CHAPTER 160: CHAPTER 122: THE PATH OF EVOLUTION, SOUTH CITY BEAST MIRROR INSTITUTE

Lee Zhen didn’t say anything, and after swearing a bit, he went back to continue drinking with others.

Huang Xiaotian came over instead, saying, "I’m leaving tomorrow."

"Where to?"

"I don’t know, just going out for a walk. I still want to pursue my old profession in the future," Huang Xiaotian said. "But my wife is a bit against it after the last captain incident. Now that the guild is gone, it surely won’t work. I’ll probably have to find a stable job in the future."

Lin Chen nodded, picked up the wine glass beside him, and drank it all at once, saying, "Thanks."

Huang Xiaotian patted his shoulder, knowing what Lin Chen was thanking him for.

He sat on the doorstep and said, "You should thank me, the guild leader, and one other person..."

"Qin Shaoshao?" Lin Chen blurted out.

"I knew you could guess it, even though the guild leader didn’t believe it." Huang Xiaotian wasn’t surprised.

Lee Zhen not getting this quota is normal; the only one who could get it was Qin Shaoshao.

"Did you go to her?" Lin Chen asked.

"Yes," Huang Xiaotian replied. "Although she’s cold, she still has feelings for you. Don’t let her down in the future."

"Bro, are you trying to get me killed?" Lin Chen wiped sweat.

This shouldn’t be heard by Qin Shaoshao.

"I didn’t ask you to have any improper thoughts about her," Huang Xiaotian said. "You know the Celestial Spirit Body. This kind of constitution draws attention itself. For now, it’s okay, but when one day she becomes stronger, others might start targeting her. Many Celestial Spirit Bodies end up being hunted down."

"Then it might actually be better for me to have improper thoughts about her."

"Why?"

"What she can’t beat, can I beat?" Lin Chen smiled bitterly. "You think too highly of me."

Huang Xiaotian just smiled, patted his shoulder, and then went back to drink with Lee Zhen and them.

He indeed thought highly of Lin Chen. The reason he proactively mentioned the Spirit Academy quota to Lee Zhen was also part of Huang Xiaotian’s careful thinking...

Qin Shaoshao, after all, is a two-leased person, not considered a local in Jiuxing City.

But Lin Chen is different.

He is a true local...

Jiuxing City’s rise depends on producing a renowned person.

And this renowned person must be someone who remembers gratitude, an ordinary person.

Instead of someone who immediately moves away once famous!

....

The next day, the Monster Hunter Guild officially disbanded, and the Beast Tamer Guild also issued a statement reflecting, with the title:

[A New Era]

Lin Chen glanced at it but wasn’t interested.

If the Monster Hunter Guild had a powerful enough backing, it wouldn’t have been disbanded.

Its existence wasn’t a tear of the era, but a conflict of interest.

And on this day, something major happened nationwide:

Spirit Beast prices skyrocketed.

Monster Hunter Guild was a major channel for Spirit Beast supply, and after all, raiding Demon Beast nests could find a lot of Spirit Beasts.

Now there’s no way to form teams to raid nests; naturally, the supply is less.

Like Plowhorn Beast, which previously had an average price of eighty thousand, now it’s up to one hundred and sixty thousand.

This isn’t considered outrageous; after all, the cultivation ecosystem for Plowhorn Beast is quite mature. Some combat pets have prices that are even more outrageous.

But it’s too late to say anything; the Monster Hunter Guild has already disbanded, and everything can’t go back.

Furthermore, Dubhe Pavilion has once again imposed regulations, demanding that Spirit Beast shops under major forces have a price increase of no more than fifty percent per year.

Lin Chen didn’t care about these; he already had his second Spirit Beast and didn’t need to buy a Spirit Beast in the short term.

After the guild disbanded, he immersed himself in cultivation.

Occasionally, he would bring some free barbecue to visit Qin Shaoshao, because Xiaobai and Xiao Hong sometimes talked about Spirit-Devouring Vine.

But looking at it reveals a shock.

Qin Shaoshao’s Spirit-Devouring Vine is about to break into Level 40.

"Why not let it evolve once?" Lin Chen suggested.

In the past, Lee Zhen couldn’t afford materials, but now things are different.

As long as Qin Shaoshao speaks, won’t these forces bring out the best materials from their reserves?

"Sounds good." Qin Shaoshao replied, "I’ll go with you to find the Catalyst Master and let him help out easily."

Lin Chen was taken aback, then realized that Lee Zhen must have suggested her to go together.

"Then make sure it doesn’t meditate anymore, or it will waste a chance." Lin Chen advised.

After hearing this, Qin Shaoshao said, "Once it wakes up this time, I won’t touch it."

"...."

One person and two beasts were speechless.

Which family’s Spirit Beast only needs a head pat to practice.

.....

Lee Zhen still had many things to deal with, including the expenses after the guild disbanded and recommendations for guild members’ future paths, so it would take at least a month.

Lin Chen wasn’t in a hurry either; Xiaobai just reached Level 18 a while ago, and after stabilizing for a while, he planned to aim for Level 19.

Lee Zhen also agreed with Lin Chen that once Xiaobai reached Level 19, they would set out.

So during this time, Lin Chen stayed home, Xiaobai and Xiao Hong began cultivating crazily, while he read books.

This time, he read books related to medicine, not because he wanted to study medicine, but wondering if he could possibly save Lee Zhen’s arm.

This world’s medical care relies entirely on Spirit Beasts; some Spirit Beasts have heaven-defying abilities.

However, treating a severed arm is extremely difficult.

"Phoenix Blood..."

Lin Chen only looked at the first page and decided to give up.

Phoenix Blood has the ability of Nirvana, but...

Phoenix Blood is something he can’t touch.

Lin Chen thought, Lee Zhen looks pretty cool with a single arm, a bit like Yang Guo; perhaps he’ll meet Little Dragon Girl in the future.

Even though he thought this, he kept it silently in his mind.

Lin Chen told Lee Zhen about Qin Shaoshao’s matter, and Lee Zhen agreed, saying, "In a few days, I’ll have someone spread the news."