Chapter 653: Famous in Luotian, The Cause from Four Years Ago

Chapter 653: Famous in Luotian, The Cause from Four Years Ago (Second Update)

"I gave you a warning!" Wang Lin said calmly.

Deep down, although Sun Xi's cultivation was on par with his, he did not hold him in high regard. In fact, one could say that on this entire Ranyun Star, there was no Cultivator who could make Wang Lin feel apprehensive.

Moreover, since Sun Xi had come here ignoring his warning, he must be asking for a favor. Even so, he needed to be punished, otherwise, there would be endless trouble in the future.

Thus, his tone was not polite at all.

Wang Lin had Cultivated for nearly a thousand years and understood human nature thoroughly. He saw through many things. In life, some things were often just like this: if you treat someone as a person, they will treat you as a weakling; if you treat them as a weakling, then they will treat you as a strong person.

This was just like when Wang Lin was a child playing in his village. Those children who always showed weakness were often bullied, while those clever children often displayed their strength in this regard, and thus, few children would provoke them.

Even among the relatives of Wang Lin's Family back then, it was the same. Strong and weak were not equal; there could only be a vast gap between high and low. This was a mindset; if you are weak, the other party is strong, and if you are strong, the other party will be weak.

Wang Lin had practiced cultivation for many years and understood many truths.

Sun Xi was silent for a long time before smiling bitterly: "Fellow Daoist Xu, this matter was my recklessness, but I have an urgent matter to request, so I could not help but be a bit impatient."

Wang Lin did not reply and continued walking forward.

"Brother Xu, if you help me once, I can use the entire power of the Sun Family to assist your cultivation!" Sun Xi gritted his teeth and said.

"Your Family cannot support two Soul Transformation experts!" Wang Lin's voice was calm.

Sun Xi's gaze was solemn as he said: "Brother Xu, my Sun Family indeed cannot support two Soul Transformation Cultivators, but if you help me, I can give you the quota to participate in the selection for the Thunder Immortal Realm a hundred years from now!"

Wang Lin's footsteps paused. He glanced sideways at Sun Xi, withdrew his gaze, and continued walking forward.

"Presumably Brother Xu also knows that every time the Thunder Immortal Realm of my Luotian Star Domain opens, all the Thunder Cauldrons are controlled by the Thunder Immortal Palace, and outsiders definitely cannot obtain them. To enter the Thunder Immortal Realm, one must be confirmed as a person from my Luotian Star Domain, and only Families recorded in the Thunder Immortal Palace can obtain a selection quota." Sun Xi half-closed his eyes, explaining in detail as if casually.

Those who can reach the Soul Transformation stage naturally rarely lack deep schemes. This Sun Xi, as the Old Ancestor of a Family, was certainly a person of deep schemes. He had been suppressed by Wang Lin's Aura before and had to show weakness, but now he had begun to counterattack.

While explaining this, he also pointed out his suspicion regarding Wang Lin's origin.

Wang Lin smiled slightly and said: "There is a Junior in your Sun Family named Sun Xueshan. Is he well?"

Sun Xi's gaze showed strangeness. He looked deeply at Wang Lin and smiled: "Xueshan's cultivation is passable, but his experience is insufficient. I am grateful for your life-saving grace towards him, Brother Xu."

The two smiled at each other and withdrew their gazes. Sun Xi's apprehension toward Wang Lin grew stronger. He swept a glance at Wang Lin beside him and sighed inwardly: "This person's origin is mysterious, and his schemes are deep. Sun Qiming's attempt to probe him was seen through at a glance. I just pointed out my doubts about his identity, and he resolved it by mentioning Xueshan. He had already changed his appearance; even if he pretended not to know, I would only be suspicious and unable to delve deeper. But this person admitted it himself, which is somewhat strange. Clearly, he is well aware and not afraid of me knowing. Moreover, his cultivation is high, certainly far above mine. My Sun Family must befriend such a person; we cannot offend him."

"Donglin Star… Could this person really have come from Donglin Star…" Sun Xi was silent.

"Is Brother Xu satisfied with my proposal?" Sun Xi said.

"We can discuss this matter later; I need to consider it for some time." Wang Lin brushed it off lightly.

Sun Xi sighed inwardly and did not pursue the matter further. Instead, he began to introduce some local customs and interesting stories of Ranyun Star to Wang Lin. As the two chatted and laughed, they arrived at the Baohe Tower in the east of the city.

Today was the day of the auction at the Baohe Tower in this city. Many nearby Cultivators had come, making the area outside the Baohe Tower bustling with noise. More than a dozen clerks from the Baohe Tower were responsible for receiving guests outside and arranging their entry according to the Rank of their tokens.

As soon as Sun Xi and Wang Lin approached, Sun Qiming, who had been waiting personally outside the Baohe Tower, hurriedly stepped forward. A look of extreme respect appeared in his eyes as he bowed and said: "Third-generation clansman Sun Qiming pays respects to the Old Ancestor and Senior Xu."

In front of others, Sun Xi maintained his dignity and did not speak, only nodding slightly.

Earlier, Sun Qiming had already arrived at this Baohe Tower. Although the Baohe Tower was a property of the Ran Family, Sun Qiming, as the person in charge of the Sun Family in this city, was naturally different. He did not let the Baohe Tower people follow, but led the way himself, taking Wang Lin and Sun Xi into the building and going directly to the fourth floor.

Along the way, the young man surnamed Lu, who had stopped Wang Lin from entering when he came to this Baohe Tower before, was accompanying some guests. Looking up, he saw Wang Lin and was immediately stunned, but then he saw Sun Qiming, and was instantly surprised. As for Sun Xi, he did not recognize him, but seeing Sun Qiming's respectful attitude, it was clear that he was someone of high status in the Sun Family.

