106: Chapter 106 The Qin Family of the Imperial Capital

“By the way, what are you here for?”

A smile curled at the corners of Xu Lin's mouth as he stared at the people from Tianhua Mountain.

“Xu... Senior Xu, we were just passing by, yes, just passing by.”

An old man, who was likely two or three generations older than Xu Lin, trembled as he spoke, calling him Senior before scurrying away in embarrassment.

Now, not only Manager Chen and the others, but even Zhao Feishuang, Zhang Yuanbai, and their group were stunned.

Tianhua Mountain—this name was a behemoth in the eyes of the Cultivation World and those like them who held decent status.

Even if they didn't have any experts at the Martial Arts Grandmaster level, they were still a top-tier power in the Cultivation World with significant influence.

Yet, to think that the Supreme Elder of Tianhua Mountain had been effortlessly crippled by Xu Lin with just a single finger.

What kind of strength was this?

A Grandmaster of the Cultivation World? It must be. The Golden Core Stage? Or the Qi Refining Fifth Layer?

Everyone muttered in their hearts, eventually believing Xu Lin's claim of being at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer.

“Boss Xu, what is the actual difference between the Qi Refining Fifth Layer and the Golden Core Stage?” Zhao Feishuang asked, puzzled.

Although they had heard it clearly, they were not people from the Cultivation World and naturally were not very familiar with cultivation levels, nor did they understand the nuances.

Xu Lin mused, “Regarding the cultivation levels, it is indeed Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core.

“The current Cultivation World is correct in naming them according to these levels, but what is wrong is the specific manifestation of these levels.

“For instance, the Qi Refining Ninth Layer; only above the ninth layer is Foundation Establishment, and only after Foundation Establishment comes the Golden Core.

“I think even if you are not clear on the details, you should know that a great Cultivator at the Golden Core Stage cannot possibly be merely a match for a Martial Arts Grandmaster.”

Zhao Feishuang's eyes lit up. “I understand now. You mean the names of the realms are correct, but in reality, they are using Qi Refining to pretend to be Golden Core?

“The Golden Core Stage Cultivators I've heard of are no different from immortals.”

Xu Lin nodded. “That's right. According to their current practice of deceiving themselves, they refer to the first and second layers of Qi Refining as the Qi Refinement Stage, while the third and fourth layers become the Foundation Establishment Stage, and the fifth layer of Qi Refining can be called the Golden Core Stage, matching a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

“When I first learned of this self-deception, I found it absurd. I didn't expect them to be so smug about it.” He shook his head, expressing his speechlessness.

Zhao Feishuang asked curiously, “Then are true Golden Core Cultivators really that powerful?”

Xu Lin replied, “Of course. Even if the Golden Core Stage isn't quite immortal, they can fly, burrow into the earth, move mountains, and drain seas. The Foundation Establishment stage Cultivators who fly on swords in TV shows can already do that. As for taking a head from a thousand miles away, the power of the Golden Core Stage should be similar.”

After Xu Lin finished speaking, the few listeners were dazed.

Is the Golden Core Stage that powerful?

Wouldn't that mean one person could be invincible across the entire Blue Planet?

Xu Lin saw this and knew what they were thinking.

“However, there are hardly any Qi Refining Fifth Layer Cultivators in the Cultivation World now. That's all ancient history.” Xu Lin said with a smile, and the atmosphere among the group suddenly lightened.

Manager Chen looked at Xu Lin.

“Mr. Xu, I have packed this item for you.”

That pitch-black object didn't really look like a treasure to others.

But since the Supreme Elder of Tianhua Mountain said it had spiritual energy, it must be at least a decent artifact.

There were many onlookers around, all secretly sighing at why they hadn't discovered it themselves.

For some, 1.2 million was not much money at all, and they would be more than willing to try their luck to see if they could pick up a bargain.

But this was too simple.

Nothing touched by spiritual energy was ever worthless.

Soon, the staff at the Hundred Herbs Pavilion had counted and packed all the medicinal herbs.

“There are quite a few items. Do you need us to help deliver them?” Manager Chen asked.

Xu Lin waved his hand. “No need, I can take them myself.”

It had to be said that the Hundred Herbs Pavilion's work efficiency was very high; in just a few minutes, everything had been tallied.

Zhang Yuanbai said, “Boss Xu, do you see anything else you need?”

Xu Lin scanned the exhibits in the cabinets, some of which were for sale and some not.

But most were just aged medicinal herbs, and there was nothing else useful, so he shook his head.

“Nothing else. Let's go.”

Zhang Yuanbai nodded. “Alright, Yicheng, you and Xiaoshuang take Boss Xu back. I still have some matters to attend to here.” Zhang Yicheng replied, “Alright.”

Soon, Zhang Yuanbai left with his wife. Zhang Yicheng drove to take Xu Lin home.

“Boss Xu, why are you suddenly living here?” Zhao Feishuang looked at Xu Lin's villa with some curiosity.

She remembered that Xu Lin shouldn't have been living here before, because he was basically living in the Pet Shop.

“There's no other way. I'm afraid someone might harm my parents, so I brought them here and found a secluded place.”

Zhao Feishuang thought about it. “This place is quite nice. If it were ordinary matters, I could help, but regarding Cultivators, I can't do anything.”

Zhang Yicheng hesitated. “If it's because of the Qin Family, perhaps I can think of a way. The Qin Family is not the strongest in the Martial Arts World.”

Xu Lin knew that his family situation was certainly more than what he had seen, but he still waved his hand to refuse.

“No need, I have already resolved the issue with the Qin Family.”

“What? Resolved? Behind that Qin Tianlong stands the Heavenly Doctor Valley and the Imperial Capital Qin Family.”

Xu Lin asked curiously, “Is this Imperial Capital Qin Family very powerful?”

Zhang Yicheng explained, “The ancestral home of the Qin Family is in Qingan, but there are more strong experts in the Imperial Capital Qin Family, and their influence and connections are even more vast.

“Usually, the two basically do not interfere with each other. As long as no one is targeting the Qin Family, there isn't much interaction besides Martial Arts resources, as they have been separated for decades.

“But this time, a martial arts genius like Qin Tianlong has emerged.

“Both the Imperial Capital and Qingan branches have some intention of competing for him.”

After hearing this, Xu Lin roughly understood.

“Is Qin Tianlong at the Grandmaster Realm now?”

Zhang Yicheng shook his head. “How is that possible? At his current age, being at Peak Inner Strength already makes him a martial arts genius rarely seen in a hundred years. Among the other martial arts powers, Qin Tianlong can firmly rank first.

“Otherwise, the situation with the Little White Fox wouldn't be so urgent, and I suspect they won't give up.”

Xu Lin smiled and didn't say much more.

As for the Qin Family side, it should be resolved.

Unless the other party had lost their mind and insisted on making an enemy of someone with clear Grandmaster-level combat power.

However, today was a complete success, and there were extra gains.

After finishing with the medicinal herbs, Xu Lin bid the two farewell.

After Zhao Feishuang and the other left, Xu Lin went directly into the myriad spirit stele.

After flipping through countless pieces of information on alchemy in his mind and reading them over and over, he slapped his thigh. “Oh no, there's no alchemy furnace.”

Or should he learn from the ancients and use a pressure cooker as an alchemy furnace?

That would definitely explode one hundred percent.

Xu Lin sighed, got up, and left the myriad spirit stele.

He still needed to get an alchemy furnace.

The prescription for Qi Yingxue could be refined into a medicinal liquid, but the core medicinal ingredient he mentioned to her would have the best effect only when refined into a pill.

Half an hour later, he returned to the Hundred Herbs Pavilion.