Urban Peerless Expert
Chapter 670 - 690: Strength is the Only Criterion _1

Chapter 670: Chapter 690: Strength is the Only Criterion _1

When Liu Ruqing left, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

Who would have thought Qiao Wei would be so ruthless in bargaining?

Qiao Wei started by asking for two million spirit stones, and Liu Ruqing tried to haggle by crying poverty and putting on a pitiful act. In the end, he had to give up 600,000 spirit stones and his magical treasure, the Demon Ox Drum.

He had come out to cause trouble for others, but in the process, even his own magical treasure was extorted from him. How could he not be angry?

More importantly, in front of hundreds of people, Qiao Wei had taken advantage of him, causing him to lose face entirely.

Liu Ruqing had already decided to go into closed-door cultivation and not come out until he reached the Transforming God realm, so as to avoid being gossiped about.

As for Lin Chen?

He had already registered with the Cave Master, having known him. If it was an aboveboard, rule-abiding struggle, even injuring him would be fine. But his disciples and daughter could not beat Lin Chen, and if he took action against Lin Chen, he would be seen as a bully, Qiao Wei would not sit idly by, and there was no telling what the Cave Master might do.

Forget it; just drop this matter.

They couldn’t afford to provoke them!

Sun Hai was taken away, becoming a cripple. He would never have the qualifications to live on top of a mountain again and could only spend the rest of his life on the ground.

Thinking about his once beautiful future, whenever he looked up at the floating mountain peaks, his heart must be filled with regret.

Lin Chen followed Qiao Wei back to the cliffside courtyard and set foot in her residence for the first time.

"Sit down, make yourself at home, and don’t be polite."

Qingling brought tea to Lin Chen with a smile. She didn’t expect that in the blink of an eye, Lin Chen would become Qiao Wei’s junior brother.

"The Water and Fire Mirror in your hands will surely attract the jealousy of many people. However, you’ve already mentioned the Cave Master’s name, so these people shouldn’t dare to make any overt moves. But in private, like when you enter the Secret Realm, you need to be careful..."

Lin Chen nodded, "Su Mubai promised to help me refine pills, so I should be going into closed-door cultivation in the cave mansion soon to improve my strength, while also cultivating the Three-foot Sword Curtain technique you gave me."

Qiao Wei nodded, "You’ve reached the early Golden Core stage at such a young age, which is already an extraordinary talent. However, in a real battle, no one would care about rules. Strength is the only criterion. The Water and Fire Mirror can indeed help you, but it can also bring you some trouble."

Lin Chen listened carefully, "I will do my best to improve my strength and become more capable of self-defense."

Qiao Wei laughed, "When you reach the Nascent Soul stage and cultivate the Three-foot Sword Curtain to more than 100 layers, I won’t worry about you walking around outside."

Lin Chen forced a wry smile, "That’s quite a long way off. Putting aside cultivation, just gathering the resources needed for Sword Bone won’t be easy."

Qiao Wei chuckled, "That’s why you need to work hard to earn spirit stones. The Black Iron Crow Essence in the entire Nanyue Hengshan Cave World has been almost completely scavenged by me. Now, if you want to obtain it, you have to buy it with a large number of spirit stones outside. The price is about 300,000 to 400,000 spirit stones per piece..."

Lin Chen did a quick mental calculation. Even if it was 300,000 spirit stones per piece, Qiao Wei had already cultivated to 158 layers. This meant that without considering other consumable resources, just purchasing Black Iron Crow Essence, she had already spent close to 50 million spirit stones!

This was an immense sum, and even Liu Ruqing, who was at the Nascent Soul level, couldn’t produce 1 million spirit stones. He even had to use Magical Treasures to make up for the shortfall. Lin Chen couldn’t imagine how Qiao Wei had managed to earn so many spirit stones, especially considering that she also needed other resources to cultivate the Three-foot Sword Curtain.

Just thinking about it, Lin Chen felt that Qiao Wei’s journey to this point in her cultivation was incredibly difficult.

As shocked as he was, Lin Chen didn’t worry. With the combination of the Shengling Pearl and the Water and Fire Mirror, it was easy for him to plant Ling Medicine and earn spirit stones.

Earning spirit stones was just a matter of time for Lin Chen.

Moreover, it wouldn’t delay his cultivation, so there was no hurry.

Lin Chen asked, "Previously, Su Mubai’s father, Su Dingbo, mentioned participating in the Cultivation World’s trade fair. Senior Sister, what kind of strength or conditions do I need to reach in order to leave the Cave World and go to other places?"

Qiao Wei laughed, "Do you want to go out?"

Lin Chen nodded, "Yes, I’ve always been curious about the Cultivation World, and I hope to leave as soon as possible and go to other sects to find my family. Besides, didn’t you just say that there is no Black Iron Crow Essence left in Nanyue? If I want to obtain it, I must go out, right?"

Qiao Wei smiled gently, "The world outside is not as safe as it is in the Cave World. If you go out with low strength, it will be too dangerous. First, improve your strength. When I leave later, I’ll take you with me to let you see it for yourself."

Lin Chen was overjoyed, "Thank you, Senior Sister."

Qiao Wei instructed, "First, cultivate the Three-foot Sword Curtain. If you succeed, you can start cultivating the Sword Bone. I still have some materials here that you can use. As for the rest, you can gather them slowly in the future. But I must warn you, this is a long and hard process, and you need to be mentally prepared..."