Chapter 178: Lin Xiang Leaves
Chapter 178: Lin Xiang Leaves
When Lin Xiang saw Zhen Yuan’s uncompromising look, she sighed and nodded.
’I don’t know when, but one day I will repay these favours.’ She promised herself.
After that, she chose a good ship, and Zhen Yuan spent eight million spirit stones to purchase it.
When that was done, they returned to the main shop and continued shopping.
Zhen Yuan bought level three and level four monster materials, including demon cores, blood, skin, bones, and tendons, while Lin Xiang bought level three talisman liquid, brushes, and papers.
After that, they visited other shops and continued buying.
They bought food, wine, spiritual fruits, spirit grasses, seeds, refining ores, maps, and books among other things.
When evening came, they found an inn and booked two rooms.
Soon after entering his room, Zhen Yuan dashed into the space.
“How was your day?” Shen Xu asked as soon as he saw the person.
“See for yourself.” Zhen Yuan said, handing over an image stone.
Shen Xu chuckled when he saw the image stone and pulled Zhen Yuan to watch it.
After watching, he sighed with a nostalgic expression.
“I can’t wait to go out.” He said.
“I will leave the city in a few days.” Zhen Yuan said.
At the same time, he removed a map from his storage ring.
“We are here.” He said, pointing at East Mountain City on the map.
The Tianqi continent was divided into twelve major regions.
Of the twelve, eleven either had a tower or sect while the twelfth was a dangerous area.
East Mountain City was in the third region; the territory of the Inscription Tower.
“Brother Yuan, do you want to enter the inscription tower?” Shen Xu suddenly asked.
“How did the book describe the towers?”
“Each of the eight towers has seven floors. The first floor of each tower has a level one inheritance, and so on. Also…” Shen Xu sighed before he continued.
“Anyone can enter the tower, and there is no limitation to how many times one can enter. However, entering the tower is not cheap and the cost compounds with each floor.”
“Are the towers magical weapons? Who refined them?”
“Cultivators from the Tianxuan continent. “The double said.
“The towers are tests for recruiting people. Every one thousand years, qualified people are teleported to the Tianxuan continent.”
“I see.” Zhen Yuan said and then shook his head.
“I have comprehensive inheritances and don’t need the towers for the time being. What about you?”
“I am the same. I have an alchemy inheritance and don’t need the alchemy tower for the time being. As for weapon refining, I have the space library and simulation room. They are enough for now.”
“Brother Yuan…” Shen Xu suddenly called with a complicated look.
“What is it?”
“I think we should accumulate enough resources and then head to the dangerous area.”
“Okay.” Zhen Yuan immediately agreed.
Since neither he nor Shen Xu needed the towers for the time being, it was only logical to head to the dangerous area.
“However, one of us must at least be in the spirit transformation realm before we head there.”
“Don’t worry.” Zhen Yuan smiled, thinking of the purple stick tree.
“Where do you want to settle down in the meantime?”
“Formation Tower City.” Shen Xu said and quickly explained.
“The Canglan cultivators know I am a weapons refiner, and you are a talisman and inscriptions master. We should avoid those cities to avert trouble. Similarly, the martial arts tower region and the alchemy tower region are places Xiao Weimin is likely to go.”
“I understand.” Zhen Yuan nodded, looking at the map.
“The Formations Tower City is quite far from here. It will take at least four months to get there.”
“It doesn’t matter. We can see the scenery as we head there.”
“Good.” Zhen Yuan agreed.
“What about Lin Xiang? Has she decided where she wants to go?”
“Not yet but she bought some materials. She will likely have an answer by the time I see her again.”
“Alright.”
After that, the two began reading the books and materials Zhen Yuan bought.
The materials ranged in topic from herbs to monsters, refining materials, history, geography, and famous families among others.
After reading, Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu felt a little more at ease.
When Zhen Yuan left the space several days later, he felt more confident and ready to explore the Tianqi continent.
At this time, Zhen Yuan was getting ready to go out when he heard a knock.
When he opened the door, he saw Lin Xiang and immediately let her in.
“Is there something?” He asked.
