Bingzhou, Jade City

Lin Jiang is very sensitive to risks. Yi Zhibai invited him to invest again and again, which was already a sign of his wealth, which made Lin Jiang very worried.

He didn't trust people's hearts. If Yi Zhibai and others were going smoothly, they might not attack him, but if they were frustrated, that was not certain.

Lin Jiang didn't want to take this risk, so after returning from the gambling jade venue, Lin Jiang began to run away.

There were several Lin family members in Lingyu's business. As supervisors, Lin Jiang discussed with them and asked them to send a message back to Lin and send some more people.

Lin's side was very efficient. They were very short of money. In less than half a month, more than a dozen people came.

Lin Jiang simply handed over all the business to them, including his several restaurants, and gave Lin 50% of the shares to them for specific management.

He also introduced Yi Zhibai and others to Lin's people to establish their personal connections. When things were arranged, Lin Jiang quietly left Jade City.

But Lin Jiang did not return to the Lin family, nor could he return to Yunzhou. Lin Jiang went to Zhongzhou, which is known as the holy land of immortal cultivation.

Zhongzhou is the ancestral land of the human race. The human race began to rise in Zhongzhou and stood tall in this world. Today, it is also the strongest state in the world of immortal cultivation, without a doubt, even Qingzhou, where the four major families were born.

After a long journey, Lin Jiang came to the territory of Shenmu Sect. Shenmu Sect is one of the strongest forces in the world of immortal cultivation today, and the Hedao Patriarch

is in charge of the sect. In addition to the Hedao Patriarch, the most eye-catching thing about Shenmu Sect is a sacred tree. It is a towering tree, thousands of feet high, and nearly a hundred people cannot hug it. It is unknown how long it has lived. It is said that this tree existed during the period of Emperor Lei. There are also rumors that this tree is already in the period of tribulation, and it only needs to survive the tribulation to ascend. There are

countless rumors, but it is certain that this sacred tree is the strongest foundation of Shenmu Sect, without a doubt.

"A tree is passed down for a hundred generations, and the tree remains even after people leave."

Lin Jiang stood outside Shenmu City. Even if he was hundreds of miles away, he could still see the sacred tree. It was indeed a treasure.

Lin Jiang learned from Yucheng's lesson and put the little sand sculpture into the spirit beast bag. This made the little sand sculpture, who was used to freedom, very dissatisfied. Lin Jiang promised two bottles of beast spirit pills before he agreed.

Shenmu City is a larger city than Yunzhong City, with a larger population and a higher level of cultivation, but the territory is also larger. The city radius exceeds 100 miles, and the housing prices will not be as abnormal as Yunzhong City.

Lin Jiang rented a house and lived in peace and stability. After half a month of exploration, Lin Jiang had a basic understanding of Shenmu City.

Shenmu City is a very comprehensive city with dozens of large-scale businesses. Almost all the major forces in Zhongzhou and even Bingzhou have businesses distributed here. Various resources are extremely complete. As long as you have money, you can buy many resources that cannot be bought outside here. Of course, the price is not ordinary expensive, and the premium is extremely serious.

However, this is very suitable for Lin Jiang's situation. All kinds of adventures and opportunities are not suitable for him. If he wants good things, he can only buy them from the market. Therefore, Lin Jiang's first choice is the big city.

After another month, Lin Jiang bought a remote small shop. The shop is very small, only 20 to 30 square meters. Lin Jiang opened a small shop of spiritual talismans. He did not expect this shop to make money. It was just to cover up his identity. Otherwise, it would be unreasonable for him, a casual cultivator, to practice without going out to work.

Lin Jiang did not even hire anyone. He directly asked Xiao Sha Diao to be the waiter. For this reason, Lin Jiang specially bought him a magic weapon to cover up his breath. In this way, even the Nascent Soul would find it difficult to discover his true identity, which could reduce unnecessary trouble.

After the arrangements were made, Lin Jiang began to retreat intermittently. For more than 300 years, Lin Jiang rarely retreated for a long time. He would practice for a while and then come out to relax for a few days. He was afraid that he would go crazy if he stayed there for too long.

