The land of Yanjing is a place where winds and clouds surge, a gathering place for dragons and tigers! Lin Tian stopped in his tracks, chewing over Zhong Xinci’s words, pondering secretly. Neither his former self nor Lin Tian himself had set foot in Yanjing, and he knew nothing about the situation over there. Yanjing is the imperial capital of Huaxia, located in the Northern Country of Huaxia’s North Continent. No need to think, you know that the imperial capital of a nation is definitely a gathering place for countless powerful forces, families, and peak experts. Upon hearing Zhong Xinci’s words, Lin Tian understood that he was about to head to Yanjing for his studies, and would face various challenges in the future. The meaning in Zhong Xinci’s words was clear; compared to the Southern Continent, the Eastern Continent is much stronger. But compared to the North Continent, the Eastern Continent seems weaker by a tier. A small family in the Yanjing territory of the North Continent necessitated Zhong Xinci coming personally; one could imagine its strength. "That Taishan in the Eastern Mountain Land, it seems to be the border between the Eastern and North Continents, right? You discovered a treasure land, and the Tuoba Family and Chutian Association are trying to seize it; their reach is indeed long!" Lin Tian paused slightly, then casually said, "Hmm... if I guess correctly, the Chutian Association should be an underworld force created by the Tuoba Family! Is the Tuoba Family a cultivation family?" ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ novｅlfire.net Zhong Xinci, seeing Lin Tian stop, showed an interested expression on her face. She was overjoyed and quickly explained. "The Tuoba Family is merely a family force in the satellite city of Yanjing, located in the Zutian district, operating many large companies and industries. Additionally, they are one of the overlords of the underworld forces in the Zutian district, the Chutian Association! The Tuoba Family is not a cultivation family!" Upon saying this, Zhong Xinci glanced at Lin Tian and, seeing him listening in silence, continued, "Instead, they have hired powerful cultivators with heavy sums to help them negotiate with our Zhong Family. After all, in Yanjing, besides the major forces occupying it, there are countless loose cultivators gathered from all directions of the cultivation world! Except for Central Continent, the Yanjing territory can be said to be a gathering holy land for many loose cultivators! So, the Tuoba Family has heavily rewarded and invited powerful loose cultivators. Upon learning this news, I rushed back from afar! However, my expertise is not in combat but in alchemy! I had originally gathered some strong individuals from the Eastern Continent to help our Zhong Family!" "But, now that Senior is here, I dare to ask Senior for help. The treasures within the ancient land can be at Senior’s disposal!" After hearing Zhong Xinci’s words, Lin Tian nodded slightly. He gained a bit more understanding of the situation over in Yanjing. Lin Tian wasn’t much interested in knowing about loose cultivators or assisting punches. At present, he was only curious about that ancient land. "Did you really obtain spirit stones from there?" Lin Tian stroked his chin and asked Zhong Xinci. If that ancient land truly had spirit stones, Lin Tian might decide to check it out even if it meant being late for his enrollment. Having been reborn on this Earth, the spiritual energy is too thin. Currently, Lin Tian doesn’t lack cultivation techniques or combat techniques, but he lacks cultivation resources. To ensure that his cultivation can progress rapidly and orderly, one must start with spiritual medicine and elixirs, and also spirit stones. For any resources, as long as they can be obtained, Lin Tian definitely does not want to miss them. The hundreds of low-grade spirit stones obtained from the Ruins Ridge before had already been exhausted for breaking through the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. Particularly on this Earth, every piece of spirit stone is extremely precious. Now that there’s news of spirit stones, Lin Tian’s heart naturally stirred with excitement. "Senior, we obtained two low-grade spirit stones from the entrance of the ancient land!" At this moment, before Zhong Xinci could speak, Mooo Zishui timely spoke, casting a somewhat fearful glance at Lin Tian. Then, after fumbling around for a while, he took out two slightly mottled spirit stones, and said in a trembling voice, "Master’s family discovered an ancient land below Taishan in the Eastern Mountain Land. Senior Brother Cheen and I were ordered by Master to investigate. But on the second level of the ancient land, there are array formation restrictions. We only found two in the outer layer..." After speaking, Mooo Zishui respectfully handed the spirit stones over to Lin Tian. Lin Tian casually received them, lightly rubbing them as his brows furrowed slightly. These two low-grade spirit stones had mottled, rough surfaces, and the spiritual energy inside was somewhat mixed. However, they were indeed low-grade spirit stones and could definitely be used for cultivation. Then Lin Tian put the spirit stones away in a backhanded motion, looked towards Zhong Xinci, and said coldly, "Since the Tuoba Family wants to negotiate, then we negotiate! Besides, the ancient land was discovered by your Zhong Family first. If negotiations fail, kill them!" "Senior, negotiations can be done, but don’t act rashly; the forces over there in Yanjing are not something you can afford to offend fatally!" Zhong Xinci’s complexion changed slightly, quickly saying, "If we can suppress and subdue the loose cultivators invited by the Tuoba Family, then everything will be negotiable! After all, before this, our Zhong Family and the Tuoba Family had business dealings. It’s just that these years, the cooperation between us has lessened. Although the Tuoba Family’s roots are in Yanjing and no matter how strong they are, their reach can’t extend here, nor dare they strike in full force, but it’s still better to negotiate well!" Lin Tian looked deeply at Zhong Xinci, becoming slightly silent. He could see that after years of cultivation and alchemy, Zhong Xinci’s mind had changed. Although she hadn’t lost her sense of ruthlessness, her edges had been somewhat smoothed out. The average alchemist is probably ; they can only serve others within sects or other forces and find it very difficult to survive in the cultivation world! Lin Tian sighed inwardly, then nodded and said, "Let’s do as you suggest; you take the lead. I’ll help you when needed! As for the ancient land, just as you said, I will take what I need, no matter how much! Is that agreeable?" "Senior, I agree! Agree! With you here, there’s absolutely no problem concerning the negotiations!" Zhong Xinci’s face showed a look of great joy and quickly nodded her head to agree. Before this, even if Zhong Xinci had invited others, she didn’t have complete confidence. After all, the families or forces in the Yanjing territory are not as simple as they seem on the surface. "Senior, we had previously arranged to negotiate here, but currently, it’s not possible; we can only move to Room No. 1! We still need Senior to wait a while longer!" Zhong Xinci spoke again at this time, then turned her head to An Jingxuan beside her, saying, "Jing Xuan, quickly take Senior over; I’ll be here to greet the distinguished guests later!" An Jingxuan approached respectfully, making a motion to invite Lin Tian. Lin Tian nodded slightly, pulling Zhu Ting’er to follow An Jingxuan. "Senior, I must take my leave first!" Zhong Xinci respectfully saw Lin Tian out of the room, then turned back and said to several people, "Jiang Shangkun, take Zhao Bei and Dingding to the hospital! Zishui, you also go over to entertain Senior Lin and leave a good impression! Master needs to go welcome Senior Ye and the others!" Upon reaching the door of the Superior Room No. 1. He looked at Zhu Ting’er and said, "Is your family in Jinling City?" "Ah... no! I’m on my way to Yanjing to enroll, taking a little tour along the way!" "Oh...it’s nothing. Just now, there was an important event here...if it weren’t for Brother Lin, I might have been caught by Fang Yongzheng and the others..." "That’s in the past now! There’s an important matter here... Please let me take you there!" Lin Tian waved her off, then turned to An Jingxuan and said, "Help me see her out!" Saying this, Lin Tian once again walks off, while Zhu Ting’er looked at his handsome eyes with anticipation and reluctance. But having received Lin Tian’s phone number, she knew that what was happening next was not something she should stay for.