194: Chapter 192: Provocation from Lin Chen

In their discussions and comments, they verbally attacked Gu Shengge and Jun Mengqing, as if it had been confirmed that Gu Shengge was indeed sowing discord between Jun Mengqing and them.

Among the group of Disciples, three beautiful female Disciples did not participate in the discussion. Firstly, their status did not allow them to do such an undignified thing. Secondly, they still cherished their past affection for Jun Mengqing and only felt strange. Without understanding the hidden truth, they did not want to comment.

Lin Chen, seeing that everyone was following his intentional instigation to attack Jun Mengqing and Gu Shengge, showed a satisfied smile on his face.

He feigned a look of melancholy and smiled, saying, "Everyone, a great city lies thousands of miles away. It is the hub of east-west transportation in this star world, filled with all sorts of rare and interesting things. Young ladies might find it appealing. This Saint proposes that each of us male Disciples contribute some Spirit Stones as a shopping fund, so that the Fairies can purchase whatever they like. How about it?"

Immediately, over a dozen female Disciples exclaimed in surprise.

"Wow! Saint is amazing!"

"Wow! Saint is so thoughtful!"

The few male Disciples who had been enthusiastically cursing Gu Shengge froze, cursing Lin Chen ten thousand times in their hearts.

Damn it, if you want to pick up girls, just pay for it yourself! Why drag us into it? What's the meaning of this?

Lin Chen saw them remain silent for a long time and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Do Junior Brothers have some unspeakable difficulty or are you unwilling? Never mind, since you came with this Saint, this shopping fund will be entirely covered by this Saint! One hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones, spend as much as you like!"

At this moment, the eyes of the group of female Disciples were sparkling with pink stars as they looked at Lin Chen, excited and adoring.

The faces of those male Disciples, however, grew even darker. No wonder he had to mention it; he was just waiting to step on them here!

Now they were in a no-win situation. Unwilling to spend Spirit Stones on the Fairies made them stingy, petty, and possibly even poor.

In contrast, how impressive was Saint Lin Chen! Rich, generous, and especially thoughtful and good to the Fairies.

They now wished they could slap Lin Chen, but of course, they didn't dare, only able to rage impotently.

Among the female Disciples, the three Core Disciples of the Peak Lords looked indifferent. One hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones, they could grit their teeth and produce it themselves; there was no need for everyone to pool their money.

However, they also didn't want to spoil the mood of the other female Disciples, so they casually agreed.

Lin Chen wore a gentle smile on his face, but his heart was filled with surprise.

"System, what's going on? These three women don't seem very interested in Spirit Stones! Among the group, only their three appearances are above 8.5 points. If they aren't willing to spend Spirit Stones, won't the three hundred thousand Spirit Stones be wasted?"

[Host, Li Mengran, Zhou Qiluo, and Nie Ling's favorability towards you are all 20, which is the normal favorability of a Junior Sister towards a Senior Brother. The rebate requires their favorability towards you to reach above 60. Please increase their favorability as soon as possible!]

Lin Chen felt indignant in his heart, pondering how to raise the favorability. The simplest way was to give resources. He would quickly rush to Yuanxi City, find some appropriate reasons to shower them with resources, and he refused to believe that wretched favorability wouldn't increase!

"Let's go! Yuanxi City, depart!"

The group immediately headed to Yuanxi City, while on the other side, Gu Shengge and Jun Mengqing had already settled in Yuanxi City.

Under Gu Shengge's heavy pupils, thousands of miles felt like mere breaths.

After the two settled in Yuanxi City, they began to inquire about the major events on Hengyue Star.

An anomaly of a rare treasure appearing, capable of alarming the Jietian Sect, must not be simple. They believed that passing merchants would have some understanding.

Gu Shengge and Jun Mengqing quickly learned that in the far western part of the great desert, a desolate city had appeared. Its buildings were grand and intact, but there was not a single living creature inside.

The city had appeared out of thin air. At that time, many people went to investigate, but no one who entered could survive for more than three days. Every third day, their bodies would be hung on the city walls.

However, there was one who slipped through the net. On the fourth day after he entered, he ran out, holding a Peerless Grade Spirit Treasure in his hand!

The only flaw was that this fellow had gone insane, babbling incoherently: "Spirit Treasures, so many Spirit Treasures! Look, it's a heavenly spiritual treasure!"

At that time, some speculated that there might be a treasure vault within the city, containing not only many Spirit Treasures but even possibly a heavenly spiritual treasure!

Gu Shengge and Jun Mengqing's expressions changed slightly. If there truly was a treasure vault, it would indeed be worth alarming the Jietian Sect.

Gu Shengge then inquired about the matters within the city. After all, the Cultivators who entered couldn't survive for more than three days, so there must be something strange about it.

The merchant looked at Gu Shengge with a smile until Gu Shengge took out ten High-Grade Spirit Stones, then he continued his story.

"During the day, you could still see the Cultivators who went in, but once night fell, the entire city seemed to be shrouded by a strange energy, making it impossible to investigate or perceive where they were! It was as if the entire city had disappeared, but on the second day, looking from afar outside the city, you could see their figures again! However, at most three nights, those people would surely die!"

Just as Gu Shengge was about to ask if it was due to some influence of the Law of space, the merchant said, "At that time, masters skilled in the Law of space went to investigate, but outside the city, they couldn't detect a single spatial fluctuation!"

Gu Shengge and Jun Mengqing exchanged glances. There was actually such a bizarre place; they had to go and see it even more!

If there was an opportunity, it wouldn't be bad to scheme to kill that bastard Lin Chen.

The two rested for a day, and on the second day, they were about to leave.

However, as soon as they left the city, they encountered Lin Chen and his group, who were just about to enter.

Jun Mengqing exclaimed about their bad luck. It was too much of a coincidence; she even suspected if Lin Chen and his group were following them.

Lin Chen was very happy to see them. He moved closer to Mengqing and smiled, saying, "Mengqing, what a coincidence! I've prepared a shopping fund for the Junior Sisters, one hundred thousand Spirit Stones! Let them buy whatever they want in the city. Are you interested in joining us?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Gu Shengge: "Or has Fellow Daoist Gu also prepared something for you?"

Gu Shengge now wanted to go up and slap him twice, but he had to wait for the right moment, otherwise, he would beat him to death right now.

Jun Mengqing also frowned slightly. This guy was indeed going to make a move on the Junior Sisters. Her gaze inadvertently fell on the three outstanding women in the group, and then she gave Gu Shengge a look.

While Jun Mengqing was bickering with Lin Chen, Gu Shengge quickly sent a sound transmission to the three beautiful female Disciples: "Be careful of Lin Chen. Do not accept any of his gifts. What's free is often the most expensive!"

The three women obviously received Gu Shengge's sound transmission very quickly, but their expressions towards Gu Shengge changed from indifference to disgust, as if Gu Shengge had done something that made them extremely repulsed.

Gu Shengge, having received three eye-rolls, was also depressed. He gave Jun Mengqing a look and left directly.

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