[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-urban-peerless-expert":3,"chapter-urban-peerless-expert-urban-peerless-expert-chapter-686":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Urban Peerless Expert",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1446542,1898,"Chapter 686 - 686 706 Is the Golden Core Already Considered Very Powerful","urban-peerless-expert-chapter-686",686,"\u003Cp>686: Chapter 706: Is the Golden Core Already Considered Very Powerful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_1 686: Chapter 706: Is the Golden Core Already Considered Very Powerful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_1 “Our Situ family’s merchant ship was robbed, and the robbers demanded that we hand over two million spirit stones before they would release the kidnapped people on the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I came here specifically to deal with this matter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Situ Xiu answered and then realized that Lin Chen might not be familiar with the situation here, so he explained: “There are many cities in the Barren Wilderness, and the distances between them are vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With demonic beasts rampaging on the ground, large flying boats have become the primary means of trade and transportation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large flying boat loaded with goods has a high value, naturally attracting some desperados who form groups to rob the passing flying boats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These kinds of robbers are called Space Pirates.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen understood and asked, “How’s the situation now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Situ Xiu replied: “Our merchant ship was transporting goods to Bai Tao City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were various types of goods on the ship, none of them particularly valuable, but the total value of them is estimated to be around three million spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ship also had members of our trading team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Space Pirates plundered the goods, and we definitely won’t get the goods and the ship back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they want two million spirit stones to release our people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen nodded: “Did your ship not have any cultivators accompanying it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Situ Xiu sighed: “Of course they did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection level on the ship, but apparently, he couldn’t stop the Space Pirates.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen raised an eyebrow: “Not even Golden Core Realm cultivators?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Situ Xiu said with a bitter smile: “Although Nanyue Hengshan Cave is a small cave world, it ranks among the top small cave worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The overall strength of the cave world is quite powerful, so you can see quite a few Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It may seem like the Golden Core stage is not that big of a deal, but in reality, Golden Core Realm is already quite impressive in the Barren Wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most cultivators are stuck at the Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment stages.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moreover, the goods transported by the merchant ship were not particularly valuable, and there’s a limited number of powerful cultivators in the Situ family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, there’s no need to deploy Golden Core or even Nascent Soul cultivators to accompany the ship.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden Core cultivators are already quite awesome?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen blinked, it seemed to be true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden Core Realm was not something that could easily be attained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haven’t many disciples from the Four Great Sects been stuck at the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection stage, unable to break through to the Golden Core Realm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Liu Sansheng had even left a Breaking Yuan Pill in the box, which showed how precious Breaking Yuan Pills are and how difficult it is to break through to the Golden Core Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, would someone as powerful as Liu Sansheng really care that much about it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turns out that I’m also quite impressive in the Barren Wilderness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen unexpectedly felt a strange sense of daze in this moment, the kind of feeling where you originally thought you were weak, but then someone tells you that you’re not weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, you’re already quite strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason why you think you’re weak is that the people around you are just too awesome!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen asked, “Who are the Space Pirates, do you know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Situ Xiu replied: “The Aurora Club, an active Space Pirate organization, are known for their fast and ruthless robberies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They strike like the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there have been powerful cultivators trying to encircle and suppress them, they never operate in fixed areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, they move around throughout the entire Barren Wilderness, making it difficult to track them down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two attempts to encircle them have been made, but neither was particularly effective.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they committed their crimes on the run, left no traces, and had no patterns, it was challenging to find their whereabouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So what are you planning to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll give them the spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goods are lost no matter what, but we must ensure the safety of our people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen worriedly asked, “Will those Space Pirates release the hostages after receiving the spirit stones?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or will they kill them to prevent them from talking since they’ve had contact with them…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Situ Xiu sighed: “That’s also my concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Aurora Club is known to be ruthless with their few members, often killing everyone in their way and making off with the goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m not afraid to lose the two million spirit stones, but I’m worried that they won’t release the people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, we have to try.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen thought for a moment, “What’s their strength?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Golden Core Realm, I guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Space Pirate, their strength is usually not too low, but not too high either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those truly strong big shots have many ways to earn spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They don’t necessarily need to be Space Pirates.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After explaining to Lin Chen, Situ Xiu said to the man who came to report the news: “You tell the messenger that we can give the two million spirit stones, but they must guarantee the safety of our people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man replied: “The messenger said that after he gets the two million spirit stones, they will release our people.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Situ Xiu shook his head decisively: “That won’t do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After getting the spirit stones, they might just kill them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have to see all of our people alive before I will hand over the spirit stones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the man left, he came back to the room not long after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Young Master, the other party has agreed to your terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They will allow the exchange of people for the spirit stones at the same time, but they want you to go personally.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Situ Xiu nodded decisively: “Alright, I’ll go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen frowned and asked, “What’s the highest level of strength here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Situ Xiu laughed bitterly: “It’s me, Foundation Establishment Great Perfection.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen said with a laugh, “Then let me accompany you on this trip, just in case you fail to rescue the hostages and end up becoming one of them…”\u003C\u002Fp>",1059,"2026-06-06T01:51:45.858Z",1,"novelbin.me","ac3bdb9642a1f9ff1e57af08333c7d501ed5e3e70d6c7426965bb7662bc78f7c","urban-peerless-expert-chapter-687","urban-peerless-expert-chapter-685",4071,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Furban-peerless-expert-cover.jpg"]