Su Kui, Su Rou

The Eastern Profound Region was vast, and the ranks of the dynasties under it were clearly divided into low-level, mid-level, high-level, and super dynasties. There were countless dynasties, like stars in the sky.

Nearly every day saw the decline of some dynasties and the rise of others. The Great Yan Dynasty was merely one of the many low-level dynasties in the Eastern Profound Region. In terms of strength and reputation, it was practically invisible within the Eastern Profound Region.

Take the Great Qing Dynasty and the Great Yan Dynasty, for instance. A mid-level dynasty and a low-level dynasty might seem to differ by only one word, but the gap between them was enormous. In terms of overall strength, they simply could not be compared.

And when compared to high-level dynasties and super dynasties, that gap in strength would expand without limit, many times over. For example, an expert casually dispatched by a super dynasty might possess the power to effortlessly wipe out an entire low-level dynasty.

Great Qing Dynasty, Qingyan County.

As the former borderland between the two great dynasties, Qingyan County had earned its name thus. Now, however, this entire county had long since fallen completely under the Great Qing Dynasty's rule.

After leaving the Lin Family, Lin Chen pushed the Origin Energy and Spiritual Power within his body to their limits. Flying at top speed, it took him a full ten days to completely leave the Great Yan Dynasty's territory and enter Qingyan City, the county seat of Qingyan County.

Lin Chen's all-out journey also benefited him greatly. Not only did it allow him to wield the power within his body with greater ease and precision, but whenever he grew weary, the Spiritual Power and Origin Energy he recovered through brief meditation also increased to a certain extent overall.

Though that increase was not obvious, it truly existed.

"Give me a superior room..."

Lin Chen did not travel far through Qingyan City's bustling streets. He entered the nearest inn, casually took out more than a dozen Yang Yuan Pills, handed them to the delighted innkeeper, and gave a calm instruction.

Though the Great Yan Dynasty was a low-level dynasty, its territory was still incomparably vast. If he did not currently possess strength comparable to the peak of the Creation Realm, let alone reaching Qingyan City, it would have been a question whether he could even leave the Great Yan Dynasty.

Right now, he only wanted to rest properly and ease the exhaustion that had accumulated over many days. At the same time, he wanted to inquire about some news regarding the Great Qing Dynasty.

Wealth could move even the gods—he understood that principle well. Moreover, he did not lack Yang Yuan Pills. If not for his lack of time, he would certainly have exchanged all four million-plus Yang Yuan Pills for Pure Yuan Pills.

Even if such an exchange rate was terribly disadvantageous.

"Young master, please come upstairs..."

The innkeeper respectfully acknowledged him, beaming as he accepted the Yang Yuan Pills and chuckled obsequiously at Lin Chen.

"Do not disturb me without my permission. Also, bring me some maps of the Great Qing Dynasty."

"As for the price of the maps, we can discuss it then."

Lin Chen nodded and gave the innkeeper another instruction.

Hearing this, the innkeeper did not dare slight him in the least and nodded repeatedly.

After returning to his room, Lin Chen did not speak with Little Marten. He simply fell onto the bed and went to sleep.

He was desperately short on sleep. Though his current strength allowed him to go without food, drink, or rest for long periods, he still disliked this exhausted state.

"This brat... Does he really think Master Diao has become some kind of gatekeeper..."

Seeing Lin Chen fall asleep the moment he lay down, Little Marten felt rather bored. It could only stand guard for Lin Chen. Perhaps that was unnecessary within Qingyan City, but Little Marten did not dare be careless.

This concerned whether it could regain its physical body and restore its peak strength. Thus, when it came to Lin Chen's safety, Little Marten was sometimes even more concerned than Lin Chen himself.

The next day, Lin Chen slowly woke up and saw Little Marten staring at him without blinking. Those tiny mouse eyes brimming with fury made Lin Chen's heart skip a beat.

"Little Marten, I'll say something you may not like to hear. In your current form, you're really no different from a big black rat..."

The moment Lin Chen finished speaking, he realized he had misspoken. But he had clearly underestimated Little Marten's ability to take it. Little Marten did not react too fiercely, merely letting out an odd laugh before lazily retorting.

"Hehe... If Master Diao revealed his true form, even if it didn't affect you, brat, it would probably scare everyone in this county half to death."

Lin Chen had no good response to that, and neither man nor marten wished to dwell on the subject.

Having its physical body destroyed and hiding within the lightless Stone Talisman for years—this was the reality Little Marten least wished to mention.

"Qingyan City lies at the edge of the Great Qing Dynasty. I'm afraid it'll be difficult for you to obtain any useful information here. Yesterday, I asked around among quite a few people nearby, but gained very little."

Changing the subject, Little Marten spoke with some gravity.

"You're right. In a place like this, it really is unlikely that we can learn any valuable information from that innkeeper."

"If we want useful information, we'll still need to go to the Great Qing Dynasty's Imperial City, Great Qing City."

Lin Chen sighed softly. As he spoke, a trace of gravity appeared on his handsome, jade-like face.

"By the way, brat... Aside from heading to the Immortal Dynasty, there must be some other reason you came to the Great Qing Dynasty..."

Little Marten suddenly gave Lin Chen a scrutinizing look. Then, as though it had abruptly thought of something, it asked suspiciously.

"Of course. I have my reasons for being determined to go to the Great Qing Dynasty."

Lin Chen nodded and smiled faintly as he answered Little Marten's question.

"In the Great Qing Dynasty, we can first try to befriend two people."

"Two people? Which two? Have you been to the Great Qing Dynasty before, brat?" Little Marten could not help asking.

Hearing Little Marten's detailed questioning, Lin Chen had no intention of concealing it. "Naturally, I've never been to the Great Qing Dynasty. But I know quite well which geniuses of the Great Qing Dynasty will be able to participate in the Hundred Dynasties War in the future."

"If we can become friends with them in the Great Qing Dynasty, many things will be more convenient for us there."

"These two are a brother and sister, Su Kui and Su Rou."

A trace of confusion appeared in Little Marten's tiny eyes as it murmured, "Su Kui, Su Rou..."

"Alright, let's not talk about that for now. Hurry and get the map from that innkeeper so we can set out."

"Whether we can reach the Immortal Dynasty within two years is a huge question. And we cannot neglect our cultivation on the way there, so we do not have much time."

"Remember... when you promised to enter a super sect within five years, nearly half that time had already passed."