“I have decided to join the Snow Mountain sect.” Lin Xiang said without beating around the bush.
“The Snow Mountain sect…” Zhen Yuan muttered, recalling everything he knew about the sect.
Of the three major sects, the Snow Mountain sect ranked third.
However, it had a female sect master and it was most protective of its shortcomings.
Thinking about that, Zhen Yuan felt the Snow Mountain sect was a suitable home for Lin Xiang.
“When do you leave?”
“This afternoon.”
“So soon?”
“I heard the sect will be recruiting soon. Although this city is a recruiting centre, I don’t think it’s safe to stay here. I plan to take a public spaceship to a further away city.”
“That makes sense.” Zhen Yuan nodded and removed a storage bag from his space ring.
“This is what we have prepared for you.” He said and quickly continued before Lin Xiang could object.
“It’s unknown when or if we will meet again. Just accept the things and do your best to reach the top.”
Hearing this, Lin Xiang no longer objected.
“I will never forget your kindness.” She said.
“Xiaoxu is still in seclusion and can’t see you off. I wish you all the best on his behalf.”
Lin Xiang smiled when she heard that.
After saying their goodbyes, Lin Xiang left and Zhen Yuan returned to the space.
“Lin Xiang has left.” He informed and Shen Xu nodded.
“I wish her the best.”
Zhen Yuan chuckled when he heard this.
At the same time, he held his wife’s hand, and both fell silent.
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- Chapter 472: Causing Trouble
- Chapter 471: Harvest
- Chapter 470: Stone Circle
- Chapter 469: Qi Replenishing Pills
- Chapter 468: The Modified Formation 2
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- Chapter 466: Ownership Competition: Start
- Chapter 465: Nagging Wrongness
- Chapter 464: Relationship
- Chapter 463: No Fate or Bad Fate?
- Chapter 462: Again
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- Chapter 460: Abandoned 2
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- Chapter 458: Speculation
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- Chapter 447: Waiting 2
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- Chapter 445: Visitors 2
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- Chapter 443: Gossip
- Chapter 442: Thunder Secret Realm 3
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- Chapter 437: Pools and Fruits
- Chapter 436: Sacred Places
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- Chapter 434: Myriad Treasures Pavillion
- Chapter 433: Bounty
- Chapter 432: Reunion 2
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- Chapter 430: Fox
- Chapter 429: Friendship
- Chapter 428: Rewards 5
- Chapter 427: Rewards 4
- Chapter 426: Rewards 3
- Chapter 425: Rewards 2
- Chapter 424: Rewards 1
- Chapter 423: Inscriptions Master Challenge 4
- Chapter 422: Inscriptions Master Challenge 3
- Chapter 421: Inscriptions Master Challenge 2
- Chapter 420: Inscriptions Master Challenge 1
- Chapter 419: Alchemist Challenge 7
- Chapter 418: Alchemist Challenge 6
- Chapter 417: Alchemy Challenge 5
- Chapter 416: Alchemy Challenge 4
- Chapter 415: Alchemy Challenge 3
- Chapter 414: Alchemy Challenge 2
- Chapter 413: Alchemy Challenge 1
- Chapter 412: Martial Arts Challenge 3
- Chapter 411: Martial Arts Challenge 2
- Chapter 410: Martial Arts Challenge 1
- Chapter 409: Lin Hua’s Reaction
- Chapter 408: Newton’s Third Law of Motion
- Chapter 407: Three Down...
