Merchants belonged to the top families in Litian City.
Although Litian City was under imperial control, in this world, power dictated everything.
The ancestor of the Merchant family was a supreme immortal, a being at the tenth level of the Divine Heaven Realm.
Shang Qingcheng wore a gloomy expression, furiously kicking the main gate open before storming into the grand hall.
The servants around her wore faces of panic, wondering what had happened to their young mistress.
She had returned looking so furious—surely something major must have occurred?
“Qingcheng, what are you doing?” Just as Qingcheng was venting her anger, a middle-aged man stepped out.
This man radiated a thick aura, his sharp eyes brimming with authority and dominance.
“Father, I was bullied,” Shang Qingcheng said tearfully upon seeing him.
The events of today were unforgettable, something she would carry with her forever.
She, Shang Qingcheng, had actually been humiliated and crushed beneath someone’s foot. How could she bear such shame?
She recounted everything that had happened that day in detail.
After hearing her story, her father’s expression flickered with surprise—this was no ordinary incident.
…
In the imperial palace, the eldest prince had also issued orders to locate the person he had encountered that day.
To the eldest prince, no matter what, he had to reclaim his dignity.
Someone had dared to cause trouble on his turf, humiliating him publicly—how could he possibly tolerate such an insult?
Meanwhile, Lin Fan had opened his shop and sat alone, his mind wandering far away.
The revelation from Da Sheng had shocked him. He never imagined the truth could be like this.
For the supreme beings, this would be the final era. No matter who they were, if they couldn’t transcend, they would eventually vanish into oblivion.
How could these supreme beings accept such a fate?
They had cultivated all this time for eternal existence, only to now discover this was the last era. It was enough to drive them mad.
“Woof! Woof!”
Just then, the barking of a dog interrupted Lin Fan’s thoughts. Looking up, he saw a barefoot child in tattered clothes, holding a black dog by a rope, peeking at him timidly from the doorway.
When the child realized Lin Fan had noticed him, he quickly scurried away.
“What’s that little guy up to?” Lin Fan chuckled, not giving it much thought.
But to his surprise, the child soon returned, once again sneaking around and cautiously reaching into the counter with his small hand, trying to grab some pills when Lin Fan wasn’t looking.
“Kid, stealing isn’t cool. You should rob me openly instead. Otherwise, you’re not living up to being a real man,” Lin Fan teased with a smile.
“Woof!” The little black dog barked fiercely at Lin Fan, but when Lin Fan shot it a single glance, it immediately cowered to the ground, too frightened to make a sound.
Seeing the dog, Lin Fan was reminded of someone—the old dog from the Seven Sages. He wondered where that old mutt had gone.
That old dog had fought fiercely with Lin Fan in the Xuanhuang Realm. Later, when the Gusheng Realm opened, it had secretly followed him here. Now, who knew where it had gone—perhaps it was already dead?
When the boy realized he had been caught, his already pale face turned even yellower. He turned to run, but Lin Fan, feeling bored, wanted a bit of fun.
He grabbed the boy by the collar and lifted him up. “Kid, what are you stealing for?”
“Bad guy, let me go!” With his short limbs, the boy couldn’t reach Lin Fan.
“Oh, quite bold, huh?” Lin Fan chuckled and set the boy down.
With a thud, the boy dropped to his knees.
“Boss, please have mercy. My father was injured, and we can’t afford medicine. Please, boss, give me some, and I’ll work for you forever.”
“You were just bold a moment ago, and now you’re kneeling? That’s boring,” Lin Fan shook his head, then flicked his finger. A pill landed in front of the boy.
“Take this to your father. And in the future, be more assertive. If someone won’t give you what you need, just take it. Why kneel?”
If Lin Fan’s words were taken as life lessons, this child might grow up to become a scourge of the world.
The boy was stunned, his innocent eyes wide open. He then bowed repeatedly, grabbed the pill, and ran off like the wind.
“Boring. I wonder when Da Sheng will recover. The ‘Ultimate Heaven-Defying Technique’ is indeed fascinating—it enhances one’s fighting spirit by challenging heaven itself.”
Da Sheng had directly passed this martial art, born from the very essence of the universe, to Lin Fan.
Thanks to his system, Lin Fan learned martial techniques quickly, and had already reached the introductory level of the ‘Ultimate Heaven-Defying Technique.’
However, advancing further would likely take a significant amount of time.
Unlike other techniques, this one couldn’t be mastered instantly with a mere thought. It required time and experience.
At this moment, in a dilapidated house somewhere,
A man lay there, emaciated. Particularly on his chest was a wound, surrounded by dark mist, as if it were corroding his body.
The wound was deep, revealing internal organs.
An ordinary person would have died from such an injury long ago.
“Dad, I got the medicine!” A clear, childish voice rang out, filled with excitement.
The man on the bed, his face pale, managed a faint smile, but quickly winced in pain and coughed up blood.
“Dad, I got the medicine! Take it quickly, and your wound will heal,” the boy said eagerly.
The man’s eyes flickered with doubt, but he still managed a weak smile.
Such a wound couldn’t be healed by ordinary medicine, but to give his son hope, he decided to take it.
“Good, good,” the man whispered. He knew his time was short, and his only worry was his son.
But to ease his son’s concern, he didn’t care whether the pill was medicine or poison—it no longer mattered.
He knew his condition better than anyone.
He took the pill, swallowed it, and gently patted his son’s head. “Alright, go out and play…”
Just then, his expression suddenly changed, revealing shock and disbelief.
He felt a surge of powerful life force coursing through his body, and the dark mist around the wound began to dissipate.
The withered flesh was rapidly regenerating.
“This… this…”
The man was stunned, staring at his son in astonishment, unable to believe where this miraculous pill had come from.
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