After learning that the Blood Demon Sect and the Tyrant Sword Sect were going to make a deal in the City of Sin, Lin Heng naturally thought of giving them a big gift.
These days, if someone sends you razor blades, you naturally have to send them something decent in return. Like, get the second battalion commander to bring his Italian artillery and fire a shot at that bastard, right?
Of course, Lin Heng couldn't summon the Second Battalion Commander, so he could only try to gather a few Nirvana Realm to give the Blood Demon Sect a surprise on the day of the transaction.
Therefore, while having Situ Jiannan gather information, Lin Heng also began to exchange Source Stone extensively in Fengyang City.
This blatant act immediately caught the attention of Hao Yinan, the city lord of Fengyang City.
Upon learning of Situ Jiannan's actions, Hao Yinan exclaimed, "Wow!"
A Human Race cultivator actually dared to venture into the Devil Race's territory and exchange Source Stone within their own domain, without any attempt to conceal it. Wasn't this blatant disregard for their dignity?
Hao Yinan brought along two Great Saint Realm from the City Lord's Mansion, along with himself, a Supreme Saint, and together they ambushed Situ Jiannan, who had just exchanged for Source Stone, somewhere in the city.
Lin Heng had naturally guessed this long ago.
So, the moment Hao Yinan appeared, Lin Heng and Sun Yuan immediately launched a counter-encirclement.
When Hao Yinan sensed Lin Heng and Sun Yuan's Nirvana Realm cultivation, he immediately understood something.
Situ Jiannan dared to be so unscrupulous because he clearly didn't take me seriously. Didn't he see that there were two Nirvana Realm standing behind him?
Unfortunately, Hao Yinan found out too late.
After Lin Heng and Sun Yuan appeared, they didn't give Hao Yinan any chance to speak and directly killed Hao Yinan and the two Great Saint Realm.
After finishing his business, Lin Heng also asked Situ Jiannan to make a trip to the City Lord's Mansion.
That night, Situ Jiannan returned from the city lord's mansion, and the first thing he said to Lin Heng was...
"Master, this Devil Race territory is damn poor. A city lord of this region only managed to find about ten thousand Source Stone in his mansion."
Although I'm not entirely satisfied, getting ten thousand or so Source Stone for free is acceptable.
In the following days, Lin Heng remained in Fengyang City, while simultaneously working to improve the cultivation levels of Liu Ling'er and the other two.
First is Duanmu Yunshang. Her soul realm has already broken through to the Nirvana Realm, and she only needs enough Source Stone to successfully break through her cultivation level.
Lin Heng chose Hao Yinan's city lord's mansion as the location for Duanmu Yunshang's breakthrough.
According to Situ Jiannan, every city lord's mansion has some array formations, among which there are naturally arrays to conceal one's aura.
A breakthrough to the Nirvana Realm is bound to cause quite a stir. If one can break through within an array that conceals their aura, then naturally there's no fear of causing unnecessary trouble.
Sure enough, Lin Heng found such a magic array inside Hao Yinan's city lord's mansion.
As for Duanmu Yunshang's breakthrough, it went very smoothly.
With the abundant supply of Source Stone provided by Lin Heng, the breakthrough was completed in just one day.
It is worth mentioning that after witnessing Duanmu Yunshang's breakthrough to the Nirvana Realm, and with Liu Ling'er also nearby when Lin Heng broke through, it seemed that Liu Ling'er received guidance, and her soul realm naturally stepped into the Nirvana Realm.
And then an interesting scene unfolded.
As soon as Duanmu Yunshang stepped out of the magic array, Liu Ling'er followed her in.
Since Liu Ling'er had just made a soul breakthrough and was directly attempting to advance to the Nirvana Realm, to ensure everything went smoothly, Lin Heng gave Liu Ling'er Liu Ling'er large amount of Source Stone and also had her take the Extreme Origin Nirvana Pill.
Another day passed, Liu Ling'er finally stabilized her cultivation in the Nirvana Realm before stepping out of the magic array.
Seeing the two women break through their limits one after another, Situ Jiannan was filled with envy.
Unfortunately, his aptitude was lacking. Even though he had the opportunity to closely observe the breakthroughs of the two women, he was still unable to break through to the Nirvana Realm.
At this moment, Situ Jiannan was extremely frustrated. He could feel that he was infinitely close to the Nirvana Realm, but he was just separated by a thin layer of paper and could not break through it.
In response, Lin Heng could only comfort Situ Jiannan, telling him not to worry. If Situ Jiannan was unable to break through on his own before reaching the City of Sin, Lin Heng would provide him with herbs to increase his soul power.
As for why he's not giving it to Situ Jiannan now, it's not that Lin Heng is reluctant to part with it; it's for Situ Jiannan's own good.
A breakthrough achieved through one's own understanding is naturally better than one achieved through external forces.
Situ Jiannan's aptitude was limited, unlike Liu Ling'er and the others who possessed multiple powerful physiques.
This can be explained as follows: even if Liu Ling'er and Duanmu Yunshang broke through with external forces, although it would have some impact on them, the impact would be negligible given their powerful physiques, and it would not hinder their future cultivation.
However, Situ Jiannan is different. If he wants to go far, given his mediocre physique, he should take things one step at a time.
This explanation may be hurtful, but it's the truth, and there's no other way to change it.
Situ Jiannan naturally understood this principle, and although he was slightly annoyed, he didn't take it too seriously.
After all, it was only after following Lin Heng that he realized what it meant to have a large and powerful family, and he understood how correct his decision to pledge allegiance to Lin Heng had been.
Regardless of what level Lin Heng could help him reach in the future, the things he had gained by following Lin Heng now were enough to make Situ Jian'an feel rather smug.
Since leaving the Spirit Radiance Region, Situ Jiannan has collected the collections of every powerful figure Lin Heng has killed, which was also at Lin Heng's behest.
Lin Heng considered two things: firstly, Situ Jiannan had indeed done his best, so he should give him some reward; secondly, Situ Jiannan's intelligence work was quite expensive, and while Lin Heng didn't care about those people's so-called treasures, he could still subsidize Situ Jiannan's intelligence expenses.
According to incomplete statistics, since departing from Spirit Radiance Region, Situ Jiannan has obtained no less than tens of thousands of Source Stone from these killed powerhouses.
Of course, this also includes the spoils from the Fengyang City Lord's Mansion.
As for other cultivation methods, they are too numerous to count. Just take the Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure- Reaching Spiritual Treasure) as an example. Situ Jiannan had previously believed that the Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure was the best weapon.
After following Lin Heng, especially after Lin Heng bestowed upon him a Low-Grade Chaos Spirit Treasure weapon, Situ Jiannan directly exchanged the Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure for Source Stone when exchanging Source Stone.
There's no way around it; the key is that they don't even value these things. Someone with Chaos Spirit Treasure wouldn't care about these Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure, would they?
As for the Initial-Grade Chaos Spirit Treasure that Lin Heng gave to Situ Jiannan, it was obtained when he checked in at Fengyang City.
After Lin Heng signed in and obtained the Low-Grade Chaos Spirit Treasure, the Three-Talents Blood-Blade Saber, he casually gave it to Situ Jiannan.
Situ Jiannan was overjoyed at the time, after all, this was something that even some Nirvana Realm experts in the Ninefold Heaven dreamed of.