- Chapter 406: Formations Master Challenge 3
- Chapter 405: Formations Master Challenge 2
- Chapter 404: Formations Master Challenge 1
- Chapter 403: Golden Sun Jade
- Chapter 402: Rest
- Chapter 401: Sword Master Challenge 4
- Chapter 400: Sword Master Challenge 3
- Chapter 399: Sword Master Challenge 2
- Chapter 398: Sword Master Challenge 1
- Chapter 397: Weapons Refining Master Challenge 2
- Chapter 396: Weapons Refining Master Challenge 1
- Chapter 395: Talisman Master Challenge
- Chapter 394: High Stakes
- Chapter 393: Spiritual Plants Master Challenge 3
- Chapter 392: Spiritual Plants Master Challenge 2
- Chapter 391: Spiritual Plants Master Challenge 1
- Chapter 390: Spiritual Food Master Challenge 3
- Chapter 389: Spiritual Food Master Challenge 2
- Chapter 388: Spiritual Food Master Challenge 1
- Chapter 387: Rigged Draw
- Chapter 386: Reactions
- Chapter 385: The Sect’s Investigation 5
- Chapter 384: The Sect’s Investigation 4
- Chapter 383: The Sect’s Investigation 3
- Chapter 382: The Sect’s Investigation 2
- Chapter 381: The Sect’s Investigation 1
- Chapter 380: Preparing
- Chapter 379: Challenges 2
- Chapter 378: Challenges 1
- Chapter 377: False Pretences
- Chapter 376: Lin Hua 2
- Chapter 375: Lin Hua 1
- Chapter 374: Zodiac Golden Rooster
- Chapter 373: Not Polite
- Chapter 372: Take it and...
- Chapter 371: Golden Rooster
- Chapter 370: Deal
- Chapter 369: Luo Jianfeng
- Chapter 368: One Month Later
- Chapter 367: Wine Shop & Beauty
- Chapter 366: Trading Area
- Chapter 365: Tasks
- Chapter 364: The Xuanyuan Triplets 4
- Chapter 363: The Xuanyuan Triplets 3
- Chapter 362: The Xuanyuan Triplets 2
- Chapter 361: The Xuanyuan Triplets 1
- Chapter 360: Ninety-seventh Mountain
- Chapter 359: Miscelleneous
- Chapter 358: Tianxuan Sect
- Chapter 357: Recruited
- Chapter 356: Plan
- Chapter 355: Unforeseen Tragedy 2
- Chapter 354: Unforeseen Tragedy 1
- Chapter 353: Arriving in the Tianxuan Continent
- Chapter 352: Erased
- Chapter 351: Warnings
- Chapter 350: Leaving the Tianqi Continent Airspace
- Chapter 349: Yin Shi
- Chapter 348: Harvest 2
- Chapter 347: Harvest 1
- Chapter 346: Wager
- Chapter 345: Five Elements Formation
- Chapter 344: Forbidden Zone
- Chapter 343: Trickery 2
- Chapter 342: Trickery 1
- Chapter 341: Restaurant
- Chapter 340: Agreements
- Chapter 339: Black Lake
- Chapter 338: Father’s Final Gift
- Chapter 337: Father’s Letter 2
- Chapter 336: Father’s Letter 1
- Chapter 335: Ship
- Chapter 334: Body
- Chapter 333: Wine Gourd
- Chapter 332: Mysterious Woman
- Chapter 331: Weapons
- Chapter 330: Black Market
- Chapter 329: Pricing Products
- Chapter 328: New Escape Plan
- Chapter 327: Out of Seclusion
- Chapter 326: Absolute Domain Talisman
- Chapter 325: Ghost Village 2
- Chapter 324: Ghost Village 1
- Chapter 323: Weapons Grave
- Chapter 322: Flaming Hell 2
- Chapter 321: Flaming Hell 1
- Chapter 320: Towers 3
- Chapter 319: Towers 2
- Chapter 318: Towers 1
- Chapter 317: Relatives 2
- Chapter 316: Relatives 1
- Chapter 315: Gains 2
- Chapter 314: Gains 1
- Chapter 313: Exposed 3
- Chapter 312: Exposed 2
- Chapter 311: Exposed 1
- Chapter 310: Qi Test
- Chapter 309: Provocation
- Chapter 308: Auction 4
- Chapter 307: Auction 3
- Chapter 306: Auction 2
- Chapter 305 305: Auction 1
- Chapter 304 304: Ten Evils 2
- Chapter 303 303: Ten Evils 1
- Chapter 302 302: Opposite Paths
- Chapter 301 301: Wild Ambition
- Chapter 300: News from Home
- Chapter 299: Talisman Questions
- Chapter 298: Alchemy Questions
- Chapter 297: Legend
- Chapter 296: Trade
- Chapter 295: Possibilities
- Chapter 294: Plans and Precautions
- Chapter 293: Invitations
- Chapter 292: Purple
- Chapter 291: Gossip 2
- Chapter 290: Gossip 1
- Chapter 289: Progress 3
- Chapter 288: Progress 2
- Chapter 287: Progress 1
- Chapter 286: Spirit Stones Mountain
- Chapter 285: Outsiders
- Chapter 284: Twenty Years Later
- Chapter 283: Fire Souls
- Chapter 282: Xiao Weimin and Group
- Chapter 281: At Sea
- Chapter 280: Longevity Business
- Chapter 279: Soul Binding
- Chapter 278: Nightmare Beasts
- Chapter 277: Drops of Clarity
- Chapter 276: Cave of Iniquity 2
- Chapter 275: Cave of Iniquity 1
- Chapter 274: Island 3
- Chapter 273: Island 2
- Chapter 272: Island 1
- Chapter 271: Finally!
