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Among the countless billions of living beings on Tianxuan Continent, beautiful women were the least scarce. There was no lack of peerless beauties capable of stirring his heart, yet even now, he had never encountered one.

And even if he had, he would not have been moved at present. On Tianxuan Continent, strength reigned supreme. Ordinary mortals simply did not possess the power to protect a beauty, much less earn her favor.

Admiring the strong was an instinctive nature of women in this world. There were things that the weak did not deserve to possess. This was the cruel, naked reality, and no one understood that better than he did.

Of course, a toad might be able to eat swan meat, but only if that swan was foolish. Not only was such luck not something he necessarily possessed, he did not need it at all.

The woman before him was fairly outstanding, whether in talent, potential, voice, or appearance, but she could not leave too deep an impression on him.

There were quite a few women like her within the Lin Clan, and every somewhat larger city would have one or two. It was nothing remarkable.

Though he was a normal man, he would not abandon his principles or deliberately flatter her simply because she was beautiful.

"Hehe... You jest, Young Master..."

"This little woman is Xuan Su, a steward of the Wan Jin Merchant Guild. May I ask what Young Master wishes to purchase from our Wan Jin Merchant Guild..."

Sensing the Origin Energy rippling around the young man before her, no weaker than her own, and seeing that his clear gaze showed not the slightest daze or distraction at the sight of her, a trace of surprise flashed through Xuan Su's narrow peach-blossom eyes. As she offered Lin Chen a graceful bow, she could not help secretly speculating about his identity.

At such an age, he was already at the initial Heavenly Origin Realm. There had never been word of anyone like that in Flame City. Furthermore, he spent so lavishly—behind him...

Lin Chen naturally had no idea what Xuan Su was thinking. Nor did he conceal anything, directly stating his purpose in coming to the Wan Jin Merchant Guild.

"I came to the Wan Jin Merchant Guild this time to purchase spiritual medicines of at least the sixth grade that benefit demonic beasts. Something similar to the Fire Ancestor Demonic Flower would suffice."

"As for the price, whether it is Yang Yuan Pills or Pure Yuan Pills, as long as the amount is not too outrageous, I can accept it."

At his words, the surprise in Xuan Su's eyes deepened, and she could not help softly repeating, "Spiritual medicines of the sixth grade or above that benefit demonic beasts?"

"That's right. Is there a problem?"

Lin Chen's expression remained unchanged as he answered blandly.

"There is no problem, but I fear I will have to disappoint you, Young Master."

"Spiritual medicines of the sixth grade and above have always been quite rare, let alone those that benefit demonic beasts. Very few people would sell such medicines to our Wan Jin Merchant Guild. Even those who bring them out for auction usually trade them for other items rather than price them in Pure Yuan Pills. It is simply very difficult for such items to end up in the hands of our Wan Jin Merchant Guild."

Xuan Su lightly shook her head and sighed. A faintly bitter smile appeared on her fair and alluring face, and her words carried a hint of helplessness.

If she could befriend this mysterious genius youth, then as one of the Wan Jin Merchant Guild's core members, Xuan Su would not mind making the decision to sacrifice some of the guild's profits. Unfortunately, their Wan Jin Merchant Guild truly did not possess anything capable of moving him.

"Then does the Wan Jin Merchant Guild know of any information regarding the spiritual medicines I need?"

Hearing Xuan Su's forthright answer, Lin Chen did not give up and asked again.

At this, Xuan Su frowned. Then her eyes brightened slightly, as though she had thought of something, and she said gently, "Some time ago, the Blood Wolf Gang happened to obtain a seventh-grade spiritual medicine in the deep mountains east of Flame City—the Ice Fire Snake Scale Fruit."

"However, the Blood Wolf Gang has always been arrogant, greedy, and overconfident. They have never been on good terms with our Wan Jin Merchant Guild. Getting them to put the Ice Fire Snake Scale Fruit up for auction is practically impossible."

"A seventh-grade spiritual medicine, the Ice Fire Snake Scale Fruit?"

Lin Chen murmured in surprise. He had never heard of the seventh-grade spiritual medicine Xuan Su mentioned. Not only had he never heard of it, he had not even seen it in the records of spiritual medicines kept by the Lin Clan.

Lin Chen did not doubt her words. After all, Tianxuan Continent was incomparably vast and filled with countless natural treasures. The Lin Clan's records, like his own ingrained memories of this world, were extremely limited and one-sided. They could not possibly encompass everything.

"That is correct. The Ice Fire Snake Scale Fruit is indeed a seventh-grade spiritual medicine. It is extremely well concealed. During the day, its color changes with the sunlight, and it brims with Yang energy. At night, it turns completely black and emits a bone-chilling cold. Its fruit resembles a coiled snake and is covered in a layer of fleshy scales, hence the name Ice Fire Snake Scale Fruit."

"Consuming this fruit can not only help certain demonic beasts at the peak of the Heavenly Origin Realm break through their bottlenecks, but even a person at the Late Heaven Origin Stage has a high chance of advancing to the Lesser Core Formation Realm after swallowing it."

Seeing Lin Chen's doubts, Xuan Su responded before patiently explaining. She did not find his ignorance strange. After all, the Ice Fire Snake Scale Fruit had vanished for many years and was not recorded in the commonly used spiritual medicine manuals.

The reason their Wan Jin Merchant Guild knew the Ice Fire Snake Scale Fruit's name and effects was merely a coincidence. They had only obtained this information by accident from the Blood Wolf Gang.

"This Ice Fire Snake Scale Fruit has some traits similar to those of the Pill Immortal Pool. The deep mountains east of Flame City, the Blood Wolf Gang..."

In an instant, Lin Chen formed several guesses, though he could not be certain...

If nothing unexpected had happened, the Pill Immortal Pool was located somewhere within the area where the Ice Fire Snake Scale Fruit had appeared. However, he would need to investigate carefully before reaching a conclusion.

His trip to the Wan Jin Merchant Guild had truly accomplished two things at once. But if he wanted the Ice Fire Snake Scale Fruit, Yue Shan would be troublesome. With his strength at the peak of the Core Formation Realm, the identity of a Lin Clan member might not be of much use.

Yue Shan was fairly strong, entirely incomparable to Lei Bao, who had been stuck at the Late Heaven Origin Stage for years. Yue Shan could take his people and flee Flame City at any time, even leave the Great Yan Dynasty for places beyond the Lin Clan's reach.

With the few qi-grade spiritual secret arts he had mastered in the Lin Clan, defeating Yue Shan might not be difficult. But killing him was likely still impossible for now. After all, Lin Chen's Origin Energy was weak, and the gap between him and Yue Shan was considerable. He remained only at the initial Heavenly Origin Realm. A prolonged battle would instead be disadvantageous to him.

Forget it. A small lack of patience can ruin great plans.

For now, I can only wait a while longer, or ask someone else to act.

Lin Chen understood very clearly that when negotiating or trading with someone like Yue Shan, once he revealed some of his wealth, if he lacked absolute strength to intimidate him, it would undoubtedly become a major problem for himself.

The wealth on him was enough to make even some accomplished Qi Creation Realm experts covet it. Thus, before immense profit, the Lin Clan's name would be utterly useless.

Moreover, he looked far too young and immature. It would be easy for others to judge him by his appearance, underestimate him, and develop the greedy thought of killing him for his treasures.

Was that not also why he had directly revealed himself at the Lei Family in Qingyang Town? The changes of human nature were unpredictable, far beyond what he could understand or imagine.