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Chapter 349: Father's Gambling, Mother's Illness, Brother's Studies
Chapter 349: Father's Gambling, Mother's Illness, Brother's Studies
The Cloud Yang Sect immediately arranged for Master Zhao Li to lead Fu Jianyun and Liu Xingwan to the Shadowplain Battlefield.
Of course, they were not the only ones going this time.
Many young disciples were also arranged to go and gain some experience.
While they cannot enter the Shadowplain Battlefield, a trip through the Jin State can still greatly benefit their mental and spiritual growth.
This year, an especially large number of people are going—seventeen in total.
The situation this year at the Cloud Yang Sect has made many disciples restless.
Arranging for the disciples to visit the Jin State serves two purposes:
First, it allows them to gain experience and grow.
Second, it lets them feel the sect’s commitment to their cultivation.
Additionally, it allows these disciples to see how excellent the young people of the world are, to help calm their restless hearts.
On the journey, the young people of the Cloud Yang Sect were in fairly good spirits.
However, Fu Jianyun’s face was somewhat gloomy throughout the trip.
It was clear that he was restraining himself, but his displeasure was still evident.
Even a trace of anger could be seen in Fu Jianyun’s expression.
The reason for this was very simple.
Fu Jianyun had already heard about the conversation that took place in the side hall that day.
There were many people in the side hall that day, and Liu Xingwan did not hold back at all.
She directly suggested that Taiwu Zhenren take out the remaining half of the Heaven Blaze Fruit to invite Chen Su to come.
From the day of the Ascend Cloud Platform, Fu Jianyun had already been feeling very uncomfortable.
How many young people in the Great Zhou could surpass him in talent and potential?
Yet Chen Su had managed to do so, and his performance on the Ascend Cloud Platform was highly praised by the Cloud Yang Sect’s high command.
Many people even believed that Chen Su’s talent was on par with Fu Jianyun’s.
After some time, Fu Jianyun had somewhat come to terms with it.
But then this happened again.
When Liu Xingwan said those things, Fu Jianyun was not overly angry.
What truly infuriated him were the words that Taiwu Zhenren said afterward.
If Chen Su was willing to join the Cloud Yang Sect, he would be willing to give out the remaining half of the Heaven Blaze Fruit.
This statement was the real reason for Fu Jianyun’s anger.
He even felt pressure from these words.
If Chen Su truly joined the Cloud Yang sect, he would lose a significant portion of his cultivation resources in the future.
During this period, Fu Jianyun hardly spoke to Liu Xingwan.
Liu Xingwan did not mind this at all, as she had nothing to talk about with Fu Jianyun.
Although both were core disciples of the Cloud Yang Sect and under Sun Xuerong’s command, their mentalities and views were quite different.
each other.
In the past, they would only discuss martial cultivation.
Other topics were difficult for them to agree on.
In comparison, Liu Xingwan was more in agreement with Chen Su.
Everyone in the world has the right to choose their own way of acting and their own principles.
Each person has their own thoughts.
Pursuing personal gain and seeking benefits for oneself is not a problem.
Liu Xingwan also sought benefits for herself, and she knew Chen Su would do the same.
However, Fu Jianyun’s excessive self-interest was something Liu Xingwan found hard to accept.
How much resources did the Cloud Yang Sect provide for their cultivation?
Liu Xingwan saw this and knew that if the sect faced a crisis, she would naturally step up to help.
But Fu Jianyun would not.
If he discovered an impending crisis, he might run away to train elsewhere, avoiding the crisis.
He might even report false information, saying there was nothing to worry about.
To avoid the sect using his time and energy.
This was also the reason why, no matter how excellent Fu Jianyun was, Liu Xingwan would not recognize him.
The people from the Cloud Yang Sect were still on the road, while Su Chen and his group had already settled into Longevity City.
The Jin State’s overall financial and material resources were significantly better than those of the Great Zhou in many aspects.
This was evident from the architecture of the cities.
The building floors were much higher than those in the Great Zhou.
Of course, this does not mean that everyone in the Jin State lived well.
In any place, there were always the lower classes.
The Jin State’s martial arts were thriving, and various martial arts experts were constantly emerging.
The lives of the common people at the bottom might not necessarily be better than those in the Great Zhou.
Ordinary people without martial cultivation could only do basic agricultural work and other fundamental tasks.
At the moment, Longevity City was already filled with martial artists from various countries.
Longevity City was usually bustling, except during winter.
The Shadowplain Battlefield was the frontline of the human and demon wars, and there was never a shortage of strong warriors here.
Most of the Jin State’s experts had their own estates near the frontlines.
However, the best choice for many martial artists from other countries was to stay in Longevity City.
Additionally, like this time in the Heavenly Firmament City, only Su Chen and Gu Feng were truly participating in the Shadowplain Battlefield training.
But the Heavenly Firmament City sent a total of nine people.
Other sects were similar; not many martial artists were actually going to the Shadowplain Battlefield, but many came to gain experience.
This situation made Longevity City almost always lively.
Su Chen and his group arrived at night, rested for a night, and then each of them wandered around the city.
As long as they did not intentionally cause trouble, there would be no problems.
