Chapter 229: Though I Have No Intention of Emerging into the World, I Know the Suffering of Cultivators

"Hey, is the system there? Can the skill card I bought only be renewed for five minutes?"

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It hurts, it hurts so much… System, why, why won't you answer me!

The system naturally couldn't reply to Su Lin—after all, the system only handles sales, not after-sales. After waking up reborn and transmigrated, the system had given him a user manual and a newbie gift pack, and then never made another peep.

Simply a perfect tool. Mm, the system is the tool, and Su Lin is the perfect tool-man.

Got carried away acting tough and forgot to check the time—tonight he'd accidentally spent an extra 3,000 big yuan.

Rounding up, that's two Divine Light Godhoods… damn. Ah. Should've saved time.

Ye Fan picked up the formation disk beside the Zhang Sect of the Five Elements Palace. Although it was already cracked, its material was a rare fine item that could be recycled.

He glanced at the impressively imposing Su Lin and sent a voice transmission:

"I still have a few lines of dialogue left to recite, what should I do?"

"Although there's no Yutuo, if you shout 'Ye Fan, save me' that works too."

"The Tianhe Battle Garment on me isn't like it can't withstand the damage of an Emperor-grade weapon." Su Lin sent back via voice transmission.

Ye Fan's smile froze. "Just because you have a cheat means you can do whatever you want?!"

"ry~ yeah, you really can do whatever you want." Su Lin thought about which other famous lines he hadn't recited yet. Too bad he didn't have a shield, otherwise he could still throw in a 'Slay all the mighty, destroy the Holy Lands.' Forget it, it doesn't even rhyme.

"Bored." Su Lin didn't even have the mood to go demand an explanation, he just turned and left: "Off to the next stone workshop."

The crowd parted with a clatter, clearing a path for Su Lin to leave.

He'd experienced the trope of playing the pig to eat the tiger, his reputation was made—tonight was about enough to call it a day.

Exchanging 3,000 system points for a pile of resources wasn't actually a loss. The stuff inside the Ji Family stone workshop was far better than the stuff inside the Dao One Holy Land stone workshop.

When Su Lin passed by little Xiao Nannan, he smiled and asked: "Was big brother's look just now handsome or what?"

Xiao Nannan blinked her big Wang Wang eyes, puzzled: "Nannan just woke up, big brother, what are you talking about?"

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What followed was smooth sailing. Su Lin spent 3,000 points to redeem the Source Arts ability of the third-generation Source Heaven Master. The fine details of the Source Arts differed in understanding, but in essence there wasn't much difference.

Su Lin and company were in front, the watching cultivators followed behind wanting to witness more. At this point there were no more sore losers, only reverence and admiration.

The group set out in full force, a dark mass flying toward the Ji Family stone workshop.

The Ji Family stone workshop supervisor, who had long since received the news in the distance, gave a bitter smile, stopped the disciples who were hurriedly hiding stones—and they couldn't hide much anyway.

Closing up shop was impossible. Whose stone workshop, if it closed at this time, would have no business reputation left after that. Moreover, the other party was suspected to be a new Source Heaven Master and a mighty figure at the Saint King realm—closing up shop would just be offending people, wouldn't it.

'Of all things, the second one had to come to our place.' This Ji Family manager gave a bitter smile, leaned on his cane, and went out to greet them.

The Ji Family stone workshop covered a vast area, it could be called a city within a city. Ancient trees reached the heavens, giant vines coiled around, and source stones piled up like little hills everywhere.

Accompanied by the Ji Family manager, the group passed through more than ten courtyards, took a cursory look, and then headed straight into the Heaven-rank Divine Garden, arriving at the most central area.

The outside was already packed so tight not a drop could seep through, the stone workshop's main gate was almost being crushed by the crowd.

At this time, although there were dedicated personnel maintaining order, it was still very hard to stop the flood-like crowd. The people rushing over to watch now were far more numerous than at the Dao One stone workshop.

Quite a few Holy Lord-level figures had come upon hearing the news, including those powerhouses who had previously been blown by Su Lin to infinite heights and then found a way to escape the gale wind back to the Shengcheng.

Tonight was the moment to witness history!

"Senior Anlan, this is the Ji Family's Heaven-rank stone workshop." A Ji Family elder said deferentially.

Su Lin nodded slightly, signaling everyone to back off a bit.

He activated his Source Arts, ripples of waves vibrated in the void, and some unique patterns spread across the earth.

Suddenly, he looked at a giant boulder. Inside that giant boulder, a dragon qi was being nurtured.

Su Lin casually picked a few source stones with abundant divine source and settled the bill together.

"Immortal Linglong, Divine Source… Senior, why not cut open this stone material?" A Supreme Elder of a Holy Land pointed at the one stone material Su Lin hadn't cut open and asked tentatively.

"It hasn't yet reached the time for it to emerge." Su Lin explained casually.

