He handed several scrolls to the two men.
After carefully reading through them, the village chief and Zhang Tiezhu asked Lin Ke a few questions.
Lin Ke answered them one by one and even helped the villagers carve stone pens for raising insects out of the rock cave.
He also told them about a few precautions.
This gave Lin Ke a familiar feeling.
Back in Green Mulberry Garden, he had built his fortune by relying on these mortals.
Now he was doing the same again, drawing on the strength of mortals to break through his predicament in the Cloud Dragon Secret Realm.
In this cultivation world that devoured people without spitting out their bones,
he felt a trace of comfort.
Finally, after hesitating a moment, Lin Ke still brought it up with the village chief. "Sir? Is this glowing object some sort of magical treasure?"
He could sense that the pearl's spiritual energy was rich and pure.
Even with his current cultivation, refining and absorbing it would substantially increase his strength. He might even have a chance of breaking through to the nascent soul middle stage.
The old man gave a slight shudder, almost as though he had been struck by lightning.
Zhang Tiezhu's expression also turned ugly.
The old man gritted his teeth before saying, "Exalted Immortal, this pearl is the only thing our clan can rely on to survive here."
"Recently, the exalted immortals of the Giant Strength Fire Prison Sect have been fighting a great war against that Demon Sect from beyond our borders."
"Even the exalted immortals have suffered countless casualties. If you take that pearl away,"
"every last member of our clan will surely perish. Please show us mercy, Exalted Immortal..."
As he spoke, the old village chief actually started to kneel again.
Lin Ke