Xiao Wu in Hand (Seeking Collection, Seeking Recommendation)

Back then, after Gangzi gave him a lecture on his "Life Attribute Spirit Ring" theory and claimed that he was barely qualified to be his nominal disciple, Jiang Lin felt thoroughly disgusted.

Naturally, he refused on the spot.

But Gangzi was not the type to give up easily; otherwise, he wouldn't be Gangzi.

Thus, Jiang Lin used the simplest method—a spirit duel.

The result was self-evident: Jiang Lin beat Gangzi to a pulp without even using his first spirit skill, finally shaking off the man's pestering.

Gangzi was a man with a strong sense of pride, so he naturally wouldn't tell anyone about this, which was exactly why Jiang Lin dared to beat him up.

Otherwise, if he wrote a few letters to that love-struck fool Bibi Dong, Jiang Lin would likely have to find somewhere else to live.

Jiang Lin withdrew his gaze and stepped through the gates of Nuoding Academy.

The young man guarding the gate saw Jiang Lin's extraordinary appearance and naturally didn't dare to stop him.

Not long after Jiang Lin entered, two figures, one old and one young, appeared at the gate.

Old Jack had just arrived at the entrance with Tang San when they were immediately blocked by the young guard.

"What are you doing here? Is this a place for you country bumpkins?"

The youth sized up their appearance and clothing, guessing they were this year's work-study students; after all, self-funded students wouldn't look so shabby.

Old Jack's attire was considered decent in Holy Soul Village, but in Nuoding City, it was the definition of a country bumpkin's outfit.

The youth calculated in his mind, feeling he could push them around, so he spoke up to block their path.

"Oh? It's been a few years, and you've become 'Boss Xiao' now?"

On the sidelines of the Nuoding Academy playground, Xiao Chenyu, who had been bragging to his lackeys, froze at the sound of this voice. He turned around to see a familiar figure.

"Brother Jiang?"

Xiao Chenyu's voice was filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Because the person in front of him looked to be over 1.7 meters tall, had a dignified appearance, and faintly exuded an aura that made him feel pressured.

Seeing their boss's reaction, some of Xiao Chenyu's lackeys looked astonished, while others appeared bewildered.

Jiang Lin nodded. Although he was two years younger than Xiao Chenyu, he accepted the title of "Brother" quite naturally.

Among spirit masters, strength is respected.

In the original story, Xiao Wu could use her strength to make people much older than her call her "Sister Xiao Wu," so Jiang Lin could naturally do the same.

However, unlike Xiao Wu who demanded it, they called Jiang Lin "Brother" entirely of their own volition.

After all, Jiang Lin once had a record of slapping them all away with his bare hands, without even summoning his martial soul.

A halberd is considered a heavy weapon, so having great strength is only logical, right?

After chatting with an acquaintance for a few moments, Jiang Lin continued to stroll through Nuoding Academy.

Everything was proceeding in an orderly fashion.

Tang San had already enrolled, and when Tang Hao left Holy Soul Village, that would be the time for Jiang Lin to retrieve the 100,000-year Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone.

And once he had the spirit bone, Jiang Lin planned to flee directly to Heaven Dou City to plot for the immortal herbs.

Of course, for now, he still had to wait—wait for Tang San to go out for spirit hunting, and wait for Elder Chen to bring Xiao Wu back to him.

As Jiang Lin walked, he suddenly remembered he hadn't checked the shop for the day.

He immediately opened the shop interface.

Four items appeared before Jiang Lin's eyes.

Grade 6 Blood Ginseng, Price: 3000 points

Soul Refining Pill (12 pills), Price: 100 points

Lingerie, Price: 1 point

7,000-year Whale Shark, Price: 650 points

Tsk, he couldn't afford what was useful, and he didn't need what was useless.

Jiang Lin sighed inwardly. Looking at the Whale Shark in the system shop, he suddenly remembered he still had some leftover Whale Shark in his storage Soul Tool.

"System, recycle my remaining Whale Shark."

After communicating with the system in his mind, the system's voice rang out in Jiang Lin's head shortly after.

"Ding, the host has 11 pieces of Whale Shark remaining: 3 pieces over 10,000 years, 2 pieces over 5,000 years, and 5 pieces over 1,000 years. Total value... 2,700 points."

"Isn't that a bit cheap?"

Seeing the price of 2,700, a flash of joy crossed Jiang Lin's eyes, but after silently calculating based on the price of Whale Shark in the system shop, he asked with some doubt.

"Ding, that is very expensive. The system's pricing is absolutely fair."

Jiang Lin: ...

He had reason to suspect the system was skimming off the top.

Immediately following, the sound of points arriving in his account drew Jiang Lin's gaze toward the Soul Refining Pill.

Name: Soul Refining Pill

Function: After consumption, increases cultivation speed by 200% until the medicinal power is digested.

Note: The higher the cultivation level, the faster the medicinal power is digested.

Upon seeing the effects, Jiang Lin did not hesitate and chose to purchase 5 bottles right away.

"Balance: 2713 points - 500 points = 2213 points"

Shortly after, Jiang Lin left Nuoding Academy and arrived at his temporary residence within Nuoding City, a small courtyard.

The yard and the house were not large, but they were more than enough for two people to live in.

With a Title Douluo protecting his path, Jiang Lin naturally lacked no money.

Even the money used to purchase the Whale Shark was provided by Elder Chen.

In this era, the true utility of the Whale Shark had not yet been discovered, so the price was still quite cheap.

Although Jiang Lin no longer needed the Whale Shark now, buying them to sell to the system was still a decent option, counting as a source of points.

However, it was a pity that the system only accepted Whale Shark that were over a thousand years old.

High-age Whale Shark were not something Jiang Lin could just buy whenever he wanted; after all, the function of the Whale Shark in this era was as an aphrodisiac.

As an aphrodisiac, a hundred or a thousand years was more than enough, and since the Whale Shark was not the only creature with such properties, shops generally did not stock Whale Shark over 5,000 years old.

The ten-thousand-year Whale Shark that Jiang Lin had consumed previously were mostly first-hand goods bought in coastal cities, with a small portion personally caught by Elder Chen at sea.

It was only after the Whale Shark became useless to Jiang Lin that he went to absorb his third soul ring, followed by returning to the vicinity of Nuoding Academy to check on the situation of Tang San.

Upon entering the courtyard and closing the door, Jiang Lin discovered that Elder Chen was already sitting on a recliner, waiting for his return.

Beside him lay a cute little girl who had fallen into a coma.

Her pretty little face was white with a rosy tint, looking as tender and pink as a ripe peach, giving one the urge to take a bite.

Although her attire was very simple, she looked extremely neat.

Her long black hair was styled into a scorpion braid, and she wore rabbit-ear hair accessories on her head.

Xiao Wu!

Although he had guessed beforehand that there was a high probability nothing would go wrong, when this living Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast appeared before him, Jiang Lin still could not help but feel a surge of surprise.

"I have brought this rabbit back, old man. How do you intend to deal with her?"

Elder Chen lay lazily on the chair, his tone very calm.

Meanwhile, Jiang Lin was silently questioning the system.

"System, do you accept a living Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?"

"Ding, accepted, but on the condition that she truly belongs to the host."

"What do you mean?"

"For sentient life, the other party must wholeheartedly believe that everything they possess belongs to the host before the host can sell them."

Hearing the system's explanation, Jiang Lin's brows furrowed imperceptibly.

Isn't this just making the other party acknowledge him as their master?