Long Road to Stardom

Chapter 261: Short-sighted

"Friend Wen, this is your first time going out. You should come out to broaden your horizons, right?" Lin Xing asked casually as he led the young man to slowly explore the 'sand maze'.

"Friend Lin, you have already guessed this."

"I did hear from my elders that Zhongnan Valley will hold an exchange meeting soon, and many families and sects will come."

"I was really curious about other people's magic and secret techniques, and my elders at home didn't allow me to go out, so I sneaked out."

"In addition to the competition, we can also exchange things with other monks at the exchange meeting."

Wen Xinghuai spoke excitedly.

"So that's how it is. Then Fellow Daoist Wen is right."

"I came to Zhongnan Valley this time to exchange some useful things with other cultivators. I have no interest in the competition." Lin Xing said casually.

In this way, Lin Xing led the way while chatting with the boy.

But most of the time it was she who was asking the questions and the boy who was answering, and before they knew it they had gotten a lot of words out of him.

She was somewhat shocked to hear that the highest combat power in this world was at the late stage of Nascent Soul.

If one wants to escape from this world, one must break through to the Spirit Transformation Stage, only then can one escape from this world and move to a higher dimension. However, it is said that no one has broken through to the Spirit Transformation Stage for more than five thousand years.

The main reason is that the spiritual energy in this world is becoming increasingly thinner, which is not enough for people to break through to the Spirit Transformation Stage.

But these are just rumors, and I don’t know whether they are true or not.

Wen Xinghuai had never met anyone who listened to him so seriously in his entire life. The person was about the same age as him, and he immediately blurted out everything he knew, as if he had to get it all out.

Lin Xing was also very supportive and would interject in response whenever he had the chance.

She would have been able to get out of this 'sand maze' very quickly, but in order to hear more, she deliberately walked around it a few more times.

Fortunately, this young man knows nothing about battle formations, otherwise it would be difficult to deal with.

After getting a good understanding of this world, Lin Xing took the boy out of the 'sand maze'; if they stayed any longer they would be exposed.

After leaving the 'Misty Sand Array', they saw a secluded path in front of them. They could reach Zhongnan Valley by following this path.

Wen Xinghuai, who was standing nearby, had been trapped for two days and finally left the 'maze of murder', with the joy on his face not hidden at all.

It took a while to calm down.

Seeing that Fellow Daoist Lin beside him had no change in expression, he couldn't help but ask.

"Friend Lin, I recall what you said earlier. This shouldn't be your first time in Zhongnan Valley. You must have prepared a lot of good things for this time. Could you tell me about it? What if I have something you want to exchange?"

Lin Xing thought about his storage bag. Apart from some mundane things, spiritual herbs were the most abundant in it. It was not suitable to take out other things now, as they would definitely bring about fatal disasters.

Seeing that Fellow Daoist Lin had not spoken for a long time, Wen Xinghuai felt that his question was a bit abrupt and violated the taboos in the world of immortal cultivation, so he took the lead in reporting what he had brought.

"Three first-level low-grade invisibility talismans and ice arrow talismans, one first-level medium-grade fire bomb talisman, thirty pieces of blank talisman paper, and a bottle of first-level monster blood..."

The more Lin Xing listened, the more she felt something was wrong. How could these things be considered things? In the past, she would not even look at them.

Wen Xinghuai was only concerned with reporting the things he brought and didn't notice the strange look on Lin Xing's face at all.

After a while, he stopped and Lin Xing returned to his previous expression.

Seeing that Lin Xing still had a calm expression, the young man couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "He is indeed a cultivator who has seen the world, unlike him."

Wen Xinghuai was about to ask.

Lin Xing said directly, "Fellow Daoist Wen, I'm afraid you will be disappointed. I didn't bring anything with me this time. I just brought some spiritual herbs."

"Spiritual herbs? Fellow Daoist Lin, you actually brought spiritual herbs here for exchange. I think they must be at least fifty years old!"

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Lin is interested in what I just offered. If you want to exchange it for spiritual herbs, I will definitely not let you suffer any loss."

Wen Xinghuai asked hurriedly.

"Fifty years old? Can this still be considered a spiritual herb? My storage bag is at least a thousand years old!"

"It seems like it's something that can't be taken out."

Lin Xing suppressed the shock in his heart and shook his head, "Friend Wen, I have no interest in what you brought. I'm sorry."

"Is that so!" Zhou Xinghuai said with some disappointment, but he quickly recovered and invited, "Fellow Daoist Lin, let's not stand at the entrance, let's go in first!"

After the young man finished speaking, he rushed in first and disappeared on the secluded path.

Lin Xing took a look around, then stepped in and soon disappeared from the passage.

This trail looks very long, but after only ten steps, we entered the Zhongnan Valley.

After entering Zhongnan Valley, Lin Xing, who had only seen wind and sand recently, suddenly felt his eyes light up.

In Zhongnan Valley, there are green trees and exotic flowers and plants everywhere, a vibrant scene that forms a sharp contrast with the wind and sand outside.

"It's called an exchange meeting, but it looks more like a small market."

However, this was the first time she had seen such a simple market.

Just in an open space, they would just take a piece of cloth and spread it out to sell things.

There was an arena not far from the open space, where people were fighting.

Zhongnan Valley is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there are rows of small buildings built on the mountains for people to temporarily live in.

She was rather surprised to see many mortals walking around.

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When in Rome, do as the Romans do." Lin Xing said silently in his heart.

Just as Lin Xing was about to walk towards the open space, she heard someone calling her.

"Friend Lin, here!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xing looked in the direction of the voice and saw Wen Xinghuai waving at her.

"This kid is really quick. He set up a stall so quickly. He is much better than those who just spread out a piece of cloth."

She smiled and walked over quickly.

Before she reached him, an old man in a gray robe appeared in front of Wen Xinghuai and grabbed his ear. "You stinky boy, you dared to sneak out? Go back and see how I'll deal with you."

"Dad, I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again next time." Wen Xinghuai saw the old man and quickly admitted his mistake.

"If you dare to do it again, I will break your legs." Upon hearing this, the old man became even more ruthless.

"Dad, I'm fine, please let me go this time!"

"I feel so embarrassed with so many people watching us," Wen Xinghuai screamed and begged for mercy again.

"Hmph, I'll deal with you when I get back." The man in gray looked around before taking away the hand that was grabbing his son's ear.

Seeing this, Lin Xing silently took a few steps back, turned around and prepared to leave.

Just as he made a move, Wen Xinghuai shouted, "Fellow Daoist Lin, I'm here, you're going the wrong way."

"Isn't this kid stupid?" Lin Xing complained silently in his heart, but he couldn't pretend not to hear it, so he came to Wen Xinghuai.

Wen Xinghuai immediately introduced Lin Xing, "Fellow Daoist Lin, this is my father, Immortal Qingping, and he is also one of the hosts of this Zhongnan Valley exchange meeting."

Lin Xing bowed to Master Qingping and remained silent.

"It's really strange. Someone who has only reached the middle stage of foundation building dares to call himself a real person."