Chapter 474: Visitors from the Tianyuan Region

Chapter 474: Visitors from the Tianyuan Region

The Tianyuan Region was originally just a place with slightly better resources. Normally, it involved small factions fighting for dominance, but in Lin Nuo’s eyes, this was mere child’s play—it couldn’t stir up any waves.

In situations like this, the usual method was to wipe out the weaker factions, allowing the stronger ones to use other means of interference, such as bribery or threats. It was a safe bet.

Lin Nuo originally planned to eliminate the weaker factions himself, then have the stronger cultivators rely on Qin Shili to make their moves. After their act, she would lead the cultivators away, allowing Lin Nuo to successfully seize territory.

However now…

Various sects had sent people, and the Refining Demon Sect was merely one part of the crowd.

With such a gathering of forces, a riot was inevitable, and the Tianyuan Region would become a battlefield of chaos.

Of course, if they had just run into each other and yelled “Ura!” while fighting until no one was left, Lin Nuo, the little prince of fishing in troubled waters, would be in a great position to reap the benefits.

But with so many forces involved, he couldn’t guarantee they wouldn’t fight over resources, each grabbing their own share, leaving him with nothing of value. What’s the point of occupying this shoddy ground if Helong Hall doesn’t even acknowledge it?

This was giving Lin Nuo a headache.

It would be difficult for him to carve out a place in all these forces, plus the group from Helong Hall had been wiped out. Although it was the number one gang in the underworld, they were still just fodder in front of the celestial sects.

Though this underworld organization had lofty ambitions, their strength didn’t allow it; sometimes survival was the way to go. He, too, started out by surviving until he gained enough power to dominate the world.

“I need to find a way to sow discord so they start fighting among themselves, and then I can harvest the benefits.”

Lin Nuo said this, but it was different from the previous situation with the Hu Tian Gang and the Li Huo Society, which he could take on single-handedly. Now facing the celestial sects, he couldn’t just throw on a black cloth and pretend to be a righteous cultivator to stir things up; that kind of trick was too crude.

As for Qin Shili, forget it. Everyone could see through her few flashy moves.

“So, how do you plan to distract them?” Qin Shili asked.

“If they find high-quality resources, there will definitely be conflicts of interest. That’s where I can step in. Plus, I have some rare materials to use as bait…”

Lin Nuo suddenly thought of using rare materials as bait to hook them in, causing conflicts that would lead to fighting and injury, allowing him to swoop in and collect the spoils.

This was a theoretical direction; the specific details were still under consideration.

“Sounds good.”

Qin Shili replied coldly.

“Could you add a little emotion to that ‘good’?” Lin Nuo teased.

“You’ll have to give me some emotion first.”

“This emotion can be transferred?”

“No, I mean…”

Qin Shili leaned closer to Lin Nuo, playfully flicked her hair, then kissed his lips.

This kissing action had become increasingly natural for her, akin to an ordinary greeting.

Lin Nuo instinctively took two steps back. His Second Martial Sister was unreserved, just leaning in to kiss him—did he have no dignity as Lin Nuo?!

“Could you show a little self-restraint, my Second Martial Sister?”

“You kissed me last time, and now you want me to restrain myself?”

“That was an accident!”

“You really seem like a scumbag who deceives weak women. You enjoy it, then call it an accident and act like it never happened?”

“Weak women? My Second Martial Sister, I didn’t know your skills in talking nonsense had improved so much. Sorry, but I don’t fit that ‘weak’ label.” Lin Nuo retorted.

“In front of you, I am weak, completely defenseless.” Qin Shili continued.

“Alright, alright, please stop making me sound bad.”

Lin Nuo quickly interrupted her. He wanted to avoid her dragging him into the nonsense of being a righteous hero.

Everything could be turned into a heroic tale, and Lin Nuo was already branded in the criticism.

“I’ll go scout ahead, and I’ll contact you later.”

With that, Lin Nuo turned around and dashed off, leaving Qin Shili with a dashing silhouette.

If it were anyone else treating her so rudely, Qin Shili might have just killed them, but this was Lin Nuo—the man she saw as a shining figure, and to her, it was just personality.

Once Lin Nuo left, Qin Shili had no choice but to exit the forest.

…

“Elder Yuan, that must be the Tianyuan Region.”

“Indeed.”

Liu Shuqin and Elder Yuan entered the Tianyuan Region following the map’s directions. The region was vast, with cities, mountains, water, and forests, though its development was still lacking, with many areas resembling primitive forests and wilderness.

However, throughout history, high-quality resources were often found in similar primitive forests; the more primitive, the more mysterious, the greater the secrets.

But even though many places in the Tianyuan Region were still in a wild state, the terrain was merely slightly harsh and rugged; there were no ancient divine beasts around.

Exploring the Tianyuan Region wasn’t particularly difficult. Many in the past thought it was mysterious and hidden great treasures, tempting them to explore.

In the end, their explorations turned out to be nothing remarkable; there were no hidden realms or ancient divine beasts—just slightly better resources.

As time passed, the legends of the Tianyuan Region faded, turning into tales of minor factions squabbling over resources.

But now it was different. Recently, many people had arrived at the cities on the outskirts of the Tianyuan Region, all for the same reason—the energy fluctuations in the region’s spiritual field.

“Elder Yuan, what should we do now?”

“The center of the Tianyuan Region is a vast forest known as Tianlin, and the fluctuations in the spiritual field originated from there, so we need to get close to Tianlin, but no need to rush. Let’s eat first.”

Elder Yuan led a few disciples to find an inn to sit down, ordering some dishes to enjoy.

Liu Shuqin looked around and noticed many cultivators in the inn, wielding swords, axes, longbows, etc., enjoying their meals.

“Have you heard? Did Old Dong return from Tianlin?”

“Not yet; it hasn’t been long since he left.”

“By the way, what’s causing the unusual fluctuations in the spiritual field? Could it really be due to an ancient artifact?”

“The Tianyuan Region already has its legends. Previous explorers found nothing. Now that strange fluctuations have occurred, and there are reports of spiritual tools reacting to it, it might be true.”

“Ah, then what’s the point of eating? We should hurry over to avoid losing the opportunity.”

…

News of the unusual fluctuations in the Tianyuan Region’s spiritual field circulated in the inn. This phenomenon was truly remarkable; the region was separated by a long river, Changyu River, which did not belong to the Tianyuan Region and experienced no fluctuations.

Changyu River was mysterious, but what was more fascinating was the Tianyuan Region itself.

The Xuanyun Sect members weren’t after any ancient artifacts or treasures; their main goal was to address potential dangers, wholeheartedly serving the people.

Liu Shuqin surveyed the whole inn, noticing the numerous brave cultivators; this time, the fluctuations in the spiritual field were likely serious.

“Hmm? That person? What’s with their eating habits?”

At that moment, Liu Shuqin’s gaze locked onto someone in the corner.