News that Lin Yi had decisively killed two late-stage Dragon Transformation cultivators and one at the peak of the first Immortal Platform stage swept across the Northern Region like a hurricane. From there, it spread through the Eastern Wasteland and even beyond.
He was quietly being hailed as the foremost member of the Eastern Wasteland's younger generation.
Meanwhile, word came from Yaoguang Sacred Land that it intended to make him its Holy Son. That left the current Holy Son nursing a grudge against him.
A short while later, Lin Yi arrived at a picturesque oasis called Cangzhou.
The oasis spanned three to four thousand li across, making it relatively small by Northern Region standards.
Its central city, Cang City, was renowned throughout the region for its beauty. Gardens, ancient halls, and pavilions filled the city, each more lovely than the last.
Not long after entering, Lin Yi spotted a fat Taoist priest in robes and a purple-gold crown.
The priest had a ruddy face, a round belly, and a remarkably heavy build, yet he looked thoroughly honest.
"That unscrupulous fatty is here. Could there be a great tomb nearby?" Lin Yi recognized him at once. It was Duan De, the man who had swindled him before.
The fat priest went into a restaurant and tucked into great mouthfuls of meat and wine. He seemed to be in a fine mood.
From a distance, Lin Yi watched with bright eyes, wondering how to rob him. The fatty had no shortage of treasures.
After a long while, a well-fed and wine-sodden Duan De left the city and flew off in one direction.
"I knew that fatty was up to something!"
Duan De moved like a streak of light across the sky. Before long, he had left Cangzhou and entered Lizhou.
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