Lin Xiuyuan thought for a moment, then called over the waiter, ordered another pot of spiritual tea, and instructed him to send it to that table...
Not long after.
The cultivators at the table were slightly taken aback when they saw the Bihu White Tea that had been delivered.
This spiritual tea is very beneficial to cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining and the Great Perfection stage. It is extremely expensive, costing almost two or three hundred spirit stones per pot, and only scions of noble families would order it easily.
They certainly weren't wealthy enough to order such high-quality spiritual tea. They initially thought the waiter had made a mistake, but after the waiter explained, many eyes turned to them.
Lin Xiuyuan stepped forward, a friendly smile on his face, and cupped his hands in greeting, saying:
"Fellow Daoists, have I been too forward? I overheard a conversation between a few of you earlier, and it seemed you were discussing matters in the Southern Frontier. I am quite interested in this, as a friend of mine lives in the market area of the Southern Frontier. Since I have been in seclusion for a long time, I would like to learn more about it."
Upon hearing this, the group lowered their guard. Seeing Lin Xiuyuan's generous gesture, they became quite polite and repeatedly invited him to sit down.
"It's such a small matter, there's no need to disturb us. Please sit down, we can enjoy tea and discuss philosophy together, there's no need to worry about having too many people."
"Moreover, fellow Daoist is so generous. Such spiritual tea is something we rarely get to drink even once in a lifetime."
"Fellow Daoist seems to have an extraordinary background? May I ask which sect or school of genius you belong to?"
After sitting down, Lin Xiuyuan cupped his hands in response and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoists, you flatter me. I am not some prodigy, but just an unknown rogue cultivator."
Seeing that Lin Xiuyuan was unwilling to reveal his background, the group didn't mind. Cultivators wouldn't casually reveal their origins when they were out in the world, lest they encounter enemies from sects or families and suffer an undeserved disaster.
"Your friend is in the Southern Frontier? It seems to be a cultivator from one of our Nine Kingdoms Alliance sects? They must be fighting there!"
"Yes, that's right. My dear friend is one of the cultivators who participated in the war. I haven't heard from him in a long time, and I'm a little worried. I heard some fellow cultivators talking about the situation in the Southern Frontier, and it seems that the situation has changed?"
"Yes, this news only recently reached the inland areas. I believe you don't need to ask us; in a while, this news will spread like wildfire..."
"The situation in the Southern Frontier has begun to stabilize, and the righteous and demonic forces seem to be gradually ceasing hostilities, having reached an agreement regarding that secret place. After all, the root of the conflict between the righteous and demonic forces actually stems from that secret place."
"Regarding the opportunities in that secret place, the top forces in both the righteous and demonic realms have issued numerous recruitment missions with extremely generous rewards, seemingly including high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills..."
Lin Xiuyuan sat in the restaurant for a whole morning, learning about the information in the Southern Frontier. After chatting with a few rogue cultivators, he took his leave.
Most of the information about the situation in southern Xinjiang is just speculation based on hearsay.
However, the truce between the righteous and the demonic forces should be true.
"It seems that the fundamental conflict between the righteous and the demonic forces really did originate from that secret place? Otherwise, there wouldn't be a truce now."
"After all, if it's about competing for the interests of the Southern Frontier, the Nine Kingdoms Alliance currently holds the advantage. In the previous battle, they injured and killed so many Golden Core cultivators, and a Nascent Soul ancestor was seriously injured. He was ambushed by three powerful figures of the same level, so his injuries must be very serious, and he probably won't recover so quickly."
"It's easy to imagine how much advantage the Nine Nations Alliance has. They won't give in easily. The best course of action is to fight directly and draw a line of boundaries for their interests."
"With such an advantage, they still stopped fighting... It seems that secret place is extraordinary. The opportunities it contains are enough to make the righteous and demonic sides reach an agreement and stop fighting!"
On the way back, Lin Xiuyuan had nothing to do, and when he thought about this matter, some thoughts arose in his mind.
The rogue cultivators said that the secret place contained great opportunities, but they couldn't say exactly what they were.
All that is known is that in the southern border region, recruitment missions have begun to be issued, targeting cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining and the Great Perfection stage, to be recruited to go to the secret realm, with very generous rewards offered.
Some say that they offered thousands of years old spiritual herbs, even high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills, as well as rare treasures such as strange fires of heaven and earth and dragon jade.
Lin Xiuyuan was itching with desire upon hearing this. A high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill! That could increase the chance of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage by 40%.
Mid-grade Foundation Establishment Pills are already rare to see in the outside world, and high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills have never appeared before.
Because, within the entire Nine Kingdoms Alliance, only the five major sects are capable of refining such high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills, and they would never leak out into the outside world.
There are also treasures like Dragon Jade, which can help break through bottlenecks. It has a 10% chance of helping someone break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. Its rarity is no less than that of a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill. Because it is extremely rare, it is even suitable for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.
It's easy to imagine how attractive these rumors would be to Qi Refining stage cultivators if they were true, especially to cultivators like Lin Xiuyuan.
Because of his poor spiritual roots, his chances of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage were already lower than other cultivators. Even if he took a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, the chances would not even reach 40%.
But these are just rumors right now, and it's unclear whether they're true or false. It will probably take some time before things become clear.
Even if it were true, Lin Xiuyuan didn't have much intention of going to risk it. He currently had the potential to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, so there was no need for him to seek fortune through dangerous means.
It's true that fortune favors the bold, but there's a saying that goes, "Fortune favors the bold, and fortune can also be lost in the process."
One in ten times you find the answer, nine in ten times you lose it!
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