"Damn, I'm broke!"
Recently, he had bought a large quantity of spiritual materials from the Four Seas Merchant Guild to refine his Life-Bound Divine Artifact, along with the resources he needed to cultivate the Three Revolutions Profound Origin Art.
Now he had bought a Profound Grade martial art as well. His Spirit Stones were completely gone.
And that was only because the cultivation art was commonplace and he received a discount at the Four Seas Merchant Guild.
"Still, the money was worth spending. They're only Spirit Stones. I just need to idle a few more years."
Lin Chen muttered to himself, then remembered something else.
He had just received word.
It turned out that Elder Su, who had assessed his potential and brought him into the Four Seas Merchant Guild, was the Earth Martial Realm warrior the guild had sent to the Northern Frontier to wipe out the Blood Fiend Cult.
Elder Su was not alone. Several promising warriors from the guild had also plunged into the whirlpool of hunting down the Blood Fiend Cult's remnants.
Among them were prodigies on the Cloud Province Rising Stars Ranking.
Lin Chen had also learned that many young warriors from the other three factions had made the same choice.
Some sought to temper themselves; others were swayed by the generous rewards promised by the Four Factions. Those who earned outstanding merit could obtain not only Earth Grade secret manuals and miraculous pills, but perhaps even earthly treasures and opportunities for good fortune.
Truth be told, even Lin Chen was tempted. If there had been no danger, he would definitely have gone to try his luck.
"For most warriors, the martial path comes down to one word: fight. Fight for opportunities, seize good fortune—that's how you advance with courage and speed. The Northern Frontier