Chapter 1867 - 1868: An Unexpected Incident
Seeing Lin Chen agree to go together, Li Ping and Mo Wan'er were quite happy as well. After all, the three entered the sect together, and just like Lin Chen, who hasn't met many other people in the sect up to now, the two of them hadn't made any new friends either, so the friendship between the three was quite genuine.
Li Ping turned to Mo Wan'er and said:
"Wan Er, let's set off now. Get the map out and lead the way!"
"Okay!"
Mo Wan'er replied with a cheerful smile and immediately took out a map from her storage ring. After getting her bearings, she was the first to fly off in a direction, and Lin Chen and Li Ping exchanged a glance and followed without hesitation.
Just like that, the three traveled toward Tianjian City.
Tianjian City, on a bustling street, atop a particularly elegant teahouse amidst the busy marketplace, sat two women by the window. If one looked closely, they'd find that these two women looked exactly alike.
Both of them wore white clothes with a beast head emblem on their chests, along with a red line underneath. If anyone in the know were present, they'd recognize this as the emblem of the Myriad Beasts Sect, and both women held the status of elite disciples within the outer sect.
The younger-looking of the two was idly watching the crowd below the window, then seemed to remember something, turned her head and asked:
"Sister, do you think the people from other sects are also very powerful? I see people in our sect acting all high and mighty every day, and I really wish someone would teach them a lesson!"
The other woman, hearing this, also turned her head, revealing a delicate face, and said:
"There's always someone stronger out there. For other sects to inherit for so many years, they naturally have their strengths. Outstanding disciples will appear, and besides, do you really wish for our Myriad Beasts Sect to be defeated?"
These two were none other than Zhao Xiaohua and Zhao Xiaowen, the sisters who ascended to the Divine Realm together with Lin Chen.
They had ascended to the Eastern Region but were recruited by the Myriad Beasts Sect back then, narrowly missing Lin Chen. However, because of their talents, especially their phoenix bloodline, they attained a high position and treatment in the Myriad Beasts Sect, and their cultivation progressed rapidly. Zhao Xiaowen reached the fourth level of Divinity, while Zhao Xiaohua had already reached the fifth level.
Of course, this doesn't mean their cultivation talent is especially high; it's just due to the phoenix bloodline. In the Divine Realm, it was like a fish in water, allowing them to refine divine essence quickly. It must be known that the phoenix is inherently a divine beast, so the swift enhancement of strength and ability to refine divine essence fast is quite normal, and ordinary people who envy it cannot achieve it.
At this moment, Zhao Xiaowen couldn't help but frown upon hearing the remark, and she immediately said:
"I don't want the Myriad Beasts Sect to lose, just that I don't want those guys showing off so arrogantly!"
This indicates that Zhao Xiaohua and Zhao Xiaowen's time in the Myriad Beasts Sect wasn't smooth sailing either, and it's indeed the case. After all, being two newly ascended ascenders without any contributions yet directly becoming elite disciples, and due to certain reasons, those above did not clearly explain the sisters' strengths to others, causing many people to secretly ostracize them. Zhao Xiaohua was still okay, but Zhao Xiaowen, being straightforward, found it hard to tolerate.
Naturally, Zhao Xiaohua also understood this, so she smiled slightly and then said:
"But sister, your thinking is a bit too much. This time, our Myriad Beasts Sect is here not to participate in the battle but just to watch."
"Oh? Really? How come I didn't know?"
"It's normal you didn't know. I heard from someone before that this time the sect's competition mainly involves a showdown between the Tianjian Pavilion and several nearby sects, and we're just here to watch."
"Oh, so that's it, but that means we won't see those people from our sect being taught a lesson."
Zhao Xiaohua couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this:
"Hehe, don't always think about others being taught a lesson. Strengthening your own power is what's most important!"
Zhao Xiaowen listened and earnestly nodded, saying:
"Hmm, I must cultivate well and defeat them myself!"
After saying that, Zhao Xiaowen's expression suddenly became somber, and she said wistfully:
"Sigh, if Brother Lin Chen were still here, he would help us drive away the bad people!"
Zhao Xiaohua's expression also dimmed upon hearing these words and said:
"Don't worry, Brother Lin Chen is exceptionally talented, as long as we cultivate well, sooner or later we'll find Brother Lin Chen!"
"Hmm!"
At this moment, after a half-day's journey, Lin Chen and the others finally reached Tianjian City.
Looking down at the enormous Tianjian City, the three couldn't help but offer heartfelt admiration:
"As expected of Tianjian City! It's massive!"
"Haha, let's go down!"
Since flying isn't allowed inside Tianjian City, the three descended, paid the entrance fee, and entered the city.
Seeing the wide roads and the shops lining both sides, all three instantly felt very relaxed, walking forward with smiles and laughter, without any particular aim, just purely wandering around.
Walking on the vast street, Lin Chen felt much more relaxed, and a slight smile involuntarily appeared at the corner of his mouth. Since entering the Tianjian Pavilion, he hadn't relaxed, always either cultivating or completing tasks, with his body always in a state of readiness, and it was only in this moment that he truly relaxed.
Perhaps girls naturally love shopping. Mo Wan'er, seeing anything interesting, would rush over to look, running far ahead of Lin Chen and Li Ping.
Suddenly, Lin Chen heard the sound of hooves, but he hadn't expanded his divine sense, so by the time he looked up, the black dragon horse was already in front of Mo Wan'er.
"Watch out!"
Lin Chen and Li Ping almost simultaneously called out in warning, but Mo Wan'er was focused on the roadside stall and couldn't dodge in time. The dragon horse's front hooves rose high, hitting the stunned Mo Wan'er, who fell heavily to the ground, and immediately an arrogant, domineering voice sounded:
"Who dared block this young master's path!"
As the voice fell, a figure turned its head, sitting upright on the black dragon horse. Upon seeing Mo Wan'er, his demeanor immediately changed, quickly dismounting, holding Mo Wan'er's arm, and said:
"Oh dear, fairy maiden, are you hurt? Look at me being careless, it was really unintentional. How are you, are you alright?"
