Jia Xing Tian's Arrival

After leaving the Alchemist Guild, Lin Qing and the Lion father and daughter moved into a courtyard arranged by the guild.

The next day, they also visited the Mittel Auction House in Black Rock City, but the next auction would not be held until half a month later. Lin Qing could only use the VIP card Donna had given him to buy some Medicinal Herbs he needed.

Because Black Rock City had three Dou Wang-level factions—the City Lord's Manor, the Xue Clan, and the Hao Clan—along with the Alchemist Guild, the status of Black Rock City's Mittel Auction House was vastly different from that of Wutan City's. One had to guard against local tyrants, while the other could decide the life and death of every clan.

No wonder Hai Bodong had immediately become the Great Elder after returning to the Mite'er Family. It was truly exhausting for a single Dou Wang to hold up such a huge operation.

As he walked back to the Small Courtyard, Lin Qing subconsciously swept it with his Soul Strength. He discovered an old man already sitting in the courtyard where he lived, with two weak presences beside him. However, the old man's strength surpassed the Lion's.

"Lion, someone's here!"

After saying that, Lin Qing vanished from the spot in front of the Lion.

He found the three people in the Pocket World, where they were teaching Xiao Yi Xian how to cultivate.

"There's an unfamiliar Dou Emperor. You three, come out with me!"

After speaking, Lin Qing brought the three of them out of the Pocket World.

In front of the Lion, he released the three women, including Ling Qingzhu, and transmitted with his Soul Strength:

When we go in later, if that person makes a move, attack immediately!

Ignoring the Lion's bewildered and confused expression, Lin Qing pushed open the courtyard gate.

However, the Lion also knew not to ask what he should not ask, so he circulated the Dou Qi within his body and followed Lin Qing into the courtyard.

What came into view was an old man seated in the courtyard. He wore an ordinary yellow robe, and his white hair and youthful complexion gave him an air of refined ease. There was considerable majesty in his gaze, yet Lin Qing could clearly sense that this old man was a Dou Emperor Peak expert.

Beside him stood a woman with a cold and beautiful face, carrying an aura of maturity and authority. Her lovely eyes were captivating, and she possessed an innate allure.

The other was a young girl with an elegant and tranquil temperament. Yet the mischievous glint that flashed through her watery eyes betrayed her lively nature.

The two women looked quite alike. They were a pair of sisters.

"Master Lin, I have long admired your name!"

The old man stood and warmly greeted Lin Qing as he entered.

A few days ago, when news emerged that a Dou Emperor expert and a Sixth-Grade Alchemist had appeared in Black Rock City, he had ordered people to investigate.

Before coming here, he had already investigated thoroughly. This Sixth-Grade Alchemist named Lin Qing seemed to have popped out of a rock. He also possessed Heavenly Flames. Although he shared the same name as the Lin Qing from the Xiao Clan who had suddenly become a Da Dou Shi, they absolutely could not be the same person. Furthermore, the other party did not seem to be from the Jia Ma Empire.

How could anyone suddenly go from a Da Dou Shi to a High-Level Dou Spirit and become a Sixth-Grade Alchemist? If he had been an Alchemist, how could there have been no news of any Alchemist in Wutan City? What he did not know was that Lin Qing had long since made an agreement with Donna, so not a single Medicinal Pill refined by Lin Qing had entered Wutan City.

He had brought his two granddaughters this time to see whether he could recruit him. Even if he could not recruit him, he still had to establish good relations. In any case, he absolutely could not allow him to grow close to the Misty Cloud Sect.

As for abducting him and making him a medicine slave, he had considered that as well. But a Sixth-Grade Alchemist—especially a twelve-year-old Sixth-Grade Alchemist—whose Master was an Eighth-Grade existence was simply someone he had no ability to provoke. He could only receive him with the utmost caution.

Rashly offending him would not be a wise choice.

