Chuckling, he put away the Space Ring. Now that they had arrived in Yunlu County City, Lin Yun planned to find a place to sell the ten Earth Spirit Soldiers. With his Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear, he had no use for them and figured it would be better to exchange them for Primordial Stones.

However, Yunlu County City was crowded with all sorts of people, and Lin Yun didn’t trust the Monk and Daoist one bit. After some thought, he decided to make the two of them take the Black Blood Pills that Zhong Lin had given him.

He had over a hundred Antitoxic Pills on him to suppress the Black Blood Pill’s poison. At a rate of two pills per month, it was enough for the Monk and Daoist for fifty months—more than four years.

"Now that we’re in Yunlu County City, with so many prying eyes, I’m a little worried about you two," Lin Yun said faintly to the Monk and Daoist.

Hearing this, the Monk and Daoist, who had been grinning from ear to ear, immediately put on expressions of utmost sincerity. "Young Master Lin, the two of us have already given our hearts to you. Even if I, a Monk, were to betray the Buddha, I would never betray you!"

"That’s right! The Boundless Celestial Venerable is nothing now! In my eyes, as a Daoist, there is only Young Master Lin."

Lin Yun narrowed his eyes at them. He then held out two Black Blood Pills and said calmly, "These are Black Blood Pills. I shouldn’t need to explain their effects—you both already know. Eat them, and I’ll believe you."

The Black Blood Pill was an elixir with a notorious reputation throughout the entire Yanhuang Country. Once swallowed, it meant being completely under someone else’s control, with absolutely no turning back.

For the first time, the Monk and Daoist hesitated. They used every verbal trick in the book to reassure Lin Yun, begging him to trust them and not make them swallow the Black Blood Pills.

"Young Master Lin, we swear we won’t betray you! We’re completely loyal to you, you have to believe us..." the two pleaded, their words flowing like a torrential river.

However, Lin Yun didn’t believe a word they said. "You’re natural-born liars. Eat them. Otherwise, I’ll send you to see the Buddha right now."

Lin Yun refused to budge. The Monk and Daoist knew that if they didn’t take the Black Blood Pills, Lin Yun would not spare them.

They exchanged a look. Finally, under Lin Yun’s unwavering gaze, the Monk and Daoist each unwillingly swallowed a Black Blood Pill.

Once the Black Blood Pill entered the body, its poison seeped deep into the bone marrow. Every month, a special Antitoxic Pill was required to suppress it. Even a Primordial Ocean Realm expert would be helpless against its effects.

Watching them swallow the Black Blood Pills with his own eyes, Lin Yun breathed a sigh of relief. ’Now they shouldn’t be having any traitorous thoughts. At least, not until they find a way to neutralize the Black Blood Pill.’

"Alright, we’ll rest in Yunlu County City for two days. After that, we’re heading to Iron Gate Pass," Lin Yun announced.

Afterward, Lin Yun had Little Ape follow the pair and keep a constant watch on them, while he himself went into Yunlu County City to sell the ten Earth Spirit Soldiers.

As soon as Lin Yun left, the Monk and Daoist, being rather carefree individuals, quickly put the matter of the Black Blood Pill to the back of their minds. After all, they had each received fifty thousand Low Grade Primordial Stones that day.

Judging by the smiles on their faces, it was clear the two were planning to get up to some **** again.

He found a random Spirit Soldier shop and sold the ten Earth Spirit Soldiers for the dirt-cheap price of 100,000 Primordial Stones each. With that, the number of Primordial Stones in his possession reached a staggering 1.5 million.

’Not bad,’ Lin Yun thought. ’But it seems Yunlu County City doesn’t have any Three-Stars Qi Essence Pills for sale.’ After selling the Spirit Soldiers, he wandered around the city for a bit, stopping by a Spirit Medicine Shop to buy some elixirs. His only dissatisfaction was the lack of Three-Stars Qi Essence Pills in Yunlu County City.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Yun ambled back to the inn. However, the moment he stepped inside, the corner of his mouth couldn’t help but twitch.

’Those two really are like leopards that can’t change their spots.’ The moment they got their hands on some Primordial Stones, they couldn’t wait to find four beautiful women. Now they were in the inn’s courtyard, shamelessly carousing.

The other guests in the inn stared at the Monk and Daoist in the courtyard, each with a woman in his arms, their faces filled with shock. ’Are those really a monk and a daoist? They’re just a couple of lechers!’

Seeing Lin Yun approach, the Monk and Daoist chuckled. "Young Master Lin, you’re here! My brother and I found these ladies especially for you. After such a long journey, you should relax a little."

Hearing this, Lin Yun was even more speechless. ’Especially for me? It looks like you two have already worn these four women out!’

Lin Yun had little interest in these women of the red dust. With beauties like Lu Bingning and Lan Xi in his life, these courtesans simply couldn’t catch his eye.

"I’d really love to see which bell you ring and which temple you pray at to have produced two oddballs like you," he cursed irritably. Then, he called to Little Ape and left.

Little Ape, who had been idling on the side, heard Lin Yun’s call and leaped lightly onto his shoulder. The ape was even less interested in human women. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Ignoring the two lechers, Lin Yun returned to his room and began to cultivate. Even though he was on the road, he never slacked on his daily training, and his cultivation was steadily improving.

That night, Lin Yun sealed off all his senses. The reason was simple: the Monk and Daoist were in the room next door, enjoying the "pleasures of fish and water."

Early the next morning, Lin Yun rose. Seeing no sign of the Monk and Daoist waking up, he kicked their door open.

As Lin Yun kicked the door open, six pale, naked bodies came into view. Awakened by the commotion, the four women shrieked in terror and covered themselves with the blankets.

"Time to go," Lin Yun stated flatly before turning and walking out of the room.

Waiting for them outside the inn, Lin Yun thought to himself, ’If I ever get the chance, I really have to meet their masters. What kind of great experts could possibly raise disciples like these?’

About a quarter of an hour later, the Monk and Daoist finally sauntered out. Seeing Lin Yun, they showed not a hint of embarrassment, instead greeting him with a smile.

"Our apologies, Young Master Lin. We were up a little late last night."

Speechless, Lin Yun ignored them. The group set out once more, their destination being the Mysterious Forest.

There was an official road between Yunlu County City and Iron Gate Pass, but it was much narrower than the highways connecting the Capital City to the four major county cities.

The journey to Iron Gate Pass was expected to take three days, and Lin Yun was in no hurry. Having tasted the fruits of their labor, he had the Monk and Daoist return to their old profession, and they began to swindle and deceive people along the official road.

But as the saying goes, if you play with fire, you’re going to get burned. Sure enough, on the second day, the Monk and Daoist ran into a tough customer.

Though targeted by the Monk and Daoist, this young man was completely unafraid. When the pair announced their intention to rob him, the youth injured them both with a single, simple palm strike.

The young man then started fighting Little Ape. To Lin Yun’s surprise, even Little Ape was no match for him.

’Could he be one of the top ten geniuses on the Yanhuang List?’ Lin Yun wondered. ’To have such combat power at only the Ninth Layer of the Qi Sea Realm, and at such a young age... in the entire Yanhuang Country, that could only describe one of the top ten geniuses on the Yanhuang List.’