Chapter 399 - Chapter 399: Chapter 99: Coercion (2/2)
lin jing did the same, turning his head toward the source of the voice…
in the corner, the man in black who wanted to purchase the nirvana elixir was staring coldly at shopkeeper shen on the platform.
seeing him, the others immediately calmed down, because this person possessed cultivation at the golden core peak, which was higher than all of theirs, and they didn’t dare say anything rashly for the moment.
just as everyone was hesitating, another voice came from a different corner.
“i’m not going either…”
this time, the one who shouted this was lin jing.
seeing the man in black taking the lead, lin jing naturally took this opportunity to express his opinion.
however.
just as lin jing’s words fell, another person spoke up, saying:
“then, i won’t go either…”
the one who said this was the young cultivator who had traded the flying sword with lin jing, and it was also his first time participating in the trade conference.
at this point, unrest began to spread among the crowd.
by now, discontent had also started to arise:
“we had already agreed, why aren’t they going…”
“exactly…”
“that’s an ancient relic, there could be many precious treasures inside, and it’s not impossible for another reversal fruit to appear.”
“do they really not feel tempted?”
as the discontented voices grew louder, the crowd began to ostracize the three of them…
“gentlemen, quiet…”
it was at this moment that shopkeeper shen spoke up.
hearing shopkeeper shen’s words, everyone fell silent.
shopkeeper shen then looked at lin jing and the other two:
“i wonder if the three of you have any concerns about not wanting to go to the relic?”
and the man in black directly spoke out:
“there’s nothing i need inside that relic, going in would just be a waste of time.”
the crowd immediately understood that this person must be close to advancing to nascent soul, lacking only the nirvana elixir, which was certainly not going to be found inside the relic.
that’s why the man in black said that going into the relic would only be a waste of time.
after hearing this, shopkeeper shen nodded his head.
then, he turned to look at lin jing.
the crowd followed shopkeeper shen’s gaze, looking at lin jing, waiting for his explanation.
lin jing then spoke bluntly:
“i am an alchemist, i don’t need to explore relics to obtain the cultivation resources i want.”
as lin jing’s words fell, the crowd began to stir once again.
“alchemists can’t just say they don’t lack cultivation resources…”
another person retorted:
“that’s not necessarily true, some alchemists really don’t need to go out and find resources themselves, like those from the longyun elixir pavilion…”
“if you mention longyun elixir pavilion, i believe it…”
“but, can he compare to them?”
…
“you two stop arguing, at this level, anyone who dares to call themselves an alchemist definitely has some extraordinary alchemy dao cultivation, indicating he is at least a third rank alchemist.”
“and fourth rank alchemist is not out of the question…”
“don’t forget, he just took out two pure essence pills just now, the rewards they get from a single round of alchemy are worth what we strive for a long time, you all don’t need to bother.”
“that makes sense…”
the other two nodded and then fell silent.
next, shopkeeper shen spoke, smiling as he said to lin jing:
“fellow daoist, i had no idea you were an alchemist…”
“that was rather disrespectful of me.”
“since that’s the case, as an alchemist, you indeed don’t need to risk your life going there.”
after finishing, everyone turned to the last person who refused, that is, the young cultivator.
“fellow daoist, not sure why you want to give up such a good opportunity, could it be that you are also an alchemist?”
shopkeeper shen asked the young cultivator.
the young cultivator shook his head and said:
“i just advanced to golden core not long ago, and i feel that my strength is insufficient. i will not be participating in this relic expedition.”
as soon as the young man’s words fell, the crowd immediately started to murmur again.
right then, someone scornfully said:
“a cultivator who is so afraid of death, how can they achieve anything great?”
“really, i don’t know how he managed to cultivate to his current level…”
“so timid…”
“back in the day, just for cultivation resources, i don’t know how many times i’ve risked my life to achieve my current cultivation.”
“i can only say, he is really lucky…”
the crowd was talking at once, full of mockery.
and the young man, probably having never encountered such things before, was blushing with ears red.
but he kept his head down, not retorting a word.
it was in this moment that shopkeeper shen stopped several people’s words, then looked at the young man and asked:
“are you sure you want to give up entering the relic?”
the young cultivator lifted his head, his eyes resolute, and said:
“i am sure.”
seeing how firm he was, no one said anything further…
afterwards, shopkeeper shen nodded, then said:
“if you do not wish to go to the relic, you are naturally free to leave.”
yet at this moment, others started to show their dissatisfaction.
“they can’t be allowed to leave; what if they leak the news?”
“exactly, they can’t be let go. if the information really gets out, we can’t afford that.”
“actually…”
“let them leave if they must, but let them swear an oath with their soul spirits, ensuring they won’t leak this news.”
“indeed…”
then someone began to shout:
“shopkeeper shen, make them swear an oath with their soul spirits, to keep the relic’s secrets, before letting them go.”
“yes, yes…”
…
…
afterward.
all the cultivators agreed and began to pressure the three of them.