The road outside the Lin Clan stretched into the distance.
Lin Hao walked casually with Lin Chen and Lin Qing following behind him.
For the first time since arriving in this world, he was finally stepping into the outside world.
Lin Hao looked around with curiosity.
Everything felt different from the Lin Clan.
There were more people.
More buildings.
More activity.
And, most importantly…
Cultivators.
Lin Hao’s appearance was that of a handsome young man in his late twenties.
His dark hair fell naturally around his face, and his calm expression made him look no different from an ordinary young cultivator.
Yet there was something nobody around him could perceive.
His cultivation.
Lin Hao wasn’t concealing it.
He wasn’t suppressing it.
His cultivation wasn’t sealed.
It was simply too powerful.
The difference between Lin Hao and the cultivators around him was so enormous that they couldn’t even sense the existence of his cultivation.
To them, he was simply a young man.
Lin Chen and Lin Qing, however, were different.
Their Foundation Establishment Realm Level 4 cultivation was clearly noticeable to cultivators who paid attention.
As the three walked, Lin Hao occasionally glanced around.
“This is interesting.”
Lin Chen smiled.
“Ancestor, is this your first time coming to a cultivation town?”
Lin Hao nodded.
“Yes.”
Lin Qing looked surprised.
She hadn’t expected someone as powerful as their Ancestor to have never visited a cultivation town.
But he didn’t ask further.
Soon, the three entered the town.
The town was much larger than Lin Hao had expected.
Cultivators could be seen everywhere.
Some carried swords.
Others wore robes.
Some were merchants.
Others were clearly adventurers who had just returned from outside the town.
Lin Hao’s eyes moved from one street to another.
There were shops everywhere.
Some sold spiritual herbs.
Some sold pills.
Others sold weapons, talismans, cultivation materials, and various treasures.
There were even open stalls where cultivators placed their belongings on tables and shouted out prices.
Lin Hao stopped beside one of them.
A middle-aged cultivator was selling several bottles of pills.
“Low-grade Body Tempering Pills.
Ten Spirit Stones per bottle!”
Another cultivator immediately shouted from the opposite side.
“Freshly harvested Spirit Grass!
Five Low Grade Spirit Stones each!”
Lin Hao watched quietly.
So this was how cultivation resources were bought and sold.
Spirit Stones weren’t merely used for cultivation.
They were also an important form of currency.
Lin Hao continued walking.
He saw cultivators negotiating prices.
Some were buying weapons.
Others were selling spiritual herbs they had collected from the wilderness.
A few stalls even displayed low-level cultivation techniques.
Lin Hao found the entire scene rather interesting.
“So this is the cultivation market.”
Lin Chen nodded.
“Yes, Ancestor.”
Lin Hao smiled.
He had already purchased information about the Mortal World from the System.
But seeing it with his own eyes was completely different.
Information could tell him how the world worked.
Experiencing it allowed him to understand it.
He continued walking.
Then—
Lin Hao stopped.
Lin Chen and Lin Qing also looked forward.
Several cultivators were surrounding a young woman.
The woman appeared to be in her early twenties.
She wore a simple blue robe and held a small wooden box tightly in her hands.
Standing in front of her were several young cultivators wearing the same family emblem.
A black wolf surrounded by flames.
Lin Qing frowned.
“The Wang Family.”
Lin Hao glanced at him.
“You know them?”
Lin Qing nodded.
“The Wang Family is one of the major families of the Azure Cloud Continent.”
Lin Hao immediately understood.
The Wang Family.
One of the 2-Star Families of the Azure Cloud Continent.
He looked toward the group.
One of the Wang Family’s young men stepped forward.
“Hand it over.”
The young woman shook her head.
“I bought it with my own Spirit Stones.
Why should I give it to you?”
The young man sneered.
“Because you’re standing in Wang Family territory.”
“This marketplace belongs to everyone.”
The young man laughed.
“Do you really think a small family like yours has the right to argue with the Wang Family?”
The young woman’s expression became ugly.
She held the wooden box even tighter.