They had no important matters to attend to now, so they waited.
They waited for the Cloud Yang Sect and the Skyveil order people, and also for the Great Zhou royal court.
This opening of the Shadowplain Battlefield was registered by country.
The Great Zhou Imperial Court must send someone to confirm that the participants in the Shadow Battle Arena are indeed martial artists from their respective countries.
They must do their best to prevent unauthorized entries into the Shadow Battle Arena.
Su Chen set out early, wandering around Longevity City.
The commerce here is very prosperous. Although Celestial Capital has seen an increase in various economic and trade exchanges this year, it still doesn't compare to here.
Compared to the food and timber resources sold in Celestial Capital, the most common stalls in Longevity City sell cultivation techniques and materials.
Su Chen walked to one of the stalls.
There were many sheets of paper laid out, which were for customers to read samples.
No one pressured anyone to buy; if a customer wanted to buy after reading, they could.
Su Chen flipped through a few. To be honest, the cultivation techniques sold at these stalls weren't actually that bad.
For smaller sects, like some of the lower-tier sects in Great Zhou, Su Chen would genuinely recommend them to buy a few cultivation techniques.
The cultivation techniques that Jin Kingdom has put up for sale are quite impressive.
However, for Su Chen, they weren’t very meaningful.
Although he didn’t buy any cultivation techniques, Su Chen did find an alchemy recipe he liked.
He already had a copy of the Jade Stone Pill Technique, but the pills it produced were too conspicuous.
Moreover, the Jade Stone Pill Technique only introduced a limited number of pills.
After paying, Su Chen received the complete alchemy recipe and immediately flipped through it.
Fortunately, the content seemed fine.
Although the recipes were for common pills, they were still quite useful for Su Chen.
Now that he has the Apprentice Alchemist destiny, he has a chance to make further progress in alchemy.
After buying the recipe, Su Chen continued to stroll around.
There were also many stalls selling weapons and armor.
However, the quality of these items was rather poor.
Cultivation techniques can be copied, even if one doesn’t understand them, they can still be sold by force.
But weapons and armor, ordinary people simply don’t have the skills to craft superior or superior-grade items.
Let alone superior-grade, finding a single intermediate-grade weapon or armor on these stalls would be as difficult as climbing to the heavens.
As he walked, Su Chen noticed two young beggars standing beside him, trying to steal his money bag.
They probably saw him show some wealth when he bought the alchemy recipe.
The two young beggars were still looking for the right moment to make their move, but Su Chen had already turned around and was looking at them.
"Generally, no one likes having two beggars standing beside them. It’s hard not to notice you two."
Su Chen spoke softly, his face showing no expression.
The two instinctively wanted to run, but their legs wouldn’t move.
The overwhelming aura made their legs weak.
"Venerable One, please spare us. We have no choice."
"Your begging is so skilled; how many times have you done this before?
Stealing from martial artists, one successful attempt is enough for two or three years of expenses.
If you fail, martial artists will just disdainfully drive you away.
Then you can continue to steal, right?"
Su Chen asked.
Hearing Su Chen’s words, the two young beggars’ faces turned pale.
The more serious Su Chen was, the more anxious they became, unsure of what he would do to them.
These two young beggars, one boy and one girl.
The boy was about thirteen or fourteen years old, and the girl looked to be no more than ten.
Of course, their poor living conditions might have stunted their growth.
When Su Chen first arrived in this world, his situation wasn’t much different from these two young beggars.
Su Chen wasn’t unwilling to help them, but how could he help?
Give them money? How much should he give?
Teach them some skills?
Su Chen wasn’t sure about their character. Teaching them skills, would they definitely use them for good?
Or might they use their learned skills to become bandits instead?
After escaping the bottom, they might turn to bullying other common people.
Solving these problems was much harder than dealing with demonic beings.
"Venerable One, I and my younger sister just want to earn some money to buy medicine for our older sister."
"Are you also in a situation where your father gambles, your mother is sick, and your brother is studying?"
Su Chen asked with a smile.
"Our older sister is really sick."
The younger of the two, the girl, also spoke up.
"Alright, I’m free today. You have an older sister, right? Lead the way, I’ll go take a look."
Su Chen finished speaking and simply looked at the two young beggars, waiting for them to lead the way.
After a moment of hesitation, they led him to the northwest part of Longevity City.
The northwest direction is close to the Shadow Battle Arena and the wilds, so it’s the cheapest area.
As they walked, the buildings around them became older and more dilapidated.
Under their guidance, Su Chen arrived at the back of a row of bungalows.
Behind these bungalows, there were several mats set up, which could be called tents?
The lowest of the low in Longevity City apparently couldn’t even afford a room.
Moreover, Su Chen saw someone collecting money here.
Living in such a place also required payment, but it was better than living outside the city.
There were many women around, dressed quite beautifully.
But Su Chen roughly guessed what they did; they were probably women from brothels.
The older sister of the two young beggars, as expected, was one of these women.
Not far away, she lay on a mat, extremely weak, suffering from a cold and lacking enough food.
Seeing this scene, Su Chen realized he had guessed wrong.
(End of Chapter)
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