The rest didn't buy this explanation. They thought there might be a heaven-defying treasure inside, and this Senior Anlan was reluctant to share it with them—just like that Nine Aperture Stone Person from the Dao One Holy Land.

Su Lin didn't plan to spell it out. Inside was only a Stone Dragon Pearl constrained by the Heavenly Dao. If placed in the Immortal Realm, once the time came, this Stone Dragon Pearl could transform into a 'True Dragon' born as an immortal. Unfortunately, the Immortal Path was severed. By the time Ye Fan led the Heavenly Court to march into the Immortal Realm, it would already be 720,000 years later.

However, this world not having an Immortal Realm didn't mean other worlds didn't have an Immortal Realm. The laws differed, but what if?

Directly cultivating an 'Immortal' of the Veil of Heaven World into existence—man, that would be… tsk tsk tsk.

Su Lin waved his hand again, and a golden primeval creature, before the crowd could examine it closely, was swept into his pouch.

"So this is a Source Heaven Master."

"He must have taken a divine medicine before, this is already his second life."

"He shouldn't be a person of this era. I've never heard of anyone named Anlan. He must have slumbered since the distant primeval times and only recently awakened."

"A figure like this, even in the primeval times, must have left behind his own brilliance."

The crowd buzzed with discussion, trying to find a reasonable explanation for this Anlan who had suddenly appeared.

They watched eagerly as Su Lin pocketed some rare treasures. Fortunately, this time the other party handed quite a few things to the Heavenly Demon Treasure Vault, so everyone still had a chance to compete.

Among them were treasures like holy medicines—even incomplete ones were of great use.

"Alright." Su Lin tidied up a bit and walked toward a direction.

The crowd had originally thought Su Lin was going to sweep through the other stone workshops, but unexpectedly he didn't head toward the exit, instead entering a messy little courtyard.

"Senior, this is where waste materials are piled."

"It's fine."

Su Lin observed for a while, performed a shifting divine ability, moved all the other stone materials away, leaving only a one-meter-tall broken stone.

Likewise, he took this stone away without cutting it open.

"This stone material is free of charge." The Ji Family manager said: "Everything here is waste material. If Senior fancies it, just take it."

Su Lin was stunned for a moment—the other party's emotional intelligence was actually this high, knowing there must be a treasure inside this stone material yet retreating to advance.

"No merit, no reward; later, come to the Ye Zhetian Trading House—I'll give the Ji family an 80% discount." Su Lin used this to unveil the name of the Ye Zhetian Trading House, promoting Ye Fan, and turned to the crowd behind him, saying:

"Lords, my friends and I intend to establish a trading house in the Shengcheng. Should you ever need anything, please visit the Ye Zhetian Trading House."

"Elder, are you planning to sell the items you've unearthed in this very trading house?" A Holy Master asked with great anticipation—aside from the stones the elder had taken, the rest were top-tier treasures!

And could it be that this elder's friends include several Holy Ones or Holy King-level cultivators walking among mortals?!

When did so many ancient beings suddenly appear in this world? Could these fellows have been unearthed from divine source by some Source Artisan? Why are they all choosing to emerge now?

Some feared the elder might turn his gaze toward Zishan, but it was only worry—not yet fear.

Though he is a Holy King, he still pales in comparison to a Sacred Sect or Clan possessing an Ultimate-Level Artifact. Once the Emperor Weapon is unleashed, whether Holy One, Holy King, or Great Sage, all shall turn to ash.

"Some, but the items unearthed are not the main goods sold by the trading house," Su Lin smiled slightly.

He left them with a sense of anticipation—after all, Ye Fan was also a Source Heaven Master; anything he unearthed but didn't need could be auctioned off later.

"Then, Elder, what does your Ye Zhetian Trading House primarily sell?" A senior at the peak of Dragon Transformation hurriedly asked.

"Artifacts!" Ye Fan stepped forward and said: "We sell artifacts!"

The moment Ye Fan spoke, some had not thought much of it—but seeing a young lad and a large black dog, they instinctively glanced at Ma Xianhong, double-checking he wasn't the red-haired one.

The scene fell suddenly silent.

"Artifacts..." A senior from Yaoguang Sacred Sect suddenly lost all interest: "Young man, these 'artifacts' you speak of—are they genuine artifacts?"

As he spoke, murmurs spread through the crowd.

"Artifacts..."

"Another artifact seller..."

"This guy even brought a dog—please, spare me, I don't have a single source stone left!"

"What nonsense! This is Anlan Holy King's trading house! How dare you compare the elder's business to that filthy Holy Body and that trashy red-haired fool?!"

"But old man, I no longer have enough savings to buy an artifact."

"Liu Old Man, didn't you say you wouldn't trade for artifacts? So you got fooled too?"

"After I helped the Holy Son hunt down that Holy Body, I visited Zifu Sacred Sect to exchange insights with a friend—I saw a shop there selling King-level weapons."

"I see."

Murmurs continued endlessly; more than half were reasonable, but a small portion were either cursing Ye Fan or Weigong Shilang.

