12 Don'st thank me

When he was about to leave, Sheng Tian heard someone whisper "They are all gonna participate in the Tournament. Oh my god!"

Deciding to find more about it later, Sheng Tian smiled amiably at the two Young Men "Let's meet at the entrance of the Embrace of Death, tomorrow morning." he walked off.

Intimidated by his identity, neither the Old man nor the youngsters dared to use their spirit sense to follow him.

Qin Qing asked Ling Chen with a frown "Why did you agree to his proposal, you surely don't trust him right?"

Ling Chen looked at Liu Feifei behind him and smiled lightly "I don't trust him. But I feel that he has no need to waste his time on us.

And if I win, Qin Lie can't act rashly as that would be akin to slapping the face of the Royal Palace by breaking his word." he gently pulled Liu Feifei and patted her head with affection.

Qin Qing bit her lower lip seeing his affection towards Liu Feifei.

At the ground floor, Elder Zhang said furiously "Young Master, why did you agree with that bastard's proposal? And he even asked only two of you to come. What if he is plotting something? I don't think it is safe for the Young Master to go there alone."

Qin Lie stopped walking and looked at Elder Zhang annoyedly "Do you think you are too smart or that I'm too dumb?

Even though I can't see his cultivation, he could at most be in the Sky Realm. He can't do as he pleases just because of his identity. Otherwise, the core disciples of the Royal Palace would be standing on our heads now.

The Great Clans are nothing to be pushed around. I will act that I give him respect. It's good if he doesn't piss me off. He might be one of the many core disciples, but after this expedition, I will be the One and Only Future Clan Head. Let's see if he won't try to fawn over me then."

Elder Zhang could only nod his head. But inside he was thinking of how the Younger brother of Qin Lie was most eligible to become the Clan Head.

Sheng Tian later went out in a different disguise to know more about the Tournament.

In the evening, they were sitting on the balcony.

The whole sky was dyed with orange and red as the setting sun bid his farewell.

XiaoLian was sitting on the couch looking at the Beautiful Sun Set.

Sheng Tian was sitting behind her looking at her beautiful back.

"So,...are you going to participate?" Xiao Lian asked, still gazing at the sky.

"Yep. I'm still below 25 years after all and it is a continent level tournament. Maybe we can get some resources for both of our needs."

" Hm. If my poison is neutralized and my soul gets healed, I need to reconstruct my body. You promised that. Have you ever thought how to do that?"

"Huh..? Weren't you supposed to tell me how?" he shot her a questioning look.

She lightly turned back, her gorgeous face appearing extremely enchanting under the sunset. " Dumbo. I knew you would say that. I am inflicted with Asura Soul Annihilation Poison. It can only be cured with the rarest of medicines, which a mortal realm like this one has no hopes of having.

The best way is to find the Heavenly Treasure, Heavenly Soul Lotus. But since the End of the Mythical War of Epoch, there was no news of it in the Divine Realm.

Your profound energy can suppress the poison not cure it.

And constructing a body is hard as well.

We need Mystic Dew of Life, Splendid Soul Flower, Heavenly Jade Marrow; even one of these are hard to acquire in the Divine Realm, much less this World."

"Ok. Fuck. Seems like isn't going to be easy. I don't even know the items yet."

"I'm surprised you still say it's possible. Why aren't you giving up yet? You know that I won't kill you now even if you won't keep your promise."

Xiao Lian turned to face him and said in confusion.

To Sheng Tian, she just looked like a cute little girl. He gently patted her head "It would be too boring to spend the night alone. I will miss a cute annoying woman if you are gone. Aren't these reasons good enough?"

Upon hearing those carefree words which deeply hid his care, Xiao Lian felt her vision turning blurry. She hurriedly returned to the Snow Glazed Lotus.

That night, he and Xiao Lian were having an intense *ahem* educational session.

"How are you going to deal with them?" she asked.

"Tell me what you thought of." he gazed at the full moon.

Xiao Lian let out a mischievous smile and said with an excited tone "Let me enlighten you on a profound truth, the fastest way to acquire wealth is not by working hard or smart. It is to Rob others. Hehe"

He looked at her passionately "Teach me"

There might not be many things that Sheng Tian wanted to learn but Robbing people right to their last thread and conning were definitely on his 'Must Learn before 20' List.

