I hacked through the chaotic world with my blade-Chapter 1560 - 369: You See, These Are the Mortals You Disdained (Part 2)

Qi Yan couldn’t help but look at Lin Fan with newfound respect. Goodness, a mere mortal actually accumulated more Spirit Stones than him, a cultivator. If word got out, people would definitely laugh.

Lin Fan naturally wouldn’t tell Qi Yan that he actually didn’t save up that many Spirit Stones. These were all acquired from other cultivators, with the Blood Demon Ancestor’s ninth disciple contributing the most.

After paying the money and signing the property contract, they now had their own home in the inner city.

Wei An and Xin’er went into the city to buy furniture and living necessities.

Lin Fan and Qi Yan stayed at the new home with little Wei Qiu. Lin Fan held little Wei Qiu in his arms and pointed to a room, saying, "Little Wei Qiu, this will be your room from now on. Do you like it?"

"Uncle, Qiuqiu likes it." The four-year-old Wei Qiu’s large, bright eyes curiously took in the unfamiliar environment and was very fond of the new home.

Inner city, streets.

Xin’er and Wei An were very curious about everything around them.

The prosperity of the inner city was beyond their imagination.

In the inner city, casually throwing a brick would likely hit a cultivator, and it could very well be a late-stage Qi Refinement or even Foundation Establishment cultivator, indicating that the general level of cultivators in the inner city was incomparable to that of the outer city.

Suddenly.

Xin’er’s eyes lit up, and she hurriedly grabbed Wei An’s arm. "Wei An, look, that’s Sister Er Ya."

Following Xin’er’s direction, Wei An saw Er Ya come out of a shop called ’Zhen Fang Pavilion’ with a male cultivator.

Nowadays, Er Ya was no longer the same as before. She wore a light blue robe, her face was delicate, her figure slender, revealing a fair neck, her lips slightly curved, exuding confidence and composure. The aura she emitted was dazzling even among mortals.

Wei An pulled Xin’er, preventing her from recognizing Er Ya. Nowadays, they were just like strangers, with no interaction. The childhood memories from before were better left in the past.

Wei An and Xin’er left.

"Zhen’er, two mortals seemed to recognize you just now and even called your childhood name, but they didn’t come over to greet, just turned and left." The man accompanying Ni Zhen was a Chen family disciple. Though his cultivation was only at an early stage of Qi Refinement, at his age, that was quite strong.

"Hmm, they were childhood playmates I met in the outer city. But they’re just mortals, a world apart from me now, with no need for too much interaction." Ni Zhen said with an expressionless face.

The Chen family disciple said, "Indeed, if we cultivators interact with mortals, it only lowers our status. And these mortals, relying on their acquaintance with cultivators, would certainly flaunt it before other mortals, bringing us unnecessary trouble."

Ni Zhen said nothing, heading towards the distance. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

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Four years later.

At twenty-eight, Wei An, a few years after moving to the inner city, found a menial job in a tavern. Though it didn’t make him wealthy, it was enough for a living, which was a normal life for many mortals.

Eight-year-old Wei Qiu, at the age of seven, came back seemingly stimulated by something outside, persistently asking to become a cultivator. Qi Yan, knowing his grandson’s potential, thought a little cultivation could help him protect himself in the Cultivation World, so he gave him his cultivation technique.

"Little Refining Spirit Technique"

This was Qi Yan’s cultivation technique, quite ordinary, a common choice in the Cultivation World. It couldn’t be helped; after all, Qi Yan was merely a loose cultivator. In today’s world where techniques are not shared lightly, to cultivate good techniques, one needs family, an Immortal sect, or a master. Otherwise, a common loose cultivator could only practice commonplace techniques.

Little Wei Qiu’s talent was beyond imagination, even surpassing Qi Yan’s expectations as he turned out to be a cultivation prodigy. Within a year of starting cultivation, he had already reached the early stage of Body Refinement.

Not to mention Ling Yuan City, even in an Immortal sect, he would be considered a prodigy.

Therefore, Qi Yan stopped his own cultivation, investing all his resources into little Wei Qiu. Lin Fan did not interfere with this situation; everyone has their destiny, but only he promised Old Immortal Wei to guide Wei An’s fate, ensuring he lived a peaceful life as a mortal.

During these four years, something else happened.

Ni Zhen married the Chen family disciple, making many female cultivators envious as the daughter of a loose cultivator could marry into Ling Yuan City’s cultivation family, the Chen family. They said this girl truly landed in fortune, elevating her status like that of a phoenix.

Ni Haisheng naturally sought out Lin Fan, holding his hand, with tears streaming down. Logically, as Ni Zhen’s father, he should feel proud of her excellence.

But that night, Ni Haisheng tearfully confided his bitterness. Ever since Ni Zhen gained the Chen family’s favor, even he, as a father, had to go through multiple approvals to meet her, ultimately needing Ni Zhen’s consent to see her.

Honestly, anyone in that situation would find it unbearable.

Later, when his daughter got married, Ni Haisheng wanted to invite old neighbors from the outer city, but Ni Zhen denied it, saying his status now differed with the Chen family’s recognition and old associations were unnecessary, better to sever ties.

If it were many years ago, Ni Haisheng would have certainly slammed the table, pointing at Ni Zhen’s nose and scolding her.

But now, the family members started prioritizing Ni Zhen’s wishes.