Because of the sacred tree, Shenmu Sect is blessed with spiritual plants, which is far beyond the reach of Wuxing Sect. Moreover, they produce and sell their own products, grow good spiritual medicines, and have great alchemy skills. This makes the elixirs in Shenmu City far superior to those in other ordinary areas of Zhongzhou, which greatly benefits Lin Jiang's practice.

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"Brother Xiao"

"Brother Xiao"

In the blink of an eye, a year has passed. On this day, the owners of several nearby shops came to Lin Jiang's small shop. Lin Jiang had already boiled water and made tea for them. Lin

Jiang did not change his name in Shenmu City, and still acted in the name of Xiao Yi. After all, he did not expect to completely sever ties with Wuxing Sect and Lin's family.

"Fellow Daoists, you came at the right time. The tea is still hot,"

Lin Jiang said with a smile. Humans are social animals, and Lin Jiang is no exception. When he came to Shenmu City, Lin Jiang took the initiative to visit the shops around him, slowly opening up his social circle, and began to integrate into the small circle of Shenmu City. These people are the owners of the shops around him.

Their strength could not match those of the big businesses, so they secretly formed alliances and contacted each other to help each other. When customers came and their stores were out of stock, they would recommend the products to each other, or secretly borrow goods from each other, etc. They were not as hostile as imagined, but rather very united. After all, in a place like Shenmu City, it was extremely difficult for small businesses to survive, and their enemies were those large businesses.

"Lao Luo, learn from this. Look at Brother Xiao. He always serves good tea at every gathering. You're the worst. The tea you serve is not even good enough for ordinary people."

"How can I compare with Brother Xiao? Brother Xiao only has two brothers, but I have a whole family to support, more than twenty people. Of course I have to save money."

"Who told you to have so many children?"

"Bullshit. I only had seven children, six were daughters and one was a son. It's my bastard son who is so fertile. What can I do?"

"Lao Luo is no good. When he didn't have a son, he tried his best to have children. After he had a son, he complained that his son was too fertile. He had to go back and tell his son to have a few more children. He would be exhausted to death."

"Yes, yes, yes."

"Don't rub salt into Lao Luo's wounds. More than twenty mouths are going to feed him. Let's talk about the latest news. Let's focus on making money."

Lin Jiang quickly changed the subject. The social interactions of adults are not that simple. They all have a purpose. Lin Jiang interacted with these people just to get more information so that he could earn resources and gain benefits.

"The biggest news recently is the wedding of Duanmu Ling, the Yuanying chief of Shenmu Sect, and the Saint of Lingyue Sect. It is said that Shenmu Sect offered a five-layer divine fruit as a betrothal gift to marry the Saint of Lingyue Sect."

"The five-layer divine fruit, wouldn't it be a divine object that could help Yuanying advance to the Divine Transformation stage? Shenmu Sect has suffered a great loss."

"That's not necessarily true. Shenmu Sect should not do business at a loss. We don't know the specific reasons."

"The Saint of Yueling Sect this generation seems to..."

As soon as the topic was brought up, everyone immediately became interested. The divine tree of Shenmu Sect is distributed in the shape of a pyramid on the crown of ten thousand meters above the sky. It is divided into nine layers, and each layer can bear fruit. The higher the level, the less the number. The five-layer divine fruit can be used as the main medicine for the elixir that advances to the Divine Transformation stage. It is extremely precious and is the treasure that all cultivators in Shenmu City dream of.

Lin Jiang had been in Shenmu City for more than a year and had known about this for a long time. He also knew that Shenmu Sect would occasionally sell some of the divine fruits, and Lin Jiang had coveted them for a long time. If he could get one, even if it was a third- or fourth-layer divine fruit, it would have a miraculous effect on him, and he might be able to refine it into a treasure for forming an infant.

Although Lin Jiang had a purple source Dao fruit from the Five Elements Sect, he also knew his qualifications, and one treasure pill was probably not enough. Now that he heard about the divine fruit, he immediately became enthusiastic and pulled a few people to inquire about the news. These people had been in Shenmu City for many years, and their connections were much better than his.