(Author's thoughts: Didn't see this coming, Seriously)

Xiao Lian was also excited for the fun and started teaching like an elder "Alright, The first thing I teach you is how to Rob properly and completely: Theft and Conning go hand in hand, they complement each other and are necessary to be mastered to Rob a person without leaving a thread on his body... " And thus she started her first lesson as a master on how to rob the people clean.

Xiao Lian's vision of the world is not something other cultivators dared to have. Others may find it hard to believe that a 16-year-old girl came up with such lessons and schemes.

It must be known that even the Experienced cultivators may not achieve half of her attainments in the Robbery knowledge.

Her talent is really unprecedented, If it is known to the world, she will be really welcomed not anywhere because they will fear that they will be robbed clean down to their underwear and be left naked on the streets.

This girl is really one of a kind. Only someone like Sheng Tian can be with her in her ridiculous and exciting ideologies.

The next day, early in the morning, with the disguise of the Royal Palace's core disciple-Xiao Bai, Sheng Tian met Ling Cheng and Qin Lie at the border of the Death City.

He told them nothing about the test but got a flying profound beast to fly them there.

Soon, they reached the outer region of the Forbidden Land. Since Xiao Lian has spread her Divine Sense, they took a safe route.

A series of mountains and forests appeared in their sight as they landed.

The whole place was filled with greenery, yet everyone felt like they were being watched. It was as if a chicken entered poultry, its natural death place.

The forbidden land had numerous mountains, dense forests, lakes, rivers, deep valleys, cliffs, and canyons. There is every kind of place and the size of the forbidden land is too large.

There are all kinds of Profound Beasts here, it was said that even a Grand Elder from the sects, who are in turn the most powerful people of that sect, may not necessarily survive in some areas.

That is why the forbidden lands are too scary. Even after so many years, a large portion of the area was unexplored.

Thus, there are always people coming for adventures.

Sheng Tian and group got off on the top of a grassy mountain.

Looking at the two eager youngsters eager to prove themselves, Sheng Tian chuckled lightly.

Then, borrowing Xiao Lian's powers, he flew into the air and circled the area before returning.

Both Ling Chen and Qin Lie had their last doubts about his identity disappear at the sight of his flight.

From the moment they saw him, they sensed that his Cultivation is above the peak of the Earth Realm. So, they assumed that he was a Sky Realm cultivator.

This was all due to Sheng Tian's unique profound energy and aura added with Xiao Lian's disguise profound art, his cultivation was masked.

After all, only Sky Realm Cultivators can fly. And achieving such a realm at a young age, he definitely must be someone with a greater background than them.

Sheng Tian smiled humbly seeing the dumbstruck expression of the two men.

Then, he lightly coughed and said "Alright, I have a test for you two. In the East lay the Caves of Hell, in the secret passage of the third cave from the north, there is a Death Spirit Profound Fruit. If you manage to get it, I shall declare that you are the winner."

But if you want to be termed a champion, there is Pristine Milk in the next cave. It's your choice." he added.

"As for Paragon, it's someone who can get both of them. Maybe it's too much of me to expect that." he chuckled.

The two young men felt their egos hurt when they heard his evaluation of them.

Sure, Hell Caves is one of the most dangerous places of the Forbidden Land. But so what? They are the unprecedented geniuses of the generation. Why can't they become Paragons? They will prove him wrong!

Sheng Tian turned around and instantly appeared on a grass bed. Laying down, he waved.

The Young Men looked at each other and clenched their fists feeling the tension in the air.

Ling Chen had a sudden thought, he said "What does Fellow Cultivator want us to do with the things we bring? You want to buy them from us?"

Saying so, he cut off the possibility of Sheng Tian taking advantage of them. After all, a conflict between two parties generally ended up benefitting the third party. Ling Chen, being the smart person he thought himself to be,was not ready to become a pawn.

Sheng Tian laughed with arrogance "Why do I even need that trash? I was just making sure that the difficulty of your test is not negligible. I am already being generous here. What do you expect me to do then? Ask you to collect pebbles on the road?"

Ling Chen felt his face burn in shame. He dashed ahead without hesitation.

Qin Lie deeply looked at Sheng Tian before departing.

Looking at the silhouette of the two idiots, Sheng Tian smiled and stretched his body. Turning to the side, he looked at the Young Woman who silently appeared next to him.

Her face was a bit paler than usual.

Sheng Tian unconsciously stretched his hand to touch her pale face.

