Chapter 298: Slowly Turning Her Head

Holding the token, Lin Xun entered Mengdie City.

Spending one Mid-Grade Spirit Stone, Lin Xun obtained more information than he had imagined.

In fact, if there hadn’t been people waiting to register behind him, Lin Xun felt that Daoist Cultivator would have said even more.

The reason Lin Xun asked about the inn’s situation was that “inns,” “brothels,” “restaurants,” and “teahouses” were the best places to gather intelligence.

Since he had to participate in the competition in two days, Lin Xun didn’t have time to go elsewhere and decided to gather information at the inn.

Of course, gathering intelligence wasn’t the most important thing for Lin Xun.

The most important thing was that some inns would hike up prices during the peak season.

Now that Lin Xun knew the usual prices of the inn, wouldn’t it be easier to haggle?

No choice, he was poor.

As for the Saintess of the Fuchen Holy Land, Lin Xun didn’t care at all.

Right now, his romantic entanglements were already a mess; where would he find the time to provoke the Saintess of the Fuchen Continent?

To avoid his luck with women becoming too excessive, Lin Xun felt that if he saw that Saintess of the Fuchen Continent, he would have to walk the other way.

The city was very prosperous.

Mengdie City was actually an ordinary mortal city.

But now, on the streets, Lin Xun felt the number of Cultivators and ordinary commoners was almost equal.

Moreover, most were in the Golden Core Realm, and there were even some in the Nascent Soul Realm.

This didn’t mean Golden Core and Nascent Soul were worth nothing, but rather that almost all Golden Core Realm Cultivators in the Myriad Laws World who wanted to participate in the Rootless Secret Realm had arrived.

These people were either ruthless Loose Cultivators or the second-in-command or even Sect Masters of small Sects.

Because if a Loose Cultivator wasn’t ruthless, it was impossible to survive to the Golden Core Realm.

And in small Sects, the Golden Core Realm was already the top combat power.

After asking locals for the location of the Snow Crane Inn, Lin Xun arrived there.

This Snow Crane Inn was indeed quite large, and the white paint made it look extremely elegant.

Inside, there were wooden carvings of snow cranes, paintings of snow cranes standing on ice fields, and glassware engraved with snow cranes, among other things.

“This owner must really like snow cranes,” Lin Xun thought to himself.

After some haggling with the proprietress, she gave him a discount because Lin Xun was quite handsome.

From the original three Mid-Grade Spirit Stones a night, Lin Xun cut it down to two Mid-Grade Spirit Stones a night.

Although it was still a bit more expensive than usual, it was the peak season after all, so it was acceptable.

Plus, he could soak in the spiritual spring whenever he wanted, which was quite nice.

Although the spiritual spring was useless to Lin Xun, it worked as a hot spring.

It was just that his looks were only worth one Mid-Grade Spirit Stone, which made Lin Xun a bit sad.

Additionally, to Lin Xun’s surprise, the proprietress of this Snow Crane Inn was actually in the Jade Purity Realm!

Did the big shots of the Cultivation World nowadays like to play in the Mortal World and take on side jobs?

Lin Xun felt the proprietress must have her reasons for doing so.

“Have you heard?”

At noon, the Snow Crane Inn was already filled with Cultivators.

“Heard what?” a bald Cultivator asked.

“Mo Wenwen, that Mo Wenwen from the Fuchen Continent. I heard that Mo Wenwen is in charge of this competition.”

Another yellow-haired Cultivator spoke up: “Mo Wenwen? You mean that Saintess of the Fuchen Holy Land?”

“Yeah.”

“Good heavens.” A man in a green robe opened his paper fan. “Tell me, if that Mo Wenwen falls in love with me at first sight, what should I do?”

“Brother, don’t just drink. Here, eat some peanuts.”

“Hey, what do you mean? I’m so handsome and gentle, why wouldn’t a girl like me?” The green-robed man was very indignant.

“Yes, yes, brother, everything you said is right. But brother, I heard this Mo Wenwen’s personality has some issues.”

“Issues?” a Sword Cultivator asked.

“Yeah, how should I put it… sigh, forget it, I’m just hearing rumors, it might not be true.” That fellow waved his hand, signaling he was dropping it.

“Brother, stopping halfway like that will bring bad karma.” The yellow-haired man was annoyed.

“Really, forget it, since I only heard it from others anyway. But this time for the Rootless Secret Realm, the Purple Mist Saintess Jiang Qingshang, Tianji City Saintess Sikong Wangxing, and Medicine King Valley Saintess Zhu Ling—I even heard Saintesses from several other continents are coming!”

“Then it must be…”

One fellow leaned back tactically.

“In recent years, the new generation of Saintesses from various continents has been rising and maturing. This time, coinciding with the opening of the Rootless Secret Realm, it’s less of an Opportunity for the Rootless Secret Realm and more of a hidden competition between the Saintesses and Saints of various continents.”

“Most importantly, the appearance of every Saintess is breathtakingly beautiful, and they are of different types. There’s bound to be one that hits your preference!”

“Exactly! Especially the Saintess of the Huanxi Sect! Rumor has it that one look at her can steal your soul! Just how beautiful must she be!”

“Now that you say that, I’m awake!” One fellow straightened his back. “I like Su Ying of the Ten Thousand Demon Sect! Rumor has it she’s as beautiful as cherry blossoms and her smile is super sweet!”

“But I heard Su Ying kills without blinking?”

“A Cherry Blossom in Blood, wouldn’t that be even more beautiful?”

“…”

Everyone looked at him as if he were a pervert.

At another table, Lin Xun, who had ordered two dishes and a soup, heard everything clearly.

Not just their conversation; Lin Xun had heard the conversations of all the surrounding Cultivators.

Lin Xun wasn’t surprised at all that the Saintesses of various continents would come.

After all, calling the Rootless Secret Realm a grand competition for Cultivators of the Myriad Laws World wouldn’t be an exaggeration at all.

But what was that little girl Zhu Ling doing here again?

Could there be some medicinal herb she needs in the Rootless Secret Realm?

“Then she could just tell me; I could help her get it.”

“Won’t this little girl run into trouble if she comes?”

And Wang Xing too.

I did indeed ask Wang Xing for help in seizing the rootless fruit.

But I didn’t ask you to come in person; why are you joining the fray with your frail body?

For a moment, Lin Xun felt things might be a bit troublesome.

However, they should have powerful experts protecting them, so there shouldn’t be much of a problem.

Besides, if they were still wearing the necklaces he gave them…

If something happened to them, he would notice in time.

As long as they didn’t all run into trouble at the same time, everything would be fine.

As for Jiang Qingshang and the others…

That Jiang Qingshang’s strength was indeed formidable, and she was a strong competitor for the rootless fruit.

But he still had the confidence to pin her to the ground and crush her completely.

In short, for this rootless fruit, at least two! He was determined to get them!

Drinking the last sip of the Emerald Tofu Soup, Lin Xun let out a burp, intending to go to his room for a nap.

Anyway, there was still some time before the competition, no rush.

But when Lin Xun went upstairs and just opened his door, he suddenly froze on the spot.

In front of Lin Xun, a woman had her back turned, lightly loosening her veil, her fair shoulders exposed, and her snowy-white back half-hidden and half-visible.

Hearing the door open, the woman slowly turned her head.

【It’s almost the first of the month again, so I can take a day or two off… It seems like I haven’t taken a day off in twenty days…】