Encounter 1

"Song Danhao? The Demon Palace was destroyed not long ago, and the Shadow Demon Great Saint came knocking on his door. It's said that he's been missing ever since.

That guy was already seriously injured, and then he fought with the Shadow Demon Great Saint. He's probably in a terrible state now. Why are you asking about him?"

"It's nothing, I just plan to kick a man when he's down."

Lin Xin smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes.

If it weren't for Song Danhao, his foolish sister wouldn't have been captured, and she wouldn't be poisoned and unconscious now.

Now that he can infinitely stack single attributes, plus the Sword of Joy's perverted ability, he plans to just kill his way through.

Anyway, the current Demon Territory is already a mess.

Lin Xin directly requisitioned a Soul Sect warship, taking everyone, including the Protectorate Army, back.

That day, they jumped directly through the Star Gate, traveling back to the Central Star Region.

The Cloud Light Lord didn't seem to have anything specific to do, so he simply didn't leave, staying by Lin Xin's side. It seemed like he was protecting him, but he would appear and disappear, so it didn't really seem like it.

Lin Xin was too lazy to bother with him. Back then, the Cloud Light Lord had pleaded and saved him once, so he just let him be.

The warship returned to the Star Gate port, where the port governor had been waiting for a long time, leading a large group of officials to greet them.

When they disembarked, the massive scale of the group even made the Celestial Venerable avatar guarding the Star Gate open his eyes and nod in acknowledgment.

However, Lin Xin only stayed here briefly to rest and reorganize, and then immediately changed ships to go to the second largest Star Gate port in the Central Star Region—Anduin.

Anduin was extremely far away, requiring a certain amount of time for supplies and preparations. In addition, a general understanding of the specific situation in the Demon Territory was also needed.

So he temporarily stayed at the port, sending messages back to have people collect information and investigate, while waiting for the supplies to be completed.

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After dinner.

Lin Xin performed another full-body purification for Lin Yaoyang, ensuring that the poison would not spread.

Then he was dragged out of the VIP residence by the Cloud Light Lord, who couldn't stay still, to stroll around the port district.

The two of them didn't bring any guards, just casually walking on the port's main street.

The simulated sun slowly set in the west, and the entire port was shrouded in a faint twilight.

Lin Xin watched as the Cloud Light Lord excitedly grabbed a vendor selling braised pig trotters, carefully asking about how they were made.

They had obviously never eaten this dish before. The Cloud Light Lord chatted and gnawed, and in just half an hour, he had eaten all the pig trotters in the cart.

Lin Xin could only pay the bill in silence.

"It would be normal to go shopping with a female cultivator or a child, but to go for a stroll with a big man, and a Divine Beast in human form..."

So boring...

He shook his head, but the Cloud Light Lord was, after all, an old friend who had saved him, so he couldn't refuse him.

"Little brother." The Cloud Light Lord smacked his lips, and soon had another large handful of grilled meat skewers in his hand. He casually stuffed a skewer into his mouth, chewing it up with the bamboo stick still attached, and swallowed it with an expression of endless aftertaste.

After eating dozens of skewers, he finally calmed down a bit.

"This time I've come, apart from protecting your personal safety, the Grand Elders and the leader also want to obtain detailed data on the specific degree of your current bloodline's growth."

"I don't understand, how can the growth of my bloodline benefit you?"

Actually, Lin Xin never understood why the Star Chant Sect had been so steadfast in supporting him.

From the very beginning, before he had even come into contact with them, the high-level experts of the Star Chant Sect had secretly taken action to protect him.

This favor was undoubtedly significant.

"It's not a benefit," the Cloud Light Lord chuckled twice, transmitting his voice. "It's glory!"

"Glory?" Lin Xin was somewhat puzzled.

"You know how a big tree blooms, right?" The Cloud Light Lord directly shoved a large handful of meat skewers into his mouth. A sharp cracking sound was heard as the bamboo skewers snapped, and then he quickly stuffed them into his mouth and chewed.

"The most beautiful and brilliant flower that blooms on a big tree, after it withers, produces the most excellent seeds.

The same goes for the Star Chant God's bloodline. If you don't want the bloodline to degenerate and decline generation after generation, you can only find the most brilliant and purest little flower in the bloodline and let it be passed down."

He paused, looking at Lin Xin with a strange expression.

"So, you are that beautiful little flower~~~"

"..."

Lin Xin instantly understood. So the Holy Son was purely based on bloodline, treating him as a stud to inherit the bloodline.

"Don't worry, the most excellent and beautiful girls in the sect will gradually rush to your side. The Saint Lotus selection is currently underway," the Cloud Light Lord said gleefully.

"Saint Lotus?"

"It means the lotus that the Holy Son favors. The most outstanding women in the sect under ten thousand years old will be selected as the foundation for you to breed offspring."

"Can I refuse?"

Lin Xin's face twitched.

"We've helped you so much, how can you refuse? This karma is not easy to accept," the Cloud Light Lord chuckled slyly.

"Actually, there are also voices within the sect who believe that purity is not necessarily the best. If you were to choose a thousand concubines, as long as one of them has a more excellent mutated bloodline, it would be a complete return on investment."

