212: Loli and the Beast

On the martial arts stage, Fourth Brother Dao Cheng challenged Eldest Son Daoyuan, and the commotion of the sparring match quickly attracted the attention of a group of children.

"Bang!"

"Bang! Bang!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Every exchange produced a violent blast, with a commotion no less intense than a duel between Innate Martial Artists or Cultivators in the early Qi Refining Stage.

The residual force of the collisions was absorbed by the ground and then dispersed into the Formation, so despite the loud noise, it caused no damage to the martial arts stage.

"I'm not fighting anymore! No more! It's boring."

Daocheng suddenly stopped and retreated to the side.

His eldest brother was only defending and not attacking, clearly going easy on him, so there was no point in continuing.

"Brother Cheng, why don't the three of us go together? I don't believe we can't beat Eldest Brother!"

Seeing the frustration on Daocheng's face, Ninth Son Daozhen and Sixth Brother Dao Ming offered comfort and encouragement from the side.

The three of them shared similar interests, had a great relationship, and often played together.

"Can we win?" Daocheng asked.

"Probably... maybe!" Daozhen scratched his head, lacking confidence.

They had seen Eldest Brother spar with the Innate Martial Artists of the Merchant Alliance guard, and his combat power was exceptionally strong.

"Forget it!" Daocheng waved his hand. "Three against one—it wouldn't be glorious even if we won, and it would be embarrassing if we lost. I'm not doing it."

Dao Ming nodded in agreement. "The three of us possess Spiritual Roots and can begin practicing Cultivation Techniques at sixteen. As long as we achieve a Breakthrough in the Qi Refinement Stage, we can wield Magical Artifacts and form a Formation. Wouldn't beating Eldest Brother be easy then?"

Among the three, Dao Ming had the most steady and rational personality, and he was quite reliable.

"Right!"

"Brother Cheng, you have a Spiritual Root; surpassing Eldest Brother is only a matter of time."

Daozhen was a staunch supporter of Daocheng and spoke for him unconditionally.

"Yeah!"

Daocheng nodded, feeling that made sense. Looking around, he suddenly said happily:

"Aunt Lin and Aunt Miao aren't here today. Why don't... we go out and play?"

"Great!"

"Okay!"

The three huddled together to whisper for a while, then dashed off toward the lake market.

Liu Xuan had been watching from upstairs. Seeing this, he did not step in to stop them; the children were generally hardworking, so there was no need to push them too hard.

With over twenty Martial Artist children practicing hard every day, plus the growth of over a hundred other children, the speed of his cultivation improvement from his offspring was faster than his own daily practice. He didn't have to do anything now—his cultivation increased just by lying down. It was simply wonderful!

Whenever the Merchant Alliance purchased good resources, Liu Xuan's first thought was not for himself, but whether they could be given to the children.

Since the cultivation would eventually be added to him anyway, the children's faster cultivation meant his own faster cultivation. If he could give it to the children, he would never use it himself.

'Soon!'

'Within ten years, I will reach the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, and within twenty years, I will definitely achieve Core Formation!'

This was a conservative estimate; if things went quickly, he could achieve Core Formation in a dozen years or so and become a Golden Core True Person with a thousand-year lifespan!

Liu Xuan sipped his Spirit Wine, looking at the cute children below, finding them more endearing the more he watched.

"The world is corrupt, and everyone has selfish motives. Where else could one find a parent like me who does everything for the children..."

Five miles outside White Crane Lake, on the main road leading to the lake's Merchant Alliance, a dark brown bear three meters tall suddenly appeared.

The bear stood on its hind legs, its eyes extremely lively, appearing highly intelligent.

Sitting on its right shoulder was a young girl who looked to be fifteen or sixteen. The combination of beauty and the beast was extremely eye-catching.

"Dashan, there seems to be a lake ahead, and a market. Let's go over and see if we can buy some Medicinal Pills."

The girl was dressed in a light red magic robe and held a black whip in her hand. Her face was pale, and there were several holes in her robe, making it look like she had suffered a serious injury.

"Okay!"

A muffled voice came from the bear's mouth; it could actually speak.