- Chapter 270: Demon Cave 3
- Chapter 269: Demon Cave 2
- Chapter 268: Demon Cave 1
- Chapter 267: Success and Failure
- Chapter 266: Rootless Colourful Water Lily
- Chapter 265: Killing Formation
- Chapter 264: Yuanshen Myriad Goods Store 2
- Chapter 263: Yuanshen Myriad Goods Store 1
- Chapter 262: Preparations
- Chapter 261: Rootless Broken Water 2
- Chapter 260: Rootless Broken Water 1
- Chapter 259: River
- Chapter 258: Another Trace
- Chapter 257: Lightning Lake
- Chapter 256: Refining the Nine Colour Lotus
- Chapter 255: Nine Heavens Tower
- Chapter 254: Aftermath
- Chapter 253: Acquaintance
- Chapter 252: Cloud Seeking Trees
- Chapter 251: Harvest
- Chapter 250: Illusion
- Chapter 249: Feng Xue’s Story 2
- Chapter 248: Feng Xue’s Story 1
- Chapter 247: Benefits
- Chapter 246: Yin-Yang Divine Beasts
- Chapter 245: Out of Seclusion
- Chapter 244: Feng Xue
- Chapter 243: Black-Tailed White Bird
- Chapter 242: Dark Element
- Chapter 241: Transformations
- Chapter 240: Dragon Vein
- Chapter 239: Three Treasures
- Chapter 238: Yang Shi Advances
- Chapter 237: Stroke of Luck
- Chapter 236: Treasures
- Chapter 235: Pure Poison and Light Water
- Chapter 234: Cloud Seastone
- Chapter 233: Business
- Chapter 232: Countless Poisons
- Chapter 231: Poisonous Water
- Chapter 230: Lizard’s Tail
- Chapter 229: Red-Legged Lizards
- Chapter 228: Endless Sun Desert
- Chapter 227: Advance Reward
- Chapter 226: Yunshan Secret Realm: Lake of Solitude
- Chapter 225: Final Preparations
- Chapter 224: Reward
- Chapter 223: More Gains
- Chapter 222: Three Trees
- Chapter 221: Space Upgrade
- Chapter 220: Guan Family
- Chapter 219: The Token
- Chapter 218: Maybe a Fat Sheep
- Chapter 217: Change of Plans
- Chapter 216: Doubt
- Chapter 215: Probing
- Chapter 214: Qiankun Formation Flags
- Chapter 213: Out of Seclusion
- Chapter 212: The Last Peach
- Chapter 211: Love Peach King
- Chapter 210: Peach Trees’ Garden
- Chapter 209: Shen Xu Advances
- Chapter 208: Retreat 2
- Chapter 207: Retreat 1
- Chapter 206: Preparing to Retreat
- Chapter 205: New Plan
- Chapter 204: Cutting Stones
- Chapter 203: Game Over
- Chapter 202: Little Tricks
- Chapter 201: Pits
- Chapter 200: Avoiding Cause and Effect
- Chapter 199: Unreasonable Accusation
- Chapter 198: Buying Stones
- Chapter 197: Plotting
- Chapter 196: Thin Line
- Chapter 195: Summoned
- Chapter 194: Formation Tower City
- Chapter 193: Dangerous Areas
- Chapter 192: Games
- Chapter 191: Two Reasons
- Chapter 190: Role of the Eight Towers
- Chapter 189: Trouble
- Chapter 188: Another Young Leader
- Chapter 187: Chaoyang City
- Chapter 186: Leaving the Monster Mountain
- Chapter 185: After the Oriole
- Chapter 184: Captured
- Chapter 183: Steel-Boned Wolves
- Chapter 182: Training
- Chapter 181: Red-Paw Rage Bear
- Chapter 180: East Sun Monster Mountain
- Chapter 179: Shen Xu Advances
- Chapter 178: Lin Xiang Leaves
- Chapter 177: Flying Ship
- Chapter 176: Acclimating
- Chapter 175: Arriving in the Tianqi Continent
- Chapter 174: Transformation
- Chapter 173: Heavenly Law of Space
- Chapter 172: On Board 2
- Chapter 171: On Board 1
