Spirit Vine City had far too many treasures, and the temptation was enormous. As long as you had Spirit Stones, you could buy anything-even things that had once been impossibly out of reach.
But the prices alone were enough to make people shrink back.
Five hundred years ago, a Nine-Turn Golden Elixir could be bought for ten million Spirit Stones. Now, it cost thirty million.
And even at that price, none were available. After five hundred years of accumulation, the number of Spirit Stones in the Three Realms had increased far too much.
After five hundred years of growth, Lin Tian now looked about nine years old, exquisitely sculpted and remarkably handsome.
Young as he looked, he was now the most celebrated figure in the Three Realms, doted on by mighty beings from every quarter.
Of course, no one would treat Lin Tian as an ordinary person anymore. After all, he had accomplished so many great things.
Besides, what sort of bizarre-looking person couldn't be found in the Three Realms?
Lin Tian wandered down the street alone, muttering to himself, "The Journey to the West should have started by now. I wonder where the Scripture-Seeker has gotten to. Hmph, not one of those Buddhists is any good. One day, I'll put them through such torment they won't know whether they're in heaven or hell!"
According to the original course of events, the entire Journey to the West had left Lin Tian's family shattered and ruined.
From Spirit Vine Mountain all the way to the Jisai Kingdom, that entire stretch was actually territory the Bull Devil King had conquered.
Beginning at Spirit Vine Mountain, Guanyin had taken Lin Tian away to serve as a slave. In the Daughter Kingdom, the Bull Devil King's younger brother, the True Immortal Ruyi, had been