousand low-grade aeth essences!


    Lin Xun’s face turned overcast at the thought of the nine god-devourer insects demolishing three mid-grade spirit umtion jades in the past few days.


    The investment they needed was too terrifying!


    “It’s no wonder that god-devourer insects were also extremely rare in ancient times. Not just anyone would be able to afford to raise them…” sighed Lin Xun.


    He had brought a huge amount of high-grade aeth crystals to the Ancient Wastnd Domain with him. These were all stored inside the Nameless Pagoda.


    However, he found that even if he exchanged them all, he would at most receive five hundred low-grade aeth essences or five mid-grade aeth essences…


    His wealth would only get him half a piece of mid-grade spirit umtion jade!


    The more he thought about it, the more depressed he felt. They are just blood-sucking leeches!


    “I need to hurry up and make money!”


    After a long moment, he gritted his teeth and made a decision.


    This wasn’t only to raise the god-devourer spirits, but to also make it easier for him to progress in the cultivation world of the Ancient Wastnd Domain.


    Most importantly, aeth essence wasn’t just a currency.


    It was a natural aeth material rich in pure aeth power. They were much more precious than high-grade aeth crystals and a necessity for Heaven Ascension and Cyclic Derivation cultivators in their daily training.


    ……


    Early next morning, Lin Xun finished his meditation and went down to the first floor of the inn for a pot of tea.


    He was a little puzzled as to why Xia Xiaochong hadn’te back to find him. The trainingpetition held by the four sects and three ns should have ended yesterday. Could something have happened to her?


    “Young master, I am Ma Xingkong. I am now working for the Xiao n of the Fire Spirit Province. Can I ask for your name?” A middle-aged man suddenly went over to greet Lin Xun with a smile.


    Lin Xun smiled and stated, “Lin Xun.”


    As he answered, he noticed that several cultivators on the first floor of the inn were, whether intentionally or not, sizing him up.


    “Oh, Young Master Lin.” Ma Xingkong sat down opposite him and said thoughtfully, “Young Master Lin, I’ll be honest with you, I was ordered toe here to ask you whether you are interested in a duel with Fang Linhan?”


    Lin Xun wasn’t taken aback. “Why did youe to find me all of a sudden?”


    Ma Xingkong nced around at first before he answered, “Young Master, we already know what happened in the inn yesterday. I heard that Fang Linhan challenged you, but you refused.”


    Understanding dawned on Lin Xun’s face. “Indeed.” He nodded.


    Ma Xingkong continued bluntly, “Young master, if you take the challenge and duel with Fang Linhan, regardless of the oue of the battle, the Xiao n will reward you with one thousand low-grade aeth essences. But if you defeat Fang Linhan...” He gestured with his hand. “The Xiao n is willing to reward Young Master with one hundred mid-grade aeth essences!”


    Lin Xun gasped inwardly. Having recently learned about the value of aeth essence, he knew that one hundred mid-grade aeth essences were a very juicy reward!


    “Of course…” Ma Xingkong continued, wearing a smile, “The Xiao n has a little request. If you agree, please fight Fang Linhan under the name of the Xiao n.”


    The Xiao n wanted to use Lin Xun as a weapon to deal with Fang Linhan!


    “Sorry, I have other affairs so I can’t help out,” Lin Xun directly refused. Although he was short of money, he didn’t want to be used as a knife for others.


    Ma Xingkong stared at him nkly. Clearly, he didn’t expect Lin Xun to refuse so bluntly.


    “Why don’t you think about it again? If you think the reward is not enough, we can negotiate further. Young Master, you must also know that our Xiao n is one of the four sects and three ns in the Fire Spirit Province. Given our iparably solid foundation, I believe you won’t be disappointed with the reward.”


    Lin Xun smiled and shook his head. “If money can buy a chance of winning, then the other forces would have already done so.”


    Ma Xingkong sighed, got up, bid farewell and left.


    However, to Lin Xun’s annoyance, as soon as Ma Xingkong stepped out of the inn, other cultivators came to chat with him one after another.


    Just like Ma Xingkong, they represented different forces in the Fire Spirit Province and wanted to ask him to fight Fang Linhan in their name with promises and offers of extremely attractive rewards.


    Lin Xun declined all their offers without thinking.


    “Would you like a drink?” Suddenly, a tall and slender figure casually sat down opposite Lin Xun with a jug of wine and a cup.


    His thick ck hair flowed loosely down his ck robe, and his slightly parted thin lips added to the crazed expression on his face. It was Fang Linhan, the sessor of Eight Extremes de Temple.


    “Thank you.” Lin Xun casually raised his cup and finished it in one gulp.


    Fang Linhan smiled and poured him another cup. “Outwardly, you look no different from other people, but in my eyes, you are different from others. Whenever you have time, you cane to find me in the me Capital martial arena.” He rose to his feet and strode out of the inn with a jug of wine in his hand.


    His mighty figure and majestic stride gave him an arrogant and conceited air.


    “By the way, I will only stay here for another half a month at most.” Fang Linhan suddenly turned around and reminded Lin Xun.


    Lin Xun only responded with a slight nod.


    Fang Linhan smiled, turned around and walked out of the inn, disappearing into the sea of people.


    “Let’s go. Let’s go take a look!”


    “That guy is as arrogant as ever. I bet he is going to the me Capital martial arena to show off again!”


    Cultivators hurriedly left the inn one after another.


    From their conversations, Lin Xun learned that, ever since Fang Linhan hade to me Capital, he would duel against the younger generation of experts every morning in the me Capital martial arena. He wouldn’t leave the arena until dusk.


    “Honing your own great dao with battles…you are indeed a battle lunatic...”


    Lin Xun appeared pensive.


    After waiting for several hours, he still saw no signs of Xia Xiaochong. He frowned. It’s no use to continue waiting.


    He decided to find out by himself.


    However, as soon as he walked out of the inn, exmations spread throughout the street, followed by passers-by looking up to the sky.


    Suddenly, a long and huge shadow was cast from the sky, like a nket of thick ck clouds. In truth, it was a fierce beast that blotted out the light of the sky with its tremendous body!


    It had nine dragon heads and its huge body resembled a winding mountain, emitting a brilliant golden glow like it was crafted from gold.


    A nine-headed golden flood-dragon!


    A terrifying creature with a terrifying reputation in ancient times.


    Rumor had it that each of its nine heads had mastered a different innate secret art, allowing it to manipte thunder, lightning, wind and rain, maneuver in the sky and escape into the ground, and wield supernatural powers!


    However, such a mythical creature was being used as a means of transportation! A divine pce was standing upright on its back!


    The pce was glowing with divine brilliance. It looked spectacr and grand even if it was hundreds of feet away and high up in the sky.


    A group of young men and women were standing in front of the sacred pce, chatting andughing happily. They were all stunning with an extraordinary demeanor and appearance like a group of disciples of a celestial sect!