The Legend of the Netherworld

The man was still kneeling on the ground, hugging Lin Xiao's legs, and said with tears in his eyes: "Thank you for saving my life. If you can give us this bear relic, you will be our reborn parents!"

After hearing this, Lin Xiao couldn't help but wonder, does he look like a three-year-old child? So, he smiled slightly, reached out and pulled the kneeling man up: "You stand up and talk first."

After the man stood up, his eyes showed gratitude, and he continued: "We are the servants of the Murong family. Our mission is to find treasures for the Murong family in exchange for our wives and children.

If we can't find the treasure, our wives and children will be slaves of the Murong family forever." His tone was filled with helplessness and despair, and Lin Xiao felt indignant about their situation.

The man continued, "We don't want to take your benefactor's treasure for free. We are willing to exchange it with what we have found."

After that, the four bounty hunters took out things from their pockets: food, books, a small piece of shimmering fairy jade, and twenty pieces of silver. They gathered these things into a pile and looked at Lin Xiao pleadingly.

Seeing them crying, Lin Xiao felt their sincerity. Thinking that he didn't know how to use the bear relic, he took out the fairy jade from the pile of miscellaneous items, thinking to himself, "This thing should be more useful to them."

So, Lin Xiao handed the bear relic to them and turned to leave.

The four of them bowed gratefully to Lin Xiao's back. As he walked, Lin Xiao thought about the "World Expo" he had read before. Murong Shijie was indeed mentioned. He had never expected him to be so insidious. He would have to meet him in person in the future.

As he was walking, he was suddenly tripped by something. Looking down, he saw a thousand-year-old ginseng spirit emerging from the soil. Its head was in the shape of a ginseng, and it had transformed into a human form. It was holding a cane in its hand, which looked particularly funny.

"A mere Jiazi Fifth Realm cultivator dares to step on this Great Immortal! You're courting death! Just in time for some human blood!" the ginseng spirit shouted angrily, its glare piercing Lin Xiao's. Lin Xiao's heart tightened, remembering Lin Jiao's mention that this kind of medicinal demon could be brought back to Baicao Garden for a bounty, and he decided to take the ginseng spirit away.

However, neither side was willing to eat the other, so they started fighting.

The ginseng spirit then cast a spell, and the ground beneath his feet seemed to come alive, growing vines that instantly wrapped around Lin Xiao's feet. Lin Xiao realized the danger and quickly used his hidden weapon. A flash of sword light appeared in his hand, and he immediately summoned a sword.

Unfortunately, as soon as he drew his sword, his hands were entangled by vines, making his movements extremely difficult. Seeing this, the ginseng spirit sneered and continued to exert its strength, trying to drag Lin Xiao towards him.

The thousand-year-old ginseng spirit wrapped around Lin Xiao's waist, trying to suck his blood, but it was ineffective because of Lin Xiao's invincible body.

A flicker of determination flashed in Lin Xiao's eyes, and he suddenly bit down with his backhand. Blood instantly spurted out, filling his mouth with a fishy smell. However, he didn't care, instead he felt this power gradually filling his body.

The ginseng spirit screamed in pain and struggled to escape, but was eventually bitten off the head by Lin Xiao. It turned into a headless small ginseng, and the vines wrapped around it also dissipated.

"It tastes good, a little fishy." Lin Xiao licked his lips, feeling full of strength and refreshed. He continued to wander around, killing several agile snake demons. When night fell, he found a hidden cave to rest and prepare for cultivation.

The cave was quiet, with only the sound of his breathing. The night sky was dotted with stars, and occasionally a few night birds chirped in the distance.

Just as he was immersed in his cultivation, a wolf howl suddenly echoed through the night. The sound was deep and distant, as if calling out to something. Lin Xiao had an idea: "How about going out and killing a few wolves?"

He left immediately, picked up the torch and ran towards the direction where the sound came from.

On the cliff, several wolves howled in the gathering place, making fierce growls and their eyes flashed with cunning light.

Lin Xiao climbed up a tree and looked down in front of him, and found that he was simply a gathering place of wolves. There were a few humans among the wolves, who looked nervous and seemed to be performing some kind of ritual.

With a whisper, he recognized the four bounty hunters he had rescued during the day. The man's face twisted with fear and said, "Luckily, we met a fool today. He gave us something to give to the Wolf King. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous!"