Lin Hao watched silently.
He wasn’t in a hurry to intervene.
He wanted to see how Lin Chen and Lin Qing would react.
Lin Qing remained silent.
But Lin Chen frowned.
The Wang Family’s behavior clearly displeased him.
The young man reached toward the wooden box.
The woman quickly stepped backward.
“Don’t touch it!”
The young man became annoyed.
“Give it to me.”
“No.”
His expression darkened.
He raised his hand.
Before it could reach the woman—
A hand grabbed his wrist.
The young man’s expression changed.
Lin Chen stood between them.
“That’s enough.”
The surrounding cultivators immediately looked over.
The Wang Family’s young man stared at Lin Chen.
“Who are you?”
Lin Chen released his wrist.
“Someone who doesn’t like watching people get bullied.”
The surrounding cultivators became silent.
The young man’s expression turned ugly.
“You should think carefully before interfering.”
Lin Chen remained calm.
“I already have.”
The young man looked at Lin Chen carefully.
Then his expression changed.
“Foundation Establishment Realm?”
Lin Chen’s cultivation aura was no longer hidden.
Foundation Establishment Realm Level 4.
Several nearby cultivators immediately began whispering.
“He’s so young.”
“Foundation Establishment Realm Level 4?”
“His talent isn’t bad.”
“But why would he interfere with the Wang Family?”
The young man from the Wang Family narrowed his eyes.
“You really want to interfere?”
Lin Chen nodded.
“Yes.”
The young man sneered.
Lin Chen didn’t answer.
The young man stepped forward.
“The Wang Family.”
The surrounding cultivators became even quieter.
Everyone knew what that name meant.
The Wang Family was one of the major 2-Star Families of the Azure Cloud Continent.
Its foundation was far beyond that of an ordinary cultivation family.
Lin Chen’s expression remained calm.
“She’s already said no.”
“So?”
The young man sneered.
“You’re going to stop us?”
Lin Chen stepped forward.
“If necessary.”
The young man’s face became cold.
“Good.”
He looked behind him.
“Go call Elder Wang.”
One of the Wang Family cultivators immediately turned around.
Lin Qing finally walked toward Lin Chen.
“Brother.”
Lin Chen glanced at him.
“Stay back.”
Lin Qing frowned.
“Are you sure?”
Lin Chen nodded.
“I’ll handle this.”
Behind them, Lin Hao watched everything quietly.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
So this is Lin Chen’s first experience outside the clan.
He didn’t stop him.
He wanted Lin Chen to experience the outside world.
He wanted him to learn.
Strength wasn’t the only thing a cultivator needed.
Experience mattered too.
Lin Hao folded his arms.
Let’s see how you handle this.
The young woman looked toward Lin Chen.
“Thank you.”
Lin Chen nodded.
“You should leave.”
She hesitated.
“But…”
“Go.”
The woman looked at the Wang Family cultivators.
Then she quickly left.
The Wang Family’s young man’s expression became even colder.
“You really don’t know when to stop.”
Lin Chen remained silent.
Then—
A voice came from the surrounding crowd.
“That kid is in trouble now.”
Another cultivator whispered.
“He actually dared to go against the Wang Family?”
Someone else shook his head.
“Doesn’t he know who the Wang Family’s eldest daughter is?”
“The eldest daughter?”
“Yes.”
The cultivator lowered his voice.
“Wang Yue.”
Several people immediately exchanged glances.
“She’s engaged to the Saint of the Azure Cloud Sect.”
The surrounding cultivators became silent.
Everyone looked at Lin Chen.
Some shook their heads.
Others looked at him with pity.
Lin Chen, however, remained completely calm.
Behind him, Lin Hao simply smiled.
The trouble had only just begun.
Mortal World Cultivation Realms
Body Refining Realm → Qi Gathering Realm → Foundation Establishment Realm → Core Formation Realm → Nascent Soul Realm → Soul Transformation Realm → Void Refining Realm → Body Integration Realm → Tribulation Transcendence Realm → Mahayana Realm