Chapter 44: Holy Beast Crystal Stone

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The burly man, upon hearing this, quickly rubbed his nose and stammered, "Well… sort of. The main issue is that we have a shipment of very important goods which the city guard of Lihuo City has blocked. No matter what, they won’t let us transport it out."

"And the reason?"

Lin Chen asked directly.

Tun Tun explained that there was a treasure on him.

Coupled with his earlier conversation with his men, the problem was most likely related to this treasure.

Lin Chen was not the type to snatch treasures on sight.

A gentleman values wealth but acquires it with proper means.

"Because I happened to come across this item, and the captain of their city guard tried to force me into selling it, but I refused."

The burly man was honest, scratching his head as he pulled a jade stone from his bosom. "I don’t know what this is, but for a city guard captain to be so persistent about it, it certainly isn’t an ordinary object!"

"Damn! It’s exactly that!" Tun Tun shouted excitedly into Lin Chen’s ear. "This is called a Sacred Beast Crystal Stone. Legend says it only forms inside beasts that have reached the level of sacred beasts. If I consume it, I’ll definitely be able to unlock more of my bloodline powers!"

The burly man, unaware of anything unusual, continued, "So I want to find someone to escort this shipment for us. The payment will be this stone. The city guard captain is at the sixth layer of the Earth Spirit Realm, very powerful..."

He spoke with a troubled expression.

Indeed, the sixth layer of the Earth Spirit Realm is comparable to some of the stronger outer sect disciples.

If one advances to the seventh layer, they would be almost on par with the outer sect elders.

No wonder the man felt helpless about this.

A gleam flashed in Lin Chen’s eyes as he said, "I’ll take this job."

The burly man was surprised. "You... you want to take it?"

He knew well the terror of the city guard captain. Looking at the young man before him — although an outer sect disciple of Lihuo Sect — his combat power likely couldn’t compare to that captain’s. So he was a bit worried.

"Don’t worry. Once I deliver your goods to the destination, you pay me. If I fail, I won’t take a single cent."

Lin Chen smiled. He hadn’t gone out for a long time and was itching for some excitement.

Escort a shipment and get a Sacred Beast Crystal Stone in return!

No matter how you look at it, this deal was very worthwhile.

The burly man thought it over and felt it was not a bad bargain.

With an outer sect disciple of Lihuo Sect backing them, the city guard captain probably wouldn’t dare to go too far.

Perhaps just by his status, they might even get out of the city.

"I’m He Mu. Young master, may I ask your name?"

He Mu clenched his teeth and decided to do it.

Keeping the goods in the city was no solution.

Every day delayed was a loss.

"Lin Chen."

Lin Chen inquired, "How many people are in your caravan?"

"Reporting to Young Master Lin, we have eleven brothers in total."

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He Mu cupped his hands respectfully.

"Let’s go now."

Lin Chen smiled, wanting to finish this quickly so he could return to cultivation.

Though Su Huanxue’s rise in strength didn’t yet cause a crisis, it had resolved Lin Chen’s determination to train seriously.

Though she was an inner sect disciple with elders guiding her and endless cultivation resources...

He was not lacking either!

Thanks to the instructions from his junior sister, whenever he needed spirit jade, he could get it from the treasury.

As long as he didn’t overdo it, everyone generally accommodated him.

With such conditions, if he didn’t improve faster, it would truly be a waste.

"Leaving now?"

He Mu was startled. "But Lin Qi isn’t here tonight, and the other city guards absolutely won’t let us pass!"

Lin Qi was the city guard captain.

The reason they sought a disciple of Lihuo Sect as escort was partly to leverage his presence to reason with Lin Qi.

Everyone could save face; they saw each other daily and wouldn’t make things difficult unnecessarily.

He Mu didn’t want to burn bridges with him unless absolutely necessary.

"Charge through."

Lin Chen’s voice was calm.

He Mu was shocked, thinking he misheard.

But judging by Lin Chen’s expression, he was not joking at all.

"Brothers, let’s go. Young Master Lin said so. If he’s not afraid, why should we be?"

A scar-faced man at the table shouted.

He Mu gritted his teeth. "Let’s go!"

And so, he led the group in a grand procession to a courtyard at the back street of a tavern.

Inside the courtyard were four horse-drawn carriages loaded with goods, accompanied by more than a dozen tall, sturdy horses.

These horses evidently possessed the bloodline of beasts, all robust and strong.

Such horses had great endurance for long journeys.

"Move out!"

He Mu raised his hand.

Several men guarding the courtyard approached. "Bro, heading out under cover of darkness? But the city gates are tightly shut..."

"If they don’t open, we’ll break through."

Lin Chen smiled faintly.

One man glanced sideways at Lin Chen, about to curse this brat for being arrogant, but then noticed the faint mark on his forehead.

It was the symbol of an outer sect disciple of Lihuo Sect!

He immediately shut his mouth.

Even an outer sect disciple wasn’t someone just anyone could become.

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Everyone quickly packed up and made their way through the streets, heading outside Lihuo City.

At the city gate, the guards frowned and stepped forward, shouting, "He Mu, the captain said if you don’t hand over that stone, don’t even think about taking the shipment out!"

They all knew each other and had dealt with each other many times.

"Come on, cut us some slack."

Lin Chen rode forward with a bright smile.

The guard’s eyes fell on the faint mark on Lin Chen’s forehead, then he frowned. "He Mu, you bring an outer sect disciple from Lihuo Sect to try to get us to let you through? What a joke! Either hand over the stone, or bring an inner sect disciple. Outer sect… we don’t recognize them!"

With that, the guard turned and walked away.

All the guards sneered.

Their captain had the backing of inner sect disciples!

If He Mu had brought an inner sect disciple, they wouldn’t dare to utter a word and would clear the path immediately.

But an outer sect disciple? What were they afraid of?

"Not letting us through?"

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow.

"Not letting."

The city guards sneered.

A mere kid with barely a trace of maturity, trying to bluff with his status.

Who gave you the courage?

"Fine."

Lin Chen sighed and turned around, signaling He Mu with his eyes.

They had agreed before coming: if the guards insisted on blocking them, they would fight their way out.

Lin Chen would lead the charge to repel the guards.

The rest would open the city gate, protect the goods, and get out directly.

Once out of the city and the goods delivered, this mission would be done.

As for Lihuo City...

They might never return.

"Tun Tun, go easy, don’t kill."

Lin Chen suddenly leapt down from his horse, eyes icy cold.

His aura blossomed vividly.

Since Tun Tun’s bloodline had risen to the third stage, Lin Chen had also become much stronger.

This was the advantage of having a powerful phantom beast!