Chapter 625 - 253: Since It’s Free, Might as Well Believe It a Little

Chapter 625: Chapter 253: Since It’s Free, Might as Well Believe It a Little

’Could it be that he misunderstood because I stood out too much at the auction?’

Considering the recent emergence of one Hidden Dao Lineage after another, it wasn’t hard for Xiao Chen to guess that the other party likely mistook him for a member of some major power.

Therefore, he had already started thinking about how to handle the situation before he even went upstairs.

His original plan was to imitate the heir of the Flame Manipulation Sect and simply say, "My master forbids me from revealing his name to outsiders."

But the problem was, Master Can Ye hadn’t inquired about his background at all, which was very strange.

’Hiss... This feels like some high-level gambit. I don’t quite get it.’

Xiao Chen scratched his head and decided to ignore all this flashy, complicated stuff and focus his main energy on Nascent Soul Formation.

No matter what problems lay behind it all, as long as he achieved Nascent Soul Formation, none of it would be a problem.

In the cultivation world, power was the root of everything, capable of solving ninety-nine percent of the world’s problems and worries.

’But the ceremony is in three days. Maybe I should go to Red Flower Island first.’

Xiao Chen had originally planned to purchase Rough-ribbed Twisted Leaf nearby, but taking a detour might cost him time.

Even though at his speed, he could cross a hundred thousand li in a single day.

Three days was more than enough time to pop over and buy something nearby.

But if he factored in the possibility of "Money-Sending Boys" along the way, his schedule would become very tight.

’It’s not like it’s anything valuable anyway. Going to the South Marsh Sea should be just the same.’

To be on the safe side, Xiao Chen ultimately decided to go to Red Flower Island first.

So, he amended his plan: first, attend the Nascent Soul Ceremony, then find a Marketplace to buy the Rough-ribbed Twisted Leaf, and while he was at it, ask around for information about Alchemists.

Then, with the Cangran Secret Realm opening in two months, he would look for the Dao Crystal.

There was also the new Relic in five months. That was simple enough; he just had to tackle things in chronological order.

Having sorted out his upcoming objectives, Xiao Chen deliberately took a stroll through the square in the center of the island.

He pretended to purchase a Spiritual Object to ensure his movements could be seen by anyone watching.

Then, he left via Sword Control, heading in the direction of Red Flower Island.

There was an art to this use of Sword Control. First, he couldn’t be too fast, or other Golden Core Cultivators wouldn’t be able to keep up with him at all.

Second, he couldn’t be too slow, or it would look too fake.

「Six hours later.」

’Huh? How come no one is chasing me?’

Xiao Chen looked left and right but saw no one. ’Don’t tell me the moral climate of the cultivation world has suddenly improved?’

According to previous intelligence from the Spiritual Communication Pavilion, the Tingtao Sea was supposedly teeming with Tribulation Cultivators.

He hadn’t expected that after showing off how rich he was, no one would actually come looking for trouble.

In fact, at the beginning, when he was bidding for the Four Seasons Frost Fruit, quite a few Cultivators had indeed been plotting to "rob the rich to help the poor" after the auction.

But after he called out the sky-high price of four million, no one dared to entertain such thoughts anymore.

Carrying so many Spirit Stones on one’s person meant one of two things: either they had a Guardian protecting them in secret, or they had a powerful trump card to rely on.

In either case, for them to attack would be no different from suicide.

After slowing down again and dawdling for another four hours, and confirming that truly no one was following, a slightly disappointed Xiao Chen sped up toward Red Flower Island.

And there, on Red Flower Island, he ran into half an acquaintance.

Well, half an acquaintance in two senses of the word.

Old Qi, the man who had gotten lucky in the Guiyun Secret Realm and obtained a whole bottle of Red Moon Dew, was now missing his lower body, including his internal organs.

Only his upper torso had washed up on a beach at the edge of Red Flower Island.

No one dared to make a move on Xiao Chen, who was carrying two million Spirit Stones. He had even deliberately waited for Tribulation Cultivators, but none came.

But for Old Qi, what should have been a stroke of immense fortune had become his death warrant, perfectly illustrating the saying that within fortune lurks disaster.

Now, he had died in a foreign land with no one even to retrieve his corpse.

The contrast between their two fates made Xiao Chen sigh with emotion.

It just went to show that the moral climate of the cultivation world had never changed.

The only reason for the different outcomes was the difference in their Cultivation Realms.

That was all.