Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

Thinking of this, Lin Shao felt even more at ease.

"Telling you won't hurt. Yes, we are the cultivators you're talking about. As for our numbers, I don't know!"

He said this with his chin held high, as if he wanted to be revered.

Ye Chen was secretly alarmed; he had guessed earlier that this young master might be a cultivator.

I can't believe it actually is!

There are actually other people in this world besides them who understand cultivation methods...

Although Ye Chen had considered this possibility, he was still surprised to hear the accurate answer from someone else.

It was as if a door was opening for him, and Ye Chen was getting to know this familiar yet strange world anew through that door.

Since there are cultivators in the world, it's highly possible that the legends of immortal cultivation in China are true!

These people clearly don't have a system, so where did they get their cultivation techniques?

It seems that passing it down is the only way!

In that instant, Ye Chen thought of many things.

Lin Shao thoroughly enjoyed watching Ye Chen's shocked expression.

Yes, yes, yes, that's exactly the expression I wanted.

Weak humans, aren't you envious? Jealous? Admiring?

"Alright, I've answered all your questions. Now, hand over the items. Since you've been so sensible, I can let bygones be bygones regarding what happened at the auction!"

Lin Shao looked Ye Chen up and down, but Ye Chen's hands were empty, and he didn't even bring a backpack.

That's when he realized, oh right, this guy didn't bring a backpack when he came.

That thing obviously wasn't brought either!

Good grief, are they playing a trick on him?!

"You're not trying to say you forgot to bring anything, are you?" Lin Shao's eyes narrowed slightly after realizing what he meant, and his whole demeanor instantly turned cold.

Ye Chen glanced at him: "What's all the fuss about? Can't you see I'm thinking?"

Lin Shao's face twitched. Damn, he almost laughed at Ye Chen.

Knowing he's a cultivator, how dare you speak to him like that?

Does this guy really not know what the concept of a cultivator is?

"I mean, you're truly ignorant and fearless! Aren't you afraid you won't be able to leave this house alive?!"

Ye Chen glanced at him sideways: "How awesome are you? Are you a Golden Core expert or a Nascent Soul master? What are you pretending to be? A cultivator, my foot! What level has your master reached?"

"Golden Core, Nascent Soul? You've been reading too many novels, haven't you? Let me tell you, I, at the second level of Qi Refining, could kill you with a single finger, believe me?"

Ye Chen shook his head with disdain: "I don't believe it! So you're just a Qi Refining Level 2 cultivator, all high and mighty. I thought you were a Golden Core expert. I bet your master was also a Qi Refining level cultivator. Looks like you're nothing special!"

Lin Shao roared, "Hmph, my master is at the ninth level of Qi Refining! He can establish his foundation anytime he needs the right materials. What do you know?!"

Discussing these things with ignorant people will only make you furious.

Lin Shao forcibly suppressed the urge to strangle Ye Chen: "Alright, stop testing my limits. Where's the stuff?!"

As he spoke, he stood up, seemingly ready to make a move.

"I already said I was just here to ask you some questions, I never said I would definitely give it to you. I spent over twenty million to bid for that, why should I give it to you? You're not my son!"

Ye Chen also stood up and patted his butt.

"How dare you! You're courting death!" A fierce glint flashed in Lin Shao's eyes.

He was truly enraged by Ye Chen; if he didn't teach him a lesson, he'd lose all sense of time.

Lin Shao punched Ye Chen in the shoulder.

The speed is so fast that ordinary people definitely can't react to it.

If that punch landed on an ordinary person's shoulder, it would definitely break bones and tendons.

Of course, Lin Shao didn't really want to kill Ye Chen, after all, he still wanted to get that century-old wild ginseng and that set of needles from Ye Chen.

Ye Chen raised his eyes and stretched out his left hand to catch the opponent's incredibly fast punch.

"Snap—" A crisp sound.

Fist and palm collided, but the fist could not penetrate even an inch.

Lin Shao was stunned. His first reaction was to pull his fist back, but it was as if it were clamped by iron clamps, and he couldn't pull it back.

He instinctively lunged at Ye Chen's ribs with his right knee, trying to break free of his right hand.

However, Ye Chen turned sideways and grabbed his foot, throwing him out like a sack of potatoes, seemingly effortlessly.

Lin Shao was thrown onto the sofa by Ye Chen in just one encounter.

He was completely stunned!

What's going on? What just happened?

He, he, he was actually abandoned?

Holy crap, how come this guy has such strength?

Could it be that we've really encountered a master?!

Seeing Ye Chen's simple, bean-cake-like manner, he felt his worldview had collapsed.

He's a cultivator, a cultivator at the second level of Qi Refining.

As a result, he was casually tossed aside by an ordinary person upon first glance...

Don't cultivators have any shame?

You just throw it away like that?

He felt a burning sensation on his cheeks. The more boastful he had just been, the more ashamed he felt now!

At the same time, his mind was filled with a thousand thoughts. Ye Chen was able to throw him out so easily, so he was obviously not an ordinary person!

He didn't believe Ye Chen had just gotten lucky; the opponent's strength was definitely above his.

Judging from Ye Chen's unusually calm demeanor throughout, could Ye Chen also be a cultivator?!

An incredible thought popped into his mind.

How could that be? He had just ruled out that possibility.

If Ye Chen is a cultivator, how come he doesn't even know these basic common sense facts?

Damn, could he really be a self-taught cultivator who figured things out on his own?

And she's even cultivated to a level more powerful than him?

Lin Shao felt that this world was crazy, too crazy, that a rogue cultivator was more powerful than him.

How is that possible?

Has he cultivated himself into a dog all these years?

"You, you, you're also a cultivator?!" Lin Shao asked, his voice trembling.

Ye Chen remained noncommittal: "Didn't you say you could kill me with one finger? Come on, try and poke me!"

"You—, since you're also a member of the Xuanmen, I admit defeat today. You can leave now, and we'll settle our scores!" Lin Shao gritted his teeth.

Ye Chen smiled: "Now that you know my background, and you have such a powerful master, do you think I'd just leave like that? I won't do anything that will cause me trouble!"

Lin Shao quickly stood up and backed away.

"What do you want? Let me tell you, although I can't beat you, my master only has me as his disciple. If you dare to cause trouble, he will find you no matter where you are!"

"Besides, even if I fight back with my life on the line, you won't come out on top. Spiritual energy is very precious, and you wouldn't want to waste it on me, would you?"

As Lin Shao spoke, he retreated towards the door, already sensing Ye Chen's intense killing intent.

At this moment, he had no doubt about what Ye Chen said and only wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

However, he had only taken a few steps back when he suddenly froze. He touched the back of his head, and his last sensation was touching a small, hard metal sword before he was plunged into eternal darkness.