Clan Immortal Cultivation: I Can See Hints

Before Lin Shiming's eyes, a crowd instantly formed around the vendor's stall.

"I might not be very bold, but still, I truly don't know who you are," Lin Shiming replied with a cold voice as well.

To him, cultivators who oppress others with their status were incredibly childish. Perhaps if it had been someone at the perfection stage of Foundation Establishment, he might have taken another look.

The words of Lin Shiming further infuriated the cultivator in the brocade robe; his chest rose, clearly suppressing a great deal of anger, as if he was about to explode at any moment.

The original vendor, a mere Qi Cultivator, immediately began packing up and hurriedly shrank back, not daring to linger.

He couldn't afford to offend the Foundation Establishment cultivators of either family.

However, the brocade-robed cultivator once again coldly shouted:

"Stop right there!"

Following the shout, the peak-stage Qi Cultivator returned with a face full of misery, his expression subservient and filled with apologetic smiles both to his left and right.

The brocade-robed cultivator then looked back at Lin Shiming and took out a token with the words "Spirit Talisman" on both sides.

"Do you know now?"

"That's right, Xu Hao of the Spirit Talisman Sect is my elder brother! My name is Xu Zhen."

"Xu Hao? I actually do know him!" Lin Shiming's expression became somewhat strange, and he couldn't help but take another look at Xu Zhen.

He doubted Xu Zhen's intelligence and wondered how he could have cultivated to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"If you know him, then hand over that Jade Slip to me. I had my eyes on that treasure first, and I was the first to buy it. A Qi Cultivation peak stage daring to snatch things before me? You better prepare to apologize!" Xu Zhen said with a sneer.

"Family Head, I was the first to take interest in that Jade Slip. It was only because I didn't have enough Spirit Stones that I went to borrow some from Uncle Thirteen, and I even paid a deposit. Why shouldn't it be considered a sale!" Lin Shiyi was extremely angry at this moment.

He was a man of strong character, and although he now knew the other party was someone significant, he hadn't made a mistake and wouldn't admit to a mistake he hadn't made.

He didn't believe that in Jiuye City's marketplace he could be assassinated by a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

As Lin Shiyi spoke, a figure in a Daoist robe approached from the distance. The cultivator was dressed in a Spirit Talisman robe, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, exuding an impressive presence. It was Xu Hao.

"Brother, this Qi Cultivator is trying to snatch away what I'm buying, even bringing a helper from a Foundation Establishment family!" Xu Zhen emphasized, tattling about the Foundation Establishment family.

He had made prior inquiries and knew that the Lin Family was just a Foundation Establishment family from Yunzhou, so he was convinced he wasn't wrong.

"Daoist Lin!" However, contrary to his expectations, Xu Hao greeted Lin Shiming with a cupped fist salute, clearly recognizing him.

After a slight greeting, he suddenly glared at Xu Zhen:

"Xu Zhen, did you mess up again? Go apologize to Daoist Lin Shiming this instant!" Xu Hao's rebuke was fierce, startling Xu Zhen so much that his show-off expression disappeared, replaced by a look of realization as his mouth fell open.

"Brother, is this the Lin Shiming who defeated you? How come he looks even younger than me?"

"I've already told you there's always someone stronger out there, yet you're still acting like a bully here. Apologize now!" Xu Hao shouted angrily again.

"Brother, although he's stronger than you, I wasn't looking for trouble. He hadn't bought it, and I offered a higher price. And, this vendor had agreed with me!" Xu Zhen, remembering his brother's temperament, added one last point, pointing at the vendor.

Upon hearing this, Lin Shiming looked at Lin Shiyi, who gave a slight nod. Then, he turned his gaze to the vendor, who shrank his neck, looking extremely guilty.

He understood then that Xu Zhen might have been a bit overbearing, but it wasn't actually a robbery; instead, the stall owner was clearly tempted by the higher price offered by Xu Zhen, which led to second thoughts.

"Senior, spare my life, please seniors, spare my life!" The stall owner immediately knelt down and began kowtowing nonstop to the ground.

At that moment, the Spirit Beast Sect's Law Enforcement Team, responsible for managing the market, also arrived, but seeing that no fight had broken out, they dispersed again.

"Seniors, I am willing to compensate with one treasure each!" The Loose Cultivator kept kowtowing until his scalp was bleeding and then took out his Storage Bag, laying out the treasures he had just packed up for Lin Shiming and Xu Zhen to choose from.

"Even so, apologize to this junior cultivator first!" Xu Hao still demanded coldly.

Upon seeing this, Xu Zhen, reluctant as ever, caved in under Xu Hao's stern demeanor.

"Daoist friend, I was wrong. I apologize!" said Xu Zhen.

Lin Shiyi, witnessing this, also felt a bit out of his depth. With the stall owner at fault and a Foundation Establishment Cultivator apologizing to him, he truly did not know how to handle the situation, interpersonal relationships were never his forte.

"Daoist Xu, since it was a misunderstanding, I too offer my apologies here!" Lin Shiming bowed.

He then turned to the stall owner and said,

"Daoist Xu, please choose your compensation first."

At this, Xu Hao burst into laughter,

"Brother Lin has made his offer, how can I not thank Brother Lin!" Xu Hao glared at Xu Zhen again, who promptly thanked Lin Shiming.

He glared once more at the stall owner and then, under the stall owner's reluctant gaze, chose the most expensive Third Rank Supreme Grade Magic Artifact.

Lin Shiming also wanted Lin Shiyi to pick a treasure, but at that moment, a system prompt appeared again:

"Please choose a map, and you will obtain the hidden cave mansion of an unknown cultivator in the Qingyun Mountain range!"

Lin Shiming was stunned at this sudden system prompt.

He halted mid-sentence and began looking over the stall, eventually picking up an inconspicuous map, much to the stall owner's surprise.

"Senior, perhaps you would like to choose something else?" said the stall owner, his face pale once more, knowing very well that the map was terribly drawn, appearing to be the careless work of a novice cultivator.

In his view, Lin Shiming's choice was a clear indication that he did not intend to let him off easily and was planning to settle the score after leaving Jiuye City!

Contrary to being misunderstood by the Loose Cultivator, Lin Shiming then let Lin Shiyi choose another Supreme Grade Magic Artifact, which eased the latter's pain considerably.

After packing up his stall, he dashed into the crowd and promptly vanished from sight.

"Brother Lin, how about a drink at Laiyue Tower?" Xu Hao, obviously oblivious to Lin Shiming's reason for his first choice of the treasure map, invited him.

"No, thank you for the kind offer, Brother Xu. My family still wants to set up shop for a while, so I won't be able to join you. Let's meet another day!" Lin Shiming bowed and declined, not out of dissatisfaction, but because the Lin Family indeed had many matters to attend to.

Having purchased three Foundation Establishment Pills, Lin Houshou and Lin Shiyi could both start preparing for their power breakthroughs.

"Since Brother Lin is busy, let's make it another time. But I must remind you, Brother Lin, Wan Qing has also obtained a spot for Dao Enlightenment!" Xu Hao mentioned it, clearly aware of the rivalry between Lin Shiming and Wan Qing at the auction.

Lin Shiming thanked him and then quickly returned to his stall with Lin Shiyi.

Behind him, Xu Hao watched Lin Shiming disappear into the distance.

"Brother, this Daoist Lin has superior Body Cultivation strength to mine!" Xu Zhen raised his hand and suddenly spoke.

"It's not just his Body Cultivation; he's got plenty more tricks up his sleeve!" Xu Hao's gaze turned distant as his mind filled with the battle between Lin Shiming and Chen Yuan from the other day…