Shocking World War Emperor
Chapter 325: Visit

Chapter 325: Chapter 325: Visit

Ling Chen paused in his steps, turned back, and his smile gradually faded as he said, "What, is one top-grade Primordial Spirit Stone not enough?"

"Of course not!"

Gao Ling sneered coldly, "Kid, you still owe me three medium-grade Primordial Spirit Stones, just one top-grade Primordial Spirit Stone..."

"What, a top-grade Primordial Spirit Stone?"

Gao Ling suddenly realized and his gaze quickly focused on the Primordial Spirit Stone on the ground, then his eyes bulged wide.

"Hey? Why is there a Primordial Spirit Stone here?"

A voice came over.

It turned out a passerby had just seen it.

He was just about to bend down to pick it up when he saw a figure pounce like a ravenous wolf, landing at his feet.

"Ah!"

The passerby jumped in shock!

"Mine!"

Gao Ling no longer cared about his image.

He lay on the ground and started examining it closely.

"Indeed, it’s a top-grade Primordial Spirit Stone!"

A look of ecstatic joy appeared on Gao Ling’s face.

This is a top-grade Primordial Spirit Stone!

Even though he had lived in King City since childhood, he had never gotten a top-grade Primordial Spirit Stone before. His family, the Gao family, was too insignificant in King City.

He had to come out and earn some Spirit Stones for his cultivation on his own.

Looking at Gao Ling lying on the ground, many passersby showed faces of surprise.

But, Gao Ling was completely unconcerned about the gazes of others.

Gao Ling, extremely excited, blew the dust off the Primordial Spirit Stone and then carefully stored it in his storage ring.

Only then did he look towards Ling Chen.

However, Ling Chen and the others had already disappeared into the crowd.

Local bumpkin?

If a mere insult could exchange for a top-grade Primordial Spirit Stone, he would let others insult him as they pleased.

Verbal insults were nothing; in King City, lacking strength was the greatest humiliation.

"It seems this kid is quite wealthy!"

Gao Ling’s eyes sparkled with light.

To hand out a top-grade Primordial Spirit Stone so freely, he had never seen such a nouveau riche before.

In the Great Xia Dynasty, the strongest families were generally within King City.

Ling Chen and his group clearly came from outside King City.

Though these people were wealthy, they might not necessarily have a strong backing behind them.

With this thought, Gao Ling nodded slightly, as if he had made some decision, and his figure headed towards the east side of the South Market.

He knew where Ling Chen was staying and had no worries about not being able to find the latter.

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After strolling around for half a day, Ling Chen was ready to head back.

Ling Wu and the other ladies found it quite novel and bought some interesting items.

Ling Chen, on the other hand, didn’t find anything of interest.

Weapons, Elixirs, and the like were, for him, too rudimentary.

Most were low-grade Spiritual Weapons and Stage 3 Initial-Mid Elixirs.

Even medium-grade Spiritual Weapons were rare to see.

"It seems I still need to visit the two major trade houses."

Ling Chen mused to himself.

Things like high-grade Elixirs, he could only buy at the two major trade houses.

And, probably only those places had top-grade Spiritual Weapons.

Suddenly, Ling Chen saw the address of a store not far away.

"Hey, this place seems to be not far from Ghost King Guard Zhang Yan’s residence."

Ling Chen smiled slightly.

Since that was the case, why not pay a visit on the way?

He didn’t intend to make friends with Zhang Yan.

And he didn’t want to arouse any suspicion.

After all, Zhang Yan had invited him over, willing to provide Ling Chen a recommendation letter to help him enter the two major Academic Palaces.

Now that Ling Chen had arrived in King City, if he didn’t visit, wouldn’t it perhaps cause Zhang Yan’s displeasure?

If Zhang Yan became suspicious and investigated his identity, that would be a loss!

"Xiao Wu, you three stroll around here, I’ll be back soon."

Ling Chen said to Xiao Wu with a smile.

"Sure, brother!"

Xiao Wu, already feeling somewhat unfulfilled, was naturally overjoyed to hear this news.

The two were students of the True Martial Academy, of course, they could contact each other using Identity Jade Tokens.

Ling Chen walked northward.

A quarter of an hour later, he finally stepped out of the market area and came to a relatively quiet residential area.

