C13

Late at night.

Lin City followed the route in his memory and found an inn. Using the gold he had obtained from selling the Energy Recovery Pills during the day, he rented a room for himself.

However, he did not enter the inn. Instead, after a short rest, he gritted his teeth and jumped out of the room from the back window, leaving the inn once more.

Lin Cheng gritted his teeth and endured the pain in his back as he arrived at a small river in the city. Hiding at the side of the stairs, he sat down cross-legged.

This small river was connected to a branch of the moat outside the city. There was a water gate inside the river that opened and closed at the same time as the city gate was opened.

However, it was enough for them to have a safe place to hide.

Lin Cheng swallowed a Yuan Recovery Pill and started to circulate the Sky Spill Mysterious Technique to heal his injuries.

He didn't know what cultivation level the martial artist that had struck him had, but this person's strength was definitely not low. Just a single palm had caused him to suffer some serious internal injuries.

Lin City was also not sure if Tan Yulan would send more people after him, so he needed to hurry and heal himself.

The formidable effect of the Returning Energy Pill was undoubtedly evident at this moment. As soon as he began to circulate the Heaven's Divination technique, he felt the pain in his back lessen by a great deal. Gradually, he became immersed in his cultivation.

The night passed quickly.

When the sky brightened, Lin Cheng slowly opened his eyes and woke up from his cultivation state.

"Hu!"

He let out a long breath as a light flashed across his eyes. "After a night of cultivation, my injuries have recovered quite a bit. However, I will still need some time to recover completely. I will also need the assistance of medicinal pills."

"Hate Tan Yulan for being so vicious. Can't wait to kill me. I wasted a total of three Returning Energy Pills. Now that I only have one left, I can't recover as fast as I can. It seems like I can only go back and join the group."

Lin City had made up its mind that they would stay together for a period of time. After that, he would prepare a set amount of elixirs and leave Dongluo City.

"Just training alone is not enough to increase my strength. I need more experience and life and death experiences. Dongluo City is too dangerous for me. It would be better for me to leave as soon as possible."

"Tan Yulan, what you've done to me, I will definitely return it tenfold in the future!"

After making up his mind, Lin Cheng immediately headed back to the Lin Clan.

However, before that, he went to the inn that he went to yesterday. When he entered the room through the back window and saw the door latch, his eyes narrowed.

"Tan Yulan has indeed sent someone to kill me!"

Lin Cheng clenched his fists. It was obvious that the door lock had been broken by someone from the outside. If Lin Cheng had hidden here to heal, he would have been trapped right there and then, there would have been only death.

He already knew that the Lin Family's influence in Dongluo City was enormous, so hiding in the tavern would definitely be easy for him to find. Therefore, he opened a room to attract the attention of the warriors sent by Tan Yulan.

After confirming that there was someone chasing after him, Lin City didn't linger around any longer and immediately left the room through the back window, heading straight back to their home.

If one were to say which other place was safe in Dongluo City, other than the City Lord's Mansion, they would only be here.

There were several factions within Dongluo City. There were a total of three clans like the Lin Clan, but the strongest was still the City Lord's Mansion.

However, these powers were all hostile to each other and would often clash with each other.

However, this body of Lin City was the eldest son of the Lin Clan. Even if he went to any of the other factions, he would not receive any good treatment, and might even be kidnapped and sent back to the Lin Clan.

The only one that any faction would not dare to provoke was none other than Meng Hao.

That was because, behind the gathering of all these people, was the huge figure known as the Celestial Sect of Sects. Any cultivator sent by the Celestial Sect of Sects would be considered one of the top powerhouses in the entire Dongluo City, even if they had just entered the Danhai Realm. It was enough to flatten the entire Dongluo City.

Going back together was currently the best choice.

"Good morning, Master Lin!"

Upon seeing Lin City, the servant in charge of keeping an eye on the store immediately quivered and bowed.

Lin Cheng said, "Have the head storekeeper come to the Pill Refining Room to look for me, and tell him to prepare the medicinal herbs according to the list from yesterday. I want to start concocting pills."

"Yes, Master Lin."

Servant hastily replied. Although it was still early, and the shopkeeper should not have woken up, this errand boy knew how respectful he treated Lin Cheng yesterday. Thus, he naturally did not dare to disobey him.

Half an incense stick of time later.

The shopkeeper personally brought the servants to deliver the medicinal ingredients. However, this time, besides the three medicinal ingredients needed to concoct the Three Treasures Pill, there were also the medicinal ingredients needed to concoct the Returning Energy Pill.

Lin Cheng nodded his head in satisfaction. It seemed that this shopkeeper was indeed trying to curry favor with him. He didn't wait for him to speak and had already sent him all the required medicinal ingredients.

"Shopkeeper, if someone were to find trouble with me, would it be possible for all of you to come together?" Lin Cheng suddenly asked.

"Master Lin, please be at ease, we dare not speak of other places in the Nine Regions, but in the northern part of the Eastern Region, no one has dared to come here and cause trouble. Even the king of the Star Luo Country would have to be courteous to the deacons who come here!" The shopkeeper laughed.

"Alright, arrange a room for me. I'll be staying together for the next few days." Lin Cheng nodded.

The shopkeeper immediately agreed.

