Chapter 300: Peaceful Years

Wangjiao Shi.

Jiang Chu walked out of the bookstore with a smile on his face.

Yesterday, he had caught an unprecedented hundred-plus pounds of fish, so he kindly shared the fish with various neighbors.

Xu Ling had bought his nephew's bookstore back then, so he could be considered an acquaintance.

He also shared the fish with Xu Ling; of course, while sharing, he also accidentally let slip that he had caught 178 pounds of fish yesterday.

He had already been to seven or eight houses for this matter and was still waiting to go to others.

"Eh?"

Walking out of the bookstore and looking at the shops next door that were constantly being renovated, as well as the many cars parked there, he showed a curious expression.

"Lao Wang, what's going on here? Isn't this a very deserted street? Why are there suddenly so many shops being renovated?" Jiang Chu asked.

"Don't you know? This street was bought by someone."

"Hiss." Jiang Chu gasped, contributing a tiny bit to global warming, "The whole street? That is a real rich woman!"

How much is the whole street worth?

Jiang Chu couldn't calculate it; he had no concept of it in his heart.

However, he remembered something.

"Was this bookstore sold too?" He thought of Xu Ling.

It seemed Xu Ling was still the same as usual.

A suggestive smile appeared in Lao Wang's eyes: "It wasn't sold. I heard... that rich woman is pursuing the bookstore owner, Xiao Xu."

Hearing this, Jiang Chu opened his mouth wide.

This Xiao Xu was too fierce; he had captured a rich woman without making a sound.

The joy of catching 178 pounds of fish in one day was suddenly gone.

However, no matter how capable Xiao Xu was, he couldn't catch 178 pounds of fish in a day; thinking of this, Jiang Chu became happy again.

The changes in the street attracted the attention of many people, but they were all discussed in the vicinity of Tianyun Residential Quarter.

In the city, and even in Zhonglian Country, not many people noticed this place.

In the bookstore, Lin Chao put down his book, looked at the two women in front of him, and smiled: "You've come."

The arrivals were Yusu and Xu Xiaojing.

Xu Xiaojing looked left and right: "Uncle, you are still as much of a salted fish as ever."

"Master, I have already entrusted my senior sister to look for the matter you mentioned last time," Yusu said from the side; beside Xu Ling, her heart was quite tranquil.

"Thank you for your trouble."

In the following days, Yusu and Xu Xiaojing lived next door.

The two often came to visit Lin Chao's home.

Occasionally, Yusu would cook some stir-fried dishes and bring them to Lin Chao's room to eat.

Occasionally, the three would also go out to have fun.

Occasionally, Yusu and Xiao Jing would also stay the night at Lin Chao's home.

Life seemed to have returned to the past, just like when they were in Liu Family Village.

As for Lin Chao, he was constantly cultivating to improve his strength, and sometimes he would go out to control the Building again.

As for the Inner World, Lin Chao had not truly explored it.

He was still preparing.

The fifth of June, the sun was bright.

Jigong Temple was a summer resort; every summer, many people would come here to escape the heat.

On both sides of the road, the trees were lush and the green bamboo was verdant.

Yusu stood in the middle of the greenery, wearing a gray-brown short skirt, with black silk stockings wrapped around her thighs, revealing a small section of fair skin.

A blue ribbon tied up her hair, and she wore a bright smile on her face; she was stunningly beautiful without any makeup.

If others passed by, they would only think she was an Ordinary female college student.

Where was there even a hint of the temperament of a Holy Emperor or an Immortal Cultivator?

"3, 2, 1..." Lin Chao held his phone and pressed confirm.

Click.

Click.

Several photos were taken in a row.

"Let me see." Xu Xiaojing leaned over, her face full of anticipation.

She and Yusu had used all their might to persuade Xu Ling to take pictures for them.

"My photography skills... might not be good," Lin Chao said awkwardly, "I don't know how to adjust saturation, lighting, or anything like that."

"It's okay, it's okay." Xu Xiaojing leaned in, "Taking pictures is very simple, just aim and click, and we will process it later."

Xu Xiaojing looked over, and seeing the photo above, her gaze froze.

"How is it, Xiao Jing? It's your turn to have yours taken." Yusu walked over with a bright smile on her face, having the feeling of a delicate girl next door.

"It's..." Xu Xiaojing organized her words, "A static portrait that captures a sense of dynamic beauty."

"Really? It seems Master's skills are quite good." Yusu also looked over, and her gaze froze just like Xu Xiaojing's.

Indeed, the static image captured a sense of motion.

The people in the photo were all double-exposed and superimposed together; one couldn't even see the figures clearly.

How could this be post-processed?

Lin Chao spread his hands: "I am indeed not good at taking pictures."

"This isn't the master's fault; it's my phone camera that's broken." Yusu smiled lightly, her appearance moving.

It seemed that the master being like this was rather cute.

At the very least, the sense of distance from before was gone.

