The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1033 Now that you mention it, it seems quite reasonable.
"If you are stuck at a bottleneck, the Black Mystic Stone Pearl can help you meditate and help you find the door to the next level as soon as possible."

After He Qianshan finished explaining, he said, "There are many mines in Xingyuan City, three of which mine Yuxi ore. Three hundred black Xuan stones are not a lot. Just find any of those mines, distribute them, and you can get the stones."

“Our boss always adheres to the principle of leaving room for future encounters. All the prices he quotes are based on research, and he never just makes empty promises. They are definitely prices you can afford.”

"I'll stop here. I'll come back in ten days."

After finishing his speech, He Qianshan left in a grand manner.

Lin Chen had his servant summon Sun Defa, the deputy city lord and the actual administrator of Xingyuan City.

Sun Defa is a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the Great Perfection stage. He is a local and highly respected figure in the city. He was the one who previously assisted Yang Cheng and his wife in managing Xingyuan City.

Lin Chen explained the situation and handed the list to Sun Defa.

Sun Defa looked at the list and sighed, "Sir, I'll take care of this."

Lin Chen looked at Sun Defa without surprise and asked, "Does this kind of thing happen often?"

Sun Defa said with a wry smile, "Robbery by bandits is a common occurrence, but I encountered the extortion of the Eighth King once many years ago. It was the same King Kong bandit king. He was a man of his word. He took the goods and left cleanly and neatly without hurting anyone."

Lin Chen asked, "What if we don't pay?"

Sun Defa said with a wry smile, "If we don't pay, then naturally the bandit king will leave no one alive. How could people like us dare to resist? We all obediently pay money to save our lives."

Lin Chen asked, "Can you produce it?"

Sun Defa nodded: "Assigning the task is not a big problem."

Lin Chen asked, "I heard He Qianshan say that Black Profound Stones can be used to refine Black Profound Stone Essence Pearls, which can help with comprehension and breakthroughs. You've been here for so long, and since Black Profound Stones are abundant here, haven't you tried it?"

Zhao Defa said with a wry smile, "Black Xuan Stones are already very rare, so naturally they are very valuable. As a rogue cultivator with only Foundation Establishment strength, how could I afford to buy Black Xuan Stones? Moreover, to refine a magic weapon Black Xuan Stone Essence Pearl, you need at least five thousand fist-sized Black Xuan Stones. How could I possibly gather that many?"

Lin Chen had no idea how much Black Mystic Stones there were, so he asked, "How many Black Mystic Stones can the mines in Xingyuan City produce in a year?"

"From three to five hundred."

Zhao Defa added, "The black ore essence refined from black ore, once refined into an essence bead, is considered a consumable. It can only exist for about ten days before it becomes useless and turns into waste."

Lin Chen's eyes widened: "Consumables?"

Sun Defa explained, "The Black Mystic Stone Essence Bead emits a very peculiar energy that can have a certain effect on the human brain. I can't explain exactly how it works, but in short, it can help people achieve enlightenment and calm their minds." "The Black Mystic Stone Essence Bead is hard to come by, and its use is very short. Cultivators with strength and wealth in this area usually use it to assist in meditation and help break through bottlenecks. Ordinary cultivators shouldn't even think about it; they can't afford it or use it."

Lin Chen nodded: "Understood. Okay, go and do it."

Zhao Defa bowed, then turned and left.

Lin Chen returned to the backyard with a frown, and bumped into Nalan Wushuang. Nalan Wushuang glanced at Lin Chen and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you frowning?"

"I've been robbed."

Lin Chen sighed and recounted the story.

Nalan Wushuang blinked: "You're prepared to accept?"

Lin Chen smiled wryly: "The eight kings of the Central Divine Continent are all powerful figures at the Great Perfection of the Void Realm. What can I, a mere Nascent Soul cultivator, do if I don't accept them?"

Nalan Wushuang asked curiously, "Don't you have the Human Emperor's Seal? The Human Emperor's Seal is so powerful..."

Lin Chen explained, "The Human Emperor Seal didn't recognize me before. It was it, and I was me. How it fought was none of my business. Now that we are connected, if it is subjected to a strong impact, I will also be affected."

"Perhaps it possesses the ability to fight against a Great Perfection of the Void Realm, but I might not be able to withstand it. After it acknowledged me before, it rammed into the black stone coffin of the Demon Ancestor, and I immediately coughed up blood..."

Nalan Wushuang's eyes widened in surprise as she exclaimed, "Doesn't that mean that even though it has recognized you as its master, its combat power has actually decreased?"

Lin Chen smiled wryly and said, "What can I do? I'm just a Nascent Soul cultivator. What do you think will happen if a Nascent Soul cultivator is caught in the middle of a battle between two Great Perfection Void Realm experts?"

Nalan Wushuang chuckled: "Now that you mention it, it actually makes a lot of sense."

Lin Chen said helplessly, "The current situation is not that the Human Emperor Seal is not working, but that I am the one who is holding it back."

Nalan Wushuang smiled and comforted her, "Powerful magic weapons require a massive amount of spiritual energy to unleash their true power. If your strength is insufficient, it's difficult to unleash their power. This is perfectly reasonable. Otherwise, if a Qi Refining stage cultivator obtained the Human Emperor's Seal as their master and directly killed a Void Transformation stage cultivator at the Great Perfection stage, becoming invincible, do you think that's reasonable?"

Lin Chen laughed and said, "Once I advance to the Nascent Soul stage, my strength should experience a qualitative leap. Now it's just a matter of when I can advance."

Nalan Wushuang said with a smile, "Black Mystic Stone Essence Pearl?"

(End of this chapter)