The Lin Family, affiliated with the Situ Family, one of the four major families in Molten Fire Town, holds some status there.

The guest hall of the Lin Family residence.

The eldest of the Lin Family, Lin Buliang, led everyone here and took their seats as hosts and guests.

"Oh! So that's how it is!"

After listening to Lin Yuyan's explanation, Lin Buliang glanced at Jiang Chen, who was seated below Lin Yuyan, and gently nodded.

"Young Master Jiang, since you can move freely now, could you perhaps leave?"

Lin Buliang looked at Jiang Chen with a hostile gaze.

Lin Yuyan was momentarily stunned at his words and frowned slightly. "Cousin, Young Master Jiang just woke up. How can you just drive him away like this?"

"Cousin, people can be deceitful. Some may seem kind on the outside, but their hearts may not be pure. When traveling, one should be more cautious."

Lin Wuliang, without any regard for Jiang Chen's presence, spoke with implied meaning.

"But..."

Lin Yuyan hesitated for a moment, turning to Jiang Chen with a hint of worry.

Jiang Chen smiled faintly, speaking softly, "Young Master Lin is right; I shouldn't impose any longer."

Standing up, he looked at Lin Yuyan and solemnly said, "Miss Lin, thank you for saving my life. If we meet again, I will surely repay you!"

"Young Master Jiang, you're too kind, but you..."

Lin Yuyan's eyes flickered with hesitation. "Are you sure you can manage on your own like this?"

"I can!"

Jiang Chen smiled faintly, clasped his hands in a salute, and turned to walk towards the guest hall's entrance.

"Wait a moment."

Lin Yuyan softly called out, taking a pouch from her pocket and handing it to Jiang Chen. "Here is some money for your expenses, take it."

"Thank you! But there's no need!"

Glancing at the pouch, Jiang Chen gently shook his head, clasped his hands in another salute, and walked out of the guest hall.

"Hmph! Ungrateful!"

Lin Buliang snorted coldly, looking disdainfully at Jiang Chen's departing figure.

Lin Yuyan glanced at Lin Buliang with a hint of dissatisfaction in her eyes; she truly disliked this cousin.

Xiaohuan watched Jiang Chen's back, opened her mouth to call out, but after thinking it over and glancing at Lin Buliang, she closed her mouth again, her eyes darting around as she pondered something.

...

In the dense forest outside Molten Fire Town.

After leaving the Lin Family, Jiang Chen exited the town and ventured into the forest.

His most urgent task now was to regain his strength. Without strength, nothing could be achieved!

He found a quiet place, sat cross-legged, and began to operate his spiritual power with all his might.

Buzz, buzz, buzz!

Strands of spiritual energy started to converge towards Jiang Chen, merging into his body.

Gradually, a spiritual energy vortex appeared above Jiang Chen's head, with Jiang Chen at its center.

The spiritual energy throughout the entire forest began converging towards Jiang Chen, and gradually, travelers on the official road within the forest noticed the unusual activity!

"The spiritual energy is erupting in the forest outside the east gate; could an exotic treasure be emerging?"

"Isn't there a powerful cultivator training there?"

"Impossible. With such commotion, even if it's Lord Mengyuan from Molten Fire Town cultivating, he couldn't cause this!"

"So there really is an exotic treasure emerging? Let's go and take a look quickly!"

The unusual event outside the east gate reached Molten Fire Town, and some cultivators from Molten Fire Town rushed towards the east gate.

"What? An exotic treasure appeared outside the east gate?"

In the Lin Family's guest hall, Lin Family Head, Lin Chongjiang, had just arrived to chat with Lin Yuyan when he heard the report from the family members and immediately exclaimed out loud.

"Haha! Yuyan, you're truly the Lin Family's lucky star! As soon as you arrived, an exotic treasure emerged. This time, if we help the Situ Family acquire the treasure, it would be a double blessing, and our Lin Family will thrive!"

Lin Chongjiang looked at Lin Yuyan with meaningful eyes and laughed heartily.

"Double blessing?"

Lin Yuyan raised an eyebrow in surprise, looking at Lin Chongjiang. "Uncle, what double blessing are you talking about?"

"Haha! We'll talk about that later; let's head to the forest outside the east gate first!"

Lin Chongjiang's eyes flickered, and he gave Lin Buliang a look.

Lin Buliang understood and gently nodded.

"Yuyan, come, let me show you the exotic treasure!"

Lin Chongjiang cheerfully invited and turned to walk outside.

Lin Yuyan didn't think much of it and followed along.

Xiaohuan and Fu Bo exchanged glances, stepped forward beside Lin Yuyan, and cast a wary look at the Lin Buliang father and son, all showing a hint of concern in their eyes.

Upon leaving the Lin Family residence, ten or so Unification Realm cultivators had already gathered at the Lin Family's gate. Lin Chongjiang softly said, "Everyone, exotic treasures are hard to come by. Let's move swiftly to seize it ahead of others."

"Understood!"

Everyone responded in unison, activated their spiritual energy, and hurried towards the town's east gate.

"Yuyan, let's go too!"

Lin Chongjiang called out to Lin Yuyan again.

"Okay!"

Lin Yuyan nodded.

At that moment, Xiaohuan's expression suddenly changed, as Lin Buliang, who had just left with the group, disappeared and hadn't joined the other Unification Realm cultivators.

"Let's go!"

Lin Chongjiang beckoned, flashed, and leaped towards the east gate, with Lin Yuyan following behind.

As they leaped towards the east gate, Xiaohuan glanced at Lin Chongjiang's back, noticing that Lin Chongjiang seemed to be accommodating their pace by deliberately slowing down.

An exotic treasure had emerged, yet he was in no rush to hurry them along, which made the shrewd Xiaohuan sense that something was off.

With a flick of her figure, Xiaohuan moved next to Fu Bo and whispered, "Fu Bo, something feels off."

"I have a bad feeling too, but I can't pinpoint exactly what's wrong!"

Fu Bo answered softly.

Having previously experienced a great calamity and been pursued all the way, they had developed a sense of foreboding for danger.

"Fu Bo, if something really goes wrong, I'll stay with Miss, you try to find Jiang Chen."

Xiaohuan hesitated for a moment before whispering.

"Jiang Chen? Why look for him?"

Fu Bo looked at Xiaohuan in surprise.

"Jiang Chen practices the Soul Martial Art Technique; he must be a member of a large family or a disciple of a major sect. Miss saved his life, so if we truly encounter disaster, he should come to help!"

Xiaohuan explained softly.

"He..."

Fu Bo was startled, then firmly nodded. "If that's true, Miss's good deed has saved the right person this time!"

The pair exchanged words briefly and caught up quickly with Lin Chongjiang and Lin Yuyan ahead.

At this time, all cultivators above the Innate level in Molten Fire Town were rushing towards the east gate, rapidly passing one another; clearly, the news of an exotic treasure outside the east gate had spread throughout Rongjiang Town.

Rongjiang Town, Town Lord Mansion.

In a secret chamber, an old man with a bare upper body sat cross-legged amidst flames.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, the old man opened his eyes to glance in the direction of the east gate, murmuring softly, "Spiritual energy upheaval, is someone cultivating, or is there an exotic treasure emerging?"

After a moment of hesitation, the old man smirked and mused, "If someone is indeed cultivating, that person is not someone I can afford to provoke. If an exotic treasure truly descends...no matter which family it falls into, it will ultimately be mine!"

The old man closed his eyes again, releasing a scorching aura, with flames entering and exiting his body!

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