Lin Chao also smiled.

I wonder how long such a calm, daily life will last.

"Xiao Jing, it's time for your uncle to take a picture of you," Yusu said from the side.

"No, I'm not taking any more!" Xu Xiaojing refused.

She didn't want to be captured in that kind of photo.

The three of them chuckled, left the bamboo grove, and continued toward Jigong Temple.

There were many tourists on the road; the years were peaceful, and the time was sweet.

However, when they walked to a mountain stream, Yusu suddenly stopped, her brows slightly furrowed.

"Sister Yusu, what's wrong?" Xu Xiaojing noticed Yusu's abnormality.

"It's nothing..." Yusu looked at Xu Ling, "Master, I seem to have sensed... the aura of an enemy."

Yusu did not know what kind of connection the master had with the Evil God.

At this moment, she had actually caught a whiff of an Evil God's aura.

Thus, she asked.

If the master had a deep connection with the Evil God, the master should have also sensed this Evil God aura.

"An enemy?" Lin Chao's gaze was calm as he added, "Your enemy is my enemy."

Hearing this, Yusu felt a warmth in her heart, and her previous worries dissipated.

"This wisp of aura seems to be related to the Evil God.

However, anyone able to pass through the defensive line and enter the Tianfang Small Thousand World certainly cannot be very strong.

I will go and return shortly."

Powerful life forms would be heavily monitored and unable to pass through the defensive line.

Therefore, most of those who can enter the Tianfang Small Thousand World are not very strong.

"Good," Lin Chao nodded.

Yusu attached a wisp of her Divine Soul to Xu Xiaojing, told Xu Xiaojing not to stray from Xu Ling, and then her figure vanished.

However, after twenty breaths, Yusu's figure appeared again.

"Master, that cultivator from the Evil God Alliance is hiding very deeply; I did not find them.

Master, you should be a bit careful during this time."

Yusu frowned, wondering what she was thinking about.

What exactly is the Evil God Alliance plotting?

What is there in this world worth the Evil God's attention?

"Mm," Lin Chao's gaze was deep.

He had also sensed that aura.

Moreover, he had sensed more than Yusu.

"Those Evil Gods, their true bodies have actually come."

Lin Chao's gaze was deep.

Over these years, through his time with Yusu, he had gained a deep understanding of the Tianfang Alliance.

The Tianfang Alliance is the sole Overlord of the Tianfang Small Thousand World.

And the entire Tianfang Small Thousand World has a total of one Nine-Tier Main God, and fewer than ten existences at the Half-step Ninth Rank.

As for the Immortal Lords, their numbers are quite large.

This did not exceed Lin Chao's expectations.

After all, the worlds he had experienced before were all Single Worlds.

Now, in a Small Thousand World composed of thousands of Single Worlds, it is perfectly normal for so many Half-step Ninth Rank existences to appear.

Among this, one piece of information caught Lin Chao's attention.

That is, without reaching the Main God Realm, Immortal Cultivators and even Transcendentals cannot leave the Small Thousand World they grew up in, barring special circumstances.

Only a Main God can truly travel through the Small Thousand World and break free from the world's constraints.

However, the heavens and myriad worlds are vast; even a powerful cultivator at the Main God Realm might only ever come into contact with a limited number of Small Thousand Worlds in their lifetime.

The most important point is that a Main God cannot be separated from the Small Thousand World where they attained the Dao for long.

If they do, the power of their Daoist Method will decline.

Only in the world where they attained the Dao can a Main God exert their strongest power.

This is somewhat similar to a God Kingdom.

Only within their God Kingdom can a deity exert powerful strength.

"The ordinary Main God Dao requires one to entrust oneself to a Small Thousand World, which requires millions of years of tempering.

The strength of the Small Thousand World is linked to the growth of the Main God's power.

Therefore, Main Gods generally stay in their own Small Thousand World to strengthen it.

The ultimate goal is to cause the world to ascend, thereby increasing their own strength.

The Blood-Qi Martial Dao, however, is different from the orthodox Main God Dao.

The Blood-Qi Martial Dao focuses on strengthening oneself.

If I attain the Main God Realm through the Qi-Blood Martial Dao, I would not be restricted by the world."

Thinking of this, Lin Chao chuckled softly.

As he was now, he was perhaps thinking too much.

To attain the Main God Realm through Qi-Blood Martial Dao, at least all martial arts must be cultivated to the Innate level.

He had yet to find a clue for the Innate Method representing his own martial arts, and he was still very far from reaching the Main God Realm.

In a distant place, Mojia's gaze was deep: "I didn't expect that the person Lang Heng asked me to kill would be Qi Ping.

If he were an Ordinary person, I could wipe him out at will.

But Qi Ping is different; he is also an Eighth Rank.

If I were to fight him, although I could suppress him with a flip of my hand, it would inevitably attract the attention of the Tianfang Alliance.

Lang Heng, do not blame me for not keeping my promise.