- Chapter 170: One Last Step 2
- Chapter 169: One Last Step 1
- Chapter 168: Xuanwu Secret Realm
- Chapter 167: Auction 2
- Chapter 166: Auction 1
- Chapter 165: Jade Milk
- Chapter 164: Preparing a Gift
- Chapter 163: Two Beauties
- Chapter 162: Bai Family
- Chapter 161: Eyed
- Chapter 160: Gossip
- Chapter 159: Tickets
- Chapter 158: Be Careful
- Chapter 157: Removing the Qi Devouring Gu Worm
- Chapter 156: Planning
- Chapter 155: That Incident
- Chapter 154: New Room
- Chapter 153: Pendant Necklace
- Chapter 152: Disappearance
- Chapter 151: Failing
- Chapter 150: Strange
- Chapter 149: Lesson
- Chapter 148: Who killed my...
- Chapter 147: Gift
- Chapter 146: Demon Plants Forest 25
- Chapter 145: Demon Plants Forest 24
- Chapter 144: Demon Plants Forest 23
- Chapter 143: Demon Plants Forest 22
- Chapter 142: Demon Plants Forest 21
- Chapter 141: Demon Plants Forest 20
- Chapter 140: Demon Plants Forest 19
- Chapter 139: Demon Plants Forest 18
- Chapter 138: Demon Plants Forest 17
- Chapter 137: Demon Plants Forest 16
- Chapter 136: Demon Plants Forest 15
- Chapter 135: Demon Plants Forest 14
- Chapter 134: Demon Plants Forest 13
- Chapter 133: Demon Plants Forest 12
- Chapter 132: Demon Plants Forest 11
- Chapter 131: Demon Plants Forest 10
- Chapter 130: Demon Plants Forest 9
- Chapter 129: Demon Plants Forest 8
- Chapter 128: Demon Plants Forest 7
- Chapter 127: Demon Plants Forest 6
- Chapter 126: Demon Plants Forest 5
- Chapter 125: Demon Plants Forest 4
- Chapter 124: Demon Plants Forest 3
- Chapter 123: Demon Plants Forest 2
- Chapter 122: Demon Plants Forest 1
- Chapter 121: Opponents 2
- Chapter 120: Opponents 1
- Chapter 119: Meetings
- Chapter 118: Gone
- Chapter 117: One Year Later
- Chapter 116: Getting the Red-Veined Loquats
- Chapter 115: Waiting
- Chapter 114: Negotiation
- Chapter 113: Relaxing
- Chapter 112: Zhu Huang’s Great Ambition
- Chapter 111: Butterfly Effect
- Chapter 110: No Cheap Deal
- Chapter 109: Training 2
- Chapter 108: Training 1
- Chapter 107: Leaving the Academy
- Chapter 106: Two Months Later
- Chapter 105: Broken
- Chapter 104: Confidence
- Chapter 103: Dark Horse
- Chapter 102: Different
- Chapter 101: Attack Points 2
- Chapter 100: Attack Points 1
- Chapter 99: Zhen Yuan’s Idea
- Chapter 98: Water Arrow Talisman
- Chapter 97: Plan
- Chapter 96: It’s Him
- Chapter 95: Questioning
- Chapter 94: Useful Information
- Chapter 93: Eighth Day
- Chapter 92: Xiao Weimin’s Speculation
- Chapter 91: Zhen Yuan’s Thoughts
- Chapter 90: Looking for Death
- Chapter 89: Thanks but no Thanks
- Chapter 88: Unique Style
- Chapter 87: Chasing Perfection
- Chapter 86: Bet
- Chapter 85: Assessment 2
- Chapter 84: Assessment 1
- Chapter 83: Continents
- Chapter 82: Out of Seclusion
- Chapter 81: Study Retreat
- Chapter 80: Evidence 2
- Chapter 79: Evidence
- Chapter 78: Suspects
- Chapter 77: Scenery
- Chapter 76: Useless Fanatic
- Chapter 75: Sleeping Beauty
- Chapter 74: Shen Xu’s Plan
- Chapter 73: Troublemakers
- Chapter 72: Song Wancheng Takes the Blame
- Chapter 71: It’s Over
- Chapter 70: Don’t they Understand the Trouble they are in?
