Greenwood Sect

Northern District of Qingyan City.

Lin Chen did not linger long at the inn. After paying some Yang Yuan Pills, he obtained several common maps of the Great Qing Dynasty from the innkeeper. Following a brief conversation, he left the inn and arrived at the center of Qingyan City's northern district.

Although Lin Chen had not gained much useful information from the innkeeper, he had learned of a way to leave Qingyan County and head directly to Great Qing City, the Imperial City of the Great Qing Dynasty.

"Looks like this is the Greenwood Sect branch the innkeeper mentioned earlier."

"This Greenwood Sect does sound somewhat familiar..."

Looking up at the few dark-green characters before him, Lin Chen murmured softly, his gaze thoughtful as he recalled the innkeeper's casual remarks.

The Greenwood Sect was a sect within the Great Qing Dynasty. Its sphere of influence extended across several counties bordering the Great Yan Dynasty. Its overall strength was nothing noteworthy within the Great Qing Dynasty, barely ranking as a third- or fourth-rate faction.

The strongest person in the sect, the Greenwood Sect's leader, Yuan Qingmu, was merely an expert at Lesser Accomplishment of the Creation Realm. Such strength might have allowed one to dominate the Great Yan Dynasty, but in the Great Qing Dynasty, it was utterly ordinary.

That said, because of the Greenwood Sect's unique means of transportation, it still held a place within the Great Qing Dynasty. Its reputation was particularly great in Qingyan County and its surrounding regions.

"If nothing unexpected happens, this Greenwood Sect should be the sect that appeared briefly before the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet in the original world..."

"Still, I never expected the Greenwood Sect to possess such a rare means of transportation. Though it may be nothing in the eyes of those with some strength and not worth coveting, for the weak, it is indeed a time- and effort-saving method."

As Lin Chen pondered, his footsteps did not pause. He strode directly through the gates of the Greenwood Sect branch.

Lin Chen's purpose in coming to the Greenwood Sect branch was very clear: to ride the sect's Six-winged Green Eagle directly to Great Qing City, the center of the Great Qing Dynasty.

Only in the core region of the Great Qing Dynasty would he be able to quickly investigate Su Kui and his sister's identities and backgrounds, paving the way for gathering further information and traveling to the Immortal Dynasty.

In Lin Chen's view, compared to Su Rou, who was still young and unknown, her elder brother Su Kui, who was about the same age as him, should have gained some renown by now.

If there was no news of either sibling, then he could only seek out a woman named Liu Ya. All three would survive after representing the Great Qing Dynasty in the Hundred Dynasties War.

He did not believe that all three had risen from nowhere, nor did he believe they had no background whatsoever.

As for whether he could gain some beneficial assistance from them, that would depend on his own efforts. With his current strength, so long as they were not fools, quite a few people should be willing to grant him this favor.

Even if it truly proved difficult, he could always think of another way.

"I am Yuan Lin, the steward of the Greenwood Sect branch. May I ask what brings this young brother to the Greenwood Sect?"

The moment Lin Chen entered the Greenwood Sect branch, he received an enthusiastic welcome from a middle-aged man.

Lin Chen showed no surprise at this. Given the Origin Energy fluctuations currently surging around him, receiving special treatment was perfectly normal.

At Lin Chen's age, reaching Great Completion of the Form Creation Realm in Origin Energy cultivation truly qualified him as a genius among geniuses in the Great Qing Dynasty.

The Greenwood Sect steward speaking with Lin Chen wore an astonished expression. Aside from goodwill, his gaze toward Lin Chen also carried a faint trace of reverence.

"I have come to the Greenwood Sect to ride your sect's Six-winged Green Eagle to Great Qing City, the Imperial City. May I ask whether your sect has any requirements for this?"

Lin Chen smiled faintly and stated his purpose directly.

The Six-winged Green Eagle was a dark-green flying demonic beast. Its strength could at most reach Great Completion of the Core Formation Realm. It was named for the six wings beneath its ribs and lived in the Southfall Mountain Range in the southern Great Qing Dynasty. It had a gentle temperament.

However, its speed was extremely fast, not the slightest bit inferior to an ordinary cultivator at Great Completion of the Form Creation Realm. Thus, it was exceptionally difficult to capture. Only the Myriad Forest Binding Array laid by Greenwood Sect experts could capture and tame them in large numbers. This was precisely why the Greenwood Sect enjoyed considerable renown in the Great Qing Dynasty.

With the Six-winged Green Eagle to guide him, Lin Chen would not need to wander aimlessly around the Great Qing Dynasty like a headless fly,

wasting time and relying on his own flying ability to reach Great Qing City.

Moreover, this would not only save him time, but also allow him to cultivate his Origin Energy and Spiritual Power during the journey.

His Origin Energy had only just reached Great Completion of the Form Creation Realm. Although it had already stabilized, he was still a considerable distance from Lesser Accomplishment of the Qi Creation Realm. Even with Pure Yuan Pills aiding his cultivation and his extraordinary speed of absorbing the world's Origin Energy, it would be impossible for him to break through without several months of diligent cultivation.

On the path of cultivation, talent was merely a foundation and could not be considered absolute. Effort was the true basis for becoming strong. Otherwise, no matter how great one's cultivation talent, without diligent cultivation, one would ultimately become dry bones in a grave.

Although his Spiritual Power had reached the level of a high-grade Spirit Talisman Master, he dared not slacken in the slightest. To reach the Immortal Dynasty as quickly as possible, if his Spiritual Power did not break through to the Heavenly Symbol Master level and he lacked the strength of the Nirvana Realm, his speed would be slower than a snail's.

Not to mention whether he would be able to gain the recognition of a super sect and successfully enter one in the future.

"So this young brother wishes to ride a Six-winged Green Eagle. As it happens, there will be a trip departing tomorrow morning. As for the price, since this is your first visit to our Greenwood Sect, we can offer you a discount."

"Two thousand Pure Yuan Pills will suffice."

The middle-aged man paused briefly, then replied with a smile.

"In that case, I will trouble your sect."

Lin Chen nodded, then directly took out two Cosmic Bags and handed them to Yuan Lin, who suddenly looked somewhat bewildered.

"Brother Yuan Lin, do not overthink it. I actually have another matter today. I wish to exchange the four million Yang Yuan Pills in the other Cosmic Bag for Pure Yuan Pills."

"I wonder how many Pure Yuan Pills your sect would be willing to offer in exchange."

More than two years had passed, and the Pure Yuan Pills Lin Mu had given him were nearly depleted. However, he still possessed quite a large number of Yang Yuan Pills. How to deal with these Yang Yuan Pills that he no longer needed had become an issue he had to consider.

Throw them away? Give them to others?

That was obviously impossible. Although his strength was vastly different from before, his wealth was growing increasingly meager. If he had not been unwilling to waste time, he might have gone out to eliminate bandits and uphold justice on heaven's behalf, thereby replenishing his increasingly empty Cosmic Bag.