Evan Chen left the tavern.
The counter informed him that the bill had already been settled.
“Big Brother Li is really a righteous man.”
Last time after drinking, James Li said he would treat next time, and he truly kept his word.
Evan Chen now had plenty of Immortal Crystals, but he still didn’t plan to stay at an inn. It was actually safer in the wild.
As night fell, Evan Chen walked alone on a desolate path.
Calculating the time, it had been over ten hours, and he could use the cross-realm stone again.
Soon, Evan Chen returned to a deserted cave and took out the cross-realm stone.
“As long as I concentrate and construct the landscape of the Cloud Dragon Realm in my sea of consciousness, I can cross realms.”
This was the ability of the cross-realm stone to lock onto a world.
When one’s mental power reached a certain intensity, and the details of the desired location were perfectly constructed, one could teleport there.
Evan Chen sat down cross-legged, his mental power surging.
In an instant, a solitary peak rose in his sea of consciousness, piercing the clouds.
Every detail of the mountain, from the grass and trees to the floating clouds by the cliffs and the gentle breeze… all appeared vividly in Evan Chen’s sea of consciousness, as if they truly existed.
This was the result of powerful mental strength.
“Cross realm.”
With a thought, Evan Chen activated the cross-realm stone.
A portal of light appeared, and Evan Chen’s figure vanished on the spot.
…
Unnamed Peak.
A cool breeze blew, and the sky was clear.
“The feeling of invincibility is back again!”
As soon as he entered the Cloud Dragon Realm, Evan Chen could feel his destructive power.
“Keep a low profile, keep a low profile. I’m definitely not the strongest in this world; it’s better to conceal my aura.”
Evan Chen immediately used the Breath Concealing Technique, hiding ninety-nine percent of his aura, only showing the cultivation level of an Elemental Infant cultivator.
Then, Evan Chen expanded his Immortal Sense to search the mountain.
“The little demon must have already fled.”
Not finding any trace of Shirley, Evan Chen guessed she had already left.
“Demons, truly devoid of loyalty.”
Evan Chen pursed his lips, not thinking further.
Just a little demon, old ones go and new ones come, no need to care too much.
Next, Evan Chen planned to travel around the Cloud Dragon Realm for a few days, to relax and also to truly understand the local customs.
A few hours later.
Walking among the mundane world, not worrying about livelihood, not fearing for personal safety.
Strolling and observing, Evan Chen rarely felt so relaxed.
The only pity was that the food in the mortal world wasn’t great, lacking Spiritual Energy, tasting bland.
After eating a few bites at a large tavern, Evan Chen prepared to leave.
Before leaving, he remembered he didn’t have the “Spirit Stone” currency of the Cultivation World.
“Shopkeeper, I forgot to bring money. This Immortal Herb should cover the meal.”
Evan Chen had bought quite a few herbs at the market earlier.
In the Immortal World, they were just ordinary herbs, but in the Lower Realm, they were of Immortal Herb grade, similar in quality to the Exquisite Fruit Shirley had eaten before.
The shopkeeper looked Evan Chen up and down, seeing his tattered cotton robe, naturally mistaking him for a beggar trying to get a free meal.
“Get lost, bringing a wild herb to scam a meal, you filthy beggar, tired of living!” The shopkeeper shouted angrily.
“Damn it, do you want it or not? Believe it or not, I’ll smash your lousy tavern.”
Evan Chen had been humble in the Upper Realm due to circumstances, but there was no reason to be looked down upon in the Lower Realm.
“Brat, do you even know who owns this tavern? It’s run by our Taihao Immortal Sect, and you dare cause trouble here?” The shopkeeper wasn’t afraid of a beggar’s threat.
Evan Chen was about to destroy the tavern with a palm strike when a woman’s voice suddenly called out, “Sir, would you sell your Immortal Herb to me?”
Looking towards the voice, he saw a young girl in a red brocade robe, carrying a long sword, walking towards him.
“How much are you offering?”
Evan Chen didn’t have Spirit Stones on him, so exchanging some for future use wasn’t a bad idea.
The girl in red was about to name a price when a man behind her stopped her, “Little beggar, you picked this herb, didn’t you?”
Evan Chen ignored him, but the man continued, “My junior sister is kind-hearted and doesn’t want to see you beaten for a free meal. She’ll pay for your meal, and the herb will be ours. Thank her.”
The man acted high and mighty, as if he was doing a great favor.
The girl in red gave the man a strange look and whispered, “Senior brother, this herb is rich in Spiritual Energy, possibly a top-grade herb. How can you bully a beggar like this?”
The man coldly replied, “This is our opportunity. We deserve this herb. How can you call it bullying?”
With that, the man moved forward to take Evan Chen’s herb.
Evan Chen slapped him away.
“Blind fool, you dare bully me!”
The girl in red widened her eyes.
“Elemental Infant stage senior!”
When Evan Chen struck, his realm aura was revealed, detected by the girl in red.
“Elemental Infant stage…”
The man lay on the ground, twitching at the corners of his mouth.
Damn, what bad luck.
Hadn’t left the sect in a decade, and the first time out, he provoked an Elemental Infant stage expert.
Where could he find justice!
“Sorry, senior, my senior brother was reckless.”
The girl in red hurriedly apologized and paid for Evan Chen’s meal.
The shopkeeper, learning Evan Chen was an Immortal Master, was also terrified, quickly apologizing.
Evan Chen felt secretly pleased. Just a little Elemental Infant aura scared them like this.
Being superior felt really good.
“How much will you pay for this Immortal Herb?”
Evan Chen asked the girl in red expressionlessly.
The girl in red was a bit timid, whispering, “I don’t know if a thousand mid-grade Spirit Stones would be acceptable to you, senior?”
Evan Chen couldn’t be bothered to haggle, extending his hand, “Give it here!”
The girl in red was overjoyed. She was a dual cultivator of alchemy and martial arts and could tell the herb was worth more than a thousand. She thought he would haggle, but he agreed so readily.
She quickly took out a thousand mid-grade Spirit Stones from her storage bag and used Spiritual Power to send them to Evan Chen.
Evan Chen took the Spirit Stones and also kept the herb, turning to leave.
“Hey, senior, you haven’t given me the herb yet.” The girl in red called out.
“What herb?” Evan Chen spread his hands.
“The herb you sold me.” The girl in red felt something was wrong.
“Look.” Evan Chen pointed to the man lying on the ground, “He took it. Ask him.”
The girl in red was almost in tears, “Senior, my senior brother was reckless, but he didn’t take your herb.”
You know he didn’t take it!
If I didn’t have the strength, not only would I have been robbed today, but if I dared to argue, I’d probably lose my life too. Not taking it is fine?
However, Evan Chen didn’t want to kill two ants, just took the Spirit Stones and gave a small lesson. If it were according to James Li’s description of the Lower Realm’s customs, he would have smashed these two into meat paste for daring to have ill intentions.
“If he couldn’t take it, that’s his problem, not mine. Next time you want to do evil, weigh your own strength first!”
Then, Evan Chen disappeared from the tavern in a flash.
Leave a Reply