Xiao Lian lightly shuddered at his touch. Though she didn't tremble continuously like the first time he touched her, she nonetheless shook a little.

Feeling a warm hand on her soft cheek, Xiao Lian opened her misty eyes and gazed at Sheng Tian. Her eyes held questions.

Sheng Tian felt a little hurt seeing her in such state. Gently caressing her cheeks, he felt his chest grow heavy.

... ... .....

At dusk, two shaking silhouette approached him from afar.

Sheng Tian woke up from cultivation and smiled. He was progressing towards the eighth Stage of Foundation Realm.

Soon, Ling Chen and Qin Lie, both in ragged clothes with multiple wounds reached him.

Looking at them, Sheng Tian showed no change in his smile. "Did you two lose?"

"No!" two indignant shouts came at the same time.

With a wave of their hands, two fruits and bottles full of shining white liquid came into view.

"What?" Sheng Tian's expression turned into one of huge shock as his eyes widened with mouth agape. It was unknown whether he was genuinely shocked or faking it.

"Hehe, I told you, right fellow Cultivator. You shouldn't underestimate me."

"I, Ling Chen, never feel inferior to anyone." they declared with pride.

Sheng Tian's expression turned normal and said with appreciation "I truly didn't expect to see such talents here. If you ever come to the Royal Palace, look for me, Xiao Bai. I will be there to help." he patted his chest in assurance.

Both the Young Men let out a chuckle. Though they were fighting for a girl, getting someone from the Royal Palace to owe them favor was a great thing.

Then they immediately presented the profound fruit and the jade bottle to him. "Since it was you who told us the location of the treasures, we naturally cannot take them for ourselves."

Sheng Tian made a reluctant face "Fellow Cultivators, how can I accept this?" but his hands were faster than lighting as he caught the treasures and stored them right away.

The young men were dumbfounded.

We only did that as a formality! Weren't you supposed to act polite and reject it?

How can you be so shameless to say that you can't accept it yet snatch it at the same time?

Sheng Tian's expression turned honest and sincere "Even If I told you the direction, it was obtained rightfully by your own efforts. I can't take it for free."

Oh, this fellow knows how to be sincere as well!

Hurry up and give us something good!

Sheng Tian flicked his fingers and next second, two clear jade bottles appeared in the hands of both young men.

"My fellow cultivators, this is something I found in today's expedition- Holy Milk of MoonFlower. As you know, it can only be used within 10 hours of its acquisition from the Moon Flower. There is only one hour left. I initially planned to consume it, but seeing your kindness and sincerity, I couldn't help but give it to you." he said with a face full of honesty.

"This...."Ling Chen and Qin Lie were at a loss of words.

Despite their high positions, they only heard of the Holy Milk of MoonFlower, but never saw it. It is said that one who consumes it will have their talent increase by two times at the very least! It is a heaven-sent gift!

Despite their pretentious rejection, they swiftly caught and hugged it tightly. Immediately they thought of leaving for a safe place to consume it. And they also started conspiring against each other to get more.

As if he saw through them, Sheng Tian said "Fellow Cultivators, consume and refine the Holy Milk here. I will protect you guys. I don't want my gift to become an object of a fight." his voice sounded solemn as if he cared about them for real.

Ling Chen and Qin Lie were in a dilemma.

They would decide the credibility of the Holy Milk before drinking it. So, it might not be good if Sheng Tian saw it. If they said no, it would appear to be not trusting Sheng Tian despite his generosity.

But, if they said yes, they would be risking themselves to cultivate in his presence.

Though they can react if danger comes knocking, they still tried to think of a solution. Finally, they clenched their jaw and nodded.

Like Qin Lie, Ling Chen selected a cave in the mountain. He sat down cross-legged and opened the crystal bottle.

Inside, glistening green liquid was flowing emanating holiness. He used his Spirit sense and saw no problems with it. Immediately he gulped down the whole liquid, then started refining it.

He almost moaned due to the comfortable feeling it bought.

All of a sudden, Ling Chen felt a drowsy feeling hit his body as his consciousness grew heavy. He tried to use his profound energy to no avail.

When he was on his last strand of consciousness, he heard Sheng Tian say "Don't thank me when you wake up, I know I am too kind."

Finally, two 'thuds' were heard at the same time.

Looking at the unconscious bodies of Ling Chen and Qin Lie, Sheng Tian let out a kind smile.