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In the early morning, at the entrance of the Great Sword Sect's valley.

Beneath the misty white fog, figures could already be seen busy in the golden spirit fields.

A group of youths arrived at the valley entrance, each looking with hopeful eyes at the gradually opening gap in the formation, as large as a city gate.

"Uncle, cousin, why didn't you tell me you were leaving, Chang'an?"

Lin Chang'an's uncle and cousin were awkwardly pretending not to know him, while Lin Chang'an approached with a smile, appearing friendly, as if chiding them for leaving without saying goodbye, making him feel like an outsider.

"Ahem, Chang'an, you have the best talent. Your uncle is doing this for your own good."

His uncle, shamelessly putting on a facade of benevolent concern, with his long, graying hair and a kind smile, appeared utterly hypocritical at that moment.

Lin Chang'an stepped forward, a look of gratitude on his face, and clasped his uncle's hands. "Your nephew is deeply grateful for your kindness. After all, we are family. You and cousin are both trash with low-grade spiritual roots, while I am treated as an honored guest here."

His cousin, Lin Changqing, stared at him with red eyes, consumed by jealousy, as if questioning why Lin Chang'an had better talent and a knack for alchemy, leading to such a vast disparity in treatment.

"Alright, it's time to go."

As the cultivator guarding the formation called out, his cousin Lin Changqing's expression turned excited. "Father, we can finally leave this place!"

His uncle, however, looked melancholic and turned to him. "Chang'an, your uncle knows you harbor resentment, but the Great Sword Sect is truly excellent. Your talent can only be fully realized here."

What a guy, acting as if I should be grateful to the uncle and cousin who sold me out.

"Farewell, Uncle."

Lin Chang'an waved goodbye to his uncle and cousin with an equally fake smile. Seeing his nephew's smiling face, his uncle inexplicably felt a sense of foreboding.

"Hurry up."

His uncle whispered to his son. However, his cousin Lin Changqing said enviously, "Father, what are you afraid of? Even if Lin Chang'an has great talent, what can he do? Can he escape?"

"Shut up! Hurry up."

Under his father's somewhat anxious gaze, the two quickly walked towards the outside of the formation. Many people watching this scene behind them showed envy.

"They're leaving. Sigh, when will we be able to leave?"

"Just endure it. They exchanged their own nephew for this opportunity. He's almost an alchemist with high-grade spiritual roots. It's just our bad luck."

During each departure, the Great Sword Sect did not prevent people from seeing them off.

"Father, we! We've finally gotten out!"

As they stepped out of the formation, the father and son embraced, shedding tears of excitement. Just then, a shadow suddenly blocked the light.

"Sir Zhang Qing, the sect has allowed us to leave."

Upon seeing that the person was a cultivator from the Great Sword Sect, Zhang Qing, the father and son's expressions turned anxious, and they spoke with a slight tremor.

Zhang Qing, seeing this, smiled. "Of course, the sect allows you to leave. You are free. I am here to find Alchemist Lin."

Zhang Qing then turned and waved towards Lin Chang'an at the valley entrance, smiling and saying, "Alchemist Lin, the person you were looking for has arrived."

Lin Chang'an, in the distance, broke into a smile. "Senior Brother Zhang, thank you."

However, a gasp rippled through the crowd at the valley entrance. Lin Chang'an's uncle and cousin, who had just walked out, were directly apprehended.

"Everyone," Zhang Qing said solemnly as he approached, looking at the crowd. "Our Great Sword Sect adheres to rules. This matter has nothing to do with us. These are people Alchemist Lin asked me to invite."

Under everyone's gaze, Lin Chang'an's lips curved into a smile, and he shouted towards the figures outside the formation, "How much are these two worth?"

A rough-looking cultivator, looking at the two in his grasp, waved dismissively. "One is an old man, and the other is over twenty. Both are in the early Qi Condensation stage with low-grade spiritual roots. They can only mine or be used for breeding. They're not worth much."

Even so, a bag of spirit stones was casually tossed over. "On account of the Great Sword Sect, these two are twenty spirit stones."

The uncle with graying hair looked around blankly, glancing at the Great Sword Sect and then at the restraints on his body. Even the usually composed man was somewhat stunned. "You guys coordinated quite well."

His cousin Lin Changqing's mind buzzed, and he muttered in disbelief, "We! We were sold?"

Lin Chang'an at the valley entrance casually weighed the spirit stone bag in his hand and directly took out five spirit stones, tossing them to Zhang Qing.

"Alchemist Lin, you are too kind."

Lin Chang'an squinted and smiled. "My uncle and cousin sold me. Is there a problem with me reselling them?"

With the five spirit stones in his embrace, Zhang Qing immediately put on a righteous expression, patting his chest. "Alchemist Lin is one of us. The father and son outside have no further connection with the sect. I am merely acting on Alchemist Lin's behalf."

"As for what he intends to do with them, that is Alchemist Lin's family matter. How could there be any problem!"

As he spoke, Zhang Qing looked at the others with a smile. "Do you think there's a problem?"

The crowd exchanged glances. It seemed there really wasn't a problem.

If you can sell me, why can't I resell you?

However, Lin Chang'an's methods were truly beyond words. Many people, seeing Lin Chang'an's smile as he held the spirit stone bag, silently warned themselves that this was a ruthless individual and should not be offended lightly.

"This!" Li Han, among the crowd, widened his eyes and couldn't help but click his tongue.

Being betrayed by his uncle and cousin, and then reselling them in turn – these tactics were too slick, completely unexpected. Even the parties involved were stunned.

Let alone them, even disciples like Zhang Qing, who grew up in the Great Sword Sect and had seen all sorts of schemes, were now wide-eyed and speechless. This truly broadened their horizons.

Many who had realized what was happening suddenly understood. So this was what Lin Chang'an had discussed with Elder Lu last night.

This ability to seek revenge through any means necessary is impressive!

Everyone was secretly alarmed, warning themselves not to offend people like this. They repay kindness with kindness and seek revenge when wronged – a true villain.

Lin Chang'an looked at Li Han's dark eye circles and shook his head. He could only imagine what Li Han had gone through that night to make him, a Martial Grandmaster, look like this.

"In Miaowa Kingdom, the Great Sword Sect is considered a benevolent sect. They use a combination of rewards and punishments for those with good aptitude, primarily relying on incentives. If it were a smaller force here, they'd even turn the ashes of the dead into cinnabar for talismans."

Beneath his smiling face, Lin Chang'an inwardly scoffed. A benevolent sect?

He knew how many corpses had paved the way for the current Great Sword Sect. Moreover, their preferential treatment was built upon their talent and skills.

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