Once I enter the Inner World and attain the Half-step Ninth Rank, I will kill Qi Ping for you."

He had exchanged blows with Qi Ping through the Danggui Building and could vaguely remember the aura on Qi Ping.

Therefore, when he saw Xu Ling from afar, he recognized him.

"Presumably, with the coordinates from last time, Qi Ping will likely be unable to resist the temptation and enter the Inner World.

By then... the God Position on him..."

Mojia took a deep look and vanished.

Time passed like a shuttle.

Three years of time passed.

Zhonglian Country was developing prosperously.

The Second Immortal Academy and the Third Immortal Academy were also established.

Lin Chao watched the news on the television, eating his meal alone.

In these three years, many things had happened in Zhonglian Country.

For those living within it, the impact was quite significant.

For Lin Chao, the most significant impacts were two things.

One thing was that Jiang Chu went night fishing half a year ago, was bitten by a venomous snake, and passed away.

The other thing was that three months ago, Yusu and Xu Xiaojing left the Ancient War World and returned to the Tianfang Alliance.

Some people focused on world events, but Lin Chao only had the affairs of the world before his eyes.

He merely sighed that the world was impermanent; how could an Ordinary person have a peaceful life?

Trivial matters were already exhausting and annoying, and those accidental disasters were burdens that an Ordinary person could not bear.

Some changes occurred on the front lines of the Tianfang Alliance, and people like Yusu and Xu Xiaojing, who belonged to the Tianfang Alliance, were also conscripted back.

Before leaving, Yusu had invited Lin Chao to follow them to the Tianfang Alliance, which was naturally refused by Lin Chao.

This made Lin Chao sigh slightly.

As a Longevity Being, how many partings must one experience in a lifetime?

What kind of strength was needed to truly have no regrets?

"Becoming stronger... is it just to ensure that regrets do not exist?"

Lin Chao pondered for a while and withdrew his complex emotions.

"Now, everything is ready; it is time to head to the Inner World."

He had a feeling that in the Inner World, he would learn more of the truth about Innate Gods.

This might be of great help to his cultivation of the Innate Method and his progress.

In the Inner World, his strength might also improve rapidly.

The Inner World.

Fenge Cave.

Wang Zhen crawled out from underground, his forehead covered in blood and dirt.

He looked at the empty cave, the ground covered in red bloodstains, his eyes filled with tears.

"Father, mother, Xiaoyu... all dead..."

Wang Zhen was a human from a cave in the Inner World.

This world was chaotic and filled with slaughter everywhere.

Evil Spirits... the Blood Clan... were the Masters of the world.

Humans were nothing more than food.

Humans struggled to survive, living in the corners of the world.

Fenge Cave was a human gathering place hidden underground.

However, three days ago, led by a Blood Noble, Fenge Cave was wiped out by that Blood Noble's personal guards.

Everyone was slaughtered and turned into dried corpses.

Wang Zhen luckily escaped and survived until now.

Now, looking at his former acquaintances, who were full of vitality just a few days ago—even though they lived in darkness, there was still the warmth and radiance of humanity.

Now, everything was gone.

Everyone was dead.

Even the Cave Master, a powerful Third Tier Warrior, had his head chopped off by that Blood Noble with a single blade.

"Father... mother... I will definitely find the Holy City, become the most powerful Warrior, and wipe out the Keji Viscount Territory!"

Wang Zhen's gaze was firm. As he was now, he was merely a First Tier Warrior.

In terms of strength, he could only defeat one Blood Clan guard, so how could he possibly defeat Viscount Keji?

Therefore, his goal was to find the city of hope for humanity, which is the Holy City.

It is rumored that within the Holy City, there are powerful Sages.

Those Sages are as powerful as gods, and even the Blood Clan and Evil Spirits dare not easily go looking for trouble with them.

That is the light of hope for all humanity in the Inner World.

Wang Zhen struggled to stand up and secretly left the Earth Cave.

However, the next second, a voice came over.

"Sure enough, Commander Lila was right; there are indeed still some remnants here.

Hehe, such a young human, the blood must be incomparably delicious."

Two men wearing black armor looked at Wang Zhen, greedy expressions appearing on their faces.

"Blood Clan?"

Seeing the two, Wang Zhen's expression changed drastically.

Before him were, shockingly, two members of the Blood Clan, and the most elite kind at that.

He alone could not even defeat one Blood Clan guard, let alone two.

"Hehe... prepare to die." The Blood Clan guards charged toward Wang Zhen.

Wang Zhen was incomparably nervous, but he thought of the treasure he had obtained previously and steeled his heart.

"Die."

Instantly, one-tenth of the Qi and blood in his entire body was depleted.

The strength in his body became several times stronger.

After a few exchanges, the two Blood Clan guards died before him.

Wang Zhen gasped for breath, his heartbeat sounding like a drum.

Thanks to 【Morning Time Long】 for the tip!

(End of this chapter)