It was simply that he could no longer wait. He desperately needed to break through to the Dou Zong realm, and the Nether Sea Flood Dragon also needed treatment for its injuries.

When that black-robed man had approached him yesterday, he had refused, but he feared that the man would instead go and support the Misty Cloud Sect.

That was why he had hurriedly brought his granddaughters here, hoping only that the other party would not blame him.

However, when the Lion and Lin Qi's group of three appeared, especially when the two women, Ling Qingzhu and Li Qingchan, stepped through the air, Jia Xing Tian's pupils contracted. He had not expected that the other party not only had a Dou Emperor subordinate, but also had two Dou Zongs and another Dou Emperor hidden away.

These three women seemed to be younger than Yaoye.

Especially those two barefooted women—they would kill!

That was Jia Xing Tian's instinct. Fortunately, he had not made a move or become enemies with them.

He did not know that he had already crossed Lin Qing's bottom line. Lin Qing disliked people who came to his door without giving notice.

Lin Qing had his own principles. If people respected him, he respected them. As for Jia Xing Tian, who had come unannounced, Lin Qing had already classified him as an unwelcome guest. Otherwise, he would not have summoned Lin Qi's group of three straight away.

"You are Jia Xing Tian, aren't you?"

Lin Qing asked in a deep voice. In the Jia Ma Empire, a Dou Emperor Peak expert, not a wind-attributed Dou Qi user, an old man—he should be Jia Xing Tian of the Imperial Family.

As for the two behind him, they should be his two granddaughters.

"I am Jia Xing Tian! These are my two worthless granddaughters, Yaoye and Yaoyue. Yaoye, Yaoyue, pour tea for Master Lin!"

The old man spoke to his two granddaughters behind him.

Then he apologized while saying all sorts of flattering things to Lin Qing. It was nothing more than apologizing for arriving uninvited and hoping Lin Qing would not take offense, followed by praise for Lin Qing's talent, appearance, and so on.

Those pleasant words improved Lin Qing's previously displeased mood. Hearing Jia Xing Tian's words, Lin Qi looked somewhat pleased, while Li Qingchan and Ling Qingzhu merely sighed softly.

Jia Xing Tian's intention to recruit him was already obvious from his words. Lin Qing naturally understood that it was because of his value, the people around him, and the Master behind him who did not actually exist.

The older one gets, the craftier one becomes!

Lin Qing sighed inwardly.

However, Lin Qing also had to admit that Jia Xing Tian was far more capable than the several elders of the Xiao Clan. If those elders had been like him, Lin Qing truly would have found it difficult to brush them off.

Jia Xing Tian appeared completely unhurried and showed no desire for a Sixth-Grade Alchemist at all, but Lin Qing knew that this was what he desired most.

How could he not desire it?

As long as Gu He, a Fourth-Rank Alchemist, raised his arm in appeal, he could destroy a Dou Wang clan. Gu He, who stood at the peak of the Jia Ma Empire, merely had to stand there to recruit a group of experts. This made no one dare provoke his younger brother, who possessed countless treasures. That was even with Gu He being somewhat overrated and Yun Yun being indecisive. Otherwise, he could easily have helped the Misty Cloud Sect control the entire Jia Ma Empire, or even replace the ruling dynasty.

Lin Qing knew that if Jia Xing Tian did not raise his request now, it meant that his future request would be even greater.

Between people, it was nothing more than interests, affection, recognition, and such things.

Jia Xing Tian had come to find him for no reason other than to seek Medicinal Pills and treatment for the Magical Beast of their Imperial Family.

As long as Jia Xing Tian could offer enough benefits and show sufficient value, it would not hurt to give him some help. Besides, Lin Qing also needed a balance between the Empires.

His current strength no longer required him to be so cautious. He felt that he could take slightly bigger steps now. Thus, after Jia Xing Tian finished speaking, Lin Qing went straight to the point.

"Jia Xing Tian, tell me why you came this time!"