"..."

Lin Xin shook his head slightly.

Although his strength had indeed increased significantly recently, the Star Chant Sect had helped him a lot, and this favor could not be severed no matter what.

"If there is only one Saint Lotus, then I can accept it."

Having three wives and four concubines was not a difficult thing in this world, and besides, he was not choosing a Dao Companion, just a concubine.

The unique position of Dao Companion was reserved for Lin Yaoyang.

"It's good that you understand," the Cloud Light Lord chuckled.

Lin Xin changed the subject and began to inquire about the details of the Star Chant Sect.

The two slowly strolled through the central district, unknowingly reaching a small, remote shop near the edge of the Void.

"Huh??"

Suddenly, a slightly cool voice came from the front.

The two looked up and saw a beautiful girl with silver-gray shawl-length hair, staring at them with a slight look of surprise.

The girl's figure was curvy, her waist so slender it seemed a gust of wind could break it.

Her legs were long and rounded, wrapped in pure white, slender stockings. A gentle breeze blew, and her purplish-black long dress fluttered slightly, giving a hint of purity and charm.

This girl was none other than Bai Qingjue, the Bai Family's eldest daughter, whom Lin Xin had met on the airship.

"Qingqing, what's wrong?" From inside the armor shop behind Bai Qingjue, two pretty and equally pure young girls walked out.

Compared to Bai Qingjue, their looks were slightly inferior, but they were still slender beauties in the eyes of ordinary people.

Compared to Bai Qingjue's coolness, one of the girls wore silver and red women's soft armor, looking heroic.

The other carried a silver-white long sword on her back, dressed in tight black clothing that accentuated her beautiful figure.

"It's... nothing..." Bai Qingjue paused, then shook her head and whispered. Seeing Lin Xin again, she felt a bit dazed and didn't know how to react.

She wanted to salute, but the other party had only come out casually, clearly not wanting to reveal their identity.

Such important figures naturally had their own reasons for their every word and action, and she didn't want to displease them...

Her heart was in turmoil, filled with anxiety.

"Bai... Qingjue?"

Lin Xin revealed a slight smile. He had a good impression of this Bai Family girl.

When she didn't know his identity, she had taken the initiative to speak up and try to help him. This kindness was indeed valuable.

"Yes... it's me..."

Bai Qingjue was slightly stunned, seemingly not expecting the other party to greet her.

"We met on the ship, remember?" Lin Xin said gently.

"Ah... it's you..." Bai Qingjue tried to maintain her composure, but her heart couldn't help but relax a little.

"Did you return from the auction?"

Lin Xin asked casually.

"We didn't make it..." Bai Qingjue shook her head.

After some small talk, Bai Qingjue relaxed a bit, realizing that Lin Xin wasn't some kind of monster, and her mood was no longer as tense as it had been at the beginning.

After introducing each other, she also learned Lin Xin's and his companion's names: Lin Sheri and Dewey.

Lin Xin also learned that the White Cloud Whale Emperor's name was Dewey, but this name was clearly not his real name, but a code name he had taken later.

"Introduce these two brothers, Qingqing. When did you meet them? I've never heard you mention them before."

The soft armor girl smiled and introduced herself.

"Hello, two brothers, I'm Chen Yuruan, and this is Miss Ning Xiang."

"Hello, everyone." Lin Xin nodded lightly, offering a slight smile as a courtesy.

The Cloud Light Lord casually responded, considering it a reply, which was already giving Lin Xin a lot of face.

After all, his true form was the extremely massive White Cloud Whale Emperor, and the three little fellows in front of him weren't even as thick as one of his leg hairs.

It was like how humans wouldn't waste words with ants; if they breathed a little too hard, they'd be afraid of blowing the other party to death.

When the difference in levels was this great, it would be tiring for either side to interact.

The Cloud Light Lord's response clearly displeased the two girls somewhat, but out of consideration for Bai Qingjue's feelings, they didn't say anything.

"Since you didn't go to the auction, why are you still lingering here?"

Lin Xin casually chatted with Bai Qingjue for a few sentences.

"There are some things that haven't been resolved yet, so I can't go back for the time being." Bai Qingjue took a breath, her voice softening.

Thinking of the matters her family was facing, she was tempted to ask if he had any channels to resolve them, but the two of them had only met by chance, and their relationship hadn't reached the point where she could ask for help.

She hesitated several times, but still couldn't bring herself to speak.

"What's the matter? Tell me about it?" Her small actions naturally didn't escape Lin Xin's notice, so he simply asked directly.

"I have some connections at the port; perhaps I can offer you some advice."

Some connections?

The Cloud Light Lord glanced at Lin Xin with disdain.

At the Azure Lake Mountain's port, as the personal disciple of a deputy minister of one of the Six Departments, this was called some connections?

Even if he were to mobilize the entire port garrison to go on a sightseeing tour around the area, it would only take a single word from him.

This was called some connections??

As one of the top geniuses of Azure Lake Mountain, now widely known, Lin Xin was already firmly on the hit list of major forces such as the Void Demon Spirit Shadow City.