Surviving a Tribulation Failure and Collecting Disciples in the Mortal World

Shang Liang, the master of the Yuntai Sect, failed his ascension after using the remains of an ancient divine dragon to refine a magical artifact, the Dragon Soul Tower, causing his soul to transmi...

Chapter 174 Mature Before His Time

However, because Shang Lin was young and had found the key to solving the problem, no one cared whether he was shirking his duties or doing something else. Of course, the main reason was that Situ Pojun didn't look for Shang Lin, so everyone else ignored him.

She Jinxing naturally had to stay by Shang Lin's side, while Situ Pojun had to charge ahead. As the magic array was broken, the "brain" let out a sharp cry and turned into dust in an instant, but that cry really injured many people.

Shang Lin was unharmed only because She Jinxing protected him with a barrier. Otherwise, with his frail body, he would probably have been seriously injured long ago. He immediately said with lingering fear, "It's a good thing you reacted quickly. I was really carried away."

She Jinxing really wanted to say, "The sect leader clearly has nothing to gain, which is why he's not paying attention."

But he said, "Sect Leader was indeed careless. You mustn't do that again next time. However, as long as I'm by your side, I will do everything in my power to prevent anything from happening to you."

Shang Lin said apologetically, "I will definitely pay attention next time."

The already chaotic scene became even more chaotic at this moment. Among the injured were not only people from various sects, but also soldiers and related staff.

Compared to the people from various sects, the soldier and related staff were more seriously injured. Shang Lin rushed to rescue them. He had refined a lot of pills before leaving home, just in case.

Of course, it's impossible to heal someone solely with the pills refined by Shang Lin, unless the injury is minor. However, these pills can increase the time for those with serious injuries to receive medical treatment and accelerate their recovery.

At this moment, She Jinxing felt that their sect leader wasn't delivering medicine, but rather money and his cultivation. Their sect leader really should be frugal and spend money wisely! He hurriedly stepped forward to help.

After the wounded were taken away one after another, everyone quickly returned to their camp. Everyone looked a bit disheveled, much like Shang Lin and his group yesterday. However, they were exhausted yesterday, while these people were injured today.

Among the equipment that Situ Pojun had Shang Lin prepare for him beforehand were healing pills. He wasn't as wealthy as Shang Lin, but they were a great help at this moment, and he distributed the rest of them.

Shang Lin gave Situ Pojun another bottle of his pills. Situ Pojun was grateful and decided not to poach his girlfriend for the time being. He even introduced him to some connections. Shang Lin liked this and happily went with him.

However, no matter where you are or what kind of circle you're in, there will always be some people who flatter the powerful and belittle the weak, who are complacent and arrogant. Besides, not everyone knows who Situ Pojun is, so naturally they look down on the people he brought with him.

Of course, Shang Lin's still-childish face was also very intimidating. Although he had successfully gotten rid of the height and weight of an elementary school student, he had only upgraded to the level of a junior high school student. Naturally, there were some little brats who didn't like him.

Especially those younger generations who came out to gain experience with their elders, if they were more talented and had a bit of arrogance, or even envy and jealousy, they would inevitably make sarcastic remarks to Shang Lin.

Moreover, people who are "generous" are often envied, jealous, and hated. Shang Lin's act of distributing pills is outrageously extravagant. Even if some people don't say it on the surface, they can't help but feel some unease in their hearts.

Shang Lin always thought that he was too old to pretend to be young, so he didn't care about being teased. Besides, they were just some harmless, sarcastic remarks that he couldn't be bothered to pay attention to.

Situ Pojun, that toxic guy, watched Shang Lin being rebuked without saying a word. He just looked at Shang Lin's calm expression and smiled meaningfully, then asked him, "Are you really sixteen? A sixteen-year-old wouldn't have your composure."

Shang Lin immediately laughed, "Who said that? I'm just exceptionally gifted and mature beyond my years."

Do you think I'd believe that?

Shang Lin looked at Situ Pojun with a puzzled expression, "Doesn't the director read history books? Look at those young emperors, many of them are younger than me, yet they are mature beyond their years."

"They are..."

“Amitabha, Benefactor Situ and Benefactor Shang, we apologize for keeping you both waiting.” An old monk in a gray robe suddenly interrupted Situ Pojun. “This old monk has been rude. Thank you for the medicine, Benefactor Situ. But where did you get this medicine?”

Situ Pojun placed his hand directly on Shang Lin's back and pushed him forward slightly. "Let me formally introduce you. Master Yuanyin, this is Shang Lin, the sect leader of Yuntai Sect. His main profession is alchemy, and the medicine for healing injuries comes from his sect."

Master Yuanyin was shocked, thinking to himself, "Yuntai Sect? What kind of place is that? I've never heard of it."

Judging from Shang Lin's age, it's probably a secluded sect. Even with a new young sect leader, they want to emerge into the world. After all, no matter what kind of sect it is, it needs money to support itself, and if they want to cultivate, it's even more expensive.

Master Yuanyin instantly suppressed his shock, as if it had just been an illusion, and smiled at Shang Lin, saying, "Indeed a young hero, Sect Master Shang's future is limitless. I wonder if the Sect Master has any more of these pills?"

Shang Lin smiled awkwardly but politely, "I left in a hurry and didn't bring much with me. I just used it all up."

Situ Pojun hurriedly said, "Why don't we leave our contact information? If you need any pills, you can contact Sect Master Shang. However, he is still a high school student, so try to contact him on the weekend."

"good."

Although Situ Pojun was helping Shang Lin build connections, he didn't just make connections with everyone. He mainly focused on the Buddhist and Taoist sects, and he only mentioned that the Yuntai Sect was a sect specializing in alchemy, without saying much else.

As a result, Shang Lin acquired a whole bunch of phone numbers. He didn't have many contacts in his phone before, but now he suddenly has a lot more. Of course, this was also due to his inhumanly generous distribution of pills.

As She Jinxing said, what was being lost was money and cultivation. Nowadays, spiritual energy in the human realm is scarce, and there are basically no cultivators. Those who do cultivate can only strengthen their bodies and live a little longer than ordinary people, with fewer illnesses.

When Shang Lin and Situ Pojun returned to their tent, it was already past nine o'clock at night. After a whole day of running around, he was feeling a little sleepy.

She Jinxing carefully handed the fully charged hot water bottle to Shang Lin, saying, "Sect Leader, if you're sleepy, go to sleep early. We can go back tomorrow."

Shang Lin didn't stand on ceremony, took the hot water bottle and crawled into her sleeping bag. "Yeah, you should get some rest too."

Situ Pojun was texting on his phone, and couldn't help but complain to Shang Lin, "Your physical condition isn't good either!"

Shang Lin answered with his eyes closed, "I'm already very strong." He was basically bedridden for the first two years.

But Shang Lin wouldn't say this to Situ Pojun, and he was indeed sleepy, falling asleep almost instantly with his eyes closed, so much so that he didn't even see the message Meng Zhe sent him.