Heavenly Heart City.
Lin Hao had returned with a vast throng of people, marching back in grand procession.
Cultivators lined both sides of the street, setting up stalls and hawking their wares. The streets were packed with people everywhere. The city had become a bustling free-trade metropolis, far more prosperous than Heavenly Heart City had been before.
"Come take a look! Freshly dug-up Blood Spirit Grass!" ??
"Cold Mist Grass, Jade Marrow Mushroom—selling at a loss!"
"The Jiangnan Sect has gone bankrupt! Sect Master Huang He ran off with his sister-in-law! We had no choice but to break into the treasury. Purple Monkey Flowers, Heavenly Spirit Fruits, Seven Star Grass... selling at a heartbreaking loss!"
"Earth Mushrooms, Earth Pears... not 998, just 98! Don't miss out as you pass by!"
"..."
The din of the streets gradually died down.
Everyone's attention had been drawn to Lin Hao and the others, who had just entered the city. There were not only tens of thousands of Lin family disciples, but also the Seventeen Sons of Heavenly Heart, along with more than a hundred thousand people who had fled with Lin Hao.
Such a massive group appearing all at once was bound to attract attention.
"This is Heavenly Heart City?!"
The Lin family disciples were beaming with delight.
They had assumed that, because of Lin Yuan, the city Qin Emperor had bestowed upon them would be an empty shell with no value.
But once again, the outcome had been beyond their expectations. They had judged a gentleman with a petty mind; Qin Emperor was far more broad-minded than they had imagined.
"Is this real?!"
Seeing the bustling streets, the Lin family's Old Ancestor was so excited he could barely speak.
The Lin family had once been renowned throughout the world for its alchemy