- Chapter 69: I Just Know
- Chapter 68: Zhen Yuan the Villain
- Chapter 67: Shi Brothers and Sisters 2
- Chapter 66: Enough
- Chapter 65: Good Relationship
- Chapter 64: Song Wancheng’s Invitation
- Chapter 63: Zhen Yuan’s Cultivation
- Chapter 62: Changes in the Space
- Chapter 61: Zhen Yuan is not Reliable
- Chapter 60: Suspicious Again
- Chapter 59: Finale
- Chapter 58: Buy Buy Buy
- Chapter 57: Auction
- Chapter 56: Acquaintances
- Chapter 55: Shen Xu Advances
- Chapter 54: Critical Point
- Chapter 53: Loot and Herbs
- Chapter 52: The Rong Family is the Chicken
- Chapter 51: Injured
- Chapter 50: Opponent
- Chapter 49: Six Brothers
- Chapter 48: Jade Elder
- Chapter 47: Tasks’ Handover
- Chapter 46: Tiger’s Lair
- Chapter 45: Reprieve
- Chapter 44: Desperate Move
- Chapter 43: Shi Brothers and Sisters
- Chapter 42: Choice
- Chapter 41: Mysterious Force
- Chapter 40: Divine Rainbow Academy 2
- Chapter 39: Divine Rainbow Academy 1
- Chapter 38: Song Wancheng’s Suspicions
- Chapter 37: Spiritual Roots Test
- Chapter 36: Registration
- Chapter 35: Preparations
- Chapter 34: Petty Tricks and Gossip
- Chapter 33: News
- Chapter 32: Arriving in Dragon City
- Chapter 31: Anyang City Market
- Chapter 30: Jealousy and Possessiveness
- Chapter 29: Grades of Foundation
- Chapter 28: Coercion
- Chapter 27: Qi Gathering Talisman
- Chapter 26: Rong Hao’s Request
- Chapter 25: First Level Talisman Master
- Chapter 24: A Big Game
- Chapter 23: Sudden Trouble
- Chapter 22: Invaluable Treasures
- Chapter 21: First Stone
- Chapter 20: Cheat
- Chapter 19: Luck
- Chapter 18: Encountering the Marsh Bandits
- Chapter 17: Stay Away
- Chapter 16: Why is the Protagonist trying to Brush up his Presence?
- Chapter 15: Shopping
- Chapter 14: Private Thoughts
- Chapter 13: Variables
- Chapter 12: Brand Name Effect
- Chapter 11: Selling and Buying
- Chapter 10: Myriad Treasures Pavilion
- Chapter 9: Spiritual Water
- Chapter 8: Ginseng Spirit
- Chapter 7: Secrets between Us
- Chapter 6: Is our Family Poor?
- Chapter 5: The Birth of a Wife Slave
- Chapter 4: Brave Step
- Chapter 3: Red Pearl Space
- Chapter 2: Alchemist
- Chapter 1: Meeting