As they walked toward the lake's Merchant Alliance market, the strange combination quickly attracted the attention of some Cultivators after they approached.

A large Yao Beast bear and a cute young girl—everyone who saw them would take a few extra looks.

However, the bear's aura was powerful, at least that of a Late Qi Refining Stage Yao Beast. Curious as they were, no one dared to come forward and cause trouble.

Although there weren't many Cultivators in the Red Pine Sect who owned Yao Beast pets, it wasn't unheard of. Some Cultivators in the market raised Yao Beast pets, so everyone wasn't too surprised.

'The Spiritual Vein of this market is thin, yet so many Cultivators are gathered here. That is strange!'

The girl sat on the bear's shoulder, looking down at the scene below, a trace of doubt appearing on her youthful face.

Arriving at the largest shop in the market, the girl jumped down from the bear's shoulder and looked at the shop's plaque.

"Vast Gathering Pavilion!"

She turned back to look at the bear and asked: "Dashan, are there any good things inside?"

The bear sniffed toward the door with its nose, a look of human-like joy appearing in its eyes, and it nodded repeatedly.

"Let's go in and take a look!"

The girl and the bear walked into the shop together. Fortunately, the shop's door was tall enough—reaching five meters. If it were an ordinary small shop, the bear wouldn't have been able to enter.

"Customer, what do you need?"

Just as they entered, a shop assistant immediately hurried over to greet them.

"Huiyuan Pills, qi and blood pill, and Medicinal Pills suitable for Yao Beasts—the more Advanced, the better. Do you have them?" The girl scanned the shop and asked directly.

"Yes, we do!"

"Customer, you've come to the right place. In the entire Red Pine Sect, we have the most of these Medicinal Pills."

Liu Xuan purchased large quantities of monster beast flesh and blood, initially for his own consumption and to raise the Black Crystal Bee Swarm.

After the Black Crystal Bee Swarm was saturated, he did not stop purchasing monster beast flesh and blood, refining it all into Medicinal Pills for storage.

The female alchemists of the Liu Family were most skilled at refining qi and blood pill and blood transformation demon pill.

There were too many Medicinal Pills to consume, so besides storing a portion, some were also sent to the Vast Gathering Pavilion for sale.

The assistant quickly retrieved over a dozen different Medicinal Pills and brought them to the girl on a tray.

"These are the Medicinal Pills you requested. Take a look and see which ones you want."

The girl opened the bottle caps one by one to check, a look of satisfaction on her face. She nodded and said: "These are all quite good. Give me ten bottles of each!"

The assistant was shocked!

"Ten bottles of each! You... you didn't mispeak?"

"Please wait a moment, I will go call the manager!"

Before long, Wang Yuwan brought people over to deliver the Medicinal Pills.

"Customer, these are the Medicinal Pills you requested, a total of 120 bottles. Among them are twenty bottles of First-Tier Medium Grade, eighty bottles of First-Tier High Grade, and twenty bottles of First-Tier Peak Grade. The total is 12,200 Spirit Stones, but you only need to pay 12,000 Spirit Stones!"

Buying so many Advanced Medicinal Pills at once was almost half of the shop's entire inventory. Wang Yuwan had been in charge of the Vast Gathering Pavilion for so long, and this was the first time she had received such a large order.

Usually, they might not sell this much in a whole year. Who was this girl, to be so wealthy!

The girl was even more surprised than Wang Yuwan. She hadn't expected this shop to actually be able to produce so many Medicinal Pills; she had intended to buy whatever the shop had, and had just exaggerated the number.

'Forget it! Since that's the case, I'll buy them all. I'll find a use for them anyway.'

Taking 120 High-Grade Spirit Stones from her Storage Pouch, she handed them to Wang Yuwan. The girl collected the Medicinal Pills and casually tossed a bottle of First-Tier High Grade blood transformation demon pill to the bear to eat.

Walking out of the shop, the bear directly crushed the medicine bottle and poured the entire bottle of pills into its mouth, eating them with enjoyment.

Suddenly!

It saw a swarm of black spirit bees flying over the lake and said excitedly: "Honey! Master, there's honey!"