Outside a quaint courtyard.

"Knock knock."

Ling Chen knocked on the door, and soon, an old man came out.

"Hello, please let him know that my name is Ling Chen, I come from Zhenwu Prefecture, and I am here to visit Lord Zhang."

The elderly man glanced at Ling Chen and said, "Alright, young master, please wait a moment."

Shortly thereafter, a rush of footsteps sounded in the courtyard.

"Ling Chen, you’ve arrived!"

Before the man arrived, the voice of Zhang Yan came over.

"Lord Zhang!"

Ling Chen gave a slight bow as a greeting towards the appearing Zhang Yan.

"No need to be polite, please come in."

Zhang Yan said with a beaming smile.

The next moment, his gaze fell on Ling Chen and his smile suddenly froze, exclaiming, "You’ve advanced to the Primordial Pill Realm?"

He knew that Ling Chen did not possess a Spiritual Body, so seeing Ling Chen in the Primordial Pill Realm naturally came as a huge surprise.

"Yes."

Ling Chen smiled and said, "I also don’t know how it happened."

From Zhang Yan’s words, he could tell that the latter seemed unaware of the news that he had joined True Martial Academy.

Zhang Yan quickly reacted and said with a smile, "No matter. Some people possess rather unique Spiritual Bodies, it’s not unheard of."

The two entered the living room.

"Ling Chen, did you come to King City to attend the recruitment assessments of the two major Academies?"

Zhang Yan asked.

"No."

Ling Chen shook his head.

"Why not?"

Zhang Yan stood up and said, "I’ll write you a recommendation letter right away. Even though you don’t have a Super Spiritual Body, with my recommendation letter, I believe you also have a chance to enter the two major Academies."

"Lord Zhang, there’s no need."

Ling Chen smiled.

"Oh?"

Zhang Yan looked delighted and said, "Could it be that you’re thinking of joining my Ghost Guard?"

"Not that either."

Ling Chen shook his head.

Zhang Yan frowned slightly and said, "Ling Chen, you shouldn’t limit your vision to a tiny place like True Martial Academy. There are so many talents in the world, King City is the place for you to shine!"

"Lord Zhang, you misunderstand."

Ling Chen smiled and said, "Now, I am already a student at True Martial Academy."

As he spoke, he flipped his palm, and an Identity Jade appeared.

"What?"

Zhang Yan’s pupils constricted, his face showing disbelief.

He was well aware of how difficult it was to be admitted to the two major Academies.

He grabbed the Identity Jade from Ling Chen’s hand, examined it for a while, then looked at Ling Chen with astonishment in his eyes, "You really got admitted to True Martial Academy?"

He could recognize that it indeed was the Identity Jade of True Martial Academy.

"Yes."

Ling Chen nodded.

"Eight Palaces Tournament?"

Zhang Yan spoke up.

Clearly, like the geniuses of the Eight Palaces, very few had the chance to be discovered by the two major Academies, only through participating in the Eight Palaces Tournament could there be such a possibility.

"Right."

Ling Chen smiled.

"Good lad!"

Zhang Yan patted Ling Chen on the shoulder.

It seems, Ling Chen being noticed must have had a lot to do with his talent in Spirit Art.

"Stay here today, I will host a banquet tonight to celebrate for you."

Zhang Yan smiled.

Ling Chen smiled as he declined, "Thank you for your kindness, Sir, but there’s no need. My friend is waiting for me in the south market."

"Alright!"

Zhang Yan replied definitively: "Anyway, you will be in True Martial Academy, which is not far from King City. We will have time to meet again."

"Mhm."

Ling Chen nodded and said, "Then Lord Zhang, I shall take my leave."

From Zhang Yan’s perspective, the Ghost Guard seemingly had no suspicion of him.

Thus, he felt somewhat more at ease.

Ling Chen stood up, gave a slight bow to Zhang Yan, and then walked towards the outside of the living room.

Suddenly, a voice came from the Identity Jade.

Ling Chen’s expression changed slightly.

"What’s wrong? Your friend in trouble?"

Zhang Yan asked.

"Yes."

Ling Chen nodded and immediately ran towards the outside of the courtyard.

"I’ll come with you."

Zhang Yan immediately followed.