The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 690 Strength is the only standard

When Liu Ruqing left, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

It's because Qiao Wei really went too far with that extortion.

Qiao Wei asked for two million spirit stones, and Liu Ruqing tried to bargain by crying poor and playing the victim, eventually paying six hundred thousand spirit stones plus his magic weapon, the Demon Bull Drum.

He went out to cause trouble for someone, but ended up having his own magic weapon extorted from him. How could he not be angry?

More importantly, he was humiliated by Qiao Wei's extortion in front of hundreds of people.

Liu Ruqing had already planned to go into seclusion upon returning home and would not come out until he reached the Nascent Soul stage, so as to avoid being gossiped about.

As for Lin Chen?

That person was registered with the cave master. If it were a public and compliant fight, even if he was injured, it wouldn't be a problem. However, his disciples and daughters were no match for Lin Chen, and his attack on Lin Chen was an act of bullying. Qiao Wei would not stand idly by, and she couldn't even predict how the cave master would react.

That's enough, let's drop this matter.

Can't afford it!
Sun Hai was taken away. Now a cripple, he will never again have the right to live on the mountaintop and will have to spend the rest of his life on the ground.

It's likely that for the rest of his life, every time he looked up at that suspended giant peak and thought about his once bright future, his heart would be filled with regret.

Lin Chen followed Qiao Wei back to the cliffside courtyard, setting foot in Qiao Wei's residence for the first time.

"Please sit down, make yourself at home, don't be shy."

Qingling brought Lin Chen tea with a smile. She never expected that in the blink of an eye, Lin Chen would become Qiao Wei's junior brother.

"The Water-Fire Mirror in your possession will inevitably attract the envy of many. However, since you've already mentioned the cave master's name, these people probably won't dare to make any moves openly. But in private, for example, when you enter the secret realm, you'd better be careful..."

Lin Chen nodded: "Su Mubai agreed to help me refine pills. I will probably go into seclusion in my cave to improve my strength and practice the Three-Foot Sword Curtain technique you gave me."

Qiao Wei hummed in agreement: "Although you have reached the early stage of the Golden Core realm at such a young age, which is already considered amazing talent, in real battles, no one cares about rules. Strength is the only standard. The Water-Fire Mirror can certainly help you, but it will also bring you some trouble." Lin Chen listened obediently: "I will try my best to improve my strength and have a better ability to protect myself."

Qiao Wei smiled and said, "When you reach the Nascent Soul stage and cultivate the Three-Foot Sword Curtain to over a hundred levels, I won't worry about you when you travel outside."

Lin Chen smiled wryly and said, "That's quite a difference. Not to mention cultivation, the resources for sword bones are not so easy to obtain."

Qiao Wei smiled and said, "So we need to work hard to earn spirit stones. I've basically plundered all the Xuan Tie Wu Jing in the entire Hengshan Cave Heaven of Nanyue. If we want more now, we'll have to buy it outside with a lot of spirit stones. The price is about 300,000 to 400,000 spirit stones per piece..."

Lin Chen did a quick mental calculation. Even if each piece cost 300,000 spirit stones, Qiao Wei had already cultivated to the 158th level. That meant that, without considering other cultivation resources, she had already spent nearly 50 million spirit stones just on purchasing Xuan Tie Wu Jing!
This is an enormous sum. Didn't you see that Liu Ruqing, who is also at the Nascent Soul stage, couldn't even come up with a million spirit stones and had to use magic treasures to pay off his debts? I really don't know how Qiao Wei earned so many spirit stones. Moreover, Qiao Wei's cultivation of the Three-Foot Sword Curtain requires more than just Xuan Tie Wu Jing.

Just thinking about it, Lin Chen felt that it was really too difficult for Qiao Wei to have cultivated to such a level.

Shocked as he was, Lin Chen wasn't worried. With the Life-Giving Pearl and the Water-Fire Mirror, this divine combination made it easy for him to grow spiritual herbs and earn spirit stones.

For Lin Chen, earning spirit stones was only a matter of time.

Anyway, it won't interfere with his cultivation, so there's no rush.

Lin Chen asked, "Su Mubai's father, Su Dingbo, mentioned participating in the cultivation world's market. Senior Sister, what strength or conditions do I need to meet to leave the cave and go to other places?"

Qiao Wei smiled and asked, "You want to go out?"

Lin Chen nodded: "That's right. I've always been curious about the cultivation world, and I also hope to leave as soon as possible, go to other sects, and find my family. Besides, didn't you just say that there's no more Xuan Tie Wu Jing in Nan Yue? If we want to obtain it, we have to go out, right?"

Qiao Wei chuckled: "The outside world isn't as safe as the cave. If you go out with too low a strength, it will be too dangerous. You should improve your strength first, and I'll take you with me when I go out later so you can see what it's like."

Lin Chen was overjoyed: "Thank you, Senior Sister."

Qiao Wei instructed, "First, you should cultivate the Three-Foot Sword Curtain. If you succeed, you can then cultivate the Sword Bone. I have some materials here that you can use for now. As for the rest, you can gather them slowly later. However, I must remind you that this is a long and arduous process, so you need to be mentally prepared..."

(End of this chapter)