After the shopkeeper left, Lin Cheng did not immediately start concocting pills. Instead, he swallowed the last Energy Recovery Pill and continued to cultivate and heal his injuries.

After channeling his elemental energy throughout his body for a full thirty-six cycles, he felt the injuries within his body improve once more, no longer affecting his ability to refine pills anymore. Thus, he called the two servants in front of him in to start concocting the Three Treasures Pill.

The new day had begun and Dongluo City was gradually bustling with noise and excitement.

There was an endless stream of warriors and adventurers who came to buy pills. The shopkeeper started to receive the guests in the front hall.

At this time, a martial artist stumbled in. His entire body was covered in blood and his face was full of fear. He shouted, "Shopkeeper, save me!"

The moment he stepped into the large hall, he fell face first onto the ground.

The shopkeeper was shocked and hastily walked out from behind the counter and squatted down to check the man's injuries. His expression then changed, "The sternum has been shattered and there are traces of elemental energy waves. This is …"

"We encountered a demon beast. It's too scary. In our entire squad, I was the only one who survived." The injured martial artist endured the pain and asked with a trembling voice.

"Demonic beast?"

Hearing this, the shopkeeper's face suddenly changed. The other warriors and adventurers in the hall also changed their expressions.

"A demon beast appeared outside the city?"

"That's something only cultivators can deal with. Oh my god, we are hundreds of kilometers away from the Great Luo Mountain Range. How could a monster appear here?"

Shock and terror appeared on the faces of everyone present.

Monstrous Beasts were a type of living creature even more terrifying than the fierce beasts in the forest. Only when a wild beast gained intelligence and understood how to cultivate on its own could it be called a Monstrous Beast.

Monstrous beasts were closer to the laws of the world, and they also had strong physical bodies. They had unique advantages and cultivated much faster than humans, and all Monstrous Beasts had special abilities and were extremely difficult to deal with.

This was especially so for adult demon beasts. It would be a headache for them even if they encountered one at the Arterial Circulation Realm. Only cultivators at the Danhai Realm or above could contend with demon beasts after their elemental energy had been converted to spiritual energy and their strength had improved.

The appearance of a demonic beast outside Dongluo City was bad news for everyone in the city.

"What rank are those demon beasts?" The shopkeeper asked in a deep voice.

The injured warrior said, "I don't know. We didn't see what kind of demon beast it was. I was only lucky enough to keep my life because I was far away and was affected by it."

At this point, he coughed out a few times and spat out a mouthful of blood. His entire body became extremely weak.

The shopkeeper muttered to himself, "Your injuries are too serious, ordinary doctors are unable to treat you, you need to immediately consume heaven and earth treasures to keep your life, in order to be able to treat and recover. But unfortunately, the heaven and earth treasures that I returned to are sent to the main hall of Star Luo City just seven days ago, and I don't have any heaven and earth treasures that can keep me alive anymore, you can go to another shop to take a look."

The martial artist weakly said: "I … I can't hold on any longer …"

"Shopkeeper, don't you have more pills?" He's about to die, so don't be stingy. Hurry up and bring out the best pills to keep him alive. "

"That's right, Manager. Everyone's strength is obvious. Isn't it simple to protect a person's life?"

The surrounding warriors began to talk among themselves.

The shopkeeper forced a smile and said, "If I had, I would have taken it out a long time ago. There is no need to wait until now."

He groaned in his heart. The gathering in Dongluo City was just a small branch hall. They had to deliver all the precious herbs to the main hall of the Star Luo City. They did not have such precious heavenly materials here.

Moreover, the strongest alchemist here was only Chen Yongwen, but he was only a fourth tier alchemist, how could he concoct such a high quality pill that could bring back the dead?

Normally, these pills would be enough for these martial artists to use. Not only that, but one pill was extremely difficult to find. Thus, they hadn't prepared any top quality pills.

"Even if it's just an ordinary pill, that's fine. This brother is almost at his wit's end. Even if he had to go to another store for help, he would need to consume some pills first."

"That's right!" "Shopkeeper, there's no need for you to hide any good pills. Hurry and take them out."

The shopkeeper forced a smile and said, "Alright, I'll take it now..." "Hold on!"

Just as he was about to instruct the servant to retrieve the medicinal pills, he suddenly recalled that Lin City had once mentioned that the pills he concocted seemed to have life-threatening effects.

As he thought of this, he immediately ordered the servants to retrieve it. "Quick, bring out the Three Treasures Pill that Master Lin refined!"

The servant followed the instructions and quickly brought out a porcelain bottle. The shopkeeper took it and poured out a Three-Treasured Pellet, "This is a Three-Treasured Pellet made by a new alchemist of my shop. I hope it will be of some help to you."

The injured martial artist was already extremely weak. With a grateful look in his eyes, he swallowed the pill and slowly closed his eyes.

"Let's go to the City Lord's Mansion and invite the physician over."

The shopkeeper then instructed the servant, saying, "Since they have come back to me, we will do our best to help them."

The surrounding people were all praising him, causing the shopkeeper to feel proud. He could tell that this warrior was not going to live, but since he was going to die in one group, he had to take this opportunity to gain a good reputation.

"Your death is worth it!" The shopkeeper looked at the warrior lying on the ground and thought to himself.

However, at this time, the martial artist suddenly opened his eyes. A flash of happiness could be seen in his eyes.