"Lords," Ye Fan stepped forward amid the murmurs, bowing: "My elders chose to emerge precisely because of the Holy Body issue, and opened this trading house in the Shengcheng to sell artifacts."

"Oh? There's truth to that?" The crowd's interest surged; their chatter noticeably subsided.

Bam!

Ye Fan's face was stern, and he slammed his hands together loudly:

"In the Northern Region today, inferior artifacts flood the market, and the so-called artifacts circulating among Sacred Sects contain not a single speck of ordinary iron!"

"Among the younger generation, the Holy Body roams, oppressing all around."

"In the artificer world, the red-haired one forges fakes and plunges the cultivation world into chaos."

"Anlan Holy King has gathered his friends to restore clarity and justice to the Northern Region."

Ye Fan spoke with deep emotion, his brow radiating righteous vigor—he looked every bit the young man newly emerged into the world, still clinging to his sense of justice.

Wait—why does this script sound so familiar?

"Anlan Holy King once said..."

"Though I had no intention of emerging, I understand the suffering of cultivators."

"I only wish to correct the chaos and turn the heavens and earth anew!"

This is off-script!

Su Lin's true self, within the mists of history, was purely in a "subway, old man, phone" state.

Mind-blowing! I, Su Lin, declare you the strongest.

"So that's it!" A senior from Zifu Sacred Sect wept with emotion: "Elder, your righteousness! You emerged precisely because you sensed our torment at the hands of the Holy Body and the red-haired heretics! Long, your humble servant, is moved to tears!"

Ye Fan looked awkwardly at this Elder Long—had it been anyone else, he would never have believed it, but this one—

was the Zifu Sacred Sect elder who had vouched for them earlier.

It wasn't his fault—back in the Eastern Wasteland, this Elder Long had been the first to covet his Xuan Huang Mother Qi Cauldron. He repaid his kindness by gifting Elder Long a genuine King-level weapon—purely an act of virtue!

Elder Long's willingness to turn hostility into harmony and vouch for them was perfectly reasonable. Had it not been for the bizarre accident that teleported them beside a crowd of enemies, he and Weigong Shilang might never have been exposed—this wasn't his fault.

"Since the elder shows such righteousness, we shall naturally support him," the Zhang Sect leader of Huanmie Palace stepped forward first—he had just learned of his senior disciple and elders' misdeeds and feared Su Lin would hold them accountable later.

Huanmie Palace did not possess an Ultimate-Level Artifact.

"Now that this matter is settled, we shall take our leave," Su Lin scanned the crowd and said: "Lords, please."

Without further delay, Su Lin led Ye Fan and the others into the heavens.

After he left, the crowd gradually dispersed, most sighing and reflecting on Anlan Master's deeds today, while the other stone market cultivators all exhaled in relief.

Though they might not unearth rare treasures themselves, at least leaving the stones there gave them a chance to wait for their own Source Artisans to grow stronger.

As for the stone market visited today, if no new stones arrived, business would surely plummet—who would still chance a big find when all the good pieces had been unearthed?

Earth, above ten-thousand-meter clouds at sunset, streaks of five-colored light filled the sky; among the rosy mists, a unique emerald hue stood out—it was the Shuijing Peak, brought back from Ye Zhetian to Earth.

Ye Fan looked at Su Lin and asked:

"Why did you livestream in the group chat?"

Su Lin answered matter-of-factly: "To give you a chance to showcase yourself."

His speech in the Shengcheng had been exposed by Su Lin in the group chat, and the plagiarism was uncovered.

Lu Mingfei: "This line sounds so familiar... I downloaded a mobile game from Su Lin's World recently, and an NPC said exactly this."

Su Lin: "Wait, original?"

Lu Mingfei: "?"

Su Lin: "I'm also an original. Then it's fine."

Purple Gold Divine Dragon: "Let the Dragon Elder join in on this good fortune! Hand over the goods and I'll sell them for you @Weigong Shilang"

Yi Leina: "I've heard the old man was nearly in tears."

Yi Leina: "@Weigong Shilang, aren't you a partner of justice?"

Ke Lain: "@Zhongli, I suggest collecting copyright fees."

Zhongli: "Hmm, if it's copyright fees, they should be collected by Tian Tiezui."

Lu Fei: "It feels like everyone hates Redhair—why?"

Weigong Shilang: "Have I already thrown the cultivation world into chaos? Sorry, making inferior Dharma artifacts is truly sorry."

Weigong Shilang: "Being hated by everyone—sorry. Sorry."

Song Shuhang: "I still believe you're a partner of justice, Weigong Shilang!"

Song Shuhang felt Weigong Shilang was unusually down today; in the past, everyone had teased him and Ye Fan, but not to this extent.

Song Shuhang: "I heard you returned to One's Own World—are you alright?"

Song Shuhang tried to change the subject.

Weigong Shilang: "This morning, when I woke up, everyone looked at me like a scumbag."

Song Shuhang: "."

End of chapter.