Looking at Wang Lin, the young man surnamed Lu vaguely felt as if he had missed something…

The Baohe Tower was divided into four floors; this fourth floor consisted of individual private rooms.

In the first private room on the left, Sun Xi and Wang Lin sat down. This location was excellent; one could see the auction in the second-floor hall at a glance.

Sun Qiming stood respectfully to the side, waiting for Sun Xi's instructions.

The moment he entered this place, Wang Lin suddenly had a very strange feeling, as if there was a hidden movement in his heart and mind. When he checked with his Divine Sense, he immediately saw the old figure on the third floor.

"It's him!!" Wang Lin was stunned, then withdrew his Divine Sense.

"The mark on his body is very faint, even dissipated by more than half. There is a problem here!"

"Brother Xu, this Rank 8 Medicinal Pill has some history. This Medicinal Pill was not originally an item of our Ranyun Star, but was snatched by me, the Ran Family Old Ancestor, and that Layman Xiaoyao when an outsider Cultivator was seriously injured while fighting others and fled to Ranyun Star. That outsider Cultivator even died at the hands of the Ran Family Old Ancestor." Sun Xi looked at Wang Lin and said slowly.

Wang Lin frowned, glanced at Sun Xi, and did not speak. He did not want to know such secrets, but since Sun Xi said it, it was likely related to what he had requested earlier.

Sun Xi pretended not to see Wang Lin's gaze and continued to speak on his own: "This was a matter from four years ago. This Medicinal Pill is extremely precious, especially for us Soul Transformation Cultivators. There was not just one Medicinal Pill, but five. I and Layman Xiaoyao each obtained one, and as for that Ran Family Old Ancestor, his cultivation had reached the Soul Transformation Middle Stage, so he obtained three."

Wang Lin's expression remained normal as he looked at the second floor, as if he were not listening.

Sun Xi did not mind and added: "However, this Medicinal Pill is a bit of a hot potato for us. In the Storage Pouch of the person killed by the Ran Family Old Ancestor, we saw a token of the Huan Family of the main star, Thousand Illusions Star…"

Wang Lin turned his head to look at Sun Xi and said calmly: "Fellow Daoist Sun, I do not like listening to stories."

Sun Xi smiled slightly and said: "Brother Xu, if I don't tell this story today, others will come to tell you in the future. Although this city belongs to the Sun Family, why is this Rank 8 Spirit Pill being auctioned here? With Brother Xu's intelligence, you should have an idea."

Wang Lin's expression remained normal. He had had some doubts before, but he didn't know much about this Luotian Star Domain and hadn't thought deeply about it. Now that Sun Xi had pointed out the mystery, he swept his gaze over the auction on the second floor, a cold glint appearing in his eyes.

Sun Xi had been staring at Wang Lin's expression. Seeing the cold glint in his eyes now, he breathed a sigh of relief. His goal had been achieved, so he didn't say anything more, but picked up the teapot, filled his cup, and began to sip.

The cold glint in Wang Lin's eyes flashed and vanished. If not for the consent of that Soul Transformation Cultivator from the Ran Family, how could this Rank 8 Medicinal Pill appear here for auction? The price of this item must be unimaginably high. Moreover, for Cultivators below the Soul Transformation stage, this item was not only useless but would also lead to "the crime of carrying a jade ring" due to such a high-profile auction. As long as one was a smart person, one would not buy it.

If swallowed, with the medicinal power of a Rank 8 Spirit Medicine, it would certainly be unbearable for Cultivators below the Soul Transformation stage; the Spirit Medicine would become poison.

Therefore, the reason this Medicinal Pill was being auctioned here was because of Wang Lin. That Soul Transformation Cultivator of the Ran Family wanted to cleverly make Wang Lin tempted and then buy it.

Wang Lin was not surprised that the Soul Transformation Cultivator of the Ran Family knew he was here. This star was named Ranyun Star, and the Ran Family was the biggest. If they didn't have some Divine Ability, they probably wouldn't be able to maintain their current status.

Taking the Medicinal Pill and swallowing the Medicinal Pill meant being involved in the matter from four years ago that Sun Xi spoke of. In such a matter, even explaining it to the Huan Family would be of no use.

"Such deep schemes!" Wang Lin's expression was calm, but he was vigilant inside. Soul Transformation Cultivators were by no means ordinary; as the Old Ancestor of a Family, there were no weak-minded people!

"Under the control of the Ran Family, this Medicinal Pill will definitely not be bought by anyone else. If I don't buy it, that Soul Transformation Cultivator of the Ran Family will find another way to drag me into it."

The auction on the second floor had already begun, and various Magic Treasures, Materials, and Medicinal Pills were undergoing rounds of bidding.

Sun Xi put down his teacup and said as if to himself: "It's a pity that four years ago, that person was ambushed and killed by the three of us before he could even reveal his identity. If we had known he was a person of the Huan Family, we would never have dared to make a move, no matter what."

The Huan Family of Thousand Illusions Star was extremely overbearing. If their clansmen were killed, everyone involved would be exterminated, and all items in their Storage Pouch, even those obtained through auction, would be implicated.

What the Huan Family wanted was absolute majesty. Even if the items in the Storage Pouch were placed right in front of you, they wanted people to not dare to touch them, but instead return them with both hands. If one held a fluke mentality, one would be wandering between life and death… Unfortunately, I have not dared to swallow my Medicinal Pill until now…"

Wang Lin did not speak, his gaze remaining fixed on the second floor.

"The next item to be auctioned is a Rank 8 Medicinal Pill. This Medicinal Pill can only be swallowed by a Soul Transformation Cultivator. If a Cultivator below the Soul Transformation stage swallows it, their body will immediately explode and die. The auction now begins, starting price: 10,000 Immortal Jade…" A man's voice came from the second floor.