Chapter 282: Chapter 183: The Hunt

She had witnessed the entire scene of Lu Yuan’s direct confrontation with the Pig Demon.

She couldn’t help but mutter to herself, ’To think there’s someone like that among the Loose Cultivators. His talent isn’t bad.’

However, she didn’t pay it much mind.

After all, everyone who managed to be teleported here had some degree of skill.

They were all the best of the best from their own respective worlds.

She came from a native family. While she wasn’t hostile toward these people teleported from the outside, she had no intention of interacting with them much.

She had seen too many people who were astonishingly talented right after they arrived, only to be ground down by life until they lost their edge completely. Forget breaking through to Transcendence within three hundred years—some even saw their cultivation begin to regress.

A powerful Cultivator is defined by more than just their innate talent. They also need immense adaptability and willpower.

To succeed, one cannot lack any of these.

This was also why the Sect set the three-hundred-year time limit.

The purpose was to weed out those with weak wills—people who had talent but couldn’t face the treacherous environment.

The female disciple said to those beside her, "Let’s go. This saves us the trouble of making a move."

Then, she led her people toward the settlement.

But while she paid him no mind, some Outer Disciples remembered Lu Yuan. After all, the Outer Disciples of the Evergreen Sect were high and mighty and generally lived in the Inner City.

They, the Outer Disciples who loitered in the settlement, considered Lu Yuan’s recent display of strength to be quite spectacular.

Many of them wouldn’t even be his match.

They might run into him in the future. Even if they couldn’t befriend him, it was best not to make him an enemy. Anyone who had survived this long in the shantytown had their own code of conduct.

These Outer Disciples had a hand in nearly all the businesses outside the city.

For instance, they were the ones who ran the merchant caravans, restaurants, brothels, and so on.

The disciples of the Evergreen Sect looked down on such ventures, but for these men, they were incredibly lucrative.

As long as they handed over a portion of their Spirit Crystals to the Outer Disciples each year, the business was an iron rice bowl.

Therefore, they generally tried to maintain good relations with the experts in the shantytown.

After Lu Yuan returned to the city, Mangu Tun led him and the others to a restaurant a few moments later.

It was a mid-sized, two-story establishment.

A waiter stood at the entrance, trying to attract customers.

Seeing the group, he smiled and said, "Man, looks like you had a good haul today, huh?"

After all, their restaurant was not a small one.

Mangu Tun and his group would only come here to sell when they had something valuable.

"Hehe, of course it’s valuable. Quick, go get your shopkeeper."

"You got it! Just a moment." The waiter immediately ran to the back.

Mangu Tun then looked at Lu Yuan and said, "I’ve been here a few times and know them well. This place is decent; they don’t lowball you."

Lu Yuan nodded.

A moment later, a chubby old man walked out.

He wore a friendly smile.

Lu Yuan, however, could sense that this man’s cultivation had already reached the Perfection of Void Breaking. A person of his caliber was considered an expert in the shantytown.

The strongest individuals living outside the city were at the Transcendence realm. These were people who had been teleported here but failed to achieve Transcendence within the three-hundred-year limit.

Eventually, however, they did manage to break through.

Thus, they still lived outside the city. But since they were different from those at the Void Breaking realm, they were generally accepted by the peripheral community. They became responsible for the shantytown’s security and would accompany Outer Disciples to deal with dangerous Great Demons in the vicinity.

As soon as Shopkeeper Pang came out, he looked at Mangu Tun and said, "Kiddo, what did you hunt today that you had to call me out for it? If I’m not satisfied, you just watch how I’ll deal with you."

His voice, however, was full of good-natured teasing, clearly showing he was joking.

"You’ll know once you take a look, sir," Mangu Tun said with a laugh, scratching his head.

Lu Yuan didn’t waste any time. With a wave of his hand, a massive wild pig appeared outside the restaurant.

It was a full ten meters long and five or six meters tall.

Its tusks jutted out, and though it was dead, its flesh still pulsed with dense Spiritual Qi.

Once killed, members of the Demon Race find it difficult to maintain their human form and will revert to their true appearance.

Upon seeing this, the old shopkeeper hissed, sucking in a sharp breath. A crowd instantly gathered, some faces filled with awe, others with greed.

After all, a creature like this was a rare sight.

"This Pig Demon must have been at the Great Success of Void Breaking. Even an expert at the Perfection stage wouldn’t necessarily be able to kill it."

After giving his assessment, the portly shopkeeper looked up at Lu Yuan. "Did you kill this, young man?"

"Yes." Lu Yuan nodded.

"Excellent talent," the shopkeeper said at once.

He then continued, "A creature like this is normally worth about ten Spirit Crystals. But since the body isn’t badly damaged and the hide is well-preserved, I’ll give you eleven.

If you come across similar game in the future, please consider bringing your business to my humble shop again, young man."

The shopkeeper said with a pleasant smile.

Then, eleven Spirit Crystals appeared in his palm.

Each one was about the size of a thumbnail and shimmered with a faint luster.

Lu Yuan accepted them and cupped his fist. "Thank you."

The portly shopkeeper nodded with a grin and ordered his men to carry the carcass away.

Lu Yuan then left with Mangu Tun and the others.

Along the way, he handed each of them a Spirit Crystal.

"This... we can’t accept this. We didn’t do anything to help."

"What’s mine is yours. We came out here together, so don’t stand on ceremony," Lu Yuan said with a wave of his hand.

Mangu Tun and the others stopped protesting, but their eyes filled with gratitude.

After all, they had all just arrived in this world.

Everyone was in dire need of Spirit Crystals.

Lu Yuan was in a good mood. After sharing the Spirit Crystals, he still had seven left for himself. For the time being, he had nothing to worry about.

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